Exolore: facts-based fictional worldbuilding

Have you ever wondered what life would be like on a planet different from our own, or how writers create your favorite fictional worlds? Well, wonder no more because we have the facts for you! Every other week, astrophysicist/folklorist Moiya McTier explores fictional worlds by building them with a panel of expert guests, interviewing professional worldbuilders, or reviewing the merits of worlds that have already been built. You'll learn, you'll laugh, and you'll gain an appreciation for how special our planet really is.

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 57m. Bisher sind 99 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint jede zweite Woche.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 21 hours 54 minutes

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episode 90: World of curious leggy seahorses


Moiya and astrobiologist Dr. Seven Rasmussen imagine life on some distant gas giant's moon. What they come up with is cute and curious and exceptionally weird.  HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (), astrophysicist and folklorist GUEST  is a...


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Book update bonus


Moiya's here with a little update on her second book, a history of invention written by the Greek Muses. HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (), astrophysicist and folklorist MESSAGES Join the multicrew at HOUSEKEEPING Order my book, THE MILKY...


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episode 89: World of the Original Humanoids


Moiya and neuroscientist Devon Collins build a homeworld for that species in sci-fi that spread its humanoid DNA around the galaxy. They end up being curious amphibious with grander memory palaces than you can imagine. HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier...


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 February 22, 2024  56m
 
 

episode 88: UNBOUND with Christy Healy


Moiya talks with debut author Christy Healy about UNBOUND, an exciting new twist on Beauty and the Beast. They chat character creation, irish folklore, and whether Happily Ever Afters are really necessary just in time for V Day.  HOSTED by...


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 February 8, 2024  52m
 
 

episode 87: Bioshock with Roux Bedrosian


Moiya invites musician and writer Roux Bedrosian to gush about a world they love: the video game Bioshock! Long live Sander Cohen, the little sisters, and the big daddies! HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (), astrophysicist and folklorist GUEST Roux...


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 January 25, 2024  1h8m
 
 

episode 86: World of crafty beetles


Moiya invites game streamer Jenna Stoeber to imagine a world and it gets crafty fast! The Great Crafter invited some beetles to their word of yarn and glitter, and the rest is history.  HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (), astrophysicist and...


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 January 11, 2024  54m
 
 

episode 85: World of colorful plenty


Moiya invites food sustainability expert Alice Guillaume to imagine a world without food inequities. What they come up with is bright, colorful, and spectacularly diverse for something so genetically similar.  HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (),...


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 December 28, 2023  51m
 
 

Rerun: Building languages with Dr. Jessie Sams


Moiya returns to her conversation about constructing languages. They talk mouth and nose shapes, the relevance of trees, and the brain-melting subject of sentence word order in different languages.  HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (),...


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 December 14, 2023  56m
 
 

Rerun: Building a Three-Parent World


A sociologist, a biologist, and an astrophysicist walk into a zoom room and discuss what it would be like if everyone had three parents. Here's a hint: it gets complicated real fast. We discuss speculative science, the difficulty of large...


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 November 30, 2023  56m
 
 

Rerun: Building Cultures


What does it take to build a fictional culture from scratch? How can you respectfully draw inspiration from real-world cultures? Two anthropologists join me to share their tips! HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (), astrophysicist and folklorist GUESTS ...


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 November 16, 2023  59m