279 Episodes

  1. Fantasy in Translation

    Published: 12/11/2020

  2. Adulting with Cowboy Bebop

    Published: 29/10/2020

  3. Law & Order Superheroes

    Published: 15/10/2020

  4. Fantasy and Fascism

    Published: 1/10/2020

  5. Ahsoka Tano - A New Hope

    Published: 17/09/2020

  6. Mission to Zyxx

    Published: 3/09/2020

  7. Doug Jones: Shapeshifter

    Published: 20/08/2020

  8. Dumbledore's Army (Updated)

    Published: 6/08/2020

  9. Inverting Lovecraft

    Published: 23/07/2020

  10. Once and Future Comic Con

    Published: 9/07/2020

  11. Making Up Creatures

    Published: 25/06/2020

  12. Larping in Place

    Published: 11/06/2020

  13. Time Travel Therapy

    Published: 28/05/2020

  14. The Curse of The Curse

    Published: 14/05/2020

  15. Toy Stories

    Published: 30/04/2020

  16. Solarpunk the Future

    Published: 16/04/2020

  17. Fighting a Virtual Pandemic

    Published: 2/04/2020

  18. Retcon-apalooza

    Published: 19/03/2020

  19. Making The Good Places Better

    Published: 5/03/2020

  20. Truth, Justice and The American Way

    Published: 20/02/2020

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Imaginary Worlds sounds like what would happen if NPR went to ComicCon and decided that’s all they ever wanted to cover. Host Eric Molinsky spent over a decade working as a public radio reporter and producer, and he uses those skills to create thoughtful, sound-rich episodes about science fiction, fantasy, and other genres of speculative fiction. Every other week, he talks with comic book artists, game designers, novelists, screenwriters, filmmakers, and fans about how they craft their worlds, why we suspend our disbelief, and what happens if the spell is broken. Imaginary worlds may be set on distant planets or parallel dimensions, but they are crafted here on Earth, and they’re always about us and our lived experiences.

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