24: The Fifth Elephant

Ghoulish greetings, discerati! DISC COVERERS is back in time for spooky season, and this time we're covering THE FIFTH ELEPHANT! Special guest host and werewolf expert KEL MCDONALD joins us to talk about this dark, thrill-packed political potboiler that also, coincidentally, just happens to be a Discworld novel. Why is this the only werewolf-centric Discworld book? Could prime-era Bruce Willis pull off a convincing Sam Vimes? How are we STILL debating whether Nobby Nobbs is a non-binary icon? We paws to reflect on all this and more in this extra-long super episode! CURRENT RANKING: 1. Feet Of Clay 2. Carpe Jugulum 3. The Fifth Elephant 4. Small Gods 5. Reaper Man 6. Men at Arms 7. Hogfather 8. Lords and Ladies 9. Maskerade 10. Guards! Guards! 11. Mort 12. Soul Music 13. The Last Continent 14. Witches Abroad 15. Wyrd Sisters 16. Moving Picture 17. Equal Rites 18. Jingo 19. Pyramids 20. Sourcery 21. The Light Fantastic 22. The Colour Of Magic 23. Eric 24. Interesting Times DISCOVER US ONLINE: [email protected] on email / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Cohost, Bluesky and Twitter SPECIAL GUEST KEL MCDONALD: http://kelmcdonald.com / patreon.com/kelmcdonald / twitch.tv/kelmcdonald / https://mailchi.mp/fa17a626907f/keepingupwithkel (fuck social media) GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @grace on Cohost JUNIPER THEORY: @junipertheory on Cohost / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA MAHIGAN: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @Balina on Cohost / @wolfcau on Twitter IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Twitter / http://irisjay.net/newsletter JUNIPER'S TWITCH CHANNEL, WHERE WE'LL BE DOING A SPECIAL BONUS DISCWORLD-THEMED VIDEO GAME STREAM LATER THIS MONTH: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory THE ARTICLE ON "THE WOLF MAN" SCREENWRITER CURT SIODMAK KEL MENTIONED ON THE EPISODE: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-sep-09-me-18200-story.html#:~:text=Curt%20Siodmak%2C%20the%20writer%20who,and%20'50s%2C%20died%20Sept THE SHORTBOX COMICS FAIR: https://www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/ "PHOBIAPHILIA", AN EROTIC COMIC BY NERO VILLAGALLOS O'REILLY, CURRENTLY SOLD AT THE SHORTBOX COMICS FAIR: https://www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop/p/phobiaphilia-by-nero-villagallos-oreilly THE PINBALL VIDEO GAME "XENOTILT", NOW OUT IN EARLY ACCESS: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2008980/XENOTILT_HOSTILE_PINBALL_ACTION/ A TRAILER FOR THE ANIME "UNDEAD MURDER FARCE": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY7pSxO5GFw&pp THE LEMON DEMON / MY LITTLE PONY: EQUESTRIA GIRLS MASHUP ALBUM "SPIRIT PONY": https://shimshamwow.bandcamp.com/album/spirit-pony?from=hp