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Welcome to the heartbeat of Scottish football – this is the Scottish Football Forums Podcast. Join us as we delve into the passion, drama, and camaraderie that make Scottish football unique. From the highs of thrilling matches to the lows of heart-wrenching defeats, we're your dedicated source for all things Scottish football. Whether you're a die-hard supporter or just curious about the beautiful game north of the border, come along on this journey through the fierce rivalries, and untold s ...
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Telefantasy Time Jump

Paul Cornell, L. M. Myles.

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Paul Cornell (Doctor Who, Elementary) and Lizbeth Myles (Big Finish, Verity!), discuss the Science Fiction and Fantasy television made in the UK every year from 1953 to the present day. And in our Patreon bonus episodes we see what the rest of the world's SFF TV was like that year.
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Hosted by Jim White & Sean Tayler, the In Competition Film Podcast guides you through the international film festival scene. Episodes dissects festival selections, jury prizes, and retrospective years. World Cinema, Cannes, Berlinale, Venice Film Festivals + Sydney Film Festival (SFF), Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) and the Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) are all discussed. Email us: [email protected].
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We are two best friends who do a deep dive into a new book book series, one book at a time. Join us while we assess the plot, the characters, and the themes of each book, while laughing at some of the more...interesting choices. Join us as we highlight the new series while updating you on other things we are reading, watching, and/or enjoying! Current Seasons: Season 1: Shai'Tan on Wheel of Time Season 2: Blazing through the Poppy Wars Season 3: The Murderbot Diaries Diaries Season 4: Peakin ...
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Incoming transmission! Welcome to What The SFF, a new podcast hosted by Angry Robot Books. Join our host, resident robot overlord Eleanor Teasdale, as she travels through the scifi-fantasy multiverse, picking up new authors and exciting guests, tackling the hottest topics in genre fiction, and discovering how to make the perfect cup of tea in space. So tune in each month for your scifi update! And we promise, we are the robots you’re looking for.
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Untrue Stories

Robin Johnson

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A sci-fi comedy-drama putting surreal new spins on classic speculative fiction. When George Orwell and H. G. Wells accidentally double-book a getaway cottage, an argument about tea escalates into an aeon-spanning adventure of time travel and political machination. A full cast audio drama from award-winning writer Robin Johnson.
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There are characters we love, and characters we love to hate, and characters we just can't get out of our minds. We talk to writers, artists and creatives of all types to find out who their favorite characters are--and why.
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Pay No Attention

David Whitechapel

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The Pay No Attention podcast is a podcast for SFF readers and writers in which host David Whitechapel takes a step behind the curtain to talk about the practice and process of writing fiction and telling stories, and all other things science fiction and fantasy.
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Australian director Tony Krawitz (Jewboy, The Tall Man), Oscar-winning Australian producer Emile Sherman (The King's Speech) and Australian producer Liz Watts (Animal Kingdom) discussing their latest feature, Dead Europe, which screened in SFF's Official Competition.
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Toasted Cake is: * 1 crispy-gooey fantasy & science fiction flash story podcast every Monday * dark, twisted, frosting-covered stories hand-picked & read by me * THE best way to prepare cake, in case you hadn't guessed * an idiosyncratic 2012 podcasting venture from Tina Connolly.
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Uncaring Universe Podcast

Danny Salfield Wadeson

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Interviews with awesome sci fi and fantasy storytellers about world building, creative process and more! Whether you're an aspiring writer or just an avid fan, join us for discussions staying sane while writing, strange ornamental weapons lying around the desk and, inevitably, Skyrim. An official partner of Tor UK, my favourite publisher of SFF & horror.
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Chronscast - The Fantasy, Science Fiction & Horror Podcast

Dan Jones, Christopher Bean, Peat Long, Damaris Browne, Brian Sexton

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Welcome to Chronscast! We are the official podcast of SFF Chronicles, the world's largest science-fiction and fantasy community. Each episode your hosts Dan Jones, Christopher Bean, and Peat Long will take a deep dive into some classic science-fiction, fantasy, and horror with a special guest. We'll also discuss the challenges of writing and publishing SFF, and our guests' experiences. Episodes feature specialist advice on writing and publishing from our resident legal beagle Damaris Browne ...
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Worldbuilders Weekly brings you interviews with authors, artists, designers and more from the sci-fi, fantasy, and gaming community. Every episode also includes the latest news from Patrick Rothfuss' geek-powered charity: treasures from the Worldbuilders Market, trivia, nerdy tangents, and plenty of geeks-doing-good stories thanks to your incredible support! Worldbuilders works to create sustainable change for the better throughout the world in partnership with other charities and through ou ...
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Books and Cleverness

