Realms Unknown
Fantasy, Sci Fi and speculative fiction, observed through the comedic lens of The Bugle. Become a Bugle subscriber to enjoy this show ad free and help us thrive.
Expect reviews and supernova level hot takes on literature, gaming, films, TV, board games, and anywhere else you can experience space ships, clones and beautiful elves with massive weapons.
A podcast from The Bugle. Hosted by Alice Fraser and friends. Also available as a video podcast.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 34
- Years Active
- 2025
Paladins // Grady Hendrix // Star Wars: Starfighter
Joining Alice Fraser this week is Realms Unknown firm favourite Tom Neenan (The Mash Report, The Hauntening).
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Bodies // Summer of Horror // Befuzzled kings
Joining Alice Fraser this week is the mighty Tom Neenan (The Mash Report, The Hauntening).
The subgenre deep dive this week looks at bodies / good use of embodiment - such as body swapping in Altered …
Interesting POVs // Romance // Dave Bautista
Alice Fraser is joined this week by Jen Prokop from the Fated Mates romance podcast, so expect a lot of romance recommendations and tropes!
The subgenre deep dive looks into interesting uses of POV, a…
Time loops // Bring Her Back // Time loops
Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan are your guides for this week as they traverse through manner of sci-fi and fantasy recommendations, tropes and news!
They discuss time loops in sci-fi, the tropes of hyper…
Arthurian legends // Perfume // The Dark is Rising
Alice Fraser and Eleanor Morton are your guides for this week as they traverse through manner of fantasy recommendations, tropes and news!
They discuss Arthurian legend in fantasy (and some sci-fi), D…
Disguises // Superman // Quantum Leap
Come journey into Realms Unknown with Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan for a whole world of sci-fi and fantasy recommendations, tropes and news!
We discuss the use of disguises in genre fiction, the hot co…
Red Sonja // Medieval Fayres // Funny Fantasy
Come journey into Realms Unknown with Alice Fraser and podcasting legend Chris Skinner for a whole world of sci-fi and fantasy recommendations, tropes and news!
We discuss medieval fayres (jousting, a…
Redemption Arcs // Comics // Resident Alien
Come journey into Realms Unknown with Alice Fraser and US comedian and podcaster Jackie Kashian for a whole world of sci-fi and fantasy recommendations, tropes and news!
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Isles of the Emberdark - B…
Flintlock fantasy // 28 Years Later // Culturepunk
Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan bring you episode 24 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for speculative fiction tropes, news and recommendations!
Episode 24
This week's news covers the Squid Game USA sp…
Side characters as leads // Final Fantasy // Magician
Alice Fraser and James Nokise bring you episode 23 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for speculative fiction tropes, news and recommendations!
Episode 23
This week's news covers The Odyssey, Master…
Translated works // Under The Skin // Bikini armour
Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan bring you episode 22 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for speculative fiction tropes, news and recommendations!
Episode 22
This week's news respectfully looks at buff g…
Deep Dive: Tamora Pierce
Alice is joined by Chris Skinner to discuss the work of Tamora Pierce. They also chat about Murderbot and Sarah J Maas - is Romantasy sexy enough?
Search for Chris’s show Mildly Informed in your pod f…
Neurodivergent heroes // Murderbot // Guillermo del Toro
Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan bring you episode 20 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for speculative fiction tropes, news and recommendations!
This week, it's all about neurodivergent heroes in sci-…
Gender // Scholomance // Honor Harrington
Host Alice Fraser and author Patrick Lenton bring you episode 19 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for speculative fiction tropes, news and recommendations!
This week, we're looking at gender!
Epis…
Sinners // Experiments in Form // Guards! Guards!
Host Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan (The Mash Report, The Hauntening) bring you episode 18 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for speculative fiction tropes, news and recommendations!
This week, we're…
Early sci-fi and fantasy // Foundation // Ghostbusters
Host Alice Fraser and Eleanor Morton bring you episode 17 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for speculative fiction tropes, news and recommendations!
This week, we're looking at early sci fi and f…
Andor // The wrong side of the law // Sleeper Beach
Host Alice Fraser and fellow writer, podcaster and comedian Andrew Hunter Murray (QI, Private Eye, There's No Such Thing As A Fish) bring you episode 16 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for genr…
Parenting // My Neighbour Totoro // Raised By Wolves
Hosts Alice Fraser and Chris Skinner bring you episode 15 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for genre fiction tropes, news and recommendations!
This week, we're looking at actual parenting in sci …
Sentient plants // Joe Abercrombie // Kurt Vonnegut
Host Alice Fraser and James Colley bring you episode 14 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for genre fiction tropes, news and recommendations!
It's a mushroom / plant life / flora core / sentient f…