최고 Discworld 팟캐스트 (2024)

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Real Men Don’t Drink...Decaf (Monstrous Regiment) 2:47:12

8d ago2:47:12

2:47:12

Kiwi writer and poet Freya Daly Sadgrove joins Liz and Ben from Sydney as we adjust our uniforms and march into the horrible realities of war (class, gender and literal) to discuss Terry Pratchett’s thirty-first Discworld novel, 2003’s Monstrous Regiment. Polly Perks has cut off her hair, put on some trousers and joined the army under the name of O…

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14C – Pyramids, Part 2b: Egyptian Representations 1:45:26

12d ago1:45:26

1:45:26

The third and final episode tangentially related to Terry Pratchett's 1989 Discworld novel Pyramids, providing a crash course in Egyptian fantasy and science fiction—as in written by Egyptians, rather than simply about them. We go all the way back to the beginning, talking about traditional fantasy precursors and the origins of the modern Egyptian …

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Dining Table Discworld - Sourcery 51:30

20d ago51:30

51:30

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. You can find the Podcast on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/DiningTableD…

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The First News Blast (Discworld book and RPG news) 26:19

22d ago26:19

26:19

Our Monstrous Regiment episode still isn’t quite ready, so we’ve had to push it to April. In the meantime, Ben gets nerdy about some recent Discworld and Pratchett news about books and roleplaying games. A few brief notes: “50 Years of Terry Pratchett” was actually announced in November 2021, marking fifty years since the publication of The Carpet …

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A Monstrous Delay (IWD bonus mini-episode) 5:35

1M ago5:35

5:35

Our Monstrous Regiment episode won’t be ready until later in the month, but we didn’t want to let International Women’s Day pass without some kind of comment. So here’s a mini episode in your feed recommending some other Pratchett and Discworld podcasts hosted by women and non-binary folks. Here’s a list of the Discworld podcasts Ben mentioned: The…

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14B – Pyramids, Part 2a: Mummy Madness 1:02:52

1M ago1:02:52

1:02:52

Tangential mini(ish) episode, inspired by Pyramids (1989), examining mummy fiction and Western representations of Egypt from their nineteenth-century literary origins through twentieth-century film renditions and ultimate assimilation by stupid sexy vampires.

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Dining Table Discworld - Mort 57:55

2M ago57:55

57:55

In this episode, we discuss the 4th Discworld novel, Mort. You can find the Podcast on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/DiningTableDiscworld BlueSky: dtdiscworld.bsky.social Our intro and outro music is Beyond Infinity by user BlenderTimer on Pixabay.저자 David and Catherine Mann

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14A – Pyramids, Part 1: Progress and Prejudice 1:25:42

2M ago1:25:42

1:25:42

We push the pop-filter to the limit this week, ptalking about Pterry Pratchett's seventh, unaffiliated, Discworld novel, Pyramids (1989), discussing the novel's critical reception along with its portrayals of plumbing, progress, pupils, personal identity, pyramids and polders, among other pthings.

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...And That Spells Trouble (Guards! Guards! board game) 1:36:30

2M ago1:36:30

1:36:30

In this very three-quarters-of-a-century episode, Liz, Ben and guest Dr Melissa Rogerson get out the eight-sided dice and roll for initative – or at least cunning – as we play the 2011 board game, Guards! Guards!, designed by Leonard Boyd and David Brashaw, and based on the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. The eight great spells have escaped fr…

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Dining Table Discworld - Equal Rites 43:39

3M ago43:39

43:39

In this episode, we discuss the 3rd Discworld novel, Equal Rites. You can find the Podcast on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/DiningTableDiscworld BlueSky: dtdiscworld.bsky.social Our intro and outro music is Beyond Infinity by user BlenderTimer on Pixabay.저자 David and Catherine Mann

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Worst Books in 2023 46:13

3M ago46:13

46:13

Josh counts down the worst books he read for the first time in 2023.

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Best Books in 2023 1:03:48

3M ago1:03:48

1:03:48

Josh counts down the best books he read for the first time in 2023.

