Episodes

Listen to this past weekend's livestream hosted by Julia Golding and Tolkien experts Jacob Rennaker and Paula Kalamaras as they discuss the reaction to The Rings of Power series. We discussed various talking points and questi...

Today we're re-releasing one of our most popular podcasts! Why is Oxford, England, such a fantasy hotspot? From Lewis Carroll to Philip Pullman, Diana Wynne-Jones to Deborah Harkness, it has inspired writers and is even the l...

Best place to be a scientist

Best place to be a weaver

Best place to go into exile

Best place to go into exile

Best place to be a tailor

Join us for our first reactions to the Amazon Prime The Rings of Power series. It's useful to orientate ourselves at the start of a series so Julia Golding takes us through what the four ages of Tolkien and where the Second A...

Best place to be a maker of rings of power

Best place to be a miner

Best place to be a miner

Best place to be a giant

Best place to be a giant

Best places for booksellers

Best places for booksellers

Ever wondered how to turn your college education into a best-selling series? Lisa Edmonds, once an English major who took courses in forensic criminology, has done just that, writing the wonderful Alice Worth Series. An Urban...

Best place for gangs

Best place for a signature dish

Best place for a signature dish

Best place to be a sentient droid

Guest Butch Hartman -- Best Place To Be A Fairy Godmother

As we celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's platinum Jubilee, we are wondering who are your favourite fantasy royals? Author and Director of OCF, Julia Golding, has had a go at picking her top ten favourites. See if you agree with h...

Guest Gabriel Schenk -- Best place for enchanted swords

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