In Episode 68 of CasterQuest Mandy and Xavier recap their time at Comicpalooza 2017 in Houston Texas. Houston's biggest con always has so much to offer, and we talk about hosting our first panel, cosplaying, and celebrity spotting. We enjoyed a Spongebob Q&A, learned a little bit of Klingon, experienced the supernatural from the pros about Paranormal Investigation, hung out with the baddest bounty hunters in the galaxy, and had our own Comicpalooza book club when we took a stroll down Authors Alley! This episode is jam packed with panel excerpts and interviews, so enjoy!

Show Breakdown Time Stamps:

CasterQuest/Mindfudge Comedy Podcast “Fanfiction Read-off” Panel Excerpt: 9:50

Spongebob Q&A feat. Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbake & Tom Kenny Excerpt: 21:35

Klingon IKV Kag of the Logh Veng (35:25) : https://www.facebook.com/groups/KlingonAssaultGroupPublic/?ref=bookmarks

Mandalorian Mercenaries Arqet Clan- Southern Texas Chapter (46:30): https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=arqet%20clan%20(mandalorian%20mercs%20southern%20texas%20chapter)

Dawn Paranormal Investigations (1:00:00): https://www.facebook.com/DawnParanormal/

Author Jeffrey Stagg “Modern Titan: Death of a Hero” & “A Campfire Nightmare”(1:13:10) : http://www.staggliterature.com/a-campfire-nightmare.html

Author Martine Lewis of “The Gray Eyes” Series (1:27:55): http://www.martinelewisauthor.com/

Author Arylias Nova “Parenting During the Apocalypse” / “Spark”/ “Stories of Ghardar” Series (1:36:55): https://www.amazon.com/Arylias-Nova/e/B06XCH4QL7/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1

Musical Credits:

Opening: “At ComicCon Song” by Island Arcade. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqa60Ad4EM4)

Closing: “Crunk Knight” by Kevin MacLeod incomptech.com

Special Thanks to the organizers and volunteers of Comicpalooza for hosting another great event, and letting CasterQuest be a part of the Comicpalooza Podcasting Partnership for the second year in a row!

In episode 67 of CasterQuest we recap chapters 8-11 in our "The Wise Man's Fear" Book Club. In this episode, things get a little heated when Kvothe attempts to get Elodin to enroll him in his naming class- but Elodin has a different lesson in mind for the too-clever Re'lar. After a contentious admissions exam, Kvothe has no choice but to take out another student loan with Devi- though but if he can get her access to the Archives then she'll make him a deal he can't refuse... or can he? Kvothe and Auri's nighttime picnic is interrupted by an unexpected party-crasher, and Elodin works a deal with Master Lorren to get Kvothe back into the library.

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As always, we are incredible thankful to the talented musicians who has granted us the use of their music.

Opening track: "The University" from "The Name of the Wind: The Unofficial Soundtrack" by composer Mark Haas. Available on itunes or at markhaasmusic.com

Closing track: "Maple, Maypole" by Anna Bosnick (aka Anna Phyllis Smith) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M8g7JFYabg

In Episode 66 of CasterQuest Mandy and Xavier are recording live from Comicpalooza in Houston, Texas! Bringing Kingkiller Chronicle Fans the latest installment of our "The Wise Man's Fear" Book Club, covering chapters 3-7.

In this episode, Kvothe scrambles to save up tuition money, and get enough studying in before the start of the new term at the University. He carts his friends off to the Eolian for a contentious performance, and Manet surprises everyone with his incredibly smooth seduction of Marie the Fiddler Goddess. Speaking of being smooth with the ladies, Kvothe continues to fumble his chances with Fela, while chasing after Denna and her sexy new music tutor(who also happens to be rich, handsome, and high-ranking member of the gentry.) We learn why you should never take drinks from a stranger, as Kvothe's plans to attend his admissions exam go completely off the rails after Ambrose sabatoges Kvothe with a sinister alchemical solution. Thankfully, Kvothe has a handful of dedicated friends who do their best to protect him from the effects of the drug.

Our next book club episode will cover chapters 8-11.

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As always, we are incredible thankful to the talented musicians who has granted us the use of their music.

Opening track: "The University" from "The Name of the Wind: The Unofficial Soundtrack" by composer Mark Haas. Available on itunes or at markhaasmusic.com

Closing track: "Maple, Maypole" & "Jackass, Jackass) by Anna Bosnick (aka Anna Phyllis Smith) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M8g7JFYabg & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZCSwrLC5LY

Welcome back to the Book Club, Questers!