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Best Albums of 2023 2:23:25

3M ago2:23:25

2:23:25

Josh, Eden and Karlo from Heavy Blog is Heavy count down their favourite albums of 2023.

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Hogswitch (with Rhianna Pratchett and Gabrielle Kent) 1:19:59

3M ago1:19:59

1:19:59

In this very special Hogswatch-adjacent episode of Pratchat, Liz and Ben don’t discuss a Terry Pratchett book! Instead, they interview Rhianna Pratchett and Gabrielle Kent, authors of Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch. Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch is a new lavishly illustrated guidebook to witchcraft, compiled by the famous young w…

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#28 – Time Crimes (Wee Free men Pt. 3) 1:24:42

3M ago1:24:42

1:24:42

Episode Notes We were all so sick during this recording and therefore aren't liable for anything we admitted to doing as teenagers. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whowatchesthewatch Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/rZzbbQp

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13C – Good Omens, Part 3: Faithful Adaptations 1:45:34

3M ago1:45:34

1:45:34

A somewhat off-the-cuff conclusion to our Good Omens coverage, loosely discussing canonicity, adaptation theory and adaptations themselves, including the 2014 BBC radio adaptation and 2019 adaptation of Good Omens, along with its recent second season continuation.

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13B – Good Omens, Part 2: Apocalyptic Revelations 3:09:18

4M ago3:09:18

3:09:18

Apologies for the delay, I would have recorded a shorter podcast, but I didn't have time... The second episode about Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's 1990 novel Good Omens, wherein Josh spends a lot of time talking about academic definitions of things like the apocalypse, apocalyptic literature, post-apocalyptic literature, anti-apocalyptic litera…

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Dining Table Discworld - The Light Fantastic 41:02

4M ago41:02

41:02

In this episode, we discuss the 2nd Discworld novel, The Light Fantastic. You can find the Podcast on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/DiningTableDiscworld BlueSky: dtdiscworld.bsky.social Our intro and outro music is Beyond Infinity by user BlenderTimer on Pixabay.저자 David and Catherine Mann

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This Christmas Goes to Eleven (Father Christmas’ Fake Beard) 1:42:51

4M ago1:42:51

1:42:51

In this very special Christmas episode, Liz and Ben fly without a guest as they turn the seasonal silliness up to maximum and discuss all eleven stories in Terry Pratchett’s 2017 collection of short Christmas stories, Father Christmas’s Fake Beard. It’s not always easy being Father Christmas. You might be forced out of home by a rogue submarine or …

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#27 – Not My Daughter (Wee Free Men Pt.2) 1:18:36

4M ago1:18:36

1:18:36

Episode Notes Our brains aren't well. Idk Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whowatchesthewatch Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/rZzbbQp

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Dining Table Discworld - The Colour of Magic 37:44

5M ago37:44

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Welcome to our first full episode. We are starting right at the beginning with The Colour of Magic. Join us around our dining table as we discuss the first Discworld novel. You can find the Podcast on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/DiningTableDiscworld BlueSky: dtdiscworld.bsky.social Our intro and outro music is Beyond Infinity by user BlenderTimer o…

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7A.2 Al Kennedy and the Shepherd's Crown 1:38:43

5M ago1:38:43

1:38:43

Join us on the island for a giant-sized series finale, as guest host Marc Burrows turns the tables on Al Kennedy to talk about formative fandom, anoraks, and the 41st Discworld novel, The Shepherd's Crown.저자 Al Kennedy

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How Did Discworld Get to 40? (40th Anniversary Special) 42:52

5M ago42:52

42:52

24 November 2023 marks forty years since Terry Pratchett’s The Colour of Magic was first published. That’s right – it’s Discworld’s fortieth birthday! To celebrate, join Pratchat producer and co-host Ben McKenzie as he – and a bunch of special guests – try to figure out why that book, and moreso the Discworld series it started, have endured for so …

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Dining Table Discworld - Introduction 21:00

5M ago21:00

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Welcome to the introduction episode of our new podcast Dining Table Discworld. Find out about the hosts and what the aim of the podcast is. You can find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DiningTableDiscworld저자 David and Catherine Mann

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The Masked Dancer (“Turntables of the Night") 1:45:11

