by Lucy Hounsom | August 10, 2023 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhen it comes to science fiction – and particularly dystopian science fiction – doctors are either the saviours of humanity with their invaluable medical knowledge, or they are the villains, using a lack of rules to...
by Megan Leigh | June 29, 2023 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt’s a standard rule of writing that if you want your protagonist to look heroic and competent, you’ve got to get a powerful and menacing antagonist. In the past, writers have used AI as an overwhelming and hostile...
by Megan Leigh | June 1, 2023 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this episode, I am really excited to talk about a book I was invited to read last year. The premise drew me in immediately – the last of humanity fighting to exist above an inhospitable earth – the only thing...
by Lucy Hounsom | May 4, 2023 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSHorror works best when it’s relatable. The best protagonists in a horror story are those that are just like us: they’re sensible, trying to scrape by, possibly raise families, and make the most of life. We empathise...
by Lucy Hounsom | March 23, 2023 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWe all know the classic line from Animal Farm: “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” As much as we might want, and strive for, a wholly equal world, it is an unlikely reality for...
by Megan Leigh | March 16, 2023 | 5 Q's, Blog
It feels like forever ago that we made an episode on ageism. And, well, it kind of was… (*looks back at all of our episodes and freaks out that we’ve been doing this for six years*) Back in 2017, when we were still new to the podcasting game, we decided to...
