Hey Realms Unknowners! This week’s sub-genre deep dive is Puppets in Sci-Fi and Fantasy - whether that’s Jim Henson’s fantasy efforts, classic practical effects or as a plot device. What are your favourite puppets in Sci-Fi or Fantasy?
Realms Unknown
@realmsunknown.bsky.social
Fantasy, Sci Fi and speculative fiction podcast, observed through the comedic lens of The Bugle. Hosted by Alice Fraser and friends. Expect reviews, tropes and hot takes on books, film, games and TV from past, present and future.
A lovely boost of confidence for Realms Unknown to be mentioned in the Guardian’s roundup of some favorite pods! #RealmsUnknown #GuardianPick #AliceFraser #ComedyPodcast #PodcastRecommendation #SciFiCommunity #TrendingNow
@realmsunknown.bsky.social deep dive this week is Christmas! Sci fi and fantasy that has Christmas themes or anti Christmas themes! Tell me your faves.
Think medieval babies are ugly? Won’t want to miss white witch @eleanormorton.bsky.social & German soup fan @alicefraser.bsky.social discuss Lockheed Martin war crimes wear, Narnia for atheists, heavy handed socialism, and autopsy eating etiquette. Yum! shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...
Narnia // Stranger Things // Space Jesus | Realms Unknown
With Alice Fraser and Eleanor Morton
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Because sometimes we all need to dive into a wardrobe and escape the world 🦁 Yeah, that's right, it's a Narnia-themed Realms Unknown this week... youtu.be/AhTjORWE9-A?... w/ @alicefraser.bsky.social and @eleanormorton.bsky.social
Why Aslan is the best Space Jesus of all - it's a Narnia special!
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This week’s @realmsunknown.bsky.social deep dive is with @eleanormorton.bsky.social and will be a Narnia deep dive. Tell me your favourite Narnia-inspired or influenced works!
@realmsunknown.bsky.social subgenre deep dive this week will be “fictional non-fiction”. Think reference books for fictional science, manuals for technology that doesn’t exist, bestiaries for dragons, Dinotopia, A Passion For Passion. Tell me your favourite fictional non-fiction!
A good book, a warm jumper, what more could a @alicefraser.bsky.social @thebugle.bsky.social fan want for the holidays. (This cricket bats are a nice touch).
You awake to find yourself in a dark room. Do you... A) look for a shopkeeper selling quests B) seek a mysterious stranger giving away maps C) Listen to Realms Unknown! Yeah, that's right, this week's episode features @joznorris.bsky.social and choose your own adventures! tinyurl.com/JozRealm
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The @realmsunknown.bsky.social guest for this week is @joznorris.bsky.social! The subgenre deep dive will be Choose Your Own Adventure. Give us your recommendations, whether it’s books, games, tv, movies or “other”!
The @realmsunknown.bsky.social deep dive for this week is iterations! Stories that get told and retold in different generations and different forms. Whether it’s Frankenstein brought to life yet again, or a retreading of Shakespeare, prides and prejudicees or Greek Myths, what are your favourites?
The @realmsunknown.bsky.social subgenre deep dive for this week is Class. Tell me your favourite sci fi and fantasy that deals with class in interesting or unusual ways. Give me books, tv, movies, games etc. Your recommendations please! (or warnings to steer clear also welcome)
@alicefraser.bsky.social what is better than reading ‘A Passion for Passion’ Listening to ‘A Passion for Passion’. Thank you.
"And a new novel is out by self-published romantasy maven and online best seller D'Ancey LaGuarde..." ✍️
The subgenre deep dive for this week’s @realmsunknown.bsky.social is Villain-as-hero. @tpneenan.bsky.social is our guest and he just watched the new Predator movie where one of the ruthless murder-monsters is Our Cool Protagonist. Let me know your favourite villain as hero texts!
Are you dead? No problem. Grab some bone lube & enjoy DNF absolutionist @frogcroakley.bsky.social & rim joker @alicefraser.bsky.social as they talk paleo fauna, Robocop ontology, & books 4 bad holidays. Plus, Alice defends her extremely competent eyelining skills. shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...
Ontologypunk // RimWorld // RoboCop | Realms Unknown
With Alice Fraser and Nate Crawley
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Thank you @alicefraser.bsky.social and @realmsunknown.bsky.social for yet another reading suggestion. The #Murderbot series continues your perfect score of book recommendations. Not a single DNF so far.
This week our guest on @realmsunknown.bsky.social is the mighty @frogcroakley.bsky.social, who chose for our subgenre deep dive, dead POV characters / ontologypunk. Robocop, The Prestige, vampire narrators, Frankenstein, rec us sci fi and fantasy that relays a character from beyond the veil.
Heyo, We are looking for some great guest cohosts to come on @realmsunknown.bsky.social with me. Know any podcasters / YouTubers or authors who are very funny and very into Sci-Fi or Fantasy? Recommend them here please!
Problems with the pressure differential of your portals? Join always clever @alicefraser.bsky.social & analogue de-Dunker @tpneenan.bsky.social as they take on bad dads, Brechtian mirror face punching no-nos, & why rosé does NOT pair well with a game of Portals. 🤮 shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...
Portals // Frankenstein // Vorkosigan Saga | Realms Unknown
With Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan
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The @realmsunknown.bsky.social deep dive this week is into Portals. Let us know your favourite use of portals in Sci Fi or fantasy. Give me books! TV! Movies! Games! Comics and anime! Tell me what does portals well and what’s interesting about it!
Does listening to an audiobook class as reading? Dive in with your thoughts! youtu.be/nAuGJmrMEkQ?...
Does listening to an audiobook class as reading? The debate FINALLY settled!
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The @realmsunknown.bsky.social subgenre deep dive this week will be Words Of Power; Sci Fi and fantasy where language has power in interesting and exciting ways. Give me your recommendations! Books! Movies! Games! Shows! Anime & Comics!?
This week’s subgenre is fan fiction; whether it’s Manacled becoming Alchemised, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Twilight or how all fantasy is fanfiction about other fantasy, give me your thoughts and recs about fanfic intersections in sci fi and fantasy.
This is a really good discussion by a couple of people who dealt with releasing a book through Unbound as it collapsed. @alicefraser.bsky.social and @chrisskinner.bsky.social are great, Alice's book is fantastic, and it's really unfair this happened to so many great people. youtu.be/8l73x6t27U4?...
We made a hit book, and saw none of the money! Chris and Alice Unleashed!!! B'Ankruptcy Edition
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Hone your arcane magic & join the suggestible @tpneenan.bsky.social, the less-suggestible @alicefraser.bsky.social & pro-ick normy @podchris.bsky.social to discuss emote scandals, talking cloud/angel/dead people tropes, kings of w(H)ales, & Xenomorph plushies! shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...
Post-colonial Africa // Alien: Earth // District 9 | Realms Unknown
With Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan
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