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Pay Attention, 00706 - On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)In episode 06, the hosts discuss 1969’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, directed by Peter R. Hunt. The first Eon Bond film without Sean Connery, George Lazenby stars in his one and only appearance as James Bond. Hot on SPECTRE’s trail, Bond tracks Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Telly Savalas) to a remote allergy clinic in the Swiss Alps. Can Bond foil Blofeld’s latest scheme–involving twelve young women and biological warfare–before it’s too late? And will he be forced to choose between MI6 and a serious relationship with Tracy di Vicenzo (Diana Rigg)? The film features Gabriele Ferze...2025-07-073h 56Pay Attention, 007News 03 - Bond 26 Director ChosenIn this episode, the hosts discuss the recent Amazon and MGM announcement that Denis Villeneuve will be directing the next Bond film, the first since Amazon purchased the Bond IP and Barbara Broccoli left the franchise. They talk about his strengths and weaknesses as a director as well as whether or not they think he is a good fit. Plus, they talk about recent casting rumors!Pay Attention, 007 is a MovieJawn podcast: Movies are life. Movies are all that matter. MovieJawn is the future. Read or listen to more MovieJawn content at moviejawn.com and subscribe to...2025-06-3057 minPay Attention, 007News 02 - 007 First Light AnnouncementIn this episode, our hosts are joined by friend of the pod and MovieJawn staffer Jacob Harrington to discuss the first trailer for the new James Bond video game, 007 First Light, and what they expect from it. They briefly discuss the history of Bond in games and how the game’s developer, IO Interactive, might influence the direction of First Light.Pay Attention, 007 is a MovieJawn podcast: Movies are life. Movies are all that matter. MovieJawn is the future. Read or listen to more MovieJawn content at moviejawn.com and subscribe to the quarterly print zine on th...2025-06-1444 minPay Attention, 00705 - You Only Live Twice (1967)In episode 05, the hosts discuss 1967’s You Only Live Twice. Adapted for the screen by Roald Dahl and directed by Lewis Gilbert, the film stars Sean Connery in what was intended to be his final performance as James Bond. After a NASA spaceship is stolen from orbit by a mysterious craft, world powers blame each other for the attack. Bond fakes his own death in order to go undercover in Japan to investigate. Will Bond untangle the plot before the USSR and the US go to war? The film features Akiko Wakabayashi as Aki, Tetsuro Tamba (dubbed by Robert Ri...2025-06-073h 30Pay Attention, 00704 - Thunderball (1965)In episode 04, the hosts discuss 1965’s Thunderball. Terence Young returns to direct Sean Connery in the most ambitious Bond film ever in terms of action setpieces. The new Number Two of SPECTRE, the ruthless Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi, dubbed by Robert Rietti) heists two nuclear bombs and threatens major world cities unless NATO pays a ransom. Can Bond find the bombs before the deadline? The film features Claudine Auger (dubbed by Nikki van der Zyl) as Domino, Rick Van Nutter as Felix Leiter, Luciana Paluzzi as Fiona Vulpe, and the Disco Volante as herself.Pay Attention, 007 is a...2025-05-073h 26Pay Attention, 00703 - Goldfinger (1964)In episode 03, the hosts discuss 1964’s Goldfinger. Directed by Guy Hamilton and starring Sean Connery, Goldfinger is often considered the prototypical Bond film. While investigating the boorish American businessman Auric Goldfinger (who bears an uncanny resemblance to a modern day villain), Bond becomes entangled in a complex plot to destabilize the world economy via a giant gold heist. Has Bond met his match in the “the man with the Midas touch?” The film features Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore, Harold Sakata as Oddjob, Cec Linder as Felix Leiter, and Gert Fröbe as Auric Goldfinger.Pay Attention, 007 is a Mo...2025-04-073h 07Pay Attention, 00702 - From Russia with Love (1963)In episode 02, the hosts discuss 1964’s From Russia with Love. Is this mission a trap for Bond set by the mysterious SPECTRE? Be prepared for spoilers.Pay Attention, 007 is a MovieJawn podcast: Movies are life. Movies are all that matter. MovieJawn is the future. Read or listen to more MovieJawn content at moviejawn.com and subscribe to the quarterly print zine on the website or on the MovieJawn Patreon.2025-03-072h 18Pay Attention, 007News 01 - Amazon Creative Takeover ReactionHello and welcome to Pay Attention, 007, the podcast where hosts Tessa Swehla, Ryan Silberstein, and Elyse Debra watch all 25 of the Eon Productions James Bond films in chronological order beginning with 1962’s Doctor No and ending with 2021’s No Time to Die…unless another film comes out before they are finished!The hosts are joined for this special episode by Fangoria editor-in-chief and Bond aficionado Phil Nobile Jr. to