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Swords, Sorcery, and Socialism
An exploration of the politics and themes hiding inside our genre fiction.
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The Fifth Season
Episode Date: February 18, 2023We begin Black History Month with an absolute chest punch of a book: The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin. This is a story with a powerful exploration o...
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Snow Crash
Episode Date: January 25, 2023We have reached the end of Cyberpunk month and alas, the end of good cyberpunk books as well. We finished up by talking about Snow Crash, by Neal Step...
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Ghost In The Shell
Episode Date: January 2, 2023Cyberpunk Month continues with a story about what happens if you Ship of Theseus yourself. Ghost in the Shell is an all time classic of the genre, and...
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Neuromancer
Episode Date: December 26, 2022It's a Christmas miracle! We are alive, and we are back to finally kick off Cyberpunk Month. We decided to start with Neuromancer by William Gibs...
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The Black Company
Episode Date: October 9, 2022*CONTENT WARNING* There are a few mentions of rape and sexual assault in this episode, one including a minor. Please be aware of this if it's ups...
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Starship Stormtroopers: Fascism in Fiction
Episode Date: October 2, 2022We had an (in-person!) conversation about Michael Moorcock's 1977 essay about the prevalence of reactionary politics in science fiction and fanta...
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The Tombs of Atuan
Episode Date: September 25, 2022The 2nd of the Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. Le Guin. This is a wonderful story about a young woman learning how to cope with systems of oppression, hop...
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Jurassic Park
Episode Date: September 18, 2022It's the first book of season 2! We talked about one of the most famous scifi books of all time, Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park. Capitali...
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1 Year Anniversary Q&A
Episode Date: September 11, 2022It's a big one! To celebrate our 1 year anniversary and 5,000 downloads, we brought Nicole and Trevor back to talk authors, tropes, and a surpris...
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The Light Fantastic
Episode Date: August 16, 2022Through popular demand we're back in Pratchett land! It's the 2nd Discworld novel, and our first sequel. More intricately constructed nonsen...
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News From Nowhere
Episode Date: July 24, 2022We're back with a "scifi" story by an old school anarchist named William Morris; the 3rd in our series about utopias. The plot is thin,...
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The Shire: Cottagecore Utopia?
Episode Date: June 23, 2022We are officially diving in to the Lord of the Rings and continuing our discussions about utopia. Is Tolkien's Shire as idyllic as it seems, or i...
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Starship Troopers
Episode Date: May 22, 2022We're finally back, and we discussed the scifi "classic" Starship Troopers, by Robert A. Heinlein. Plot is non-existent and abuse is ev...
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The History of Fiction
Episode Date: April 17, 2022Darius and Ketho are joined by Elias (@aPebbleInTheSky) to talk about the origins of fiction as a genre. We talk about the intertwined nature of Fanta...
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JK Rowling Sucks
Episode Date: April 12, 2022As a writer and a person, JK Rowling sucks. Today Darius is joined by Nicole and Trevor to talk about a few of the reasons why, and what we should do...
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Robert Jordan: Trans Ally & Wife Guy
Episode Date: March 27, 2022Part 2 of our talk about Wheel of Time. We discuss the gender binary of magic, consensual harems, and the Amazon adaption.Please consider supporting A...
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The Wheel of Time: Dualism & Free Will
Episode Date: March 20, 2022We dip our toes for the first time into Robert Jordan's extensive world. Special guests Alex and Roberto join Darius to talk about a dualist wor...