We're lying, but that's ok
by Ludlow Adams and JS Gariety
One prepared host. Two neurodivergent nerds. As life-long students of fiction, authors Ludlow Adams and JS Gariety dive deeper into speculative worlds. Writing them. Consuming them. Adoring them. *May contain occasional strong language and mature themes--never in bad taste
Episodes
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The History of Video Games
Get ready for a dose of nostalgia. JS and Ludlow talk gaming history, the evolution of game narrative, and the benefits of gaming on mental and physical wellness. Explicit Content: May contain mature language or themes Production: Maxwell Gariety Music: The Silent Grove by Axletree Licensed under...
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Our Favorite Characters: What makes them so good?
Ludlow and JS discuss their favorite characters from TV, film, and literature and what about those characters make them so appealing. Explicit Content: May contain mature language or themes Production: Maxwell Gariety Music: The Silent Grove by Axletree Licensed under Attribution 4.0 Show Notes:...
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The AI threat to creative jobs
Is AI going to take over creatives’ jobs? Ludlow and JS discuss Chat GPT and share their opinions and predictions. Explicit Content: May contain mature language or themes Production: Maxwell Gariety Music: The Silent Grove by Axletree Licensed under Attribution 4.0
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A Deep Dive into D&D
Ludlow shares a piece of his childhood: playing D&D during the Satanic Panic of the 80’s. In this episode, JS and Ludlow dive into the history of D&D from the first edition to what’s coming next. Explicit Content: May contain mature language or themes Production: Maxwell Gariety Music: The Silent...
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The History of LARP
How did live action role play begin? JS digs into the history of LARP while Ludlow offers insights from his personal experience in LARPing. Explicit Content: May contain mature language or themes Production: Maxwell Gariety Music: The Silent Grove by Axletree Licensed under Attribution 4.0
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Fanfiction
Ludlow and JS explore the history of fanfiction and its role in the larger ecosystem of publishing. Should fanfiction be considered legitimate? Is it stealing? Listen for a discussion of these questions and more. Explicit Content: May contain mature language or themes Production: Maxwell Gariety...
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A Celebration: Finishing our MFAs
Ludlow and JS have completed their MFA programs. Things were a little rough there with the monumental task of the thesis novel--but they have lived to tell the tale! Explicit Content: May contain mature language or themes Production: Maxwell Gariety Music: The Silent Grove by Axletree Licensed...
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Scifi and Fantasy Conventions
What and when was the very first scifi convention? How did conventions start? What are conventions like now? Ludlow and JS discuss the history of conventions and their current culture. Ludlow also give his tips for first-timers based on his convention experience. Explicit Content: May contain...
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Session Zero
How it all began.We finished off season 1 last week with the final part of our writing mini-series and 25th episode! We will resume with season 2 the first week of June.Thank you all for listening through season 1 while we figured out what the heck we're doing. We look forward to having you with…
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Writing Series Pt 3 | Writing the Other
How do you include diversity in your writing in respectful ways? How do you write characters who are different from yourself and do it properly and accurately? In the final part of the writing mini-series, Ludlow and JS discuss "Writing the Other," a term coined by Nisi Shawl and Cynthia Ward....
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Writing Series Pt 2 | Revision
In part two of the three part writing mini-series, Ludlow and JS discuss the process of revision. Next week: Writing the OtherExplicit Content: May contain mature language or themesProduction: Maxwell GarietyMusic: The Silent Grove by AxletreeLicensed under Attribution 4.0
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Writing Series Pt 1 | Writing Processes
In part one of a three part writing mini-series, Ludlow and JS discuss their writing processes and how they have evolved. Part 2 coming next week: RevisingExplicit Content: May contain mature language or themesProduction: Maxwell GarietyMusic: The Silent Grove by AxletreeLicensed under…
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Role Playing (the nerdy kind): A beginner's guide
No, not the sexy kind of role playing.--this isn't a spicy podcast. We're talking about Role Playing Games (RPG) and Live Action Role Playing (LARP). If you don't know much about these, are interested in dipping your toe in, or have ever wondered why grown adults play make-believe, this episode…
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Why Libraries are Still Relevant
It's a question I come across every so often: are libraries still relevant? Does anyone even go anymore? Yes they are. And yes they do. In this episode, JS and Ludlow discuss the benefits of libraries and how simply using your library's resources can benefit your community. Explicit Content: May...
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Storytellers
Why did we decide to become writers? Ludlow and JS discuss who they are as storytellers. Explicit Content: May contain mature language or themesProduction: Maxwell GarietyMusic: The Silent Grove by AxletreeLicensed under Attribution 4.0
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Publishing Paths
What's involved in getting a finished manuscript into the hands of readers? Today, JS and Ludlow talk about publishing paths and the behind the scenes in getting a novel reading for reading. There may be more involved than you think! Explicit Content: May contain mature language or themes...
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Weight of Gold reading
JS Gariety reads a chapter from her newly released novel "The Weight of Gold." She and Ludlow Adams discuss some of the book's themes. Explicit Content: May contain mature language or themes Production: Maxwell Gariety Music: The Silent Grove by Axletree Licensed under Attribution 4.0 Show Notes:...
