Speculative Sandbox
By Vickie Lan
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Episodes: 103
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Speculative Sandbox is your audio playground for speculative fiction lovers. In each episode, Vickie Lan workshops a trope with a writer/author with an eye for character development, world building, and plot structures. From dystopian governments to parallel universes, mind control to interplanetary travel, let's speculate.
Speculative Sandbox is for entertainment purposes only. This is a volunteer-run program. Opinions expressed by individuals on the podcast are their own.
Cover art by Sofia Hansson
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62. What Booksellers Want
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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61. Spice & Everything Nice
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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60. The Lawless Lawman
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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59. RECORDED LIVE: Infidelity, guilt, and self-exploration with Jessica Elisheva Emerson
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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58. We're back!
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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[REWIND] Ensembles: The "Kings of the Wyld" character development tour
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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[REWIND] Cautionary Tales: Dystopian Societies
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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[REWIND] Am I the Drama? Problematic Protagonists
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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[REWIND] The End of the World: How to elevate the stakes beyond global annihilation
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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57. LIVE RECORDING: Father-and-son relationships and male friendships with Matt Mendez
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Author Takeover: Can you judge a book by its cover?
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Author takeover: Moby Dick, a fantasy novel?
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Author Takeover: Deals with the Devil
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Author Takeover: Finding authenticity in horror writing
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Author Takeover: Ways to channel the writing muse
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Author Takeover: Birth of a Superhero
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Author Takeover: The importance of community
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Author Takeover: The evolution of storytelling in media
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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56. Symbolism - the hidden layers of storytelling
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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55. Succession: The race for power
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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54. Mass Hysteria
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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53. Scifaiku and Astropoetry
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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52. Customized Humans: Gene-editing and mutations
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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51. Female Sleuths
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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50. Robots: A Character Study
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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49. Unreliable Narrators
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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48. Redemption: When bad characters turn good
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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47. RUNAWAY A.I. PART II: ChatGPT and what it means to be a writer
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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46: Whodunit? The usual suspects
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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45. So You're Writing About Paranormal Investigations
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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44. Music and Storytelling
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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[REWIND] The Immortality Dilemma: Legacy building gone wrong
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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[REWIND] Love and Death: Greek Myth Tropes and Archetypes
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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[REWIND] Corporatocracy: "The Warehouse" world-building tour
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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AUTHOR TAKEOVER: Examining Edgar Allan Poe
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Speculative Sandbox Trailer
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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[REWIND] Chasing Utopia: The Horrors of Perfection
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May 29, 2023 |
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[BONUS] Playing God: A short look at "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3"
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May 22, 2023 |
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AUTHOR TAKEOVER: Stop being an "aspiring" writer
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May 15, 2023 |
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43. Single-Biome Planets: Desert, ice, swamps, and beyond
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May 08, 2023 |
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42. Mind Control: From conditioning to the hive mind
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May 01, 2023 |
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41. Castles: A writer's world-building tour
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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40. Dogma: Systems of authority
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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39. Madness: Mental health in speculative fiction
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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38. Corporate Colonialism: Systems and motives of exploitation
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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37. Folk Horror: The horrors of nature and humanity
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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36. Time Travel: Paradoxes and time loops
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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35. Resurrection: When death can't hold you down
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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34. Food in Fiction: A menu of culinary literary devices
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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33. Magic Systems: Should magic users be forced to reveal themselves?
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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32. Spaceships: From take-off to "ludicrous" speed
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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31. Meet Cutes: From the serendipitous to the sinister
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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30. Ensembles: The "Kings of the Wyld" character development tour
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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AUTHOR TAKEOVER: Writing Tie-In Fiction
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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AUTHOR TAKEOVER: A journey from plotting to pantsing a novel
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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AUTHOR TAKEOVER: Tricksters!
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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AUTHOR TAKEOVER: How does a potato help you understand your characters?
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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AUTHOR TAKEOVER: The beginning
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Best of 2022 and looking ahead to 2023
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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Day Twelve of "Twelve Days of Tropes"
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Dec 25, 2022 |
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Day Eleven of "Twelve Days of Tropes"
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Dec 24, 2022 |
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Day Ten of "Twelve Days of Tropes"
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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Day Nine of "Twelve Days of Tropes"
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Day Eight of "Twelve Days of Tropes"
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Day Seven of "Twelve Days of Tropes"
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Day Six of "Twelve Days of Tropes"
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Day Five of "Twelve Days of Tropes"
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Dec 18, 2022 |
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Day Four of "Twelve Days of Tropes"
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Dec 17, 2022 |
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Day Three of "Twelve Days of Tropes"
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Day Two of "Twelve Days Of Tropes"
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Day One of "Twelve Days of Tropes"
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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29. The End of the World: How to elevate the stakes beyond global annihilation
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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28. Taverns: Liquid courage for writers
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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27. Maps: Fictional placemaking and world building
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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26. De-Stressing the Damsel: Getting off the train tracks
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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25. Runaway A.I.: The technological singularity
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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24. Modern Gods: The Algorithm, Google, and Karen
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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23. HALLOWEEN SPECIAL (WITH VIDEO!): Tea leaves and spooky reads
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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22. Emergency Responders: Alien invasions and zombie outbreaks
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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21. Sexuality in Speculative Fiction
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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20. Dragons: Western and Eastern mythical beasts
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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19. Fighting Words: Everybody loves conflict writing
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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18. The Chosen One: When the world really does revolve around you
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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17. Corporatocracy: "The Warehouse" world-building tour
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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TRAILER: Fall 2022 season
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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BONUS: Speculative Sandbox goes on summer break
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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16. Drugs & Robots: "The Body Scout" World-Building Tour
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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15. Ghost Stories: Real-Life Hauntings and Fictional Tropes
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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14. The Internet Is Dead: Conspiracy Theories
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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13. Unhappy Endings: The Good, The Bad, and the Bittersweet
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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12. Shared Universes: Many Stories, One World
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May 31, 2022 |
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11. Space Cities: The Challenges of Leaving Earth
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May 24, 2022 |
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10. Modern Heroes for Modern Problems
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May 17, 2022 |
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9. Doomed Mentors: Common Occupational Hazards
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May 10, 2022 |
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BONUS: Query Letters and Analysis Paralysis
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May 09, 2022 |
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8. Asian American Voices in Speculative Fiction
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May 04, 2022 |
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7. Love and Death: Greek Myth Tropes and Archetypes
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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6. Crafting the Villain: Dark Triad Personalities
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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5. Chasing Utopia: The Horrors of Perfection
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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4. The Immortality Dilemma: Legacy building gone wrong
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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3. Cautionary Tales: Dystopian Societies
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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2. Am I the Drama? Problematic Protagonists
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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1. Introduction: A podcast for speculative fiction writers
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Mar 09, 2022 |