Disc Coverers

Did you miss us?? Back from the Summer of Surgery, DISC COVERERS presents a very special episode: for the first time ever, all four of us are recording face to face! And we're covering the book people have been asking us about since we started the show, NIGHT WATCH! Sam Vimes has come unstuck in time, and now he's trying to prevent a massive criminal paradox in order to get BACK... to the FUTURE. What does it mean to be a "good" cop? What did Terry think it meant? What do we think it means? This is a heavy one, but don't worry, we also crack a lot of dipshit jokes as per usual. Enjoy!

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JUNIPER THEORY: @junipertheory on Cohost / @[email protected] on Mastodon / http://twitch.tv/junipertheory

BALINA MAHIGAN: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @Balina on Cohost / @wolfcau on Xwitter

IRIS JAY: https://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Xwitter / http://irisjay.net/newsletter

IRIS'S RECOMMENDATION THIS EPISODE: Get an eye exam. Just get one! When was the last time you got one? Schedule one, and schedule a dentist appointment too, because that's also worth it.

THE VIDEO GAME "TACTICAL BREACH WIZARDS": https://wizards.cool

NETRUNNER WORLDS, A NETRUNNER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP THAT JUNE WILL BE DOING ANNOUNCEMENTS AT: https://nullsignal.games/worlds-2024-information-landing-page/

THE EVIL GAY FURRY STREAMING CONVENTION DVS: https://d-v-s.online/

First off, that's way too many teeth for a cat to have.

DISCOVER US ONLINE: https://discpod.fun / [email protected] on email / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Cohost, Bluesky and Xwitter

NERO VILLAGALLOS O'REILLY: https://itsnero.com / webcomic ULTRAVIOLENTS at https://uv.itsnero.com / https://patreon.com/itsnero / @[email protected] on Mastodon / itsnero on Cohost, Bluesky and Twitter

GRACE LOVELACE: https://princess.software / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @grace on Cohost

BALINA MAHIGAN: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @Balina on Cohost / @wolfcau on Xwitter

IRIS JAY: https://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Xwitter / http://irisjay.net/newsletter

Squeakings and salutations, discettes and discinos! On this episode of DISC COVERERS, we're exploring Terry's first venture into young adult fiction: 2001's THE AMAZING MAURICE AND HIS EDUCATED RODENTS. We're admittedly less familiar with the YA end of Discworld, so this book's nuanced themes and dark subject matter took us by total (positive!) surprise. What does it mean to be a true "person"? Are we ultimately defined by our base survival instincts, or our struggle to become something more? Most importantly, why aren't there more books about tiny-size animal societies living in a people-size world? I NEED more rat content, NOW!!!

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JUNIPER THEORY: @junipertheory on Cohost / @[email protected] on Mastodon / http://twitch.tv/junipertheory

BALINA MAHIGAN: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @Balina on Cohost / @wolfcau on Xwitter

IRIS JAY: https://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Xwitter / http://irisjay.net/newsletter

THE VIDEO GAME "LORELEI AND THE LASER EYES", BY SIMOGO GAMES: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2008920/Lorelei_and_the_Laser_Eyes/

PRINCESS GRACE'S EXQUISITE EROTIC LITERATURE: https://perfect.hypnovir.us/

THE UPCOMING VIDEO GAME "DEATH OF THE REPROBATE", BY JOE RICHARDSON: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1739900/Death_of_the_Reprobate/

THE VIDEO GAME "IN STARS AND TIME", BY insertdisc5: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677310/In_Stars_And_Time/

THE UPCOMING VIDEO GAME "THE LAST DAYS OF FRIENDSHIP VALLEY", BY HEATHER FLOWERS: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2815700/The_Last_Days_of_Friendship_Valley/

DISC COVERERS is back, and it's time we took this podcast to the last place in Discworld untouched by capitalism... SPACE! On this episode we cover THE LAST HERO, a short novella about elderly barbarians and wizard hijinks that mostly exists as an excuse for Paul Kidby to paint some really phenomenal illustrations. If you were a kind of swamp dragon, what kind of swamp dragon would you be? Is Cohen anyone's favorite Discworld character to read about? Do you think Hex could, with enough subtle and tactful suggestion, crack Ponder Stibbons's egg? (We do.) It's time to say bon voyage to the wacky thwacky old-school road trip Discworld story template, but don't worry-- like an ingrown toenail, Rincewind will one day return...

