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/

Email: [email protected]

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/

Email: [email protected]

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/

Email: [email protected]

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/

Email: [email protected]