5M ago1:45:11

1:45:11

Unlike some DJs, Liz and Ben do take requests – like this month’s short story! They’re joined by comedian and DJ Andrew McClelland to spin discs with the soul collector, as they discuss Terry Pratchett’s 1989 short story “Turntables of the Night”. John, one half of the “Hellfire Disco” mobile DJ business, is helping the police with their enquiries.…

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Arthur C. Clarke and Vegetarian Space Exploration 1:03:41

6M ago1:03:41

1:03:41

Josh reads a section about Arthur C. Clarke from his book Vegetarianism and Science Fiction: A History of Utopian Animal Ethics, which is finally out as part of Palgrave Macmillan's Animals and Literature Series. Topics covered include: alternative/synthetic meats, space exploration, environmentalism, Buddhism, the Space Odyssey Series, evolutionar…

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#26 – Dilbert Pod (The Wee Free Men Pt. 1) 1:43:03

6M ago1:43:03

1:43:03

Episode Notes World's most sincere podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whowatchesthewatch Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/rZzbbQp

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It Belongs in a University (The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day) 2:14:44

6M ago2:14:44

2:14:44

Liz and Ben are blessed by two returning guests, the Rev Dr Avril Hannah-Jones and Dr Charlotte Pezaro, as they go on one last visit to Roundworld – this time as clerics, wizards and librarians clash over who should take ownership. It’s Terry Pratchett’s fourth and final collaboration with Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen, 2013’s The Science of Discworld…

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13A – Good Omens, Part 1: Antichrist Phenomenon 2:23:30

7M ago2:23:30

2:23:30

The first episode on Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's 1990 novel Good Omens, looking at its creation and reception, along with its portrayal of previously examined Pratchett staples, including Death, time and naming, as well the William Brown stories that inspired it and where it fits in among literary and cultural depictions of the antichrist.…

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Punching Up (“Theatre of Cruelty") 1:50:23

7M ago1:50:23

1:50:23

Liz and Ben are joined by guest author Caimh “C. K.” McDonnell as they read a very early and very short chapter in the history of the Watch: Terry Pratchett’s 1993 short Discworld story, “Theatre of Cruelty”. When the Watch discover a murdered entertainer with pockets full of change, a string of sausages round his neck, and no witnesses to the crim…

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#25 – Anne Hedonia (Night Watch Pt. 3) 1:49:44

8M ago1:49:44

1:49:44

Episode Notes The book is good! There are themes and stuff. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whowatchesthewatch Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/rZzbbQp

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#24 – Straight Pride Special (Night Watch Pt. 2) 1:20:49

8M ago1:20:49

1:20:49

Episode Notes Have you seen Showgirls? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whowatchesthewatch Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/rZzbbQp

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Discus Ex Machina (Strata) 2:22:18

8M ago2:22:18

2:22:18

We engage the matrix drive and set course for the Discworld that might have been, as EJ Mann joins us to discuss Terry Pratchett’s first attempt at writing a flat Earth, 1981’s Strata. 200-year-old human Kin Arad works for the Company building planets – the traditional, oblate spheroid kind. So when deep space pioneer Jago Jalo shows up wearing an …

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VV4 – Interview with the Vampre, Series 1 1:48:46

9M ago1:48:46

1:48:46

"Vegetarian Vampire" expert Sophie Dungan joins Josh to talk about the first season of AMC's Interview with the Vampire television series from 2022. Sophie's book: ⁠Reading the Vegetarian Vampire (2022)⁠

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VV3 – Vegetarian Vampires After Discworld 1:54:16

9M ago1:54:16

1:54:16

"Vegetarian Vampire" expert Sophie Dungan joins Josh to talk about the development of human-blood-abstinent vampires in literature and other media from the year 2000 to the present day. Sophie's book: ⁠Reading the Vegetarian Vampire (2022)⁠

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VV2 – Vegetarian Vampires in Discworld 2:02:22

9M ago2:02:22

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"Vegetarian Vampire" expert Sophie Dungan joins Josh to talk about the development of human-blood-abstinent vampires in the Discworld series. Sophie's book: ⁠Reading the Vegetarian Vampire (2022)⁠

