Podcasts about dissecting worlds

We're back in Derry and Toms to talk gaming again, this time with CLARKY THE CRUEL. Dave gets shocked by the crap number of TV channels we had in the UK as kids, Clarky tells us about his sandboxing adventures beyond the ultraworld, and I get inspired. And we digress. Obviously.   You can find Clarky's Dissecting Worlds podcast archive and all of his game logs on his blog (including entires by yours truly describing the action from the perspective of post-apocalypse fiction powerhouse Roy Saveloy.   Our banner art and logo is by Simon Perrins. Follow him on Twitter and check out his store. Listen to BITR Breakfast in the Ruins Radio on Radio Garden. We also mention Jason's podcast, the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast.

This week Patrick is joined by guest host Kehaar, of the now concluded podcast Dissecting Worlds, to discuss the history of Capes and Tights by crafting a Mad Men style television series that spans four, maybe five seasons of comic book history.

After seven years and with unfortunate poor sound quality the quarrelsome twosome bow out for a final episode with With listen feedback, subjects not covered and recommendations. We’re still around on facebook and twitter, so feel free to follow us at  @DissectingWrlds and @thegrampus The end. That's your lot. Take care.

Matt and Kehaar take another turn off from the Legendary Creators series to speak to James Desborough, Game Designer of Dark and Controversial Games, to speak on his current project; bringing to life John Norman’s “Gor”. This series of novels inspires a number of  reactions across fandom, many of them unfavorable, but it also has its own cult (and as we discuss, Actual Cult) following. We also get into: Adapting properties with devoted followings Gor as a living, gameable world for its inhabitants Dark Fantasy vs The Real World “Butting heads” (James words!) over Gamergate James website can be found at  https://postmortemstudios.wordpress.com/ and he can be seen and heard at https://www.youtube.com/user/PostmortemVideo All feedback as ever is welcome to @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook Group www.facebook.com/dissectingworlds or below !      

Matt and Kehaar are joined by a very professional podcaster Roifeld Brown to discuss imaginary maps although it’s fair to say we wander off the beaten track a fair bit. We cover a lot of ground, including * childhood imaginary worlds * the joy of maps * Sim City and its successors * the mysteries of Marvel geography * the greater mysteries of marvel comic marketing * warning may contain cricket (and subbuteo) * the thrills and despair of town planning   It was very interesting to have a chat with someone outside the nerd sphere - we hope you enjoy it too. Check out Roifield's pod at work here: http://www.roifield.com/podcast-2/ All feedback as ever is welcome to @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook Group www.facebook.com/dissectingworlds or below !  

Its Killer Space Robots (technically cyborgs) and Fascist Analogies as two 70s genre stalwarts go head to head. From the UK we have Terry Nation, of Daleks, Blakes 7 and the Survivors, and from across the Atlantic we have Glen A Larson, bringing Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers, Knight Rider and more! Joined by Alasdair Stuart (@alasdairstuart) we discuss: Creative Conflicts with Nations work on the Survivors Blakes 7 and it’s apparent lack of Legacy The Heirs to Larson’s “episode of the week” format Terry Nation’s Knight Rider and Glen A Larson’s The Survivors And more! Alasdair can be heard on Escape Pod , Pseudopod and Podcastle. Help sick children & sponsor Kehaar for the 10k & half marathons here https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Andrew-Clark49 Apologies for the moment about half-way through when Kehaar is attacked by cracker-seeking Ninjas. All feedback as ever is welcome to @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook Group www.facebook.com/dissectingworlds or below !  

Drawing their demon swords and gruntingly grappling the inadvertently homoerotic couple of Kehaar & Matt Burrough into Moorcock.   Now that's out our system we compare two pulp titans - Edgar Rice Burroughs & Michael Moorcock   Topics include * John carpenter of mars (no that wasn't a typo!) * Philip Jose Farmer & William S Burroughs * adaptations from Netflix to Hawkwind * dodging the horror * who is the more modern writer and who is the more Stan Lee * legacy and tributes   Help sick children & sponsor Kehaar for the 10k & half marathons here https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Andrew-Clark49   Apologies about the sound quality but Kehaar is currently recording in his kitchen and the dishwasher wanted the occasional say.   All feedback as ever is welcome to @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook Group www.facebook.com/dissectingworlds or below !  

