It’s the week before vacation and everyone’s got senioritis. Thankfully the sagas are here being very enjoyable, and we chat a lot about reading and podcasting in this breezy edition of ALF.

Things Discussed: Em’s final podcast, IBO, Tehanu and Earthsea, NANA, Umamusume, Road to the Top, Gunpla, Hololive card game, podcast plans

See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and which sections of those books we’re reading each week.

Niamh podcasts on Export Audio with Ghost Divers and Ornate Stairwells. Fae posts on bluesky at foxmomnia.exportaud.io and on twitter @foxmomnia

Em hosts Abnormal Mapping and Repertory Screenings on abnormalmapping.com and also is the Pokemon Master of Ceremonies on The Great Gundam Project. She posts on bluesky at shirokumahi.me and on twitter @em_being

Next episode: Free talk! Chicago trip 2!

The sagas are pretty good this week, and we try not to let life get us down, so this all in all is a quiet, pleasant episode of chit chat. Please enjoy!

Things Discussed: mid-00s fantasy epics, Hunter X Hunter, NANA, anime takes, Divey vs GGP, gacha check in, Chicago news, health check in

See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and which sections of those books we’re reading each week.

Niamh podcasts on Export Audio with Ghost Divers and Ornate Stairwells. Fae posts on bluesky at foxmomnia.exportaud.io and on twitter @foxmomnia

Em hosts Abnormal Mapping and Repertory Screenings on abnormalmapping.com and also is the Pokemon Master of Ceremonies on The Great Gundam Project. She posts on bluesky at shirokumahi.me and on twitter @em_being

Next episode: The Iliad, book 4, from The Iliad, Homer, trans. Emily Wilson (W. W. Norton & Company)

Sorry for the short episode again, health and mental health are pretty low right now. Hopefully things will pick up in a few weeks!

Things Discussed: Straight culture, Umamusume, vtuber stuff

See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and which sections of those books we’re reading each week.

Niamh podcasts on Export Audio with Ghost Divers and Ornate Stairwells. Fae posts on bluesky at foxmomnia.exportaud.io and on twitter @foxmomnia

Em hosts Abnormal Mapping and Repertory Screenings on abnormalmapping.com and also is the Pokemon Master of Ceremonies on The Great Gundam Project. She posts on bluesky at shirokumahi.me and on twitter @em_being

Next episode: The Iliad, book 3, from The Iliad, Homer, trans. Emily Wilson (W. W. Norton & Company)

A shorter episode this week as we begin the Iliad and have a bunch of podcast work to do after we record, we manage a nice solid hour on both the book and other stuff. Mostly horse girls and food. Y’know, the basic needs.

Things Discussed: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Wuthering Heights, Umamusume, Vodka,  Green Yuri, Cooking Talk,

See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and which sections of those books we’re reading each week.

Niamh podcasts on Export Audio with Ghost Divers and Ornate Stairwells. Fae posts on bluesky at foxmomnia.exportaud.io and on twitter @foxmomnia

Em hosts Abnormal Mapping and Repertory Screenings on abnormalmapping.com and also is the Pokemon Master of Ceremonies on The Great Gundam Project. She posts on bluesky at shirokumahi.me and on twitter @em_being

Next episode: The Iliad, book 2, from The Iliad, Homer, trans. Emily Wilson (W. W. Norton & Company)

We begin our largest book yet as we read the overly long introduction to The Iliad and talk a little bit about our time with this book before the podcast. Then, the usual yapping. Em has gotten increasingly horse-pilled. Niamh’s seen the heart of the cards.

Things Discussed: bookmark habits, day off activities, Gundam Build Fighters, movie recommendations, Pokemon cards, mental health, book update, new gaming horizons, Persona 5 The Phantom X, Umamusume (game and Beginning of a New Era), Arknights, Infinity Nikki (if you point out Em mixed this up with Yume Nikki she’s going to time you out for an entire day in the discord)

See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and which sections of those books we’re reading each week.

Niamh podcasts on Export Audio with Ghost Divers and Ornate Stairwells. Fae posts on bluesky at foxmomnia.exportaud.io and on twitter @foxmomnia

Em hosts Abnormal Mapping and Repertory Screenings on abnormalmapping.com and also is the Pokemon Master of Ceremonies on The Great Gundam Project. She posts on bluesky at shirokumahi.me and on twitter @em_being

Next episode: The Iliad, book 1, from The Iliad, Homer, trans. Emily Wilson (W. W. Norton & Company)

A one and done for this small book of magic and esoterica, but we manage a pretty good discussion out of it anyway! This was a pleasant break of an episode before we climb the mountain for our final book this season.

Things Discussed: ritual and magic/spirituality, Hololive chess, scheduling, Gundam X, robots, K-Pop Demon Hunters, A Safe Girl to Love, trans stuff and feminism, Wuthering Heights, Garfield

See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and which sections of those books we’re reading each week.

Niamh podcasts on Export Audio with Ghost Divers and Ornate Stairwells. Fae posts on bluesky at foxmomnia.exportaud.io and on twitter @foxmomnia

Em hosts Abnormal Mapping and Repertory Screenings on abnormalmapping.com and also is the Pokemon Master of Ceremonies on The Great Gundam Project. She posts on bluesky at shirokumahi.me and on twitter @em_being

Next episode: The Iliad, introduction, from The Iliad, Homer, trans. Emily Wilson (W. W. Norton & Company)

We finish the saga, reflect on some books, compare horses and mermaids, and much more on this action packed episode.

Things Discussed: Nodame Cantabile, Umamusume, A Safe Girl to Love, Guinea Pig 4: Mermaid in a Manhole, Do You Know Who Jackie Is?

Opening music for this book is Ferdia’s Song and Gae Bolga by Horslips

See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and which sections of those books we’re reading each week.

Niamh podcasts on Export Audio with Ghost Divers and Ornate Stairwells. Fae posts on bluesky at foxmomnia.exportaud.io and on twitter @foxmomnia

Em hosts Abnormal Mapping and Repertory Screenings on abnormalmapping.com and also is the Pokemon Master of Ceremonies on The Great Gundam Project. She posts on bluesky at shirokumahi.me and on twitter @em_being

Next episode: The Lesser Key of Solomon: Goetia, The Book of Evil Spirits, L. W. De Laurence (Martino Fine Books)

Somehow our boy Cu has managed to turn a gay story even gayer this week, but we soldier on undeterred. We’re just cool and strong like that.

Things Discussed: What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; Poker Face season 2; ripping CDs; Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist; music scenes; Vive L’Amour; a trip to the zoo; Guinea Pig 3: He Never Dies; vtubers

Opening music for this book is Ferdia’s Song and Gae Bolga by Horslips

See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and which sections of those books we’re reading each week.

Niamh podcasts on Export Audio with Ghost Divers and Ornate Stairwells. Fae posts on bluesky at foxmomnia.exportaud.io and on twitter @foxmomnia

Em hosts Abnormal Mapping and Repertory Screenings on abnormalmapping.com and also is the Pokemon Master of Ceremonies on The Great Gundam Project. She posts on bluesky at shirokumahi.me and on twitter @em_being

Next episode: Táin Bó Cúailnge, parts X to the end from The Táin, trans. Ciaran Carson (Penguin Classics)

A surprise week off due to medical stuff but we’re back with more murder, lots of books, horse girls, and vtubers!

Things Discussed: Umamusume Pretty Derby: Road to the Top; Nodame Cantabile; Detransition, Baby; the ren faire; The Blue Fox, galloping ghost gaming, purses, card pack meta, Guinea Pig 2: Flower of Flesh and Blood, Alien Autopsy, All For One,

Opening music for this book is Ferdia’s Song and Gae Bolga by Horslips

See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and which sections of those books we’re reading each week.

Niamh podcasts on Export Audio with Ghost Divers and Ornate Stairwells. Fae posts on bluesky at foxmomnia.exportaud.io and on twitter @foxmomnia

Em hosts Abnormal Mapping and Repertory Screenings on abnormalmapping.com and also is the Pokemon Master of Ceremonies on The Great Gundam Project. She posts on bluesky at shirokumahi.me and on twitter @em_being

Next episode: Táin Bó Cúailnge, part IX from The Táin, trans. Ciaran Carson (Penguin Classics)

A long episode mostly because Em has started watching movies again. But we have a good time chatting about all sorts of stuff, including the Táin!

Things Discussed: FFX metaphysics, DAPs (that’s MP3 players for normal people), Yo Gabba Gabba show, KPop Demon Hunters, The Double Life of Veronique, Red Rooms, Guinea Pig: Devil’s Experiment, Cece and Raora’s 3D debuts, manga corner, the circus!

Opening music for this book is Ferdia’s Song and Gae Bolga by Horslips

See the show schedule here! This’ll tell you which versions of books and which sections of those books we’re reading each week.

Niamh podcasts on Export Audio with Ghost Divers and Ornate Stairwells. Fae posts on bluesky at foxmomnia.exportaud.io and on twitter @foxmomnia

Em hosts Abnormal Mapping and Repertory Screenings on abnormalmapping.com and also is the Pokemon Master of Ceremonies on The Great Gundam Project. She posts on bluesky at shirokumahi.me and on twitter @em_being

Next episode: Táin Bó Cúailnge, parts VII through VIII from The Táin, trans. Ciaran Carson (Penguin Classics)