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Swords, Sorcery, and Socialism

Aurora & Ketho

An exploration of the politics and themes hiding inside our genre fiction.

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What happens when you can't trust your teammates, your senses, or even your own mind? Impenetrable secrets, deadly environments, and the nature of what can be known all await as Aurora and Ketho dive into the eerie and mind-bending scifi novella Anni... more

In a utopian world where all your needs are met, what does it mean to try and find meaning? Between tea, robots, and the sound of crickets, Aurora and Ketho are joined by Theresa to talk about A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers.

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If you like djinn, magic, and the whole world teaming up to make one woman's life worse, then you'll enjoy Aurora and Trevor talking about City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty. Set far outside the Euro-centric confines of most fantasy, City of Brass mi... more

It's time for a classic. We are joined by returning champion Trevor to discuss Ursula K. Le Guin's seminal work, The Left Hand of Darkness. We talk about gender, how you have states without war, and of course, the balance of light and dark.

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4.3 out of 5 stars from 40 ratings
  • SF and fantasy analysis from an anarchist viewpoint

    I have heard the first year of their podcast so far and found most episodes interesting and sometimes thought provoking. The format of the show is an informal conversation between 2 - 4 people. It is not scripted, but is based on participants having read the books recently and talking about the societal views in the books. It is minimally scripted, so if you like to feel like you’re listening in on a conversation on literature, you might like this. If you want a scripted presentation, it’s proba... more

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    Averhegn
    United Statesa year ago
  • Terrible

    Bad, incomprehensible babble

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    nuppal07171987
    United Statesa year ago
  • Fathom the hypocrisy…

    Of a show (I listened to the show 12/26/2022) that discusses books, lamenting capitalism while at the same time pimping their patreon so their subs can voluntarily donate money on a tech platform that would never existed were it not for capitalistic incentives. Icing on the cake is when they called Michael Crichton a racist because he might be a libertarian.

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    Dickforarms
    United States2 years ago
  • Amazing

    I absolutely love these guys and the work they do in explaining our Genre Fiction for those who sometimes want to see the messages inside or may have missed it. I look forward to each and every episode!

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    5
    Parmavaz
    United States3 years ago
  • Books R Good!

    Great, funny, thoughtful journey through speculative fiction with an eye toward ideology and how ideas are treated in our favorite works. Darius and Ketho are lovable and they consistently have great guests on - absolute must-listen!

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    5
    CleverPun
    United States3 years ago

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