Happy New Year! Dissecting Worlds is back for a short incision into Star Wars’ latest installment, Rogue One. What does this tell us about the state of the Rebellion and the Galactic Empire in the run up to the events of A New Hope? How are they arranged, what are they up to, and what light does this shed on what we already thought we knew? A shorter, more focused episode, we hope that this could be the first of more similarly tight episodes to fit around the main series eps, so if you like it, and want to hear more of them, please let us know! Feedback, as usual to the Facebook Group (www.facebook.com/dissectingworlds), Twitter (@dissectingwrlds) or email to dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk

This time Kehaar the Paladin and Matt the Mage are joined by Dirk the Dice of the esteemed Grognodfiles (https://armchairadventurerblog.com/about/) to tackle two umber hulk creators of roleplaying In the red corner - the quarrelling cobbler, the titan of tables, the insurer of experience Mr GARY GYGAAAAAX!! In the blue corner - the Shazam shaman, the two fisted terror of mythography, the Glory of Glorantha Mr GREG STAAAAAAFORD!! Who will win ? In the course of the Battle Royale:   Fifth Beatles, Brontes and Tony baths debates, queries and quandaries on how this hobby grew and survived. puzzles, rumours and random sidetracks   So, in other words business as usual. Show notes should not be prepared under influence of wine. Listen at your own risk. DING! DING! Let battle commence All feedback as ever is welcome to @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook Group www.facebook.com/dissectingworlds or below !

Stand By For Action! Fighting off the forces of technical disaster we are back to continue with our series on Legenday Creators, this time a transatlantic matchup from the 1960s - Gene Roddenberry and Gerry Anderson. We range over their careers and creations, alighting upon:     •    Technical vs Social visions of the future     •    Progressive casting battle in earlier periods vs the perils of pulp villiany     •    Anderson in Supermarionation vs Anderson in Live Action     •    Roddenberry vs his own Legacy in the Star Trek Franchise     •    Roddenberrys Thunderbirds and Andersons Star Trek All feedback as ever is welcome to @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook Group www.facebook.com/dissectingworlds or below !

The Northern Duo are joined by the muscled Mexican (well Ohio) Megaton might of El Gorro of the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast. With his expert help they dissect the work of two very different and very eighties film Directors - the Olympian celebrated Steven Spielberg and perhaps the under appreciated Chthonian counterpart John Carpenter. Juxtaposing these Titans they discuss   * their careers and sensibility * Cinematic What ifs * their spiritual love child Stranger Things * the 70s zeitgeist and 80s movie making * the Directors legacy * drive thrus, time and distance across the Pond * Nigel Kneale and HP Lovecraft * Misteps and Highlights!   Please do check out Talk without rhythm here  http://tworpodcast.blogspot.co.uk   And our bookshelf recommendations here Angrystaffofficer.com http://warstoriescast.com http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com   Please let us know your thoughts ok these directors on email dissectingworlds@yahoo.com on the FACEBOOK group or on Twitter @dissectingwrlds

Welcome to Series 11 of Dissecting Worlds, where we attempt to Compare and Contrast pairs of Legendary Creators! This time we set Bearded Wizard Alan Moore against Angry Iconoclast Frank Miller in a battle of Comic Book Gods that only they could write.  In an attempt to find harmony and discord between these two we cover: Strangely parallel career paths and striking divergences. Sex and Violence and other Grown Up Content. Deconstruction, Reconstruction and relationships with their own Legacies. Comic Creator Top Trumps! Matt has a new mic and recording setup so any comments on the audio improvement (or otherwise) would be gratefully received. All feedback as ever is welcome to @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook Group www.facebook.com/dissectingworlds or below !

Yeee-haaaa! - Saddle Up partners & join Patrick from the Almost Educate podcast (the good) Matt (the bad) and Kehaar (the ugly) for rough riding through the badlands where the Western and Geek genres meet - including : * our favourite westerns * Aliens as a western? * the browncoated  elephant in the room * Modern Day Detroit and post-apocalyptic westerns * The many western homages of 2000ad * Star Wars and Star Trek * Battle Beyond the Stars and much much more    Patrick can be found on the Almost Educational Podcast and can be found here: http://www.podcastgarden.com/podcast/almosteducational  Kehaar is running a 1920s heist gave at grogmeet get tickets here if any are left https://armchairadventurerblog.com/2016/04/13/grogmeet-2016/ THere is still time to send us suggestions for Series 11! Check out our post here: https://dissectingworlds.wordpress.com/2016/04/22/suggestion-box-legendary-creators/ Symposium  dates coming soon.... Feedback as ever is welcome to @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook Group www.facebook.com/dissectingworlds or below !

Pull up your most comfy chair to the fireside and listen in as Kehaar and Matt take your questions on the past, present and future of Dissecting Worlds! In this episode we take on listener queries, and cover: ● Our Secret Origin! ● Marxism (and other ­isms) ! ● Reboots we’d love to control! ● Fictional Universes to Emigrate to! ● Our Next Series (and a couple of specials) announced! Thank you to everyone who sent in questions and apologies if we didn’t get to yours! Follow us on Twitter @dissectingwrlds and/or join our FACEBOOK group for more!

