by Lucy Hounsom | August 9, 2018 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSToday, the blunt reality of inequality and unequal distribution of wealth is more prevalent than ever. Our society is split into the haves and the have nots – the 1% and the 99%. A few individuals tend whole...
by Megan Leigh | July 12, 2018 | Discussion, Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSSometimes the sheer number of sub-genres and niche areas within the SFF world can feel completely overwhelming. What do they all mean? Where does one thing become another? One of the most confusing – and most...
by Megan Leigh | May 17, 2018 | Discussion, Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWe’ve all encountered them – characters who can do anything. They have physical and mental abilities beyond every other character in that world, perhaps even abilities that no one else in the world has in any...
by Megan Leigh | April 19, 2018 | Discussion, Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSYA author Gwen C. Katz came across a forum thread about men’s ability to write female characters. There was the usual toxicity there – brushing off any criticism as more ‘SJW bullshit’. She wanted...
by Megan Leigh | November 23, 2017 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSMost science fiction and fantasy focus on humans – or at least societal structures that are recognisable from within cultures on Earth. Given that genre fiction is meant to be one of unlimited imagination, why...
by Megan Leigh | October 12, 2017 | Episodes, Live
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSAt this year’s FantasyCon in Peterborough, Breaking the Glass Slipper was lucky enough to interview one of the guests of honour, Pat Cadigan. Pat is a writer of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, a...
