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Around the Long Fire
by Abnormal Mapping
A weekly quest by Niamh to guide Em and the listeners through the Icelandic sagas fae loves so much, as we all sit in the dark and feel mortal and small.
Episodes
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Around the Long Fire 148: Hannibal S01E11 "Rôti"
We’re finally starting to wrap up the season as we revisit an old friend. See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and which sections of those books we’re reading each week. Things Discussed: Hannibal, watching shows with people present, season 7 question for the...
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Around the Long Fire 147: Hannibal S01E10 "Buffet Froid"
Please enjoy as things get spooky and Will’s malady is revealed… at least to us. See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and which sections of those books we’re reading each week. Things Discussed: Hannibal, Persona 3 Reload, Holo X Break, River City Girls, Street...
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Around the Long Fire 146: Hannibal S01E09 "Trou Normand"
Sickness might slow us down, but it hasn’t stopped us yet. Enjoy! See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and which sections of those books we’re reading each week. Things Discussed: Hannibal, health update, Ghost Divers update, The Faggots & Their Friends Between...
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Around the Long Fire 145: Hannibal S01E08 "Fromage"
We’re back! Please enjoy this episode of Hannibal! See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and which sections of those books we’re reading each week. Things Discussed: health update, Hannibal, Advent Children, Obsession, Sopranos, vacation, Nodame Cantabile manga,...
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Around the Long Fire 144: Hannibal S01E07 "Sorbet"
Sorry for the delay, it’s been a time! See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and which sections of those books we’re reading each week. Things Discussed: health update, Hannibal, The X-Files, The Hole, Star Trek movies 1-3, Star Trek at large, The Sopranos…
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Around the Long Fire 143: Hannibal S01E06 "Entrée"
Hannibal (the show) celebrates the good Hannibal (the character) movies in this episode, including the introduction of one Dr. Abel Gideon, and some old friends. See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and which sections of those books we’re reading each week. Things...
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Around the Long Fire 142: Hannibal S01E05 "Coquilles"
Jack gets a rude awakening to the type of story he’s in, and we discuss the metaphysical possibilities of murdering being a sort of otherworldly state of nature. Also the usual movies and stuff! See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and which sections of those books...
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Around the Long Fire 141: Hannibal S01E04 "Oeuf"
Hannibal continues to scheme as. we watch a bunch of movies including a pair of Japanese films building off of the most recent Ornate Stairwells. Please enjoy! See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and which sections of those books we’re reading each week. Things...
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Around the Long Fire 140: Hannibal S01E03 "Potage"
We’re back as Hannibal and Will gain a daughter and Jack Crawford proves cops probably shouldn’t be put in charge of child welfare. Also, we talk about a bunch of movies, and a few games! See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and which sections of those books we’re...
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Around the Long Fire 139: Hannibal S01E02 "Amuse-Bouche"
We have a bunch of movies to talk about on this mighty episode of Around the Long Fire, but first we find out some facts about how Niamh would like to be buried, and Emmeline considers Jack Crawford’s crush on Hannibal. See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and…
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Around the Long Fire 138: Hannibal S01E01 "Apéritif"
Season six begins as we fire up our TV sets and watch one of Emmeline’s favorite shows and tuck into the gastronomical delight that is Hannibal, the 2013 NBC TV show! Come join us as we talk about bad men loving each other badly, but in an increasingly unhinged thriller! See the show schedule…
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Around the Long Fire 137: Troy (Theatrical Cut)
We finish this very long season with a way too long movie and a bunch of other stuff besides. It’s a whole new era, but we’re intending to stick to the plan moving forward, just on our biweekly schedule. See you all in season 6! See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books...
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Around the Long Fire 136: Free Talk (Over It Ver)
Here we are. Please enjoy/please understand. See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and which sections of those books we’re reading each week. Things Discussed: a very big announcement (real), moving stories, Pokopia, health update, laser and electrolysis, SLC Punk!,...
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Around the Long Fire 135: The Iliad, book 16
Saga is back, but at what cost? Health and exhaustion make this a short episode, but hopefully we’ll be back in fighting shape over the next little while. See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and which sections of those books we’re reading each week. Things...
