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Charting the Australian Fantastic Podcast

Charting the Australian Fantastic Podcast

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The initial podcast for the Centre for Australian Studies course "Charting the Australian Fantastic" which has since expanded into a greater project between Digi-Fellows Bettina Burger & Lucas Mattila, along with their collaborators -- but especially David Kern!
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Picnic at Hanging Rock

Charting the Australian Fantastic PodcastJan 16, 2021

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On the Beach

On the Beach

In this podcast episode, Leonie John, Bettina Charlotte Burger, Gillian Polack, and Lucas Mattila discuss Nevil Shute's 1957 On the Beach - listen in for Gillian's unique inside into mid-century Melbourne culture!

You can follow Gillian Polack on Twitter - https://twitter.com/GillianPolack and on bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/gillianpolack.bsky.social

You can follow us on bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/spec-australia.bsky.social

and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/speculativeaus1/


Intro & Outro derived from "Memorized" by Josh Woodward. Free download:  http://joshwoodward.com/

"Memorized" by Josh Woodward is licensed as a work under the Creative  Commons 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) license. For more information, read about it  here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


Jan 17, 202401:07:20
Kaaron Warren Interview (Part Two)
Mar 01, 202340:49
Kaaron Warren Interview (Part One)
Feb 28, 202301:01:57
Kathleen Jennings Interview (Part Two)
Feb 22, 202301:07:34
Kathleen Jennings Interview (Part One)
Feb 14, 202301:00:49
Amanda Bridgeman Interview

Amanda Bridgeman Interview

In this interview, Lucas Mattila interviews Amanda Bridgeman. They talk about movies, the market and Bridgeman's novel: The Subjugate, Book I of the Salvation Series. They also talk about screenwriting, writing within existing universes and what writing a pandemic book is like during a pandemic.


You can follow Amanda Bridgeman at her website: https://amandabridgeman.com.au/

on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bridgeman_Books

on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgeman_b...

or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmandaBridge...


You can follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SpeculativeAus1 

and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/speculative...

for the latest updates and more content!

Feb 07, 202356:36
The Swan Book

The Swan Book

In this episode, Lucas, David and Cassandra discuss Alexis Wright's notoriously difficult The Swan Book!


Jan 13, 202344:06
Kylie Chan Interview (Part Two)

Kylie Chan Interview (Part Two)

In this episode, Bettina Burger interviews bestselling author Kylie Chan  in the context of Australian Speculative Fiction! This is the second part of the interview, so we think you should check out the first part if you haven't already!

Intro & Outro derived from "Memorized" by Josh Woodward. Free download:  http://joshwoodward.com/

"Memorized" by Josh Woodward is licensed as a work under the Creative  Commons 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) license. For more information, read about it  here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Social Media Links:

Follow Kylie Chan at: https://twitter.com/kyliecchan

Follow us for the latest updates and developments at: https://twitter.com/SpeculativeAus1

Jun 09, 202159:17
Kylie Chan Interview (Part One)

Kylie Chan Interview (Part One)

In this episode, Bettina Burger interviews bestselling author Kylie Chan in the context of Australian Speculative Fiction! This is the first part, and we highly recommend listening to the whole thing!


Intro & Outro derived from "Memorized" by Josh Woodward. Free download:  http://joshwoodward.com/

"Memorized" by Josh Woodward is licensed as a work under the Creative Commons 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) license. For more information, read about it here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


Social Media Links:

Follow Kylie Chan at: https://twitter.com/kyliecchan

Follow us for the latest updates and developments at: https://twitter.com/SpeculativeAus1

Jun 09, 202101:08:02
Gothic & Horror Podcast, discussing Lois Murphy's Soon

Gothic & Horror Podcast, discussing Lois Murphy's Soon

In this episode of the podcast, Bettina Burger, David Kern and Lucas Mattila, along with special guest Dr. Katrin Althans, come together and discuss Lois Murphy's Soon!

May 05, 202138:59
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Jan 16, 202127:58
Sci-Fi: Terra Nullius & Illuminae

Sci-Fi: Terra Nullius & Illuminae

David, Tina, Jill & Lucas discuss Terra Nullius & Illuminae!

Jan 16, 202151:51
Dystopia & Utopia : The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf

Dystopia & Utopia : The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf

This time, David, Lucas and Tina are joined by Tiana and discuss The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf!

Jan 16, 202140:46
"Water" by Ellen Van Neerven

"Water" by Ellen Van Neerven

Tina, Lucas & David get together to discuss Ellen Van Neerven's short story from Heat and Light, "Water" and debate whether its Sci-fi or Magical Realism, among other things.

Nov 15, 202027:49
Magical Realism

Magical Realism

Tina, David and Lucas join up together via ZOOM for the first (chronological) time!

Nov 15, 202031:60
Fantasy - White Tiger

Fantasy - White Tiger

In this episode of the Podcast, Tina, David and Lucas are joined by Tiana and discuss White Tiger!

Nov 15, 202051:29
Inaugural Speculative Fiction Podcast Episode - Introduction to Speculative Fiction

Inaugural Speculative Fiction Podcast Episode - Introduction to Speculative Fiction

Featuring Bettina Burger and Lucas Mattila from the University of Dusseldorf and David Kern from the University of Cologne, the three scholars and lecturers discuss speculative fiction as a whole, as part of their cooperation with the Centre for Australian Studies.

Nov 06, 202036:31