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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Community and isolation – with Jennifer Thorne

Posted November 23, 202300:28:37

We love our folk horror. The genre has been growing in popularity these past years, and it’s not hard to see why. Writers take pastoral settings such...

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The dark half of the year – with Lili Hayward

Posted October 5, 202300:31:54

It’s October, so we’re officially allowed to talk about Christmas. Sure, we’ve got Halloween first, and that’s a celebration we should all be...

The power of language – with Jelena Dunato and Ioanna Papadopoulou

Posted September 21, 202300:44:18

We often take for granted the role language plays in communicating our favourite stories. And here in the west, there exists an unspoken expectation...

“Something a little monstrous” – with Isabel Cañas 

Posted September 7, 202300:34:17

We’re honoured to have Isabel Cañas join us on the show as she talks us through not only her fabulous new novel, Vampires of El Norte, but also...