The Fantasy Inn Podcast

A podcast about fantasy, science fiction, and the broader speculative fiction industry. Episodes air twice a month and include discussions about trending topics in the industry; interviews with authors, editors, podcasters, and more; and the occasional raving about the books we love.

Past episodes and other articles can be found at thefantasyinn.com.


All Episodes

32: Lindsay Smith Interview

Travis interviews fantasy author Lindsay Smith about her latest project, Marvel’s Black Widow: Bad Blood series from Serial Box. Lindsay Smith is the co-lead of a team of writers...

31: Martha Wells Interview

Travis interviews science fiction and fantasy author Martha Wells about her latest novel, Network Effect. It’s the first full-length novel in the Murderbot Diaries and releases today from Tor.com....

30: Audiobooks

Books on tape have been around for half a century, but audiobooks have exploded in popularity in the last decade. What is the appeal of the audio format? Which...

29: Comfort Reads

One of the many wonderful things about being a book lover is the ability to lose one’s self in a “comfort read.” Whether that means a light and fluffy...

28: Jared Shurin Interview

Travis interviews editor Jared Shurin about his latest anthology, The Best of British Fantasy 2019. The anthology series is dedicated to featuring the finest fantastical, speculative, mythic, magical and...

27: Worldbuilding w/ Tasha Suri & K.S. Villoso

The many varied and fantastic worlds in which speculative fiction stories are set are one of the primary draws of the genre. Fans often rave about the decades J.R.R....

26: Book Cover Design w/ Felix Ortiz & Michael R. Fletcher

The phrase “Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” rarely applies toward actual books. Most of us have seen a cover in a bookstore or online and immediately wanted...

25: Fantasy Entry Points w/ The Legendarium

This week, Travis is joined by Craig from The Legendarium for a two-parter episode on fantasy entry points. In this episode, they talk about which books they’d recommend as...

24: Chris Magilton Interview

Travis interviews audio drama creator Chris Magilton about Among the Stars and Bones, a science fiction story following a team of xenoarchaelogists as they examine the ruins of an...

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