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Whiskey with WitcherRonin in the Deep: Ronin of Rivia ReturnsWe’ve read The Witcher: Ronin and we have questions! Sadly, we don’t know any actual ronin that we can approach for answers, but we do know someone with “ronin” in her Instagram name (which is basically the same thing, right?). This week, we welcome back our good friend Gosia, aka Ronin of Rivia, for a deep dive into the world of the Witcher manga. How much do witchers actually have in common with ronin samurai? Why is a yuki onna the perfect adversary for this version of Geralt? And are there any Japanese monsters she’d have liked to see? Pl...2025-04-091h 27Whiskey with WitcherSide Quest: Cutting Ourselves Off...AgainWhat was once lost is now found. And for that, we can only say...we're sorry! It's our first side quest of the season and we're dishing up over a dozen never before heard podcast moments from over the past two years. These were conversations, tangents and the occasional meltdown that we sadly had to cut for time, even though they resulted in some of the biggest laughs we've ever had behind the mics! If that's not enough to entice you, many feature past guests—including Joanna Estep and Ronin of Rivia—a few offer unique glimpses behind the scenes, and...2025-03-261h 24Whiskey with WitcherConnecting Cultures with Ronin of RiviaThe Witcher is going to Japan! Well, sort of. With a Witcher manga now available, a line of Japanese-influenced statues in stores and a new Witcher tabletop game inspired by feudal Japan shipping next year, Geralt's flirtation with the far east shows no sign of slowing. What's behind it? This week, we welcome Gosia, the passionate fan, translator and student of Japanology behind the Ronin of Rivia social media account to see if we can find out! Gosia discusses how her love of The Witcher and Japanese culture inspired her to study the intersection of the two, why Geralt seems...2024-10-301h 18Whiskey with WitcherPouring Over PagesWe’re returning to the world of word balloons this week as we take on the latest Witcher comic books! Dark Horse’s second omnibus collection features four very different tales starring Geralt of Rivia, each drawn by a different artist. We discuss and unpack all of them, finding much to enjoy in these stories set within the universe of the Witcher games. Tricky moral quandaries! Icky monster fights! Dandelion!! We also find much to enjoy in this episode’s whisky, Kyrö Malt Rye, which we picked up on a recent trip to Finland. What were we doing in Finland? Did we...2023-10-181h 45Whiskey with WitcherA Farewell to Henry CavillFive years. Three seasons. Twenty-four episodes. And a whole lot of “Hmms.” It’s hard to overstate the impact Henry Cavill has had on The Witcher and the role of Geralt of Rivia, which makes his departure from the series difficult for so many of its fans. But rather than being sad that he’s leaving, we’re celebrating his time on the Continent with a special tribute episode! Tim and Valerie discuss the role Cavill had in their fandom of the show, share some of our favorite moments featuring his Geralt and read a few tributes written by listeners. And since...2023-10-111h 48Whiskey with WitcherSide Quest: The Time of Contempt is (Almost) NighIt’s the season that’s so big they had to split it into two! We’ve returned and so has Geralt of Rivia, who’s back with a dramatic new season three teaser. We discuss what its talk of fear might reveal about season three, unpack intriguing details (so why is Rience holding a cat?) and share our thoughts on Netflix’s decision to release the season in two “volumes.” We also weigh in on the images that were released alongside it, get a little snarky about Yen’s recent sense of fashion, answer a few listener questions and even get into th...2023-05-031h 15Whiskey with WitcherSide Quest: The Hexer Your SayConfused about what it is we’ll be discussing during our soon-to-debut new season? Don’t worry, we are too! (Though in fairness, we get confused about a lot of things.) In this new bonus episode, we give you the skinny on The Hexer—the Polish TV series that brought Geralt of Rivia to the world of live action for the very first time. When did this series, which is called Wiedzmin in Polish, debut? Who’s in it? What does it adapt? Why didn’t it succeed? And how the heck are we going to keep from mispronouncing all of those P...2022-09-2146 minWhiskey with WitcherSide Quest: Songs in the Key of JaskierHow much do we admire Geralt of Rivia’s quick-witted and always impeccably dressed traveling companion? Enough to dedicate a whole episode to him! In this musically minded side quest, we rank the five songs sung by Jaskier over the course of The Witcher’s two seasons, offering our thoughts and insights over their often deeper-than-you-realize lyrics. And to add to the merriment, we do it over a glass of Heaven’s Door Double Barrel Whiskey, a whiskey created by none other than Bob Dylan (who also has a gift for clever musical wordplay). Join us for this toast to our fa...2022-07-1136 min