Disability Representation in Sci-Fi and Fantasy: A Conversation with AK Maiden
Bionic arms, hearing so acute it compensates for blindness—AK Maiden returns to discuss disability representation in the stories we cherish.
Conversations Between the Punches • Superhuman Public Radio Season Two
The second season of Superhuman Public Radio has started, and its creators Max and John are back to talk about it!
Remembering Sheldon Menery and His Rule Zero Philosophy for Building Community
In honor of the late Sheldon Menery, we ask: What is Rule Zero – his philosophy that any game should start from a place of shared expectations – and what can it teach us about building community?
Blerds & Fandom with Caged Bishop Cosplay
Caged Bishop Cosplay joins me to talk about his experience as a blerd (black nerd), intersectionality in fandom, and our shared love as masculine folks for Barbie.
Mythology & Superheroes: The American Monomyth
Professor Matthew Kapell joins me to discuss superheroes, mythology, and the American Monomyth.
X-Men & Activism
Steve Stormoen of the Hype Is My Superpower podcast joins me to talk about the X-Men in comics through the lens of activism and social movements.
The Hunger Games
What is it about the Hunger Games novels that captured so much attention and love? This week we’re talking books covering everything from the writing style to the twist they put on the love triangle trope to the decisions of the rebels.
Gojira — AKA Godzilla — the 1954 Japanese Original
What happens when you combine Japanese reflections on the use of nuclear weapons, hard questions about what weapons to use in moments of crisis, stirring music, and a guy in a rubber suit?
Moby Dick — Even if You Never Read It
So many of the stories we love use Moby Dick as the example of an obsessive focus on a goal, but do you know the actual story? Moby Dick expert and all around geek Ilse joins me to talk about this book and what it has to say about disability, queerness, race, class, and so many other topics that remain relevant today.
Discworld: The Watch
Do you enjoy your medieval satire with a dose of laughter, served alongside incisive social commentary? Eager to understand what this Discworld thing is that everyone seems to be talking about? Interested in Sam Vimes’s Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness? Rob McKenzie joins me to unpack Discworld, with a special emphasis on The Watch sequence of books.