Maya and Ian are joined once more by Elizabeth to talk about the various "punk" subgenres of sci-fi and speculative fiction: cyberpunk, steampunk, solarpunk, hopepunk... Where does the "punk" come from? What makes these genres "punk" - or not so punk as the case may be?

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Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by returning guest Steamed to talk about the sci-fi subgenre of military sci-fi.

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For our first episode of Science Fiction Month, Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Cam to talk about sci-fi and speculative fiction. What's the difference? Cam will explain at length!

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For our final episode in Fantasy Month, Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by wifld to talk about the trope called "All Myths Are True", and how it's used both well and poorly in the Fantasy genre.

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On our third episode of Fantasy Month, Dyland and Ian are joined by Wolf to talk about Portal Fantasy and Isekai. What's the difference between the two? Is Truck-Kun overhyped? These questions and more!

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Continuing our month on Fantasy, Maya and Ian are joined by guests Vesper and Jygg to discuss subgenres of Fantasy. What is the difference between High Fantasy and Low Fantasy? Where does The Witcher fall? These questions and more are discussed!

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In this first episode of our Fantasy Month, Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Sun to talk about the genre of Fantasy. What distinguishes Fantasy from other speculative fiction genres like Science Fiction? What distinguishes Urban Fantasy, High Fantasy, or Low Fantasy? What are some of our favorite Fantasy works? All this and more are discussed!

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In this episode, Maya and Ian are joined by Bryon to talk about the beloved Discworld fantasy series by Sir Terry Pratchett. How does Sam Vimes relate to The End of History? How much worldbuilding is enough? These questions and more are discussed!

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In this episode, Maya and Ian are once again joined by Riley to talk about the trope of the "Rule of Funny". What is the Rule of Funny, and when and how do you use it in your writing?

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In this episode, Maya and Ian are joined by Bryon to talk about how timing makes humor work.

You can find the article Bryon mentions here: https://deadspin.com/how-wile-e-coyote-explains-the-world-1752248034

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