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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The poison salon – with Rose Biggin

Posted August 24, 202300:39:55

In the preface to Les Fleurs du mal, Baudelaire indicated that boredom is the truest suffering, andthis idea later became central to the fin de siècle...

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Exploring Jewish folklore – with Ariel Kaplan

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The singing bone – with Lucy Holland & Charlotte Bond

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For this week’s episode, Lucy and Charlotte thought they’d take the opportunity to talk about something they have a passion for: folklore. In particular,...

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It’s a standard rule of writing that if you want your protagonist to look heroic and competent, you’ve got to get a powerful and menacing antagonist....