Different Worlds

Different Worlds digs into the big ideas inside works of fiction — sci-fi novels, horror movies, Korean cinema, the Marvel universe, and more. Eliot, a recovering journalist, and rotating cast of guest hosts break down works like the Three Body Problem and Squid Game, looking at how they speak to our dystopian late-period capitalist smartphone-absorbed world. What do these stories mean for our own worldview — and do they even inspire real-world action? Spoiler warning: the show includes spoilers, and aims to get you excited enough to read or watch the spoilt work on your own.

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  Different Worlds

  Ep. 3 - Christopher Nolan's Odyssey

  Aug 20, 20261h 40mS0

  <p>Eliot and Brad, longtime friends, talk about the point of the Odyssey, translations of the Odyssey, Christopher Nolan's Odyssey, and what is going through people's minds in IMAX theaters around the nation watching this monster of a film.</p><p>00:01:30  Welcoming Brad Gunson, writer of the Different Worlds theme, Odyssey fan, trombonist, composer, and co-host for the episode!</p><p>00:03:45  Appreciating Monoculture in its declining years</p><p>00:07:10  Brad describes reading the Odyssey in various translations, in the NICU and other venues</p><p>00:11:15  What was the point of the original Odyssey?   Bards performing for rich people</p><p>00:16:00  A revi...

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  Ep. 2 - Childhood's End

  Jul 15, 20261h 27mS0

  <p>Eliot and Carlo talk about libraries, science fiction, some things that don’t age well in 20th century fiction, and what we learned from Arthur C. Clarke’s classic sci-fi novel Childhood’s End.</p><p>00:00:00 Intro</p><p>00:01:30 Meet Carlo</p><p>00:09:50 Watercooler book recommendations, library habits00:13:30 Section 1: Earth & The Overlords</p><p>00:20:00  Eliot starts kvetching about unrealistic sociopolitics00:28:25  More complaints!  Dialogue and Clarke’s dry tone - grounded in a history of British stuffy fiction00:34:00  Section 2: The Golden Age - Clarkian futurism, and Clarke’s sexism and racism00:49:25  Critical consideration of the idea that super-abundance would be evenly distribu...

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  Ep. 1 - Appleseed

  May 13, 20261h 28mS0

  <p>Eliot and Bonnie talk about sci-fi and fantasy fiction, world-building, Matt Bell's Appleseed, and its themes of technobro dystopia, global warming, mass extinctions (and fauns).</p><p><br></p><p>00:00:00 Intro </p><p>00:01:16 Today’s show + Introducing Bonnie</p><p>00:06:33 Bonnie’s reading habits - fantasy and her alphabetical reading project for 2026</p><p>00:17:20 Apocalyptic fiction, The Light at the End of the World, Melancholia</p><p>00:25:20 …finally getting to Appleseed and its tech exec protagonists</p><p>00:37:40 Fauns, men, and humanity as inherently destructive</p><p>00:43:25 Future fauns deep into a dystopian future</p><p>00:51:50 Geoengineering, speciecide, and AMOC d...

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