Disc Coverers

Ask not for whom the bell tolls... it tolls for DISC COVERERS! This week, we're dead excited to discuss the eleventh Discworld book in the series, REAPER MAN-- a title about everyone's favorite bone daddy Death getting fired from his eternal supervisor position, and making a new life for himself afterwards. Also: FLESH MALL. Can an entity who exists outside of the normal flow of time grow to appreciate the terrible, fleeting beauty of mortality? Is Windle Poons the Discworld's first trans protagonist? Have shopping malls ever NOT been unsettling on some base level? Join us around the bonfire for one last waltz as we celebrate this truly exceptional entry into our ranking list.

(It's not ACTUALLY our last waltz, though. We've still got thirty books to go!)

OUR CURRENT RANKING:

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

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

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

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

IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon

THE VIDEO GAME "INSCRYPTION": https://www.inscryption.com/

"WE WERE HIT BY A HORSE TRUCK AND GOT ISEKAI'D INTO EQUESTRIA?", GRACE'S MLP REWATCH PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/horseisekai

THE PHOENIX WRIGHT: ACE ATTORNEY VIDEO GAME TRILOGY: https://store.steampowered.com/app/787480/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney_trilogy

I WON'T LINK PARU ITAGAKI'S NEW COMIC "SANDA" BECAUSE IT'S NOT OFFICIALLY OUT YET IN ENGLISH AND I'M NOT GOING TO PROMOTE SCANS ON HERE. But when it gets localized? You gotta read that shit. It's nuts, I promise.

OUR CURRENT RANKING:

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

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

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

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

IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon

"THE FUNNY THING ABOUT THE DEER", A GAME BY PIP D.: https://gooeypip.itch.io/the-funny-thing-about-the-deer

"WE WERE HIT BY A HORSE TRUCK AND GOT ISEKAI'D INTO EQUESTRIA?", GRACE'S NEW MLP REWATCH PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/horseisekai

THE TRAILER FOR "NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1VrDnrwJdI

ON THIS EPISODE OF DISC COVERERS: Know what's more impressive than summoning demons? Summoning the patience for a whole hour's worth of discussion about the worst Discworld book we've read so far, ERIC (or, more accurately, "(strike)FAUST(/strike) ERIC")! Why does this book feel like a dumping ground for a series of limp, cynical bureaucracy gags? Why's Rincewind being such a weird, pissy little jerk to this teenage boy? Did Sir Terry just have a REALLY awful experience at a Best Western once? These questions are... vaguely addressed in this episode. Also we talk about a LOT of other stuff to avoid talking about this book. Whoops!

OUR CURRENT RANKING:
1. Guards! Guards!
2. Mort
3. Wyrd Sisters
4. Equal Rites
5. Pyramids
6. Sourcery
7. The Light Fantastic
8. The Colour Of Magic
9. Eric

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

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

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

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

IRIS JAY: http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon

WATCH ROBIN & THE DREAMWEAVERS HERE, INSTEAD OF READING THIS BOOK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqvg77IFtNo

BUY THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR HERE, INSTEAD OF READING THIS BOOK: https://bookshop.org/books/this-is-how-you-lose-the-time-war/9781534430990

BUY PSYCHONAUTS 2 HERE, INSTEAD OF READING THIS BOOK: https://bookshop.org/books/this-is-how-you-lose-the-time-war/9781534430990

GO OUTSIDE, INSTEAD OF READING THIS BOOK: There's no link for this one. Just go outside. Unless you're already there, in which case: congratulations!

Right, what's all this then? It's a new episode covering the eighth Discworld novel and the first in its beloved Watch series of stories, GUARDS! GUARDS! Is this the most anti-monarchist Discworld book we've read yet? Do the Watch really count as cops, despite technically being police officers? Are the four hosts of this show too hoplelessly lesbian to view Lady Sybil Ramkin with an objective critical eye? (Yes. God, yes.) Buckle your protectives, folks-- there's a lot going on in this one. 