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GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @grace on Cohost

JUNIPER THEORY: @junipertheory on Cohost / @[email protected] on Mastodon / http://twitch.tv/junipertheory

BALINA MAHIGAN: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @Balina on Cohost / @wolfcau on Twitter

IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Twitter / http://irisjay.net/newsletter

ZOI BRAND GREEK YOGURT: https://www.zoigreekyogurt.com/

A REFERRAL CODE FOR THE VIDEO GAME "PALIA": https://accounts.palia.com/sign-up?referral=4fe97272-f4f5-48b6-9363-b9ea7687c729

THE VIDEO GAME "TEAM FORTRESS 2", WHICH I THINK WE'VE RECOMMENDED BEFORE BUT WHATEVER, STILL GOOD: https://www.teamfortress.com/

THE VIDEO GAME "VOID STRANGER": https://store.steampowered.com/app/2121980/Void_Stranger/

TICK TOCK, DISCERATI... It's DISC COVERERS time again, and on this episode we're covering 2001's THIEF OF TIME! The Auditors are back on their bullshit again. They want to shatter time itself, and one of their number walks among the humans of the disc in mortal form. Only veteran History Monk sweeper Lu-Tze and his peculiarly gifted sidekick Lobsang-- plus special returning gal we love to see, Susan Sto Helit-- can avert this reality-shredding catastrophe! Is this the least Discworld-like Discworld book? (Maybe!) Are all the kung fu moves and time slicing shenanigans in this book a result of The Matrix being really popular around the time it was published? (Probably!) Most importantly, WHY isn't there more fanfiction and art that pair up Susan and Unity? (I DON'T KNOW AND THEY'RE THE ONLY OTP THAT MATTERS TO ME NOW. IF YOU MAKE SOME, SEND IT TO US.) It's about TIME you started listening!

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GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @grace on Cohost

JUNIPER THEORY: @junipertheory on Cohost / @[email protected] on Mastodon / http://twitch.tv/junipertheory

BALINA MAHIGAN: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @Balina on Cohost / @wolfcau on Twitter

IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Twitter / http://irisjay.net/newsletter

"PRATCHAT", ANOTHER GOOD PODCAST THAT'S REVIEWING ALL OF TERRY PRATCHETT'S WORKS AND NOT JUST THE MAINLINE DISCWORLD NOVELS: https://pratchatpodcast.com/

THE GAME "WARFRAME": https://playwarframe.com

THE OPENING THEME FOR THE ANIME "GAOGAIGAR" (PHOTOSENSITIVITY WARNING!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgAazreoQqA

THE ENTIRE 1979 CHINESE ANIMATED FILM "NEZHA CONQUERS THE DRAGON KING": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxa72iEZkfk

A CUTE PIECE OF NSFW ART FEATURING BALINA'S CHARACTERS BY ROXANNA RACHNID, WHO INCIDENTALLY IS GREAT AT ART AND IS REGULARLY OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS: https://cohost.org/Balina/post/4009659-lakshmi-and-ashley-s

Extra, extra! Read all about it! DISC COVERERS returns for another enthralling episode, and this time we're covering THE TRUTH, Sir T of P's jaunt through journalism. In a world where free speech is an urban legend and accountability for the aristocracy is a joke, what drives someone to start reporting news? Who, exactly, are news publications for, anyway? Is there a difference between not being a bad person and being a good one? All this discussed, PLUS an extended tangent on the intense polyamory potential of William, Saccharissa, and Otto. Don't miss out! Also send us your fanfics!

