A Guide to Squeecore
OnWhat is squeecore? You’re soaking in it! Squeecore is the dominant literary movement in contemporary SFF, a movement so ubiquitous it’s nearly invisible.
HeadClog in the Operator: Tux & Fanny: The Game Creators Albert Birney & Gabriel Koenig
OnJeremiah Aulwurm talks to Albert Birney and Gabriel Koenig, the creators of the Tux and Fanny Video Game (Kittysneezes 2021 Game of the Year).
HeadClog in the Operator: Leo “LaserFrog” Wichtowski
OnLeo “LaserFrog” Wichtoski is currently streaming Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8pm GMT. Previously he created the “Leo Takes A Look” series for the video game website kotaku.com and the video poetry series “Run, Play, Think!” on Youtube.
Chemical Playschool 10
OnEdward Ka-Spel’s brilliance with The Legendary Pink Dots is to introduce us to isolated characters and then immerse us in their world-view through expansive and mysterious soundscapes. He begins with the most restricted, infinitesimal point of consciousness and then slowly expands it…
John Langan on Cosmic Horror
OnBram Stoker Award-winning author John Langan joins us to talk about cosmic horror, his novel The Fisherman, upstate New York, how much money writers make (none), and how hard it is to get published when you’re a little too literary for the genre crowd but a little too genre for the literary crowd.
Hallway of the Gods
OnA review of ‘Hallway of the Gods’, the most accessible Legendary Pink Dots album of the 1990s. A rare achievement with some real bangers!
Cinderella Is Not a #Girlboss: The Problem With ‘Feminist’ Fairytale Adaptations
OnWe have girlboss Cinderella starting her own business, Snow White leading an army into battle. And why not?
Puppy Play
OnIn this episode, we re-examine the saga of the notorious Sad Puppies. What happened? What ripple effects did it have on the sci-fi/fantasy community?
How Books Happen, With Gretchen Felker-Martin
OnIn this episode, Gretchen Felker-Martin joins us to talk about her gritty post-Apocalyptic trans novel Manhunt (spoiler free) and how an idea becomes a traditionally published book.
The Tragedy of the Creative Commons: On Superheroes and Modern Mythology
OnAre superheroes a modern mythology, or is this a way to flatten the complexities of traditional art while giving commercial media a spiritual significance it does not deserve?