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fictoplasm
by fictoplasm
a podcast about fiction and tabletop rpgs
Episodes
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Prisoner 6: Andrew Pixley’s Production Guide
This is the sixth and last episode in a short series about The Prisoner. This one’s about Andrew Pixley’s book /The Prisoner: A Complete Production Guide/ which was bundled into the 2007 remastered (and definitive?) version of the series by Network. Rather than an overview or episode guide it’s a...
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Prisoner 5: Max Hora
This is the fifth in a short series about The Prisoner, and this time it’s about Six of One and Max Hora’s contribution to the Prisoner shop in Portmeirion, and the two books (plus the map): The Prisoner Of Portmeirion and Village World. Music by Chris Zabriskie, used under Creative Commons...
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Prisoner 4: The Prisoner Handbook by Steven Paul Davies
Continuing the series of short episode on The Prisoner I’m going to draw your attention to Steven Paul Davies’ The Prisoner Handbook, an “Unauthorised Companion”. Music by Chris Zabriskie, used under Creative Commons Attribution License. Follow the link for more music on various platforms.
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Prisoner 3: GURPS Prisoner
In the third episode I talk about GURPS: The Prisoner by David Ladyman, from 1990. Music by Chris Zabriskie, used under Creative Commons Attribution License. Follow the link for more music on various platforms.
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Prisoner 2: Shattered Visage
Continuing the short series of Prisoner-related episodes, let’s discuss the 1988 DC comics series Shattered Visage. Music by Chris Zabriskie, used under Creative Commons Attribution License. Follow the link for more music on various platforms.
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Prisoner 1: 2009 miniseries
This is the first of a few short episodes on the ephemera surrounding The Prisoner. I’m pretty much starting at the end, with the 2009 6-episode miniseries that “reimagined” the Prisoner, with Jim Caviezel as 6, Sir Ian McKellen as 2, and also starring Ruth Wilson and Hayley Atwell (both of whom...
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Ice by Anna Kavan
This episode I cover Anna Kavan’s Ice, her last novel from 1967. A work of “slipstream fiction” with an unreliable narrator who pursues a woman over an hallucinatory landscape. I discuss the conventional and storygame opportunities, avatar-based gaming (via Dramasystem and Amazing Engine), and a...
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J G Ballard: The Crystal World and other climate fiction
Let’s talk about J G Ballard’s climate fiction, focusing on The Crystal World and the short story that preceded it, The Illuminated Man. The Book 00:23 // Synopsis 03:39 // Remarks 14:31 (cosmic disaster, lit analysis (other people’s), temporal colonies, Annihilation etc.) // Other Media 36:56...
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Sword and Planet: Lin Carter’s Tower at the Edge of Time, and more
This episode covers Lin Carter’s 1968 Sword & Planet adventure Tower At The Edge Of Time, with a bit of meandering into barbarians, Conan, the 1960s, Sword & Sorcery, Moorcock, Krull, Highlander II and more. intro 00:07 // synopsis 05:04 // remarks 15:52 (Sword & Planet, emergent worldbuilding)…
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10th Anniversary, New Launch: Durdane by Jack Vance
The first Fictoplasm episode launched on August 22nd, 2016. This release marks a 10 year milestone! Yes, the podcast has been on hiatus for a few years… but I plan to follow this episode up with some new material covering New Wave authors, YA fiction, classic pulp, and more. This episode I’m...
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F/log_1: Zettelkasten
An audio blog of sorts, where I focus on one thing that’s not directly related to fiction but important for me. This episode I’m covering Zettelkasten. Here are some supporting links: Zettelkasten on Wikipedia Zettelkasten.de FYI I’m using Vim with … Continue reading →
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24_04: The Plot by Nadine Dorries
This episode I’ll be discussing The Plot by Nadine Dorries. Here we go! Intro 00.07 // Synopsis 01.33 // Remarks 13.33 (Westminster Dungeon Crawl, My Life With Master) // Media 33.11 (The Thick Of It, House Of Cards) // End … Continue reading →
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Year of the Rabbit One: Sword and Sorcery and the KLF
This is the first episode in the Year of the Rabbit, in which I talk about The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds by John Higgs and the relationship with Sword and Sorcery. 00:26 Intro // 02:50 The Book // 15:05 Remarks (Ancients and Sorcery) // 23:50 Media (1991’s...
