When Joe Dever died in 2016, he hadn’t written the last several books in his Lone Wolf series. The Lone... more

When the writer Nnedi Okorafor coined the term Africanfuturism, she wanted to distinguish sci-fi written about Africa from Afrofuturism, which... more

Back in 2018, I interviewed language creator David J. Peterson about how he invented Dothraki for Game of Thrones and... more

The Wizard of Oz is deeply ingrained into our culture. While many people can practically recite the 1939 movie, the... more

In the previous episode, I interviewed documentary filmmaker Isaac Elliot-Fisher about He-Man and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Isaac had so... more

In the final episode of our mini-series Class of '84, we look at two iconic franchises that launched in 1984:... more

In the second episode of our mini-series on groundbreaking works from 1984, we jack into the system and upload our... more

When I interviewed special effects artist Shannon Shea about The Terminator and other villains of ’84, we also discussed his... more

This year marks the 40th anniversary of a lot of landmarks in pop culture, especially sci-fi and fantasy. So many... more

I was blown away by the Netflix animated series Blue Eye Samurai. I’m not alone, it has 100% rating on... more

In the 1960s, Ursula K. le Guin represented a changing of the guard in science fiction literature. She was part... more

This week's episode is an original audio drama. In previous episodes, I’ve interviewed Captain Hook, vampires, colonists on the moon,... more

In honor of Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary, I’ve rewritten my 2018 episode about Doctor Who with updates on how the... more

One Piece is one of the biggest franchises in the world. The manga and anime have broken records in sales... more

My guests from the previous episode, Carolyne Larrington and Ada Palmer, had so many interesting things to say about Norse... more

Thor and Loki have become pop culture icons thanks to Marvel. But the influence of Norse mythology on contemporary fantasy... more

Kritika H. Rao, Shveta Thakrar, Roshani Chokshi, and Ram V are helping to create a new genre. They use elements... more

We all know the scenario. A nice young family moves into a new house. It’s haunted by an evil spirit.... more

John Roesch is a legend in the field of foley sound effects. He mastered the art of creating bespoke sound... more

35 years ago, Doug Naylor co-created a sitcom called Red Dwarf about the last human left alive in the far... more