Disc Coverers

Money money MONEYYYY!!! The lovely, horrible stuff! This episode, we intrepid DISC COVERERS explore MAKING MONEY, the direct follow-up to our #2 book GOING POSTAL and the first entry in what we're tactfully calling "the Encore Era". What's our boy Moist von Lipwig been up to this whole time? Why isn't Spike in more of this book? Do we really need more than one Lord Vetinari? Most importantly, in a book that's fundamentally about the inner machinations of high finance, why does this book seem excited to talk about literally anything other than high finance? Laugh hard, dear discettes and discinos, 'cause it's a long way to the bank...(Note: Audio quality is a little hinky on this episode due to some issues on my end, but it should still be perfectly listenable. Thanks for your patience, and keep on discin'! -Iris)CURRENT RANKING: 1. Night Watch2. Going Postal3. Monstrous Regiment4. Feet Of Clay5. The Truth6. Thud!7. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents8. Carpe Jugulum9. The Fifth Elephant10. Small Gods11. Reaper Man12. Men at Arms13. Hogfather14. Thief of Time15. Wintersmith16. A Hat Full Of Sky17. The Wee Free Men18. Lords and Ladies19. Maskerade20. Making Money21. Guards! Guards!22. Mort23. The Last Hero24. Soul Music25. The Last Continent26. Witches Abroad27. Wyrd Sisters28. Moving Pictures29. Equal Rites30. Jingo31. Pyramids32. Sourcery33. The Light Fantastic34. The Colour Of Magic35. Eric36. Interesting TimesDISCOVER US ONLINE: https://discpod.fun / [email protected] on email / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Bluesky and Tumblr / @DiscCoverers on YoutubeGRACE LOVELACE: https://princess.software / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @bimbo.city on Bluesky / streaming on Twitch at http://bimbo.city BALINA 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/newsletterTHE VIDEO GAME "RHYTHM DOCTOR", WHICH JUST HIT VERSION 1.0: https://store.steampowered.com/app/774181/Rhythm_Doctor/PRINCESS GRACE'S EXCELLENT LINUX DISTRO RECOMMENDATION GUIDE: https://perfect.hypnovir.us/secret/linux-tipsTHE VIDEO GAME "DEEP SLEEP: LABYRINTH OF THE FORSAKEN": https://store.steampowered.com/app/1868360/Deep_Sleep_Labyrinth_of_the_Forsaken/THE VIDEO GAME "TOUHOU: MOUNTAIN OF FAITH": https://store.steampowered.com/app/1100140/Touhou_Fuujinroku__Mountain_of_Faith/THE COLLECTED ZINE ANTHOLOGY "GENDERTRASH FROM HELL": https://www.littlepuss.net/shop/p/gendertrash-from-hell-paperback-hwafc

The frost is on the pumpkin and the hay is in the barn, disceroonies! On today's episode of DISC COVERERS, we're covering WINTERSMITH, the third Tiffany Aching book from 2006. Tiff is coming into her own as a witch, but like any teenage work study program, she's dealing with her share of issues-- obtuse supervisors, difficult coworkers, absurd workloads, and, of course, boy problems. Will she be able to save the Chalk, and the WORLD, from being frozen by a snowman with boundary issues? Also the Nac Mac Feegles are here. For some reason. LET'S GO!!!! CURRENT RANKING: 1. Night Watch2. Going Postal3. Monstrous Regiment4. Feet Of Clay5. The Truth6. Thud!7. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents8. Carpe Jugulum9. The Fifth Elephant10. Small Gods11. Reaper Man12. Men at Arms13. Hogfather14. Thief of Time15. Wintersmith16. A Hat Full Of Sky17. The Wee Free Men18. Lords and Ladies19. Maskerade20. Guards! Guards!21. Mort22. The Last Hero23. Soul Music24. The Last Continent25. Witches Abroad26. Wyrd Sisters27. Moving Pictures28. Equal Rites29. Jingo30. Pyramids31. Sourcery32. The Light Fantastic33. The Colour Of Magic34. Eric35. Interesting TimesDISCOVER US ONLINE: https://discpod.fun / [email protected] on email / @[email protected] on Mastodon (soon to change) / @discpod on Bluesky and Tumblr / @DiscCoverers on YoutubeGRACE LOVELACE: https://princess.software / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @bimbo.city on Bluesky / streaming on Twitch at http://bimbo.city BALINA 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/newsletterTHE ALBUM "WINTERSMITH", BY STEELEYE SPAN: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nmHZ5WT0T9SopikxmG1mdP3vftuuUdfWQTHE MANGA "KURUMIZAWA'S FOLLY", BY YOHIRA TOKAWA: https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/kurumizawas-follyTHE VIDEO GAME "OPENTTD": https://www.openttd.org/THE BROWSER-BASED TEXT ADVENTURE GAME "FALLEN LONDON": https://www.fallenlondon.com/THE VIDEO GAME "WHISPER OF THE HOUSE": https://store.steampowered.com/app/2589500/Whisper_of_the_House/

A little treat for you this week, discerati! Friend of the pod Kel McDonald joins us as we watch through the two-part Sky TV adaptation of GOING POSTAL! This bold reimagining cuts the original book's breathless enthusiasm for the telecommunications industry and burning hatred of the moneymen who strangle it, and replaces those themes with, uh... let's see here... *squints really hard at notes* "...Stealing is bad and so are technology and smoking." Cool! The Wintersmith ep is coming very soon-- in the meantime, curl up with a cherished friend, lover, animate clay automaton or wet nosferatu, and enjoy this easy, breezy bonus episode.DISCOVER US ONLINE: https://discpod.fun / [email protected] on email / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Bluesky and Tumblr / @DiscCoverers on YoutubeKEL MCDONALD: http://kelmcdonald.com / https://www.patreon.com/kelmcdonald / read their webcomic THE CITY BETWEEN at https://kelmcdonald.com/the-city-betweenGRACE LOVELACE: https://princess.software / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @bimbo.city on Bluesky / streaming on Twitch at http://bimbo.city BALINA 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/newsletter

DISC COVERERS rides again, discii maximii! This episode, we're covering THUD!, another Watch-centric book where our boy Sam has to face down festering racial tensions, political turmoil and fatherhood with the strongest, stiffest "oi wot's all this then" he can possibly muster. What do monster girls do on their nights out? Can gamers truly change the face of history? Will ANY of our hosts be able to avoid pronouncing "Koom Valley" the wrong way? Tune in to find out, and watch your head-- we're going deep with this one...CURRENT RANKING: 1. Night Watch2. Going Postal3. Monstrous Regiment4. Feet Of Clay5. The Truth6. Thud!7. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents8. Carpe Jugulum9. The Fifth Elephant10. Small Gods11. Reaper Man12. Men at Arms13. Hogfather14. Thief of Time15. A Hat Full Of Sky16. The Wee Free Men17. Lords and Ladies18. Maskerade19. Guards! Guards!20. Mort21. The Last Hero22. Soul Music23. The Last Continent24. Witches Abroad25. Wyrd Sisters26. Moving Pictures27. Equal Rites28. Jingo29. Pyramids30. Sourcery31. The Light Fantastic32. The Colour Of Magic33. Eric34. 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 / @bimbo.city on Bluesky / streaming on Twitch at http://bimbo.city BALINA 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/newsletterIRIS'S GUEST APPEARANCE TALKING ABOUT GHOST IN THE SHELL SEASON 1 ON THE PODCAST "ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS": https://osgpod.com/posts/2025-05-13-0047-plus-0049-GitS-SACA TRAILER FOR THE ANIME "THE SUMMER HIKARU DIED": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhihVoP_6gwTHE STREAMING EVENT "THE BIG BAD GAME-A-THON": https://bigbadgameathon.com/THE TOUHOU WIKI PAGE FOR THE GAME "TOUHOU: IMPERISHABLE NIGHT": https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Imperishable_NightTHE OPENING TO THE ANIME "MY DRESS-UP DARLING", SEASON 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie5GcVid_8k