discuss the news that Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson are stepping back from the Bond franchise and that Amazon now has full creative control of the franchise going...2025-02-2243 minPay Attention, 00701 - Dr. No (1962)Hello and welcome to Pay Attention, 007, the podcast where hosts Tessa Swehla, Ryan Silberstein, and Elyse Debra watch all 25 of the Eon Productions James Bond films in chronological order beginning with 1962’s Doctor No and ending with 2021’s No Time to Die…unless another film comes out before they are finished!In Episode 01, the hosts discuss the very first James Bond film, 1962’s Dr. No. Directed by Terence Young, the film introduces Sean Connery as James Bond, a classy, MI6 agent with a penchant for martinis and women. Bond is sent to Jamaica to investigate the sudden disappea...2025-02-072h 27Pay Attention, 00700 - Opening GambitHello and welcome to Pay Attention, 007, the podcast where hosts Tessa Swehla, Ryan Silberstein, and Elyse Debra watch all 25 of the Eon Productions James Bond films in chronological order beginning with 1962’s Doctor No and ending with 2021’s No Time to Die…unless another film comes out before they are finished!In this, our very first episode–our “opening gambit,” as it were–the hosts introduce themselves and what they love about 007, the ins and outs of watching a franchise over 60 years old, and what they are most excited about for this project!Pay Attention, 007 is a MovieJawn...2025-02-0745 min
Dream With Mind And HeartBonus: Adaptation Clashes - Peter PanPeter Pan adaptations discussed:-Peter Pan (1960)-Hook (1991)-Peter Pan (2003)-Pan (2015)-Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)You can find Tessa’s Discworld podcast, Many Ogg’s Book Club here.Talk to us here:Twitter: DreamMindHeartInstagram: DreamWithMindandHeartEmail: dreamwithmindandheart@gmail.comThanks also to Rosalie Kicks for our artwork, The Honey Badgers for our theme song, and Tessa Swehla for editing this episode!2024-01-2300 minDream With Mind And HeartBonus: Adaptation Clashes - CindererllaCinderella adaptations discussed:A Cinderella Story (2004)Ella Enchanted (2005)Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998)Cinderfella (1960)Cinderella (1965)We are joined by Elyse of Pod-Wraiths and Melissa of Wild Pretty Things! You can also find both of them co-hosting Fang Bangerz! Talk to us here:Twitter: DreamMindHeartInstagram: DreamWithMindandHeartEmail: dreamwithmindandheart@gmail.comThanks also to Rosalie Kicks for our artwork, The Honey Badgers for our theme song, and Tessa Swehla for editing this episode!2023-12-1900 min
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 33: Going PostalWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 33: Going Postal. Moist Von Lipwig is a con-man, but his crimes have finally caught up to him in Ankh-Morpork. He is hanged but is saved from the gallows by Lord Vetinari, who offers him a choice: die or revive the city’s derelict Post Office. He accepts the position reluctantly, but soon realizes that the job might require all his cunning to survive the competition. Theme: Call to Adventure by...2023-12-032h 32
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 32: A Hat Full of Sky (and The Sea and Little Fishes)Welcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! I'm Tessa. And I'm Nigel. This is Episode 32: A Hat Full of Sky (and “The Sea and Little Fishes”). 00:02:15 - "The Sea and Little Fishes" A new witch on the Lancre scene tries to organize Granny Weatherwax out of the Witch Trials, and Granny tries being nice. 00:28:15 - A Hat Full of Sky Theme: Call to Adventure by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3470-call-to-adventure2023-10-162h 09
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 31: Monstrous RegimentWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 31: Monstrous Regiment. Theme: Call to Adventure by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3470-call-to-adventure License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license2023-09-012h 18Dream With Mind And HeartBonus: Disney's 1950s ShortsIn this episode, we look at the shorts released by Disney in the 1950s!Shorts covered:1. Cold War (1951)2. No Smoking (1951)3. Man’s Best Friend (1952)4. The Little House (1952)5. How to Dance (1953)6. Football Now and Then (1953)7. Toot, Whistle, Plunk, and Boom (1953)8. How to Sleep (1953)9. In the Bag (1956)10. The Story of Anyburg, USA (1957)Talk to us here:Twitter: DreamMindHeartInstagram: DreamWithMindandHeartEmail: dreamwithmindandheart@gmail.comThanks also to Rosalie Kicks for our artwork, The Honey Badgers for our theme so...2023-08-2200 min
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 30: The Wee Free MenWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 30: The Wee Free Men. Theme: Call to Adventure by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3470-call-to-adventure License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license2023-07-282h 04
