About this episode

Alan talks to writer and educator Brandon Crilly about various themes in fiction and challenges in con running.

In this episode, Alan talks to writer and educator Brandon Crilly. They discuss the challenges in con running, religion, alien gods, characters with major personality shifts, magic, historical cycles, Hopepunk, messages in fiction, and much more. You can find Brandon Crilly and his books here: https://brandoncrilly.com .

People in this episode

Host: Alan Bailey

Guest: Brandon Crilly

Topics covered

• con running
• religion
• alien gods
• Hopepunk
• messages in fiction

Keywords

• Brandon Crilly
• con running
• Hopepunk
• alien gods
• messages in fiction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brandon Crilly

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