33: Going Postal

MAIL CALL!!!! Welcome back to DISC COVERERS, dearest discettes! This episode is one I KNOW a lot of you have been waiting for: we're covering GOING POSTAL, the first book starring fandom babygirl Moist von Lipwig and a towering polemic against the privatization of the telecommunications grid. From stamp collecting to civil infrastructure to the finest of vintage hacker jokes, this book is jam-packed with goodies for the most hyper turbo of nerds, and friend, if you're thirty-three episodes deep into a Discworld review podcast, chances are high you're one of those nerds. Neither snow nor rain nor glo(o)m of ni(gh)t will keep us from hooting and hollering about this one! CURRENT RANKING: 1. Night Watch2. Going Postal3. Monstrous Regiment4. Feet Of Clay5. The Truth6. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents7. Carpe Jugulum8. The Fifth Elephant9. Small Gods10. Reaper Man11. Men at Arms12. Hogfather13. Thief of Time14. A Hat Full Of Sky15. The Wee Free Men16. Lords and Ladies17. Maskerade18. Guards! Guards!19. Mort20. The Last Hero21. Soul Music22. The Last Continent23. Witches Abroad24. Wyrd Sisters25. Moving Pictures26. Equal Rites27. Jingo28. Pyramids29. Sourcery30. The Light Fantastic31. The Colour Of Magic32. Eric33. Interesting TimesDISCOVER US ONLINE: https://discpod.fun / [email protected] on email / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Bluesky and TumblrGRACE LOVELACE: https://princess.software / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: @[email protected] on Mastodon / http://twitch.tv/junipertheoryBALINA MAHIGAN: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @balina.bsky.social on BlueskyIRIS JAY: https://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr / http://irisjay.net/newsletterDIANA WYNNE JONES'S BOOK "DARK LORD OF DERKHOLM", A GREAT PLACE TO START IF YOU WANT TO GET INTO HER WORK: https://bookshop.org/p/books/dark-lord-of-derkholm-diana-wynne-jones/16632200?ean=9780064473361THE ALBUM "GUT", BY BATHS: https://bathsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/gutTHE OPENING THEME FROM THE ANIME "SYMPHOGEAR XV": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5l2wBEWNKcTHE GAME "ENA: DREAM BBQ": https://store.steampowered.com/app/2134320/ENA_Dream_BBQ/THE CONNECTIONS MUSEUM, SEATTLE: https://www.telcomhistory.org/ConnectionsSeattle.html