OUR CURRENT RANKING:

CATCH US ONLINE:

@Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / [email protected] on email

GRACE LOVELACE:

http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon

JUNIPER THEORY:

http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon

BALINA MAHIGAN:

@wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon

IRIS JAY:

http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon

Hey buddy, wanna buy a scenic river kingdom with over 7,000 years of history? In this episode, we slather on the sunscreen and wander out into the seventh book in the Discworld series, PYRAMIDS! Are there better book ideas secreted away inside this book? Does the fictional Kingdom of Djelibeybi actually bear anything deeper than the most superficial resemblance to ancient Egypt? Are we bad people for finding a pantheon sexy, or did Sir Terry goof up by not making his pantheon sexy enough? And can we just give the whole razor blade thing a rest already? We discuss all these topics... and MORE.

OUR CURRENT RANKING:

1. Mort

2. Wyrd Sisters

3. Equal Rites

4. Pyramids

5. Sourcery

6. The Light Fantastic

7. The Colour Of Magic

CATCH US ONLINE:

@Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / [email protected] on email

GRACE LOVELACE:

http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon

JUNIPER THEORY:

http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon

BALINA MAHIGAN:

@wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon

IRIS JAY:

http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon

By the pricking of my thumbs... something Discworld this way comes! This month we're covering WYRD SISTERS, book that was released the same year as Sourcery and yet stands on its own as a far funnier, more pleasantly competent read. Hop on your souped-up broomstick and join us as we discuss Sir Terry's discovery of character chemistry, whether the Duchess was a girlboss, what the hell "nuncle" means, and which Shakespeare play this book is supposed to be a parody of. (Kiiiiind of Macbeth? But also kind of Hamlet. It's complicated.) Plus: Greebo!

Whooooo's excited for another book about Rincewind?! ...Okay, fine, who's tepidly willing to tolerate another book about Rincewind? In this episode we're tackling D-world Book 5: SOURCERY, a book with some interesting things to say about the corrupting nature of power. Unfortunately, this gets buried behind pointless characters, dangling plot threads, and a really, really ill-conceived visit to the half-baked orientalist Seriphate of Klatch. On the bright side, though, we get more Librarian action than we've gotten in any book before, so that's fun. Plus: Is Rincewind Trans? 

OUR CURRENT RANKING:

1. Mort

2. Equal Rites

3. Sourcery

4. The Light Fantastic

5. The Colour Of Magic

CATCH US ONLINE:

@Discpod on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon / [email protected] on email

GRACE LOVELACE:

http://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon

JUNIPER THEORY:

http://twitch.tv/junipertheory / @junipertheory on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon

BALINA MAHIGAN:

@wolfcau on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon

IRIS JAY:

http://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics on Twitter / @[email protected] on Mastodon

THE TIKTOK VIDEO WE FREAKED OUT ABOUT AT THE END:

https://www.tiktok.com/@beatingthebinary/video/6917309538865515782

"JOXXER THE MIGHTY" FROM XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS, LINKED HERE TO AVOID COPYRIGHT ISSUES:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnMCh2aXitg

Howdy-hoo and how 'bout you, Discheads! Today we're tackling the fourth book in the Discworld series and the first one to finally yank attention away from wizard shenanigans, MORT! What's it like to be the anthropomorphic personification of Death? Can princesses really piss through a whole stack of mattresses? What the hell is jugged ham, anyways? All these questions and more are... well, if not answered, then at least explored in a vaguely thorough manner. This was a genuinely good book and we're very excited to share our disc-coveries with you!

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THE AFOREMENTIONED CLAIRE KEANE CONCEPT ART FOR A MORT DISNEY FILM ADAPTATION:

Have you heard of... genders? We're back with a streamlined new show format and we're taking on Sir Terry's earliest attempt at a Girl Power-ed Discworld novel, Equal Rites. Does he succeed at this? ...Ehhhhh. Is it interesting to read? Sure! We also talk about pizza jokes from the 1980's, dick pills for boner problems, and our unashamed total lack of knowledge regarding British royal lineage. Come have a listen!

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GRACE LOVELACE:

JUNIPER THEORY:

We continue our gripping analysis of The Light Fantastic, and discuss troll taxonomy, dental accessories, a good bit of The Genders, and more jokes that I'm sure were real corkers to Brits during the 1980s but which are like transmissions from an alternate universe to us North American scum. Plus: The Worst Joke In The Book! 

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