This month's patron-exclusive episode brings us back to the realm of hot (or lukewarm) takes on popular media! Daniel presents his doctoral thesis on Masters of the Universe, we overanalyze Dragonheart through socioeconomic lenses, and we talk about the nature of art itself. Plus: Queen's dope movie theme songs, subtle worldbuilding techniques, historical propaganda, escapist wish fulfillment, Rob's celebrity face blindness, and so much more!
 
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This month's patron-exclusive episode brings us back to the realm of hot (or lukewarm) takes on popular media! Daniel presents his doctoral thesis on Masters of the Universe, we overanalyze Dragonheart through socioeconomic lenses, and we talk about the nature of art itself. Plus: Queen's dope movie theme songs, subtle worldbuilding techniques, historical propaganda, escapist wish fulfillment, Rob's celebrity face blindness, and so much more! You can unlock this episode by joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/worldbuildwithus

This month's patron-exclusive episode brings us back to the realm of hot (or lukewarm) takes on popular media! Daniel presents his doctoral thesis on Masters of the Universe, we overanalyze Dragonheart through socioeconomic lenses, and we talk about the nature of art itself. Plus: Queen's dope movie theme songs, subtle worldbuilding techniques, historical propaganda, escapist wish fulfillment, Rob's celebrity face blindness, and so much more!
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Worldbuild With UsWorldbuild With Us is a podcast where we create fantastical worlds with help from you, our listeners. This podcast is brought to you by Rob Hilferty, <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://dquinn.net/">Daniel Quinn</a>, and <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.courtneystaples.com/">Courtney Staples</a>.Important UpdateThank you so much for your continued support, patience, and input. We've been building worlds with you since August of 2019, and after some serious discussion we’ve decided to end Worldbuild WIth Us.We want to go out with a bang, and so we're dedicating our final episodes to the development of the Last of the Thousand Worlds. We plan to take this thing full circle and end in the month that we started and so August of 2025 will be our last episode. But it wouldn’t be Worldbuild With Us without input from all of you and we hope you'll stick around to be apart of the creative process.If You Are a PatronGoing forward, we won't be taking any more prompts outside of the Last World, or offering any Patreon perks to patrons (such as early releases, shoutouts, etc).<ul><li>If you're entitled to a 30-second shoutout or haven't had your handle read on an episode, let us know so we can honor that before we close in August.</li><li>You're welcome to continue supporting us until the end, or end your subscription now.</li><li>Our Patreon will soon reflect a single "pay what you want" tier. Whatever funds we accrue from here out on will be devoted to maintaining an archive for the podcast into the future.</li></ul>Get in TouchHave a question or want to be involved with the podcast? Write to us at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.com">WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.com</a> or follow us on Twitter <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/letsworldbuild">@LetsWorldbuild</a> or follow us on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/worldbuildwithus">Facebook</a> or <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://discord.gg/cEYuTvQ">join our Discord</a>Email UpdatesWant an email whenever a new episode comes out? <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://eepurl.com/g4_CJL">Sign up for email updates</a>.CreditsIntro theme: "Half Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://incompetech.com">incompetech.com</a>) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0</a> Outro Theme: "Study and Relax" Kevin MacLeod (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://incompetech.com">incompetech.com</a>) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0</a>

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Worldbuild With Us Worldbuild With Us is a podcast where we create fantastical worlds with help from you, our listeners. This podcast is brought to you by Rob Hilferty, Daniel Quinn, and Courtney Staples. Important Update Thank you so much for your continued support, patience, and input. We've been building worlds with you since August of 2019, and after some serious discussion we’ve decided to end Worldbuild WIth Us. We want to go out with a bang, and so we're dedicating our final episodes to the development of the Last of the Thousand Worlds. We plan to take this thing full circle and end in the month that we started and so August of 2025 will be our last episode. But it wouldn’t be Worldbuild With Us without input from all of you and we hope you'll stick around to be apart of the creative process. If You Are a Patron Going forward, we won't be taking any more prompts outside of the Last World, or offering any Patreon perks to patrons (such as early releases, shoutouts, etc).If you're entitled to a 30-second shoutout or haven't had your handle read on an episode, let us know so we can honor that before we close in August.You're welcome to continue supporting us until the end, or end your subscription now.Our Patreon will soon reflect a single "pay what you want" tier. Whatever funds we accrue from here out on will be devoted to maintaining an archive for the podcast into the future.Get in Touch Have a question or want to be involved with the podcast? Write to us at WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @LetsWorldbuild or follow us on Facebook or join our Discord Email Updates Want an email whenever a new episode comes out? Sign up for email updates. Credits Intro theme: "Half Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Outro Theme: "Study and Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Worldbuild With UsWorldbuild With Us is a podcast where we create fantastical worlds with help from you, our listeners. This podcast is brought to you by Rob Hilferty, <a href="http://dquinn.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Daniel Quinn</a>, and <a href="http://www.courtneystaples.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Courtney Staples</a>.Important UpdateThank you so much for your continued support, patience, and input. We've been building worlds with you since August of 2019, and after some serious discussion we’ve decided to end Worldbuild WIth Us.We want to go out with a bang, and so we're dedicating our final episodes to the development of the Last of the Thousand Worlds. We plan to take this thing full circle and end in the month that we started and so August of 2025 will be our last episode. But it wouldn’t be Worldbuild With Us without input from all of you and we hope you'll stick around to be apart of the creative process.If You Are a PatronGoing forward, we won't be taking any more prompts outside of the Last World, or offering any Patreon perks to patrons (such as early releases, shoutouts, etc).<ul><li>If you're entitled to a 30-second shoutout or haven't had your handle read on an episode, let us know so we can honor that before we close in August.</li><li>You're welcome to continue supporting us until the end, or end your subscription now.</li><li>Our Patreon will soon reflect a single "pay what you want" tier. Whatever funds we accrue from here out on will be devoted to maintaining an archive for the podcast into the future.</li></ul>Get in TouchHave a question or want to be involved with the podcast? Write to us at <a href="mailto:WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">WorldbuildWithUs@gmail.com</a> or follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/letsworldbuild" rel="noopener noreferrer">@LetsWorldbuild</a> or follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/worldbuildwithus" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> or <a href="https://discord.gg/cEYuTvQ" rel="noopener noreferrer">join our Discord</a>Email UpdatesWant an email whenever a new episode comes out? <a href="http://eepurl.com/g4_CJL" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sign up for email updates</a>.CreditsIntro theme: "Half Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (<a href="http://incompetech.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">incompetech.com</a>) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0</a> Outro Theme: "Study and Relax" Kevin MacLeod (<a href="http://incompetech.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">incompetech.com</a>) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0</a>

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