I Might Believe in Faeries

An Overview of Catholic Science Fiction (ft. Sandra Miesel)

15 Oct 2021

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Author and Medievalist Sandra Miesel comes on the show to provide an overview of SF Fandom and the various Catholic science fiction authors who were her friends. Books by Sandra Miesel:Against Time’s Arrow (1978)Dreamrider (1982)Shaman (1989)Heads to the Storm: A Tribute to Rudyard Kipling (1989)The Da Vinci Hoax (2004)Pied Piper of Atheism: Philip Pullman and Children’s Fantasy (2007)Articles by Sandra Miesel:The Witches Next Door (2002):https://www.crisismagazine.com/2002/the-witches-next-door-2Harry Potter for Nerds (2011). Is There Hope for Slytherin House? Can the Serpent Change Its Skin?The Cross and the Stars (2011):https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2011/05/15/the-cross-and-the-stars/Freemasons and Their Craft: What Catholics Should Know (2017):https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=11540*************************************************************************************************************Follow me on Twitter @AaronIrberDonate to my Patreon - I Might Believe in Faeries https://www.patreon.com/imightbelieveinfaeriesLike my Facebook page - I Might Believe in FaeriesBattle Of The Creek by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.comMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Logo Art by Linnea Kisby*************************************************************************************************************Books/Authors Mentioned:A Case of Conscience - James BlishRudyard KiplingThree Hearts and Three Lions, A Midsummer Tempest - Poul AndersonArthur C. ClarkeRobert A. HeinleinIsaac AsimovChilde Cycle - Gordon R. DicksonAndre NortonLeah BrackettTill We Have Faces, The Discarded Image, An Experiment in Criticism - C. S. LewisZenna HendersonLarry NivenThe Instrumentality of Mankind, The Dead Lady of Clown Town, Alpha Ralpha Boulevard - Cordwainer SmithPhilip K. DickDavid DrakeCatholic Books/Authors Mentioned:A Canticle for Leibowitz - Walter M. Miller Jr.Dom Hubert van ZellerLord of the World, Dawn of All - Robert Hugh BensonThe Face in the Frost, The House with a Clock in Its Walls, St. Fidgeta and Other Parodies - John BellairsPast Master, The Flame is Green, Okla Hannali - R. A. LaffertyThe Book of the New Sun - Gene WolfeNight Moves, The Way Down the Hill, Declare, Last Call, The Anubis Gates, Dinner at Deviant’s Palace, The Stress of Her Regard, Hide Me Among the Graves, On Stranger Tides - Tim PowersThe Berserker Series, The Empire of the East Series, The Books of Swords, Love Conquers All - Fred SaberhagenMichael D. O’BrienInferno - Jerry PournelleChildren of the Atom - Wilmar H. ShirasThe Eight Arrow: Odysseus in the Underworld - J. Augustine Wetta O.S.B.A Bloody Habit, Brother Wolf - Eleanor Bourg NicholsonSt. Anthony of the Desert - St. Athanasius This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aaronirber.substack.com/subscribe

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I Might Believe in Faeries

An Overview of Catholic Science Fiction (ft. Sandra Miesel)

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 22 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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