Episodes
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
The Witches are Abroad, spreading chaos across half a continent, beset by stories & pumpkins.
Join us as we discuss how mirror magic is very relevant in the 21st Century, and the terrifying spectre of Granny Weatherwax not being The Good One.
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Sunday Oct 27, 2024
Sunday Oct 27, 2024
Only 2 things are inevitable, and even Death can't avoid the Revenoo.
Like the religious community of Ankh-Morpork we find Mrs Cake somewhat problematic.
With wizards, undead, snow globes and an employment tribunal at the End of the Universe. "Maybe life is something you acquire."
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Our intro and outro music is Beyond Infinity by user BlenderTimer on Pixabay.
Saturday Sep 28, 2024
Saturday Sep 28, 2024
Having read 1/4 of Discworld we discuss our faves, what surprised us, some early themes and continuity.
We decide Pyramids is the most standalone and Death's search for work-life balance is relatable.
Plus Dave introduces his Weatherwax head cannon.
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Our intro and outro music is Beyond Infinity by user BlenderTimer on Pixabay.
Wednesday Aug 28, 2024
Wednesday Aug 28, 2024
A man, a talking dog, and a girl, in a Worlde gone Madde!
Anhk Morpork loves the clicks, but while folk are trying to break into moving Pictures there are Things trying to break out.
With wizards, dogs, boding fogs and an orangutan in distress. Plus A Thousand Elephants!
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Our intro and outro music is Beyond Infinity by user BlenderTimer on Pixabay.
Monday Jul 29, 2024
Monday Jul 29, 2024
Somehow Rincewind has returned... and this book reveals how.
This romp through time and mythology showcases the illustrations of Josh Kirby. We go around on the theme of whether time is cyclical and tangent on Troy.
We also ask our listeners to let us know what they want to hear and mention some other fine Discworld podcasts.
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Our intro and outro music is Beyond Infinity by user BlenderTimer on Pixabay.
Saturday Jun 22, 2024
Saturday Jun 22, 2024
A book full of weird little guys and the too-relevant harnessing of small-minded resentfulness in the cause of a harmful power play.
We discuss why Lady Sybil is great, the difference between a reign of terror and keyhole surgery of terror, and how the best employee perks are simply more money and more time off.
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Wednesday May 22, 2024
Wednesday May 22, 2024
An interesting story with good riffing on popular ancient history, but doesn't feel like Pratchett is railing against anything.
Featuring various tangents about ancient Egyptian history, and a flashback to watching 10,000 BC (a deeply incorrect film). Plus timey wimey stuff and mathsy words.
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Sunday Apr 28, 2024
Sunday Apr 28, 2024
This time we are talking about Wryd Sisters.
Find out which witch Cathy finds most relatable, what wyrd actually means, and how a storm gets it's big break (by breaking something big).
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Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
In this episode, we discuss Sourcery, where Rincewind pre-emptively runs from a sourceror bringing reality-bending amounts of power to the Unseen University.
Find out why the villain acts as a dark mirror of Rincewind and why we weren't so impressed with his travelling companions.
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Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
In this episode, we discuss the 4th Discworld novel, Mort.
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