Was a pleasure talking to Eric on the Imaginary Worlds podcast (one of my favorite podcasts) about African SF, CONVERGENCE PROBLEMS & climate futures. (also ft. Suyi Davies Okungbowa & Chinelo Onwualu. Got to shout out Mame Bougouma Diene's story from BRITTLE PAPER's #Africanfuturism anthology

Why writers of Africanfuturism see a ray of hope in the ominous skies of climate change. Feat Wole Talabi Chinelo Onwualu and Suyi Davies Okungbowa imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/afric…

How do you say “nine moons ago” in the Fremen language of Chakobsa? That almost stumped the linguists who worked on Dune: Part Two. imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/when-…

What does 19th century women’s rights activist Matilda Joslyn Gage have in common with Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz? Gage’s spirit and ideas live on in the books by her son-in-law L. Frank Baum. #womenshistorymonth imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/mothe…

I'm very excited to have IW back on 99 Percent Invisible again! 99percentinvisible.org/episode/toyeti…

They’re more than meets the eye. They’re heroes in a half shell. How Transformers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came to dominate TV and toy aisles, even if they started in radically different places. imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/episo…

There is a huge sale on TeePublic through Sunday. Classic tees for $16 and up to 35% off on everything else! Enjoy some mid-winter retail therapy at the IW merch store. teepublic.com/stores/imagina…

After 40 years, cyberpunk has become less punk, and more of style or a marketing brand. But some indie creators are bringing the genre back to its roots – back to Neuromancer. Silver Spook Lincoln Michel Gareth Damian Martin | Jump Over the Age imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/class…

A lot of great villains made their debut 40 year ago, from The Terminator to Freddy Krueger. In the first part of our mini-series Class of '84, we look at why they don’t make bad guys like they used to. imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/class…

The Netflix series Blue Eye Samurai has 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes for good reason. I was thrilled to talk with the director Jane Wu about how she took a live action approach to animation, and why the main character’s journey resonated with her. imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/makin…

This week’s episode comes from the excellent podcast The Last Archive from @PushkinPods, where they delved into the backstory behind Ursula K. le Guin and her outlook on sci-fi fantasy. imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/prolo…

Happy #NationalScienceFictionDay

Thank you, Lauren! It's a great New Year's gift to be included on this list.

I was recently visited by three spirits – supernatural entities from classic Christmas tales who have a warning for humanity. Yep, this week’s episode is an audio drama featuring the talents of TeeBeeVO, alexandrajunereed and Bill Lobley imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/chris…

Allons-y! In honor of the 60th anniversary of #DoctorWho and David Tennant’s return to the show, we look at how The Doctor’s history of regenerations can been seen as a singular story of a character who keeps striving to be better. #DoctorWho 60 imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/docto…

One Piece is one of the most popular franchises in the world. One of the secrets to its success is the series creator Eiichiro Oda’s genius at writing backstories. Steve Cold Steve Yurko Shannon Strucci Daniel Dockery LegionzGaming imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/how-o…