tBotNS 2:29 The Herdsman - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun

Listener comments end at: 38:00 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 29 "The Herdsman" Severian and Dorcas and Jolenta have an eventful morning and afternoon --almost too eventful to be believed -- filled with roast beef, bull riding, and encounters with the animal kingdom.  For Patrons, check out the special super-duper version with secret high-quality bonus content starting at 1:54:00 where we talk about Wolfe's uncollected story "The Vampire's Kiss" Listen to a reading of that story here: Starship Sofa episode 60 Links: * Facebook - Chapter 29 "The Herdsman" - Marcos Gouvea  - Wikipedia: Undine (novella) - Chapter 28 "The Odalisque of Abaia" -   * Reddit - Chapter 29 "The Herdsman" - Chapter 28 "The Odalisque of Abaia" - This episode is sponsored by Cheesy Charlie's Western Bar and Petting Zoo! - You can become a patron and hear additional episodes at https://www.patreon.com/rereadingwolfe - You can get episodes on your podcast app or on our Youtube channel. Note: Youtube subscribers in some locales might not be able to access all the episodes. However, you can get every episodes at the website and on your favorite podcast app.  If you have problems accessing the podcast on your favorite platform, let us know. - Questions, comments, corrections, additions, alternate theories? Connect with us on on Facebook ...or on Twitter @rereadingwolfe ...or on Instagram: rereadingwolfepodcast ...or on Reddit: rereadingwolfepodcast  * Intro from The Alligator, Annihilation soundtrack by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow * Break Music from Symphony #2 - I by Arvo Pärt, performed by NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic * Outro from "Oh What a Beautiful Morning" by Ray Charles * Logo art by SonOfWitz  Outros and alternate outros are cued on the Rereading Wolfe Podcast Spotify playlist IF the songs are available on Spotify.