Archer Chattin, & Brigid Kawewehi

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Books and Cleverness is a new Harry Potter podcast where three enthusiastic fans board the Hogwarts Express back to school, and return to the world that enraptured us so many years ago. Starting with the very first chapter of the very first book, we'll read and discuss Harry's journey chapter by chapter. Not only will we talk about canon, but we'll also discuss the movies, news in the Potter world, the supplemental books, Pottermore, J.K. Rowling's thoughts, and the fandom. As we explore the ...
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Tipsy Nerds Book Club

Natalie Wright & Robyn Dabney

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The best in Science Fiction and Fantasy—with a twist. Whether you prefer dragons or aliens, your drinks shaken or stirred, Tipsy Nerds Book Club delivers lively and fun nerdy conversation every month. The first season focused on the NPR Best 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy, but the Nerds now focus on more recent titles, movies, and streaming shows. The show also features author guests (past guests include bestselling authors such as Hugh Howey, J Todd Scott, and Darynda Jones). For fans of SFF genre, T ...
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Jim (Father) and Zach (Son) talk about their ideas and perspectives on fantasy fiction, starting with Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series but straying in various other directions as well. The generational difference in how they view what they read will become obvious (and entertaining, they hope!). Come enjoy our debates and explorations over what all these books mean, and see who you agree with.
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Strangelet Podcast

Strangelet Press

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Broadcast from starships, dragons’ mouths, and from everyday worlds tinged with miracles, this is the Strangelet Podcast, featuring audio versions of the science fiction / fantasy stories we publish in our bimonthly journal, Strangelet. Learn more at strangeletjournal.com.
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Glitchy Pancakes

Jesse Adams, Rob Gilmore, & Allie Charlesworth

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Real talk about the world of fandom. Conversations and interviews about topics of interest to fans of science fiction, fantasy, horror, anime, comics, and gaming.
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The Legendarium

The Legendarium Podcast

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The Legendarium exists primarily as a book club for fantasy and sci-fi, both the classics and the new classics.Tolkien, Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan, and more.
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PNY Pro Podcast

PNY Technologies

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Welcome to the PNY Pro Podcast! Get exclusive updates on PNY and NVIDIA’s latest breakthroughs, stay informed about the tech industry's most significant advancements, and gain valuable insights from interviews with industry experts. Tune in each week for information, inspiration in the fast-paced world of technology, and captivating discussions giving you a glimpse into the future.
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Page Break is a collection of casual conversations between epic fantasy author Brian McClellan and fellow creative professionals—like two friends sitting down over lunch to discuss career, craft, family, and hobbies. Authorhood is a quiet sort of minor fame where the person behind the words is often obscured by the works they’ve created. Brian aims to use this podcast to find out more about his friends and colleagues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Stay Free Forever

Clifford Fewel

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Stay Free Forever is a monthly podcast aimed at helping people, especially those who are currently and formerly justice-involved, to remain free and avoid incarceration or re-incarceration. We do this by talking about replacing risky thinking and behavior with sound, positive pro-social choices. Each discussion is guided by former corrections and parole officer Clifford Fewel, a journalist, writer, speaker and owner of the cognitive behavioral education company Stay Free Forever LLC.
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A new podcast from UK based independent publisher Comma Press, specialising in the short story and literature in translation. Series Two: Futures, brings listeners 6 discussions around future-set fiction, including sci-fi, speculative fiction and future-looking literary fiction. This series takes in a number of recent and bestselling Comma titles, with episodes featuring authors, translators, editors and academics in conversation about the influence of genre, and how science-fiction and writ ...
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Some books are fun to read… Others refuse to let you stop talking about them. In today’s Fantasy for the Ages episode, Jim and Zach tackle a topic every speculative fiction fan understands instinctively: the SFF best books and series we could discuss for HOURS. These are the stories with unforgettable worlds, endlessly debated characters, and theme…
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Starting The Fellowship of the Ring and feeling overwhelmed by names, races, and places you’re “supposed” to know already? You’re not alone. In this episode of Fantasy for the Ages, Jim breaks down a clean, beginner-friendly Who’s Who of The Fellowship of the Ring — the characters who actually matter, what their roles are, and why you should care, …
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Hearts - A winger from mid table Slovakia, an incredible Freddie mercury inspired chant and a Leicester city potential season. Rangers - Swimming in Loch Lomond with the worst manager in their history and a director working 25/8 to somehow clawing back a league challenge from the abyss. Celtic - Brendan Rodgers doing a midnight flit again, the Celt…
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Fantasy doesn’t have to be horror to be terrifying. Some fantasy worlds creep under your skin not with jump scares, but with oppressive atmospheres, broken systems, ancient evils, and places that feel fundamentally wrong. In this episode of Fantasy for the Ages, Jim counts down the Top 20 Creepiest Fantasy Settings — worlds that are horrifying in t…
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Send us a text New year, new book! Hannah and Laura are digging into the first half of Faithful Place by Tana French. They chat about French's love for the main character, her ability to crush us with a family drama, and Laura guesses whodunnit at the end of the episode! They also chat about some manga series that Laura has been enjoying, an incred…
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After nine years, five seasons, and one massive cultural footprint, Stranger Things has officially come to an end — with the final episode dropping on December 31. And on Fantasy for the Ages, we couldn’t let that moment pass without a deep, honest, spoiler-filled conversation. In this episode, Jim is joined by longtime Stranger Things fans and fre…
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2025 gave us a new I Know What You Did Last Summer — and yes, this is a true sequel, not a reboot. In this spoiler-lite review, I break down whether this 2025 follow-up to the 1997 slasher classic could recapture the magic that made the original so iconic… or whether this is a sequel that never really needed to exist in the first place. We’ll talk …
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Step into a piece of corporate horror where the office isn’t just soul-crushing—it might be haunted. In this episode, Jim reviews The Indigo Room by Stephen Graham Jones, a short, unsettling work that blurs the line between reality, perception, and the quiet dread of modern work life. As part of a collaborative collection of short horror reads—each…
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In today’s episode, Jim sits down with Dust Kunkel, the author of the dark fantasy debut Fly Stone, Fly, for a wide-ranging conversation about writing, influences, and the strange, brutal, deeply human story that’s already turning heads. We start spoiler-free, getting to know Dust as a person and a reader—favorite books, movies, and inspirations—be…
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If you enjoy fantasy stories in the vein of The Witcher—following a lone slayer from supernatural problem to supernatural problem—then today’s review and book recommendation might be for you. In this episode, Jim goes solo to review Witchazel, A Slayer’s Pilgrimage I, the debut dark fantasy novel by T.C. Roberts-Finn. Inspired by The Witcher and ev…
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Bob Morrell joins me again for a brief discussion of the short but hilarious Hugo and Nebula finalist Doorways in the Sand, by Roger Zelazny Notes & Links: https://sites.google.com/site/bbbmorrell/bobs-writing-page https://magazine.trollbreath.com Ways to support the podcast: Buy Me a Book/Coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sethheasled Support M…
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What were the BEST fantasy, sci-fi, and horror experiences of 2025? In this episode of Fantasy for the Ages, Zach & Jim each reveal their Top 5 content experiences from five different categories, giving you a ranked list of 25 must-read and must-watch picks that defined our year in speculative fiction. We’re covering: • 🧙‍♂️ Fantasy Books • 🚀 Scien…
