Realms Unknown
@realmsunknown.bsky.social
Fantasy, Sci Fi and speculative fiction podcast, observed through the comedic lens of The Bugle. Hosted by Alice Fraser and friends.
Expect reviews, tropes and hot takes on books, film, games and TV from past, present and future.
Expect reviews, tropes and hot takes on books, film, games and TV from past, present and future.
Something to consider 🎄
youtu.be/RZLDjSeVyjE?...
w/ @alicefraser.bsky.social and @tpneenan.bsky.social
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w/ @alicefraser.bsky.social and @tpneenan.bsky.social
Is 'It's A Wonderful Life' a sci-fi Christmas film?
YouTube video by The Bugle
youtu.be
December 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Something to consider 🎄
youtu.be/RZLDjSeVyjE?...
w/ @alicefraser.bsky.social and @tpneenan.bsky.social
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w/ @alicefraser.bsky.social and @tpneenan.bsky.social
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@realmsunknown.bsky.social deep dive this week is Christmas!
Sci fi and fantasy that has Christmas themes or anti Christmas themes! Tell me your faves.
Sci fi and fantasy that has Christmas themes or anti Christmas themes! Tell me your faves.
December 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
@realmsunknown.bsky.social deep dive this week is Christmas!
Sci fi and fantasy that has Christmas themes or anti Christmas themes! Tell me your faves.
Sci fi and fantasy that has Christmas themes or anti Christmas themes! Tell me your faves.
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Think medieval babies are ugly? Won’t want to miss white witch @eleanormorton.bsky.social & German soup fan @alicefraser.bsky.social discuss Lockheed Martin war crimes wear, Narnia for atheists, heavy handed socialism, and autopsy eating etiquette. Yum!
shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...
shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...
Narnia // Stranger Things // Space Jesus | Realms Unknown
With Alice Fraser and Eleanor Morton
shows.acast.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Think medieval babies are ugly? Won’t want to miss white witch @eleanormorton.bsky.social & German soup fan @alicefraser.bsky.social discuss Lockheed Martin war crimes wear, Narnia for atheists, heavy handed socialism, and autopsy eating etiquette. Yum!
shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...
shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...
Because sometimes we all need to dive into a wardrobe and escape the world 🦁
Yeah, that's right, it's a Narnia-themed Realms Unknown this week...
youtu.be/AhTjORWE9-A?...
w/ @alicefraser.bsky.social and @eleanormorton.bsky.social
Yeah, that's right, it's a Narnia-themed Realms Unknown this week...
youtu.be/AhTjORWE9-A?...
w/ @alicefraser.bsky.social and @eleanormorton.bsky.social
Why Aslan is the best Space Jesus of all - it's a Narnia special!
YouTube video by The Bugle
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Because sometimes we all need to dive into a wardrobe and escape the world 🦁
Yeah, that's right, it's a Narnia-themed Realms Unknown this week...
youtu.be/AhTjORWE9-A?...
w/ @alicefraser.bsky.social and @eleanormorton.bsky.social
Yeah, that's right, it's a Narnia-themed Realms Unknown this week...
youtu.be/AhTjORWE9-A?...
w/ @alicefraser.bsky.social and @eleanormorton.bsky.social
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This week’s @realmsunknown.bsky.social deep dive is with @eleanormorton.bsky.social and will be a Narnia deep dive.
Tell me your favourite Narnia-inspired or influenced works!
Tell me your favourite Narnia-inspired or influenced works!
December 16, 2025 at 1:55 AM
This week’s @realmsunknown.bsky.social deep dive is with @eleanormorton.bsky.social and will be a Narnia deep dive.
Tell me your favourite Narnia-inspired or influenced works!
Tell me your favourite Narnia-inspired or influenced works!
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@realmsunknown.bsky.social subgenre deep dive this week will be “fictional non-fiction”.
Think reference books for fictional science, manuals for technology that doesn’t exist, bestiaries for dragons, Dinotopia, A Passion For Passion.
Tell me your favourite fictional non-fiction!
Think reference books for fictional science, manuals for technology that doesn’t exist, bestiaries for dragons, Dinotopia, A Passion For Passion.
