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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Cosmic horror with Premee Mohamed

Posted March 12, 202001:02:54

Cosmic horror is an unhelpful term by itself. HP Lovecraft himself is quoted as saying that: The fundamental premise [of cosmic horror is] that common...

Back to the 80s: Ladyhawke

Posted February 27, 202000:52:39

The three of us are children of the 80s and like many of our generation, we love to revel in nostalgia. For us, this has meant revisiting some of our...

Onscreen representation of women with Kate Madison

Posted February 13, 202001:02:32

Here on BtGS, we regularly discuss how female characters in SFF are depicted on-screen. From the infamous bikini armour to simply being absent from...

Rethinking the Badass with Alex Acks

Posted January 30, 202001:13:52

There needs to be a serious fucking cultural conversation about the storytelling desire to turn everyone into an edgy badass that thinks all problems...

Reinventing the Fairytale with Brigid Kemmerer

Posted January 16, 202000:46:55

Beauty and the Beast is amongst our best-known fairytales, enduring and enchanting in equal measure. But beneath its romantic exterior lurks a darker...