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Around the Long Fire 134: Free Talk (Niamh Moving Vol 2)
No saga this week but we have a lot else! No episode next week! Things Discussed: the Discord problem, the Tiktok problem, moving update, The Hunger, The Kid,Scream, Mori Calliope’s new album, Takanashi Kiara’s new album, Persona 3 Reload, Ina’s AO3 (read all her Persona fic it’s good), Persona...
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Around the Long Fire 133: Free Talk (Niamh Moving Vol 1)
No saga this week but we have plenty to talk about, so please enjoy this action packed episode! Things Discussed: an announcement, moving anxieties, The Enormous Crocodile, The Entity, Violent Night, Heavenly Creatures, Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 04: The Truth! Hanako-san in the Toilet,...
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Around the Long Fire 132: The Iliad, book 15
Discord decides it wants to ruin the podcast and we manage to do okay for a little while despite this. Hopefully it’s a one-time problem, because it was very frustrating, but enjoy the episode regardless! Things Discussed: intense technical difficulties, Nerissa’s new song, vtuber culture sucks,...
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Around the Long Fire 131: The Iliad, book 14
Saga time is pretty short this week but we talk about a whole mess of other stuff. Please enjoy! Things Discussed: oral transmission, Star Trek vs Star Wars, sharing movies, Tetsuo the Iron Man, Silence of the Lambs, Senritsu Kaiki Files 3, Trans/Rad/Fem, Wuthering Heights and movie adaptations…
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Around the Long Fire 130: The Iliad, book 13
Sorry for the slightly late episode this week, blame squarespace! We mostly chat about movies and hospitals, one of which is much more enjoyable than the other. Things Discussed: Nia’s ER adventure, After Hours, director projects, Escaflowne, Umamusume updates, See the show schedule here! This’ll...
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Around the Long Fire 129: The Iliad, book 12
We’re joined by Autumn from Ornate Stairwells to talk about our top ten first watches of 2025 which somehow became eleven movies for each of us. We were going to do this on the most recent Ornate Stairwells (covering AI: Artificial Intelligence!) but we didn’t get around to it despite four hours…
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Around the Long Fire 128: The Iliad, book 11
It’s the last episode of the year and the week of Christmas and the hosts have a bad case of senioritis. Niamh is fully checked out. Em wishes she was checked out but has to keep working. We do the damn pod anyway, because we’re professionals. Things Discussed: home purchasing over?, phone...
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Around the Long Fire 127: The Iliad, book 10
Em is under the weather and Niamh continues to work on getting that house in this shorter, sleepier Long Fire. We still have plenty of other things to talk about around our saga this week, though, so I hope you pull up a log and listen for a while. Things Discussed: Niamh’s home buying adventures...
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Around the Long Fire 126: Free Talk, Busy Life Edition
Em was out of town on a work trip and Niamh had some very big life events happen so we decided not to read this week but instead yap about what’s been going on. Em did spend 5 hours on a plane reading, however, so she has a lot of book to catch up on. Things Discussed: Em in Texas, Nia’s big...
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Around the Long Fire 125: The Iliad, Book 9
We read more Iliad and then talk a lot about the holiday both good and bad. Gay shit. Horses. Normal ALF stuff. Things Discussed: weather and work woes, Thanksgiving depression, childhood energy levels, Home Alone, Naked Acts, good Thanksgiving stuff, Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of...
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Around the Long Fire 124: The Iliad, Book 8
We’re back with more saga, and some odds and ends chat on Thanksgiving eve. Em was definitely a little over-exhausted, so excuse the shorter episode and angst about it on behalf of (one of) the hosts. Things Discussed: Saddlecreek records, recovery time, Mint redebut, Nerissa birthday, Cece...
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Around the Long Fire 123: The Iliad, Book 7
Somehow this episode is in large part about Gundam? Very funny considering we didn’t even know that Niamh would be guesting on GGP this week, out on Wednesday at patreon.com/abnormalmapping for $1 a month! Also, usual saga/horse/manga/movies talk. Things Discussed: vamping, The Man Who Wasn’t...