Tell me your favourite fictional non-fiction!
December 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
@realmsunknown.bsky.social subgenre deep dive this week will be “fictional non-fiction”.
Think reference books for fictional science, manuals for technology that doesn’t exist, bestiaries for dragons, Dinotopia, A Passion For Passion.
Tell me your favourite fictional non-fiction!
Think reference books for fictional science, manuals for technology that doesn’t exist, bestiaries for dragons, Dinotopia, A Passion For Passion.
Tell me your favourite fictional non-fiction!
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A good book, a warm jumper, what more could a @alicefraser.bsky.social @thebugle.bsky.social fan want for the holidays. (This cricket bats are a nice touch).
December 5, 2025 at 12:33 AM
A good book, a warm jumper, what more could a @alicefraser.bsky.social @thebugle.bsky.social fan want for the holidays. (This cricket bats are a nice touch).
You awake to find yourself in a dark room. Do you...
A) look for a shopkeeper selling quests
B) seek a mysterious stranger giving away maps
C) Listen to Realms Unknown!
Yeah, that's right, this week's episode features @joznorris.bsky.social and choose your own adventures!
tinyurl.com/JozRealm
A) look for a shopkeeper selling quests
B) seek a mysterious stranger giving away maps
C) Listen to Realms Unknown!
Yeah, that's right, this week's episode features @joznorris.bsky.social and choose your own adventures!
tinyurl.com/JozRealm
tinyurl.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
You awake to find yourself in a dark room. Do you...
A) look for a shopkeeper selling quests
B) seek a mysterious stranger giving away maps
C) Listen to Realms Unknown!
Yeah, that's right, this week's episode features @joznorris.bsky.social and choose your own adventures!
tinyurl.com/JozRealm
A) look for a shopkeeper selling quests
B) seek a mysterious stranger giving away maps
C) Listen to Realms Unknown!
Yeah, that's right, this week's episode features @joznorris.bsky.social and choose your own adventures!
tinyurl.com/JozRealm
Happy December 1st 🎄
following a star ✅
getting pregnant from a non terrestrial life form ✅
a virgin mother ✅
in space nobody can hear you scream = silent night
alien is a nativity story
getting pregnant from a non terrestrial life form ✅
a virgin mother ✅
in space nobody can hear you scream = silent night
alien is a nativity story
me watching Alien rn
December 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Happy December 1st 🎄
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The @realmsunknown.bsky.social guest for this week is @joznorris.bsky.social! The subgenre deep dive will be Choose Your Own Adventure.
Give us your recommendations, whether it’s books, games, tv, movies or “other”!
Give us your recommendations, whether it’s books, games, tv, movies or “other”!
November 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The @realmsunknown.bsky.social guest for this week is @joznorris.bsky.social! The subgenre deep dive will be Choose Your Own Adventure.
Give us your recommendations, whether it’s books, games, tv, movies or “other”!
Give us your recommendations, whether it’s books, games, tv, movies or “other”!
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The @realmsunknown.bsky.social deep dive for this week is iterations! Stories that get told and retold in different generations and different forms.
Whether it’s Frankenstein brought to life yet again, or a retreading of Shakespeare, prides and prejudicees or Greek Myths, what are your favourites?
Whether it’s Frankenstein brought to life yet again, or a retreading of Shakespeare, prides and prejudicees or Greek Myths, what are your favourites?
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The @realmsunknown.bsky.social deep dive for this week is iterations! Stories that get told and retold in different generations and different forms.
Whether it’s Frankenstein brought to life yet again, or a retreading of Shakespeare, prides and prejudicees or Greek Myths, what are your favourites?
Whether it’s Frankenstein brought to life yet again, or a retreading of Shakespeare, prides and prejudicees or Greek Myths, what are your favourites?
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The @realmsunknown.bsky.social subgenre deep dive for this week is Class.
Tell me your favourite sci fi and fantasy that deals with class in interesting or unusual ways. Give me books, tv, movies, games etc.
Your recommendations please! (or warnings to steer clear also welcome)
Tell me your favourite sci fi and fantasy that deals with class in interesting or unusual ways. Give me books, tv, movies, games etc.
