Archives: Captivate Podcasts

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. [...]

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, [...]

In this episode, we talk to Jordan S. Carroll about his new book, Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right, including the Sad and Rabid Puppies, and how to avoid [...]

How do you begin your epic sci-fi, fantasy, or horror story? How do you grab a viewer or reader’s attention, introduce your characters and world, and avoid the dreaded infodump? [...]

In this episode, we interview absolute legend Ken MacLeod about utopias in science fiction. And yes, we’re talking about the Culture. Of course we’re talking about the Culture. Show Notes: [...]

In this episode, we talk about meeting sentient extraterrestrials: The challenges of communication, what first contact stories say about our own Earthbound society, and why the aliens won’t return our [...]

In this episode, we’re talking about the Space Western! Was Firefly cancelled too soon or is it massively overrated? Why does it continue to grip the Nerd Imagination? Is it [...]

Welcome to Wizards & Spaceships, a podcast that’s about both wizards and spaceships, featuring poet David L. Clink and novelist Rachel A. Rosen. In this episode, we introduce ourselves, talk [...]