Rite Gud

Book Club: In Cold Blood

24 Jul 2025

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In this edition of the Book Club, we talk about Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. The post Book Club: In Cold Blood by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kitt...

Book Club: In Cold Transcript

24 Jul 2025

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The transcript for the Rite Gud Book Club episode on Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. The post Book Club: In Cold Transcript by Matt Keeley appeared fir...

Book Club: Sadako Coming Out of Her Well to Shame Mankind

03 Jul 2025

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In this month's bonus episode, Langdon joins us to talk about Koji Suzuki's Ring. The post Book Club: Sadako Coming Out of Her Well to Shame Mankind b...

Book Club: Sadako Coming Out of Her Transcript to Shame Mankind

03 Jul 2025

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The transcript of the Rite Gud Bookclub episode on Ring by Koji Suzuki. Also known as Ringu. Circletown. Round Buddy Time. The post Book Club: Sadako ...

The Sparrow

05 Jun 2025

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For this month's edition of the Book Club, we discuss Mary Doria Russell's The Sparrow. Joining us is Stephen Mazur. The post The Sparrow by Matt Keel...

The Sparrow (The Transcript)

05 Jun 2025

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It's our latest Book Club episode looking at Mary Doria Russell's The Sparrow (The Transcript). The post The Sparrow (The Transcript) by Matt Keeley ...

Hearing Trumpet

15 May 2025

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Gwen C. Katz joins us to talk about The Hearing Trumpet and the true purpose of post-menopausal women (crimes and bees, obviously). The post Hearing ...

Hearing Trumpet Transcript

15 May 2025

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The transcript of our Book Club episode with Gwen C. Katz on the Leonora Carrington novel The Hearing Trumpet. The post Hearing Trumpet Transcript by ...

God Does Not Touch Philadelphia: The Gang Tackles 17776 by Jon Bois

24 Apr 2025

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In honor of Super Bowl Sunday (from a couple years ago), we talk about Jon Bois' unique multimedia sci-fi story 17776.  The post God Does Not Touch P...

God Does Not Touch Philadelphia: The Gang Tackles 17776 Transcript

24 Apr 2025

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Listening to the new episode about Jon Bois' work? Read along with the 17776 transcript why don't you, huh? The post God Does Not Touch Philadelphia: ...

The Demolished Man

03 Apr 2025

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In this month's book club episode, Kurt Schiller and Stephen Mazur join us to talk about Alfred Bester's The Demolished Man. The post The Demolished M...

The Demolished Transcript

03 Apr 2025

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In this month's book club episode, Kurt Schiller and Stephen Mazur join us to talk about Alfred Bester's The Demolished Transcript. The post The Demol...

The Secret History

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For this month’s edition of the Book Club, we are joined once again by Canadian correspondent JR to talk about Donna Tartt’s massive novel The Sec...

The Secret History (Transcript)

13 Mar 2025

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Podcast upload, check. Book club. Check. Secret History? check. Secret History transcript. Double-check. Enjoy. The post The Secret History (Transcrip...

Geek Love

20 Feb 2025

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For this Mumpo-sized Book Club episode, we are joined by Eric Horwitz and Matt Keeley to talk about Katherine Dunn's Geek Love. The post Geek Love by ...

Geek Love (Transcript)

20 Feb 2025

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The Mumpo-sized Geek love transcript of our book club episode! Hot-cha! The post Geek Love (Transcript) by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes...

Gud By

05 Sep 2024

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After five years and 97 episodes (not counting bonus book club episodes) Rite Gud is saying Gud By. Be seeing you. The post Gud By by Matt Keeley appe...

Take Gud Care of Yourself (or: A Cure for Wellness)

22 Aug 2024

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Kurt Schiller joins us to talk about the hellish wellness industry and the siren song of creative self-destruction. The post Take Gud Care of Yourself...

Take Gud Care of Yourself Transcript

22 Aug 2024

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Transcript of our episode about the hellish wellness industry and the siren song of creative self-destruction. The post Take Gud Care of Yourself Tran...

