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How Fantasy Reflects Our World

How Fantasy Reflects Our World

Season 1 Episode 5
6:00
Can You Judge a Book By Its Cover?

Can You Judge a Book By Its Cover?

Season 1 Episode 7
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Fear of Ghost...Writing!

Fear of Ghost...Writing!

Season 1 Episode 8
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Unreliable Narrators

Unreliable Narrators

Season 1 Episode 9
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Death, Personified

Death, Personified

Season 1 Episode 11
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How Greek Mythology Inspires Us

How Greek Mythology Inspires Us

Season 1 Episode 12
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The Case for Fan Fiction

The Case for Fan Fiction

Season 2 Episode 1
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It's Lit!

An Ode to the Romance Novel

Season 1 Episode 4

Love it or hate it, the romance novel is the highest grossing literary genre. Its history is long and winding (like your favorite romance novel), and romance novels are full of tropes reflected upon its history. It has been the subject of intrigue, derision, and shame in literary discourse long before the modern genre as we know it existed.