Fantasy Talks Live

Discworld Deep Dive Episode #2 - Equal Rites

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

Episode 42 - Author Interview: Violet Castro

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/

Discworld Deep Dive Episode #1 - The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic

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

Episode 41 - Author Interview: Tom Grimwood

In this episode I am joined by professor of social philosophy and author Tom Grimwood to talk about his book Vanisher: Chronicles of the Warren. We discuss the personal events that led to the writing and publication of the book, plot twists vs subversion of expectations and heist movies.
You can find out more about Tom and his work over at his Cumbria University site: https://www.cumbria.ac.uk/study/academic-staff/all-staff-members/tom-grimwood.php
 
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Episode 40 - Disquiet Gods Spoiler Discussion with Christopher Ruocchio, David J. Butler, Ian Porter and Susana Imaginário

In this episode I am joined by long time friends of the podcast, Ian Porter and Susana Imaginário, to discuss Disquiet Gods, book 6 in the Sun Eater series with Christopher Ruocchio himself and his editor and patron saint of this podcast, David John Butler.
You can check our previous conversation with Christopher in episode 25 of this podcast as well as my interview with David about the role of the edior in episode 14.
You can check out Ian's Youtube channel over at: https://www.youtube.com/@bnbbooks1794
You can find out more about Susana and her work over at: www.susanaimaginario.com

Episode 39 - Mental Health and Story Telling with Dr Goodwyn and Susana Imaginário

In this episode I get to quizz Dr Goodwyn about several mental conditions and their portrayal in the media. We discuss psychopathy, gender disforia, multiple personality disorder and electroshock therapy.
We also talk about the difference in male and female brains and how these differences manifest themselves in personal interests and patterns of behaviour.
You can find out more about Dr Goodwyn and his work over at www.erikgoodwyn.com and his Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@theimaginarium
You can find out more about Susana and her work over at: www.susanaimaginario.com 

Episode 38 - Author Interview: Jared Michaud

In this episode, past guest Jared Michaud comes back to talk about his work, the woes and tribulations of the indie author and I learn about the Authors in Grocery Stores program.
We also talk about matters of faith, the state of current pop culture and the innate human need for belonging to a group.
You can find out more about Jared and his work over at: https://jarednmichaud.com/

Episode 37 - Author Interview: Thomas J. Devens

In this episode I talk to the author of the Fall of Emros fantasy series, ex punk-metal singer, foundry worker and all round cool guy, Thomas J. Devens.
We talk about his interest in fantasy, his writing process and his very casual approach to dishing out death of characters in his novels. Certainly some unexpected twists in this conversation.
You can find out more about Thomas and his works over at: https://fallofemros.blogspot.com/

Episode 36 - Author Interview: John Houlihan

In this episode I am joined by journalist and author John Houlihan. John has been a long time games journalist, he is also the author of the Mon Dieu Cthulhu! book series and a game designer of the Achtung Cthulhu! role playing game.
We discuss the evolution of the computer games industry and then delve into our love of H. P. Lovecraft's work and John's involvement in the rpg world.
You can find out more about John and his work over at www.john-houlihan.net
Due to some unforseen technical issues, there are some sound problems that I have tried to correct as much as possible during post production. I profusely apologise for these.

Episode 35 - Author Interview: Dirk Strasser

In this episode, I am joined by German born Australia based author Dirk Strasser. We talk about his career in writing and editing sci-fi & fantasy magazines, his latest novel Conquist and the differences between novel writing and screen play writing.
You can find out more about Dirk and his work over at www.dirkstrasser.com