EPISODE · Mar 30, 2026 · 2H 8M
Peril of the Pole - Once Upon a Time in the North, by Philip Pullman
from Bookwarm Games · host Wesley Schantz
Do you have the nerve, the skill, and the derring-do to challenge the wind and play PERIL OF THE POLE? Ain’t no if... Discussing Pullman's second companion novella to His Dark Materials, Once Upon a Time in the North (2008; aka the little blue book) with reference to: Once Upon a Time in the West dir. Sergio Leone - https://bridgetothestars.net/news/once-upon-a-time-in-the-north-our-review/ Pullman's book signing in Tysons Corner, VA - https://bridgetothestars.net/news/pullman-in-virginia/ Donna Freitas interview in Publishers Weekly - https://web.archive.org/web/20080331141641/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6545130.html The Shipping World Year Book (1910) - https://www.abebooks.com/Shipping-world-year-book-1910-desk/32244845727/bd BBC Q&A - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7774176.stm Board Game Geek's review of the Peril of the Pole - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35602/peril-of-the-pole And another resource on games based on the North, courtesy of Liz Walsh - https://alaskahistoricalsociety.org/gaming-for-arctic-adventure/ Thanks for listening!If the audio is still being weird for you wherever you're hearing this, as it is for me on anchor where I'm hosting it, try the video at https://youtu.be/qEjWaJEOGX4 Thanks for listening
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Do you have the nerve, the skill, and the derring-do to challenge the wind and play PERIL OF THE POLE? Ain’t no if... Discussing Pullman's second companion novella to His Dark Materials, Once Upon a Time in the North (2008; aka the little blue book) with reference to: Once Upon a Time in the West dir. Sergio Leone - https://bridgetothestars.net/news/once-upon-a-time-in-the-north-our-review/ Pullman's book signing in Tysons Corner, VA - https://bridgetothestars.net/news/pullman-in-virginia/ Donna Freitas interview in Publishers Weekly - https://web.archive.org/web/20080331141641/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6545130.html The Shipping World Year Book (1910) - https://www.abebooks.com/Shipping-world-year-book-1910-desk/32244845727/bd BBC Q&A - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7774176.stm Board Game Geek's review of the Peril of the Pole - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35602/peril-of-the-pole And another resource on games based on the North, courtesy of Liz Walsh - https://alaskahistoricalsociety.org/gaming-for-arctic-adventure/ Thanks for listening!If the audio is still being weird for you wherever you're hearing this, as it is for me on anchor where I'm hosting it, try the video at https://youtu.be/qEjWaJEOGX4 Thanks for listening
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