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Henry Cavill and Warhammer 40k
The Witcher, Superman, and now head of Amazon's Warhammer 40k universe--Henry Cavill has had a lot going on lately. Today we chat a bit about this king of nerds. Explicit Content: May contain mature language or themes Production: Maxwell Gariety Music: The Silent Grove by Axletree Licensed under...
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Genre
What's the purpose of genre? Does it mean something different to authors than it does to readers? Ludlow Adams and JS Gariety discuss genre as a tool and how they each are using genre in their own projects. Explicit Content: May contain mature language or themes Production: Maxwell Gariety Music:...
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Questionable Authors with Important Contributions (Part Two: Problematic Present)
*Since recording this, the Hogwarts Legacy game has come out. Please see the show notes. Warning: this is a painful topic. Yep, we're talking about JK Rowling. The idea of separating an artist from their contribution get's a lot more complicated when that artist is still alive and profiting. Is…
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Questionable Authors with Important Contributions (Part One: Problematic Past)
Percy Shelley, George Orwell, Jack London, Roald Dahl...there's no shortage of writers with questionable values who made significant contributions to the literary world. But today we focus on two of the most severe and influential: HP Lovecraft and Robert E, Howard. Can an author be separated…
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Game Adaptations
RPG, miniatures, video...Today we discuss film and tv adaptations of games with a particular focus on the possible Warhammer40k TV series. Explicit Content: May contain mature language or themes Production: Maxwell Gariety Music: The Silent Grove by Axletree Licensed under Attribution 4.0
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Adaptations: TV vs Film
Are TV series just a trend, or are they better than film for adapting print? Ludlow Adams and JS Gariety discuss film and TV adaptations, and possible reasons why TV adaptations have become so popular in recent years. Explicit Content: May contain strong language Production: Maxwell Gariety…
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Crowdfunding Publishing Projects
Crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have been used to fund publishing projects for years now. But Brandon Sanderson's record breaking Kickstarter may have made crowdfunding books an even more viable option. Today we discuss why authors might choose to crowdfund and why readers...
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Ebooks: Good or bad for the industry?
Do cheap/deeply discounted ebooks devalue literature as a whole? Ever since the Kindle was released, authors and publishers have been asking this question. Today, Ludlow Adams and JS Gariety discuss the impact ebooks have had other the years, how things are changing with subscription models, and...
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New Year Reading Resolutions
What are the benefits of reading regularly? Plus a couple tips for successful goal-setting. Explicit Content: May contain strong language Production: Maxwell Gariety Music: The Silent Grove by Axletree Licensed under Attribution 4.0 Show Notes: Book Recommendations for your New Year book list…
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Being Good Fandom Citizens
Do fans have a responsibility to be good fandom citizens? Today we discuss if the concept of literary citizenship extends to fans. Fandom communities are prevalent especially in fantasy, and just like every other community experience, there are people who are kind and welcoming, and people who…
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The Truths in Fiction: Part two
Today we'll discuss the purpose of stories in societies and why genres like fantasy and science fiction are so good at drawing people in and creating hard-core fans. Could it really just be escapism? Story "experts" like Jonathon Gottschall and Lisa Cron believe stories are more than that. Can a...
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The Truths in Fiction: Part one
Today we'll discuss the purpose of stories in societies and why genres like fantasy and science fiction are so good at drawing people in and creating hard-core fans. Could it really just be escapism? Story "experts" like Jonathon Gottschall and Lisa Cron believe stories are more than that. Can a...
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MFA Programs: Worth it?
Today we peek just for a moment behind the scenes in our lives as authors. Is higher education worth it anymore? Is an MFA necessary or even valuable? We will discuss the current world of higher education, what it means for artists, and our personal decisions to purusue our MFAs. Explicit…
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Depicting Mental Illness in Fiction
Representation, realism, and catharsis. We'll discuss why these themes are important to us and how well mental illnesses have been represented in media. We'll also briefly discuss pop culture fascination with severe mental illnesses and how that influences how they're predicted, including the...
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The Darkening of Fiction
Is fiction getting darker? Why do people want to consume dark stories? Where's the line, and does grimdark cross it? In the wake of Halloween, we're discussing dark fantasy and the grimdark movement--its controversy and lack of definition as a genre. We'll discuss the broader darkening of fiction...
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Adaptations Part Two: The Wheel of Time
How closely should an adaptation follow the original material? Is there such thing as a perfect adaptation? Is that even possible when adapting novel to film? We'll explore these questions and more as we discuss The Wheel of Time Season One and what we know so far about the recently wrapped…
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Adaptations Part One: The Wheel of Time
How closely should an adaptation follow the original material? Is there such thing as a perfect adaptation? Is that even possible when adapting novel to film? We'll explore these questions and more as we discuss The Wheel of Time Season One and what we know so far about the recently wrapped…
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One prepared host. Two neurodivergent nerds. As life-long students of fiction, authors Ludlow Adams and JS Gariety dive deeper into speculative worlds. Writing them. Consuming them. Adoring them. *May contain occasional strong language and mature themes--never in bad taste
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