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Fantasy For Our Time: Cute Monsters and the Problem of Evil

Whatever happened to the good old days when we recognized that some things are ugly, some things are monsters and you can't fix …

In this throwback episode, I officially get publicly and loudly angry about The Last Jedi. Seriously, though, paying homage to …

In this wide-ranging conversation with YA author Vesper Stamper, we talk about the power of story, the ways trauma can lead to …

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 …

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 …

C. S. Lewis's final novel Till We Have Faces is a novelization and adaptation of the Roman myth "Cupid and Psyche." Rather than …

In this episode of "Fantasy for our Time," fantasy author Nicholas Kotar tackles the difficult task of addressing the war in …

In this first episode of "Fantasy for our Time," fantasy author Nicholas Kotar explains his premise for the podcast. This isn't a …