World Breakdown: Buffy the Vampire Slayer with Sally Tamarkin
Buffy the Vampire Slayer absolutely changed my life, and I know it impacted countless others as well. Sally Tamarkin joins me to talk about what we love and.... don't love about the worldbuilding in t...
30 Jun 20221h 2min
Building Smelly Scents That Smell... Smelly
Mauricio Garcia tells me all about how perfumes and scents are made. We talk about surprising scent origins, sustainable perfumery, how perfumes match body chemistry, and the ways that smells connect ...
16 Jun 20221h 3min
The World of Flying Fish Lizards
A herpetologist and a conservationist join me to imagine life on a rainforest world. We decide it's run by a race of flying fish lizards who love community and pay for things with a toxic fruit. HOSTE...
2 Jun 202258min
Building a Business with Amanda McLoughlin
Amanda McLoughin, CEO of Multitude Productions, tells me all about how to build a business from picking a name, to establishing a fair and ethical office culture. HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (@GoAstroM...
19 Mai 20221h 2min
Mike Schubert's Definitively Decided Best Exolore World
Mike Schubert joins me to determine the best world we've built on Exolore. Direct any complaints or disagreements to Brandon Grugle. HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (@GoAstroMo), astrophysicist and folklor...
5 Mai 20221h
Universes with Wacky Physics
Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein joins me to imagine different universes from scratch. What if the quark was more massive? What if the strong nuclear force wasn't so strong? It turns out the universe is a...
21 Apr 202250min
What even is the Wheel of Time?
Where does the one power come from? Who can use it? Did Robert Jordan mean to have so many references to Irish folklore in his books? Professional TV critic Meghan O'Keefe joins me to answer these que...
7 Apr 202256min
Building a believable fantasy map
This week I'm joined by Jess Khoury, a writer and fantasy cartographer, to discuss fictional mapmaking. We talk about how mountains don't bend and rivers don't split, the logic behind human settlement...
24 Mar 202256min
