Episode 78: Does Authorial Intent Matter?
Is the author dead or have reports of their demise been greatly exaggerated?
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Episode 77: Time Travel
Technically we’re all time travelers, moving forward at a rate of one second per second.
Episode 74: Religion in Spec Fic
Religion! That sounds like an easy topic.
Five More Illogical Design Choices in Spaceships
The workings of these spacecraft models don't add up on a second watch.
Episode 72: Escalation
It’s a basic rule of storytelling: the stakes get higher as the story goes forward.
Episode 70: Unreliable Narrators
Can you trust everything you’re told?
Episode 69: Law and Trek
Mike speaks with returning guest host Jim and new special guest Elise.
Episode 68: Deep Worldbuilding Part 2
Mike brings Chris and Oren back for a deeper dive into the depths of deep worldbuilding.
Episode 67: Deep Worldbuilding
Chris, Mike, and Oren get into the weeds of worldbuilding.
Episode 65: Antagonistic and Evil Organizations
Mike, Chris, and Oren discuss what makes an antagonistic organization shine in fiction.
Seven Bizarre Moral Implications From Popular Stories
Don't try to live by what these tales tell you.
Episode 62: Transitions Great and Small
Chris, Ariel, and Oren discuss transitions in writing and other media.
Episode 61: Stories That Do Diversity Right
Oren, Mike, and Rhys rave about stories that handle diversity well.
Episode 60: Making Your Villains Sympathetic
Chris, Oren, and Mike discuss how to craft villains that the audience can relate to.
Matriarchies, Patriarchies, and Beyond
How your writing can do better at gender rep, however your story's society handles it.
Six Strange Stories From My Gaming Table
Only experience will get you absurd tales like these.
Episode 54: Creating and Using Factions
Mike, Chris, and Oren offer tips for depicting factions in stories.
Three Technologies Dropped for Breaking the Show
These devices got out of hand too fast for their writers to manage.
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