  Wrapping up their series on Fantastic Creatures the gruesome twosome invite our listeners to send us their thoughts, which means we discuss: * Wehlan's Moorcock art making elves sexy (thanks Rachel Khan @portablecity) * Dire Halflings! * The Fertility of Half Elves (thanks to @lindybeige) * Elephantmen (finally, honest) * Channel 4’s Humans & Azimov's Laws of Robotics * R E Howard on race and sex (most picked up listening @theCromcast) * And plenty more! Thanks to everyone who got in touch!   And whislt we are on the subject, please take the time to do our listener survey & help shape our future episodes https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/CWBKB2K   Follow us on Twitter @dissectingwrlds and/or join our FACEBOOK group for more!

Tim and Max Learnt Everything They Know About Life From Popular Culture Episode 7 – Politics, or “Deliciously Orwellian” http://archive.org/download/TandM2x7/TandM2x7.mp3     Thanks to Geek Syndicate for being our host when we were more purely geek-focused. You can hear the old episodes here: http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/?s=solve+popular&x=0&y=0 Preamble: Our respective appearances on Dissecting Worlds: http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/podcasts/dissecting-worlds/dissecting-worlds-series-6-episode-3-romans/ http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/podcasts/dissecting-worlds-olympic-special-2-sports-comics/ http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/podcasts/dissecting-worlds/dissecting-worlds-series-5-episode-4-aslan-and-other-gods/ And this […]

This time our hulking lizardman and tiny seagull look at animals in science fiction. So that is uplifted earth creatures and coincidentally similar aliens with special attention on:   Planet of the Apes in its sundry incarnations David Brin's Uplift Saga magnus opus Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time Cat girls and anthropomorphic Space Aliens With nods to other pulp and hard SF takes on the tropes. And we utterly fail to cover Elephant Men despite wanting to Matt's bookshelf features Rome which will be a surprise.   Pray dear listeners it's our conclusions episode next so let's have your feedback and ideas - emails and mp3s to dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk or find us on FACEBOOK or @dissectingwrlds on Twitter.

Join members of the Geek Syndicate team as they form a band of intrepid heroes to take on the might of the STAR WARS gaming franchise. In this episode, Laura, Matt and Dion join Ant to look back at Star Wars games. The team discuss what worked and what didn't in the franchise's digital offerings. Discover their favourite entries and what their dream Star Wars game would be. Find out more about Dion's anthology projects in the following locations: Sunny, with a Chance of Zombies: paperback or eBook. http://knightwatch.greatbritishhorror.com/sunny-with-a-chance-of-zombies/ This Twisted Earth: submission guidelines. http://sixminutes.greatbritishhorror.com/this-twisted-earth Check out the back catalogue of Scrolls: http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/category/podcasts/scrolls/ And here more of Matt over on Dissecting Worlds: http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/category/podcasts/dissecting-worlds/

Back from festive indulgences, Dissectingbots K33-R and M4-T take a look at the constructed creatures that inhabit science fiction worlds as servants and slaves - whether the world admits that or not. We talk about:   Droids in the Star Wars Universe (excluding The Force Awakens, so we’re spoiler free) and robots in general Replicants in Blade Runner and other “biological” servants Legal grey areas in growing your own humans (or sub-humans) Emotional Distance and how easy society finds it to ignore real injustices, and how that applies to Droid/Replicant rights ...and more!   Keehar has a bumper-length bookshelf on period weaponry for all your time-travelling needs. Links to what he discusses are:   Hurstwic - https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD447mhDkoZpy9hbaPvG6FUFokA8ONRCS Dimicator - https://m.youtube.com/user/warzechas Skallagrim - https://m.youtube.com/user/SkallagrimNilsson Thegnthrand - https://m.youtube.com/user/ThegnThrand   Feedback as ever is welcome to @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook Group www.facebook.com/dissectingworlds or below !

  This month Wolf-Man Kehaar and Man-Wolf Matt stare into the darkness without and within, as our Fantastic Creatures series looks in horror at, um, horror. This time we reach into the recesses of our primal fears and talk about: Vampires, ancient and modern; from predator to love interest. Werewolves (there wolves!), and fears of the the beast within Stalkers and Serial Killers Lovecraftian Horrors and much more! Glorious Classic “Horror Express” is in the public domain and can be viewed, in it’s entirery, on YouTube here   Microscope is here: http://www.lamemage.com/store.html and the DW2 announcement post is here Comments to dissectingworlds@yahoo.com , tweet @dissectingwrlds or the facebook group.  