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Around the Long Fire 122: The Iliad, Book 6
Totally normal episode of Around the Long Fire. Definitely not feeling weird about publishing this one. Things Discussed: birth control, Gundam, card games, Vivienne Westwood X NANA, fashion, Umamusume updates, The Princess Diaries, life updates part 3, Pondering Pootan, Cecilia Immergreen See…
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Around the Long Fire 121: The Iliad, book 5
We’re back to the Saga and chatting about that and the things we’ve been up to: horses, card games, and movies! Please enjoy the episode. Things Discussed: Game Changer, Umamusume, Poker, Chicago ICE Update, ASMR Studio Visit, Hololive card game, Sonatine, Connor’s Japan Trip See the show…
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Around the Long Fire 120: Free Talk!
Em’s back from her trip and we talk a lot about Chicago, since we didn’t do a ton of other things. Next week we’ll return to the Iliad! Things Discussed: Cecilia Immergreen, Em in Chicago, Galloping Ghost, Umamusume: Beginning of a New Era, Umamusume the game, See the show schedule here! This’ll...
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Around the Long Fire 119: The Iliad, Book 4
It’s the week before vacation and everyone’s got senioritis. Thankfully the sagas are here being very enjoyable, and we chat a lot about reading and podcasting in this breezy edition of ALF. Things Discussed: Em’s final podcast, IBO, Tehanu and Earthsea, NANA, Umamusume, Road to the Top, Gunpla,...
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Around the Long Fire 118: The Iliad, Book 3
The sagas are pretty good this week, and we try not to let life get us down, so this all in all is a quiet, pleasant episode of chit chat. Please enjoy! Things Discussed: mid-00s fantasy epics, Hunter X Hunter, NANA, anime takes, Divey vs GGP, gacha check in, Chicago news, health check in See the...
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Around the Long Fire 117: The Iliad, Book 2
Sorry for the short episode again, health and mental health are pretty low right now. Hopefully things will pick up in a few weeks! Things Discussed: Straight culture, Umamusume, vtuber stuff See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and which sections of those books...
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Around the Long Fire 116: The Iliad, Book 1
A shorter episode this week as we begin the Iliad and have a bunch of podcast work to do after we record, we manage a nice solid hour on both the book and other stuff. Mostly horse girls and food. Y’know, the basic needs. Things Discussed: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Wuthering Heights,...
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Around the Long Fire 115: The Iliad, introduction
We begin our largest book yet as we read the overly long introduction to The Iliad and talk a little bit about our time with this book before the podcast. Then, the usual yapping. Em has gotten increasingly horse-pilled. Niamh’s seen the heart of the cards. Things Discussed: bookmark habits, day...
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Around the Long Fire 114: The Lesser Key of Solomon
A one and done for this small book of magic and esoterica, but we manage a pretty good discussion out of it anyway! This was a pleasant break of an episode before we climb the mountain for our final book this season. Things Discussed: ritual and magic/spirituality, Hololive chess, scheduling,...
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Around the Long Fire 113: Táin Bó Cúailgne, parts X to The End!
We finish the saga, reflect on some books, compare horses and mermaids, and much more on this action packed episode. Things Discussed: Nodame Cantabile, Umamusume, A Safe Girl to Love, Guinea Pig 4: Mermaid in a Manhole, Do You Know Who Jackie Is? Opening music for this book is Ferdia’s Song and...
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Around the Long Fire 112: Táin Bó Cúailnge, part IX
Somehow our boy Cu has managed to turn a gay story even gayer this week, but we soldier on undeterred. We’re just cool and strong like that. Things Discussed: What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; Poker Face season 2; ripping CDs; Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and…
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Around the Long Fire 111: Táin Bó Cúailnge, parts VII and VIII
A surprise week off due to medical stuff but we’re back with more murder, lots of books, horse girls, and vtubers! Things Discussed: Umamusume Pretty Derby: Road to the Top; Nodame Cantabile; Detransition, Baby; the ren faire; The Blue Fox, galloping ghost gaming, purses, card pack meta, Guinea…
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Around the Long Fire 110: Táin Bó Cúailnge, parts V through VI
A long episode mostly because Em has started watching movies again. But we have a good time chatting about all sorts of stuff, including the Táin! Things Discussed: FFX metaphysics, DAPs (that’s MP3 players for normal people), Yo Gabba Gabba show, KPop Demon Hunters, The Double Life of Veronique,...
