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Really True Fiction is a podcast scouring famous works of fiction to swim through the real life lessons, thoughts, wisdoms, insights and ideas therein.
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Really True Fiction is hosted by Luke Mason and David Parker. The show has published 100 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Bonus - The Liberal Soul" (3 August 2026, 12 minutes), "Ep. 91 - The Spirit of Science - (Arrival)" (9 November 2025, 90 minutes), and "Ep. 90 - Bright Eyed And Bushy Tailed - (Boogie Nights)" (11 December 2024, 91 minutes).
Really True Fiction publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 87 minutes across 100 episodes.
Booking probability for Really True Fiction is 24%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Really True Fiction requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Really True Fiction's contact route on record: verified email.
Luke Mason and David Parker hosts Really True Fiction, a society podcast with 100 episodes published.
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Liberal souls are people who are genuinely curious and interested in the world, they find vanity boring, and they live to see themselves and others flourish existentially in their finite time on the planet. I have...
Episode #91
In this episode we dive into the fabulous 2016 film Arrival; directed by Denis Villenueve and based on a short story by Ted Chiang. In this episode we discuss the contextual nature of language, seeing the big picture...
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<p>Big thanks to Graham King for joining me on episode 90!</p> <p> </p> <p>In this episode we chat about the great film Boogie Nights (1997) by Paul Thomas Anderson. In this episode we wrangle with notions of:</p> The...
<p>Welcome to a bonus episode of Really True Fiction. Those with a keen eye will have noticed that our last two episodes were on 1984 and Brave New World. So, for a bonus, Dan and I do a bit of a compare and contrast...
<p>Welcome to part two of our double bill on famous dystopia! In this episode Dan Holder and I delve into the 1931 novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. While disecting Huxley's vision of a dys(u?)topia, we chat...
Episode #88
<p>In this episode my friend Dan Holder and I dive into maybe the most referenced/least read book ever: 1984. In this episode we chat about Orwell's favourite pub, paying attention to the little things in life and how...
<p>Finally, we made it. I was very grateful to once again be joined by Dan Holder, Lydia Rollinson and Graham King to finish off the Harry Potter books. In this last instalment of the series we talk about:</p>...
<p>Welcome to the first foursome for Really True Fiction! A big thanks to Dan, Lydia and Graham for joining me to chat about the (best?) sixth Harry Potter book. In our conversation we cover such ground as:</p>...
<p>Jump on the Hogwart's Express! We are going to back school!</p> <p> </p> <p>I'm very pleased to be joined by Dan Holder (who joined me on the Master and Commander episode) and Lydia Rollinson to talk about the fifth...
<p>For this episode of Really True Fiction I am pleased to have Stuart Kaija and Graham King on as guests to discuss the 2013 novel The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson (winner of the Pulitzer prize). I had never...
Episode #83
<p>Welcome back!</p> <p> </p> <p>In the first new episode in over a year, I was very happy and enlightened with sit down and chat with my friend Dan Holder. When I asked Dan what story he would be most interested in...
Episode #82
<p>In this episode we are discussing Franz Kafka's The Trial; written in 1914 but not published until 1925. This is an incredible and seminal work in modern literature and should be read by everyone. In this episode we...
<p>Welcome to our second foray into the world of F. Scott Fitzgerald. In this episode we discuss his first novel This Side Of Paradise. We talk about:</p> <p>- How it might feel to have peers die on mass, Eros and...
Episode #80
<p>For this eigthieth episode of RTF I am pleased to be joined by Alex Cormier to talk about the Kubrick film The Shining. Alex and I co-host a radio show called Full Spectrum Cinema, and you can find the link for that...
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A update minisode for RTF. This is all about why there haven't been as many new episodes and what the future will be. Part of the reason are the new creative projects David and I have embarked on. Please see links for...
Episode #79
<p>Welcome to our only tradition at RTF: a Christmas episode. For our third foray into traditional Christmas tales we tackle the Frank Capra classic It's A Wonderful Life. Additionally, as per our prerogative of doing a...
<p>Thanks for joining us into our first foray in Chinese Sci Fi. The Three Body Problem is a 2005 novel by Cixin Liu. It is the first part of a trilogy; which we will do eventually. This novel is partially about the...
<p>Welcome back once again to the fourth installment in the Harry Potter franchise. We all grow up a bit with this one. In this episode we talk about things existent and varied such as: the first time you travel and...
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<p>Welcome to a very special bonus episode of Really True Fiction. This bonus is a follow up to episode 73 where we talked about the novel Dune. With the release of the massive Denis Villeneuve film last month, we got...
Episode #76
<p>We're back baby! After a lengthy hiatus we are super pumped to be bring you a new episode of Really True Fiction. In honour of the fact that The Matrix 4 is coming out this December, and also of the fact that this...
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