The Muppets Before The Muppets
In honor of Muppet*Vision 3D closing at Disney World, we look at the history of The Muppets before Kermit joined Miss Piggy and Fozzie...
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Bond, Bond, and James Bond: An Audio Drama
There’s a fan theory that James Bond is a codename, and all of the Bond movies are in a single chronological order. In this original audio...
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Making Up The Penguin
The Penguin series on HBO and Max has been one of the most critically acclaimed comic book-based TV shows in years. Much of the praise has...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Unlocking the Door Between Escape Rooms and Immersive Theater
I used to think escape rooms were gimmicky activities where everyone scrambled to solve puzzles while I stood around feeling useless. On...
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Narrating Audiobooks From Other Worlds
The field of audiobooks has exploded since the introduction of mp3 players, and it continues to expand. But it takes a unique set of skills...
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Fantasy and Fascism Part II: When Democracy Fails
In the years since my 2020 episode Fantasy and Fascism, I knew that I had to make a follow-up episode. The political landscape was changing...
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The Team Behind Hans Zimmer
Who really composed the scores of Dune, Interstellar, Blade Runner 2049, The Dark Knight, Man of Steel, Pirates of the Caribbean and The...
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Swept Away by Romantasy
The hottest trend in fantasy novels – in fact the hottest trend in publishing overall – is fantasy romance or romantasy. These stories take...
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Books Under Fire
Book banning is hitting libraries across America, and many of the titles being banned or challenged are fantasy books or graphic novels –...
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The George Lucas Talk Show
Did you know that in retirement, George Lucas decided to host a live talk show with his sidekick Watto? That’s the conceit of The George...
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How Nintendo Leveled Up
Over the past 40 years, Shigeru Miyamoto has been inventing the modern video game one pixel at a time. From Donkey Kong to Super Mario Bros...
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You Are Lone Wolf: A Father/Son Quest
When Joe Dever died in 2016, he hadn’t written the last several books in his Lone Wolf series. The Lone Wolf books take place in a deeply...
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