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Rating
5from
This podcast has
100 episodes
Explicit
Yes
Date created
2016/08/22
Latest episode
2026/09/20
Average duration
19 min.
Release period
99 days
Description
a podcast about fiction and tabletop rpgs
Podcast episodes
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The Crystal World by J G Ballard
2026/09/20
Let’s talk about J G Ballard’s climate fiction, focusing on The Crystal World and the short story that preceded it, The Illuminated Man. The Book 00:23 // Synopsis 03:39 // Remarks 14:31 (cosmic disaster, lit analysis (other people’s), temporal colonies, Annihilation etc.) // Other Media 36:56 Music by Chris Zabriskie, used under Creative Commons Attribution …
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Lin Carter: Tower At The Edge Of Time
2026/09/06
This episode covers Lin Carter’s 1968 Sword & Planet adventure Tower At The Edge Of Time, with a bit of meandering into barbarians, Conan, the 1960s, Sword & Sorcery, Moorcock, Krull, Highlander II and more. intro 00:07 // synopsis 05:04 // remarks 15:52 (Sword & Planet, emergent worldbuilding) // media 30:55 (Princess Of Mars, Blades …
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10th Anniversary, New Launch: Durdane by Jack Vance
2026/08/22
The first Fictoplasm episode launched on August 22nd, 2016. This release marks a 10 year milestone! Yes, the podcast has been on hiatus for a few years… but I plan to follow this episode up with some new material covering New Wave authors, YA fiction, classic pulp, and more. This episode I’m covering Jack Vance’s …
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Year of the Rabbit One: Sword and Sorcery and the KLF
2023/01/30
This is the first episode in the Year of the Rabbit, in which I talk about The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds by John Higgs and the relationship with Sword and Sorcery. 00:26 Intro // 02:50 The Book // 15:05 Remarks (Ancients and Sorcery) // 23:50 Media (1991’s games, …
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111.24: Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
2022/12/24
Advent day 24: Moby-Dick by Herman Melville Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
111.23: The Broken World by Tim Etchells
2022/12/23
Advent day 23: The Broken World by Tim Etchells Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
111.22: The Thick Of It
2022/12/22
Advent day 22: The Thick Of It Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
111.21: His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
2022/12/21
Advent day 21: His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
111.20: Dystopian YA
2022/12/20
Advent day 20: Dystopian YA featuring The Hunger Games, Divergent, The Maze Runner Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
111.19: The Secret History of the Sword by J Christoph Amberger
2022/12/19
Advent day 19: The Secret History of the Sword by J Christoph Amberger Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
111.18: Die Hard
2022/12/18
Advent day 18: Die Hard Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
111.17: Millennium
2022/12/17
Advent day 17: Millennium Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
111.16: Planetary by Warren Ellis
2022/12/17
Advent day 16: Planetary by Warren Ellis Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
111.15: A Very Peculiar Practice
2022/12/15
Advent day 15: A Very Peculiar Practice Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
111.14: Dark Matter/Killjoys
2022/12/14
Advent day 14: Dark Matter and Killjoys (inspired by listening to the end episode of the Frankenstein’s RPG podcast — here) Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube