Exolore episodes and transcripts

Episode 24: Worldbuilding and Tarot Cards with Saint Gibson

Author and tarot theologian Saint Gibson joins me to share her creative process. We talk about the importance of setting up an atmosphere...

Episode 22: Worldbuilding of Pokemon

Eric Silver joins us to answer my burning questions about the Pokemon world, and together we discuss the weirdest and world-breaking-est...

Episode 21: Building Characters with Morgan Sweeney

In this episode, we talk about active empathy and character driven stories and we imagine our dream artsy grandma. HOSTED by Moiya McTier...

Episode 18: Worldbuilding with Cassandra Hatton (Auctions)

There's more to an auction than a loud man talking real fast. In this episode, Cassandra Hatton and I chat about Biggie Smalls, the...

Episode 15: Worldbuilding with Nina Lutz (with makeup!)

Y'all, makeup is so cool! I've been sleeping on this whole category of products that can be used to affirm people's gender, create spooky...

Episode 12: Worldbuilding with Alison Luhrs

Dungeons & Dragons is one of the most well-known role playing games in the world, but their methods for creating the game are a bit more...

Episode 9: Worldbuilding with Sofia Samatar

Olondria is a wonderfully complex and beautifully crafted fictional world created by Sofia Samatar, who was kind enough to answer all of...