The Legendarium exists primarily as a book club for fantasy and sci-fi, both the classics and the new classics.Tolkien, Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan, and more.
Episodes
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Aparna Verma joins Craig for a discussion on as a writer drawing from multiple mythological and historical traditions. It's a surface-level discussion, but with a promise for more when Aparna comes back at a later date.
Check out Aparna's work here: https://theaparnaverma.com/
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Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Craig is joined by Julia Vee and Ken Bebelle to have a very Level One conversation. Julia and Ken are the co-authors of the Seattle Slayers and Phoenix Hoard series, and they talk with Craig about how they approach their brand of fun-first writing.
Check out Ken here: https://kenbebelle.com/
And Julia here: https://juliavee.com/
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Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
For today's Author's Shelf episode, Craig is joined by author Steven Brust to discuss Lord of Light, the classic 1967 sci-fi novel by Roger Zelazny. Why has the book meant so much to Steven over the years? And how was Craig's first time through?
Check out Steven's latest, Tsalmoth, here: https://a.co/d/0wohQN4
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Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
!!CONTENT WARNING!! In a departure from the norm, we're doing an adults-only episode of the Legendarium, in which the one and only Chuck Tingle comes to visit and he and Craig spin the Wheel of Tangents. Truth be told, most of the episode is actually fine, content-wise, but there's a portion that is decidedly not for kids. That being said...enjoy!
Check out Chuck's new book here: https://www.chucktingle.com/
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Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Craig is joined by author Daniel M. Ford to discuss a perennial favorite topic of listeners: THE TROPE. What counts as a trope? Are they good or bad? Which are our favorites? And which would we burn to the ground forever?
Check out Dan's stuff here: http://www.danielmford.com/
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Friday Jun 16, 2023
Friday Jun 16, 2023
That's it, it's over! Stephanie has completed the Expanse and is ready to be done with it, but not before she has some fun with Todd and Kenn discussing the second half of James S.A. Corey's Leviathan Falls.
[Craig's audio note: Once again, I had to use the backup audio for this one, so it kind of sucks. Sorry about that, but I figured you'd rather have the episode than not!]
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Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Craig is joined by Nadia Uddin for another Author's Shelf episode, this one on the Ursula Le Guin classic, The Left Hand of Darkness. They talk about her style, her storytelling, and her politics. What works and what doesn't in this 54-year-old sci-fi novel?
Check out Nadia's work here: https://www.nadiauddin.com/
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Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Craig welcomes Austin Freeman to the show to discuss Tolkien and his religious views. Tolkien was a staunch Catholic, but that doesn't mean that his views weren't idiosyncratic in some interesting and unexpected ways.
Check out Austin's book, Tolkien Dogmatics: Theology through Mythology with the Maker of Middle-earth, here: https://a.co/d/6jegZIE
Watch Craig's video on "the most important scene" in LotR: https://youtu.be/2L9Ph1MkKuA
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Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
She's almost across the finish line! Todd and Kenn drag Stephanie back for the penultimate Expanse podcast as they discuss the first half of James S.A. Corey's Leviathan Falls. [Craig's audio note: I had to use the backup audio for this one, so it kind of sucks. Sorry about that, but I figured you'd rather have the episode than not!]
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Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Craig welcomes Vaishnavi Patel, author of Kaikeyi, for this edition of the Author's Shelf. Vaishnavi has selected The Palace of Illusions, by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. It's Craig's first foray into the Mahabharata (in this case a modern retelling), and Vaishnavi is the perfect guide.
Check out Vaishanvi's work, including Kaikeyi, here: https://vaishnavipatel.com/
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