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Episodes
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Ep 22: Streaming, content, and sailing the high seas (Year in review with Nerds Talking The Podcast)
In this special summer edition Year in Review episode, we are joined by our friends Lafayette and Carlos from the Nerds Talking Podcast. We take a take a look back at the critical issues of 2023: streaming services, the rise of 'content', and the potential return of sailing the high seas for...
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Ep 21: Women in white – Gothic Halloween special
This year's Halloween special sees us joined by Australian horror author Kyla Ward as we talk all about the women in white: gothic fiction - what is is, and is it still relevant after nearly 300 years. In this episode, Kyla provides us with an overview of the history of gothic fiction, including...
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Ep 20: All about Adaptations – from good to terrible
This episode we are joined by podcaster Andrea Martucci from Shelf Love while we talk all about adaptations. This time, we each nominate a text or texts that have been adapted from one media into another. Some have worked, some have failed dismally – some are radically different from their source...
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Ep 19: What makes a good ending – or not!
This episode is all about endings and finishing moves. What makes a good ending – or not! We contemplate what makes good endings, and why are so many ending so very bad. We discuss our favourite endings, and why they work for us. And then look at the bad - and the terrible - to work out why they...
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Ep 18: Fanfic, Trauma, Cancellations, and Asymetry (2022 in review)
In this special Summer Edition episode, we contemplate the past year & what we liked and didn't like.. We look at our current pop culture pet peeves, have a rant or two, and discuss what we are looking forward to in future episodes. For detailed show notes and more information about the books, tv...
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Ep 17: De-fanged - Scary vampires are SO last century
In this year's Halloween episode, we are joined again by our friend Fred as we look look at the perennial horror trope, the vampire. Flip throws out the claim that modern vampires are no longer scary, leading to them being 'de-fanged'. We discuss the history of fanged fiction, from Polidori's s...
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Ep 16: Heroines, Witchers, Dragons and Heists - Beyond the Monomyth
In this episode, we finally dive into the massive fantasy genre. We explore the ideas in Gail Carriger's book The Heroine's Journey as an alternative story structure to the more well known hero's journey, and how that works in different fiction formats We also look at Farah Mendelson's four...
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Ep 15: Nukes, Supernovas, Meteors & Pandemics - Welcome to the Pre-Apocalypse
In this episode, we examine the often-overlooked moments before an impending apocalypse, which have a special drama of their own. And we are here for that drama... do people come together in the face of impending doom, or do they crumble under the weight of inevitable disaster? We look at…
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Ep 14: Scandi Noir, Reality TV, Remakes & Pandemic Brain (Year in Review)
In this special Summer Edition episode, we contemplate what we are calling the ‘long year’ of the pandemic, and assess if we have reached the goals that we set in our first episode. We also look at pet peeves in pop culture, literature of the pose, why lit fic and the western cannon suck, and…
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Ep 13: Rockets, Billionaires & Space Cowboys
In this space-inspired episode of Pod Culture [Oz], we joined by special guest Marta Troicka as we discuss Nick's claim that all modern space movies suck. We look at three different types of space movies, spacecraft as a form of public transport, and space stories as frontierism. For detailed…
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Ep 12: Ghosts are not horror
In this year's Halloween episode, Dave throws out the theory that "Ghosts are NOT horror", and challenges Nick and Flip to prove or disprove it. We discuss ghosts with unfinished business, ghosts with curses, Japanese ghosts specifically, and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. So, what is your take…
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Ep 11: Happily Ever After
In this fairy tale inspired episode of Pod Culture [Oz], we joined by romance novelist Renee Dahlia as we discuss how fairy tale tropes can be translated across into fiction. We explore how fairy tale retellings are used in modern stories, which fairy tales are most popular, the connection…
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Pod Culture [Oz] trailer
Are you a fan of fantasy, sci fi, cyberpunk or zombies? Do you like deep dives into tropes related to genre? At Pod Culture [Oz] we explore different aspects of genre fiction in pop culture across literature, film, television and gaming. You can find us on Spotify, Apple Podcast, or on our…
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Ep 10: Rampancy of the Artificial Mind - Pt 2
In the second part of our long-promised Westworld-inspired episode of Pod Culture [Oz], we are once again joined by our friend Fred as we discuss how artificial intelligence tropes are used in fiction. We explore the fascinating theory of the Bicameral Mind, explore Golems and Murderbots, what is...
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Ep 9: Rampancy of the Artificial Mind - Pt 1
It is finally here! In this long-promised Westworld-inspired episode of Pod Culture [Oz], we are once again joined by our friend Fred as we discuss how artificial intelligence tropes are used in fiction. We discuss the difference between machine learning and artificial intelligence, the gendered...
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Ep 8: The Politics of Superheroes - Pt 2
In this episode of Pod Culture Oz we are once again joined by author and game designer Christian D. Read from Crowland Publishing as we discuss the politics of superheroes (part 2). We discuss a time when superheroes were playful, the concept of adult superhero stories with consequences, and...
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Ep 7: The Politics of Superheroes - Pt 1
In this episode of Pod Culture Oz we are joined by author and game designer Christian D. Read from Crowland Publishing as we discuss the politics of superheroes (part 1). We discuss Alan Moore's recent controversial interviews and criticism about the state of superhero movies, and consider the...
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Ep 6: MMOs for World Peace - Pt 3
In our first official collab (part 3), in this episode of Pod Culture Oz we are joined by Tom (aka Robots) from the Fallout Lorecast as we discuss MMOs for World Peace and how gaming is depicted in popular media. In this episode we look at the concept of gamer identity, the darker side of gaming,...
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Ep 5: MMOs for world peace - Pt 2
In our first official collab (part 2), in this episode of Pod Culture Oz we are joined by Tom (aka Robots) from the Fallout Lorecast as we discuss MMOs for World Peace and how gaming is depicted in popular media. In this episode we look at the how gamers used the internet to build an…
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Ep 4: MMOs for World Peace - Pt 1
In our first official collab, in this episode of Pod Culture Oz we are joined by Tom (aka Robots) from The Fallout Lorecast and Robots Radio Network as we discuss MMOs for World Peace and how gaming is depicted in popular media. In this episode we look at the history of roleplaying in pop…
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Ep 3: Zombie Apocalypse - Worthy of survival
This episode of Pod Culture [Oz] looks at the perennially popular zombie trope, from the vintage film White Zombie, to the revival film Night of the Living Dead, to the modern dystopian 28 Days Later and The Walking Dead. And we mustn't forget To The Lake... Our Mighty Trio face down the…
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Ep 2: Omega Point, sensates and space cannibals
This episode of Pod Culture [Oz] looks at the works of Jesuit Priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and his monumental work on the evolution of humanity, which he called the Omega Point. Our gallant trio of hosts, along with special guest host Fred, examine the concept in different formats of…
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Ep 1: Life in Lockdown
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Pod Culture [Oz], a new Australian Pop Culture podcast about genre fiction. Your show hosts Dave and Nick, together with co-host and producer Philippa, are inviting you to join them for some deep dives into themes and metanarratives that span literature, film,...