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In this episode, we’re talking to Matt Wolfbridge about his new online magazine, Typebar. We discuss how and why he put the magazine together, the grim state of internet-based publishing, and typewriters. Links: Typebar Magazine “Don’t hate me because I’m rich!” Wingspan and Post-Capitalist Forms of Competition Just my typewriter Abridged Thoughts The Blood Kn

We’re back from our brief sabbatical with an all-new episode to discuss the most important work of utopian–or dystopian, depending on your interpretation–fiction of the past decade: i Pony: Blueprint for a New America by libertarian presidential candidate and boot model Vermin Supreme. About Rite Gud: R. S. Benedict is an author, appearing in Fantasy and Science Fiction and G

Howdy, Matt here! As you may remember from last month’s episode, Rite Gud is taking this month off. We’ve taken out one of our book club episodes from behind the paywall to share with you all. We’re looking at the Ionesco’s Rhinoceros with Simon McNeil, recorded in August of last year. If you like this and want more, the Book Club is available for $3 patrons.. This week, Ki

In this podcast, we talk a lot about transgressive art and pushing the envelope. We rail against censors and prudes. And for that reason, we’ve gotten a little bit of a reputation as shock jocks and edgelords. And we have definitely attracted some shock jocks and edgelords. But, in this episode, we’re going to talk about the limits of shock value. Joining us is the world’s gr

We all incorporate the real world into our fiction. It’s impossible not to. Maybe we base a character on someone we love–or hate. Maybe we write a story inspired by a real life event–something that happened to us, or something we heard about in the news, or in a history book. But what are the ethics of this? Are we “stealing” other people’s experiences? Are we exploitin

Everybody loves a winner–either a hyper competent alpha male who always saves the day, or maybe a relatable underdog who beats the odds and comes out on top. But in this episode of Rite Gud, we’re paying tribute to literary losers, fuck-ups, and failures. Joining us is J.R. Bolt. About Rite Gud: R. S. Benedict is an author, appearing in Fantasy and Science Fiction and Gardner D

In this episode, we’re talking about physical disability. How do we portray disabilities in fiction? How should we portray them? What are we doing right? What are we doing wrong? James McPherson joins us to examine how disabilities are portrayed in works like Fury Road, Avatar, Game of Thrones, Evil Dead and Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis. Links: * Plea from a Disappoin

There’s a trend in contemporary SFF to soften or humanize monsters. We have nice vampires who don’t kill people, sad ghosts who don’t torment the living, succubi who don’t fuck anyone. Some people find this charming, but here at Rite Gud, we like it when monsters are monstrous. Links David Cage denies allegations of toxic workplace culture at Quantic Dream Mormon te

Welcome to Rite Gud, the podcast that helps you write good. I’m RS Benedict, and I’ll be your waiter this evening. On tonight’s menu, we’re starting off with a discussion about the lack of physicality in contemporary speculative fiction. Then we’ll move on to the entree, in which we chew on why, exactly, it’s so important to consider food in your writing. And for dess

The average American consumes 100,000 words a day. But what do we retain? What have we learned? We think that bigger is better, and more is better, but what about quality over quantity? Will reading more books make you smarter? Does writing more books mean you’re a better author? And what’s the difference between a binge and a feast? Here to talk about this is Lola Sebastian.