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 | ||
| Murderbot Isn't Ready for Its Close-Up | 2025-06-04 | ||
| The Bright Legacy of Dark Shadows | 2025-05-21 | ||
| Body Horror Gets Under My Skin | 2025-05-07 | ||
| Bonus: Syd Mead Full Gallery Tour | 2025-04-30 | ||
| The Optimist Behind Blade Runner's Dystopia | 2025-04-23 | ||
| Blueprints for Utopias | 2025-04-09 | ||
| Mary Blair: Coloring Outside the Lines at Disney | 2025-03-26 | ||
| Bonus: Superstar Stuntwoman of Silent Cinema | 2025-03-19 | ||
| Milicent Patrick: Disney Magic to Monster Mayhem | 2025-03-12 | ||
| Pokémon and The Art of Dubbing Anime | 2025-02-26 | ||
| Filk Fusion: Where Sci-Fi Meets Folk Music | 2025-02-12 | ||
| Dance With The Devil Under Wall St. | 2025-01-29 | ||
| Rewriting the Script on Audio Fiction | 2025-01-15 | ||
| The Muppets Before The Muppets | 2025-01-01 | ||
| Bond, Bond, and James Bond: An Audio Drama | 2024-12-18 | ||
| Making Up The Penguin | 2024-12-04 | ||
| There's No Place Like Oz | 2024-11-20 | ||
| Why The Future is (Doctor) Doom | 2024-11-06 | ||
| Who Gets to Survive: The Final Girls of Horror | 2024-10-23 | ||
| To Seek Out New Life | 2024-10-09 |