ThemeAntics Podcast

ThemeAntics Podcast

By Bradston Henry and Devonte’ GodfreyTV & FilmFictionScience Fiction
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ThemeAntics Podcast episodes

  • ALIENS! Are they Among Us or Just Sci-Fi Fantasies?

    Unlike the History Channel guy, most of us typically don't assume aliens were responsible for every mysterious, unexplained thing. But it sure is fun to think they were! 

    Bradston and Devonte’ examine how aliens are depicted and used in fiction stories. They then brainstorm how stories can redefine what an alien can be and how they would interact with us puny humans.

     

    Timestamps

    (00:00:00) - Welcome to ThemeAntics

    (00:00:48) - Introducing the Theme

    (00:02:26) - Arrival

    (00:10:05) - Iron Giant

    (00:16:15) - War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

    (00:22:50) - Another Life

    (00:32:48) - Antics Segment

     

    Website: https://themeanticspodcast.podbean.com/

    1 hr 6 min
  • Post Apocalyptic: For Those who Survive, What Comes Next?

    Stories that envision the end of society as we know it explore how humans adjust to their new reality.

    Devonte' and Bradston explore hierarchies in post apocalyptic stories, the struggle to re-establish order among survivors, and who gets to make the rules.

    Hosted by Devonte’ Godfrey and Bradston Henry.

     

    Timestamps:

    (00:00:00) - Welcome to ThemeAntics

    (00:00:48) - Introducing the Theme

    (00:02:40) - Fallout Series

    (00:07:00) - Silo Series by Hugh Howey

    (00:12:55) - Snowpiercer

    (00:17:40) - Neon Genesis Evangelion

    (00:24:28) - Antics Segment

     

    Website: https://themeanticspodcast.podbean.com/

    1 hr 4 min
  • Monsters: How do we Determine What They Are?

    In our favorite stories, monsters come in various forms of terror from our point-of-view .

    Devonte' and Bradston examine what makes famous monsters so iconic and how a change of perspective challenges our definition of what a monster really is.

    Hosted by Devonte’ Godfrey and Bradston Henry.

     

    Timestamps:

    (00:00:00) - Welcome to ThemeAntics

    (00:00:48) - Introducing the Theme

    (00:02:25) - Jaws

    (00:08:15) - Cloverfield

    (00:13:35) - Alien

    (00:19:50) - Terminal Freeze by Lincoln Child

    (00:28:30) - Antics Segment

     

    Website: https://themeanticspodcast.podbean.com/

    1 hr
  • Artificial Intelligence: What if Skynet Was the Exception Not the Rule?

    Stories about Artificial Intelligence examine the impact of digital sentience on our society.

    Devonte' and Bradston discuss the use of sentient A.I. in stories as a cautionary tale and speculate whether or not AI could actually be beneficial.

     

    Timestamps:

    (00:00:00) - Welcome to ThemeAntics

    (00:00:48) - Introducing the Theme

    (00:02:35) - I,Robot 

    (00:06:50) - Ex Machina

    (00:11:20) - Be Right Back from Black Mirror TV Series

    (00:15:35): - AutoFab from Philip K. Dicks: Electric Dreams TV Series

    (00:20:15) - 2001: A Space Odyssey

    (00:29:00) - Speaker of the Dead by Orson Scott Card

    (00:37:20) - Antics Segment

     

    Website: https://themeanticspodcast.podbean.com/

    59 min
  • Time Travel: Do these Stories Need to Change the Past or their Perspective?

    Stories about time travel explore our relationship with time and our desire to manipulate it.

    Devonte' and Bradston dive into common tropes in time travel stories and how they can be approached differently

     

    TimeStamps

    (00:00:00) - Welcome to ThemeAntics

    (00:00:48) - Introducing the Theme

    (00:04:30) - Tenet 

    (00:08:05) - Interstellar

    (00:12:55) - Recursion by Blake Crouch

    (00:16:20) - Unhappenings by Edward Aubry

    (00:20:10) - Paycheck by Philip K. Dick

    (00:23:50) - The Tomorrow War

    (00:29:05) - Antics Intro

     

    Website: https://themeanticspodcast.podbean.com/

    1 hr 1 min
  • Welcome to ThemeAntics

    We’re fiction enthusiasts and aspiring writers. We’re doing a podcast about themes in fiction and how we can "story differently" with them. 

    Hosted by Devonte’ Godfrey and Bradston Henry.

    Website: https://themeanticspodcast.podbean.com/

     

    7 min

About ThemeAntics Podcast

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We’re fiction enthusiasts and aspiring writers. We’re doing a podcast about themes in fiction and how we can story differently with them.

Each podcast, we dive into a popular theme in fiction and take a look at interesting examples of how these themes are used in media.

To wrap up each episode, we work to improvise creative and alternative ways to story differently with these themes.

Hosted by Devonte’ Godfrey and Bradston Henry.