Utopian Horizons

Time Out of Joint is the first novel I'll be tackling from the bibliography of Philip K. Dick, a man dubbed "the Shakespeare of Science Fiction" by Fredric Jameson.

Utopian Horizons is a podcast about utopias, real and imaginary. Each episode covers a different utopia, dystopia, utopian thinker, or utopian movement, asking what they can tell us about ourselves, our society, and our future.

Music: The Fiction of Utopian Studies/The Road To Oceania by The Fucked Up Beat.

Joshua Bloom, co-author of the book Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party, joins the podcast to talk about the Black Panther Party. We talk about how the Black Panthers came to be, their ideas, their tactics, and much more.

Utopian Horizons is a podcast about utopias, real and imaginary. Each episode covers a different utopia, dystopia, utopian thinker, or utopian movement, asking what they can tell us about ourselves, our society, and our future.

Music: The Fiction of Utopian Studies/The Road To Oceania by The Fucked Up Beat.

Journalist Abi Wilkinson joins the podcast to talk about the possible utopian dimensions of Corbynism and whether Jeremy Corbyn's rise represents a utopian intervention in UK politics.

Utopian Horizons is a podcast about utopias, real and imaginary. Each episode covers a different utopia, dystopia, utopian thinker, or utopian movement, asking what they can tell us about ourselves, our society, and our future.

Music: The Fiction of Utopian Studies/The Road To Oceania by The Fucked Up Beat.

William Gibson's genre defining cyberpunk novel, Neuromancer, is the subject of this episode. Joining me to talk cyberspace, posthumanism and corporate power is Dr Anna McFarlane.

Utopian Horizons is a podcast about utopias, real and imaginary. Each episode covers a different utopia, dystopia, utopian thinker, or utopian movement, asking what they can tell us about ourselves, our society, and our future.

Music: The Fiction of Utopian Studies/The Road To Oceania by The Fucked Up Beat.

HG Wells' novel A Modern Utopia is the subject of this episode. Science fiction writer and academic Adam Roberts joins me to talk about its good ideas, like a UBI, and its bad ones, like eugenics.

Utopian Horizons is a podcast about utopias, real and imaginary. Each episode covers a different utopia, dystopia, utopian thinker, or utopian movement, asking what they can tell us about ourselves, our society, and our future.

Music: The Fiction of Utopian Studies/The Road To Oceania by The Fucked Up Beat.

Sean McTiernan from the film podcast All Units joins me to talk about a bizarre German dystopian film called Kamikaze '89. We discuss leopard skin suits, self censorship, mindfulness, the prolific Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and more.

Utopian Horizons is a podcast about utopias, real and imaginary. Each episode covers a different utopia, dystopia, utopian thinker, or utopian movement, asking what they can tell us about ourselves, our society, and our future.

Music: The Fiction of Utopian Studies/The Road To Oceania by The Fucked Up Beat.

Darran Anderson, author of the book Imaginary Cities, joins the podcast to talk about cities, architecture, and utopianism. We talk about coffin cubicles, mile high towers, the problem with smart cities, and a whole lot more.

Utopian Horizons is a podcast about utopias, real and imaginary. Each episode covers a different utopia, dystopia, utopian thinker, or utopian movement, asking what they can tell us about ourselves, our society, and our future.

Music: The Fiction of Utopian Studies/The Road To Oceania by The Fucked Up Beat.

Mary Talbot, author of The Red Virgin and the Vision of Utopia, joins us to talk about the book's subject, Louise Michel. We talk about Louise's extraordinary life, including her involvement in the Paris Commune and her deportation to New Caledonia.

Utopian Horizons is a podcast about utopias, real and imaginary. Each episode covers a different utopia, dystopia, utopian, or utopian movement, asking what they can tell us about ourselves, our society, and our future.

Music: The Fiction of Utopian Studies/The Road To Oceania by The Fucked Up Beat.

Peter Frase joins the podcast to talk about his book, Four Futures: Life After Capitalism, and how the different ways we might respond to the challenges we face could create very different futures.

Utopian Horizons is a podcast about utopias, real and imaginary. Each episode covers a different utopia, dystopia, utopian, or utopian movement, asking what they can tell us about ourselves, our society, and our future.

Music: The Fiction of Utopian Studies/The Road To Oceania by The Fucked Up Beat.

Fátima Vieira from the University of Porto joins the podcast to talk about what utopia is, where the word comes from, dystopias, why utopianism is important today, and much more.

Utopian Horizons is a podcast about utopias, real and imaginary. Each episode covers a different utopia, dystopia, utopian, or utopian movement, asking what they can tell us about ourselves, our society, and our future.

Music: The Fiction of Utopian Studies/The Road To Oceania by The Fucked Up Beat.