Utopian and Dystopian Fictions Podcast

I don't find anything goes viral on here... I blame the algorithm!

Glad to hear it, Daniel! Hope your day goes smoothly. Not long now and you can enjoy the weekend!

Reactionary Worldbuilding: From Speculative Imagination to Political Practice The first in-depth study of the dark side of worldbuilding, exploring the connection between speculative imagination and political practice.Speculative imagination brings to life an array of possible ...

It's available for pre-order!

Lovely interview with @danielolivas.bsky.social this afternoon (or this morning for him... he was off to work when we finished! Wish him luck in the LA traffic!). Looking forward to sharing it with you.

Very excited to be interviewing @danielolivas.bsky.social for the podcast on Friday. I very much enjoyed reading his novel Chicano Frankenstein which is certainly very topical. Dystopia incoming...

Episode 20: Taylor Cavallo and Mark Gatto, Work Dystopias and the Business of Gender

It's new episode day! Episode 20 is here featuring Taylor Cavallo and Mark Gatto. We discuss links between business and organisational studies, parents at work, gender, and dystopia, particularly in relation to The Handmaid's Tale, Severance, and Children of Men.
open.spotify.com/episode/2JU5...

When we started the pod I didn't think we'd make double figures but Friday will see the release of episode 20! We've spoken to many brilliant researchers and writers. I'm pleased to say that trend will continue with our next episode which is a double guester! Looking forward to sharing it with you.

Had a lot of fun chatting to @casella.bsky.social for the @mealofthorns.bsky.social podcast. Watch out in April for an episode on Ready Player One!

Sounds great. Will have to check it out at some point soon!

What was the title?

Yes, I love the movie but the novel is quite different and certainly worthy of discussion in its own right.

Recorded the interview yesterday for our next episode... Not one but two brilliant guests! Here are some things that featured in our discussion...

Thanks so much, Daniel! Glad you enjoyed the interview. His passion is really infectious!

Excited to be recording with not one but two guests on Friday! We'll try not to talk over each other!

Matthew Leggatt, Senior Lecturer in English & American Literature @uniwinchester.bsky.social, has launched a new season of his Utopian & Dystopian Fictions podcast with guest Amy Brookes, an architect who discusses intersections between architecture and speculative fiction. Listen at bit.ly/45zeuyz

Episode 19 on ecodystopia is available now, featuring an interview with climate scientist and dystopian novelist Paul E. Hardisty. The discussion is surprisingly hopeful!
open.spotify.com/episode/7JGW...

What's this? You want mooore episodes of Utopian and Dystopian Fictions? Well, your luck's in because there's something new landing tomorrow morning!

Episode 18: Amy Brookes, Architecture and Speculative Fiction

Liam and I are doing some recording this afternoon. In the meantime, here's a reminder that our latest episode features a lovely interview with Amy Brookes about architceture in speculative fiction. open.spotify.com/episode/1jPc...

Thanks Dan, glad you enjoyed it! I find the subject really fascinating. I suspect that came across! I'll have to check this out. Invisible Cities is one of my all time favourite little books.

It's so bleak out there we're going to have to change the name of the podcast to Utopian and Realist Fictions!

Thank you, Daniel! So glad you enjoyed it. We learned a lot!

Episode 18: Amy Brookes, Architecture and Speculative Fiction

We promised we'd be back... season 3 begins with an episode on the connection between Architecture and Speculative Fiction and features an interview with the fabulous Amy Brookes. You can listen here on Spotify or wherever you get your pods:

open.spotify.com/episode/1jPc...

The podcast returns on Friday morning and we've got a new jingle!

It's a travesty we didn't make the list! 😮😉

Happy New Year! Make your New Year's Resolution to catch up on all those back episodes of Utopian and Dystopian Fictions you've been meaning to catch up on...

Wastelands and Wonderlands

Slogging my way through the indexing for this chunky beast. Getting there... 12 chapters down, 7 to go!
sunypress.edu/Books/W/Wast...

‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise

Don't worry everyone, we've got no plans for this... no-one wants to see our ugly mugs!

‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Yep! 🤦‍♂️ busy few days!

Christmas present... looking forward to this one! @danielolivas.bsky.social

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas! Incoming early in January... the resumption of the podcast with an interview with the wonderful Amy Brookes on architecture and utopias/dystopias!