Elves and to some extent dwarves and other spirits appear on the DW vivisection table today including: The Norse elves of Poul Anderson's The Broken Sword Melniboneans Coverage from Tolkien, Lewis, Gaiman and more. Matt is still bitter at Julian May Elf Quest! Traditional takes on the Fae from Shakespeare to Ben Aaronvitch Space Elves from Babylon 5 and beyond The Shattered Seas Roleplaying elves in Rune-quest and Traditional F20 Enjoy! Apologies for the bookshelf sound quality. Comments to dissectingworlds@yahoo.com , tweet @dissectingwrlds or the facebook group.  

ROOOOOOOOOAR! Our Fire breathing Northerners dissect the big beasts of fantasy in this second ep of their fantastic creatures series including: ●     Mythological, fantastic and natural dragons ●     Sci Fi Dragons ●     D&D, Glorantha and Dragon Warriors ●     Dragon science and pseudoscience and pseudo social science ●     Are all Dragon Movies Doomed to be bad?   Kehaars Breeds of Dragon link: https://clarkythecruel.wordpress.com/2013/09/10/drakesdoom-breeds-of-dragon/   Feedback as ever is welcome to @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook Groupwww.facebook.com/dissectingworlds or below ! 

ROOOOOOOOOAR! Our Fire breathing Northerners dissect the big beasts of fantasy in this second ep of their fantastic creatures series including: ●     Mythological, fantastic and natural dragons ●     Sci Fi Dragons ●     D&D, Glorantha and Dragon Warriors ●     Dragon science and pseudoscience and pseudo social science ●     Are all Dragon Movies Doomed to be bad?   Kehaars Breeds of Dragon link: https://clarkythecruel.wordpress.com/2013/09/10/drakesdoom-breeds-of-dragon/   Feedback as ever is welcome to @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook Groupwww.facebook.com/dissectingworlds or below ! 

In this episode our Northern Hobgoblins debate Orcs and their place in geek fiction including: ●     Are Orcs racist or snobbish or both? ●     The Noble Savage ●     Other narratives of the Lord of the Rings ●     Glorantha's Trolls and hateful Broo ●     Walking bags of experience points and the morally acceptable FPS cannon fodder ●     More French philosophers than ever before! ●     Sci-Fi Orcs ●     and of course numerous digressions..... The wikipedia page for The Last Ringbearer is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Ringbearer and the actual text can be found online (but may be inlicensed use of IP)   Kehaar's bookshelf is the 10 American Presidents podcast from Roifield Brown http://www.10usp.com/     Comments to dissectingworlds@yahoo.com , tweet @dissectingwrlds or the facebook group.

In this episode our Northern Hobgoblins debate Orcs and their place in geek fiction including: ●     Are Orcs racist or snobbish or both? ●     The Noble Savage ●     Other narratives of the Lord of the Rings ●     Glorantha's Trolls and hateful Broo ●     Walking bags of experience points and the morally acceptable FPS cannon fodder ●     More French philosophers than ever before! ●     Sci-Fi Orcs ●     and of course numerous digressions..... The wikipedia page for The Last Ringbearer is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Ringbearer and the actual text can be found online (but may be inlicensed use of IP)   Kehaar's bookshelf is the 10 American Presidents podcast from Roifield Brown http://www.10usp.com/     Comments to dissectingworlds@yahoo.com , tweet @dissectingwrlds or the facebook group.

After our month off, Agents M and K are back to wrap up Series 9, go through the Dissecting Worlds mailbag and look back on anything else we missed. As we finally leave Espionage out in the cold, we cover: Christopher Lee, one of DW’s favorite actors Feedback - More Bond,  Star Trek: Vanguard, Neal Asher’s Polity and more. Good SF Spies vs Bad Fantasy Spies, and the “Turncoat” archetype Authors later works do they affect what you think of earlier ones? The official unveiling of Series 10, including its broad running order. Recommendations Welcome!   Warning: There is some audio chop on this episode we couldn’t get rid of. We’ve made the decision to leave it in, as there was already some feedback we couldn’t cover and it seemed a shame to drop us talking about your contributions. So apologies, and we hope you understand. Feedback as ever is welcome to @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook Group or below !

After our month off, Agents M and K are back to wrap up Series 9, go through the Dissecting Worlds mailbag and look back on anything else we missed. As we finally leave Espionage out in the cold, we cover: Christopher Lee, one of DW's favorite actors Feedback - More Bond,  Star Trek: Vanguard, Neal Asher's Polity and more. Good SF Spies vs Bad Fantasy Spies, and the “Turncoat” archetype Authors later works do they affect what you think of earlier ones? The official unveiling of Series 10, including its broad running order. Recommendations Welcome!   Warning: There is some audio chop on this episode we couldn't get rid of. We've made the decision to leave it in, as there was already some feedback we couldn't cover and it seemed a shame to drop us talking about your contributions. So apologies, and we hope you understand. Feedback as ever is welcome to @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook Group or below !