In Episode 65 we recap the Prologue- Chapter 2 of Patrick Rothfuss' Best Selling Fantasy Novel "The Wise Man's Fear"!

As we settle in to return to our story, we spend some time at the Waystone inn, some townsfolk come to visit, and Kvothe and Bast do what they can to protect the town of Newarre from the violent and uncanny forces that seem to be cropping up at an alarming rate.

We introduce a new **Spoiler** fan question/comment segment at the end of the show- Sympathetic Spoilers.

We also talk COMICPALOOZA coming to Houston May 12-14 and what guests we are most excited to see, plus more! Visit comicpalooza.com for more information and to purchase passes.

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Music Credits: "Chronicler" from "The Name of the Wind: The Unofficial Soundtrack" by composer Mark Haas. Available on iTunes.

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In Episode 64 of CasterQuest we talk Patrick Rothfuss' Worldbuilders charity reward Book 3 Q&A. We cherry picked some of the best questions and answers and share our thoughts on them. Will Mandy be able to convince Xavier to love Lin Manuel Miranda as much as she does? What's it like to have to deal with unexpected celebrity? Patrick Rothfuss sets an interesting challenge to get book 3 finished faster. Find out the two big Kingkiller themed announcements that were revealed..plus more!

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Music Credits: "Crunk Knight" by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com

In Episode 63 of CasterQuest we talk about the upcoming Kingkiller Chronicle Movie/TV show adaption news. We compare some book-to-film franchises, one of us gets really excited about Lin Manuel Miranda, and we close things up with some fantasy casting.

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In Episode 62 of CasterQuest we wrap up our Book Club of "The Lightning Tree", a Patrick Rothfuss novella about Bast featured in the "Rogues" short story anthology.

In the episode, Bast plots a way to rid the town of Jessom Williams, Rike's abusive father. He discovers a novel way to get carrots, and tries his hand at bee keeping. We see Bast perform some mysterious Fae magic in the crafting of a charm to protect the William's family, discover some of the wackier things Crazy Martin has done, and visit with the good ole boys at the Waystone inn.

Music credits: "Talent Pipes" from "The Name of the Wind: The Unofficial Soundtrack" by composer Mark Haas. Available on iTunes. markhaasmusic.com

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In Episode 61 we recap our second part of "The Lightning Tree" short story by Patrick Rothfuss featured in the "Rogues" anthology.

Bast teaches a young girl emotional manipulation so she can keep a kitten, takes a tour of Crazy Martin's Brewing company, goes bird watching, and agrees to undertake a task that is much darker than the previous favors the children tend to ask for.. plus more!

Music Credits: "Talent Pipes" from "The Name of the Wind: The Unofficial Soundtrack" by composer Mark Haas. markhaasmusic.com.

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In episode 60 of CasterQuest, we go back to Temerant, back to Newarre, back to the Waystone Inn, and back to Kvothe and Bast! Enjoy our three-part book club series recapping "The Lightning Tree", a Patrick Rothfuss short story featured in the 2014 short story "Rogues" anthology.

In part one of "The Lightning Tree" we follow Bast as he performs favors for the children of the town of Newarre, seduces young farm girls, doles out advice on revenge, teases secrets of the Fae, and takes a burlesque worthy bath- all before lunch time.

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Musical Credits:

"Talent Pipes" from "The Name of the Wind: The Unofficial Soundtrack" by Mark Haas. markhaasmusic.com

"Groove Grove" by Kevin MacCleod incompetech.com

I bet you thought we forgot to get you a Valentine's day present, right? Well guess what- We love our listeners so much we decided to surprise them with a special Valentine's Day themed fan fiction episode! Treat yourself to three terrible fanfiction reads. And keep in mind, as ALWAYS these fanfiction episodes are NSFW and 18+ due to explicit content and adult language.

In our first story, we make politics interesting by reading:

"Make America Sexy Again" by: americalovesthecockpit

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12032908/1/Make-America-Sexy-Again

In our second story, Spongebob tries to get Squidward a Valentine's Day date in:

"Spongebob's Valentines Day" by My Animated Imagination

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4857653/3/Spongebob-Valentines-Day

In our third story we travel to South Park Colorado to find out who left Cartman a mystery Valentine in:

"The Mystery Valentine" by Wedjat (Southpark)

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7838978/3/Mystery-Valentine

We also get to pop a fanfiction cherry by inviting Justin of "Mindfudge Comedy Podcast" to join in a read!

Check out his show at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mindfudge-comedy-podcast/id1195407249?mt=2

Happy Valentine's Day, Questers!