Imaginary Worlds

Imaginary Worlds

Imaginary Worlds sounds like what would happen if NPR went to Comic-Con and decided that’s all they ever wanted to cover. The host Eric Molinsky spent over a decade working in public radio, and he uses those skills to create sound-rich storytelling, pop culture analysis and cultural commentary about speculative fiction and immersive worldbuilding. Eric interviews sci-fi fantasy writers, creature makeup designers, comic book artists, video game and tabletop game designers and anyone who works in the field of make-believe about their creative process. He also delves into fandoms, asking why we suspend our disbelief, and what happens if the spell is broken. Fantasy worlds may be set on distant planets or parallel dimensions, but they are crafted here on Earth and they’re always about us and our lived experiences. Imaginary Worlds is a Gold Winner for Best Arts & Culture podcast in the Signal Awards, and received an Ambie Award nomination for Best Indie Podcast. Episodes of Imaginary Worlds have been featured on the podcasts 99% Invisible, Twenty Thousand Hertz, Decoder Ring, Cautionary Tales, Science Friday, and The Allusionist.

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Episoder(317)

Monsters in The Static: Why Analog Horror Scares Gen Z

Monsters in The Static: Why Analog Horror Scares Gen Z

In the subgenre of analog horror, there’s something sinister or supernatural lurking in the horizontal lines and vertical holds in those old VHS tapes. Filmmaker Chris LaMartina explains why he wanted...

8 Des 202236min

True Crime Fairy Tale

True Crime Fairy Tale

Was the tale of Hansel and Gretel inspired by a real crime in German history? It would make for a great story, if it were true. This week’s episode comes from the podcast Cautionary Tales, where host ...

24 Nov 202239min

Indigenous Futurisms Try to Right Past Wrongs

Indigenous Futurisms Try to Right Past Wrongs

From TV and film to novels and video games, the artistic movement of Indigenous Futurisms has been gaining momentum and breaking cultural barriers. I talk with professor and author Grace Dillon, filmm...

10 Nov 202234min

Composing Music in the Key of SFF

Composing Music in the Key of SFF

Jeff Russo has composed music for sci-fi fantasy shows like Star Trek Discovery and Picard, The Umbrella Academy, Altered Carbon, For All Mankind, and Lucifer. But he didn’t set out to be known as a c...

27 Okt 202231min

VTubers Reinvent Themselves with Avatars

VTubers Reinvent Themselves with Avatars

There is a booming culture of VTubers – people who create content online, but their fans rarely see their real faces or know their names. VTubers use motion-capture technology to appear as animated ch...

13 Okt 202230min

When Death Joins the Cast of Characters

When Death Joins the Cast of Characters

One of the most common tropes in fantasy genres is personifying Death – turning this abstract and often terrifying concept into a character that people can interact with. Sometimes Death is portrayed ...

28 Sep 202241min

Speculative Fiction Rewrites the Narrative on Colonialism

Speculative Fiction Rewrites the Narrative on Colonialism

The stories we tell about the past can determine the way we understand the present. But what happens when we combine tales of magic and fantasy with some of the most traumatic chapters in history? I t...

14 Sep 202232min

Were The Jedi Bad Mentors?

Were The Jedi Bad Mentors?

In part 2 of our mini-series on mentorships, we travel to a galaxy far, far away. Amy Richau (co-author of Star Wars; I am Your Father and other Star Wars-related books) talks about her favorite partn...

1 Sep 202233min

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