Welcome to Dissecting World's Lecture on the Communism - or is it an Anarchy? -  of Iain M Banks titanic sweeping space opera culture; The Culture, with focus on their spies 'Special Circumstances'. The Northern duo of Kehaar & Matt are joined by an incredibly knowledgeable David Haddock of the Banksoniain (http://efanzines.com/Banksoniain/index.htm) fanzine and discuss:   * the blurred lines between Contact & Special Circumstances  * the post-scarcity nature of The Culture & how Star Trek avoids the questions * Playing the long game and underestimating The Culture at your peril   * All that tech! Shiny!  * Plus Wiki-edit wars! Please check out the Banksonian for more insights  Remember to send us feedback on our Spies Series and DW live episode! Email us, tweet us or join our Facebook page.  The Multiversal Comics shared silver age supers is here https://clarkythecruel.wordpress.com/2015/04/11/ssas-shared-silver-age-supers/ get in touch if you want to join the FACEBOOK group for it.      Finally, Adrian Tchaikovsky, who has been a guest this season, is up for a Gemmell Award: If you've read any of his Shadows of the Apt series and want to show your appreciation, you can vote here; http://www.gemmellawards.com/award-voting/. Or vote for anyone else, for that matter. 

Welcome to Dissecting World's Lecture on the Communism - or is it an Anarchy? -  of Iain M Banks titanic sweeping space opera culture; The Culture, with focus on their spies 'Special Circumstances'. The Northern duo of Kehaar & Matt are joined by an incredibly knowledgeable David Haddock of the Banksoniain (http://efanzines.com/Banksoniain/index.htm) fanzine and discuss:   * the blurred lines between Contact & Special Circumstances  * the post-scarcity nature of The Culture & how Star Trek avoids the questions * Playing the long game and underestimating The Culture at your peril   * All that tech! Shiny!  * Plus Wiki-edit wars! Please check out the Banksonian for more insights  Remember to send us feedback on our Spies Series and DW live episode! Email us, tweet us or join our Facebook page.  The Multiversal Comics shared silver age supers is here https://clarkythecruel.wordpress.com/2015/04/11/ssas-shared-silver-age-supers/ get in touch if you want to join the FACEBOOK group for it.      Finally, Adrian Tchaikovsky, who has been a guest this season, is up for a Gemmell Award: If you’ve read any of his Shadows of the Apt series and want to show your appreciation, you can vote here; http://www.gemmellawards.com/award-voting/. Or vote for anyone else, for that matter. 

This month Matt and Kehaar head off into Deep Space, to chart the destiny of our very own world. Yes, it’s the Dissecting Worlds Live Episode, where we run through our first live event, how it went, and what we made of it. This includes: A run down of the factions we had, and what it meant for the starting world All the crisis, and how they played out A look at the world we created, and what sort of stories you’d tell there. Some thoughts on systems, group dynamics and running another one. The Factions Speak! soundbites from all the leaders! Again, a huge thank you to everyone who contributed ideas big and small, those who attended on the day and anyone who just happened to be in the neighbourhood when we needed someone to talk to about it! Our discussion on Series 10 can be found here, and we welcome your opinions! . https://dissectingworlds.wordpress.com/2015/03/18/series-10-have-your-say/ Feedback as ever is welcome too @DissectingWrld on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk, the Facebook Group or below!    

This month Matt and Kehaar head off into Deep Space, to chart the destiny of our very own world. Yes, it's the Dissecting Worlds Live Episode, where we run through our first live event, how it went, and what we made of it. This includes: A run down of the factions we had, and what it meant for the starting world All the crisis, and how they played out A look at the world we created, and what sort of stories you'd tell there. Some thoughts on systems, group dynamics and running another one. The Factions Speak! soundbites from all the leaders! Again, a huge thank you to everyone who contributed ideas big and small, those who attended on the day and anyone who just happened to be in the neighbourhood when we needed someone to talk to about it! Our discussion on Series 10 can be found here, and we welcome your opinions! . https://dissectingworlds.wordpress.com/2015/03/18/series-10-have-your-say/ Feedback as ever is welcome too @DissectingWrld on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk, the Facebook Group or below!    

This month the U.S.S. Dissecting Worlds boldly goes back to the Star Trek Universe, where amongst the idealism and starships lie all sorts of secret shenanigans. Kehaar and Matt dive in too all the series and movies to pull out valuable intel on:    What happened to the Klingons between the sly operators of TOS to the honour-bound warriors of TNG?  How the Romulan Masters of Subterfuge ended up done over by the Dominion Why are all the Spy Agencies basically the KGB?  Are Section 31 behind the plot of Star Trek VI and how would you tell?  Missed covert opportunities with Enterprise and Voyager.    Dissecting Worlds Live 2015 happened and was great fun! Thank you to everyone who attended, contributed ideas, or just wished us luck. A summary, thoughts, and an episode on it will follow as soon as we've recovered!    Feedback as ever is welcome to @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook Group or below !    

