Imaginary Worlds sounds like what would happen if NPR went to ComicCon and decided that’s all they ever wanted to cover. Host Eric Molinsky spent over a decade working as a public radio reporter and producer, and he uses those skills to create thoughtful, sound-rich episodes about science fiction, fantasy, and other genres of speculative fiction. Every other week, he talks with comic book artists, game designers, novelists, screenwriters, filmmakers, and fans about how they craft their worlds, why we suspend our disbelief, and what happens if the spell is broken. Imaginary worlds may be set on distant planets or parallel dimensions, but they are crafted here on Earth, and they’re always about us and our lived experiences.
| Title | Date published | ||
| The Legend of Musashi | 2021-08-19 | ||
| Giving Imaginary Advice | 2021-08-05 | ||
| Harley Quinn (Special Edition) | 2021-07-22 | ||
| Reporting on Capes, Cowls, Threats and Menaces | 2021-07-08 | ||
| Living in a Simulation | 2021-06-24 | ||
| Guilty Pleasures | 2021-06-10 | ||
| Disco Elysium | 2021-05-27 | ||
| Weir Science | 2021-05-13 | ||
| The Zen of Sci-Fi | 2021-04-29 | ||
| Becky Chambers Goes Wayfaring | 2021-04-15 | ||
| Music From Saturn | 2021-04-01 | ||
| Second Life Goes On | 2021-03-18 | ||
| Tron: Welcome to the Machine | 2021-03-04 | ||
| This Ain't No Fairy Tale | 2021-02-18 | ||
| Embracing the Spooky Spooky | 2021-02-04 | ||
| Betty Boop and the Hays Code | 2021-01-20 | ||
| Camelot Forever | 2021-01-07 | ||
| Making Up Creatures (Special Edition) | 2020-12-24 | ||
| Monsters of 2020 | 2020-12-10 | ||
| Fan Films Go Pro | 2020-11-26 |