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Fantasy, Sci Fi and speculative fiction, observed through the comedic lens of The Bugle. Become a Bugle subscriber to enjoy this show ad free and help us thrive.Expect reviews and supernova level hot takes on literature, gaming, films, TV, board games, and anywhere else you can experience space ships, clones and beautiful elves with massive weapons.A podcast from The Bugle. Hosted by Alice Fraser and friends. Also available as a video podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- 4 days ago37 min
Magic as Politics, Politics as Magic
Joining Alice this week to talk Magic as Politics is Joz Norris! Join them as they explore through Babel, the Trope of overcome passion and even Indiana Jones. Plus they navigate the Minds of Urgh with Roald Dahl and Kurt Vonnegut. Listen to Realms Unknown NOW!🔗 Links to all things Joz Norris: https://www.joznorris.co.uk/📕 'A Passion For Passion' is back on sale! https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/store/p/a-passion-for-passion-a-delirious-love-letter-to-romance❤️🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast🖊️ Get involved with everything Realms Unknown: https://bsky.app/profile/realmsunknown.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 2 weeks ago39 min
Prisons, Prison Colonies and Prison Planets
Joining Alice this week, both fresh from Edinburgh Fringe, Tom Neenan! Join them as they explore the world of Prisons, prison colonies and prison planets in Sci-Fi and Fantasy. PLUS The silent screaming trope, and again we navigate the Minds of Urgh, with Ming the Merciless and a preempted Urgh on upcoming Ti West's adaptation of Scrooge. Listen now on Realms Unknown! 🔗 Links to all things Tom Neenan: https://www.tomneenan.com/📕 'A Passion For Passion' is back on sale! https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/store/p/a-passion-for-passion-a-delirious-love-letter-to-romance❤️🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast🖊️ Get involved with everything Realms Unknown: https://bsky.app/profile/realmsunknown.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Aug 19, 202628 min
Exoplanets and Unusual Atmospheres
Joining Alice this week live from Latitude Festival, Dr Hannah Wakeford. Join the pair as they deep dive into Exoplanets and places with unusual atmospheres. They also discuss Terry Pratchett, children hood reading, and starting off in hard fantasy! Plus scientific findings bringing sci-fi thoughts to real life. All that and more Live from the Cosmic Shambles Forest! 🔗 Links to all things Dr Hannah Wakeford: https://stellarplanet.org/🔗 Cosmic Shambles Network: https://cosmicshambles.com/📕 'A Passion For Passion' is back on sale! https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/store/p/a-passion-for-passion-a-delirious-love-letter-to-romance❤️🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast🖊️ Get involved with everything Realms Unknown: https://bsky.app/profile/realmsunknown.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Aug 5, 202641 min
Political Alternative Remakes
Joining Alice this week, all the way from down under, Australian comedian James Colley as the pair discuss political alternatives in Sci-Fi and Fantasy. Inspired by Elon Musk's desire to create an AI Odyssey, from a modern day King Lear to Shakespeare without the rude bits, what series changes or rewrites narratives we know and love to suit a more political agenda? 🔗 Links to all things James Colley: https://www.instagram.com/jamcolley/?hl=en📕 'A Passion For Passion' is back on sale! https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/store/p/a-passion-for-passion-a-delirious-love-letter-to-romance❤️🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast🖊️ Get involved with everything Realms Unknown: https://bsky.app/profile/realmsunknown.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jul 22, 202642 min
Korean Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Joining Alice this week to discuss the sub-genre deep dive of Korean sci-fi and fantasy, all the way from LA is Jackie Kashian! From Extraordinary Attorney Woo to K-Pop Demon Hunters, the duo also discuss ideal airplane watches, needing a sequel to be released before starting the series, and the best way to read, listen and watch a book series. 🔗 Links to all things Jackie Kashian: https://jackiekashian.com/📕 'A Passion For Passion' is back on sale! https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/store/p/a-passion-for-passion-a-delirious-love-letter-to-romance❤️🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast🖊️ Get involved with everything Realms Unknown: https://bsky.app/profile/realmsunknown.bsky.social🦈 Go to https://surfshark.com/realms or use code REALMS at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! That’s https://surfshark.com/realms or use code REALMSIt’s time to take control of your online security. Try Surfshark today and enjoy their 30-day money-back guarantee. Secure your digital world now—visit the link below and start surfing securely. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jul 9, 202641 min
