If This Goes On (Don't Panic): Science Fiction, Fantasy & Progressive Politics

About If This Goes On (Don't Panic): Science Fiction, Fantasy & Progressive Politics

Bringing hope to the world through Speculative Fiction. Interviews with Science Fiction and Fantasy writers, gamers, creators, and activists.

Publisher

Alan Bailey

Category

arts · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

13 Jan 2020

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

135 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026

   A Fugitive's History of the Known Universe with Nadia Afifi

   TW: Violence, Child death In this episode, Alan and Diane talk to writer Nadia Afifi. They discuss Nadia's new duology, writing multiple timelines, improving as a writer, Palestine, history through different points of view, being radicalized, the imperial boomerang, and much more. You can find Naida's books here: https://www.flametreepress.com/ Nadia's website here: https://www.nadiaafifi.com/ "The Lonely Timetraveler of Kentish Town": https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/afifi_11_22/

2. 

   31 Aug 2026

   The Cellar Below the Cellar with Ivy Grimes

   TW: Death In this episode, Alan and Diane talk to writer Ivy Grimes. They discuss Vasilisa the Beautiful, Baba Yaga, Weird Fiction, Frau Perchta, death, grieving rituals, writing communities, sitcom tropes in horror, forgiving evil characters, and much more. You can find Ivy's website here: https://ivyivyivyivy.com You can find the Cellar Below the Cellar here: https://www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the-cellar-below-the-cellar

3. 

   4 Aug 2026

   Lying to tell the truth with Lili Saintcrow

   In this episode, Alan and Cat talk to author Lili Saintcrow. They discuss D&D, Tolkien, World Of Warcraft (WoW), Star Hacker, the popularization of nerd culture, Lili's 5th grade novella, action movies, writing in different genres, the demented orange king, and much more. You can find all Lili's work here: https://www.lilithsaintcrow.com/

Who has been a guest on If This Goes On (Don't Panic): Science Fiction, Fantasy & Progressive Politics

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Susan Kaye Quinn
• Maurice Broaddus
• Paul Jessup
• Harry Turtledove

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

80

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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