This month the U.S.S. Dissecting Worlds boldly goes back to the Star Trek Universe, where amongst the idealism and starships lie all sorts of secret shenanigans. Kehaar and Matt dive in too all the series and movies to pull out valuable intel on:    What happened to the Klingons between the sly operators of TOS to the honour-bound warriors of TNG?  How the Romulan Masters of Subterfuge ended up done over by the Dominion Why are all the Spy Agencies basically the KGB?  Are Section 31 behind the plot of Star Trek VI and how would you tell?  Missed covert opportunities with Enterprise and Voyager.    Dissecting Worlds Live 2015 happened and was great fun! Thank you to everyone who attended, contributed ideas, or just wished us luck. A summary, thoughts, and an episode on it will follow as soon as we’ve recovered!    Feedback as ever is welcome to @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook Group or below !    

This month agents K.E.H.A.A.R and M.A.T.T. are joined by guest Graham Pearce to discuss the Agents of A.C.R.O.N.Y.M.; that impenetrable nest of agencies with a snappy name disguising a clunky mess of words. Yes, its superspies, and this week cover: ●     Nick Fury and SHIELD ●     Checkmate, ARGUS, Task Force X and Amanda Waller ●     TV spies from UNCLE to Knight Industries and beyond. And, erm, On the Buses (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Buses) ●     Spy toys of the 1980s; GI Joe, MASK and Action Force   Grahams's Art Page on Facebook can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Art-of-Graham-Pearce/150371461721468 and he's on Twitter @MrGrahamPearce   Dissecting Worlds Live can be caught up with on the blog, and the central page is: https://dissectingworlds.wordpress.com/dissecting-worlds-live-2015/     Feedback as ever is welcome to @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook Groupwww.facebook.com/dissectingworlds or below ! 

This month agents K.E.H.A.A.R and M.A.T.T. are joined by guest Graham Pearce to discuss the Agents of A.C.R.O.N.Y.M.; that impenetrable nest of agencies with a snappy name disguising a clunky mess of words. Yes, its superspies, and this week cover: ●     Nick Fury and SHIELD ●     Checkmate, ARGUS, Task Force X and Amanda Waller ●     TV spies from UNCLE to Knight Industries and beyond. And, erm, On the Buses (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Buses) ●     Spy toys of the 1980s; GI Joe, MASK and Action Force   Grahams’s Art Page on Facebook can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Art-of-Graham-Pearce/150371461721468 and he’s on Twitter @MrGrahamPearce   Dissecting Worlds Live can be caught up with on the blog, and the central page is: https://dissectingworlds.wordpress.com/dissecting-worlds-live-2015/     Feedback as ever is welcome to @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook Groupwww.facebook.com/dissectingworlds or below ! 

As it’s the festive period once again our Two Wise(ish) Men take on the subject of family, for good, but mostly, it seems, for ill. In amongst the discarded wrapping and indigestion tablets, we cover:  Orphans Everywhere - from Treasure Island to Batman to Harry Potter Fathers, surrogate, missing, good and bad The skew towards male relationships and the (too few) good examples of female-led families The evolution of family relations in Gaming; The Last of Us and Bioshock Infinite.  Joss Whedon and Families being where you find them.  As a bonus, we’ve swapped out the Bookshelf for a short outtakes reel. Happy Holidays to one and all!  Feedback to @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook group or below !   

As it's the festive period once again our Two Wise(ish) Men take on the subject of family, for good, but mostly, it seems, for ill. In amongst the discarded wrapping and indigestion tablets, we cover:  Orphans Everywhere - from Treasure Island to Batman to Harry Potter Fathers, surrogate, missing, good and bad The skew towards male relationships and the (too few) good examples of female-led families The evolution of family relations in Gaming; The Last of Us and Bioshock Infinite.  Joss Whedon and Families being where you find them.  As a bonus, we've swapped out the Bookshelf for a short outtakes reel. Happy Holidays to one and all!  Feedback to @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook group or below !   

