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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 … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

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, … Continue reading

Advent day 24: Moby-Dick by Herman Melville Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube