There's No Place Like Oz
In honor of the release of Wicked, we’re hitching a ride on a tornado to hear three different stories about Oz. We hear how the “rainbow chaser” L. Frank Baum failed at every career he tried until he ...
20 Nov 202437min
Why The Future is (Doctor) Doom
All Hail Doom! The supreme ruler of Latveria has successfully defeated The Fantastic Four and The Avengers. Marvel Studios is bowing towards his will, casting Robert Downey Jr. as the iconic villain a...
6 Nov 202441min
Who Gets to Survive: The Final Girls of Horror
Horror movies are best known for their monsters and villains – but there’s another half to the equation. The Final Girls who survive horror films and live to see another sequel have been fueling the g...
23 Okt 202435min
To Seek Out New Life
For a long time, imagining what alien life could look like was mostly the job of science fiction creators. But in recent years, the field of astrobiology has gotten a boost from the discovery of faraw...
9 Okt 202441min
Introducing Between Imaginary Worlds
I'm excited to announce that we're starting a new Patreon-only ad-free show called Between Imaginary Worlds, which is a more casual chat show format. In each episode, I talk with different people abou...
2 Okt 20244min
Escaping Prison with Role-Playing Games
Role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder aren’t just played in game shops or living rooms. They’re also very popular in prisons – if the prison officials haven’t banned them. I talk w...
25 Sep 202442min
10th Anniversary Special Part 2
In the second part of our retrospective on how Imaginary Worlds has covered sci-fi and fantasy since September 2014, we look at the world of gaming. I visit the game shop Sip & Play and talk with the ...
11 Sep 202440min
10th Anniversary Special Part 1
When I began my podcast in September 2014, I was mostly sticking with topics that I was familiar with like blockbuster movies and animation. I liked science fiction, but I was not as familiar with tra...
28 Aug 202444min