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

HELLOOOOOO, discettes and discerati! Our latest episode of DISC COVERERS is all about A HAT FULL OF SKY, the second novel in the Tiffany Aching YA series and the deepest look we've gotten yet into the interpersonal lives and careers of witches. Is the concept of "mean girls" an omniversal constant, like gravity or hubcaps rolling out of vehicular collisions? When you turn someone into a frog, where's all the extra meat go? And do you think Ms. Level ever... y'know... with herself? (She must've, right? Shemust have. I know it's the first thing I'd try.) Just click play and let's get gay!CURRENT RANKING: 1. Night Watch2. Monstrous Regiment3. Feet Of Clay4. The Truth5. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents6. Carpe Jugulum7. The Fifth Elephant8. Small Gods9. Reaper Man10. Men at Arms11. Hogfather12. Thief of Time13. A Hat Full Of Sky14. The Wee Free Men15. Lords and Ladies16. Maskerade17. Guards! Guards!18. Mort19. The Last Hero20. Soul Music21. The Last Continent22. Witches Abroad23. Wyrd Sisters24. Moving Pictures25. Equal Rites26. Jingo27. Pyramids28. Sourcery29. The Light Fantastic30. The Colour Of Magic31. Eric32. 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 / https://twitch.tv/motherfukinlunaJUNIPER THEORY: @[email protected] on Mastodon / https://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 / https://irisjay.net/newsletterTHE "INITIAL D" AND "USSR" MODS FOR SLAY THE SPIRE: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2979353061 / https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2938463316THE SEASON 2 OPENING FOR THE TELEVISION SHOW "SEVERANCE": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKT5bwMkOAw&pp=ygUPc2V2ZXJhbmNlIHMyIG9wTHE VIDEO GAME "INSCRYPTION": https://store.steampowered.com/app/1092790/Inscryption/A MAYO CLINIC ON HOW MUCH SLEEP TO GET PER NIGHT: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/expert-answers/how-many-hours-of-sleep-are-enough/faq-20057898THE TRAILER FOR THE FILM "DR. CALIGARI": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw41PSEh0T4

This is the episode a lot of you gender criminals have been waiting for: on this installment of DISC COVERERS, we're covering MONSTROUS REGIMENT! Special guest MOSS aka "BEATINGTHEBINARY" joins us on a no-expenses-paid trip to tiny, war-torn Borogravia, where we follow and dissect the worst gal pal road trip on the history of the Disc. What geopolitical conflict was Terry thinking about when he wrote this in 2003? Does gender equality within the armed forces really count as a civil victory, or is it just an excuse to recruit more warm bodies? Most importantly, WHY does this book alone account for and OVERWHELMINGLY LARGE slice of Discworld fanfiction? (Hint: it's the lesbians, Harold!) All this covered, PLUS our own extremely objective and empirical headcanons for what each member of the regiment's gender is! You don't wanna skip this one, trust me CURRENT RANKING: 1. Night Watch 2. Monstrous Regiment 3. Feet Of Clay 4. The Truth 5. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents 6. Carpe Jugulum 7. The Fifth Elephant 8. Small Gods 9. Reaper Man 10. Men at Arms 11. Hogfather 12. Thief of Time 13. The Wee Free Men 14. Lords and Ladies 15. Maskerade 16. Guards! Guards! 17. Mort 18. The Last Hero 19. Soul Music 20. The Last Continent 21. Witches Abroad 22. Wyrd Sisters 23. Moving Pictures 24. Equal Rites 25. Jingo 26. Pyramids 27. Sourcery 28. The Light Fantastic 29. The Colour Of Magic 30. Eric 31. Interesting Times DISCOVER US ONLINE: https://discpod.fun / [email protected] on email / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Bluesky and Tumblr MOSS: https://itch.io/beatingthebinary / @[email protected] on Mastodon / beatingthebinary on TikTok and Instagram / Podcast "QUEERLY YOURS": https://queerlyyourspodcast.com/ / https://linktr.ee/beatingthebinary for everything else GRACE LOVELACE: https://princess.software / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: @[email protected] on Mastodon / http://twitch.tv/junipertheory BALINA MAHIGAN: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @balina.bsky.social on Bluesky IRIS JAY: https://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr / http://irisjay.net/newsletter THE UNOFFICIAL SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG TABLETOP RPG "SPEEDING BULLETS": https://bestgirlgrace.itch.io/speeding-bullets THE VIDEO GAME "SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS": https://sonicxshadowgenerations.com/ THE VIDEO GAME "ANTONBLAST": https://store.steampowered.com/app/1887400/ANTONBLAST/ ASSORTED CLIPS FROM THE TELEVISION SHOW "GOOD EATS WITH ALTON BROWN": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSL8Njz6ML7AqqhKWCaDVL43aM_ABr6YU MOMODRILLER'S WEBCOMIC "PREENY HAS TO REPEAT SIXTH GRADE": https://tapas.io/series/PHTR6G/info

BAAAAAA! It's DISC COVERERS time again, discettes and discerati, and this time we're covering THE WEE FREE MEN, the first book in Sir T to the P's Tiffany Aching subseries of young adult novels! Will we find stuff to be gay and nasty about in this idyllic ramble through a pastoral countryside? Are the Nac Mac Feegle an offensive cultural stereotype? Why don't I have a pair of cool lightning dogs? I gotta get a pair of super cool lightning dogs. It's frankly ridiculous that I don't have them already. CURRENT RANKING: 1. Night Watch 2. Feet Of Clay 3. The Truth 4. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents 5. Carpe Jugulum 6. The Fifth Elephant 7. Small Gods 8. Reaper Man 9. Men at Arms 10. Hogfather 11. Thief of Time 12. The Wee Free Men 13. Lords and Ladies 14. Maskerade 15. Guards! Guards! 16. Mort 17. The Last Hero 18. Soul Music 19. The Last Continent 20. Witches Abroad 21. Wyrd Sisters 22. Moving Pictures 23. Equal Rites 24. Jingo 25. Pyramids 26. Sourcery 27. The Light Fantastic 28. The Colour Of Magic 29. Eric 30. Interesting Times DISCOVER US ONLINE: https://discpod.fun / [email protected] on email / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Bluesky and, believe it or not, Tumblr GRACE LOVELACE: https://princess.software / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: @[email protected] on Mastodon / http://twitch.tv/junipertheory BALINA MAHIGAN: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @balina.bsky.social on Bluesky IRIS JAY: https://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr / http://irisjay.net/newsletter DIANA 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=9780064473361 THE PAINTING "THE FAIRY FELLER'S MASTER-STROKE", BY RICHARD DADD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fairy_Feller%27s_Master-Stroke THE ANIME "DEMON LORD 2099": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_G0YjxNSfE THE FILM "A CHINESE GHOST STORY": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0dpajscuPo THE FILM "GANJA & HESS": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEM9oEKC1Ow THE FILM "THE GATE": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSgWFuyezE0 THE FILM "MAD MONSTER PARTY?": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5fe7D14Jp8 THE FILM "THE VISITOR": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qw_g2qG38s THE FILM "NIGHT OF THE HUNTER": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8dX6ZKJe2o THE VIDEO GAME "SLAY THE PRINCESS: THE PRISTINE CUT": https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/Slay_the_Princess__The_Pristine_Cut/ THE ANIME "MAYONAKA PUNCH": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtTGkbjtrbM THE TELEVISION SHOW "PERSON OF INTEREST": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYDWSNMTauQ

