Sweet Sweet Fantasy

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What's up all you dwarves, elves, and wizards. Sweet Sweet Fantasy is a bi-weekly fantasy and sci-fi podcast centered on literature but sometimes including TV, movies, graphic novels, and anything else fantasy genre related. Listeners can tune in for an insightful, comedic commentary led by fantasy nerds Matt and Anne. They’ll announce the next topic at the end of each episode so the audience can follow along.

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A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

Mar 18 2021 36 mins

After taking a longer than expected quarantine break, we're back! Isolation has taken its toll and we're a little older and a little weirder. But that's why you're here, right? The book that brought the band back together is an incredibly fresh take on the magical coming of age trope. We talk wizarding school, future of YA, grumpy heroines, and more!

The Winter King by C.L. Wilson

Feb 14 2020 28 mins

It's the Valentine's Day special! What better time to talk about a kissing book. We take a trip into romantasy with C.L. Wilson's 'The Winter King.' It's Matt's first time with the genre and he has some pretty hilarious take-aways. Tune in if you've ever hoped for fantasy heroes and heroines who were just a little less noble in their love affairs.

Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko

Feb 14 2020 32 mins

Did you know emo urban fantasy was a thing? It is and it pushes all the buttons if you are a super serious introvert like Anne. This book will remind you of a time when moral philosophy was having a pop culture heyday (Hi Matrix) and serve as a guide of how to write the grey area between Good and Evil in a compelling way.

HBO's Watchmen

Jan 31 2020 34 mins

In this episode we break down a TV show for a change. Break down may be overstating - HBO's fearless adaptation of Watchmen is so deeply layered, it would take more time and more brains than we have to truly get to the bottom of it. In our discussion, we focus on the mechanics of telling difficult stories in a medium known for pure entertainment, new hero tropes, and wh

Good Omens

Jan 08 2020 32 mins

In this episode, Matt and Anne discuss Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Riding the zeitgeist, babies. What's the deal with this book? Why has it achieved cult status? Why now for the TV adaptation, Amazon? This book was not our favorite in the moment, but after we started to discuss it, it became apparent that we could have picked the text apar

The Witcher

Dec 19 2019 31 mins

In this episode, Matt and Anne discuss the Witcher series by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. It's a slightly giddy discussion, due to the fact that we are obsessed with this series, but we manage to flesh out a smidge of lucid critique. These books have been adapted into a super popular video game series, as well as a Netflix show, but they are weird, wild, and shockingly original

The Dragonbone Chair

Sep 19 2019 30 mins

This month, big nerds Matt and Anne gush about The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams. Tune in for 31 minutes of comedic, insightful commentary.