resources on Palestine
books and podcasts to get a better understanding of what is happening in Palestine
CEO Chris Best on racism on Substack
Substack CEO Chris Best on why racism is ok on substack
Names of Water
a short story By Kij Johnson about a phone call from water
AI: An ancient nightmare?
how far back does our fascination with, and our fear of, AI extend?
our opinions are correct Podcast Episode 132: A Sense of Place with Jessica Johns
Sometimes, a story is set in a place that isn’t just a location. It’s a character. How do places come alive?
pop culture detective – Solarpunk and How We Escape Dystopia
In this episode we explore a relatively new subgenre of science fiction called Solarpunk, which aims to imagine better, more ecologically harmonious, futures on earth.
Tudor childhood: from dodging death to nursery rhymes
Nicholas Orme, author of new book Tudor Children, joined Emily Briffett to talk about the lives of young people in the era
The Pedestrian
Back in 1952, the great American science fiction writer Ray Bradbury published a short story called “The Pedestrian” in a small antifascist publication. The story, which was based on Bradbury’s…
Solarpunk the Future
Cyberpunk was cool. Steampunk was hip. Get ready for Solarpunk. This new emerging genre of art and fiction imagines a future where DIY environmental sustainability dictates the design of everything…
How Pulp Magazines Conquered Publishing
The phrase "Pulp Fiction" brings to mind Quentin Tarantino's movie of the same name. But real-life pulp fiction is much stranger, and more colorful, than you ever realized. We talk…