Did you miss us?? Back from the Summer of Surgery, DISC COVERERS presents a very special episode: for the first time ever, all four of us are recording face to face! And we're covering the book people have been asking us about since we started the show, NIGHT WATCH! Sam Vimes has come unstuck in time, and now he's trying to prevent a massive criminal paradox in order to get BACK... to the FUTURE. What does it mean to be a "good" cop? What did Terry think it meant? What do we think it means? This is a heavy one, but don't worry, we also crack a lot of dipshit jokes as per usual. Enjoy! CURRENT RANKING: 1. Night Watch 2. Feet Of Clay 3. The Truth 4. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents 5. Carpe Jugulum 6. The Fifth Elephant 7. Small Gods 8. Reaper Man 9. Men at Arms 10. Hogfather 11. Thief of Time 12. Lords and Ladies 13. Maskerade 14. Guards! Guards! 15. Mort 16. The Last Hero 17. Soul Music 18. The Last Continent 19. Witches Abroad 20. Wyrd Sisters 21. Moving Pictures 22. Equal Rites 23. Jingo 24. Pyramids 25. Sourcery 26. The Light Fantastic 27. The Colour Of Magic 28. Eric 29. Interesting Times DISCOVER US ONLINE: https://discpod.fun / [email protected] on email / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Cohost, Bluesky and Xwitter GRACE LOVELACE: https://princess.software / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @grace on Cohost JUNIPER THEORY: @junipertheory on Cohost / @[email protected] on Mastodon / http://twitch.tv/junipertheory BALINA MAHIGAN: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @Balina on Cohost / @wolfcau on Xwitter IRIS JAY: https://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Xwitter / http://irisjay.net/newsletter IRIS'S RECOMMENDATION THIS EPISODE: Get an eye exam. Just get one! When was the last time you got one? Schedule one, and schedule a dentist appointment too, because that's also worth it. THE VIDEO GAME "TACTICAL BREACH WIZARDS": https://wizards.cool NETRUNNER WORLDS, A NETRUNNER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP THAT JUNE WILL BE DOING ANNOUNCEMENTS AT: https://nullsignal.games/worlds-2024-information-landing-page/ THE EVIL GAY FURRY STREAMING CONVENTION DVS: https://d-v-s.online/

First off, that's way too many teeth for a cat to have. DISCOVER US ONLINE: https://discpod.fun / [email protected] on email / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Cohost, Bluesky and Xwitter NERO VILLAGALLOS O'REILLY: https://itsnero.com / webcomic ULTRAVIOLENTS at https://uv.itsnero.com / https://patreon.com/itsnero / @[email protected] on Mastodon / itsnero on Cohost, Bluesky and Twitter GRACE LOVELACE: https://princess.software / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @grace on Cohost BALINA MAHIGAN: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @Balina on Cohost / @wolfcau on Xwitter IRIS JAY: https://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Xwitter / http://irisjay.net/newsletter

Squeakings and salutations, discettes and discinos! On this episode of DISC COVERERS, we're exploring Terry's first venture into young adult fiction: 2001's THE AMAZING MAURICE AND HIS EDUCATED RODENTS. We're admittedly less familiar with the YA end of Discworld, so this book's nuanced themes and dark subject matter took us by total (positive!) surprise. What does it mean to be a true "person"? Are we ultimately defined by our base survival instincts, or our struggle to become something more? Most importantly, why aren't there more books about tiny-size animal societies living in a people-size world? I NEED more rat content, NOW!!! CURRENT RANKING: 1. Feet Of Clay 2. The Truth 3. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents 4. Carpe Jugulum 5. The Fifth Elephant 6. Small Gods 7. Reaper Man 8. Men at Arms 9. Hogfather 10. Thief of Time 11. Lords and Ladies 12. Maskerade 13. Guards! Guards! 14. Mort 15. The Last Hero 16. Soul Music 17. The Last Continent 18. Witches Abroad 19. Wyrd Sisters 20. Moving Pictures 21. Equal Rites 22. Jingo 23. Pyramids 24. Sourcery 25. The Light Fantastic 26. The Colour Of Magic 27. Eric 28. Interesting Times DISCOVER US ONLINE: https://discpod.fun / [email protected] on email / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Cohost, Bluesky and Xwitter GRACE LOVELACE: https://princess.software / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @grace on Cohost JUNIPER THEORY: @junipertheory on Cohost / @[email protected] on Mastodon / http://twitch.tv/junipertheory BALINA MAHIGAN: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @Balina on Cohost / @wolfcau on Xwitter IRIS JAY: https://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Xwitter / http://irisjay.net/newsletter THE VIDEO GAME "LORELEI AND THE LASER EYES", BY SIMOGO GAMES: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2008920/Lorelei_and_the_Laser_Eyes/ PRINCESS GRACE'S EXQUISITE EROTIC LITERATURE: https://perfect.hypnovir.us/ THE UPCOMING VIDEO GAME "DEATH OF THE REPROBATE", BY JOE RICHARDSON: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1739900/Death_of_the_Reprobate/ THE VIDEO GAME "IN STARS AND TIME", BY insertdisc5: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677310/In_Stars_And_Time/ THE UPCOMING VIDEO GAME "THE LAST DAYS OF FRIENDSHIP VALLEY", BY HEATHER FLOWERS: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2815700/The_Last_Days_of_Friendship_Valley/

DISC COVERERS is back, and it's time we took this podcast to the last place in Discworld untouched by capitalism... SPACE! On this episode we cover THE LAST HERO, a short novella about elderly barbarians and wizard hijinks that mostly exists as an excuse for Paul Kidby to paint some really phenomenal illustrations. If you were a kind of swamp dragon, what kind of swamp dragon would you be? Is Cohen anyone's favorite Discworld character to read about? Do you think Hex could, with enough subtle and tactful suggestion, crack Ponder Stibbons's egg? (We do.) It's time to say bon voyage to the wacky thwacky old-school road trip Discworld story template, but don't worry-- like an ingrown toenail, Rincewind will one day return... CURRENT RANKING: 1. Feet Of Clay 2. The Truth 3. Carpe Jugulum 4. The Fifth Elephant 5. Small Gods 6. Reaper Man 7. Men at Arms 8. Hogfather 9. Thief of Time 10. Lords and Ladies 11. Maskerade 12. Guards! Guards! 13. Mort 14. The Last Hero 15. Soul Music 16. The Last Continent 17. Witches Abroad 18. Wyrd Sisters 19. Moving Picture 20. Equal Rites 21. Jingo 22. Pyramids 23. Sourcery 24. The Light Fantastic 25. The Colour Of Magic 26. Eric 27. Interesting Times DISCOVER US ONLINE: [email protected] on email / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Cohost, Bluesky and Twitter GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @grace on Cohost JUNIPER THEORY: @junipertheory on Cohost / @[email protected] on Mastodon / http://twitch.tv/junipertheory BALINA MAHIGAN: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @Balina on Cohost / @wolfcau on Twitter IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Twitter / http://irisjay.net/newsletter ZOI BRAND GREEK YOGURT: https://www.zoigreekyogurt.com/ A REFERRAL CODE FOR THE VIDEO GAME "PALIA": https://accounts.palia.com/sign-up?referral=4fe97272-f4f5-48b6-9363-b9ea7687c729 THE VIDEO GAME "TEAM FORTRESS 2", WHICH I THINK WE'VE RECOMMENDED BEFORE BUT WHATEVER, STILL GOOD: https://www.teamfortress.com/ THE VIDEO GAME "VOID STRANGER": https://store.steampowered.com/app/2121980/Void_Stranger/

TICK TOCK, DISCERATI... It's DISC COVERERS time again, and on this episode we're covering 2001's THIEF OF TIME! The Auditors are back on their bullshit again. They want to shatter time itself, and one of their number walks among the humans of the disc in mortal form. Only veteran History Monk sweeper Lu-Tze and his peculiarly gifted sidekick Lobsang-- plus special returning gal we love to see, Susan Sto Helit-- can avert this reality-shredding catastrophe! Is this the least Discworld-like Discworld book? (Maybe!) Are all the kung fu moves and time slicing shenanigans in this book a result of The Matrix being really popular around the time it was published? (Probably!) Most importantly, WHY isn't there more fanfiction and art that pair up Susan and Unity? (I DON'T KNOW AND THEY'RE THE ONLY OTP THAT MATTERS TO ME NOW. IF YOU MAKE SOME, SEND IT TO US.) It's about TIME you started listening! CURRENT RANKING: 1. Feet Of Clay 2. The Truth 3. Carpe Jugulum 4. The Fifth Elephant 5. Small Gods 6. Reaper Man 7. Men at Arms 8. Hogfather 9. Thief of Time 10. Lords and Ladies 11. Maskerade 12. Guards! Guards! 13. Mort 14. Soul Music 15. The Last Continent 16. Witches Abroad 17. Wyrd Sisters 18. Moving Picture 19. Equal Rites 20. Jingo 21. Pyramids 22. Sourcery 23. The Light Fantastic 24. The Colour Of Magic 25. Eric 26. Interesting Times DISCOVER US ONLINE: [email protected] on email / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Cohost, Bluesky and Twitter GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @grace on Cohost JUNIPER THEORY: @junipertheory on Cohost / @[email protected] on Mastodon / http://twitch.tv/junipertheory BALINA MAHIGAN: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @Balina on Cohost / @wolfcau on Twitter IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Twitter / http://irisjay.net/newsletter "PRATCHAT", ANOTHER GOOD PODCAST THAT'S REVIEWING ALL OF TERRY PRATCHETT'S WORKS AND NOT JUST THE MAINLINE DISCWORLD NOVELS: https://pratchatpodcast.com/ THE GAME "WARFRAME": https://playwarframe.com THE OPENING THEME FOR THE ANIME "GAOGAIGAR" (PHOTOSENSITIVITY WARNING!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgAazreoQqA THE ENTIRE 1979 CHINESE ANIMATED FILM "NEZHA CONQUERS THE DRAGON KING": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxa72iEZkfk A CUTE PIECE OF NSFW ART FEATURING BALINA'S CHARACTERS BY ROXANNA RACHNID, WHO INCIDENTALLY IS GREAT AT ART AND IS REGULARLY OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS: https://cohost.org/Balina/post/4009659-lakshmi-and-ashley-s

