Ivan, the third son of a peasant family, refuses to be left behind when his brothers go to war against a dragonish monster. And a …
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Fantasy For Our Time: Caped Crusaders and the Common Good
Should we avoid violence in media? Are certain portrayals of violence in media better for us than others? This week I continue …
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Fantasy For Our Time Special Episode: Sample Audiobook Chapter From Nicholas Kotar’s Raven Son Series
Time, despite my best efforts to conquer it, has, yet again, conquered me! In all of my busyness, I wasn't able to sit down and …
In a Certain Kingdom: The Third Son
The Third Son, a Carpatho-Russian fairy tale, starts like the well-known parable of the talents. But this time, we're looking at …
Fantasy For Our Time: Empathy vs Compassion – What Game of Thrones Gets Wrong (Among Other Things)
Isn't empathy a good thing? Well, yes. In moderation. But we seem to live in a world where immoderate empathy is causing …
Fantasy For Our Time: Should We Be Inspired by the Masters or Subvert Them?
In this throwback episode, I officially get publicly and loudly angry about The Last Jedi. Seriously, though, paying homage to …
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Fantasy for Our Time: The Power of Story – A Conversation with Author and Illustrator Vesper Stamper
In this wide-ranging conversation with YA author Vesper Stamper, we talk about the power of story, the ways trauma can lead to …
Fantasy for Our Time: The Green Knight and the Secular Apocalypse
Generally, I like to focus on the ways that fantasy stories help form us and make us into better humans; but, is it possible for …
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Fantasy for Our Time: The Best Epic Sci-fi of the Last Decade – An Interview with Christopher Ruocchio
You’ve heard me rant about bad storytelling before. And I will admit I have been a bit worried about the tendencies of both video …
Fantasy for Our Time: Till We Have Faces – The Fulfillment of All Heroic Journeys
C. S. Lewis's final novel Till We Have Faces is a novelization and adaptation of the Roman myth "Cupid and Psyche." Rather than …
Fantasy for Our Time: Communal Catharsis and the Last Unicorn
In this episode of "Fantasy for our Time," fantasy author Nicholas Kotar tackles the difficult task of addressing the war in …
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Fantasy for Our Time: the Consolation of Fantasy
In this first episode of "Fantasy for our Time," fantasy author Nicholas Kotar explains his premise for the podcast. This isn't a …
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In a Certain Kingdom: The Return of Ilya Muromets
Season 2, Episode 12 Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Soundcloud | Ancient Faith As the Tatar horde lords it over Kiev, …
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In a Certain Kingdom: Ilya Muromets and Batu Khan
Season 2, Episode 11 Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Soundcloud | Ancient Faith Ilya Muromets's fateful words to …
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In a Certain Kingdom: Ilya Muromets Quarrels with Prince Vladimir
Season 2, Episode 10 Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Soundcloud | Ancient Faith After the untimely death of Sukhmann …
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In a Certain Kingdom: Sukhmann the Young Warrior
Season 2, Episode 9 Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Soundcloud | Ancient Faith When Sukhmann the young warrior comes …
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Amon Sûl: Why Becoming a Storyteller May Be the Most Important Thing You Do in Life
Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Ancient Faith | Player FM | Podtail Deacon Nicholas Kotar speaks at DoxaMoot 2019 at St. …
In a Certain Kingdom: The Daughter of the Tsar of the Sea
Season 2, Episode 8 Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Soundcloud | Ancient Faith Sadko is a young musician. The best in …
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