by Lucy Hounsom | March 4, 2021 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe world as we know it has historically been ruled by men. But when it comes to fiction, writers can choose what power structures they create and how they are depicted. Despite the free rein this allows authors,...
by Megan Leigh | February 18, 2021 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSSpace. The final frontier. An empty, endless expanse of nothing? Or teeming with life?But do we really need to look beyond the confines of our world to find loneliness? We are currently fighting a pandemic, and in...
by Lucy Hounsom | February 4, 2021 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSHistory is written by the winners. By men. Early editors of science fiction anthologies chose to exclude works by women, and in doing so, made many believe that women did not write science fiction in the...
by Lucy Hounsom | January 21, 2021 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn last year’s episode on magical realism, we talked about this genre’s ability to take a recognisable setting and tilt it a few degrees, creating something familiar and yet not quite what we’re used to. Alternate...
by Lucy Hounsom | November 19, 2020 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWe constantly discuss themes, stereotypes and assumptions in popular culture, but we don’t often stop to look more closely at the way those issues are expressed. I’m talking about language, and its ability to explore...
by Lucy Hounsom | October 22, 2020 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSJust in time for Halloween, we spoke to author Vivian Shaw about everyone’s favourite “monster” – the vampire! Immortal vampires have occupied the human imagination for centuries. Whether you...