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 29: Night WatchWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 29: Night Watch. Sam Vimes' life is changing. The Watch is bigger than it has ever been, the city is growing, and he is about to become a father. But all that is put in jeopardy when a freak accident during a chase transports him back in time...thirty years ago. He is contacted by the Lu-Tze and the Monks of History for a difficult task: impersonate his old mentor and teach...2023-06-302h 32Dream With Mind And HeartSong of the SouthIn this episode, we look at the problematic existence and legacy of Song of the South.Talk to us here:Twitter: DreamMindHeartInstagram: DreamWithMindandHeartEmail: dreamwithmindandheart@gmail.comThanks also to Rosalie Kicks for our artwork, The Honey Badgers for our theme song, and Tessa Swehla for editing this episode!Primary Works Consulted:Wild Minds: The Artists and Rivalries that Inspired the Golden Age of Animation by Reid MitenbulerThe Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World...2023-06-2700 minDream With Mind And HeartOnce Upon a Time PilotIn this episode, we take a break from Disney’s history in between our first two seasons to take a look at the 2011-2018 ABC show Once Upon a Time, it’s relationship to Disney’s fairy tales, Fables, Lost, and more!Talk to us here:Twitter: DreamMindHeartInstagram: DreamWithMindandHeartEmail: dreamwithmindandheart@gmail.comThanks also to Rosalie Kicks for our artwork, The Honey Badgers for our theme song, and Tessa Swehla for editing this episode!2023-05-2300 min
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 28: The Amazing Maurice and His Educated RodentsWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 28: The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents. Maurice the cat has the perfect scam. Ever since they ate magical trash behind the Unseen University, he and a band of rats, known as the Clan, have been sentient. Add in a stupid looking kid with a pipe, and you have a Rat Piper racket. But when they roll into the town of Bad Blintz, things go wrong very quickly. Theme...2023-02-101h 56
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 27: The Last HeroWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 27: The Last Hero. Lord Vetinari receives troubling news from the Agatean Empire: their emperor, Cohen the Barbarian, has abandoned his throne in a mission to "bring fire back to the gods." Faced with the world ending consequences of The Silver Horde blowing up Cori Celesti and disrupting the Disc's magical field, Vetinari recruits a team of Discworld's finest--including Rincewind, Captain Carrot, Leonard of Quirm, and the Librarian--to stop the Discworld's last...2023-02-032h 17
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 26: Thief of Time (and Death and What Comes Next)Welcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 26: Thief of Time (and "Death and What Comes Next"). 00:42 - "Death and What Comes Next" Death discusses the multiverse and quantum mechanics with a philosopher on his deathbed. 18:20 - Thief of Time High up in the mountains of the Rim, the History Monks watch and tweak the passage of history, still reeling from a time shattering event. However, the Auditors took notice of the event...2022-11-302h 17
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 25: The TruthWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 25: The Truth. William De Worde is the black sheep of the De Worde family, refusing his father's money and eeking out an existence writing a newsletter for rich patrons. When he meets some enterprising dwarves who own the Disc's first printing press, they quickly join forces to start the Ankh-Morpork Times, the Disc's first newspaper. Their first big scoop? The apparent crimes of Lord Vetinari, accused of embezzlement and murder. William...2022-11-022h 08
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 24: The Fifth ElephantWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 24: The Fifth Elephant. Vimes is dismayed to find himself sent on a diplomatic mission to Uberwald in his new role as the Duke of Ankh. He is outside his jurisdiction in a country where the lore rules and the strongest prey on the weak. But the new Low King of the dwarves is being crowned, and Ankh-Morpork needs Uberwald's resources, specifically fat. Things start going awry when a dwarven artifact is...2022-09-282h 40
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 23: Carpe JugulumWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 23: Carpe Jugulum. It's an important day for Lancre: King Verence and Queen Magrat have had a daughter. Dignitaries and commonfolk from all over have been invited for the official naming and celebration, including vampire nobility from nearby Uberwald. But everyone knows that you shouldn't invite vampires in. All four witches will have to reunite to drive the invaders out. Can Granny beat her greatest foe yet? Theme: Call to...2022-08-242h 03
