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Back to Search14.51: A Farewell to Worldbuilding
Season 14 Episode 51
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary Robinette, Dan, and Howard We've spent all year focusing on worldbuilding, and it's time to move on. Almost. In this episod…
6 years, 5 months ago
14.50: Write What You… No.
Season 14 Episode 50
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary Robinette, Margaret, and Howard We've all heard the adage "write what you know," and in this episode we set out to un-misin…
6 years, 5 months ago
14.49: Customs and Mores
Season 14 Episode 49
Your Hosts: Brandon, Dan, Howard, and Mahtab In this episode we discuss how our customs and mores govern our own real-world interactions, and how our…
6 years, 5 months ago
14.48: How to Practice Worldbuilding
Season 14 Episode 48
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary Robinette, Dan, and Howard The entire year has been about learning how to worldbuild, and we've learned a thing or two ours…
6 years, 5 months ago
14.47: Writing Characters With Physical Disabilities
Season 14 Episode 47
Your Hosts: Piper, Dan, and Tempest, with special guest Nicola Griffith In this episode we discuss how to faithfully represent people with physical d…
6 years, 6 months ago
14.46: Unusual Resources
Season 14 Episode 46
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary Robinette, Margaret, and Howard Among science fiction and fantasy plot devices, the "uncommon resource" trope is common eno…
6 years, 6 months ago
14.45: Economics
Season 14 Episode 45
Your Hosts: Brandon, Dan, Howard, and Mahtab Economists tend to see everything as economics, which is kind of how proponents of ANY discipline see th…
6 years, 6 months ago
14.44: Realism vs. Rule-of-Cool
Season 14 Episode 44
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary Robinette, Dan, and Howard Where do you draw the line between what seems plausible, and what would be cool? If you pick "pl…
6 years, 6 months ago
14.43: Sequencing Your Career Genome
Season 14 Episode 43
Your Hosts: Howard, Mary Robinette, Dan, and DongWon Let's talk about career planning. It's a lot more than just launching a career by selling a book…
6 years, 7 months ago
14.42: Alternate History
Season 14 Episode 42
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary Robinette, Margaret, and Howard Alternate histories (and historical fantasies) are a staple of genre fiction. In this episo…
6 years, 7 months ago