Do the Hustle!

01 Aug 2024

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The hustle is real if you ever plan to write for money, and it’s foolish to ignore it; in this episode we talk to horror author Kyle Winkler. The po...

Do the Transcript!

01 Aug 2024

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It's time to do the transcript for our episode about hustling and self-promotion with guest Kyle Winkler! The post Do the Transcript! by Matt Keeley a...

Escape From New York

11 Jul 2024

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Help your writing Escape From New York! In this episode, Cassidy McCants talks to us about thriving creatively outside of NY and Los Angeles. The post...

Escape From New York (Transcript)

11 Jul 2024

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Fresh off the latest episode of Rite Gud, our Escape From New York transcript about writing in smaller cities and towns. The post Escape From New York...

The Glup Shitto Episode

20 Jun 2024

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What’s in a name? A lot, really. That’s why they’re so hard to come up with. Karlo Yeager Rodriguez joins us to talk about names. The post The G...

The Glup Shitto Transcript

20 Jun 2024

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You know how it works by now. Listen to the Glup Shitto Episode, read along with the Glup Shitto Transcript. The post The Glup Shitto Transcript by Ma...

Self-Publishing with Evan Dahm

30 May 2024

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A lot of this podcast is about the publishing industry, but some folks strike out on their own. Evan Dahm talks about self-publishing. The post Self-P...

Self-Publishing with Evan Dahm (Transcript)

30 May 2024

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The transcript of our latest episode, in which we talk to Evan Dahm about self-publishing. The post Self-Publishing with Evan Dahm (Transcript) by Ma...

Against Worldbuilding

09 May 2024

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I can show you the world. Shining, shimmering splendid. Tell me, writer, now when did you last read a worldbuilding guide? The post Against Worldbuil...

Against Worldbuilding (Transcript)

09 May 2024

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The Against Worldbuilding transcript, featuring Karlo Yeager Rodriguez and Simon McNeil talking about if you need a bible for your book. The post Agai...

I Just Wanted a Website That Was Fucking Normal

18 Apr 2024

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In this episode, we’re talking to Matt Wolfbridge about his new online magazine, Typebar. We discuss how and why he put the mag together. The post I...

I Just Wanted a Website That Was Fucking Normal (Transcript)

18 Apr 2024

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The transcript of our interview with Matt Wolfbridge of Typebar Magazine. The post I Just Wanted a Website That Was Fucking Normal (Transcript) by Mat...

i Pony: Blueprint for a New America

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re back from our brief sabbatical to discuss i Pony: Blueprint for a New America by presidential candidate/boot model Vermin Supreme. The post i ...

i Pony (Transcript)

01 Apr 2024

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The i Pony transcript for our episode on Vermin Supreme's novel/the most important political text of our times. The post i Pony (Transcript) by Matt K...

Based & Rhino Pilled

21 Mar 2024

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In this liberated-from-the-paywall edition of the Book Club, Simon McNeil joins us to discuss Eugene Ionesco's absurdist play Rhinoceros. The post Bas...

Based & Rhino Pilled (Transcript)

21 Mar 2024

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Transcript of this edition of the Book Club, Simon McNeil joins us to discuss Eugene Ionesco's absurdist play Rhinoceros. The post Based & Rhino ...

Shock Value, or, Don’t Cut Yourself On That Edge

29 Feb 2024

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But, in this episode, we’re going to talk about the limits of shock value. Joining us is the world’s greatest writer, June Martin. The post Shock ...

Shock Value, or, Don’t Cut Yourself On That Edge (Transcript)

29 Feb 2024

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The transcript of our episode on shock value with June Martin. The post Shock Value, or, Don’t Cut Yourself On That Edge (Transcript) by Matt Ke...

Putting Real Stuff in Your Fake Stuff (Transcript)

08 Feb 2024

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A transcript of our conversation with Ryan Estrada about how to incorporate real elements into your fiction writing. The post Putting Real Stuff in Yo...

