74 episodes

College-level conversations about sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and weird fiction with writer G.L. McDorman.

Atoz: A Speculative Fiction Book Club Podcast Claytemple Media

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    • 4.8 • 20 Ratings

College-level conversations about sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and weird fiction with writer G.L. McDorman.

    Ep. 74: The Mote in God's Eye by Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven

    Ep. 74: The Mote in God's Eye by Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven

    Space exploration, space opera, and space Jesuits!

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    Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast.

    Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast.

    Lovecraft? Poe? Check out Elder Sign: A Weird Fiction Podcast.

    Trekker? Join us on Lower Decks: A Star Trek Podcast.

    Want to know more about the Middle Ages? Subscribe to Agnus: The Late Antique, Medieval, and Byzantine Podcast.

    • 33 min
    Ep. 73: The Thief of Always by Clive Barker

    Ep. 73: The Thief of Always by Clive Barker

    More horror for children.

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    Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast.

    Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast.

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    Trekker? Join us on Lower Decks: A Star Trek Podcast.

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    • 33 min
    Ep. 72: The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

    Ep. 72: The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

    Glenn and Jay talk medievalism in Narnia.

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    Want more science fiction in your life? Check out ⁠The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast⁠.

    Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on ⁠Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast⁠.

    Lovecraft? Poe? Check out ⁠Elder Sign: A Weird Fiction Podcast⁠.

    Trekker? Join us on ⁠Lower Decks: A Star Trek Podcast⁠.

    Want to know more about the Middle Ages? Subscribe to ⁠Agnus: The Late Antique, Medieval, and Byzantine Podcast⁠.

    • 57 min
    Ep. 71: The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro

    Ep. 71: The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro

    Glenn and Jay talk Ishiguro's dreamy Arthurian fantasy.

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    Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on ⁠Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast⁠.

    Lovecraft? Poe? Check out ⁠Elder Sign: A Weird Fiction Podcast⁠.

    Trekker? Join us on ⁠Lower Decks: A Star Trek Podcast⁠.

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    • 2 hr 17 min
    Ep. 70: The Teleportation Accident by Ned Beauman

    Ep. 70: The Teleportation Accident by Ned Beauman

    Teleportation, the Second World War, and H.P. Lovecraft.

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    Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast.

    Lovecraft? Poe? Check out Elder Sign: A Weird Fiction Podcast.

    Trekker? Join us on Lower Decks: A Star Trek Podcast.

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    • 33 min
    Ep. 69: The House With a Clock in its Walls by John Bellairs

    Ep. 69: The House With a Clock in its Walls by John Bellairs

    Horror for children!

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    • 29 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
20 Ratings

20 Ratings

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Rome versus a Greece - why one was an empire the other was not

Greece was not an empire. Rome was. Why? Because one ended with no replacement for over a 1000 years. That’s because it was so big there was no replacement. The other just went away and was replaced by a competitor, Rome.

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Fun, fascinating

Everything under Claytemple Media is top tier quality work. Glenn is a wonderful storyteller and summarizes these works with great vividness and enthusiasm, and then dives into fascinating and insightful analysis. It’s a great way to expose yourself to new authors and stories. Whether you’ve read the stories or not these are really worth your time to listen to.

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Genuine Love For The Genre

Yet another great Claytemple Media production. Glen McDorman obviously love speculative fiction and loves telling us about. Clear and insightful looks into a variety of authors.

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