by Megan Leigh | August 1, 2019 | Discussion, Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn 1979, one of the most seminal sci-fi films ever made was shown for the first time on the big screen. Ridley Scott’s Alien is a dark, disturbing and downright terrifying addition to the Hollywood Hall of Fame. 2019...
by Megan Leigh | July 18, 2019 | Discussion, Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSToday’s episode was inspired by an article that appeared on The Guardian with the headline ‘Picture book bias worsens as female characters stay silent.’ The piece was based on research into books...
by Megan Leigh | June 20, 2019 | Discussion, Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn our last episode, we had author Aliette de Bodard on to discuss the absence of mothers in speculative fiction. One explanation put forward was the focus of chosen one narratives – these stories rely on the...
by Megan Leigh | June 6, 2019 | Discussion, Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWe were inspired to speak to Aliette about representations of motherhood in speculative fiction after reading her excellent essay ‘On Motherhood and Erasure’. There’s no denying that mothers are...
by Megan Leigh | May 9, 2019 | Discussion, Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWith a new film adaptation of We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House, and the upcoming 60th anniversary of the publication of The Haunting of Hill House, we thought it was high...
by Megan Leigh | April 25, 2019 | Discussion, Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSHere at Breaking the Glass Slipper, we love the 1987 film The Princess Bride. I mean, who doesn’t? It is endlessly quotable, tongue-in-cheek, and full of great characters. Unfortunately, only a couple of those...
