Breaking the Glass Slipper: Women in science fiction, fantasy, and horror

Podcast discussing women in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Hosted by Megan Leigh, Charlotte Bond, and Lucy Hounsom. New episodes every other Thursday.

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A lifetime of writing – with Jane Yolen

Posted January 26, 202300:52:40

Having started out writing a neighbourhood newspaper which she sold to buy candy and comics, Jane Yolen is now the author of over 400 books for children...

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Many of us grew up reading the myths and legends from Ancient Greece and Rome. We followed Herakles as he succeeded at one impossible task after another;...

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When the film The Blood on Satan’s Claw came out in 1971, reviewer Rod Cooper called it “a study in folk horror.” In 2003, when director Piers...

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Myth, magic and mothers – with Shauna Lawless

Posted November 17, 202200:49:37

We often talk about a woman in a man’s world, but what does this really mean – and is it accurate? What is a man’s world? A place where women...