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VV1 – Vegetarian Vampires Before Discworld 2:15:25

9M ago2:15:25

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"Vegetarian Vampire" expert Sophie Dungan joins Josh to talk about the development of human-blood-abstinent vampires in literature and other media from the early-1900s to the early-1990s. Sophie's book: Reading the Vegetarian Vampire (2022)

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I Still Ate'nt Dead! 13:10

9M ago13:10

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TL;DL: I'm officially shutting down the Patron page at the end of the month. All bonus content and future episodes will be moved over/put out on the public feed, beginning with the bonus vegetarian vampires episodes and then moving onto Good Omens in about a month or so, or whenever it's ready.

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Long Fall Sally (The Long Utopia) 2:49:23

9M ago2:49:23

2:49:23

We travel from Victorian London to the ends of an Earth as Deanne Sheldon-Collins returns to the podcast to face the consequences of three books’ worth of bad decisions in the fourth Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter Long Earth novel, The Long Utopia. It’s 2052. Datum Earth is dying a slow death in the wake of the Yellowstone eruption. The Earths …

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#23 – Les Vimesrables (Night Watch Pt.1) 1:32:53

9M ago1:32:53

1:32:53

Episode Notes Do YOU remember what happened in The Watch TV show? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whowatchesthewatch Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/rZzbbQp

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The Long Footnote (recap of The Long Earth, The Long War and The Long Mars) 13:19

9M ago13:19

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Our July episode about The Long Utopia, fourth of the Long Earth series, is going to be late! To tide you over for the next week or so, here’s a long footnote of a bonus episode presenting a quick recap of the Long Earth so far. Was this helpful? Would you like a recap like this for any of the other series we cover? Do you dare us to do this for th…

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12C – Thief of Time, Part 3: About Time 1:30:37

10M ago1:30:37

1:30:37

The long-awaited final episode on Thief of Time (2001), discussing Aristotle's conception(s) of humanity, religious and scientific conceptions of time, identity theory, the history of time-keeping, notions of historical and technological progress, their implications for science fiction and utopian literature, human sense-making, the "End of History…

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#22 – Believe in Yourself (The Amazing Maurice (2022)) 1:31:29

10M ago1:31:29

1:31:29

Episode Notes Minus 100 stars on letterboxd Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whowatchesthewatch Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/rZzbbQp

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12B - Thief of Time, Part 2: Literary Links 44:39

10M ago44:39

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An impromptu, stop-gap episode discussing some literary connection to Thief of Time, including works by Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens, C. S. Lewis, Michael Moorcock and Ursula K. Le Guin. Contat: unseenacademcialspod@gmail.com

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7A.1 Discworld Podcasters and Eric 58:20

10M ago58:20

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Discworld podcasters Ben and Liz from Pratchat, Joanna and Francine from The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret and János and Chaz from Who Watches the Watch join us on the island to talk about fandom origins, online communities and the ninth Discworld novel, Eric Huge thanks on this episode go to editing wizard Dave Bulmer who produced the episode, and whos…

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#21 – Vegan Condoms (Amazing Maurice Pt. 2) 1:38:59

10M ago1:38:59

1:38:59

Episode Notes Dunno about this one man Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whowatchesthewatch Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/rZzbbQp

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We’re on a Road to Elsewhere (Pratchett news and Discworld Convention interview) 58:05

10M ago58:05

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We had very little wriggle room this month, so when we couldn’t record at the scheduled time, we had to postpone our episode about Strata. To make sure you’re not left hanging, Ben has conjured up this bonus episode on his own! He’ll discuss the latest news in the world of Terry Pratchett – and there’s surprisingly a lot – and also have a quick cha…

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Eeek Club 2023 (subscriber questions) 1:19:16

11M ago1:19:16

1:19:16

It’s a third instalment of the Pratchat Eeek Club! Each year, on the Glorious 25th of May, we release a bonus episode discussing Terry Pratchett-related topics selected by our “Eeek” tier subscribers. This year, the topics are: What are your ultimate actor castings for Discworld characters? Is there a Discworld equivalent of podcasts? What are your…

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