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111.24: Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
Advent day 24: Moby-Dick by Herman Melville Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
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111.23: The Broken World by Tim Etchells
Advent day 23: The Broken World by Tim Etchells Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
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111.22: The Thick Of It
Advent day 22: The Thick Of It Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
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111.21: His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Advent day 21: His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
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111.20: Dystopian YA
Advent day 20: Dystopian YA featuring The Hunger Games, Divergent, The Maze Runner Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
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111.19: The Secret History of the Sword by J Christoph Amberger
Advent day 19: The Secret History of the Sword by J Christoph Amberger Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
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111.18: Die Hard
Advent day 18: Die Hard Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
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111.17: Millennium
Advent day 17: Millennium Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
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111.16: Planetary by Warren Ellis
Advent day 16: Planetary by Warren Ellis Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
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111.15: A Very Peculiar Practice
Advent day 15: A Very Peculiar Practice Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
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111.14: Dark Matter/Killjoys
Advent day 14: Dark Matter and Killjoys (inspired by listening to the end episode of the Frankenstein’s RPG podcast — here) Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
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111.13: Appleseed
Advent day 13: Appleseed by Masamune Shirow Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
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111.12: Thief the Dark Project
Advent day 12: Thief the Dark Project Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
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111.11: City by P. D. Smith
Advent day 11: City, a guidebook for the urban age by P.D. Smith find out more here Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
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111.10: Ultraviolet
Advent calendar day 10: Ultraviolet (TV series, 1998 with Jack Davenport, Idris Elba, Suzannah Harker) Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
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111.9: Sapphire and Steel by Big Finish
Advent calendar day 9: Sapphire and Steel audio plays by Big Finish The image I used is from Andrew Orton’s site, who created several covers for the first series (see this page) and has some other interesting pages (I love the Minimalist Dr Who graphics) Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie:...
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111.8: Scott Pilgrim
Advent calendar day 8: Scott Pilgrim by Brian Lee O’Malley Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
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111.7: Joseph Campbell’s Hero with a Thousand Faces
Advent day 7: Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey and Dan Harmon’s Story Cycle (plus Christopher Vogler) Links, etc. This is Dan Harmon’s story circle (graphic from https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/dan-harmon-story-circle/) And here’s a cycle I noted for Beyond the Wall where “Order” is the Village...
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111.6: the Books of Abarat by Clive Barker
Advent 6: the Books of Abarat by Clive Barker Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
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111.5: Paper Girls
Advent day 5: Paper Girls by Brian K Vaughan and Cliff Chiang Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
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111.4: Tenet
Advent calendar day 4: TENET, entropy and time travel Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
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111.3: White Fang by Jack London
Advent calendar day 3: White Fang by Jack London. Animals, their gods and gods’ laws. Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
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111.2: Cordwainer Smith’s Instrumentality of Mankind
Advent calendar day 2: space travel in the universe of Cordwainer Smith’s Instrumentality of Mankind space travel // sacrifice // journeys // closed environments Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
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111.1: The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
On day 1 of the advent calendar I ramble about The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie magical realism // hooks // nested stories // metamorphosis // Nephilim RPG Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
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Episode 111: The Fictoplasm Advent Calendar
This is the Fictoplasm Advent Calendar. I’ll update this post with links to each new episode! Mmm, jingle bells. Episodes None yet… Music Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube
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110: Breakers (and other time loops)
Breakers — Saving Harper Ross (dir. Chason Laing) TV Tropes: Time Loops image credit Introduction 00:07 // Synopsis 01:00 (book and film) // Other media and time loops 08:45 (Groundhog Day, Edge of Tomorrow, Palm Springs, Before I Fall, Russian Doll) // Remarks 14:17 (insiders and outsiders,...
