Cover image of Eating the Fantastic

Eating the Fantastic

I’ve been going to science fiction, fantasy, horror, and comic book conventions since I was 15, and I’ve found that while the con which takes place within the walls of a hotel or convention center is ... Read more

Ranked #1

Podcast cover

Episode 63: Victor LaValle

Episode 63: Victor LaValle

Polish off Portuguese in Providence with Victor LaValle as we discuss the lunch during which his editor and publisher he... Read more

4 Apr 2018

1hr 48mins

Ranked #2

Podcast cover

Episode 100: Mark Evanier

Episode 100: Mark Evanier

Slurp matzoh ball soup with Will Eisner Award-winning writer/editor Mark Evanier as we discuss the lesson he learned wat... Read more

19 Jul 2019

2hr 43mins

Similar Podcasts

Ranked #3

Podcast cover

Episode 110: Larry Lieber

Episode 110: Larry Lieber

Share scallops with comics legend Larry Lieber, co-creator of Thor, Iron Man, and Ant-Man, as we discuss the old-time ra... Read more

29 Nov 2019

2hr 17mins

Ranked #4

Podcast cover

Episode 73: JY Yang

Episode 73: JY Yang

Eavesdrop on a Sunday brunch with JY Yang as we discuss why they consider themselves "a master of hermitry,” the catalys... Read more

3 Aug 2018

1hr 22mins

Most Popular Podcasts

Ranked #5

Podcast cover

Episode 31: 1995 World Horror Con Flashback

Episode 31: 1995 World Horror Con Flashback

Time travel back to a 1995 mall food court lunch as future Eating the Fantastic host Scott Edelman talks about his first... Read more

12 Mar 2017

32mins

Ranked #6

Podcast cover

Episode 108: Ramsey Campbell

Episode 108: Ramsey Campbell

Devour Cthulhu with World Horror Grandmaster Ramsey Campbell as we discuss his early relationship with Arkham House edit... Read more

31 Oct 2019

2hr 4mins

Ranked #7

Podcast cover

Episode 82: Paul Levitz

Episode 82: Paul Levitz

Savor a steak dinner with comics legend Paul Levitz as we discuss why even though in a 1973 fanzine he wrote he had "no ... Read more

21 Nov 2018

2hr 8mins

Ranked #8

Podcast cover

Episode 15: Cecilia Tan

Episode 15: Cecilia Tan

Grab lunch with writer, editor, and foodie Cecilia Tan as we discuss how her self-published Telepaths Don’t Need Safewor... Read more

8 Aug 2016

1hr 42mins

Ranked #9

Podcast cover

Episode 17: Jeffrey Ford

Episode 17: Jeffrey Ford

Breakfast with Jeffrey Ford over blood sausage as we talk about how being edited by Jennifer Brehl made him a better wri... Read more

2 Sep 2016

1hr 8mins

Ranked #10

Podcast cover

Episode 68: Kelly Robson

Episode 68: Kelly Robson

Nebula Award-winning writer Kelly Robson had a little lamb (and you can eavesdrop) as we discuss how the first Connie Wi... Read more

1 Jun 2018

2hr 31mins

Ranked #11

Podcast cover

Episode 109: Paul Kirchner

Episode 109: Paul Kirchner

Nibble naan with artist Paul Kirchner as we discuss how a chance encounter in art school led to him assisting cartoonist... Read more

15 Nov 2019

2hr 46mins

Ranked #12

Podcast cover

Episode 62: Paul Di Filippo

Episode 62: Paul Di Filippo

Chow down on calamari with Paul Di Filippo — author of more than 200 works of fiction — as we discuss why the first stor... Read more

23 Mar 2018

1hr 48mins

Ranked #13

Podcast cover

Episode 13: Readercon Donut Spectacular

Episode 13: Readercon Donut Spectacular

Celebrate Readercon with 15 guests eating 12 donuts -- purchased at the world's first Dunkin' Donuts -- in a “lightning ... Read more

11 Jul 2016

1hr 50mins

Ranked #14

Podcast cover

Episode 75: Rachel Pollack

Episode 75: Rachel Pollack

Dive into Vietnamese Seafood Noodle Soup with Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning writer Rachel Pollack as we discuss why Urs... Read more

24 Aug 2018

1hr 57mins

Ranked #15

Podcast cover

Episode 76: Don McGregor

Episode 76: Don McGregor

Share a steak dinner with legendary comics creator Don McGregor as we discuss how meeting Jim Steranko led to him sellin... Read more

7 Sep 2018

1hr 59mins

Ranked #16

Podcast cover

Episode 14: Fran Wilde

Episode 14: Fran Wilde

Join award-winning writer Fran Wilde for lunch as we talk about what she lost the night she won her Nebula, her love for... Read more

25 Jul 2016

59mins

Ranked #17

Podcast cover

Episode 67: Nebula Awards Donut Jamboree

Episode 67: Nebula Awards Donut Jamboree

It's time for a special lightning-round episode of Eating the Fantastic as 15 guests devour a dozen donuts while recount... Read more

22 May 2018

1hr 51mins

Ranked #18

Podcast cover

Episode 87: Scott H. Andrews

Episode 87: Scott H. Andrews

Gobble goat cheese fritters with Beneath Ceaseless Skies publisher and editor Scott H. Andrews as we discuss the treatm... Read more

25 Jan 2019

2hr 13mins

Ranked #19

Podcast cover

Episode 83: Jo Walton

Episode 83: Jo Walton

Join Jo Walton for a seafood lunch as we discuss how Harlan Ellison's fandom-slamming essay "Xenogenesis" caused her to ... Read more

30 Nov 2018

2hr 8mins

Ranked #20

Podcast cover

Episode 80: Steve Rasnic Tem

Episode 80: Steve Rasnic Tem

Chow down on fish and chips with the award-winning Steve Rasnic Tem as we discuss the importance of writing until you ge... Read more

31 Oct 2018

2hr 53mins

“Podium: AI tools for podcasters. Generate show notes, transcripts, highlight clips, and more with AI. Try it today at https://podium.page”