By The Verities
Six smart people discussing Doctor Who
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Welcome to our very first foray into "Who Adjacent" media! Join Deb, Erika, Kat, and Liz as we talk about Liz's pick: Jean Marsh's performance in Willow. Have you seen Willow? What did you think of Jean Marsh's performance? Drop...
This Extra! is bittersweet Join Deb, Liz, and Tansy as they mope over the (very wise) lack of Gallifrey One this year and re-defend some of the topics from last year's live show. Do you have a stellar defense of...
Welcome to the Verity! TARDIS Tour of the Universe - Planning Intergalactic Package Holidays since 1963! Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as Tansy helps us plan and experience some thrilling intergalactic travel! You can play along with us at home! Grab...
It's Lynne's turn for some "Comfort Who"! Join Deb, Erika, Kat, and Lynne as we discuss a murder mystery with art deco robots. Is this story comfort Who for you? Who or why not? Drop us a tweet or let us...
This Extra! is very theme-appropriate! Join Deb, Katrina, and Tansy as they talk about makes a Doctor Who story a "comfort story" and what still brings us joy in Doctor Who after all these years. What makes a comfort story...
We start off our 2021 theme with some "Comfort Who"! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we dig into a story that makes Deb happy, "Partners in Crime." Is this story comfort Who for you? Who or why not? Drop...
A new year means a new theme for Verity! Join Deb, Katrina, Liz, and Lynne as they talk about what 2021 has in store for the podcast. What kinds of things are you looking forward to this year? Drop us...
Happy 2021! Most of the Verities join the New Year's party to discuss this year's "festive special"! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, Lynne, and Tansy as we pick apart "Revolution of the Daleks". Some of us loved it. Some of us...
This time, the Verities gather to partake in a holiday-themed deathmatch. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, Lynne, and Tansy as we determine the greatest Doctor Who Christmas special of all time! We also learn what some guy from Criminal Minds probably smells...
It's another holiday hindsight episode! Join Deb, Lynne, and Tansy as they discuss a lovely audio classic, Rob Shearman's The Chimes of Midnight! Have you listened to this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare...
It's been a while since Deb has brought out the monsters in the Verities. Join her as she puts Katrina and Lynne through the ringer with some tough choices. Which monstrous decisions would you have made? Drop us a tweet...
It's a holiday hindsight episode, but maybe not the cheeriest one? Join Deb, Kat, and Liz as they discuss what turns out to be nobody's favourite Christmas special. (Yes, Erika titled this episode. Muahahaha!) Have you rewatched this story recently?...
The Verities are playing trivia again! Join Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we return to Doctor Who Trivial Pursuit, with just a hint of the Incomparable Network-style Random Pursuit flavour. How would you have done at this trivia? And what other...
Time to turn our hindsight on another beloved Doctor Who story. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as they discuss "City of Death". Does Deb still feel "eh" about it? Listen and find out! Have you rewatched this story recently?...
This Extra! fits in with our hindsight-is-2020 theme! Join Deb, Katrina, Liz, and Lynne as they talk about their own personal Doctor Who history. What are your personal Doctor Who remembrances? Drop us a tweet or let us know in...
Time to turn our hindsight on another beloved Doctor Who story. Join Deb, Katrina, Liz, and Tansy as they discuss "Genesis of the Daleks", how it holds up, and what watching it in 2020 felt like. Have you rewatched this...
Ok, so they're not all technically "frocks", but that's a great title, so we're going with it. Join Deb as she runs Erika, Lynne, and Tansy through this delightful new game! Which costumes would have won the day for you?...
This episode covers "The Time of Angels" and "Flesh and Stone". Join Deb, Katrina, and Lynne as they chat about these two generally lauded episodes. Have you rewatched this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did...
If you wanted to hear the Verities play a Doctor Who board game from 1976, today is your day! Join Liz as she runs Deb and Lynne all over the universe, trying to find the Doctor. Have you played this...
This time we turn our eyes to a "middling" entry in the Doctor Who pantheon. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Liz as we wander the corridors of "The God Complex". Have you rewatched this story recently? If so, what did...
Deb is still getting by with a little hell from her friends! Join Deb, Erika, and Kat as Deb makes us defend topics provided by Tom and Jessica, who are "In Defense Of" champions in their own right, thanks to...
It's Kat's turn in the hindsight-seat. Join Deb, Katrina, and Tansy as they take another look at "Amy's Choice" to see how they feel about it after all this time. (And yes, I know I'm re-using a title, but it's...
