Fantasy+Girls Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Mad Scientist Edition
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There’s been a strong mad scientist motif running lately with a feminist bent, and we needed to talk about it. Poor Things. Lisa Frankenstein. The T...
2023 in Books, Happy New Year, Etc.
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Em and EJ get their act together long enough to rehash the best stories they consumed in books and screen over the past year. Stay tuned for a deep di...
Summer Reading Assignments: EJ's Report on Bunny
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we wrap up the summer, E. J. and Emma have completed their summer reading and are ready to report back. Emma assigned E. J. to read Bunny by Mona A...
Summer Reading: The Series
09 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
FANTASY+GIRL is going back to school with a series dedicated to the nostalgia of summer reading assignments! For the series, Emma C. Wells and EJ Wens...
Summer Reading Series: Emma's Assignment for EJ
08 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
FANTASY+GIRL Podcast is back with a new series celebrating summer reading! Emma and EJ arechoosing a book for the other to read. The duo will then lea...
Summer Reading Series: EJ's Assignment for Emma
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
FANTASY+GIRL is going back to school with a series dedicated to the nostalgia of summer reading assignments! For the series, Emma C. Wells and E. J. W...
Stuff We (Mostly) Liked in 2022
18 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In which we ramble on about random things we like and a few things we don’t. NOTE: FANTASY+GIRLS stands with the HarperCollins union.Wow! It’s be...
In Which We Rise from the Dead
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're back, and just in time for a Halloween episode! Tag along (and bring your best axe and/or brain-bashing bat) as we take a deep meandering dive i...
When Our Powers Combine ... Girl Gangs of SFF
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What's even better than a strong female protagonist? An entire gang of them. In this episode, Emma and EJ share their favorite all-female crews from a...
Hate Web: A Valentine’s Day Special
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Star Crossed Lovers episode. EJ researched to find out what *really* qualifies as star-crossed-lovers and Em just winged it (which is p...
The Year Hell Froze Over
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
* This episode was recording in the days following the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. * 2020. It's over, and good riddance. But one silver ...
NanoGatorsGiving: A Very Speculative Thanksgiving Episode
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’re in the home stretch of 2020, ya’ll. Em and EJ embrace the spirit of Thanksgiving with a look at their favorite themed speculative fiction an...
Not Your Scream Queen #5: A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode of our female-driven horror miniseries, Em and EJ take a stroll through Bad City and weigh the pros and cons of befriending a va...
Not Your Scream Queen #4: The Babadook
18 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The BabadookEm and EJ talk about the monstrosity of grief, the dark side of motherhood, and what frightens us most with guest host Erica Waters, aut...
Not Your Scream Queen #3: Ma
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Em and EJ explore more female-driven horror with Ma, starring Octavia Spencer in a wildly unhinged and out-of-character role. Claustrophobic small tow...
Not Your Scream Queen #2: He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Not Your Scream QueenEpisode 2: HE LOVES ME HE LOVES ME NOTWe are back with our mini series featuring women in horror aptly titled NOT YOUR SCREAM QUE...
Not Your Scream Queen #1: Jennifer's Body
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Right from the get-go, Em and EJ agree there’s an important topic that, coming out of the My Favorite Apocalypse series, we have not touched on enou...
My Favorite Apocalypse #4: The Apocalypse Goes Goth
02 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
FANTASY+GIRLSMy Favorite Apocalypse Ep 4: The Apocalypse Goes GothEJ and Em have been gone…for a while. It is now July—months away from when they ...
My Favorite Apocalpyse #3: And We're All Out of Bubble Gum
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
FANTASY+GIRLSMy Favorite Apocalypse Ep. 3: And We’re All Out of Bubble GumNote: This episode was recorded in April, before the murders of George Flo...
My Favorite Apocalypse #2: Radioactive Carrots
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
FANTASY+GIRLSMy Favorite Apocalypse Ep. 2: Radioactive CarrotsNote: This episode was recorded in April, before the murders of George Floyd and Breonna...
My Favorite Apocalypse #1: Don't Eat the Soylent Green
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
FANTASY+GIRLSMy Favorite Apocalypse Ep. 1: Don’t Eat the Soylent Green Show NotesNote: This episode was recorded in April, before the murders of Geo...
Hearts & Spaceships: A Very SFF Valentine's Day
13 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Love through space and time! For Valentine's Day, Em and EJ talk their favorite science fiction and fantasy couples, and what makes them so special, i...
Reading Goals & Related Anxieties
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What's your 2020 vision for reading? Reading anxiety is real! EJ and Em talk about their plans to tackle their reading goals (or lack thereof) in 2020...
The Decade's Greatest Characters, Ranked (or Not) - New Decade Kickoff Series
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The past decade has brought a slew of new and important conversations to the surface, and with it, we've seen female and nonbinary characters unlike a...
Back to the Future with 2020 TBRs - New Decade Kickoff Series
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
2020 is here and its going to bring more great new books, movies and shows than you could ever consume. Em and EJ chat about the titles they're most e...
New Year, Same Old Unicorns - New Decade Kickoff Series
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
2019 in review! Em and EJ look back at their years, call out their fave SFF things and a few they could maybe have done without (looking at you, Joker...