Extra, extra! Read all about it! DISC COVERERS returns for another enthralling episode, and this time we're covering THE TRUTH, Sir T of P's jaunt through journalism. In a world where free speech is an urban legend and accountability for the aristocracy is a joke, what drives someone to start reporting news? Who, exactly, are news publications for, anyway? Is there a difference between not being a bad person and being a good one? All this discussed, PLUS an extended tangent on the intense polyamory potential of William, Saccharissa, and Otto. Don't miss out! Also send us your fanfics! CURRENT RANKING: 1. Feet Of Clay 2. The Truth 3. Carpe Jugulum 4. The Fifth Elephant 5. Small Gods 6. Reaper Man 7. Men at Arms 8. Hogfather 9. Lords and Ladies 10. Maskerade 11. Guards! Guards! 12. Mort 13. Soul Music 14. The Last Continent 15. Witches Abroad 16. Wyrd Sisters 17. Moving Picture 18. Equal Rites 19. Jingo 20. Pyramids 21. Sourcery 22. The Light Fantastic 23. The Colour Of Magic 24. Eric 25. Interesting Times DISCOVER US ONLINE: [email protected] on email / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Cohost, Bluesky and Twitter GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @grace on Cohost JUNIPER THEORY: @junipertheory on Cohost / @[email protected] on Mastodon / http://twitch.tv/junipertheory BALINA MAHIGAN: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @Balina on Cohost / @wolfcau on Twitter IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Twitter / http://irisjay.net/newsletter THE ONE REALLY GOOD EROTIC FANFICTION THAT WE DISCUSS ON THE SHOW: https://archiveofourown.org/works/3598347 A TRAILER FOR SAW 6, WIDELY REGARDED AS ONE OF THE FINEST IN THE SAW SERIES OF FILMS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKxcf50t1xE&pp=ygUNU0FXIDYgVFJBSUxFUg%3D%3D THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR THE TELEVISION SHOW "TASKMASTER": https://www.youtube.com/@Taskmaster THE GAME DEV SYSTEM ERASURE: https://se-made.com/ THE GAME "RHYTHM DOCTOR": https://store.steampowered.com/app/774181/Rhythm_Doctor/

Ghoulish greetings, discerati! DISC COVERERS is back in time for spooky season, and this time we're covering THE FIFTH ELEPHANT! Special guest host and werewolf expert KEL MCDONALD joins us to talk about this dark, thrill-packed political potboiler that also, coincidentally, just happens to be a Discworld novel. Why is this the only werewolf-centric Discworld book? Could prime-era Bruce Willis pull off a convincing Sam Vimes? How are we STILL debating whether Nobby Nobbs is a non-binary icon? We paws to reflect on all this and more in this extra-long super episode! CURRENT RANKING: 1. Feet Of Clay 2. Carpe Jugulum 3. The Fifth Elephant 4. Small Gods 5. Reaper Man 6. Men at Arms 7. Hogfather 8. Lords and Ladies 9. Maskerade 10. Guards! Guards! 11. Mort 12. Soul Music 13. The Last Continent 14. Witches Abroad 15. Wyrd Sisters 16. Moving Picture 17. Equal Rites 18. Jingo 19. Pyramids 20. Sourcery 21. The Light Fantastic 22. The Colour Of Magic 23. Eric 24. Interesting Times DISCOVER US ONLINE: [email protected] on email / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Cohost, Bluesky and Twitter SPECIAL GUEST KEL MCDONALD: http://kelmcdonald.com / patreon.com/kelmcdonald / twitch.tv/kelmcdonald / https://mailchi.mp/fa17a626907f/keepingupwithkel (fuck social media) GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @grace on Cohost JUNIPER THEORY: @junipertheory on Cohost / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA MAHIGAN: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @Balina on Cohost / @wolfcau on Twitter IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Twitter / http://irisjay.net/newsletter JUNIPER'S TWITCH CHANNEL, WHERE WE'LL BE DOING A SPECIAL BONUS DISCWORLD-THEMED VIDEO GAME STREAM LATER THIS MONTH: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory THE ARTICLE ON "THE WOLF MAN" SCREENWRITER CURT SIODMAK KEL MENTIONED ON THE EPISODE: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-sep-09-me-18200-story.html#:~:text=Curt%20Siodmak%2C%20the%20writer%20who,and%20'50s%2C%20died%20Sept THE SHORTBOX COMICS FAIR: https://www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/ "PHOBIAPHILIA", AN EROTIC COMIC BY NERO VILLAGALLOS O'REILLY, CURRENTLY SOLD AT THE SHORTBOX COMICS FAIR: https://www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop/p/phobiaphilia-by-nero-villagallos-oreilly THE PINBALL VIDEO GAME "XENOTILT", NOW OUT IN EARLY ACCESS: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2008980/XENOTILT_HOSTILE_PINBALL_ACTION/ A TRAILER FOR THE ANIME "UNDEAD MURDER FARCE": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY7pSxO5GFw&pp THE LEMON DEMON / MY LITTLE PONY: EQUESTRIA GIRLS MASHUP ALBUM "SPIRIT PONY": https://shimshamwow.bandcamp.com/album/spirit-pony?from=hp

Ahhh, the creatures of the night... what beautiful pods they cast... DISC COVERERS is back, and this episode we're sucking harder than ever! CARPE JUGULUM is the finale of the Witches novel series (...sort of), and holy smokes, there's SO much going on with this book that just calling it "the one about the yuppie vampire family" feels like selling it short. Is it a treatise on upper-class neo-fascism and respectability politics? Is it a compassionate exploration of plurality? Is it a stealth sequel and semi-rebuttal to Small Gods? Is it just Lords And Ladies, but done better? Don't miss sinking your teeth into this one, discites! CURRENT RANKING: 1. Feet Of Clay 2. Carpe Jugulum3. Small Gods 4. Reaper Man 5. Men at Arms 6. Hogfather 7. Lords and Ladies 8. Maskerade 9. Guards! Guards! 10. Mort 11. Soul Music 12. The Last Continent 13. Witches Abroad 14. Wyrd Sisters 15. Moving Pictures 16. Equal Rites 17. Jingo 18. Pyramids 19. Sourcery 20. The Light Fantastic 21. The Colour Of Magic 22. Eric 23. Interesting Times DISCOVER US ONLINE: [email protected] on email / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Cohost, Bluesky and Twitter GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @grace on Cohost JUNIPER THEORY: @junipertheory on Twitch and Cohost / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA MAHIGAN: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @Balina on Cohost / @wolfcau on Twitter IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Twitter "GODFEELS, OR: I DREAMED OF FEELING BETTER", A HOMESTUCK FANFICTION PROJECT PRIMARILY BY SARAH ZEDIG: https://archiveofourown.org/series/1475819 A RECORDING OF HOLLY HOLLOWTONES'S "HOLLY LEARNS ABOUT TOUHOU!" STREAM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJU9rvKJznU A PRETTY GOOD BEGINNER'S GUIDE ON HOW TO GET INTO GUNPLA: https://www.polygon.com/guides/22653114/gunpla-gundam-models-hobby THE FIRST TITLE SEQUENCE OF THE MECHA ANIME "GAOGAIGAR": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgAazreoQqA

G'DAY, MATES! Disc Coverers is BACK, and on today's episode we're reviewing the last (sort of) and best (technically) Rincewind novel, THE LAST CONTINENT! This book is aggressively just fine-- it's not blindingly offensive like the last Rincewind book, but it also doesn't have a ton of Incredible Sociopolitical Commentary or anything in it, so we spent most of this ep kicking back and talking about jokes we liked. Come for the furries (and you know I do, dear listeners), but stay for June's podcast-within-a-podcast queer cinema review of the film "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"! OUR CURRENT RANKING: 1. Feet Of Clay 2. Small Gods 3. Reaper Man 4. Men At Arms 5. Hogfather 6. Lords and Ladies 7. Maskerade 8. Guards! Guards! 9. Mort 10. Soul Music 11. The Last Continent 12. Witches Abroad 13. Wyrd Sisters 14. Moving Pictures 15. Equal Rites 16. Jingo 17. Pyramids 18. Sourcery 19. The Light Fantastic 20. The Colour Of Magic 21. Eric 22. Interesting Times DISCOVER US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Cohost / [email protected] on email GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @grace on Cohost JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Cohost and Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Twitter GIRL HEX DESIGN, AND THIS EP'S DELIGHTFUL COVER ART BY KARMA: https://cohost.org/candiedreptile CRUNCHYROLL, THE ANIME SERVICE WHERE THE CONCEPT OF "BAD ANIME ROULETTE" WAS FIRST CONCIEVED: https://www.crunchyroll.com/ "GAMBLING APOCALYPSE KAIJI", BY NOBUYUKI FUKUMOTO: https://bookshop.org/p/books/gambling-apocalypse-kaiji-volume-3-nobuyuki-fukumoto/9185405?ean=9781634429245 CONNECTIONS MUSEUM SEATTLE: https://www.telcomhistory.org/connections-museum-seattle/ "CURSED HALO AGAIN", A MOD FOR THE PC GAME HALO: THE MASTER CHIEF COLLECTION: https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2962107814

Well, Discettes and Discinos, here we are at the exact midpoint of our journey through Discworld. I wish we had a better book to celebrate the occasion. If Terry had just released this one before Hogfather, or if the "Science Of" books and short stories were included in the Official Discworld Reading List, maybe we could've avoided this. Unfortunately, it pains me to inform you: We done got JINGO'd. And now, should you deign to click "Play" on this episode, so will you. It's a good episode, but holy Toledo, this book had problems that we didn't even expect. I was being serious about the transgender Nobby fix-it fic though, you NEED to let us know if you write that. OUR CURRENT RANKING: 1. Feet Of Clay 2. Small Gods 3. Reaper Man 4. Men At Arms 5. Hogfather 6. Lords and Ladies 7. Maskerade 8. Guards! Guards! 9. Mort 10. Soul Music 11. Witches Abroad 12. Wyrd Sisters 13. Moving Pictures 14. Equal Rites 15. Jingo 16. Pyramids 17. Sourcery 18. The Light Fantastic 19. The Colour Of Magic 20. Eric 21. Interesting Times DISCOVER US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Cohost / [email protected] on email GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @grace on Cohost JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Cohost and Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Twitter THE VIDEO GAME "GET IN THE CAR, LOSER!": https://loveconquersallgames.itch.io/getinthecarloser THE ELABORATE SIX-YEARS-IN-THE-MAKING GAME MOD GRACE WROTE FOR, "ALIEN SWARM: REACTIVE DROP": https://store.steampowered.com/app/563560/Alien_Swarm_Reactive_Drop/ THE ALBUM "CAROUSEL", BY VYLET PONY: https://vyletpony.bandcamp.com/album/carousel-an-examination-of-the-shadow-creekflow-and-its-life-as-an-afterthought THE VIDEO GAME "THE MURDER OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG": https://store.steampowered.com/app/2324650/The_Murder_of_Sonic_the_Hedgehog/

HAPPY (slightly belated) HOLIDAYS, DISCITES! 2023 has been off to a bit of a hectic start, but we're BACK with the Discworld series' most (unfortunately for us) time-sensitive installment, HOGFATHER. Someone has killed the spirit of Hogswatch, and it's up to Death to fill in-- and up to his granddaughter Susan to figure out what the hell is going on. What is the true benchmark of sentience, and is it really up to us to decide with our limited human perspectives? Can Sir T To The P get by on a primarily vibes-based Discworld book this deep into his career? How DO you calculate the volume of a cone, anyway? (Don't answer. That question's rhetorical. I went to art school so I wouldn't have to come into close proximity with mathematics ever again.) Take a bite of meat pie and a big ol' swig of sherry as we unwrap this festive fiasco! OUR CURRENT RANKING: 1. Feet Of Clay 2. Small Gods 3. Reaper Man 4. Men At Arms 5. Hogfather 6. Lords and Ladies 7. Maskerade 8. Guards! Guards! 9. Mort 10. Soul Music 11. Witches Abroad 12. Wyrd Sisters 13. Moving Pictures 14. Equal Rites 15. Pyramids 16. Sourcery 17. The Light Fantastic 18. The Colour Of Magic 19. Eric 20. Interesting Times DISCOVER US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Cohost / [email protected] on email GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on  Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon /  @grace on Cohost JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory  on Cohost and Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on  Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Twitter GIRL HEX COVER ART BY KARMA: https://cohost.org/candiedreptile THE COMICS ANTHOLOGY "FAILURE TO LAUNCH" (now finished with its successful crowdsourcing campaign, but you can still follow this page for when it goes on sale!): https://www.backerkit.com/c/iron-circus-comics/failure-to-launch THE PODCAST "MOBILE SUIT BREAKDOWN": https://gundampodcast.com/ THE GAME "TOUHOU MYSTIA'S IZAKAYA": https://store.steampowered.com/app/1584090/Touhou_Mystias_Izakaya/ THE ONE PART OF THE ANIME "GOLDEN BOY" THAT I BET YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN, BUT STILL, IT'S A GREAT PART: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHmBSfci0yE THE GAME "DAVE THE DIVER": https://store.steampowered.com/app/1868140/DAVE_THE_DIVER/ THE GAME "TEAM FORTRESS 2", AKA "GOD'S PERFECT FPS": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGJBUauU-CE

Greetings, disc-istas! Tonight's episode of DISC COVERERS is a reeeeal good one... we're covering FEET OF CLAY, another Watch book about mechanized labor, arsenic, rat hunting and gender that might actually be the most cyberpunk Discworld novel we've yet read. Who decides who gets to be a person? What happens when we put too much faith into one person, or one idea? Are there ANY cis people out there who identify with werewolves on a deep personal level, or is it exclusively a trans thing? We DISC-cuss these questions, and much much more... Also, apologies for getting this episode out somewhat after the holiday itself, but hey, happy belated Chanukah to our Jewish listeners regardless! And happy holidays to ALL our listeners. Thanks for spending time with us in our weird little book club! Here's to a better, brighter 2023! <3 <3 OUR CURRENT RANKING: 1. Feet Of Clay 2. Small Gods 3. Reaper Man 4. Men At Arms 5. Lords and Ladies 6. Maskerade 7. Guards! Guards! 8. Mort 9. Soul Music 10. Witches Abroad 11. Wyrd Sisters 12. Moving Pictures 13. Equal Rites 14. Pyramids 15. Sourcery 16. The Light Fantastic 17. The Colour Of Magic 18. Eric 19. Interesting Times DISCOVER US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Cohost / [email protected] on email GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @grace on Cohost JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Cohost and Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / Super Deep Lore Hole [Netrunner podcast, coming soon-- stay tuned!] BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Twitter "THE GOLEM AND THE JEWISH SCRIPTURE", A SHORT VIDEO ESSAY BY JACOB GELLER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUBVSH6hBvY THE BOOK "BITTEN BY WITCH FEVER: WALLPAPER & ARSENIC IN THE VICTORIAN HOME", BY LUCINDA HAWKSLEY: https://www.alibris.com/booksearch?mtype=B&keyword=bitten+by+witch+fever&hs.x=0&hs.y=0 THE GAME "VAMPIRE SURVIVORS": https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/Vampire_Survivors/ A TRAILER FOR THE ANIME "BOCCHI THE ROCK!": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyMMZF5zNW4 A TRAILER FOR THE FILM "DIE HARD": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaJuwKCmJbY