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DISCOVER US ONLINE: [email protected] on email / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Cohost, Bluesky and Twitter

GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @grace on Cohost

JUNIPER THEORY: @junipertheory on Cohost / @[email protected] on Mastodon / http://twitch.tv/junipertheory

BALINA MAHIGAN: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @Balina on Cohost / @wolfcau on Twitter

IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Twitter / http://irisjay.net/newsletter

THE ONE REALLY GOOD EROTIC FANFICTION THAT WE DISCUSS ON THE SHOW: https://archiveofourown.org/works/3598347

A TRAILER FOR SAW 6, WIDELY REGARDED AS ONE OF THE FINEST IN THE SAW SERIES OF FILMS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKxcf50t1xE&pp=ygUNU0FXIDYgVFJBSUxFUg%3D%3D

THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR THE TELEVISION SHOW "TASKMASTER": https://www.youtube.com/@Taskmaster

THE GAME DEV SYSTEM ERASURE: https://se-made.com/

THE GAME "RHYTHM DOCTOR": https://store.steampowered.com/app/774181/Rhythm_Doctor/

Ghoulish greetings, discerati! DISC COVERERS is back in time for spooky season, and this time we're covering THE FIFTH ELEPHANT! Special guest host and werewolf expert KEL MCDONALD joins us to talk about this dark, thrill-packed political potboiler that also, coincidentally, just happens to be a Discworld novel. Why is this the only werewolf-centric Discworld book? Could prime-era Bruce Willis pull off a convincing Sam Vimes? How are we STILL debating whether Nobby Nobbs is a non-binary icon? We paws to reflect on all this and more in this extra-long super episode!

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SPECIAL GUEST KEL MCDONALD: http://kelmcdonald.com / patreon.com/kelmcdonald / twitch.tv/kelmcdonald / https://mailchi.mp/fa17a626907f/keepingupwithkel (fuck social media)

GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @grace on Cohost

JUNIPER THEORY: @junipertheory on Cohost / @[email protected] on Mastodon

BALINA MAHIGAN: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @Balina on Cohost / @wolfcau on Twitter

IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Twitter / http://irisjay.net/newsletter

JUNIPER'S TWITCH CHANNEL, WHERE WE'LL BE DOING A SPECIAL BONUS DISCWORLD-THEMED VIDEO GAME STREAM LATER THIS MONTH: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory

THE ARTICLE ON "THE WOLF MAN" SCREENWRITER CURT SIODMAK KEL MENTIONED ON THE EPISODE: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-sep-09-me-18200-story.html#:~:text=Curt%20Siodmak%2C%20the%20writer%20who,and%20'50s%2C%20died%20Sept

THE SHORTBOX COMICS FAIR: https://www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/

"PHOBIAPHILIA", AN EROTIC COMIC BY NERO VILLAGALLOS O'REILLY, CURRENTLY SOLD AT THE SHORTBOX COMICS FAIR: https://www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop/p/phobiaphilia-by-nero-villagallos-oreilly

THE PINBALL VIDEO GAME "XENOTILT", NOW OUT IN EARLY ACCESS: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2008980/XENOTILT_HOSTILE_PINBALL_ACTION/

A TRAILER FOR THE ANIME "UNDEAD MURDER FARCE": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY7pSxO5GFw&pp

THE LEMON DEMON / MY LITTLE PONY: EQUESTRIA GIRLS MASHUP ALBUM "SPIRIT PONY": https://shimshamwow.bandcamp.com/album/spirit-pony?from=hp

Ahhh, the creatures of the night... what beautiful pods they cast... DISC COVERERS is back, and this episode we're sucking harder than ever! CARPE JUGULUM is the finale of the Witches novel series (...sort of), and holy smokes, there's SO much going on with this book that just calling it "the one about the yuppie vampire family" feels like selling it short. Is it a treatise on upper-class neo-fascism and respectability politics? Is it a compassionate exploration of plurality? Is it a stealth sequel and semi-rebuttal to Small Gods? Is it just Lords And Ladies, but done better? Don't miss sinking your teeth into this one, discites!

