This episode is all about endings and finishing moves. What makes a good ending – or not! We contemplate what makes good endings, and why are so many ending so very bad. We discuss our favourite endings, and why they work for us. And then look at the bad – and the terrible – to …
In this episode, we finally dive into the massive fantasy genre. We explore the ideas in Gail Carriger’s book The Heroine’s Journey as an alternative story structure to the more well known hero’s journey, and how that works in different fiction formats We also look at Farah Mendelson’s four different types of fantasy – portal …
Episode 16: Heroines, Witchers, Dragons and Heists – Beyond the Monomyth Read More »
Or: The Long Year Reviewed In this episode, we contemplate what we are calling the ‘long year’ of the pandemic, and assess if we have reached the goals that we set way back in our first episode. We also look at pet peeves in pop culture, literature of the pose, why lit fic and …
Episode 14: Scandi Noir, Reality TV, Remakes & Pandemic Brain Read More »
“Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality?” In the second part of this long-promised Westworld-inspired episode of Pod Culture [Oz], we are once again joined by our friend Fred (previously seen in Episode 2: Omega Point, sensates and space cannibals) as we discuss how artificial intelligence tropes are used in fiction. We explore …
Episode 10: Rampancy of the Artificial Mind Pt 2 Read More »
“Bring yourself back online…” It is finally here! In this long-promised Westworld-inspired episode of Pod Culture [Oz], we are once again joined by our friend Fred (previously seen in Episode 2: Omega Point, sensates and space cannibals) as we discuss how artificial intelligence tropes are used in fiction. We discuss the difference between machine learning …
In our first official collab (part 3), in this episode of Pod Culture Oz we are joined by Tom (aka Robots) from the Fallout Lorecast as we discuss MMOs for World Peace and how gaming is depicted in popular media. In this episode we look at the concept of gamer identity, the darker side of …
In our first official collab (part 2), in this episode of Pod Culture Oz we are joined by Tom (aka Robots) from the Fallout Lorecast as we discuss MMOs for World Peace and how gaming is depicted in popular media. In this episode we look at the how gamers used the internet to build an …
In our first official collab, in this episode of Pod Culture Oz we are joined by Tom (aka Robots) from the Fallout Lorecast as we discuss MMOs for World Peace and how gaming is depicted in popular media. In this episode we look at the history of roleplaying in pop culture, and discuss what inspired …
