Ranked #1
Graphic Novels
Graphic Novels
Oliver talks with the man behind Beguiling Comics, Peter Birkemoe, about graphic novels.The Beguiling (Facebook, Twitter... Read more
11 Jul 2022
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31mins
Ranked #2
Alternate Histories
Alternate Histories
Oliver talks with author Gideon Marcus about alternate history speculative fiction.Gideon Marcus (Twitter)Galactic Journ... Read more
27 Jun 2022
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34mins
Ranked #3
Norse Mythologies
Norse Mythologies
Oliver discusses Norse mythology, and its influence on speculative fiction, with Senior Department Head of both the Merr... Read more
13 Jun 2022
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27mins
Ranked #4
Haunted Houses
Haunted Houses
Oliver talks with author Gemma Files about haunted house stories.Gemma’s Website (Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads) Merril L... Read more
30 May 2022
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35mins
Ranked #5
Sci-Fi Digests
Sci-Fi Digests
Oliver talks with Trever Quachri, head editor at Analog magazine, about scifi digest magazines. Analog Magazine’s Websit... Read more
16 May 2022
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51mins
Ranked #6
Sword & Sorcery
Sword & Sorcery
Oliver talks with Brain Murphy, author of Flame & Crimson: A history of Sword & Sorcery, about the mighty thewed... Read more
2 May 2022
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56mins
Ranked #7
Afrofuturism
Afrofuturism
Host Oliver Brackenbury examines the evolution of Afrofuturism in speculative fiction with writer and educator Quentin V... Read more
29 Mar 2021
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30mins
Ranked #8
Selling Speculative Fiction
Selling Speculative Fiction
Host Oliver Brackenbury explores the world of sci-fi/ fantasy bookshops with Chris Szego, former manager of Bakka Phoeni... Read more
22 Mar 2021
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21mins
Ranked #9
Dystopias & Utopias
Dystopias & Utopias
York University's Professor Allan Weiss joins host Oliver Brackenbury for a discussion on the history of utopian and dys... Read more
15 Mar 2021
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37mins
Ranked #10
Canadian Speculative Fiction
Canadian Speculative Fiction
Toronto-born speculative writer Cory Doctorow talks with host Oliver Brackenbury about Canadian sci-fi, his mentors in t... Read more
8 Mar 2021
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23mins