We’re back from our brief sabbatical to discuss i Pony: Blueprint for a New America by presidential candidate/boot model Vermin Supreme. The post i Pony: Blueprint for a New America by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
In this liberated-from-the-paywall edition of the Book Club, Simon McNeil joins us to discuss Eugene Ionesco's absurdist play Rhinoceros. The post Based & Rhino Pilled by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
Episode 1, The Sea Pup, in which the pilot episode is also a flashback episode: River Otters. Child Endangerment. Dave Coulier. Surgery. The post The Sea Pup—Should I Be Worried? by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
Infinite Danger is a podcast chronicling the wildly successful Canadian action TV Classic, Danger Bay. All 40-plus seasons of it. The post ANNOUNCING: Infinite Danger by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
But, in this episode, we’re going to talk about the limits of shock value. Joining us is the world’s greatest writer, June Martin. The post Shock Value, or, Don’t Cut Yourself On That Edge by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
Maybe we write a story inspired by a real life event–something that happened to us, or something we heard about—but where is the ethical line? Joining us is Ryan Estrada, author of "Banned Book Club." The post Putting Real Stuff in Your Fake Stuff by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
In this episode of Rite Gud, we’re paying tribute to literary losers, fuck-ups, and failures. Joining us is J.R. Bolt. The post Losers, Failures and Fuck-Ups by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
James McPherson joins us to examine how disability is portrayed in works like Fury Road, Game of Thrones and Kafka's The Metamorphosis. The post Writing About Disability by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
We have nice vampires who don’t kill, sad ghosts, succubi who don’t fuck. But we like it when monsters are monstrous. The post Toothless Vampires by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
On tonight’s menu, we’re starting off with a discussion about the lack of physicality in contemporary speculative fiction. The post Eat Gud by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
The average American consumes 100,000 words a day. But what do we retain? What have we learned? Do you really gotta go fast? The post (Don’t) Gotta Go Fast by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
Here to talk about engaging with nature in your fiction is Ashely Adams, who will teach us how to touch grass. The post Touch Grass by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
In this episode of Rite Gud, we are talking about swords. We are joined by Johanus Haidner of The Academy of European Swordsmanship. The post Fite Gud by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
We debunk more Bad Writing Advice: the virtues of head hopping, the problem with MICE, and why not to let a robot say if your prose is vivid. The post More Bad Writing Advice by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
Many writers seem to think that the way to fix exoticism is to homogenize every other culture from every part of the world. The post The Way to Write the Other is Not To Make the Other Into You by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
In this episode, we talk to Jonny Pickering, founder and editor-in-chief of Seize the Press. The post Seize the Press! by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
In this episode, Wendy Xu joins us once again to talk about AI art, AI writing, and the rise of the machines. The post Boast in the Shell: Why AI Art is Overhyped by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
When the pursuit of comfort takes over your entire life, and your entire worldview, your art suffers, and maybe society does too. In this episode, we’re talking about why speculative fiction shouldn’t get too comfortable. The post I Dream of Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
For writers, social media can be a valuable tool for networking and self-promotion. But can the drawbacks outweigh the positives? The post Poster’s Elbow by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
Has Latinx representation in American sci-fi and fantasy really gotten any better since that book was written fifty years ago? The post Orc Gusano by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
Today, Magencubed joins us to examine that seminal queer text, auteur Robert Hiltzik's 1983 film Sleepaway Camp. The post Susan Sontag’s Notes on Sleepaway Camp by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
In this episode, Simon McNeil rejoins us to talk about what writers usually make, the hidden costs of writing, and why Disney Must Pay. The post Filthy Lucre by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
You can’t gentrify a haunted house–you either have to accept it as it is, burn it to the ground, or run away. The post Gentrified Horror by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
Caitlin Fortier, makes TTRPGs–that’s tabletop role playing games–and she’s going to tell us how it works from inception to publication. The post Writing TTRPGs by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
Joining us for this episode is comics artist and illustrator Wendy Xu, who made Tidesong, Mooncakes, and the upcoming The Infinity Particle. The post Talking about Comics with Wendy Xu by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
As part of this podcast’s dedication to sparking controversial, attention-getting discourse, we have a new piping hot take for you here today: libraries are good. The post The Right’s War on Libraries by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
What’s the point of reading when there are other ways of getting information? Does reading make you a better person? And why are so many Americans so bad at it? Joining us today is Chrisbookishcauldron, book critic and YouTuber. The post How We Read and Why by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
For some reason, a lot of SFF authors have a hard time imagining stories about poor people. Fantasy stories often focus on royalty. Sci-fi protagonists tend to be middle or upper class. The post Sci-fi and Fantasy for Peasants by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
In part two of our discussion on diverse sci-fi and fantasy, we turn our attention to the later half of the 20th century, when the field opened up a little more to BIPOC and queer authors. The post Diverse Sci-Fi/Fantasy of the 20th Century by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
Stephen Mazur, former Assistant Editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, to talk about the women of sci-fi's pulp era. The post Women Writers of the Pulp Era by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes .