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Send us a text It's the last day of 2025, so Hannah and Laura are sharing their favorite books, movies, and things of the year! Thanks so much for listening and supporting OWWR podcast in 2025! *CW for the episode: discussions of infertility, mental illness, grief, depression* *This episode contains minor spoilers for The Pitt and Severance. Media …
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BookTube and BookTok hype is everywhere—but does it actually deliver? Some books explode across BookTube and BookTok and become completely unavoidable. Everyone’s talking about them. Everyone’s recommending them. And everyone assumes they must be incredible. But experience says… that’s a coin toss. In this episode, Jim breaks down the Top 10 “BookT…
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When a master of modern horror tackles one of the most well-worn subgenres of all time, expectations are naturally high. In today’s episode, Jim takes a spoiler-lite look at The Gospel of Z, a zombie apocalypse novel by Stephen Graham Jones that aims to do something different with the end of the world. Rather than focusing on nonstop action and sur…
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Ways to support the podcast: Buy Me a Book/Coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sethheasled Support Me on Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Pick a Book off the Mondo List and contact me: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1s6JbgvwCB3ptr2cDZWWaEHvbc-BEmC5Y5avdf2kaLqQ/edit?usp=sharing Three of my Nebulugo Book Club friends join me f…
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Yes. I said it. And I stand by it. In this Fantasy for the Ages episode, Jim goes solo to tackle one of the most divisive topics in SFFH fandom: 👉 For many fantasy, science fiction, and horror stories, the audiobook isn’t just a valid format — it’s the definitive one. This isn’t about gatekeeping. It’s about storytelling. Jim breaks down why great …
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One of the most divisive horror films of 2025 is here — and it’s doing something very different with the vampire genre. In this spoiler-lite review, Jim dives into Sinners, a stylish, ambitious period-piece horror film that audiences seem to either absolutely love… or completely reject. Set during the Prohibition era in the Deep South, Sinners blen…
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In today’s Fantasy for the Ages episode, Jim goes solo to break down the Top 15 CONFIRMED Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror novels coming in 2026 — books with officially announced publication dates that are already shaping what kind of reading year 2026 is going to be. This isn’t a speculative list. Every title discussed has been confirmed by pu…
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In today’s Fantasy for the Ages episode, Jim goes solo to count down his Top 10 Most Unpopular Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror Opinions — ranked by how much backlash they tend to generate. These aren’t rage-bait takes. They’re thoughtful, experience-driven observations about the current state of SFFH books, movies, and TV… but fair warning: you …
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Every once in a while, a debut novel comes along that completely blindsides you—in the best possible way. In this Jim solo review, I’m talking about Fly Stone, Fly, a dark fantasy debut by Dust Kunkel that’s already racking up awards and recognition for its astonishing prose, layered worldbuilding, and deeply human storytelling. This one hit especi…
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Send us a text Hannah and Laura are still in disbelief over the plot of Tana French's book, The Likeness. They chat about the book's characters and themes and try to sort out if anything in it is believable. Hannah and Laura also chat about a fun thriller, some Christmas activities, hobbies, and a Netflix show that is pretty fun. *This episode cont…
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📚 What are YOU reading in 2026? Every year brings new releases, long-awaited sequels, and that ever-growing TBR pile we swear we’ll finally tackle next year. Well… next year is almost here. In this episode of Fantasy for the Ages, Jim and Zach break down the books and series we’re most excited to read in 2026 — from epic fantasy commitments and sci…
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It's the busy festive period, but while many of us are frantically rushing around trying to organise things at the last minute again, Dave has stepped up with two cracking interviews for you this week. First up is Kevin Lynch from the North East Tartan Army to talk about what a year it's been from his perspective, as well as the upcoming 10th anniv…
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This is it — the grand finale of my Top 100 Sci-Fi Reads of All Time (2025 Edition). Today we reveal my Top 20 — the books that define science fiction for me. These stories shaped my imagination, challenged my thinking, broke my heart, and reminded me why sci-fi is one of the most powerful storytelling genres we have. This tier is mythic. Philosoph…
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Welcome to elite territory. In Part 4 of my Top 100 Sci-Fi Reads of All Time, we’re counting down ranks 40 through 21 — books that represent the core of what science fiction can do. These are stories about power, intelligence, control, revolution, and the long-term consequences of human ambition. Civilizations rise and fall here. Artificial intelli…
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Now we’re getting serious. In Part 3 of my Top 100 Sci-Fi Reads, we tackle ranks 60 through 41 — the stretch where the books stop being “just good” and start being deeply influential. This tier is full of apocalypses, time travel, AI ethics, societal collapse, and massive “what if” questions. These are stories that linger long after you turn the la…