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 22: The Last ContinentWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 22: The Last Continent. The Librarian is gravely ill, and the wizards of Unseen University are desperately searching for a cure, one that involves finding out the Librarian's name. All records have been destroyed, so they set out to find Rincewind, the only person who remembers the Librarian before he was transformed into an ape. But Rincewind is still trapped on the distant XXXX, the last continent, where it never rains and...2022-08-031h 58
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 21: JingoWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 21: Jingo. When a mysterious island appears in the sea between Ankh-Morpork and Klatch, both countries quickly try to claim it for themselves. Old tensions are rising, the kind that lead to violence. When an attempt is made on the life of a visiting Klatchian prince, it is up to the Watch to investigate and keep the peace. Can Vimes stop the ultimate big crime of all, war? Theme: Call...2022-07-211h 48
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 20: HogfatherWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 20: Hogfather. When the auditors conspire to assassinate the Hogfather, on Hogswatch eve no less, it is up to Death to step into his boots and deliver presents to all the children on the Disc. But with all the spare belief left over from the Hogfather's disappearance, new household gods are popping up and things are getting a little weird. Its going to require the talents of Death's granddaughter Susan, a team...2022-07-061h 47
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 19: Feet of ClayWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 19: Feet of Clay. The Watch is growing, and with that comes new crimes in the city of Ankh-Morpork. The Patrician is being poisoned and no one can figure out how, someone is killing old religious men, and the city's golems are somehow involved. Plus, Nobby is the Earl of Ankh? Its up to Vimes and Carrot to once again solve the case. Theme: Call to Adventure by Kevin MacLeod2022-06-162h 01
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 18: MaskeradeWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 18: Maskerade. Agnes Nitt is done with witches. She wants to reinvent herself by becoming an opera diva named Perdita X Dream in Ankh-Morpork, the furthest place she can think of from Lancre and the witches. But the witches need a third to their trio, and Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg are not above traveling to protect one of their own from the infamous Opera Ghost. Theme: Call to Adventure...2022-06-011h 36
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 17: Interesting TimesWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 17: Interesting Times. The Agatean Empire is on the brink of a power struggle, one which will determine the future of Discworld politics. Fate and The Lady play games with the destiny of humanity. Once again, Rincewind is reluctantly drawn into the center of the conflict, called upon by the Red Army to lead as the Great Wizzard of legend. Can he, along with some old friends, survive these interesting times? 2022-05-181h 53
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 16: Soul MusicWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 16: Soul Music. Susan Sto Helit has always been a logical if mysteriously gifted child. The universe has a certain order, and most people are just too obtuse to see it. But when a skeletal rat and a talking raven show up in her room to tell her that she is Death's granddaughter and he has gone missing (again), everything changes. She must take on Death's scythe, so to speak, just as...2022-05-041h 31
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 15: Lords and Ladies (and Troll Bridge)Welcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 15: Lords and Ladies (and "Troll Bridge"). 5:04 - "Troll Bridge" Cohen the Barbarian challenges a troll to a fight and ends up reminiscing about the way the Discworld has changed instead. 29:34 - Lords and Ladies Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Magrat Garlick return from their road trip and attempt to settle back into their roles: Granny and Nanny as head witches and Magrat as the new...2022-04-132h 15
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 14: EricWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 14: Eric. Following the events of Sourcery, Rincewind has been trapped in the Dungeon Dimensions, desperately fleeing the Things that live there, believing every minute to be his last. To his surprise, he is pulled from the Dungeon Dimensions by Eric, a thirteen year old demonologist. Believing Rincewind to be a demon summoned to do his bidding, Eric asks for three classic wishes: to be ruler of the word, to meet the...2022-03-301h 28