SING!! SING FOR ME, DISCETTES AND DISCINOS!!!!! We're back, and this month we're returning to the realm of actual decent literature with the operatic 18th Discworld novel, MASKERADE! Great news if you like the Witches, terrible news if you don't have a backlog of historical opera knowledge. Is Perdita X. Dream a trans icon, despite being cis? Are there any recipes that Nanny Ogg can't turn into brain-liquefying aphrodisiacs? And is ANYONE gonna hurry up and drop that damn chandelier already? OUR CURRENT RANKING: 1. Small Gods 2. Reaper Man 3. Men At Arms 4. Lords and Ladies 5. Maskerade 6. Guards! Guards! 7. Mort 8. Soul Music 9. Witches Abroad 10. Wyrd Sisters 11. Moving Pictures 12. Equal Rites 13. Pyramids 14. Sourcery 15. The Light Fantastic 16. The Colour Of Magic 17. Eric 18. Interesting Times DISCOVER US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Cohost / [email protected] on email GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @grace on Cohost JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @JuniperTheory on Cohost BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost "PIRANESI", BY SUSANNA CLARKE: https://bookshop.org/p/books/piranesi-susanna-clarke/15861178?ean=9781635577808 THE BAND SOUL GLO'S NEWEST RECORD 'DIASPORA PROBLEMS': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_7gHlCRjo8&list=PLcZMZxR9uxC_CunBZV46hhvpKJWoPRjTW A TRAILER FOR THE ANIME "LOVE AFTER WORLD DOMINATION": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_LOPSpeYvE A TRAILER FOR THE MOVIE "STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOhoIBkOYf0

Well, listeners... we did it. We finally found a worse Discworld book than Eric. OUR CURRENT RANKING: 1. Small Gods 2. Reaper Man 3. Men At Arms 4. Lords and Ladies 5. Guards! Guards! 6. Mort 7. Soul Music 8. Witches Abroad 9. Wyrd Sisters 10. Moving Pictures 11. Equal Rites 12. Pyramids 13. Sourcery 14. The Light Fantastic 15. The Colour Of Magic 16. Eric 17. Interesting Times DISCOVER US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / [email protected] on email GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on cohost IRIS'S OTHER NEW PODCAST ABOUT THE SANDMAN SERIES OF COMICS, "SANDJOB": http://anchor.fm/sandjob THE VIDEO GAME "CULT OF THE LAMB": https://store.steampowered.com/app/1313140/Cult_of_the_Lamb/ THE VIDEO GAME "LEGACY OF KAIN: SOUL REAVER": https://store.steampowered.com/app/224920/Legacy_of_Kain_Soul_Reaver/ THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF THE FILM "THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l09L3w0slt8 THE VIDEO GAME "SPLATOON 3": https://splatoon.nintendo.com/ OUR FRIEND, BALINA: see above for links THE OPENING CREDITS SEQUENCE OF THE TELEVISION SHOW "STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TsMyLt2BTM

Discettes, discinos and assorted discerati... are you ready to ROCK?! Today on DISC COVERERS we blow your hair to the back of this auditorium with our discussion of T.P.'s 16th DW outing, SOUL MUSIC! In this episode, we dig into the HEAVY questions, including: Can you really write a resonant story about popular music removed from its real-world cultural context? Why is there a horn section in the Discworld's first rock group? And can Susan Sto-Helit possibly be any more of a gender? (Yes. Just wait.) This wasn't THE BEST Discworld book by any means, and didn't try to be, but it was a fun one, and it made for a fun episode. Put it on while your practice your fretwork! OUR CURRENT RANKING: 1. Small Gods 2. Reaper Man 3. Men At Arms 4. Lords and Ladies 5. Guards! Guards! 6. Mort 7. Soul Music 8. Witches Abroad 9. Wyrd Sisters 10. Moving Pictures 11. Equal Rites 12. Pyramids 13. Sourcery 14. The Light Fantastic 15. The Colour Of Magic 16. Eric DISCOVER US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / [email protected] on email GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on cohost IRIS'S OTHER NEW PODCAST ABOUT THE SANDMAN SERIES OF COMICS, "SANDJOB": http://anchor.fm/sandjob A TRAILER FOR THE FILM "NOPE": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In8fuzj3gck "SKA DREAM", AN ALBUM BY JEFF ROSENSTOCK: https://jeffrosenstock.bandcamp.com/album/ska-dream THE VIDEO GAME "DEEP ROCK GALACTIC": https://www.deeprockgalactic.com/ A TRAILER FOR THE LATEST SEASON OF THE ANIME "JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiNJEulukVY

Hello hello hello, Discos, Discettes and Dischesas! DISC COVERERS is back, and we're covering MEN AT ARMS, the second novel in the Watch subseries and (arguably) the first one where the characters do actual fantasy policework. In this episode, we tackle such important questions as: What does policing mean in a fantasy society where protecting capital has been privatized? Are guns inherently cosmically horrific? And is having a sword pulled on you by your sexual partner after turning into a werewolf very very bad or very very horny? (Or maybe both?) We answer, or at least somewhat address all these questions and more! Don't miss the end of the episode, where we have one of the most heated ranking discussions we've had on this show to date. OUR CURRENT RANKING: 1. Small Gods 2. Reaper Man 3. Men At Arms 4. Lords and Ladies 5. Guards! Guards! 6. Mort 7. Witches Abroad 8. Wyrd Sisters 9. Moving Pictures 10. Equal Rites 11. Pyramids 12. Sourcery 13. The Light Fantastic 14. The Colour Of Magic 15. Eric DISCOVER US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / [email protected] on email GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon BARLEY TEA, WHICH IRIS RECOMMENDS ICED AND UNSWEETENED AS "THE FLAVOR OF THE SUMMER": https://www.thespruceeats.com/barley-tea-5114089 A TRAILER FOR THE ANIME "BIRDIE WING": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uUVPp5bGQQ A TRAILER FOR THE ANIME "DANCE DANCE DANSEUR": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd0qAYtN8Ck A TRAILER FOR THE ANIME "MOB PSYCHO 100": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1tEkLs8joc

Greetings and salutations, Diskettes! (Yes, we finally have a proper name for all you fans! Thank goodness, frankly.) On this, our newest episode of DISC COVERERS, we're covering LORDS AND LADIES, Sir Terry's fourteenth Discworld book and a bit of a thematic outlier-- scrape off its thin topcoat of comedy, and there's a legitimately creepy horror novel underneath. Plus: More tactical witchcraft action! Casanunda comes back, for very little reason! The wizards are here, also for very little reason! And Magrat finally stops being a wet hen and starts being a girlboss. You GO, girl! We also get hornier than anyone on a Discworld podcast probably should be in this episode, so get ready for THAT. OUR CURRENT RANKING: 1. Small Gods 2. Reaper Man 3. Lords and Ladies 4. Guards! Guards! 5. Mort 6. Witches Abroad 7. Wyrd Sisters 8. Moving Pictures 9. Equal Rites 10. Pyramids 11. Sourcery 12. The Light Fantastic 13. The Colour Of Magic 14. Eric DISCOVER US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / [email protected] on email GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon MUSICAL ARTIST MARINA'S NEW ALBUM "ANCIENT DREAMS IN A MODERN LAND": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mRmG6X6lUCRbjNkg8KqMinZ7rSHaAzKc8 THE ANIME "REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrrh84y760v-hDEulas0Tp_wiQy0FcjLl THE WIKIPEDIA PAGE FOR "FLUID": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid THE EARLY ACCESS PEGGLE ROGUELIKE VIDEO GAME "PEGLIN": https://store.steampowered.com/app/1296610/Peglin/

