The Skiffy and Fanty Show Podcasts

The Skiffy and Fanty Show Podcasts

267. Betsy Dornbusch (a.k.a. the God Sword) — Emissary (An Interview)

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266. Juliet E. McKenna (a.k.a. the Historian) — An Interview at LonCon3

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Episode 3. It Follows (2014): Teenage Body Horror, Modern Decay, and It

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#32. Agent Carter (Episodes 1-4) — A Shoot the WISB Subcast w/ Raven Oak

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265. The Black Hole (1971) — A Torture Cinema “Adventure” (Childhood Destruction Edition)

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Episode 2. The Wages of Fear (1953): Playing Genre, Masculinity, and the Post-War World

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