All Pieces for Eric Molinsky

 
Multiverse Remix
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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This week, I’m replaying two older episodes of mine that dealt with many of the themes that come up in multiverse storylines, as the MCU and DC cin...

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  • Added: Dec 22, 2021
  • Length: 32:00
  • Purchases: 2
Have Yourself a Scary Little Krampus
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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To some people outside central Europe, the idea of St Nicholas having a horned tongue-wagging companion called Krampus, who punishes children, migh...

Bought by KVNF and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Dec 08, 2021
  • Length: 27:19
  • Purchases: 2
Art of The Brick
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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We’re snapping together the LEGO bricks of Nathan Sawaya’s career, going from being a corporate lawyer to a famous LEGO Master Builder, and a profe...

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  • Added: Nov 24, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Rerolling Role-Playing Games
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Tabletop role-playing games are experiencing a renaissance of game design, but they’re also asking tough questions about the nature of classic RPGs...

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2021
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 2
Stage Fright
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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From buckets of stage blood to confectionary edible eyeballs, the Grand Guignol grossed out its Parians audience a century ago, and invented modern...

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  • Added: Oct 27, 2021
  • Length: 26:46
  • Purchases: 1
The Ecology of Dune
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Dune was a pioneer in environmental science fiction, but Frank Herbert's own environmentalism is often misunderstood.

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  • Added: Oct 13, 2021
  • Length: 27:57
  • Purchases: 1
Office Space
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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I talk with Loki’s production designer Kasra Farahani about why the intergalactic bureaucracy of time keepers resonated with so many viewers, and w...

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  • Added: Sep 29, 2021
  • Length: 27:21
  • Purchases: 1
Playing Blind
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Blind video game players are challenging conventional ideas on how this very visual medium can be redesigned to be accessible to everyone.

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  • Added: Sep 15, 2021
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 1
Cartoonish Gender
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Queer representation in children’s entertainment has never been better, but the road to get here has been fraught. We look at how Sailor Moon broke...

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  • Added: Sep 01, 2021
  • Length: 29:08
  • Purchases: 1
The Legend of Musashi
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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How did a real-life samurai who lived nearly 400 years ago inspire a genre of films, shows, manga, anime, games, and even Star Wars characters?

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  • Added: Aug 18, 2021
  • Length: 28:49
  • Purchases: 1
Giving Imaginary Advice
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Imaginary Worlds shares a lot in common with the podcast Imaginary Advice. We’re both interested in the line between fiction and reality, but the h...

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  • Added: Aug 04, 2021
  • Length: 35:27
  • Purchases: 1
Harley Quinn (Special Edition)
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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When I talked with Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner in 2019 about their Harley Quinn comics, I had no idea how much their take on the character wo...

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  • Added: Jul 21, 2021
  • Length: 31:47
  • Purchases: 1
Reporting on Capes, Cowls, Threats and Menaces
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Whenever I watch a superhero story, I always wonder how well informed the public are about the threats to their world, and the heroes who save the ...

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  • Added: Jul 07, 2021
  • Length: 32:06
  • Purchases: 1
Living in a Simulation
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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I talk with game mogul and author Rizwan Virk about whether we are actually living in a giant computer simulation, and what we think of as reality ...

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  • Added: Jun 23, 2021
  • Length: 31:04
  • Purchases: 1
Guilty Pleasures
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Sci-fi and fantasy genres have come a long way from their pulpy origins to become respectable genres. But sometimes you want to see something aweso...

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  • Added: Jun 09, 2021
  • Length: 37:16
  • Purchases: 1
Disco Elysium
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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There are so many reasons why Disco Elysium should not have become an award-winning video game and worldwide hit, and yet many game critics believe...

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  • Added: May 26, 2021
  • Length: 29:51
  • Purchases: 1
Weir Science
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Andy Weir is best known for writing very scientifically accurate books like The Martian. But in his latest book, Project Hail Mary, he ventured bey...

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  • Added: May 12, 2021
  • Length: 26:57
  • Purchases: 1
The Zen of Sci-Fi
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Speculative fiction writers have been influenced by Buddhism for so long, many fans don’t realize how many sci-fi characters and tropes have origin...

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  • Added: Apr 28, 2021
  • Length: 26:52
  • Purchases: 1
Becky Chambers Goes Wayfaring
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Novelist Becky Chambers talks about about why she’s ending her beloved and popular Wayfarer series, and what comes next.

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  • Added: Apr 14, 2021
  • Length: 34:44
  • Purchases: 1
Music From Saturn
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
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Jazz and science fiction may seem to be in parallel worlds, but the musician Sun Ra saw outer space and extraterrestrial life as a way to explore i...

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  • Added: Mar 31, 2021
  • Length: 27:31
  • Purchases: 1

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