Putting Real Stuff in Your Fake Stuff

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Maybe we write a story inspired by a real life event–something that happened to us, or something we heard about—but where is the ethical line? Joi...

Losers, Failures and Fuck-Ups

18 Jan 2024

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In this episode of Rite Gud, we’re paying tribute to literary losers, fuck-ups, and failures. Joining us is J.R. Bolt. The post Losers, Failures and...

Losers, Failures and Fuck-Ups (Transcript)

18 Jan 2024

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In this episode of Rite Gud, we’re paying tribute to literary losers, fuck-ups, and failures. Here's the transcript. The post Losers, Failures and F...

Writing About Disability

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

James McPherson joins us to examine how disability is portrayed in works like Fury Road, Game of Thrones and Kafka's The Metamorphosis. The post Writi...

Writing About Disability (Transcript)

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

R.S. Benedict  Welcome to Rite Gud, the podcast that helps you write good. I’m R.S. Benedict. In this episode, we’re talking about physic...

Toothless Vampires (Transcript)

07 Dec 2023

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A transcript of our latest episode, Toothless Vampires, about how much better it is when monsters are monstrous. The post Toothless Vampires (Transcri...

Toothless Vampires

07 Dec 2023

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We have nice vampires who don’t kill, sad ghosts, succubi who don’t fuck. But we like it when monsters are monstrous. The post Toothless Vampires ...

Eat Gud (Transcript)

16 Nov 2023

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The Eat Gud transcript of our episode with Karlo Yeager Rodriguez of Podside Picnic. Please enjoy, will you? The post Eat Gud (Transcript) by Matt Ke...

Eat Gud

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On tonight’s menu, we’re starting off with a discussion about the lack of physicality in contemporary speculative fiction. The post Eat Gud by Mat...

(Don’t) Gotta Go Fast

26 Oct 2023

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The average American consumes 100,000 words a day. But what do we retain? What have we learned? Do you really gotta go fast? The post (Don’t) Go...

(Don’t) Gotta Go Fast – Transcript

26 Oct 2023

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Read along with our latest episode featuring Lola Sebastian with the (Don't) Gotta Go Fast Transcript. The post (Don’t) Gotta Go Fast – Tr...

Touch Grass

05 Oct 2023

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Here to talk about engaging with nature in your fiction is Ashely Adams, who will teach us how to touch grass. The post Touch Grass by Matt Keeley app...

Touch Grass (Transcript)

05 Oct 2023

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The 'Touch Grass' Transcript from our most recent episode with Ashely Adams—check it out, why don't you, huh? The post Touch Grass (Transcript) by M...

Fite Gud

14 Sep 2023

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In this episode of Rite Gud, we are talking about swords. We are joined by Johanus Haidner of The Academy of European Swordsmanship. The post Fite Gud...

Fite Gud (Transcript)

14 Sep 2023

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The transcript of our latest episode about swordplay, Fite Gud. Check it out and read along why don't you? The post Fite Gud (Transcript) by Matt Keel...

More Bad Writing Advice

24 Aug 2023

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We debunk more Bad Writing Advice: the virtues of head hopping, the problem with MICE, and why not to let a robot say if your prose is vivid. The post...

More Bad Writing Advice (Transcript)

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

  R.S. Benedict 0:00 Welcome to Rite Gud. The only podcast that helps you write good. I’m R.S. Benedict, The Most Dangerous Woman in specul...

The Way to Write the Other is Not To Make the Other Into You

03 Aug 2023

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Many writers seem to think that the way to fix exoticism is to homogenize every other culture from every part of the world. The post The Way to Write ...

The Way to Write the Other is Not To Make the Other Into You (Transcript)

03 Aug 2023

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The transcript of our latest episode with Karlo Yeager Rodríguez about writing the other and homogeneity in fiction. The post The Way to Write the O...

Seize the Press!

