Waywords Studio Full Slate

This is the full slate of programs offered by Waywords Studio, specializing in literary podcasts whether audio fiction or criticism. Go to WaywordsStudio.com to Follow or Subscribe to individual programs.

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Gardens of Imagination – Narrative Utopias

Posted August 8, 2025 • 00:35:33

Let's niche down into a small sub-genre of fantasy and explore our desire for it, the classic utopia!

In Defense of Fantasy

Posted August 1, 2025 • 00:47:49

Riddle: What do Beowulf, Palmolive dish liquid, and Sarah Maas have in common? Hint: Ursula K. Le Guin knows!

Stephen King Meets Shel Silverstein: Formalism and Trope in Story

Posted July 25, 2025 • 00:54:11

What do a children's story and horror film have in common? Maybe our Suffering Child question, with very different approaches to it.

Negotiating for Space: Compromise and Flag-Planting

Posted July 18, 2025 • 00:36:01

This is getting challenging. What are we to do with the Suffering Child question? And on which form of suffering do I plant my flag of resistance? Dostoevsky...

Reading: “Rebellion” from Dostoevsky’s ‘The Brothers Karamazov’

Posted July 11, 2025 • 00:38:14

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