Apr
01
Decline And Fall: The Clone Crisis
Preparations for the Forever War begin in America--and in a galaxy far, far away
33 min read
Asher Elbein
Mar
03
The Species Problem
A recent New York Times story about T.rex forces us to ask: what, if anything, is a species?
8 min read
Feb
25
Decline and Fall Free: Let Us Beware Great Men
How do you end up with a man like Senator Palpatine?
5 min read
Feb
25
Decline And Fall: Phantom Menaces
An act of domestic terrorism highlights the cracks in 1990s America. The Star Wars Saga officially begins.
26 min read
Jan
27
Hunting Men: A Conversation with Gretchen Felker-Martin
An interview with a rising horror star about gender apocalypse stories, the importance of sexuality in media, and how to reject the very notion of safety.
15 min read
Jan
13
Load 16 Tons, What Do You Get?
17 min read
Jan
06
The Great Dinosaur Heist
Dr. Jason Pardo joins us to chat about Jurassic Park's colonialism, extractive science, and the IP-ification of dinosaurs.
19 min read
Dec
30
White Christmas, At The Turn of The Year
13 min read
Dec
03
Stone Texts
Dinosaurs, deep time, and a whistle-stop tour through the prehistory of Texas' largest park.
18 min read
Nov
18
Decline and Fall: History and Star Wars with Patrick Wyman
A lively interview on processes of empire, the violence of frontiers, and the role of history in invented worlds.
23 min read
