tBotNS 2:30 The Badger Again - 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 30 "The Badger Again" Severian and Dorcas and Jolenta arrive at the Stone Town and encounter two witches, but, gee, it really looked like there was someone else with them. 'No' you say, Merryn? Well, okay. Oh! Wait now you've changed your story...! For Patrons, check out the special super-duper version with secret high-quality bonus content starting at 2:34:30 where we talk about Wolfe's uncollected story "The Hour of the Sheep"   Links: * Facebook - Chapter 30 "The Badger Again" - Chapter 29 "The Herdsman" - Nathan Hester on Mate' and pewter straws - Greg Fabic on Triskele -  Rod McDow on Apuleius and 'The Golden Ass' -  * Reddit - Chapter 30 "The Badger Again" - Chapter 29 "The Herdsman" - This episode is sponsored by Stone BnB! - 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 "Stone Town" by John Millard and Happy Day * Logo art by SonOfWitz  Outros and alternate outros are cued on the Rereading Wolfe Podcast Spotify playlist IF the songs are available on Spotify.