On this episode, we're back on our bullshit to talk about worldbuilding with mythology. Our tentpoles this week are Alexandra Rowland's A Conspiracy of Truths, Barry Hughart's Bridge of Birds, and KJ Parker's "Let Maps to Others".
What We’re Into This Week
In the Vanisher’s Palace by Aliette de Bodard
Kakashi/Iruka fic by, particularly, Maldoror and thehoyden
Teetering on the brink of Venom fanfic
Other Stuff We Mentioned
Terry Pratchett
Pliny’s letters
Graffiti in Pompeii
Memes
Incomplete by astolat
The Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner
Alana by Tamora Pierce
Discworld by Terry Pratchett
Buffy
Charmed
Doctor Who
Dragon Ball Z
Supernatural
Black Sails
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
“Icebreaker” by Cesare
“Motion Parallax” by Laughsalot3412
Community
The My Life as a Background Slytherin comics by Emily McGovern
For Next Time:
"The First Stop is Always the Last" by John Wiswell
Transcription:
The transcript of this episode is available here. Thanks to our wonderful and brilliant scribes: Sara, Millie, Neharika, and Magali!