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 13: Men at Arms (and Theatre of Cruelty)Welcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 13: Men at Arms (and "Theatre of Cruelty"). 5:06: "Theatre of Cruelty" Vimes, Carrot, Colon, and Nobby investigate the murder of a street entertainer. 27:27: Men at Arms Captain Vimes is getting married to Lady Sybil Ramkin, the richest woman in Ankh-Morpork. Days before his wedding (and retirement), there is a mysterious theft from the Assassin's Guild, allowing Vimes to work one final case. This case is not...2022-03-232h 29
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 12: Small GodsWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 12: Small Gods. In Omnia, everyone knows that there is only one god, the great god Om. The time of his eighth prophet is near. But no one is expecting that eighth prophet to be the novice Brutha, certainly not Brutha himself. And Brutha never expects that the god would appear to him as a tortoise, taking him on an adventure that opens Brutha's mind to the possibilities of philosophy, art, and...2022-03-021h 55
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 11: Witches AbroadWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 11: Witches Abroad. After the death of Desiderata Hollow, a witch and fairy godmother, her wand is delivered to Magrat Garlick with two very specific instructions: 1) Magrat needs to travel to Genua to stop Emberella from marrying the prince and 2) under no circumstances are Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg to accompany her. However, to no one's surprise, these instructions make both witches determined to assist her in her magical road trip, especially...2022-02-162h 06
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 10: Moving PicturesWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 10: Moving Pictures. In a World Gone Madde...Victor Tugelbend has studiously avoided being a real wizard and getting entangled with magic for years. But one night, he sees a moving picture, recently created by the Alchemist's Guild and finds himself bound for Holy Wood, the place where dreams come true. The alchemists insist that moving pictures are not magic, but Victor, along with his co-star Ginger and Gaspode the Wonder Dog...2022-02-031h 54
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 9: Reaper ManWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 9: Reaper Man. The auditors of reality have had enough of Death's obsession with humans and their personalities, so they fire him, forcing him to join the human world with Binky and what little time he is given. He finds work as a field hand, but adjusting to human life is harder and more terrifying than he ever imagined. Meanwhile, Windle Poons is a wizard, and wizards always know the exact time...2022-01-191h 44
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 8: SourceryWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 8: Sourcery. On the Discworld, it is common knowledge that the eighth son of an eighth son is a wizard. But the eighth son of an eighth son of an eighth son is a sourcerer, a wizard squared, a being too powerful to be held by reality. But one wizard deliberately has an eighth son out of vengeance, prophesying that he will destroy the world. Eight years later, the sourcerer, Coin, arrives...2022-01-051h 34
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 7: Equal RitesWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 7: Equal Rites. In Equal Rites, Drum Billet the wizard knows that he is dying and wishes to bequeath his power to someone. He arrives in the Lancre village of Bad Ass right before the birth of a new wizard, the eighth son of an eighth son. He gives up his power, not realizing that the infant, Eskarina Smith, is a girl, and he dies before he can fix his mistake. Everyone...2021-12-221h 22
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 6: PyramidsWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 6: Pyramids. In Pyramids, Teppic is the heir to the throne of Djelibeybi, an ancient tiny river kingdom wedge between Ephebe and Tsort. All his life, Teppic has known that time goes on in Djelibeybi, but nothing really changes and the dead must be placed into pyramids. When he is sent to Ankh-Morpork to learn a trade at the Assasin's Guild, he is introduced to a whole new life and way of...2021-12-081h 37
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 5: Guards! Guards!Welcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 5: Guards! Guards! Guards! Guards! takes place mainly in the famed city of Ankh-Morpork. Everyone on the Disc thought that the legendary dragons were just that, legends. But when one begins to appear out of thin air to terrorize the city of Ankh Morpork, Captain Vimes of the almost defunct Night Watch is one of the few people to realize that things are not as they seem. A crime has been committed...2021-11-241h 31