The time our Unspeakable Oafs Matt and Kehaar are joined by the Legendary game designer,writer and podcaster Mr Kenneth Hite to discuss the strange intersection of the shadowy worlds of Horror and Espionage. Given the opportunity, we also delve into Roleplaying games, pretty much because we can. Also covered: ● The Delta Green setting for Call of Cthulhu and related texts. ● Nazis and Communists and the Occult, oh my! ● Double Agents, Intelligence Disasters, and trust issues ● Tim Powers’ Declare ● Charles Stross’ Laundry Files ● Historical Agents and Seekers of Mystery ­ Dee, Newton and more. Ken’s Kickstarter, the Dracula Dossier, can be found here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1721105501/the­dracula­dossier He is also on livejournal (http://princeofcairo.livejournal.com/) and has his own podcast Ken and Robin Talk about Stuff (http://www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com/) Feedback as ever is welcome to @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook Group www.facebook.com/dissectingworlds or below!

The time our Unspeakable Oafs Matt and Kehaar are joined by the Legendary game designer,writer and podcaster Mr Kenneth Hite to discuss the strange intersection of the shadowy worlds of Horror and Espionage. Given the opportunity, we also delve into Roleplaying games, pretty much because we can. Also covered: ● The Delta Green setting for Call of Cthulhu and related texts. ● Nazis and Communists and the Occult, oh my! ● Double Agents, Intelligence Disasters, and trust issues ● Tim Powers' Declare ● Charles Stross' Laundry Files ● Historical Agents and Seekers of Mystery ­ Dee, Newton and more. Ken's Kickstarter, the Dracula Dossier, can be found here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1721105501/the­dracula­dossier He is also on livejournal (http://princeofcairo.livejournal.com/) and has his own podcast Ken and Robin Talk about Stuff (http://www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com/) Feedback as ever is welcome to @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook Group www.facebook.com/dissectingworlds or below!

The quarrelsome transpennine express of social science is honoured to be joined by the august and dulcet personage of Adrian Tchaikovsky.    Discussing Adrian's epic and espionage rich series 'The Shadow of the Apt' they discuss:   The Wasp Rekef and it's Russian inspiration  Stenwold Maker and personal espionage networks  Aptitude & Inaptitude's affect on spying The lack of espionage in fantasy fiction  The role of magic in spycraft  Intelligence agencies as Internal controls The Commonweal can't cope  Call-me-Kenneth's calling in the Star Wars universe and more!    Adrian's site for the series is here: http://shadowsoftheapt.com and he can be followed on twitter @aptshadow. His amazon page for the series and future works is here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Adrian-Tchaikovsky/e/B002XLHS8Q/   Feedback to. @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook group or below !      

The quarrelsome transpennine express of social science is honoured to be joined by the august and dulcet personage of Adrian Tchaikovsky.    Discussing Adrian's epic and espionage rich series 'The Shadow of the Apt' they discuss:   The Wasp Rekef and it's Russian inspiration  Stenwold Maker and personal espionage networks  Aptitude & Inaptitude's affect on spying The lack of espionage in fantasy fiction  The role of magic in spycraft  Intelligence agencies as Internal controls The Commonweal can't cope  Call-me-Kenneth's calling in the Star Wars universe and more!    Adrian's site for the series is here: http://shadowsoftheapt.com and he can be followed on twitter @aptshadow. His amazon page for the series and future works is here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Adrian-Tchaikovsky/e/B002XLHS8Q/   Feedback to. @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook group or below !      

In this episode 00Scouse & the Greatest Living Yorkshireman [citation needed] debate James Bond - popular culture's platonic ideal of a spy. They fail to discuss post-Imperial Britain's identity crisis (which will have to feature in the conclusions episode) but look at  : gender & sex in bond (including the BDSM elements) : leading pastiches : anti-Bonds : race & patriotism  : best & worse of the franchise    “Film Crit Hulks” excellent series of essays on the movies starts here: http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/14/hulk-vs.-james-bond-staring-into-the-id-of-a-boner-incarnate/   Feedback to. @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook group or below !       

In this episode 00Scouse & the Greatest Living Yorkshireman [citation needed] debate James Bond - popular culture's platonic ideal of a spy. They fail to discuss post-Imperial Britain's identity crisis (which will have to feature in the conclusions episode) but look at  : gender & sex in bond (including the BDSM elements) : leading pastiches : anti-Bonds : race & patriotism  : best & worse of the franchise    “Film Crit Hulks” excellent series of essays on the movies starts here: http://badassdigest.com/2014/07/14/hulk-vs.-james-bond-staring-into-the-id-of-a-boner-incarnate/   Feedback to. @DissectingWrlds on twitter, dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk on email, the Facebook group or below !       

