 
  Open World Chat
Discussing all "genre" media and geek culture.
      Podcasting since 2021 • 100 episodes
    
Open World Chat
Latest Episodes
Genre Swapping! Movies that flip genre in mid-viewing
You ever watch a movie of a particular genre and have it flip genres right in front of you, leaving you wondering what the heck just happened? We have! And we talk about them for an hour! Some are on the bubble, while others make your head expl...
        
          
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    Fascism in Sci-Fi
Mark and John break out what the heck fascism is and then find it in Sci-Fi. Who gets it right?
        
          
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    Time Travel in Film and TV (and what a mess it is)
Mark and John look at examples of time travel across a broad range of movies, TV and other fiction to examine it's logic (or - more often - lack thereof) and it's use as a storytelling tool. Have a listen!
        
          
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    Utopian fiction (and is anybody buying in?)
Mark and John start of with the grandaddy of all Utopias (that would be "Utopia") and segue into a discussion of our utopian fiction, or just fiction where utopia shows up, even if it's not the star. We may surprise you with some of our choices...
        
          
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