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• Episode 119- Speculative Fiction Politics Round Table feat. Will Cornell

  As our course on politics and speculative fiction draws to a close, we talk with author Will Cornell about how the intersection of politics and speculative fiction should and does impact our writing. We discuss how the "why" behind your writing intersects with politics and what it means to publish.This is our last episode before our yearly hiatus! Thank you so much for listening to Quid Prose Quo this year and we'll see you in 2026!Will Cornell can be found on Instagram @willcornell_author. https://www.instagram.com/willcornell_author/If you liked the show, here’s a few things you can do to support us! First, leave a rating to help us grow!Second, join our Community Discord!Second, follow us on social media: Instagram or Facebook!Third, check out our hosts and show them some love!C. K. Jensen is a self-published author currently in the query trenches for their next book. Their work focuses on fairy tale retellings and queer stories.They would talk about writing all day every day with everyone if they could, but they can’t, so they run this podcast instead. You can find them at ckjensenauthor.com, or on any social media @ckjensenauthor.D. C. Wynters is a speculative fiction author and astrophysics PhD student from the Pacific Northwest. His work blends the thematic concern of literary fiction with the entertainment value of genre fiction. He and his wife enjoy playing games, watching movies, and composing music together. You can find him at dcwynters.com or on Instagram @dcwynters. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ckjensenauthor.substack.com/subscribe

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• Episode 118- Self-Censorship and the Politics of Speculative Fiction

  Have you ever stopped yourself from writing what you wanted to write? In this episode, Zac and Rin discuss Ursula Le Guin's "The Stalin in the Soul" and what warnings it holds for writers. We discuss how capitalism and culture influence decisions about what we write and how we publish.We want to read your comments on the show! If you have a response to one of our homework assignments you want to share, send it to [email protected] and we'd love to read it at the top of the show!Our sponsor today: Blue Caterpillar Consulting! Check them out at ckjensenauthor.com/bcc or email them [email protected] Further Reading:Le Guin, Ursula K. “The Stalin in the Soul.” Essay. In The Language of The Night: Essays on Writing, Science Fiction, and Fantasy. New York: Scribner, 2024.If you liked the show, here’s a few things you can do to support us! First, leave a rating to help us grow!Second, join our Community Discord!Second, follow us on social media: Instagram or Facebook!Third, check out our hosts and show them some love!C. K. Jensen is a self-published author currently in the query trenches for their next book. Their work focuses on fairy tale retellings and queer stories.They would talk about writing all day every day with everyone if they could, but they can’t, so they run this podcast instead. You can find them at ckjensenauthor.com, or on any social media @ckjensenauthor.D. C. Wynters is a speculative fiction author and astrophysics PhD student from the Pacific Northwest. His work blends the thematic concern of literary fiction with the entertainment value of genre fiction. He and his wife enjoy playing games, watching movies, and composing music together. You can find him at dcwynters.com or on Instagram @dcwynters. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ckjensenauthor.substack.com/subscribe

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• Episode 117 - Politics of Speculative Fiction Curation and Censorship

  Agents are censoring authors! Cancel culture has gone too far! These are common refrains these days, wherever you stand in the political landscape. In this episode, Zac and Rin discuss how institutions and networks curate the political content of books and what that means for writers.We want to read your comments on the show! If you have a response to one of our homework assignments you want to share, send it to [email protected] and we'd love to read it at the top of the show!Our sponsor today: Blue Caterpillar Consulting! Check them out at ckjensenauthor.com/bcc or email them [email protected] Reading:Chen, Meng-Shi. “Ethics of Curating.” Curatography, June 30, 2025. https://curatography.org/5-3-en/. Martinon, Jean-Paul. Curating As Ethics. University of Minnesota Press, 2020. Olney, M.S. “The Impact of ‘Woke’ on Creativity and Fantasy.” EPIC Indie, June 25, 2025. https://epicindie.substack.com/p/the-impact-of-woke-on-creativity.If you liked the show, here’s a few things you can do to support us! First, leave a rating to help us grow!Second, join our Community Discord!Second, follow us on social media: Instagram or Facebook!Third, check out our hosts and show them some love!C. K. Jensen is a self-published author currently in the query trenches for their next book. Their work focuses on fairy tale retellings and queer stories.They would talk about writing all day every day with everyone if they could, but they can’t, so they run this podcast instead. You can find them at ckjensenauthor.com, or on any social media @ckjensenauthor.D. C. Wynters is a speculative fiction author and astrophysics PhD student from the Pacific Northwest. His work blends the thematic concern of literary fiction with the entertainment value of genre fiction. He and his wife enjoy playing games, watching movies, and composing music together. You can find him at dcwynters.com or on Instagram @dcwynters. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ckjensenauthor.substack.com/subscribe

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• Episode 116- Politics of Speculative Fiction Genres

  Is romance a liberal genre? And is fantasy a conservative genre? Where does that leave romantasy? In today's epsiode, Rin and Zac analyze how political commitments intersect with the conventions of romance, horror, fantasy, scifi, punk genres, and grimdark. We want to read your comments on the show! If you have a response to one of our homework assignments you want to share, send it to [email protected] and we'd love to read it at the top of the show!Sources:Fox, Frank W., and Clayne L. Pope. 2017. City Upon a Hill: The Legacy of America’s Founding.If you liked the show, here’s a few things you can do to support us! First, leave a rating to help us grow!Second, join our Community Discord!Second, follow us on social media: Instagram or Facebook!Third, check out our hosts and show them some love!C. K. Jensen is a self-published author currently in the query trenches for their next book. Their work focuses on fairy tale retellings and queer stories.They would talk about writing all day every day with everyone if they could, but they can’t, so they run this podcast instead. You can find them at ckjensenauthor.com, or on any social media @ckjensenauthor.D. C. Wynters is a speculative fiction author and astrophysics PhD student from the Pacific Northwest. His work blends the thematic concern of literary fiction with the entertainment value of genre fiction. He and his wife enjoy playing games, watching movies, and composing music together. You can find him at dcwynters.com or on Instagram @dcwynters. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ckjensenauthor.substack.com/subscribe

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• Episode 115- Politics of Speculative Fiction: Politics of Books

  We're beginning a course on the intersection of writing and politics! In this first episode, Zac and Rin discuss the nature of politics, the political value of reading, and how to assess the political value of a book.We want to read your comments on the show! If you have a response to one of our homework assignments you want to share, send it to [email protected] and we'd love to read it at the top of the show!Our sponsor: www.bartertoast.comSources:Fox, Frank W., and Clayne L. Pope. 2017. City Upon a Hill: The Legacy of America’s Founding.If you liked the show, here’s a few things you can do to support us! First, leave a rating to help us grow!Second, join our Community Discord!Second, follow us on social media: Instagram or Facebook!Third, check out our hosts and show them some love!C. K. Jensen is a self-published author currently in the query trenches for their next book. Their work focuses on fairy tale retellings and queer stories.They would talk about writing all day every day with everyone if they could, but they can’t, so they run this podcast instead. You can find them at ckjensenauthor.com, or on any social media @ckjensenauthor.D. C. Wynters is a speculative fiction author and astrophysics PhD student from the Pacific Northwest. His work blends the thematic concern of literary fiction with the entertainment value of genre fiction. He and his wife enjoy playing games, watching movies, and composing music together. You can find him at dcwynters.com or on Instagram @dcwynters. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ckjensenauthor.substack.com/subscribe

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