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!
Episode 81: An Apology, and a Collection of Recs
Episode 80: Extravaganza
Episode 79: These Newfangled Toys
Episode 78: Baby, Remember My Name
Episode 77: Sneks Bless Us, Everyone!
Episode 76: Structure?? I Don't Even Know 'Er!
Episode 75: Bread and Roses
Episode 74: Darling, It's Better Down Where It's Wetter
Episode 73: Game, Set, and Match
Episode 72: Fangs for the Memories
Episode 71: Back To School (feat. Naomi Novik)
Episode 70: Extravaganza
Episode 69: Nice Nice Nice
Episode 68: Who Wants to Live Forever?
Episode 67: Toss a Coin to Your Serpents
Episode 66: You Break It, You Bond It
Episode 65: Transfigurations
Episode 64: The Art of War
Episode 63: Hugo Award Slate Review -- Best Novels of 2019
Episode 62: Overwhelming Ancestral Nostalgia
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The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
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