Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 6 hours 39 minutes
I talk with novelist Nghi Vo about the dark magic of her novels set in the dawn of the modern age.
What happens to a town or a city when you layer a fantasy story on top of it? We look at how the tourism of fandom is changing places in the real world.
We revisit my 2016 episode about Octavia Butler in honor of the 75th anniversary of her birth. And we hear a new reading from one of Butler’s classic novels.
We look at the subgenre of analog horror, where something sinister might be lurking in the horizontal lines and vertical holds of those old VHS tapes.
I talk with indigenous creators about why engaging with speculative fiction can be an act of resistance.
I talk with composer Jeff Russo about his approach to scoring shows like Star Trek Discovery, The Umbrella Academy, and For All Mankind, and why it’s so challenging to write a TV theme song.
We go inside the world of VTubing as learn how to make friends and influence people as a virtual animated character.
I talk with listeners about their favorite depictions of Death as a character in fantasy worlds from Sandman to Discworld to Dead Like Me, and why it helps to imagine being a reaper as a job.
What if some of the most difficult chapters in history are retold with magic and fantasy?