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GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @grace on Cohost

JUNIPER THEORY: @junipertheory on Twitch and Cohost / @[email protected] on Mastodon

BALINA MAHIGAN: @[email protected] on Mastodon / @Balina on Cohost / @wolfcau on Twitter

IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Twitter

"GODFEELS, OR: I DREAMED OF FEELING BETTER", A HOMESTUCK FANFICTION PROJECT PRIMARILY BY SARAH ZEDIG: https://archiveofourown.org/series/1475819

A RECORDING OF HOLLY HOLLOWTONES'S "HOLLY LEARNS ABOUT TOUHOU!" STREAM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJU9rvKJznU

A PRETTY GOOD BEGINNER'S GUIDE ON HOW TO GET INTO GUNPLA: https://www.polygon.com/guides/22653114/gunpla-gundam-models-hobby

THE FIRST TITLE SEQUENCE OF THE MECHA ANIME "GAOGAIGAR": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgAazreoQqA

G'DAY, MATES! Disc Coverers is BACK, and on today's episode we're reviewing the last (sort of) and best (technically) Rincewind novel, THE LAST CONTINENT! This book is aggressively just fine-- it's not blindingly offensive like the last Rincewind book, but it also doesn't have a ton of Incredible Sociopolitical Commentary or anything in it, so we spent most of this ep kicking back and talking about jokes we liked. Come for the furries (and you know I do, dear listeners), but stay for June's podcast-within-a-podcast queer cinema review of the film "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"!

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DISCOVER US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Cohost / [email protected] on email

GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @grace on Cohost

JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Cohost and Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon

BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon

IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Twitter

CRUNCHYROLL, THE ANIME SERVICE WHERE THE CONCEPT OF "BAD ANIME ROULETTE" WAS FIRST CONCIEVED: https://www.crunchyroll.com/

"GAMBLING APOCALYPSE KAIJI", BY NOBUYUKI FUKUMOTO: https://bookshop.org/p/books/gambling-apocalypse-kaiji-volume-3-nobuyuki-fukumoto/9185405?ean=9781634429245

CONNECTIONS MUSEUM SEATTLE: https://www.telcomhistory.org/connections-museum-seattle/

"CURSED HALO AGAIN", A MOD FOR THE PC GAME HALO: THE MASTER CHIEF COLLECTION: https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2962107814

Well, Discettes and Discinos, here we are at the exact midpoint of our journey through Discworld. I wish we had a better book to celebrate the occasion. If Terry had just released this one before Hogfather, or if the "Science Of" books and short stories were included in the Official Discworld Reading List, maybe we could've avoided this. Unfortunately, it pains me to inform you: We done got JINGO'd. And now, should you deign to click "Play" on this episode, so will you. It's a good episode, but holy Toledo, this book had problems that we didn't even expect. I was being serious about the transgender Nobby fix-it fic though, you NEED to let us know if you write that.

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DISCOVER US ONLINE: @Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @discpod on Cohost / [email protected] on email

GRACE LOVELACE: http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @grace on Cohost

JUNIPER THEORY: http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Cohost and Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon

BALINA MAHIGAN: @wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon

IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @[email protected] on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Cohost, Pillowfort, Tumblr and Twitter

THE VIDEO GAME "GET IN THE CAR, LOSER!": https://loveconquersallgames.itch.io/getinthecarloser

THE ELABORATE SIX-YEARS-IN-THE-MAKING GAME MOD GRACE WROTE FOR, "ALIEN SWARM: REACTIVE DROP": https://store.steampowered.com/app/563560/Alien_Swarm_Reactive_Drop/

THE ALBUM "CAROUSEL", BY VYLET PONY: https://vyletpony.bandcamp.com/album/carousel-an-examination-of-the-shadow-creekflow-and-its-life-as-an-afterthought

THE VIDEO GAME "THE MURDER OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG": https://store.steampowered.com/app/2324650/The_Murder_of_Sonic_the_Hedgehog/