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Ex Urbe Ad Astra

Ex Urbe Ad Astra

Ada Palmer

Historian and novelist Ada Palmer and author and vocateur reader Jo Walton interview other fiction authors, historians, scientists, editors, and friends, interspersed with bonus episodes where they discuss topics such as history, gelato, and the craft of writing.
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This will probably become a series of occasional bonus episodes in which Ada Palmer and Jo Walton discuss manga and anime with an eye to its innovations, cultural norms, and wider implications for the media landscape. - Gender and age marketing categories in manga. - Translation of Japanese onomatopoeia (sound-effect words). - The influence of organized communities of fandom on a medium. - A story-formula and set of character archetypes called "moe" (MO-ay). - Moe's reliable merchandising profit, resulting in more moe. - Availability of manga on devices both broadening and narrowing market categories. And more!
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Award winning children's author William Alexander joins Jo and Ada to talk about using politics and disability in fiction for children and adults.

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In this episode, Ada and Jo speak with Jon Evans about the remote research versus travel, short stories, beleivability, and setting up shocking twists for striking payoffs.

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In this episode, Ada and Jo speak with historian Larry Rothfield about the political nuances of 15th century Florence, and the shifting perspectives of the Renaissance to come since then.

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Note to Patreon backers: You received this episode on January 12, 2022, but due to an oversight, it was never posted here. Normally you hear episodes a week in advance, but this one you received seven months in advance! Thank you to everyone for your patience. This is conclusion of the interview. Anything you can call "writing" (science fiction, fantasy, screenwriting, comics, games) Max Gladstone does. He's also a fencer and martial artist. This episode explores connections between these two types of things. This interview ran long, so this is part one of two. Numerous topics covered include: the similarities shared by the crafts of writing and fencing; struggles when writing descriptions of physical spaces; why we don’t see cluttered spaceships in science fiction movies; when to include potatoes in your medieval fantasy setting; designing the layout of museum exhibits, video game spaces, and Walt Disney World; and more! Max Gladstone website Substack newsletter Twitter
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Ex Urbe Ad Astra - Ex Urbe Ad Astra #9 - Stopping Reading
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08/29/23 • 95 min

In this episode, Jo and Ada discuss a number of reasons to put a book down without finishing.

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Greer Gilman has been writing stories set in Cloud, her Northern mythscape, for a quarter of a century. Her books are written for the ear, as much as for the understanding. Like the earliest stories, they are meant to be sung. Greer Gilman website
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Ex Urbe Ad Astra - Ex Urbe Ad Astra #12 - Pacing with Ken Liu
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01/09/24 • 112 min

In this episode, Ada and Jo discuss the merits of good pacing across a range of story lengths with Hugo and Nebula award-winning author, Ken Liu.

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In this episode, Ada and Jo speak with Alexis Shotwell about the issues that arise from ill-intentioned characters, and the moral questions they present to readers.

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Note to Patreon backers: You received this episode on November 10, 2021, but due to an oversight, it was never posted here. Normally you hear episodes a week in advance, but this one you received eight months in advance! Thank you to everyone for your patience.

This episode is brought to you by Perhaps The Stars, the fourth and final novel in the Terra Ignota series, available now from (referrer links) Amazon, Barnes And Noble, Books-A-Million, Apple Books, and Indiebound.

Naomi Kritzer has been publishing her science fiction and fantasy for the last twenty years. She lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, US, and likes to think about ways to describe the future both near and far. Her new book is Chaos on CatNet, the sequel to Catfishing on CatNet published by Tor Teen.

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How many episodes does Ex Urbe Ad Astra have?

Ex Urbe Ad Astra currently has 20 episodes available.

What topics does Ex Urbe Ad Astra cover?

The podcast is about Fiction, History, Writing, Podcasts and Fantasy.

What is the most popular episode on Ex Urbe Ad Astra?

The episode title 'Ex Urbe Ad Astra #9 - Stopping Reading' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Ex Urbe Ad Astra?

The average episode length on Ex Urbe Ad Astra is 83 minutes.

How often are episodes of Ex Urbe Ad Astra released?

Episodes of Ex Urbe Ad Astra are typically released every 34 days, 3 hours.

When was the first episode of Ex Urbe Ad Astra?

The first episode of Ex Urbe Ad Astra was released on Aug 5, 2021.

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