Words To That Effect
Words To That Effect: Stories of the Fiction that Shapes Popular Culture. WTTE is a narrative storytelling show, hosted and produced by Conor Reid, that explores the intriguing places where fiction, history, science, and popular culture intersect and inspire. From the Victorian past to utopian futures, dinosaurs to detectives, zombies to mummies, how does literature shape our understanding of popular culture? Find out more at https://wttepodcast.com. WTTE is a part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network. Support the show and get bonus episodes and more by joining HeadStuff+ (https://headstuffpodcasts.com/show/words-to-that-effect) .
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21: The Invention of Time
18 min
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20: Domestic Noir
25 min
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19: Climate Change Fiction (Utopia, Pt2)
23 min
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18: What Is Utopia? (Utopia, Pt 1)
29 min
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17: The 10% Brain Myth
16 min
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16: Transhumanism, Fiction, and Immortality
30 min
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15: The Scarlet Pimpernel & Baroness Orczy
24 min
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14: Weird Fiction & HP Lovecraft
25 min
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Season 2 Preview
1 min
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13: The Ghost Stories of MR James
31 min
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12: The Horrifically Complicated History of Zom...
23 min
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11: Cesare Lombroso & The Born Criminal
18 min
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10: The Endless Influence of Robinson Crusoe
19 min
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9: Imaginary Countries and the Ruritanian Romance
15 min
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8: A Lawyer, an Author, and a Murderer
12 min
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7: Overpopulation from Malthus to Manila
14 min
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6: Neurasthenia, Cowboys, and Feminists
17 min
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5: Canals on Mars
15 min
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4: What is Popular Literature?
14 min
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3: Irish Science Fiction
16 min
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2: Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes, and Spi...
16 min
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1: Invasion Fiction, William Le Queux, and Fake...
13 min
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Introduction
2 min