Episode one forty - part one Jennifer Saint's Ariadne turns the story of the Minotaur to focus on his sister Ariadne whose story is pushed aside after she guides the hero Theseus through the labyrinth.

Episode one thirty nine - We got a chance to chat with Madlyn Burkert, the Collections and Exhibitions Archivist at Lucasfilm Ltd. Madlyn took us on a "tour de force" of how she found herself on the path of a pop-culture archivist (shout out to L....

Episode one thirty eight The Neverending Story is often considered THE film at the root of Xennial trauma. Joined by Sarah Marshall, we discuss trauma depicted in the film, the author of the book whose own trauma inspired it all,

Episode one thirty seven - part three - We hosted a live zoom audience with Mat Heagerty and Steph Mided, the author artist team behind the graphic novel Martial Ghost Centaur!  - Watch the video here

Episode one thirty seven - part two - From dark fantasy to horror writer, Christina Henry joined us to discuss what defines a fairy tale, the need for nostalgic horror from the female perspective and her newest novel Near the Bone,

Episode one thirty seven - part one - Artist Tim Fielder tells us about his graphic novel Infinitum: An Afro Futurist Tale, the story of King Aja Oba, a warlord cursed with the "gift of Immortality. Tim defines Afro Futurism,

Special Episode 21 - Summer Scares! with Becky Spratford and Konrad Stump - Summer is a great time to read Horror Fiction! We are joined by Becky Spratford (RA For All) and Konrad Stump (The Springfield-Greene County Library District) to discuss Summe...

Episode one thirty six - part one - Author Kyra Wilder's book Little Bandaged Days introduces us to a young mother on the verge of breakdown. We got to chat with Kyra about the need for comprehensive mental and emotional care for mothers,

Episode one thirty six - part two Joshilyn Jackson's new twisty novel Mother May I is ripe with themes of class, gender, and of course motherhood. We managed to chat about a lot of that while deftly sidestepping spoilers.

Episode one thirty six - part three - In the Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano, we find a young woman's life take different routes which all hinge on her decision as whether or not she decides to have a baby.