Nicolete Burbach, Emma Grisdale

SPACE ARCHIVE

Arts EN ↓ 4 episodes

Journey into the weird world of forgotten sci-fi and fantasy, retrieved from the depths of the SPACE ARCHIVE *** Music by SCIVIAS (https://sciviasdomini.bandcamp.com/)

Author

Nicolete Burbach, Emma Grisdale

Episodes

4 - Ladylord (Sasha Miller, 1996) 30.05.2026 1:11:21

Send us Fan Mail ***Transmission Received*** WELCOME TO THE SPACE ARCHIVE This episode, we're looking at Sasha Miller's weirdly unsexy, far-east flavoured fantasy novel, Ladylord. Featuring orientalism, totally-not-the-Fremen, and the ABSOLUTE WORST Chekov's gun. ** cn: discussion of rape, racism, slavery Edit: we were idiots and didn't look up "some guy" Andre Norton...

3 - The Iron Dragon's Daughter (Michael Swanwick, 1993) 02.05.2026 1:01:17

Send us Fan Mail ***Transmission Received*** WELCOME TO THE SPACE ARCHIVE This episode, we're looking at Michael Swanwick's alchemical fantasy, The Iron Dragon's Daughter (1993). Featuring psychoanalysis, tiny fascists, and a whole lotta allegory. Emma is tetchy this episode because she hated it, and let Nicky know constantly for about a week. Nicky is tetchy because of this. Sorry...

2 - Harpy's Flight (Megan Lindholm, 1983) 31.03.2026 58:02

Send us Fan Mail ***Transmission Received*** WELCOME TO THE SPACE ARCHIVE This episode we're looking at Harpy's Flight (1983) by Megan Lindholm - who is better known as **NAME DROWNED OUT BY HARPY SHRIEKING**. Featuring harpies, your elderly Catholic mum, and only one bed (UH OH!) ** N.b. this book contains some somewhat exploitative representations of Gypsy/Roma/Travellers. Lindholm sta...

1 - Planet of Exile (Ursula K. Le Guin, 1966) 19.02.2026 1:00:05

Send us Fan Mail ***Transmission Received*** WELCOME TO THE SPACE ARCHIVE In this pilot episode*, we discuss Ursula K. Le Guin's PLANET OF EXILE —a book with a name that can only be pronounced in bold (1966). Featuring cruel mother earth, postcolonialism, and fewer yetis than you'd expect. Sorry about the sound quality - our set up is terrible, we're still getting the hang of this....