Nick and James cover a lot of disparate ground in this episode – from Metallica to the X-Men, from the Pope to Dr Who, from Nuclear Armageddon to Adventure Time. Special guest spot by Matt Farr and Kehaar of Dissecting Worlds. Shownotes Other podcasts: Dissecting Worlds – link Rachel And Miles Xplain The X-Men: #22 […]

This time Matt and Keehar are sent back to school with a special on all things educational. What is the attraction in the school setting? What gets it right and wrong? Classes include:   The American vs English (vs Japanese!) school paradigm “Harem” Anime and School Settings Harry Potter, and would you send your child to Hogwarts? American cliches - grades, graduations and High School Reunions Super-Schooling in it's many guises. Buffy Summers and Veronica Mars; outsider heroes. All this and the Dissecting Worlds Bookshelf too!   Feedback for any and all of this welcome to our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/DissectingWorlds), by email to dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk or twitter @dissectingwrlds   Don't forget to take a look at our new landing page at www.dissectingworlds.com; any feedback on the site appreciated.

This time Matt and Keehar are sent back to school with a special on all things educational. What is the attraction in the school setting? What gets it right and wrong? Classes include:   The American vs English (vs Japanese!) school paradigm “Harem” Anime and School Settings Harry Potter, and would you send your child to Hogwarts? American cliches - grades, graduations and High School Reunions Super-Schooling in it’s many guises. Buffy Summers and Veronica Mars; outsider heroes. All this and the Dissecting Worlds Bookshelf too!   Feedback for any and all of this welcome to our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/DissectingWorlds), by email to dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk or twitter @dissectingwrlds   Don’t forget to take a look at our new landing page at www.dissectingworlds.com; any feedback on the site appreciated.

As if you weren't sick of the sound of Stacey and Jenni's voices already, here's more live show goodness for you! Covering the 5:30pm - 6:15pm period, the ladies are joined this time by Matt Farr of the Dissecting Worlds podcast and Tim Swann of Psycomedia.In this episode there's talk on a myriad of topics, including Man of Steel, the benefits of being an aunt rather than a mother, voice acting, Stacey's issues with Hickman's writing, Tim's issues with Stacey's brain, female character representation, Thunderbirds and other such scary puppets, True Detective and much more besides. So why not grab a little cake and a cuppa and enjoy this installment of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! And hey, if you're feeling generous, why not pop some dosh into the Operation Smile kitty over at www.justgiving.com/SPCPLive? I sure would appreciate it!I reckon y'all know what the music is by now... :P

This time Matt and Keehar attempt to grapple with every aspect of religion in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror we haven't already mentioned, and probably manage to talk about several of them. Join us this time for:  Ritual and Imagery in Atheistic Universes.  Personality Cults in Dystopias (and other places)  Witches and the weight of real or imagined history Doctor Who as "Space Jesus" Quantum Leap and adding God to your stories Some late running feedback on Robot Religion from contributor Ciaron   There are a few audio gremlins we couldn't get fully out, so apologies in advance for that.    We also mention the Druidcast (http://www.druidry.org/druid-way/resources/druidcast-obod-podcast) and the Faculty of Horror (http://www.facultyofhorror.com)   Feedback for any and all of this welcome to our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/DissectingWorlds), by email to dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk or twitter @dissectingwrlds    

This time Matt and Keehar attempt to grapple with every aspect of religion in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror we haven't already mentioned, and probably manage to talk about several of them. Join us this time for:  Ritual and Imagery in Atheistic Universes.  Personality Cults in Dystopias (and other places)  Witches and the weight of real or imagined history Doctor Who as "Space Jesus" Quantum Leap and adding God to your stories Some late running feedback on Robot Religion from contributor Ciaron   There are a few audio gremlins we couldn't get fully out, so apologies in advance for that.    We also mention the Druidcast (http://www.druidry.org/druid-way/resources/druidcast-obod-podcast) and the Faculty of Horror (http://www.facultyofhorror.com)   Feedback for any and all of this welcome to our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/DissectingWorlds), by email to dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk or twitter @dissectingwrlds    

This month Matt and Keehar dive headlong into our pile of feedback for the series, and look back on the topics that have caused the most discussion on our Facebook page. These include:    - Pre-Christian Roman gods and orthopractic religions - The god-like powers of authorship in books, roleplaying games and long-running TV shows - The Christian Work Ethic  - Sacred Spaces of Geekdom - and more!    As announced our next series will be on Spies and similar sneaky types so any suggestions please make them through the usual channels.    Matt is guesting on Stacey's Pop Culture Parlor Live Charity Marathon on 12th July, a link for which is here: https://www.justgiving.com/SPCPLive/   The Gonzo History blog is here: http://gonzohistory.wordpress.com/   Matt's first published comic is in Zarjaz 21 (http://thequaequamblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/zarjaz-21.html) and Kehaars other show, Magnumcast, can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/Magnumpodcast    Feedback for any and all of this welcome to our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/DissectingWorlds), email todissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk or twitter @dissectingwrlds