On today’s episode, Ajanaé and Brittany talk to Vanessa Angélica Villarreal! Listen in as they discuss mushrooms, quantum entanglements, borders, the ethics of daughters-memory, and the role of Fantasy and The Future in the Western literary canon. 

Until Next Time: 

Here is some media to accompany your experience of the episode and a writing prompt to tide you over until we meet again!

• Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo: Pedro Páramo | Official Trailer | Netflix
• Jordan S. Carroll- Speculative Whiteness: Exploration Log 7: Interview with Jordan S. Carroll, author of Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right (2024)
• The Dragon Age Games; South of Midnight: South of Midnight - Accolades Trailer

Writing Prompt: 

Write a poem for your favorite television or book character.