Tim is finally given reign to let loose. How will he wow us with his newfound historical knowledge? We discuss the Revolutionary War, dry history, and hypothetical dereliction of duty.
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Leif scratches the surface of Robert Jordan's fantasy epic, The Wheel of Time. Emily rejoins to talk of this Lord of the Rings-like book. Like, extremely Lord of the Rings. We discuss literary influences, returning to old books, and why fantasy adaptations tend to disappoint.
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Tim was all ready to get started talking about his book when Emily decided to visit us from beyond the grave! Apparently the afterlife has a healthy library. After our initial shock, we discuss defacing books, fantasy maps, and Peter Jackson's changes to Tolkien's fantasy epic.
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Leif returns with another late Christmas gift, with Once and Forever: The Tales of Kenji Miyazawa. Listen as he truly gushes over an excellent collection of stories from this 20th century Japanese author and poet. Leif and Tim discuss Pixar and Ghibli animation, and people who are too good for children's stories.
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Leif and Tim return from a winter break to talk about their Christmas hauls, and some good old fashioned fantasy. Leif is reading Swords and Deviltry, a sword and sorcery fantasy book starring Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, by Fritz Leiber. Topics of discussion include prolific authors, unlikeable characters, and D&D.
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It is with a heavy heart that we announce that Emily is no longer with the podcast. She'll still drop in from time to time, but the fact of the matter is she didn't have what it took to put out a bi-monthly podcast. So, to step in and fill the void, Tim Everson has deigned to join us. This week, Leif read The Collected Works of Lovecraft, and comes to a shocking realization. We discuss racism, Cthulhu, racism, quitting books, and racism.
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Some corrections and links. The "Lovecraft Award" I referred to is actually the World Fantasy award. Nnedi Okorafor's blog post about it can be found here.
When I said Okorafor had written Akata Death Witch, I had gotten two of her books mixed up: Akata Witch, and Who Fears Death. Who Fears Death has been in development for about four years with HBO.
Leif returns with another belated Christmas reading, this time with Shirow Masamune's Ghost in the Shell. Leif and Emily discuss the manga, its various adaptations, and cyberpunk vs cyberfascism. Emily forgets Scarlet Johansson's name, and Leif also forgets the word for sweatshop.
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Leif begins the laborious process of finally reading through his Christmas gifts through the years. He starts with Stories of Your Life and Others, a collection of short stories by Ted Chiang, and gifted to him by none other than Emily! Join us as we talk about short stories, the grandaddies of science fiction, and adapting stories.
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Emily has surpassed the average lore nerd and delved into the grandaddy of all fantasy bibles: The Silmarillion. Join Leif in learning what is up with Aragorn's bloodline, what is a Silmaril, and Middle Earth Colonialism.
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Leif is back with another video game to complain about! This time, it's all about the Dark Knight, and his best friend the Arkham Knight. Leif and Emily talk about video games, comic books, and horny game developers. This episode will really make you feel like you played Batman.
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