Sports from Quidditch to The Running Man
Joining Alice this week to discuss the sub-genre deep dive of Sports in sci-fi and fantasy, is Tom Neenan! From Quidditch to Stephen King's The Running Man, the pair also chat about the new Supergirl film, the time delay death threat trope, and the explosion of horror in mainstream with Obsession and Backrooms. 🔗 Links to all things Tom Neenan: https://www.tomneenan.com/ 🎤 Get tickets for the LIVE episode of The Gargle HERE: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/the-gargle-live-fri-26th-jun-the-bill-murray-london-tickets-202606261800/📕 'A Passion For Passion' is back on sale! https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/store/p/a-passion-for-passion-a-delirious-love-letter-to-romance❤️🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast🖊️ Get involved with everything Realms Unknown: https://bsky.app/profile/realmsunknown.bsky.social🦈 Go to https://surfshark.com/realms or use code REALMS at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! That’s https://surfshark.com/realms or use code REALMSIt’s time to take control of your online security. Try Surfshark today and enjoy their 30-day money-back guarantee. Secure your digital world now—visit the link below and start surfing securely. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jun 24, 202637 min
First Contact
Joining Alice this week to discuss the sub-genre deep dive of first contact in sci-fi and fantasy, is Ria Lina! The pair also chat about their Tropes of a Rope, delve back into The Minds of Urgh, and discuss Dr. Who and Star Trek! 🔗 Links to all things Ria Lina: https://www.patreon.com/cw/rialina 🎤 Get tickets for the LIVE episode of The Gargle HERE: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/the-gargle-live-fri-26th-jun-the-bill-murray-london-tickets-202606261800/📕 'A Passion For Passion' is back on sale! https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/store/p/a-passion-for-passion-a-delirious-love-letter-to-romance❤️🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast🖊️ Get involved with everything Realms Unknown: https://bsky.app/profile/realmsunknown.bsky.social🦈 Go to https://surfshark.com/realms or use code REALMS at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! That’s https://surfshark.com/realms or use code REALMSIt’s time to take control of your online security. Try Surfshark today and enjoy their 30-day money-back guarantee. Secure your digital world now—visit the link below and start surfing securely. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jun 10, 202635 min
Interspecies interactions
Joining Alice this week is fantasy legend Adrian Tchaikovsky, as the pair delve into Interspecies interactions, inherit special central characters and James Bond one liner tropes! 🔗 Links to all things Adrian Tchaikovsky: https://adriantchaikovsky.com/🎤 Get tickets for the LIVE episode of The Gargle HERE: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/the-gargle-live-fri-26th-jun-the-bill-murray-london-tickets-202606261800/📕 'A Passion For Passion' is back on sale! https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/store/p/a-passion-for-passion-a-delirious-love-letter-to-romance❤️🔥 Buy 'A Passion For Passion' audiobook https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/we-are-18-t6flf-5n9mc💰 Support Realms Unknown by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber https://thebuglepodcast.com/donate📯 Subscribe to The Bugle YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BuglePodcast🖊️ Get involved with everything Realms Unknown: https://bsky.app/profile/realmsunknown.bsky.social🦈 Go to https://surfshark.com/realms or use code REALMS at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! That’s https://surfshark.com/realms or use code REALMSIt’s time to take control of your online security. Try Surfshark today and enjoy their 30-day money-back guarantee. Secure your digital world now—visit the link below and start surfing securely. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
About Realms Unknown
Fantasy, Sci Fi and speculative fiction, observed through the comedic lens of The Bugle. Become a Bugle subscriber to enjoy this show ad free and help us thrive.Expect reviews and supernova level hot takes on literature, gaming, films, TV, board games, and anywhere else you can experience space ships, clones and beautiful elves with massive weapons.A podcast from The Bugle. Hosted by Alice Fraser and friends. Also available as a video podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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