13 Jul 2023

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In this episode, we talk to Jonny Pickering, founder and editor-in-chief of Seize the Press. The post Seize the Press! by Matt Keeley appeared first ...

Seize the Press Transcript

13 Jul 2023

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Seize the Transcript! of our episode on Seize the Press! The post Seize the Press Transcript by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes.

Boast in the Shell: Why AI Art is Overhyped

22 Jun 2023

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In this episode, Wendy Xu joins us once again to talk about AI art, AI writing, and the rise of the machines. The post Boast in the Shell: Why AI Art ...

Boast in the Shell: Why AI Art is Overhyped – Transcript

22 Jun 2023

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The transcript of our episode Boast in the Shell, featuring an interview with Wendy Xu about AI art and the like. The post Boast in the Shell: Why AI ...

I Dream of Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When the pursuit of comfort takes over your entire life, and your entire worldview, your art suffers, and maybe society does too. In this episode, we’...

I Dream of Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Transcript)

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A transcript on our latest episode with Tai Black, about comfort in speculative fiction, comfort media and more. The post I Dream of Jeanne Dielman, 2...

Poster’s Elbow

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For writers, social media can be a valuable tool for networking and self-promotion. But can the drawbacks outweigh the positives? The post Poster&#821...

Poster’s Elbow (Transcript)

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A transcript of the latest Rite Gud episode about social media. The post Poster’s Elbow (Transcript) by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneez...

Orc Gusano

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Has Latinx representation in American sci-fi and fantasy really gotten any better since that book was written fifty years ago? The post Orc Gusano by ...

Orc Gusano – Transcript

20 Apr 2023

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The transcript of our episode about Latinx representation in Science Fiction, Fantasy and literature in general. The post Orc Gusano – Transcrip...

Susan Sontag’s Notes on Sleepaway Camp – Transcript

01 Apr 2023

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Today, Magencubed joins us to examine that seminal queer text, auteur Robert Hiltzik's 1983 film Sleepaway Camp - Transcript. The post Susan Sontag&#...

Susan Sontag’s Notes on Sleepaway Camp

01 Apr 2023

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Today, Magencubed joins us to examine that seminal queer text, auteur Robert Hiltzik's 1983 film Sleepaway Camp. The post Susan Sontag’s Notes o...

Filthy Lucre – Transcript

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A transcript of our latest episode where Simon McNeil rejoins us to talk about what writers usually make and why Disney Must Pay. The post Filthy Lucr...

Filthy Lucre

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Simon McNeil rejoins us to talk about what writers usually make, the hidden costs of writing, and why Disney Must Pay. The post Filth...

Gentrified Horror – Transcript

09 Mar 2023

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A transcript of our episode with Andrew F. Sullivan on gentrified horror. The post Gentrified Horror – Transcript by Matt Keeley appeared first ...

Gentrified Horror

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You can’t gentrify a haunted house–you either have to accept it as it is, burn it to the ground, or run away. The post Gentrified Horror by Matt K...

Writing TTRPGs

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Caitlin Fortier, makes TTRPGs–that’s tabletop role playing games–and she’s going to tell us how it works from inception to publication. The po...

Writing TTRPGs – Transcript

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The transcript of the episode with Caitlin Fortier talking TTRPGs. The post Writing TTRPGs – Transcript by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysn...

Talking about Comics with Wendy Xu – Transcript

26 Jan 2023

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The transcript of our episode on comics with Wendy Xu. The post Talking about Comics with Wendy Xu – Transcript by Matt Keeley appeared first on...

Talking about Comics with Wendy Xu

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joining us for this episode is comics artist and illustrator Wendy Xu, who made Tidesong, Mooncakes, and the upcoming The Infinity Particle. The post ...

The Right’s War on Libraries

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As part of this podcast’s dedication to sparking controversial, attention-getting discourse, we have a new piping hot take for you here today: libra...

The Right’s War on Libraries – Transcript

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Transcript of the latest Rite Gud episode where Raquel and Eric Sandwich talk about the right wing war on libraries. The post The Right’s War on...

