Wizards and Spaceships

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Season 2, Episode 1: Blight, ft. Rachel A. RosenSeason 2, Episode 1: Blight, ft. Rachel A. Rosen

May 15, 2025| Space Wizard| 0 Comment| 6:00 am

TRANSCRIPT Break out the cake, balloons, and gigantic bone tentacles, it’s season 2 of Wizards & Spaceships! Rachel has a new book out, Blight, the sequel to her first novel, [...]

Wizards & Spaceships & Auroras, Oh My!Wizards & Spaceships & Auroras, Oh My!

April 15, 2025| Space Wizard| 0 Comments| 8:48 pm

Amazing news, space wizards! I am so excited to announce on the very same day as our season 1 finale that our little podcast has been nominated for an Aurora [...]

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Season 1, Episode 12: Transhumanism and AI ft. Robert J. SawyerSeason 1, Episode 12: Transhumanism and AI ft. Robert J. Sawyer

April 15, 2025| Space Wizard| 0 Comment| 6:00 am

It’s been an entire year of Wizards & Spaceships! Thank you for coming along with us on this wild and magical space ride. You can’t turn on the news or [...]

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Season 1, Episode 11: TTRPG Design ft. Jesse PohlmanSeason 1, Episode 11: TTRPG Design ft. Jesse Pohlman

March 15, 2025| Space Wizard| 0 Comment| 6:00 am

There’s a huge crossover between tabletop role-playing game players, genre fans, and genre writers, and many of us fell in love with genre fiction by playing D&D in the basement. [...]

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Season 1, Episode 10: Toxic Schlock Syndrome, ft. Shawn WhitneySeason 1, Episode 10: Toxic Schlock Syndrome, ft. Shawn Whitney

February 15, 2025| Space Wizard| 0 Comment| 6:00 am

Pulp fiction is a cornerstone of the genres we love. In this episode, we talk to screenwriter, ghostwriter, and author of the new zombie novel Deads Rise, Shawn Whitney, about [...]

Shirley, wearing a cool hat and a peacock shawl, and Ira, wearing a mask and a snappy vest, in front of the vendors' table at Can*Con.

Season 1 Episode 9: CanCon Can-Can ft. Ira Nayman and Shirley MeierSeason 1 Episode 9: CanCon Can-Can ft. Ira Nayman and Shirley Meier

January 15, 2025| Space Wizard| 0 Comment| 6:00 am

Rachel and David take the show on the road to Can*Con 2024 in Ottawa. [...]

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Season 1, Episode 8: Worldbuilding ft. Ursula WhitcherSeason 1, Episode 8: Worldbuilding ft. Ursula Whitcher

December 15, 2024| Space Wizard| 0 Comment| 6:00 am

Worldbuilding is a critical element of speculative fiction—but how do you make an imaginary world as feel as real and vibrant as our own? We sit down with Ursula Whitcher—poet, [...]

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Season 1, Episode 7: The Great 2023 Hugo Awards Controversy ft. Diane LaceySeason 1, Episode 7: The Great 2023 Hugo Awards Controversy ft. Diane Lacey

November 15, 2024| Space Wizard| 0 Comments| 6:00 am

Welcome to the first episode of Wizards & Spaceships to pass the Bechdel Test! In 2023, the Hugo Awards, administered by the World Science Fiction Society, were rocked by scandal. [...]

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Season 1, Episode 6: The King of Horror ft. Troy HarkinSeason 1, Episode 6: The King of Horror ft. Troy Harkin

October 15, 2024| Space Wizard| 0 Comment| 6:00 am

Happy Halloween! To celebrate all that is spooky and monstrous, we’re joined by poet, novelist, and David’s other podcast co-host, Troy Harkin, to talk about the master of horror himself, [...]

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Season 1, Episode 5: Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right ft. Jordan S. CarrollSeason 1, Episode 5: Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right ft. Jordan S. Carroll

September 15, 2024| Space Wizard| 0 Comment| 8:00 am

In this episode, we talk to Jordan S. Carroll about his new book, the Sad and Rabid Puppies, and how to avoid getting your sci-fi co-opted by fascists. [...]