Your recommendations please! (or warnings to steer clear also welcome)
November 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The @realmsunknown.bsky.social subgenre deep dive for this week is Class.
Tell me your favourite sci fi and fantasy that deals with class in interesting or unusual ways. Give me books, tv, movies, games etc.
Your recommendations please! (or warnings to steer clear also welcome)
Tell me your favourite sci fi and fantasy that deals with class in interesting or unusual ways. Give me books, tv, movies, games etc.
Your recommendations please! (or warnings to steer clear also welcome)
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@alicefraser.bsky.social what is better than reading ‘A Passion for Passion’
Listening to ‘A Passion for Passion’.
Thank you.
Listening to ‘A Passion for Passion’.
Thank you.
November 16, 2025 at 5:49 AM
@alicefraser.bsky.social what is better than reading ‘A Passion for Passion’
Listening to ‘A Passion for Passion’.
Thank you.
Listening to ‘A Passion for Passion’.
Thank you.
"And a new novel..."
I want The Thorny (Horny? I couldn’t hear properly with all the sexy blood rushing in my ears) Crown is Rising Stars of Night King Part 2 of 7 in my eyes and ears!
Hilarious.
@alicefraser.bsky.social @realmsunknown.bsky.social
Hilarious.
@alicefraser.bsky.social @realmsunknown.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"And a new novel..."
"And a new novel is out by self-published romantasy maven and online best seller D'Ancey LaGuarde..."
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November 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"And a new novel is out by self-published romantasy maven and online best seller D'Ancey LaGuarde..."
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The subgenre deep dive for this week’s @realmsunknown.bsky.social is Villain-as-hero.
@tpneenan.bsky.social is our guest and he just watched the new Predator movie where one of the ruthless murder-monsters is Our Cool Protagonist.
Let me know your favourite villain as hero texts!
@tpneenan.bsky.social is our guest and he just watched the new Predator movie where one of the ruthless murder-monsters is Our Cool Protagonist.
Let me know your favourite villain as hero texts!
November 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The subgenre deep dive for this week’s @realmsunknown.bsky.social is Villain-as-hero.
@tpneenan.bsky.social is our guest and he just watched the new Predator movie where one of the ruthless murder-monsters is Our Cool Protagonist.
Let me know your favourite villain as hero texts!
@tpneenan.bsky.social is our guest and he just watched the new Predator movie where one of the ruthless murder-monsters is Our Cool Protagonist.
Let me know your favourite villain as hero texts!
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Are you dead? No problem. Grab some bone lube & enjoy DNF absolutionist @frogcroakley.bsky.social & rim joker @alicefraser.bsky.social as they talk paleo fauna, Robocop ontology, & books 4 bad holidays. Plus, Alice defends her extremely competent eyelining skills. shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...
Ontologypunk // RimWorld // RoboCop | Realms Unknown
With Alice Fraser and Nate Crawley
shows.acast.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Are you dead? No problem. Grab some bone lube & enjoy DNF absolutionist @frogcroakley.bsky.social & rim joker @alicefraser.bsky.social as they talk paleo fauna, Robocop ontology, & books 4 bad holidays. Plus, Alice defends her extremely competent eyelining skills. shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...
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Thank you @alicefraser.bsky.social and @realmsunknown.bsky.social for yet another reading suggestion. The #Murderbot series continues your perfect score of book recommendations. Not a single DNF so far.
November 4, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Thank you @alicefraser.bsky.social and @realmsunknown.bsky.social for yet another reading suggestion. The #Murderbot series continues your perfect score of book recommendations. Not a single DNF so far.
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This week our guest on @realmsunknown.bsky.social is the mighty @frogcroakley.bsky.social, who chose for our subgenre deep dive, dead POV characters / ontologypunk.
Robocop, The Prestige, vampire narrators, Frankenstein, rec us sci fi and fantasy that relays a character from beyond the veil.
Robocop, The Prestige, vampire narrators, Frankenstein, rec us sci fi and fantasy that relays a character from beyond the veil.
November 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This week our guest on @realmsunknown.bsky.social is the mighty @frogcroakley.bsky.social, who chose for our subgenre deep dive, dead POV characters / ontologypunk.