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Around the Long Fire 109: Post Surgery Free Talk
Em survived surgery so she’s getting back in front of a microphone again and talking about anime, vtubers, and other such ALF staples. Please enjoy this short but good episode. We’ll return with sagas next week! Things Discussed: Em’s surgery update, the story of the get well present, hopes on…
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Around the Long Fire 108: Táin Bó Cúailnge, parts II through IV
The final episode before our little break, we talk about Cú Chulainn, some books, and the vtuber news of the week. Things Discussed: death and illness, Detransition, Baby, Tehanu, the Vshojo implosion, Nimi Nightmare is getting married!, Pootan 2 and 3 Opening music for this book is Ferdia’s Song...
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Around the Long Fire 107: Táin Bó Cúailnge, Intro and part I
We pivot to Irish myth and legend this week as our hosts really struggle with exhaustion and life, but there’s st8ill plenty to talk about. Things Discussed: health and reasons for exhaustion (the FMLA paperwork did get done!), the reading of this book aloud, Tehanu, Nodame Cantabile, Niamh plays…
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Around the Long Fire 106: La Vita Nuova, parts 24 through the end
We finish off La Vita Nuova, and have a general chat mostly about what we’ve been reading. Please enjoy! Things Discussed: the weather, Seattle part 1, Niamh's got a throat thing, upcoming time off, what to do between Seattle parts, Seattle part 2, crab boils and Reubens, Dune Messiah, Gender...
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Around the Long Fire 105: La Vita Nuova, parts 9-23
We break format and put the Pootans in various places around the episode. You know, figured we’d get a little meta with it. Dante has a bad dream, but it’s fine. :) Things Discussed: Blue Prince, Pokémon Sleep, Hokuto and Kamiyama's Pondering Pootan, Vinyl, Researching Purchases, The Lathe of...
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Around the Long Fire 104: La Vita Nuova, Intro-Part 8
We begin season five of Around the Long Fire by going back to the classics that forged Em into the weirdo she is today, as we crack open Dante and talk about pining and eating hearts, among other things. Usual ALF fun follows, in classic fashion. Things Discussed: Dante studies, Wotakoi, Nodame...
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Around the Long Fire 103: Season Four Question Bucket
The mighty question bucket arrives and we manage to get through about 30% of the questions we got. We’ll hold onto these and chip away at them in the future, thank you to everyone who wrote in and also thank you to Autumn for showing up this season! NOTE: Autumn’s audio is a little weird…
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Around the Long Fire 102: Berlin Alexanderplatz (2020)
We watch a modern adaptation of BA reframing it as a story of the now. How does it do? Wellllllll, not great, turns out. Things Discussed: scams, King of Fighters characters and other fighting games, Wotakoi, Autumn not finishing manga, Dune Non-Autumn Zone: Faggots, armpits, haircuts, recording...
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Around the Long Fire 101: Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) part 14 "My Dream of the Dream of Franz Biberkopf by Alfred Döblin, an Epilogue"
A century of excellence comes to a close and we reach the end of the tale of Franz Biberkopf for the second time, but certainly not the last. We get reflective about our time adjacent to or within games culture on this episode, and then rotate some stupid Star Trek stuff for a bit. Things...
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Around the Long Fire 100: Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) part 13 "The Outside and the Inside and the Secret of Fear of the Secret"
A century of excellence comes to a close and we reach the end of the tale of Franz Biberkopf for the second time, but certainly not the last. We get reflective about our time adjacent to or within games culture on this episode, and then rotate some stupid Star Trek stuff for a bit. Things...
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Around the Long Fire 99: Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) part 12 "The Serpent in the Soul of the Serpent"
It feels in many ways like the entire season was building to this episode, though I’m sure we’ll feel the same way in two weeks. A harrowing show today, and then we enjoy talking about some manga and some books, before Em gets heated about Online and we reflect on the Autumn months (months with...
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A weekly quest by Niamh to guide Em and the listeners through the Icelandic sagas fae loves so much, as we all sit in the dark and feel mortal and small.
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Around the Long Fire is created and hosted by Abnormal Mapping.
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