Unknown Worlds of the Merril Collection

By The Friends of Merril

In Unknown Worlds of the Merril Collection, host Oliver Brackenbury interviews special guests about notable history and new frontiers in the worlds of science fiction, fantasy and horror as found in T... more

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The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.

Unknown Worlds of the Merril Collection episodes:

December 31, 2022 Climate Fiction
In his final episode as host of the podcast, Oliver chats with author Kim Stanley Robinson about Climate Fiction.
KimStanleyRobinson.info

Merril Links
The Merril Collection!
Friends of Merril (Facebook & Twitter)
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50min
August 08, 2022 Folklore and the Four Winds Storytellers Library
Oliver talks with Norman Perrin about folklore in general, and Norman's unique, privately owned, publicly accessible archive of folklore knowledge he’s run from his Toronto apartment since 1990.
The Four Winds Storytellers Library on Facebook
Merril Links
The Merril Collection!
Friends of Merril (Facebook & Twitter)

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33min
July 25, 2022 Beyond Lovecraft
Oliver talks with Scott Dorward about H.P. Lovecraft, how his legacy has been built on, and how writers might take things even further.
The Good Friends of Jackson Elias, a Lovecraft & gaming podcast Scott co-hosts (Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Discord)
Scott’s Twitter
Merril Links
The Merril Collection!
Friends of Merril (Facebook & Twitter)
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49min
July 11, 2022 Graphic Novels
Oliver talks with the man behind Beguiling Comics, Peter Birkemoe, about graphic novels.
The Beguiling (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)
Little Island Comics
Merril Links
The Merril Collection!
Friends of Merril (Facebook & Twitter)
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32min
June 27, 2022 Alternate Histories
Oliver talks with author Gideon Marcus about alternate history speculative fiction.
Gideon Marcus (Twitter)
Galactic Journey (Twitter, Facebook)
Merril Links
The Merril Collection!
Friends of Merril (Facebook & Twitter)
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35min
June 13, 2022 Norse Mythologies
Oliver discusses Norse mythology, and its influence on speculative fiction, with Senior Department Head of both the Merril and Osborne Collections, Sephora Henderson.
The Merril Collection!
Friends of Merril (Facebook & Twitter)
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28min
May 30, 2022 Haunted Houses
Oliver talks with author Gemma Files about haunted house stories.
Gemma’s Website (Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads)
Merril Links
The Merril Collection!
Friends of Merril (Facebook & Twitter)
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36min
May 16, 2022 Sci-Fi Digests
Oliver talks with Trever Quachri, head editor at Analog magazine, about scifi digest magazines.
Analog Magazine’s Website (Twitter, Facebook)

Merril Links
The Merril Collection!
Friends of Merril (Facebook & Twitter)
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52min
May 02, 2022 Sword & Sorcery
Oliver talks with Brain Murphy, author of Flame & Crimson: A history of Sword & Sorcery, about the mighty thewed fantasy sub-genre birthed by Robert E Howard when he created Conan the Barbarian.

The Silver Key, Brian’s Sword & Sorcery Blog
Buy Flame & Crimson!

Merril Links
The Merril Collection!
Friends of Merril (Facebook & Twitter)
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56min
March 29, 2021Afrofuturism
Host Oliver Brackenbury examines the evolution of Afrofuturism in speculative fiction with writer and educator Quentin VerCetty Lindsay.

Links to some of the things mentioned in this episode:
BSAM
Quentin VerCetty
“Afrofuturism Rising: The Literary Prehistory of a Movement” by Isiah Lavender III
“Parable of the Sower” by Octavia Butler
“Black to the Future” essay by Mark Dery
Samuel R. Delaney
“The Famished Road” by Ben Okri
Sun Ra
June Jordan
Nnedi Okorafor
Nollywood
“Brown Girl Begins” Dir by Sharon Lewis, based on the book “Brown Girl in the Ring” by Nalo Hopkins.
“Kindred” by Octavia Butler
See You Yesterday
N.K. Jemisen
“Black Leopard, Red Wolf” by Marlon James
The Last Angel of History
Crumbs
“Dirty Computer” & “Archandroid” by Janelle Monae
Sophia Stewart
Black Kirby
Umbrella Academy
John Jenning's graphic novel adaptation of Parable of the Sower
“How Long 'til Black Future Month?” by N.K. Jemisen
“Cosmic Underground: Northside” by Quentin Vercetty
“The Comet” by W.E.B. Dubois, and his essay on double consciousness.
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31min

FAQs about Unknown Worlds of the Merril Collection:

How many episodes does Unknown Worlds of the Merril Collection have?

The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.