Sharifah and Jenn discuss the Ignyte and World Fantasy Awards, women in SF history, and give you some starting points to dive into fanfiction.
51 min
202
85.5: Backlist To The Future, With Evil Queens
This week, Jenn discusses two favorite evil queen retellings.
10 min
203
Inception Versus Paprika
Sharifah and guest Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein stir up an old debate, comparing and contrasting science fiction films Inception and Paprika.
49 min
204
84.5: Backlist To The Future With Wishful Thinking
This week, Sharifah discusses series she wishes she could read.
9 min
205
The Worst Witch in Dreamland, Or Favorite Series
Sharifah and Jenn discuss lucid dreaming, The Old Guard, Shirley Jackson Award winners, series they wish they could read again for the first time, and more.
46 min
206
83.5: Backlist to the Future: Humans v. The Sup...
This week, Jenn discusses humans up against the supernatural.
12 min
207
Our Spring 2020 Favorites
Sharifah and Jenn discuss the Locus Award Winners, some exciting reprints, their favorite titles from the Spring of 2020, and more!
49 min
208
82.5: Backlist To The Future with Beach Reads
This week, Sharifah discusses two SF/F beach reads!
8 min
209
Most Anticipated Series of 2020
Sharifah and Jenn discuss a new podcast about Octavia Butler, some adaptation news, their most anticipated series books, and more.
55 min
210
81.5: Backlist To The Future With A Sense of Wo...
This week, Jenn discusses two books that evoke a sense of wonder.
9 min
211
More Anticipated Books of 2020
Sharifah and Jenn discuss the Nebula Awards, Pride month, anti-racist SF/F, and more highly anticipated books coming out in 2020.
42 min
212
80.5: Backlist To The Future, With Black Female...
Sharifah recommends two great Black female authors of science fiction and fantasy.
12 min
213
The Anime & Manga Show
Sharifah and Jenn discuss online read-alongs, some exciting adaptation news, and a few favorite anime and manga series.
46 min
214
79.5: Backlist To The Future with Retellings
This week, Jenn discusses two favorite sci-fi and fantasy retellings.
9 min
215
The Reread Episode
Sharifah and Jenn discuss Anne Rice and Rick Riordan adaptations, Middle Earth boyfriends, classic SF, and reread two favorites.
50 min
216
78.5: Backlist to the Future, The Feel-Good Edi...
This week, Sharifah discusses feel-good science fiction and fantasy.
10 min
217
Nonfiction About Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Sharifah and Jenn discuss Discworld and Hunger Games adaptations, swords, and nonfiction about sci-fi and fantasy.
50 min
218
75.5: Backlist To The Future, With Books Inside...
This week, Jenn discusses books inside of books -- in this case, a fantasy book inside of a science fiction book.
10 min
219
Our Dream, Our Nightmare: Author Collaborations
Sharifah and Jenn discuss several awards lists including the Hugos, Dune adaptation news, and dream up author collaborations they wish would happen.
45 min
220
76.5: Backlist To The Future For Isolation Reading
This week, Sharifah gives some isolation reading recommendations.
11 min
221
Midwife To The Rescue: The Willow Rewatch
Sharifah and Jenn discuss the Nebula Awards, the Kitchies, Harry Potter at Home, and their rewatch of the movie Willow.
57 min
222
75.5: Backlist To The Future With Graphic Novels
This week, Jenn suggests sci-fi and fantasy graphic novels to dig into.
8 min
223
Our Favorite 2020 Releases So Far
Sharifah and Jenn discuss awards news, good and bad news for TV adaptations, some of their favorite releases from 2020 so far, and more.
43 min
224
74.5: Backlist To The Future With Short Stories
This week, Sharifah discusses science fiction and fantasy short story collections.
9 min
225
Urban Fantasy and Science Fiction
Sharifah and Jenn discuss an Octavia Butler adaptation, Letter To The King, a goth in need, urban fantasy and science fiction, and more.