Episode 3: Hopeful Apocalypses with Christopher Coates

Episode 3: Hopeful Apocalypses with Christopher Coates

In this episode, talk with Christopher Coates about small towns, big threats, and how it's easier to sleep at night being a paramedic than an IT guy. Christopher's well-grounded life experiences show through in his ultimately hopeful, near future apocalypse novels.

Story Introduction: Frozen for the Future

Further info on this and other episodes, as well as transcriptions, the story cube images and the story introductions, can be found at AlternateFutures.co.uk

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Episode 30: Peter J Aldin - Mental Health in Fiction, Villians, and the Line Between Good and Evil

Episode 30: Peter J Aldin - Mental Health in Fiction, Villians, and the Line Between Good and Evil

In this episode, I chat with Peter J Aldin about his journey from youth pastor to science fiction author, about why he set his Zombie apocalypse in Tasmania, and about the depiction of mental health i...

11 Marras 20221h 18min

Episode 29: Jim Keen - Architecture, Machine Intelligence, and The Future Job Market

Episode 29: Jim Keen - Architecture, Machine Intelligence, and The Future Job Market

In this episode, I chat with Jim Keen about why he became an architect, how a boy from Manchester ended up in New York, and the challenges of re-acclimating to the West after travelling the world. We ...

21 Loka 20221h 32min

Episode 28: Claire McCague - Instruments, Aliens, and Decolonizing SF

Episode 28: Claire McCague - Instruments, Aliens, and Decolonizing SF

In this episode, I chat with Claire McCagues about her love of musical instruments, writing and producing plays and the path to her book series. We also discuss the challenges of interspecies communic...

23 Syys 20221h 19min

Episode 27: Rachel Aukes - Getting Known while being an Introvert, The Future of AI, Extraterrestrial Evolution

Episode 27: Rachel Aukes - Getting Known while being an Introvert, The Future of AI, Extraterrestrial Evolution

In this episode, I chat with Rachel Aukes about flying with her 50 lb lap dog and how she approached getting know despite being an introvert. We also discuss extraterrestrial colonization and the role...

19 Elo 20221h 34min

Episode 26: Louisa Locke - The Evolution of the Indie Author, History of Working Women in San Francisco, and the Paradisi Chronicles

Episode 26: Louisa Locke - The Evolution of the Indie Author, History of Working Women in San Francisco, and the Paradisi Chronicles

In this episode, I chat with Louisa Locke about the evolution of the Indie Author and their growing acceptance among fans, her path from professor of women's history to successful fiction author, and ...

5 Elo 20221h 26min

Episode 25: Sarah Woodbury - Alternate Welsh History, Dimensional Travel and The Paradisi Chronicles

Episode 25: Sarah Woodbury - Alternate Welsh History, Dimensional Travel and The Paradisi Chronicles

In this episode, I chat with million-book-selling Sarah Woodbury about her path to becoming a successful independent author and her love of Welsh history. We also discuss parallel dimensions and her c...

22 Heinä 20221h 42min

Episode 24: Misty Zaugg - Hobby Survivalist, Writing LitRPG, and Organizing Co-writing Projects

Episode 24: Misty Zaugg - Hobby Survivalist, Writing LitRPG, and Organizing Co-writing Projects

In this episode, I chat with Misty Zaugg about being a hobby survivalist / generalist prepper, the challenges of writing LitRPG, world-building her dystopian future, and why we need to invent teleport...

10 Kesä 20221h 21min

Episode 23: Ken Lozito - The Business of Being an Indie Author, Challenges for Human Expansion and How Much Do We Really Know?

Episode 23: Ken Lozito - The Business of Being an Indie Author, Challenges for Human Expansion and How Much Do We Really Know?

In this episode, I chat with Ken Lozito about finding his way from IT to science fiction author via writing fantasy, the considerations for creating a successful career as an independent sci-fi author...

27 Touko 20221h 41min

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