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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 23 hours 54 minutes
episode 20: Thoughts on The Nightmare Before Christmas
TBH this episode was mostly my excuse to talk about where holidays come from, but I do talk a bit about my worldbuilding interpretation of TNBC. HOSTED by Moiya McTier (), astrophysicist and folklorist SPONSORS! - Tab for a Cause: FIND US...
episode 19: The World of Civilized Dinos
65 million years ago, a comet wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs on Earth. But what if we just... undid that? In this episode, we imagine what could have happened if that space rock had flown just a few thousand miles to the left. HOSTED by Moiya...
episode 18: Worldbuilding with Cassandra Hatton (Auctions)
There's more to an auction than a loud man talking real fast. In this episode, Cassandra Hatton and I chat about Biggie Smalls, the importance of keeping your receipts, and secret societies, among other things. HOSTED by Moiya McTier (),...
episode 17: Thoughts on Raised by Wolves
Have you heard of HBOMax's new show set on the planet Kepler 22b? It's called Raised by Wolves and here are my thoughts. *NO MAJOR SPOILERS* HOSTED by Moiya McTier (), astrophysicist and folklorist SPONSORS! - Brilliant: - Inked Gaming: with the...
episode 16: The World of Partying Birds
Bird is the word on this rapidly rotating world. Harsh storms and flooded continents can't poop on this avian party. HOSTED by Moiya McTier (), astrophysicist and folklorist GUESTS Katherine Hatcher is a chronobiologist at Albany Medical College who...
episode 15: Worldbuilding with Nina Lutz (through makeup!)
Y'all, makeup is so cool! I've been sleeping on this whole category of products that can be used to affirm people's gender, create spooky sci-fi monsters, and protect people's identities during protests?! Nina Lutz is here to tell me what I've been...
episode 14: Thoughts on The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea
So Maggie Tokuda-Hall created this beautiful sea-centered world and then expected me NOT to talk about it?? Get ready for a discussion about how magic relates to linguistic hypotheses and why people have personified the sea for centuries. **contains...
episode 13: The World of Social Dragonflies
Astronomers recently found phosphine in Venus’ atmosphere, which indicates that there MIGHT be life there. Obviously, I couldn’t stop myself from imagining what that life could be like, and then this episode happened. HOSTED by Moiya McTier (),...
episode 12: Worldbuilding with Alison Luhrs
Dungeons & Dragons is one of the most well-known role playing games in the world, but their methods for creating the game are a bit more obscure. I chatted with Alison Luhrs, the person who builds some of the worlds and writes some of the stories...
episode 11: Crazy Delicious Review
Have you watched the cooking show Crazy Delicious? I watched it and now I have thoughts! HOSTED by Moiya McTier (), astrophysicist and folklorist FUN REFERENCES - Pareidolia, the act of seeing faces in objects: - Human brain response to stories: ...