We went a bit out of order because we deserved it. It is the glorious 25th of May and we're doing Hogfather!

Interesting Times is a challenging one from a modern perspective. It is centered around an unfortunately common fantasy trope of "pretty much East Asia". Approach with caution.

In a fight between Death and Music, who wins? Us.

We are joined by Sharang Biswas, game designer/creative writer/Magpie GM/awesome friend, as we discuss the second Guards novel in the series.

It's a warm midsummer as the three Lancre witches return home, but things are going to turn chilly on many fronts. Marital strife, coven conflicts, and the actual Fae combine in the best Witch book yet in the series. Also the first one where pTerry specifically recommends reading earlier books before diving in.

Justen made the horrible mistake of livetweeting their first watchthrough of Babylon 5 where their friends could see. Ana and Jude summoned poor Zathras to the council chamber to edit the audio as the three friends watch (or rewatch) this classic 1990s JMS science fiction epic. No, you're not stuck in a time vortex, this is the Babylon Podject. Full episodes start January 26.

This is a story about a tortoise and his boy. And an examination of the structures and tenets of western religions and philosophies. A standalone and standout among the 41 books of Discworld, Small Gods is a must-read.

In this book we return to the power trio of Granny, Nanny, and Magrat as they immerse themselves in the magic of stories. Most of this book is very funny and full of great ideas, but it is marred by a through-line of cultural appropriation that feels like a severe misstep even at a 30 year remove.

We return to our good friend Death, who is told by our new favorite antagonists the Auditors that his services are no longer required, as he has become too close to those humans with all their chaotic emotions. With a spectacular b-plot from the wizards and a lot of complex emotions and meditations on death, life, and all the space in between, this is a good book.

In which Terry gives us simultaneously some decent cosmic horror and also just SO many Hollywood references. Nearly every other sentence is a deep cut or a riff on a bit of silver screen history.

The dunking continues, as we sort each other into necromantic houses and then cancel the 8th House by unanimous consent. Again, this is not a normal Discography episode.

Soooo several of us here are big fans of Tamsyn Muir's Locked Tomb trilogy and had to talk about Harrow. We invited a few guests (Jude Vais and Aly Grauer) to help with the screaming. If you haven't read Gideon or Harrow, please skip this and go read them.

We talk about a few things we like, some stuff that has aged like fine milk, and then headcanon like... five or six different better books? Also a brief discussion on Rincewind and Death's overlapping sexualities, and Justen shows off their lit chops a few times.

Here we are--the first introduction to Sam and Sybil, Carrot, Colon, and Nobby. Vetinari is much more Vetinari-y. This is the entry point to Discworld for a LOT of fans, and it deserves every bit of praise.

So this one's a challenge, because it's an okay book with some cool things pterry noodles with but GOSH is there a lot of British Egyptology. We brought in our good friend Amr to help us talk about exactly what was disappointing, and then apologize profusely as we discover this was their first Discworld book. Pros: Assassin's Guild is (mostly) good, there are some interesting explorations of myth and godhood. Cons: YIKES.

In which the cast gets comfy and the writing gets GREAT. Just let the Shakespeare references flow through you like scrumble.

Today is the Glorious 25th of May, and also for many people month mumblemumble of social distancing, so we thought we'd give you a special treat of all our silly goofs (at least the ones that Aaron saved once he figured out how).

Another Rincewind book, replete with sex jokes, uncomfortable orientalism, a magic war, the apocralypse, a return to slightly pissy Death. Is this the Rincewind Reichenbach Falls? Maybe. Some of us wish it was.

We tackle Mort, big dad energy, unpaid internships, and subtextual polycules.

In which we learn how a wizard is born, and what happens if it's not a boy; what witches do; wait, that guy was an apple tree?; Granny is bae; let's just remember that Esk is 8 years old here; which witch is which?; a very long journey for an 8 year old with a violent magic staff; Adventure! Excitement! Really Wild Stuff!; wizard/witch duel? wizard/witch duel!; the real magic was inside you all along. And it's gross in there.

In which we meet an octogenarian barbarian; Death is less of a jerk; is this the apocalypse? it seems early for this time of year; r/menwritingwomen is cited; [cries in tech support]; Aaron comes up with his quantum observer theory; hoo boy is the dungeon dimension creepy.

In which we land at the docks of Ankh-Morpork; The Tourist, The Luggage, and the Wizard?; who needs chapters anyway; Death is kind of a jerk; The Circumfence and hydrophobes; space, the final frontier.

In which we meet our four hosts; a brief discussion of the mission; an explanation of our road to this place; what you might expect next.

What at least three of you have been waiting for...