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I catch up with Jackson Bird to talk about how transgender fans of Harry Potter can still find inspiration in the books while distancing themselves from JK Rowling herself.
H.P. Lovecraft was exceptionally racist. Why are so many creators of color finding that his work can be great fodder to describe the experience of being a marginalized person?
San Diego Comic Con has gone virtual this year, but is it still Comic Con? We look at the history and possible future of Nerd Christmas.
I talk with two major artists in the field of creature makeup design about the process of turning a human actor into something convincingly non-human.
Larps are finding new ways to thrive in digital spaces with immersive experiences that are tailor-made to the COVID crisis.
People often criticize time travel stories for their logical inconsistencies, but what's behind the emotional logic these narratives?
There are countless lists of horror films that were allegedly cursed like The Exorcist and Poltergeist. But the myth of the curse became its own type of curse for the cast and crew.
Our listeners tell us how their favorite childhood toys are providing them with a sense of comfort during the COVID-19 crisis.
Solarpunk writers and artists are imagining an eco-sci-fi future in the hopes that people will be inspired to create that future in real life.
An epidemiologist explains how studying a virtual pandemic in World of Warcraft helped prepare us for one in real life.