Robocop, The Prestige, vampire narrators, Frankenstein, rec us sci fi and fantasy that relays a character from beyond the veil.
Robocop, The Prestige, vampire narrators, Frankenstein, rec us sci fi and fantasy that relays a character from beyond the veil.
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Heyo,
We are looking for some great guest cohosts to come on @realmsunknown.bsky.social with me.
Know any podcasters / YouTubers or authors who are very funny and very into Sci-Fi or Fantasy? Recommend them here please!
We are looking for some great guest cohosts to come on @realmsunknown.bsky.social with me.
Know any podcasters / YouTubers or authors who are very funny and very into Sci-Fi or Fantasy? Recommend them here please!
October 30, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Heyo,
We are looking for some great guest cohosts to come on @realmsunknown.bsky.social with me.
Know any podcasters / YouTubers or authors who are very funny and very into Sci-Fi or Fantasy? Recommend them here please!
We are looking for some great guest cohosts to come on @realmsunknown.bsky.social with me.
Know any podcasters / YouTubers or authors who are very funny and very into Sci-Fi or Fantasy? Recommend them here please!
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Problems with the pressure differential of your portals? Join always clever @alicefraser.bsky.social & analogue de-Dunker @tpneenan.bsky.social as they take on bad dads, Brechtian mirror face punching no-nos, & why rosé does NOT pair well with a game of Portals. 🤮 shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...
Portals // Frankenstein // Vorkosigan Saga | Realms Unknown
With Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan
shows.acast.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Problems with the pressure differential of your portals? Join always clever @alicefraser.bsky.social & analogue de-Dunker @tpneenan.bsky.social as they take on bad dads, Brechtian mirror face punching no-nos, & why rosé does NOT pair well with a game of Portals. 🤮 shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...
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The @realmsunknown.bsky.social deep dive this week is into Portals. Let us know your favourite use of portals in Sci Fi or fantasy.
Give me books! TV! Movies! Games! Comics and anime! Tell me what does portals well and what’s interesting about it!
Give me books! TV! Movies! Games! Comics and anime! Tell me what does portals well and what’s interesting about it!
October 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The @realmsunknown.bsky.social deep dive this week is into Portals. Let us know your favourite use of portals in Sci Fi or fantasy.
Give me books! TV! Movies! Games! Comics and anime! Tell me what does portals well and what’s interesting about it!
Give me books! TV! Movies! Games! Comics and anime! Tell me what does portals well and what’s interesting about it!
Does listening to an audiobook class as reading?
Dive in with your thoughts!
youtu.be/nAuGJmrMEkQ?...
Dive in with your thoughts!
youtu.be/nAuGJmrMEkQ?...
Does listening to an audiobook class as reading? The debate FINALLY settled!
YouTube video by The Bugle
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Does listening to an audiobook class as reading?
Dive in with your thoughts!
youtu.be/nAuGJmrMEkQ?...
Dive in with your thoughts!
youtu.be/nAuGJmrMEkQ?...
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The @realmsunknown.bsky.social subgenre deep dive this week will be Words Of Power; Sci Fi and fantasy where language has power in interesting and exciting ways.
Give me your recommendations! Books! Movies! Games! Shows! Anime & Comics!?
Give me your recommendations! Books! Movies! Games! Shows! Anime & Comics!?
October 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The @realmsunknown.bsky.social subgenre deep dive this week will be Words Of Power; Sci Fi and fantasy where language has power in interesting and exciting ways.
Give me your recommendations! Books! Movies! Games! Shows! Anime & Comics!?
Give me your recommendations! Books! Movies! Games! Shows! Anime & Comics!?
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This week’s subgenre is fan fiction; whether it’s Manacled becoming Alchemised, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Twilight or how all fantasy is fanfiction about other fantasy, give me your thoughts and recs about fanfic intersections in sci fi and fantasy.
October 13, 2025 at 6:43 AM
This week’s subgenre is fan fiction; whether it’s Manacled becoming Alchemised, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Twilight or how all fantasy is fanfiction about other fantasy, give me your thoughts and recs about fanfic intersections in sci fi and fantasy.