Fantasy Talks Live
Fantasy Talks is the Jose’s Amazing Worlds Youtube channel podcast. Here you will find all the long form content from the channel, from author interviews to book and graphic novel discussions as well as conversations with other creators about the fantasy, comics and movies landscape.
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Welcome Listener!
After years of building a subscriber base in Youtube, I started making connections with very interesting people in the fantasy genre, from dedicated readers to book editors, indie authors and World Fantasy Award winning authors. Here's my journey of discovery and the wonderful conversations I had along the way. Join my journey of discovery!
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Episodes
Saturday Mar 15, 2025
Saturday Mar 15, 2025
In this episode I talk to author Violet Castro about her experiences with psychodelics and plant medicine for the mind whilst renowned psychiatrist Dr Erik Goodwyn provides insights from a medical perspective.
You can find out more about Ms Castro and her work over at: www.vcastrostories.com
You can find out more about Dr Goodwyn and his work over at: www.erikgoodwyn.com
Saturday Mar 08, 2025
Saturday Mar 08, 2025
In this episode I am joined by past guests, writer and game designer John Houlihan and comics writer and game designer Joseph Oliveira. We talk about board game design, production and promotion and delve deeper into the differences between the board game and book market.
You can find out more about John and his work over at: https://john-houlihan.net and https://modiphius.net
You can find out more about Josehp and his work over at: https://www.afterlightcomics.com
Saturday Mar 01, 2025
Saturday Mar 01, 2025
In this episode I am joined by Justin Rose, author of The Fall of Ingway, a full cast production with original score to talk about how the project came about, the logistics of directing actors across the world and the choice of audio as a medium over the written word.
You can find out more about Justin and his work over at: https://www.youtube.com/@Justin_Rose
Saturday Feb 22, 2025
Saturday Feb 22, 2025
Varsha takes over as host once again in our Discworld Deep Dive. In this episode, Varsha, Alex, Susana and I explore the deep themes and humours of this wonderful entry of the magnificent Discworld series by Sir Terry Pratchett.
You can find out more about Varsha and her work over at: https://www.youtube.com/@ReadingByTheRainyMountain
Sunday Feb 16, 2025
Sunday Feb 16, 2025
In this episode I am joined by author M. R. Leonard to talk about his new sci-fi book, Pilgrims. We talk about the gap in the sci-fi genre for works that include religious questions in their deeper core, the struggles of selling a new idea in a very conservative publishing landscape and the ever increasing importance of the audio book as a means of consuming literature.
You can find out more about Mr Leonard and his work over at www.mrleonardauthor.com
Sunday Feb 09, 2025
Sunday Feb 09, 2025
Varsha takes over in this podcast episode. Alex, Susana and I join her to explore the deep themes and jokes of the fourth entry into the wonderful Discworld series by the great, late, Sir Terry Pratchett.
You can find out more about Varsha over at her Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ReadingByTheRainyMountain
You can find out more about Susana over at: www.susanaimaginario.com
Friday Jan 31, 2025
Friday Jan 31, 2025
In this episode, I talk to ex Orbit publisher and now horror agent John Jarrold to discuss the current state of publishing within the horror genre, the relative importance of social media for aspiring authors and his own advice to them.
I even get to ask him if it is ok for vampires to be sexy!
You can find out more about Mr Jarrold and his work over at: www.johjarrold.co.uk
Friday Jan 24, 2025
Friday Jan 24, 2025
Varsha takes over hosting duties once again for the second episode of this epic series where we take a Deep Dive into the wonderfully cooky Discworld created by Sir Terry Pratchett. In this episode, Alex and I join Varsha to discuss the jokes and deeper themes of the third entry into this world.
You can find out more about Varsha and her thoughts over at her Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@ReadingByTheRainyMountain
Sunday Jan 19, 2025
Sunday Jan 19, 2025
In this episode I am joined by chicana author Violet Castro, where we discuss her journey into horror writing and explore the issues of personal identity and the ability of the horror genre to provide a wide landscape to explore complex personal and psychological issues. We also talk about the importance of social media for an aspiring author and the experience of writing for established IPs.
You can find out more about Ms Castro and her work over at: https://vcastrostories.com/
Sunday Jan 12, 2025
Sunday Jan 12, 2025
Varsha takes over hosting duties for this Discworld Deep Dive series. In this episode, Alex, Chris Mohan and myself join in to explore the themes and narratives of this wonderful series.
You can find Varsha's Youtube channel over at: https://www.youtube.com/@ReadingByTheRainyMountain
You can find Chris's movies Youtube channel over at: https://www.youtube.com/@chrismohan