Fantasy For Our Time
A podcast by Nicholas Kotar - Mondays

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39 Episodes
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What If Aliens Were Catholic? w/ M.R. Leonard
Published: 3/24/2025 -
Consolation of Grimdark: Why This Failed Quest Was More Satisfying Than Victory
Published: 3/10/2025 -
Cinema as Sacred Art: Why Tolkien’s World Needs Wes Anderson’s Touch w/ Reno Lauro
Published: 2/24/2025 -
A Dune Deep Dive w/ Richard Rohlin : Paul Atreides, Duncan Idaho, and Hollywood’s Religious Problem
Published: 2/10/2025 -
Surviving the Dark Forest: Lessons from Liu Cixin's Sci-Fi Masterpiece
Published: 1/27/2025 -
Inside the Kotarverse: Slow Productivity & Stories Worth Dying For
Published: 1/13/2025 -
Cantos of Arcadia: Crafting America’s Post-Apocalyptic Myth
Published: 12/30/2024 -
Canon in Sci-Fi? The Case for Shards of Honor and The Vorkosigan Saga 📚
Published: 12/16/2024 -
Adrian Tchaikovsky on Giant Spiders, Sci-Fi, and the Unexpected Success of Children of Time
Published: 12/2/2024 -
The Art of Fantasy, Grimdark, and Tolkien’s Vision: Why We Keep Escaping Into These Worlds
Published: 11/18/2024 -
Human-centric Sci Fi vs Lovecraftian Nightmares w/ Richard Rohlin
Published: 11/4/2024 -
Touch the Darkness Again...
Published: 10/25/2022 -
The Shadow is a Passing Thing... Or Is It?
Published: 10/11/2022 -
There Is a Tempest in Me . . .
Published: 9/27/2022 -
Without My Sword . . . What Am I?
Published: 9/13/2022 -
Resilience and Courage Through Story: Accept Your Quest with Humility and Purpose
Published: 8/29/2022 -
Resilience and Courage Through Story: Examining the Heart of Ideas You Hate
Published: 8/22/2022 -
Resilience and Courage Through Story: Finding Meaning in Solitude
Published: 8/15/2022 -
Resilience and Courage Through Story: Finding Your Mentor
Published: 8/8/2022 -
What Aragorn Can Teach Us About the Deep Life
Published: 8/1/2022
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.