Swords, Sorcery, and Socialism
An exploration of the politics and themes hiding inside our genre fiction.
Podcasting since 2021 • 64 episodes
Swords, Sorcery, and Socialism
Latest Episodes
City of Brass
If you like djinn, magic, and the whole world teaming up to make one woman's life worse, then you'll enjoy Aurora and Trevor talking about City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty. Set far outside the Euro-centric confines of most fantasy, City of Br...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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2:08:13
The Left Hand of Darkness
It's time for a classic. We are joined by returning champion Trevor to discuss Ursula K. Le Guin's seminal work, The Left Hand of Darkness. We talk about gender, how you have states without war, and of course, the balance of light and dark.
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:50:37
Feed
It's time for a little sci-fi horror! This episode we are joined by Bry and Fry from the Pontifacts pod to talk about Feed by Mira Grant. A near future were zombies are a fact of everyday life, bloggers are super important, and we look with pos...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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1:40:30