How We Read and Why

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What’s the point of reading when there are other ways of getting information? Does reading make you a better person? And why are so many Americans s...

How We Read and Why – Transcript

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What’s the point of reading when there are other ways of getting information? Transcript of our latest episode. The post How We Read and Why –...

Sci-fi and Fantasy for Peasants — Transcript

11 Dec 2022

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The transcript of our recent episode with Qualia Redux about poverty in science fiction and fantasy stories. The post Sci-fi and Fantasy for Peasants ...

Sci-fi and Fantasy for Peasants

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For some reason, a lot of SFF authors have a hard time imagining stories about poor people. Fantasy stories often focus on royalty. Sci-fi protagonist...

Diverse Sci-Fi/Fantasy of the 20th Century

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of our discussion on diverse sci-fi and fantasy, we turn our attention to the later half of the 20th century, when the field opened up a l...

Women Writers of the Pulp Era

13 Oct 2022

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Stephen Mazur, former Assistant Editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, to talk about the women of sci-fi's pulp era. The post Women...

No Plot Just Vibes

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Rite Gud, we are joined once again by Karlo Yeager Rodríguez, who is going to tell us why plot isn’t everything. The post No Plo...

Writing Beyond the End of History

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There’s one thing contemporary SFF can’t seem to escape. Simon McNeil joins us to talk about writing beyond the end of history. The post Writing B...

How To Start a Magazine for Fun and Absolutely No Profit

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Blood Knife's Kurt Schiller shares what it takes to launch a magazine, attract subscribers, and give writers a space to create though...

Space Racism, Oppressed Wizards, and Other Marginalized Fantasy Allegories

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fiction has always used speculative elements to express political ideas; but sometimes, it falls flat in terms of storytelling and politics. The post ...

Writing Beyond Limits with Naben Ruthnum

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Writers are often under pressure to follow rules, to write to the market, to carefully fit themselves into a safe cultural and commercial niche. The p...

Internet Fiction

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cartoonist RE Parrish joins us to talk about the uneasy marriage of writing and the internet—incorporating the internet into fiction, using the inte...

Tales From the Slush Pile

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When you send a short story to a magazine, it probably doesn’t go directly to the editor. Instead, it ends up in what’s called the slush pile–th...

Never Bring a Pen to a Sword Fight

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

They say the pen is mightier than the sword, but it is way easier to kill a guy with a sword than with a pen. The post Never Bring a Pen to a Sword Fi...

A Rite Gud Minifesto

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The changing of the guard in the early 2000s and the euthanization of the reactionary Sad Puppy movement in the early 2010s should have ushered in a n...

A Tribute to Garth Marenghi, World’s Greatest Author/Visionary/Dreamweaver

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this very serious episode, we honor the most important writer of the 20th century, a man forty years ahead of his time: author, visionary, dreamwea...

More than the Sum of its Parts: Writing Beyond Tropes and Easter Eggs

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“Here’s my new novel, A Groan of Stone and Bone. It has enemies to lovers, a chaotic bisexual, BIPOC representation, elemental magic, and tons of ...

Rite Gud: The Squeequel

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Because 'squeecore' got so big, we decided to revisit it to address some of the discourse it generated—the good, the bad, and the ugly. The post Rit...

Rite Gud: A Bear-y Special Episode

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It is time to talk about Bear, Marian Engel’s 1976 Canadian novel about a mousy librarian who falls in love with a bear. The post Rite Gud: A Bear-y...

Rite Gud: A Guide to Squeecore—Transcript

21 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Thanks to Rite Gud listener @gynoidgearhead, we now have a "Guide to Squeecore" transcript—read along with the audio! The post Rite Gud: A Guide to ...

A Guide to Squeecore

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What is squeecore? You’re soaking in it! Squeecore is the dominant literary movement in contemporary SFF, a movement so ubiquitous it’s nearly inv...