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Middle Earth with Connie Gibbs and Delia Gallegos

Exolore: facts-based fictional worldbuilding

Release Date: 05/18/2023

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Exolore: facts-based fictional worldbuilding

Moiya and mythologist John Bucher put their minds together to imagine an ancient mythic underworld. It has triels, elemental symbolism, and lots of silly little guys! What's not to love? HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (), astrophysicist and folklorist GUEST John Bucher is a mythologist, a writer, and the executive director of the . Follow John's work at . MESSAGES Sign up for Moiya's  with Atlas Obscura Listen to  every Wednesday Check out CruchyRoll Presents: The Anime Effect HOUSEKEEPING Order my book, THE MILKY WAY:  BUY EXOLORE SWAG:    FIND US ONLINE...

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Exolore: facts-based fictional worldbuilding

Moiya and fellow Multitudian Eric Silver discuss their favorite and least favorite Superhero worlds, plus best practices for building your own. HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (), astrophysicist and folklorist GUEST  Eric Silver is a writer, podcaster, game designer, and head of development at Multitude Productions. Follow him on X at MESSAGES Sign up for Moiya's with Atlas Obscura Listen to  every Tuesday HOUSEKEEPING Order my book, THE MILKY WAY:  BUY EXOLORE SWAG:    FIND US ONLINE patreon:  twitter:  instagram:  website: ...

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Exolore: facts-based fictional worldbuilding

Moiya and writer Victoria Male talk about best pracices for adapting old stories into new versions and discuss their favorite/least favorite reboots. HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (), astrophysicist and folklorist GUEST  Victoria Male is an award-winning writer and multimedia producer. Find her on IG at and learn more at her website MESSAGES Listen to  every Monday HOUSEKEEPING Order my book, THE MILKY WAY:  BUY EXOLORE SWAG:    FIND US ONLINE patreon:  twitter:  instagram:  website:  subreddit:    CREDITS Music: ...

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Exolore: facts-based fictional worldbuilding

Moiya and astrobiologist Dr. Seven Rasmussen imagine life on some distant gas giant's moon. What they come up with is cute and curious and exceptionally weird.  HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (), astrophysicist and folklorist GUEST  is a writer and astrobiologist whose debut science book LIFE IN SEVEN NUMBERS: THE DRAKE EQUATION REVEALED is expected in 2025. Follow her on twitter MESSAGES Listen to  every Monday HOUSEKEEPING Order my book, THE MILKY WAY:  BUY EXOLORE SWAG:    FIND US ONLINE patreon:  twitter:  instagram:  website: ...

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Exolore: facts-based fictional worldbuilding

Moiya's here with a little update on her second book, a history of invention written by the Greek Muses. HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (), astrophysicist and folklorist MESSAGES Join the multicrew at HOUSEKEEPING Order my book, THE MILKY WAY:  BUY EXOLORE SWAG:    FIND US ONLINE patreon:  twitter:  instagram:  website:  subreddit:    CREDITS Music:  Cover art: Stephen J. Reisig,  Editing: Mischa Stanton,     ABOUT US How would you like to swim in an ocean ruled by matriarchal squid, or fly over a planet as it...

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Exolore: facts-based fictional worldbuilding

Moiya and neuroscientist Devon Collins build a homeworld for that species in sci-fi that spread its humanoid DNA around the galaxy. They end up being curious amphibious with grander memory palaces than you can imagine. HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (), astrophysicist and folklorist GUEST is a neuroscientist and science communicator who studied drugs' effects on human brains. He works with and , two outreach/education initiatives in NYC. MESSAGES Listen to  every Wednesday Sign up to support The Details of Our Escape at  HOUSEKEEPING Order my book, THE MILKY WAY:  BUY...

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Exolore: facts-based fictional worldbuilding

Moiya talks with debut author Christy Healy about UNBOUND, an exciting new twist on Beauty and the Beast. They chat character creation, irish folklore, and whether Happily Ever Afters are really necessary just in time for V Day.  HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (), astrophysicist and folklorist GUEST is an English and Rhetoric professor, a teacher of classical languages, and author of the fantasy book . FOllow Chrity on instagram MESSAGES Listen to every Tuesday Sign up to support The Details of Our Escape at  Take my  with Atlas Obscura! HOUSEKEEPING Order my book,...

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Exolore: facts-based fictional worldbuilding

Moiya invites musician and writer Roux Bedrosian to gush about a world they love: the video game Bioshock! Long live Sander Cohen, the little sisters, and the big daddies! HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (), astrophysicist and folklorist GUEST Roux Bedrosian is a musician, writer, and a multi-talented creator. Their website is and you can follow them on social @harleyroux  MESSAGES Listen to Big Game Hunger every Monday Sign up to support The Details of Our Escape at Take my with Atlas Obscura! HOUSEKEEPING Order my book, THE MILKY WAY:  BUY EXOLORE SWAG:   ...

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Exolore: facts-based fictional worldbuilding

Moiya invites game streamer Jenna Stoeber to imagine a world and it gets crafty fast! The Great Crafter invited some beetles to their word of yarn and glitter, and the rest is history.  HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (), astrophysicist and folklorist GUEST Jenna Stoeber is a podcaster, twitch streamer, and internet personality. Find her on socials @thejenna or at this .  MESSAGES Listen to every Monday   HOUSEKEEPING Order my book, THE MILKY WAY:  BUY EXOLORE SWAG:    FIND US ONLINE patreon:  twitter:  instagram:  website: ...

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Moiya invites food sustainability expert Alice Guillaume to imagine a world without food inequities. What they come up with is bright, colorful, and spectacularly diverse for something so genetically similar.  HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (), astrophysicist and folklorist GUEST Alice Guillaume manages the and . She’s passionate about building sustainable food initiatives to create a better world here on earth.  MESSAGES Sign up for the to listen to the Multicrew Review, our new show from all the Multitude hosts about something they enjoy.   HOUSEKEEPING Order my...

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Moiya is joined by fellow nerds Connie Gibbs and Delia Gallegos to discuss the worldbuilding in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings! There is so much to unpack, from the creation of the world, origin of its magic, Tolkien's inspirations, and the little matter of having a FLAT WORLD!

HOSTED by Dr. Moiya McTier (@GoAstroMo), astrophysicist and folklorist

GUESTS

  • Connie Gibbs is a nerd, writer, and social media manager for Scholastic. Find her on twitter at @Constar24.
  • Delia Gallegos is a writer, speaker, and podcaster. Follow her work at deliaistyping.com and listen to her new podcast CULTURE BY CULTURE.

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ABOUT US

How would you like to swim in an ocean ruled by matriarchal squid, or fly over a planet as it rotates with a swarm of migrating wasps? No, it's not the latest VR craze (... yet); it's Exolore! Exolore helps you imagine other worlds with the help of facts and science. Every other week, host Dr. Moiya McTier invites experts to build a world from scratch or sits down with a fiction fan to dive deep into their favorite worlds. Every episode will make you laugh, go "huh?" and appreciate how special our world really is.

Exolore is a member of Multitude Productions, an independent podcast collective and production studio.