May the Disc be with you (and also with you)! This episode, DISC COVERERS discusses SMALL GODS, an incisive critique on theocratic corruption and the ephemeral nature of the divine, as well as just a really well put together book. It has a beginning, a middle AND an end! Sir Terry wasn't phoning it in with this one! We also discuss our various traumatic experiences with Christianity, some alternative concepts of Heaven, and what it'd be like if birds had big swinging dicks and balls. This episode might have the most discussion of Real Shit out of any we've recorded so far... but hey, mmmmmaybe you're into that??? OUR CURRENT RANKING: 1. Small Gods (NEW BEST!) 2. Reaper Man 3. Guards! Guards! 4. Mort 5. Witches Abroad 6. Wyrd Sisters 7. Moving Pictures 8. Equal Rites 9. Pyramids 10. Sourcery 11. The Light Fantastic 12. The Colour Of Magic 13. Eric DISCOVER US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / [email protected] on email GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon ONLINE CERAMICS, A VERY STRANGE STREET FASHION LABEL: https://online-ceramics.com/ THE "RISK OF RAIN 2" DLC EXPANSION "SURVIVORS OF THE VOID": https://store.steampowered.com/app/1607890/Risk_of_Rain_2_Survivors_of_the_Void/ THE TRAILER FOR THE ANIME "MY DRESS-UP DARLING": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oveGY6h6T8 THE TRAILER FOR THE "REVUE STARLIGHT" MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC_oEO_bu80 THE WIKIPEDIA PAGE FOR "BED": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bed

Pack your bags and don't forget your toothbrush, Disc-heads! In this episode, DISC COVERERS tackles the twelfth Discworld novel, WITCHES ABROAD! While any time spent with Granny, Nanny and Magrat is a treat, we ultimately had a lot of mixed feelings about this book and its seemingly well-meaning but misguided portrayal of a real, actual religion. However, we also get snake women, Catboy Greebo and Pansexual Ethical Slut Nanny Ogg in this book as well, so it's not ALL bad. Give your broomstick a running start and let's get going! OUR CURRENT RANKING: 1. Reaper Man 2. Guards! Guards! 3. Mort 4. Witches Abroad 5. Wyrd Sisters 6. Moving Pictures 7. Equal Rites 8. Pyramids 9. Sourcery 10. The Light Fantastic 11. The Colour Of Magic 12. Eric DISCOVER US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / [email protected] on email GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon THE GUARDIAN ARTICLE ABOUT VIMES BOOT THEORY BEING A REAL THING NOW: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jan/26/terry-pratchett-jack-monroe-vimes-boots-poverty-index THE OTHER ARTICLE ABOUT THE ORANGUTAN NAMED AFTER THE LIBRARIAN: https://apnews.com/article/prague-zoo-orangutan-name-pustakawan-83f2e73d323bb948a8922c5843d56432 TRAILER FOR THE ANIME "MUTEKING THE DANCING HERO": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOjgF_xn48Y THE WIKIPEDIA ENTRY FOR "HOT DRINKS": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drink#Hot_drinks OPENRCT2, A DOWNLOADABLE MULTIPLAYER ADD-ON FOR ROLLER COASTER TYCOON 2: https://openrct2.org/downloads TRAILER FOR THE ANIME "RANKING OF KINGS": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr1ahorojPg

Fun trivia factoid! Did you know Sir Terry P wrote books.... other than Discworld novels? It's true! Join us on our first ever DISC COVERERS BONUS EPISODE, as regular host June and special guests Zoe and ▓▓▓▓ dive into JOHNNY AND THE DEAD, Pratchett's post-Thatcher critique of economic austerity measures (for kids!) that's set in real, actual England! In OUR world! Wild! We'll also be re-examining REAPER MAN through an anti-capitalist lens, so if you just finished listening to that episode (or even if you didn't!), consider this episode a graAaAaAave companion. Because they're both about death in some way! Get it?&nbsp; DISCOVER US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / [email protected] on email JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon ZOE: http://patreon.com/stormingtheivorytower ▓▓▓▓: Friend of the show. You don't contact them, they contact you.&nbsp;

Ask not for whom the bell tolls... it tolls for DISC COVERERS! This week, we're dead excited to discuss the eleventh Discworld book in the series, REAPER MAN-- a title about everyone's favorite bone daddy Death getting fired from his eternal supervisor position, and making a new life for himself afterwards. Also: FLESH MALL. Can an entity who exists outside of the normal flow of time grow to appreciate the terrible, fleeting beauty of mortality? Is Windle Poons the Discworld's first trans protagonist? Have shopping malls ever NOT been unsettling on some base level? Join us around the bonfire for one last waltz as we celebrate this truly exceptional entry into our ranking list. (It's not ACTUALLY our last waltz, though. We've still got thirty books to go!) OUR CURRENT RANKING: 1. Reaper Man 2. Guards! Guards! 3. Mort 4. Wyrd Sisters 5. Moving Pictures 6. Equal Rites 7. Pyramids 8. Sourcery 9. The Light Fantastic 10. The Colour Of Magic 11. Eric DISCOVER US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / [email protected] on email GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon THE VIDEO GAME "INSCRYPTION": https://www.inscryption.com/ "WE WERE HIT BY A HORSE TRUCK AND GOT ISEKAI'D INTO EQUESTRIA?", GRACE'S MLP REWATCH PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/horseisekai THE PHOENIX WRIGHT: ACE ATTORNEY VIDEO GAME TRILOGY: https://store.steampowered.com/app/787480/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney_trilogy I WON'T LINK PARU ITAGAKI'S NEW COMIC "SANDA" BECAUSE IT'S NOT OFFICIALLY OUT YET IN ENGLISH AND I'M NOT GOING TO PROMOTE SCANS ON HERE. But when it gets localized? You gotta read that shit. It's nuts, I promise.

LIGHTS... CAMERA.... PODCAST! Your personal favorite Discworld podcast DISC COVERERS is back, and this episode we're covering the tenth book in the series, MOVING PICTURES! Join us as we follow handsome gadfly Victor Tugelbend to the glitz and glamour of a little town called Holy Wood. Are movies inherently super duper evil? Who the hell is Uncle Osric? Will June be able to get through an entire episode without referencing Night Watch? (No.) Will Iris be able to get through an entire episode without referencing the oeuvre of Hideo Kojima? (Also no.) Grab some banged grains, find your seats and don't worry too much about all the desiccated corpses... have we got a show for you! OUR CURRENT RANKING: 1. Guards! Guards! 2. Mort 3. Wyrd Sisters 4. Moving Pictures 5. Equal Rites 6. Pyramids 7. Sourcery 8. The Light Fantastic 9. The Colour Of Magic 10. Eric DISCOVER US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / [email protected] on email GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon "THE FUNNY THING ABOUT THE DEER", A GAME BY PIP D.: https://gooeypip.itch.io/the-funny-thing-about-the-deer "WE WERE HIT BY A HORSE TRUCK AND GOT ISEKAI'D INTO EQUESTRIA?", GRACE'S NEW MLP REWATCH PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/horseisekai THE TRAILER FOR "NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1VrDnrwJdI

ON THIS EPISODE OF DISC COVERERS: Know what's more impressive than summoning demons? Summoning the patience for a whole hour's worth of discussion about the worst Discworld book we've read so far, ERIC (or, more accurately, "(strike)FAUST(/strike) ERIC")! Why does this book feel like a dumping ground for a series of limp, cynical bureaucracy gags? Why's Rincewind being such a weird, pissy little jerk to this teenage boy? Did Sir Terry just have a REALLY awful experience at a Best Western once? These questions are... vaguely addressed in this episode. Also we talk about a LOT of other stuff to avoid talking about this book. Whoops! OUR CURRENT RANKING: 1. Guards! Guards! 2. Mort 3. Wyrd Sisters 4. Equal Rites 5. Pyramids 6. Sourcery 7. The Light Fantastic 8. The Colour Of Magic 9. Eric DISCOVER US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / [email protected] on email GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon WATCH ROBIN &amp; THE DREAMWEAVERS HERE, INSTEAD OF READING THIS BOOK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqvg77IFtNo BUY THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR HERE, INSTEAD OF READING THIS BOOK: https://bookshop.org/books/this-is-how-you-lose-the-time-war/9781534430990 BUY PSYCHONAUTS 2 HERE, INSTEAD OF READING THIS BOOK: https://bookshop.org/books/this-is-how-you-lose-the-time-war/9781534430990 GO OUTSIDE, INSTEAD OF READING THIS BOOK: There's no link for this one. Just go outside. Unless you're already there, in which case: congratulations!