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109: The Running Man by Richard Bachman
The Running Man by Richard Bachman (Stephen King) The Running Man (starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, directed by Paul Michael Glaser) Introduction 00:07 // Synopsis 01:40 (book and film) // Remarks 13:11 (scope, legality, arena, timeframe, higher authority; games commission, hunters, runners, the...
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108: Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove Jansson (Patron’s Choice)
Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove Jannson The Map! Intro 00.07 // Synopsis 01.33 // Remarks 13.33 (OSR modules; OSR branding vs. mainstream RPGs; sandboxes, internal consistency, ecology, liminal spaces) // Media 33.11 (Fear of a Black Dragon Gardens of Ynn, Hilda, Tequendria and other OSR titles)…
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107: Children of Dune by Frank Herbert
Children of Dune by Frank Herbert Children of Dune (TV Miniseries) (Image is of the Gerry Grace cover for Children of Dune) Intro 00:07 // Synopsis 01:15 // Remarks 26:51 (narrative transformation of Fremen and House Atreides, Pharaonic Imperium, The Hero’s Journey and the Monomyth, agency in an...
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106: Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert Children of Dune (TV Miniseries) (image source: isfdb.org) Intro 00:07 // Synopsis 01:39 // Remarks 13:21 (humans as special weapons, Bene Gesserit and Bene Tleilax, shapers and mechanists, law and chaos, changing face of Arrakis, plot structure and pacing, noble...
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105: Dune by Frank Herbert
Dune by Frank Herbert Dune (1984 film) directed by David Lynch Frank Herbert’s Dune (TV miniseries) Dune (2021 film) directed by Denis Villeneuve Intro 00:07 // Synopsis 01:47 // Extra 20:17 // Remarks 26:06 (transhumanism, worms as dragons, ecological mysteries) // Media 36:39 (screen versions,...
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104: Interview with Frances Hardinge
I’m interviewing Frances Hardinge! We talk about her novels including The Lie Tree and A Face Like Glass, her ideas and characters, unreliable landscapes, closed communities and islands, literary influences, and ghost stories. 00:06 preamble 01:02 Frances’ fiction (The Lie Tree, A Face Like…
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103: Verdigris Deep by Frances Hardinge
Verdigris Deep by Frances Hardinge Intro 00:06 // Synopsis 01:00 // Remarks 10:21 (small communities, NPCs’ desires, surprise powers and downsides, the spirit world) // Media 19:58 (Amelie, Wonderfalls, Touch, Joan of Arcadia) Patreon Support this podcast on The Fictoplasm Patreon! Music Credits...
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102: A Nomad of the Time Streams by Michael Moorcock (Eternal Champion vol 6)
A Nomad of the Time Streams by Michael Moorcock (Millenium edition 1993, ISBN 1-85798-033-6) Intro 00:06 // Cover by Mark Reeve 01:20 // Foreword 02:12 // Synopsis 05:09 (The Warlord of the Air 06:37, The Land Leviathan 12:45, The Steel Tsar 19:27) // Remarks 24:37 (temporal adventurers…
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101: Luther Arkwright by Brian Talbot
The Adventures of Luther Arkwright by Brian Talbot (including Heart of Empire) Big Finish audio adaption with David Tennant, Siri O’Neal, Paul Darrow Luther Arkwright RPG by the Design Mechanism (see Reviews from R’lyeh take here) Imagine Magazine issue 14 Intro 00:06 // Synopsis 03:24 (The...
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100: The Invisibles by Grant Morrison
The Invisibles (volume 1) by Grant Morrison Intro 00:06 // Synopsis of volume 1 01:48 // Remarks 20:13 (Mage: the Ascension and Department V) // Media 32:21 (The Matrix, Over the Edge, Nephilim, Sorcerer, Unknown Armies, Continuum, The Mega City Book Club Podcast) Patreon Support this podcast on...
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