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Breaking the Glass Slipper: Women in science fiction, fantasy, and horror episodes
- S02, E13: Melinda Snodgrass on optimism in science fictionScreenwriter, novelist, short story writer, and editor Melinda Snodgrass chats to Megan about Star Trek, optimism in SF, and gender issues in the industry.37 min
- Kieron Gillen on gender and diversity in comics
Today is a big day in the UK: the general election. After we mark our ballots (because, of course, all BtGS listeners will get out there and vote today, right?!) and while we all bite our nails in nervous anticipation of the result, we have the perfect distraction… an interview with comics writer Kieron Gillen. […]
The post Kieron Gillen on gender and diversity in comics first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper.58 min - S02: E12: Kieron Gillen on gender and diversity in comicsMegan talks to comic writer Kieron Gillen about diversity within the comics industry as well as the comics themselves.58 min
- Gail Carriger on comedy in SFF and the heroine’s journey
This week, Charlotte interviews Victorian steampunk/alternate history/comedy/gothic/romance/surrealist/urban fantasy writer Gail Carriger. This is one writer you cannot easily slot into a neat classification. Her writing defies genre so much she has practically invented her own! Gail talks about writing across a wide variety of genres and how she came to write such unique stories. From […]
The post Gail Carriger on comedy in SFF and the heroine’s journey first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper.1 hr 7 min - S02, E11: Gail Carriger on comedy in SFF and the heroine’s journeyCharlotte interviews Gail Carriger about her disregard for genre constraints, the joys of making readers laugh, and whether you should put the milk or the tea in the cup first!1 hr 7 min
- Ytasha Womack on Afrofuturism
Genre fiction explores different possibilities of all kinds – what life might be like with the invention of new technologies, other worlds completely divorced from what we know, and more. But why, then, do we still find so many minority voices erased from these ‘other’ worlds where anything is possible. The only limit to science […]
The post Ytasha Womack on Afrofuturism first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper.38 min - S02, E10: Ytasha Womack on AfrofuturismMegan talks to Ytasha Womack, author of Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-fi and Fantasy Culture about the origins, values, and art of the movement.38 min
- Maiden, mother, and crone: Ageism in genre fiction
Wanting to see equal representation in genre fiction doesn’t stop at gender. We want to see all kinds of people represented across gender, creed, sexuality, race, age, physical ability, taste in films, dog lovers, cat lovers, tea drinkers, and even those coffee drinkers… You get the point. This week, we ask why only young folk […]
The post Maiden, mother, and crone: Ageism in genre fiction first appeared on Breaking the Glass Slipper.55 min - S02, E09: Maiden, mother, and crone: Ageism in genre fictionWanting to see equal representation in genre fiction doesn't stop at gender. We discuss the lack of 'older' protagonists in genre fiction and the problematic tropes and assumptions about older characters we see.55 min
- Fight scenes and women warriors with Juliet McKenna
As Kameron Hurley discusses in her Hugo Award-winning article, ‘We Have Always Fought‘, women have always fought. So why don’t we see more women warriors in science fiction and fantasy novels? History is full of women on battlefields and in brawls, even if the history books might gloss over it. Remember: much of the history […]
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Podcast discussing women in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Hosted by Megan Leigh, Charlotte Bond, and Lucy Hounsom. New episodes every other Thursday.