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 4: The Light FantasticWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 4: The Light Fantastic. The Light Fantastic picks up right where The Colour of Magic left off with Rincewind falling off the edge of the Disc. The Octavo saves him so as not to lose one of the eight great spells that has been stuck in Rincewind's head since before he was kicked out of Unseen University. But it turns out that the Discworld is in danger. An ominous red star has...2021-11-101h 43
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 3: The Colour of MagicWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 3: The Colour of Magic. Unlike subsequent Discworld novels, The Colour of Magic is divided into 4 main sections that almost act as interconnected short stories or novellas. Each of these sections remixes and satirizes classic Sword and Sorcery genres tropes and texts that were very popular in the seventies and eighties. The overall plot introduces us to the failed wizard Rincewind, a cowardly loser who has the worst luck in the universe a...2021-10-271h 26
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 2: Wyrd SistersWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 2: Wyrd Sisters. Wyrd Sisters follows a similar plot structure to Macbeth from the perspective of the three witches, Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Magrat Garlick in the small kingdom of Lancre. When King Verenice is murdered by his cousin Duke Felmet, after his ambitious wife persuades him to do so, the witches must smuggle the heir to the throne out of the kingdom and wait for him to fulfill his destiny...2021-10-131h 25
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 1: MortWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! This is Episode 1: Mort. Mort is an unwieldy and overly enthusiastic teenager who is unsuited to his family's farming business. His family attempts to get him an apprenticeship, but the only person who shows up to take him on the day of the apprenticeship fair is a living skeleton with a cowl and a scythe, Death of course. Death takes Mort to his realm where he meets Death's adopted daughter, Ysabell, and his crusty...2021-09-291h 17
Nanny Ogg's Book ClubEpisode 0: IntroductionWelcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! In this, our introduction episode, Episode 0, we discuss Terry Pratchett's Discworld series and the method to our madness when it comes to reading or re-reading his books. Monkey listeners, subscribe to Nanny Ogg's Book Club at Episode 1: Mort comes out on September 29! Start reading. Theme: Call to Adventure by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3470-call-to-adventure License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license2021-09-2722 min
Hyperfixations7: Discworld with Tessa SwehlaThe truth may be out there, but the lies are inside your head.
Tessa, the Pratchett Proselytizer joins Nigel and Ally to discuss Sir Terry Pratchett's absurdist fantasy series 'Discworld'; how Pratchett uses satire to create his fantasy world, what are the best starting points for reading Discworld, and why boots are the most important economic metaphor.
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The Four Nations Report: An Avatar Rewatch PodcastS3, E8 - "The Puppetmaster"Bad Moon Rising: State of Emergency is in effect after multiple missing persons reports
In this week’s episode, the gang meets a mysterious old woman named Hama. We soon learn that Hama is not only a member of the Southern Water tribe but also an experienced waterbender. The surprises dont end there when Hama unveils a secret waterbending technique, bloodbending.
Featuring friend of the pod, Tessa Swehla! Find her at www.twitter.com/monkeybacklog
Find us online: www.fournationsreport.com and www.twitter.com/4nationsreport2021-03-171h 08
Martha and Colby Grow UpKiddos? NO! Childless by Choice with friend of the pod Tessa SwehlaDo you want kids?Loaded question, I know. There's a lot that goes into this decision, and sometimes not knowing right now is okay too. Colby always knew he wanted to have kids, Tessa and Martha are pretty firmly in the "no" camp. There is no wrong answer, just you know, societal pressure arond doing the right thing. Next month, we'll take a different perspective and hear from someone who DOES have kids and would like more. In the mean time, you can find us over at The Four Nations Report (www.fournationsreport.com)2021-02-1755 min
Roger's ListGreat Expectations (with Tessa Swehla)David Lean's 1946 take on Charles Dickens' immortal classic is considered by most to be the definitive adaptation; how does it hold up today? Tessa Swehla from the Monkey Off My Backlog podcast joins me to dig in to this sumptuous, witty, gothic rendition of a classic. Hosted by Steve Guntli Logo by Corinne Kempen Twitter: @rogerslistpodEmail: rogerslistpod@gmail.comInstagram: @rogerslistpodLetterboxd: https://boxd.it/7ESRsNext week's episode: Richard III (1995) 2020-11-031h 16