Fantasy For Our Time

A podcast by Nicholas Kotar - Mondays

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39 Episodes

  1. What If Aliens Were Catholic? w/ M.R. Leonard

    Published: 3/24/2025
  2. Consolation of Grimdark: Why This Failed Quest Was More Satisfying Than Victory

    Published: 3/10/2025
  3. Cinema as Sacred Art: Why Tolkien’s World Needs Wes Anderson’s Touch w/ Reno Lauro

    Published: 2/24/2025
  4. A Dune Deep Dive w/ Richard Rohlin : Paul Atreides, Duncan Idaho, and Hollywood’s Religious Problem

    Published: 2/10/2025
  5. Surviving the Dark Forest: Lessons from Liu Cixin's Sci-Fi Masterpiece

    Published: 1/27/2025
  6. Inside the Kotarverse: Slow Productivity & Stories Worth Dying For

    Published: 1/13/2025
  7. Cantos of Arcadia: Crafting America’s Post-Apocalyptic Myth

    Published: 12/30/2024
  8. Canon in Sci-Fi? The Case for Shards of Honor and The Vorkosigan Saga 📚

    Published: 12/16/2024
  9. Adrian Tchaikovsky on Giant Spiders, Sci-Fi, and the Unexpected Success of Children of Time

    Published: 12/2/2024
  10. The Art of Fantasy, Grimdark, and Tolkien’s Vision: Why We Keep Escaping Into These Worlds

    Published: 11/18/2024
  11. Human-centric Sci Fi vs Lovecraftian Nightmares w/ Richard Rohlin

    Published: 11/4/2024
  12. Touch the Darkness Again...

    Published: 10/25/2022
  13. The Shadow is a Passing Thing... Or Is It?

    Published: 10/11/2022
  14. There Is a Tempest in Me . . .

    Published: 9/27/2022
  15. Without My Sword . . . What Am I?

    Published: 9/13/2022
  16. Resilience and Courage Through Story: Accept Your Quest with Humility and Purpose

    Published: 8/29/2022
  17. Resilience and Courage Through Story: Examining the Heart of Ideas You Hate

    Published: 8/22/2022
  18. Resilience and Courage Through Story: Finding Meaning in Solitude

    Published: 8/15/2022
  19. Resilience and Courage Through Story: Finding Your Mentor

    Published: 8/8/2022
  20. What Aragorn Can Teach Us About the Deep Life

    Published: 8/1/2022

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Fantasy stories have inspired readers for centuries, making them think and feel deeply, and offering them glimpses of the magical in mundane reality. Join fantasy author and storyteller Nicholas Kotar as he explores classic and new fantasy media, talks to fantasy authors and storytellers, and explores how these stories can help us all live a better, more fulfilling life.