Flintlock fantasy // 28 Years Later // Culturepunk

Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan bring you episode 24 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for speculative fiction tropes, news and recommendations!Episode 24This week's news covers the Squid Game USA spinoff, Disney suing AI image generator Midjourney, and a mother suing Disney after a Stormtrooper scared her child, causing injury. Hear what Tom and Alice have been enjoying recently, men slaps and silly old women with health issues are the tropes on the rope this week and they venture into the 'mines of urrgh'. The sub genre deep dive is flintlock fantasy - combining gunpowder-era warfare with magic! And hear the EXCLUSIVE breaking news as Tom coins what may be a brand-new genre - culturepunk. You (possibly) heard it here first!Alice Fraser - A Passion for PassionNewsTV Squid Game USAWhat have you been into of late?FILM 28 Years LaterGods of Blood and Powder - Brian McClennanFILM M3GAN 2.0Sub genre deep dive - flintlock fictionTV SharpeSixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City - K. J. ParkerThe Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne - Brian StaveleyGAME Dungeons & Dragons SpelljammerTV Shadow and BoneShadow and Bone - Leigh BardugoThe Cardinal’s Blades - Pierre PevelThe Phoenix Guards - Steven BrustFive Hundred Years After - Steven BrustGAME Assassin’s CreedMines of UrrghFILM 28 Years LaterFILM SeveranceFILM PredatorFILM Snow WhiteSubscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel for episodes of all of our shows https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcastSupport Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donateHelp your local bookshop by buying the books mentioned in the show in our Bookshop affiliate store https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown🔔 Subscribe, like, and comment!🦋 Follow us on Bluesky!Produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter. Hosted by Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan.📧 Got questions, feedback, or suggestions? Email us at [email protected]🌐 Visit thebuglepodcast.com to support us and find more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.