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Welcome to Part 2 of my Top 100 Sci-Fi Reads of All Time (2025 Edition), where we move into ranks 80 through 61 — the section where the list starts to feel dangerous. This tier is packed with dystopias, survival stories, space opera, monsters, conspiracies, and big ideas colliding with bad human decisions. Many of these books ranked higher last yea…
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We've just begun SEASON 6 of Fantasy for the Ages. Mind-blowing! Today's livestream is just some fun with friends and all of you, celebrating why we keep bring content and fun to you all. Enjoy! Check out our friends: Derek at D&J's Epic Quest: https://www.youtube.com/@djsepicquest226 Glenn at Non-Terrestrial Half-Life: https://www.youtube.com/@non…
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I’ve already updated my Top 100 Fantasy Reads for 2025 — horror included — but today it’s time to give science fiction its moment in the spotlight. In Part 1 of my Top 100 Sci-Fi Reads of All Time, we’re starting at the bottom of the list with ranks 100 through 81. These are foundational reads, cult favorites, classics, guilty pleasures, and a few …
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Send us a text Hannah and Laura are covering the second half of Tana French's The Likeness, and really wondering how the author managed to write such a roller coaster of a book. They also chat about Marvel movies, some awesome books that Hannah has read recently, and favorite Christmas movies! *This episode contains SPOILERS for The Likeness by Tan…
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🔥 What if catching a disease meant you might burst into flames? 🔥 In this Jim-solo episode of Fantasy for the Ages, I dive into The Fireman by Joe Hill, a chilling apocalyptic novel where a mysterious infection causes spontaneous combustion—and fear spreads faster than fire. This is a spoiler-lite review, exploring what makes The Fireman such a com…
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What if the technology you use every single day was first imagined in science fiction? From Star Trek communicators that look suspiciously like smartphones, to AI, video calls, and self-driving cars that once lived only in novels and movies, science fiction has been predicting — and inspiring — the future for over a century. In this episode of Fant…
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Danny returns to hosting duty once more to bring you all the latest from the Championship capers. While his own St Johnstone are flying high, he's joined by David and Katie whose own teams, Queen's Park and Airdrie respectively, aren't having much luck at the other end of the table. Still, could be worse, could be Ross County fans. They discuss all…
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Jim and Sean discuss the recent Adelaide and Brisbane Film Festivals, plus the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Plus: the 1998 retrospective concludes with a discussion of the best films of the year & inspired by the New York Times' recent poll, they share their votes for the Top 10 Films of the 21st Century. Films discussed include: Afternoons of Solit…
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This is it — the grand finale of my Top 100 Fantasy Reads of All Time (2025 Edition)! Today we count down my Top 20 fantasy books ever — the stories that shaped me, broke me, inspired me, and permanently rewired my love for the genre. From sweeping epics to brutal grimdark, from dragon-soaring sci-fantasy to universe-shaking finales, this top secti…
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Welcome to Part 4 of my Top 100 Fantasy Reads of All Time (2025 Edition) — and now we’re entering sacred territory. Ranks 40 through 21 are home to the books that shaped my taste, my reading habits, and in some cases my entire understanding of what fantasy can do. These novels are emotional heavy-hitters, foundational epics, brilliant sequels, unfo…
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We’ve crossed the threshold — welcome to Part 3 of my Top 100 Fantasy Reads of 2025, covering ranks 60 through 41! This is where the competition really starts heating up. These aren’t just books I enjoyed… these are books that reshaped my reading life. From intense Malazan heartbreakers, to defining Wheel of Time installments, to massive grimdark s…
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Welcome to Part 2 of my updated Top 100 Fantasy Reads of All Time (2025 Edition)! Today we journey through ranks 80 to 61, where beloved classics jostle with grimdark heavy-hitters, LitRPG mayhem rubs elbows with dragonriders, and more than one book drops or rises in ways sure to spark debate. In this section we hit everything from action-packed ur…
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Welcome to Part 1 of my brand-new Top 100 Fantasy Reads of 2025! 🎉 I’ve read a lot of fantasy over the decades — classics, grimdark epics, cozy adventures, science-fantasy blends, cosmic weirdness, and yes… even the occasional LitRPG dungeon filled with cats, chaos, and questionable life choices. After a ton of thought (and perhaps too much coffee)…
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As Scotland gets battered by another storm, the football tries its best to continue on regardless - with mixed results in the KDM Evolution Trophy... or the Scottish Challenge Cup once you blow away the sponsorship. Josh hosts the latest podcast, and he's joined by Charlie, Daris, Graeme and Krys to chat not only about the weather related stories f…
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Send us a text Hannah and Laura are diving into the first half of The Likeness by Tana French and trying to decide if people close to them would truly be confused by doppelgangers. They also chat about Laura's love for Travis Baldree's works, Hannah's reread of The Locked Tomb series, and a book that Laura sent to Hannah that is in a word, delightf…
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