Right, what's all this then? It's a new episode covering the eighth Discworld novel and the first in its beloved Watch series of stories, GUARDS! GUARDS! Is this the most anti-monarchist Discworld book we've read yet? Do the Watch really count as cops, despite technically being police officers? Are the four hosts of this show too hoplelessly lesbian to view Lady Sybil Ramkin with an objective critical eye? (Yes. God, yes.) Buckle your protectives, folks-- there's a lot going on in this one.&nbsp; OUR CURRENT RANKING: 1. Guards! Guards! 2. Mort 3. Wyrd Sisters 4. Equal Rites 5. Pyramids 6. Sourcery 7. The Light Fantastic 8. The Colour Of Magic CATCH US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / [email protected] on email GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon

Hey buddy, wanna buy a scenic river kingdom with over 7,000 years of history? In this episode, we slather on the sunscreen and wander out into the seventh book in the Discworld series, PYRAMIDS! Are there better book ideas secreted away inside this book? Does the fictional Kingdom of Djelibeybi actually bear anything deeper than the most superficial resemblance to ancient Egypt? Are we bad people for finding a pantheon sexy, or did Sir Terry goof up by not making his pantheon sexy enough? And can we just give the whole razor blade thing a rest already? We discuss all these topics... and MORE. OUR CURRENT RANKING: 1. Mort 2. Wyrd Sisters 3. Equal Rites 4. Pyramids 5. Sourcery 6. The Light Fantastic 7. The Colour Of Magic CATCH US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / [email protected] on email GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon

By the pricking of my thumbs... something Discworld this way comes! This month we're covering WYRD SISTERS, book that was released the same year as Sourcery and yet stands on its own as a far funnier, more pleasantly competent read. Hop on your souped-up broomstick and join us as we discuss Sir Terry's discovery of character chemistry, whether the Duchess was a girlboss, what the hell "nuncle" means, and which Shakespeare play this book is supposed to be a parody of. (Kiiiiind of Macbeth? But also kind of Hamlet. It's complicated.) Plus: Greebo! OUR CURRENT RANKING: 1. Mort 2. Wyrd Sisters 3. Equal Rites 4. Sourcery 5. The Light Fantastic 6. The Colour Of Magic CATCH US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / [email protected] on email GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS'S EROTIC URBAN FANTASY GRAPHIC NOVEL KICKSTARTER: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/itsnero/golden-trick THE ENTIRE WYRD SISTERS ANIMATED MOVIE, FOR FREE ON YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGKP2vVwcDg

Whooooo's excited for another book about Rincewind?! ...Okay, fine, who's tepidly willing to tolerate another book about Rincewind? In this episode we're tackling D-world Book 5: SOURCERY, a book with some interesting things to say about the corrupting nature of power. Unfortunately, this gets buried behind pointless characters, dangling plot threads, and a really, really ill-conceived visit to the half-baked orientalist Seriphate of Klatch. On the bright side, though, we get more Librarian action than we've gotten in any book before, so that's fun. Plus: Is Rincewind Trans?&nbsp; OUR CURRENT RANKING: 1. Mort 2. Equal Rites 3. Sourcery 4. The Light Fantastic 5. The Colour Of Magic CATCH US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / [email protected] on email GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon THE TIKTOK VIDEO WE FREAKED OUT ABOUT AT THE END: https://www.tiktok.com/@beatingthebinary/video/6917309538865515782 "JOXXER THE MIGHTY" FROM XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS, LINKED HERE TO AVOID COPYRIGHT ISSUES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnMCh2aXitg

Howdy-hoo and how 'bout you, Discheads! Today we're tackling the fourth book in the Discworld series and the first one to finally yank attention away from wizard shenanigans, MORT! What's it like to be the anthropomorphic personification of Death? Can princesses really piss through a whole stack of mattresses? What the hell is jugged ham, anyways? All these questions and more are... well, if not answered, then at least explored in a vaguely thorough manner. This was a genuinely good book and we're very excited to share our disc-coveries with you! OUR CURRENT RANKING: 1. Mort (NEW leader!) 2. Equal Rites 2. The Light Fantastic 3. The Colour Of Magic CATCH US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / [email protected] on email GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon THE AFOREMENTIONED CLAIRE KEANE CONCEPT ART FOR A MORT DISNEY FILM ADAPTATION: https://www.claireonacloud.com/misc-development SPEEDING BULLETS, THE TABLETOP RPG GRACE AND JUNE HELPED MAKE THAT'S BASED ON SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG: https://princess.software/leaks/speedingbullets.pdf ...AAAAND THE GENDER PICKER FOR SAID GAME. TRY IT YOURSELF!: https://princess.software/bullet/

Have you heard of... genders? We're back with a streamlined new show format and we're taking on Sir Terry's earliest attempt at a Girl Power-ed Discworld novel, Equal Rites. Does he succeed at this? ...Ehhhhh. Is it interesting to read? Sure! We also talk about pizza jokes from the 1980's, dick pills for boner problems, and our unashamed total lack of knowledge regarding British royal lineage. Come have a listen! OUR CURRENT RANKING: 1. Equal Rites (NEW leader!) 2. The Light Fantastic 3. The Colour Of Magic CATCH US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / [email protected] on email GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon OUR SISTER PODCAST ABOUT WHICH HOMESTAR RUNNER CHARACTERS HAVE SEX, NO WE AREN'T KIDDING ABOUT IT: https://anchor.fm/doesstrongbadfuck

We continue our gripping analysis of The Light Fantastic, and discuss troll taxonomy, dental accessories, a good bit of The Genders, and more jokes that I'm sure were real corkers to Brits during the 1980s but which are like transmissions from an alternate universe to us North American scum. Plus: The Worst Joke In The Book!&nbsp; CURRENT RANKING: 1. The Light Fantastic (NEW leader!) 2. The Colour Of Magic CATCH US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / [email protected] on email GRACE LOVELACE: http://hypnovir.us / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon OUR SISTER PODCAST ABOUT WHICH HOMESTAR RUNNER CHARACTERS HAVE SEX, NO WE AREN'T KIDDING ABOUT IT: https://anchor.fm/doesstrongbadfuck

Our second episode and first of the year! Analyzing The Light Fantastic ended up taking longer than we expected, so we split this episode into two parts, the second of which we'll upload two weeks from now. IN PART ONE: Does Rincewind suck any less in this book? How practical ARE harmonically tuned squeaky floorboards? Do druids have tech support for their megaliths? And did Sir Terry manage to get An Actual Woman to read this manuscript?&nbsp; CATCH US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / [email protected] on email GRACE LOVELACE: http://hypnovir.us / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon THE ARTICLE JUNE MENTIONED ABOUT TERRY PRATCHETT'S OBLIVION MOD: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-01-29-the-story-behind-the-oblivion-mod-terry-pratchett-worked-on OUR SISTER PODCAST ABOUT WHICH HOMESTAR RUNNER CHARACTERS HAVE SEX: https://anchor.fm/doesstrongbadfuck

Our first episode! Aaaaa!!! We get a little jazzed and end up digging into our talking points before we summarize the plot, instead of after, so get ready for that. Does Terr-bear's first Discworld book deserve the bad rap that it gets? Does Rincewind suck, or is he secretly cool? Which jokes still hold up, and which were definitely, painfully written in the early 1980's? Why is Death acting so weird? And for the love of A'Tuin, why does the Luggage have meaty little human feet? (I STILL HATE THAT IT HAS HUMAN FEET.) CATCH US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / [email protected] on email GRACE "DABBED IN FRONT OF THE MONA LISA" LOVELACE: http://hypnovir.us / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon JUNIPER "PAWS, THEY SHOULD BE TINY LITTLE PAWS" THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon BALINA "DON'T GET ME STARTED ON PIERS ANTHONY" MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon IRIS "RIVEN THE SEQUEL TO MYST" JAY: http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon OUR SISTER SHOW TIGHT PANTS, AN IMPROBABLY REAL PODCAST ABOUT WHICH HOMESTAR RUNNER CHARACTERS HAVE SEX: https://anchor.fm/doesstrongbadfuck