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A new episode will be going up later today!! It will probably take a while to make it to all the different apps but keep an eye out 😄 👀

Everything is currently horrible but hey did you know there's a new episode of Pop Culture Sociologist out about NK Jemisin's "The Fifth Season" and the ever present "X-Men Problem" of genre storytelling? Because that is a thing that exists!

As some of you may have already noticed - there’s a new episode out! 🎉 This month I’m talking about N. K. Jemisin’s award-winning book “The Fifth Season” & how it handles the “X-Men problem” of genre storytelling!

There will sadly not be a May episode of the podcast, but the regular monthly schedule will resume in June! (May’s episode isn’t canceled, just postponed)

The hiatus is over! A new episode is coming this month! 🎉 Watch this space and get all of your historical fiction feels ready 📚👑

New episode alert! 🎉 who gets to be the hero in historical narratives? In this episode I look at the works of KJ Charles & the show “The Devil’s Mistress” and how they portray marginalized characters in historical settings marinaberlin.org/podcast/

ICYMI: a new episode about “historical accuracy”, Dumas, KJ Charles, & “The Devil’s Mistress”. Who’s allowed to be the hero in historical narratives, and who does accuracy serve?

Pop Culture Sociologist episodes have been downloaded over 1,000 times! 🎉🥳 (This actually happened last week but I’m still excited!) Thank you for listening, subscribing and telling your friends about this project ❤️

New episode alert! 🚨🎉 This month we’re talking about matriarchies! What are the common tropes & why do they exist? Is there a “right” way to write a matriarchy? From Star Trek to Kameron Hurley, with a special focus on “Motherland: Fort Salem”

A new and final episode for the season! A Q&A with questions from you lovely listeners! Writing, sociology, Black Sails, LOTR, and so much more. Time stamps for your questions in the ep description, links to all the platforms at the website: marinaberlin.org/podcast/