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?
In Defense of Degenerate Art
OnJack from Bad Books for Bad People joins us to pay tribute to art that isn’t here to teach right from wrong—what some might call degenerate art.
This Is My Hole, It Was Made for Me: On Negative Space and Leaving Room for the Reader
OnA story is a type of conversation with the reader. If you don’t leave room for the reader to speak, you’re a terrible conversationalist.
Chemical Playschool 8 & 9 (1995)
OnChemical Playschool 8 & 9 is the sort of expansive odyssey we’ve come to expect from these Chemical Playschool releases.
Genre Bustin’ Makes Me Feel Good
OnGenre is safe. Genre is comfortable. But do we rely on genre conventions too much? Can genre hold us back? Is genre busting good?
Ranking Jan Švankmajer Films as Horror!
OnJan Švankmajer does not like to be known as an animator or even an artist! He is engaged in a communal practice of being-in-the-world as a Surrealist first and foremost.
Why We Can Stop Flogging H.P. Lovecraft’s Dead Bloated Corpse
OnIn today’s sci-fi/ fantasy community, it’s fashionable to dig up H.P. Lovecraft and put him on trial as the avatar of everything wrong with speculative fiction.
Writing for Young Audiences with Celine Kiernan
OnIn this episode, middle grade horror/fantasy author Celine Kiernan joins us to talk about writing fiction for young people.