Speculative Sandbox: a tropes and storytelling podcast
By Vickie Lan
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Episodes: 113
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Join Vickie Lan and unpack the tropes that make fiction fun!
Speculative Sandbox is for entertainment purposes only. This is a volunteer-run program. Opinions expressed by individuals on the podcast are their own.
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72. In Defense of Tropes
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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71. Gonzo Fiction
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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70. Mythical Archetypes
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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69. Authenticity in Writing
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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68. Paranormal Places
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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67. Time Loops
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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66. Anti-heroes
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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65. Fates Worse Than Death
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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64. "American Psycho" watch party
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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63. LatinX Representation in Speculative Fiction
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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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 |