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Imaginary Worlds

Eric Molinsky

Imaginary Worlds sounds like what would happen if NPR went to ComicCon and decided that’s all they ever wanted to cover. Host Eric Molinsky spent over a decade working as a public radio reporter and producer, and he uses those skills to create thoughtful, sound-rich episodes about science fiction, fantasy, and other genres of speculative fiction. Every other week, he talks with comic book artists,... more

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Back in 2018, I interviewed language creator David J. Peterson about how he invented Dothraki for Game of Thrones and other fictional languages in fantasy worlds. David and his wife Jessie just finished a huge project – developing the Fremen language... more

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43 hours ago

The Wizard of Oz is deeply ingrained into our culture. While many people can practically recite the 1939 movie, the original source material isn’t as well known. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum was published in 1900. There are a lot of th... more

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In the previous episode, I interviewed documentary filmmaker Isaac Elliot-Fisher about He-Man and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Isaac had so many great anecdotes about the history of those franchises that I couldn’t fit in. In this bonus episode of o... more

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In the final episode of our mini-series Class of '84, we look at two iconic franchises that launched in 1984: Transformers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. They came from opposite ends of the business spectrum. Transformers was a top-down marketing ... more

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 3.2k ratings
  • Dec. 6, 2023 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

    Eric, thank you so much for your best episode yet! As an older woman who has lived many lives in many locations with many occupations and many ever-changing groups of friends, this episode spoke directly to me. You made me appreciate both Doctor Who and your insightful podcast even more deeply than I already had. And you made me appreciate my own way of being in the world too! Keep doing what you do 🤩👏🥰

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    sarahelize
    United States2 months ago
  • Fun and interesting

    Great podcast to listen to with my teenage kids gives us something to talk about and they don’t think I’m totally an old person.

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    5
    RoarMck
    United States3 months ago
  • A mirror to ourselves

    I have been listening to this podcast for years and am so grateful that I stumbled upon it. The host Eric poses a question or thought about a whole manner of different games, movies, books, etc and brings us along as he discovers why or how different stories come into being. He introduces authors, fans, artists, gamers and by the end of listening to their perspective you have a new appreciation of something you already love, or discovered something new to enjoy. He shows us the humanity behind t... more

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    5
    BadRobotMe
    Australia4 months ago
  • Love this spectacular show!

    What a fun podcast. I had been looking for something like this and It's done incredibly well. If you are even a little bit into science fiction this is the podcast for you! :) thank you!!

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    5
    thiswillkillthat
    United States7 months ago
  • Imaginary trans

    Welcome to Imaginary Worlds and why trans people are definitely NOT in an imaginary world

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    1
    Roman Slobs Knobs
    United States9 months ago

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