Saturday Dec 31, 2022
Climate Fiction
Unknown Worlds of the Merril Collection
In Unknown Worlds of the Merril Collection, host Oliver Brackenbury interviews special guests about notable history and new frontiers in the worlds of science fiction, fantasy and horror as found in Toronto's Merril Collection, the Western Hemisphere's largest publicly accessible archive of genre materials. Produced by Chris Dickie. Interviews have been edited for length and content. Opinions are solely those of the speakers, representing neither the Toronto Public Library System nor the Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation & Fantasy.
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Episodes
Episodes
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Oliver talks with Norman Perrin about folklore in general, and Norman's unique, privately owned, publicly accessible archive of folklore knowledge he’s run from his Toronto apartment since 1990.The Four Winds Storytellers Library on Facebook
Merril Links
The Merril Collection!
Friends of Merril (Facebook & Twitter)
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Oliver talks with Scott Dorward about H.P. Lovecraft, how his legacy has been built on, and how writers might take things even further.The Good Friends of Jackson Elias, a Lovecraft & gaming podcast Scott co-hosts (Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Discord)Scott’s Twitter
Merril Links
The Merril Collection!
Friends of Merril (Facebook & Twitter)
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Oliver talks with the man behind Beguiling Comics, Peter Birkemoe, about graphic novels.The Beguiling (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)Little Island Comics
Merril Links
The Merril Collection!
Friends of Merril (Facebook & Twitter)
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Oliver talks with author Gideon Marcus about alternate history speculative fiction.Gideon Marcus (Twitter)Galactic Journey (Twitter, Facebook)
Merril Links
The Merril Collection!
Friends of Merril (Facebook & Twitter)
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Oliver discusses Norse mythology, and its influence on speculative fiction, with Senior Department Head of both the Merril and Osborne Collections, Sephora Henderson.
The Merril Collection!
Friends of Merril (Facebook & Twitter)
Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
Oliver talks with author Gemma Files about haunted house stories.Gemma’s Website (Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads)
Merril Links
The Merril Collection!
Friends of Merril (Facebook & Twitter)
Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
Oliver talks with Trever Quachri, head editor at Analog magazine, about scifi digest magazines.
Analog Magazine’s Website (Twitter, Facebook)
Merril Links
The Merril Collection!
Friends of Merril (Facebook & Twitter)
Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
Oliver talks with Brain Murphy, author of Flame & Crimson: A history of Sword & Sorcery, about the mighty thewed fantasy sub-genre birthed by Robert E Howard when he created Conan the Barbarian.The Silver Key, Brian’s Sword & Sorcery BlogBuy Flame & Crimson!Merril Links
The Merril Collection!
Friends of Merril (Facebook & Twitter)