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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 Aug 26, 2020
Episode 68: Who Wants to Live Forever?
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
On this week's episode, we are pondering the nature of mortality -- and immortality! We're discussing demigods and other sorts of very, very long lived folks. The tentpoles for this week are The Old Guard, The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson, and “The god of scraped knees.” by spqr.
What We’re Into Lately
The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite
Alice Payne Arrives by Kate Heartfield
Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia
Summer in Orcus by T. Kingfisher
Other Stuff We Mentioned
Feminine Pursuits series by Olivia Waite
Alice Payne series by Kate Heartfield
Alice Payne Rides by Kate Heartfield
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Episode 39 of Be the Serpent
Claire Rousseau’s Youtube channel
Finding Faeries by Alexandra Rowland
The Witcher television show
Star Wars prequels
Seeing Like a State by James C. Scott
A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson
Yoon Ha Lee’s books
Good Omens TV adaptation
The Empress of Forever by Max Gladstone
Scum Villain's Self-Saving System
Keanu Reeves definitely Not being immortal
For Next Time
"Favorite" by astolat
Transcription
The transcript for this episode is available here. Thank you as always to the eternal beloveds of our hearts: the team of scribes who made this possible!
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Episode 67: Toss a Coin to Your Serpents
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
On this week's episode, Macey gets her feet tangled in her cardigan, Freya tries to convince everyone to submit Extravaganza questions via 5-star iTunes reviews, and Alex is very tired. Oh, and we're also doing a deep-dive on a single tentpole: The Witcher tv show!
What We’re Into Lately
The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
Haikyuu!!
The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho
The Wild Dead by Carrie Vaughn
Wild Seed by Octavia Butler
Naruto fanfic
“this river runs to you” by sundiscus
Other Stuff We Mentioned
The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington by P. Djèlí Clark
Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn
“Toss a Coin to Your Bitcher” by Suzanne Walker
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
The waning droning quality of a hurdy gurdy
Chant Bullshit, courtesy of Alex’s book series
Macey’s eternal dedication to Scum Villain fanfic
The Sorting Hat Chats podcast episode on The Witcher
For Next Time
The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson.
Transcription
The transcript of this episode is available here. Thank you a thousand times to our wonderful team of scribes, who make this possible!