Exolore: facts-based fictional worldbuilding

Exolore: facts-based fictional worldbuilding

Have you ever wondered what life would be like on a planet different from our own, or how writers create your favorite fictional worlds? Well, wonder no more because we have the facts for you! Every other week, astrophysicist/folklorist Moiya McTier explores fictional worlds by building them with a panel of expert guests, interviewing professional worldbuilders, or reviewing the merits of worlds that have already been built. You'll learn, you'll laugh, and you'll gain an appreciation for how special our planet really is.

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Episoder(111)

UNBOUND with Christy Healy

UNBOUND with Christy Healy

Moiya talks with debut author Christy Healy about UNBOUND, an exciting new twist on Beauty and the Beast. They chat character creation, irish folklore, and whether Happily Ever Afters are really neces...

8 Feb 202452min

Bioshock with Roux Bedrosian

Bioshock with Roux Bedrosian

Moiya invites musician and writer Roux Bedrosian to gush about a world they love: the video game Bioshock! Long live Sander Cohen, the little sisters, and the big daddies! HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (...

25 Jan 20241h 8min

World of crafty beetles

World of crafty beetles

Moiya invites game streamer Jenna Stoeber to imagine a world and it gets crafty fast! The Great Crafter invited some beetles to their word of yarn and glitter, and the rest is history.  HOSTED by Dr. ...

11 Jan 202454min

World of colorful plenty

World of colorful plenty

Moiya invites food sustainability expert Alice Guillaume to imagine a world without food inequities. What they come up with is bright, colorful, and spectacularly diverse for something so genetically ...

28 Des 202351min

Rerun: Building languages with Dr. Jessie Sams

Rerun: Building languages with Dr. Jessie Sams

Moiya returns to her conversation about constructing languages. They talk mouth and nose shapes, the relevance of trees, and the brain-melting subject of sentence word order in different languages.  H...

14 Des 202355min

Rerun: Building a Three-Parent World

Rerun: Building a Three-Parent World

A sociologist, a biologist, and an astrophysicist walk into a zoom room and discuss what it would be like if everyone had three parents. Here's a hint: it gets complicated real fast. We discuss specul...

30 Nov 202356min

Rerun: Building Cultures

Rerun: Building Cultures

What does it take to build a fictional culture from scratch? How can you respectfully draw inspiration from real-world cultures? Two anthropologists join me to share their tips! HOSTED by Dr. Moiya Mc...

16 Nov 202359min

Rerun: World of Migrating Spider Crocs

Rerun: World of Migrating Spider Crocs

What causes seasons on Earth? Our planet's axial tilt! But what might life be like on a world with no tilt at all? HOSTED by Moiya McTier (@GoAstroMo), astrophysicist and folklorist GUESTS Maureen Ka...

2 Nov 202358min

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