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Oct 12, 2026

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword

Sunday, October 11, 2026 — 🎶 Ya Gotta Have Heart, Miles and Miles and Miles of Heart ❤️🎶

Oct 12 · 2 Mentions

MikeHOST

8:30

And that crossed with 69 Across.

MikeHOST

8:32

N.K. Blank, Broken Earth Trilogy author, was Jemisin, spelled J-E-M-I-S-I-N.

MikeHOST

8:39

Right.

MikeHOST

8:40

I didn't believe any of that as I was filling it out.

MikeHOST

8:46

I bet they have to spell their name every time they talk to anyone about anything.

JeanHOST

8:51

Yes, probably.

MikeHOST

8:52

Have you ever read the Broken Earth trilogy? No,

JeanHOST

8:55

I have not.

Unknown podcast

The 10 Greatest Fantasy Book Series of the 21st Century, Ranked

Oct 12 · 6 Mentions

speaker_1HOST

15:26

And well deserved.

speaker_1HOST

15:27

The world-building in Broken Earth just completely floors me.

speaker_1HOST

15:30

I mean, the story takes place on a massive single supercontinent called the Stillness.

speaker_2HOST

15:35

Which is a very ironic name.

speaker_2HOST

17:16

Fantasy has traditionally been about a hero stopping a dark lord from destroying the world, right?

speaker_1HOST

17:20

Save the kingdom, get a medal.

speaker_2HOST

17:22

Exactly, but Broken Earth is about a marginalized woman surviving a hostile planet in a society built on the calculated exploitation of her people.

speaker_1HOST

17:29

And she's not trying to save the society.

Word Has It: Solving the Sunday NYT Crossword

NYT Crossword "Heart Transplants" (10.11.26)

Oct 12 · 1 Mention

CarrieHOST

28:45

N.K. Blank.

CarrieHOST

28:46

Broken Earth Trilogy author.

AndyHOST

28:48

Oh, I've read it.

AndyHOST

28:48

Jemisin.

Unknown podcast

8 Hard-Magic Fantasy Series to Explore If You Love Brandon Sanderson

Oct 9 · 3 Mentions

AC WilsonHOST

33:31

And if we are talking about intense, heavy themes regarding power and oppression, we absolutely have to talk about the towering powerhouse on this list.

speaker_3HOST

33:42

The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin.

AC WilsonHOST

33:44

An absolute masterclass in speculative fiction.

AC WilsonHOST

33:47

It won three consecutive Hugo Awards for a reason.

AC WilsonHOST

35:55

I need to drop a very serious explicit note for you, our listener, based on Hinduja's review and my own experience with the books.

speaker_3HOST

36:02

Proceed with caution.

AC WilsonHOST

36:03

Do not pick up the Broken Earth trilogy if you are looking for a light, hopeful palate cleanser after finishing a breezy adventure novel.

speaker_3HOST

36:11

This series deals heavily with profound environmental catastrophe, child abuse, systemic racism, generational trauma, and the ugly compromising realities of survival under an oppressive regime.

Unknown podcast

10 Greatest Fantasy Book Authors Of All Time, Ranked

Oct 9 · 2 Mentions

speaker_2HOST

34:19

But even more incredibly, she is the only author in the history of the genre to ever win the Best Novel Hugo for three consecutive years.

speaker_3HOST

34:28

She won it for each installment of her Broken Earth series.

speaker_3HOST

34:31

It is a historic achievement that fundamentally shifted the center of gravity in the literary world.

speaker_2HOST

34:36

The source notes her work is celebrated for its immense literary sophistication and its unflinching examination of systemic injustice.

speaker_2HOST

34:44

She is a pioneer in Afrofuturism, actively dismantling the Eurocentric conventions that have dominated fantasy since Tolkien.

speaker_3HOST

34:52

Let's look at the mechanics of the Broken Earth series as Budgen describes it because it perfectly illustrates her genius.

speaker_3HOST

34:58

The magic system there is called orogeny.

speaker_2HOST

35:01

Orogens have the ability to manipulate kinetic and thermal energy, right?

Broken Earth

Oct 12, 2026

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