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A podcast by three red-headed fantasy authors talking about everything from academic mythology to dick jokes (and sometimes, both at once), as well as the role of fanfiction as an integral yet oft-overlooked part of the literary conversation and in the broader cultural context. It is, obviously, a podcast of extremely deep literary merit.
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Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Episode 59: Everybody Wants To Be A Cat
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
On this week's episode we're a lil loopy from quarantine, but we're still having fun! We're talking about non-human protagonists this week, with the tentpoles for discussion being The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood, All Systems Red by Martha Wells, and the film Ratatouille.
What We’re Into Lately
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall
Birarley by Aster Glenn Gray
The Unconquered City by K.A. Doore
perhaps even friends by hirokiyuu
Even more Untamed fic
Flyaway by Kathleen Jennings
Other Stuff We Mentioned
The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie
The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin
Kushiels’ Dart by Jacqueline Carey
WALL·E (2008)
The Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers
Zootopia (2016)
“Bright: The Apotheosis of Lazy Worldbuilding” by Lindsay Ellis
The Redwall books by Brian Jacques
Robin Hood (1973)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
The Aristocats (1970)
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
Teaching empathy to engineers
Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee
Cats (2019)
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
Jupiter Ascending (2015)
Unnatural Order by Alyssa Wickramasinghe and Alis Franklin
Victory Condition by astolat
Shrek (2001)
For Next Time
Nothing! It's the Episode 60 Extravaganza!
Transcription
The transcript for this episode is available here. Thank you once again to our priceless, invaluable scribes! You're the best <3
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Episode 58: College Experience 101
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Welcome back to campus, students! It's the episode about college AUs and university settings! On today’s episode, we’re discussing The Student Prince by FayJay, Pamela Dean’s Tam Lin, and the pilot episode of The Magicians.
What We’re Into Lately
Band Sinister by K. J. Charles
Stormsong by C.L. Polk
The Husky and His White Cat Shizun fic
The Name of All Things by Jenn Lyons
Other Stuff We Mentioned
Witchmark by C.L. Polk
The Husky and His White Cat Shizun by Meatbun Doesn’t Eat Meat aka 肉包不吃肉
All nighters and Irn Bru
The Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers
The Lady’s Not for Burning by Christopher Fry
The Student Prince by FayJay -- podfic version
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Drastically Redefining Protocol by rageprufrock
Juxtaposition
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Sneaking into events for free food
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
College AU shenanigans
American University Hellscape
Advanced Ambulatory Ichthyology by gyzym
Two ducks per student
For Next Time
The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood
Transcription
The transcript for this episode is available here. Please applaud your scribes, all of them made it onto the Dean's List this semester for their hard work.