About this podcast
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.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 74 episodes
- Games, Games, GAMES · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 70Joining Alice this week is Nate Crowley as the pair talk Books into Games, Games into Film or TV, Film or TV into Games. From Golden Eye, to Pod Racer, Street Fighter to Dungeon…
- Adaptations: The Winners & the Losers? · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 69Joining Alice this week to talk Adaptations in Sci-Fi and Fantasy is Tom Neenan! From the perfect adaptation, and successes that never got the praise. To of course, the…
- HEALING · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 68Joining Alice this week to talk Healing in Sci-Fi and Fantasy is Tom Neenan! From Med Beds to Potions, join the duo as they delve into Whitley Bay, and the new Resident Evil…
- Magic as Politics, Politics as Magic · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 67Joining 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…
- Prisons, Prison Colonies and Prison Planets · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 66Joining 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…
- Exoplanets and Unusual Atmospheres · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 65Joining 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…
- Political Alternative Remakes · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 64Joining 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…
- Korean Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 63Joining 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…
- Sports from Quidditch to The Running Man · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 62Joining 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…
- First Contact · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 61Joining 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…
- Interspecies interactions · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 60Joining Alice this week is fantasy legend Adrian Tchaikovsky, as the pair delve into Interspecies interactions, inherit special central characters and James Bond one liner…
- Mermaids and Walter White's baby · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 59Joining Alice this week is regular co-host Eleanor Morton, as they delve into the deep to talk all things mermaids. From Aerial to Cher and many more sea-shell bra wearing…
- Greek and Roman Mythology · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 58Joining Alice this week is regular co-host Tom Neenan, as they deep dive into Greek and Roman mythology in fantasy. From Labyrinth to The Maze Runner and everything in-between…
- Welcome to the Hive Mind · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 57Joining Alice this week is John Robertson, as they dive into this week’s sub-genre Hive Minds, from Star Trek to Adrian Tchaikovsky. Plus more from Troupe on a Rope and the Minds…
- Talking Weaponry! · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 56Joining Alice this week is Tom Neenan, as the pair jump into this week’s sub-genre deep dive, Talking Weaponry from Swordheart to Jarvis! Plus troupes on the decadent class and…
- Iconic Puppets in Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 55Joining Alice this week is Eleanor Morton, as the pair jump into this week’s sub-genre deep dive, Puppets in Sci-Fi and Fantasy. From Jim Henson’s fantasy efforts, to Ridley…
- AI interfering with the creative process again! The Dr Who's missing tapes, and Music & Sci-Fi · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 54Joining Alice this week is Tom Neenan, as they dive deep into the sub-genre Music in Sci-Fi, they also discuss the recently discovered missing Dr. Who tapes, and Grammarly…
- When Fantasy turns into Sci-Fi, Pre-Jackson Lord of the Rings and the Moomins? · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 53This week Alice is joined by Joz Norris as they take a deep dive into a pet peeve of Fantasy turning into Sci-Fi, they also discuss the pre-Jackson adaptations of Lord of the…
- Moving Cities, Lord of the Rings Rewatch, and Questioning the Monarchy in the World of Fantasy! · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 52This week Alice is joined by Nate Crowley as they deep dive into Moving Cities, they also discuss introducing the next generation to the Lord of the Rings, and how to perfect the…
- Urban Fantasy, Fish Out of Water Tropes, and Giving up Waiting for a Next Instalment · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 51This week Alice is joined by Patrick Lenton to talk everything Urban Fantasy, from Rivers of London to Twelve Months. Stick around to the end for a special announcement! 🖊️…
