Utopian and Dystopian Fictions Podcast
@utopiaanddystopia.bsky.social
A podcast about utopia and dystopia hosted by @matthewleggatt.bsky.social and @dystopiajunkie.bsky.social. Each episode we interview a different thinker in the field of Utopian and Dystopian studies. Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube.
Had a lot of fun this afternoon chatting with Melissa Kennedy about Nicecore. Very timely with the release of the new Ted Lasso season. I did not expect to be talking so much about football in an episode!
Ted Lasso: How 'Bout That
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Episode 24 is now available, featuring an interview with @friede.bsky.social focusing on all things TTRPG, Actual Play, Critical Role and, of course, Utopianism. And it's not even Thursday yet! open.spotify.com/episode/1Njk...
Episode 24: Emily Friedman, Actual Play, Critical Role, and Utopianism
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Sorry for the wait. We've been busy! But tomorrow we'll finally be releasing episode 24 and our interview with the effervescent @friede.bsky.social on Actual Play, Critical Role, all things TTRPG and... of course, Utopia! #CriticalRole, #TTRPG, #DnD
Travis Willingham's Eldritch Blast on Critical Role
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Across the U.S., the reanimated fill gaps in the workforce while the President stokes hatred to improve her polling. In this episode, Matt Leggatt interviews me about Chicano Frankenstein and the current attacks on immigrants in the U.S. open.spotify.com/episode/7q32... #dystopia #horror
Episode 21: Author Interview - Daniel Olivas, 'Chicano Frankenstein', and Immigration
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Had a great time guesting on The Deep Dive podcast and talking all things Play in Utopian and Dystopian Fiction. The episode is now available via Spotify, Apple Podcasts or on the podcast's website: open.spotify.com/episode/7AuD...
Great to catch up with @dystopiajunkie.bsky.social today recording for the next two episodes (coming your way soon)! Here's a hint of subject matter for the next one...
Critical Role: Travis Willingham Gets Hype
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While there'll be no June episode of the podcast owing to particularly busy schedules for Liam and I, we do have two exciting interviews now recorded so we're hoping to be back with a bumper July! In the meantime, you can always check out those old episodes you've been meaning to catch up on!
Had a great time presenting at The Quartet Symposium today organised by my wonderful colleagues @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social and Dan Varndell! The papers were all incredibly delivered and thought-provoking. I previewed my Utopian Studies paper I'll be giving in Bucharest in a couple of weeks!
Just sat down for a chat with the wonderful @friede.bsky.social. Excited for you to hear our conversation about D&D, Actual Play, Fan Communities and Utopia/Dystopia!
Ok... now the football's over you can all go and catch up on missed episodes of the podcast!
Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right (2024)
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Our latest episode is here and features an interview with the brilliant Jess Norledge where we explore the connections between language and dystopian fiction. You can listen here on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube. Don't forget to follow, rate and all that jazz! open.spotify.com/episode/79Sy...
Episode 23: Jess Norledge, Dystopian Language, and the Language of Dystopia
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Had a lovely chat this afternoon with @jessnorledge.bsky.social for our next episode on The Language of Dystopia. Looking forward to sharing with you soon. In the meantime there's still a couple of days left to enter our competition to win a copy of Wastelands and Wonderlands. Details in episode 22.
With just over a week to go, a reminder that if you want a chance to win a copy of Wastelands and Wonderlands: Utopias and Dystopias in Film and Literature you need to repost this citing your favourite episode of the podcast and why, something you read as a result of listening, and tagging a friend.
A reminder that you can win a copy of this book by listening to the latest episode of Utopian and Dystopian Fictions (on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube) and following the instructions there.
It's amazing to me how often this image is used when someone posts about utopia. I know in part it's because it's one of the first images Google gives us if you search utopia. But what about this image do you think tells us it's utopian? Genuinely curious...
Episode 22 is available now, featuring a fantastic interview with Jacqueline Dutton about indigenous futurism, utopia, and much more. There's also a chance to win a copy of Wastelands and Wonderlands. Repost this along with additional instructions in the episode. open.spotify.com/episode/1Et2...
Episode 22: Jacqueline Dutton, 'Indigenous Futurism', and Utopianism and Place
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Tomorrow we'll be dropping episode 22 which features a fascinating interview with Jacqueline Dutton and a chance to win a free hardback copy of this little beauty...
A reminder that if you're looking for material insight on Orwell then you should look no further than our interview with Orwell expert Nathan Waddell: open.spotify.com/episode/5Fgg...
Episode 9: Nathan Waddell, George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Matthew Leggatt@matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 3mo agoWhat I'm teaching this afternoon... a not insubstantial text one might say!
Matt cheating on Liam... surely not! Hope listeners to the UDF podcast enjoy his appearance on A Meal of Thorns. A fun chat about Ready Player One!
A Meal of Thorns@mealofthorns.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe pleasures & perils of nostalgia & reference, the importance of identifying real play vs gamified labor, & whether the internet used to be fun: @matthewleggatt.bsky.social of @utopiaanddystopia.bsky.social joins to discuss Ernest Cline’s READY PLAYER ONE!
Dr Matthew Leggatt, Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities @uniwinchester.bsky.social, is the next guest on speculative fiction podcast Meal of Thorns, talking to host Jake Casella Brookings about Ready Player One. The episode is available from Monday (20 April) on Spotify, Apple and YouTube.
Not wanting to take credit but... we have a history of interviewing people whose books have then gone on to shine at the Locus Awards! Good luck andré! Fully deserved!
andré carrington@andrecarrington.bsky.social · 4mo agoWell damn! The Black Fantastic: 20 Afrofuturist Stories, is a finalist for the Locus Awards! This is a credit to all *twenty Black authors* whose work appears in the collection! @locusmag.bsky.social
It strikes me that the divide between those who think AI is a scourge and those who are embracing it is actually a divide between those who have seen films and those who haven't!
4 books by 40, with a few days to spare, so why not celebrate the achievement. Liam and I will also be giving listeners to the podcast the chance to win a copy of Wastelands and Wonderlands in the next episode so make sure you tune in for that!
Happy Easter everyone. Hope you've been enjoying the long weekend. What's more Easter themed than our latest episode on Chicano Frankenstein? (This announcement has not been written by AI). open.spotify.com/episode/7q32...
Episode 21: Author Interview - Daniel Olivas, 'Chicano Frankenstein', and Immigration
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Publication day! It was an honour to work with such an amazing group of scholars for this (list in the comments below). Please consider ordering to your institutional library or purchasing the ebook. More affordable paperback is heading your way in 6 months. sunypress.edu/Books/W/Wast...
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