We needed something with very little prep for this week's episode. Join Erika, Lizbeth, and Tansy as we look back at "The Night of the Doctor", the webisode that shocked and delighted us all! Have you rewatched this mini-ep recently?...
Today's extra brings you a special treat. Join Deb as she talks to Liz about her experience writing for Big Finish! Have you listened to some of Liz's excellent work for Big Finish? Drop us a tweet or let us...
When you just don't have time to prep -- trivia! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we return to Doctor Who Trivial Pursuit, with just a hint of the Incomparable Network-style Random Pursuit flavour. How would you have done at...
It's Lynne's turn to do a hindsight-check. Join Deb, Katrina, and Lynne as they take a look back at the 3rd Doctor story "The Mutants". (No, not the 1st Doctor story "The Mutants". We call that "The Daleks". Deal with...
A last-minute schedule change means more trivia! Join Erika as she runs Katrina and Tansy through the special Incomparable Network-style Random Pursuit (with a strong emphasis on Doctor Who trivia, of course). How would you have done at this trivia? And what...
Today's recording is as cozy as the episode. Join Deb and Erika as they discuss another story that often lands near the top of the Doctor Who polls. Is "Midnight" as good as its rep? We dig in! Have you watched...
It's a brand new game! Join Deb as she puts Lynne and Tansy in the producer chair and forces them to re-cast beloved (and not-so-beloved) Doctor Who stories! How would you have re-cast these stories? Drop us a tweet or let...
We don't do ads much on Verity!, but when we do, it's for something that's a genuine Happy Thing! We're pleased to bring you a snippet from an upcoming ep of David Tennant Does a Podcast With... Jim Parsons! Our regular weekly...
We're back with another received fan wisdom hindsight check. Join Deb, Erika, and Tansy as we talk about "The Caves of Androzani" and whether it really belongs at the top of all those fan polls. Is it the greatest Doctor Who...
Oh look! More "help" from "friends". Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we answer questions from the fellas over at Radio Free Skaro! How would you have answered these questions? Let us know in the comments! ^E Extra-special thanks...
Time for another received fan wisdom hindsight check. Join Deb, Katrina, Liz, and Tansy as they discuss "Timelash" and whether it really belongs at the bottom of all those fan polls. Have you watched this story recently? If so, what...
Today's Extra! brings you a great conversation on fan activism. Join Deb, Lynne, Tansy, and special guests Joy Piedmont and Robyn Jordan as they delve into this fascinating and important topic. Have you participated in fan activism? Drop us a...
Hindsight strikes again! Join Deb, Katrina, Liz, and Lynne as they chat about Liz's choice to revisit, "Night Terrors". Have you watched this story recently? If so, what did you think, and how did that compare with how you felt...
It's been a long time since the Verities played Doctor Who Trivial Pursuit. Join Deb as she forces Liz, Lynne, and Tansy to answer all kinds of geeky trivia. How did you do with these questions? Drop us a tweet...
Time for more hindsight. Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we dip back and see if "Blink" is really all that or if our views have changed over the years. Have you revisited this story recently? If so, what did...
This week Deb comes up with a cooperative way to friend-source game material for the podcast. Join her as she puts Erika, Katrina, and Lynne through a new edition of "Seven Minutes in Heaven/Hell" with topics by friend-of-the-show (and as...
Time for another bit of hindsight. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we discuss Deb's modern Who pick to look back at, "The Rings of Akhaten". Fandom really hates this one. And we (mostly) didn't love it the first time...
As promised, the Verities dive into Big Finish! Join Deb, Katrina, Lizbeth, and Tansy as they discuss a Doctor Who audio drama, The Eye of the Scorpion. Have you listened to this story? Did you revisit it for this...
This week we all just needed a quiet conversation about what is bringing us comfort and grounding us through the pandemic. We cover both Doctor Who and non-Doctor Who comforts. There's rather a lot of talk about canning. What is...
It's been a while since Deb has brought out the monsters in the Verities. Join her as she puts Lynne, and Tansy through the ringer with some tough choices. Which monstrous decisions would you have made? Drop us a tweet...
This week we reflect on another story that wasn't a hit right out of the gate. Join Deb, Katrina, Lizbeth, and Lynne as they discuss how they feel about "In the Forest of the Night" lo these several years on....
This week we go waaaay back to the beginning! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy as we re-visit the story we reviewed on our very first (proper) podcast episode ever! Kat wasn't able to join us for that, so we...
This is another very silly Extra, and two of us had no idea what we were going to do when we sat down to record! Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we latch onto an internet meme and determine what...
It's time for the second(?) part of our first hindsight project! Join Deb, Liz, and Tansy as they talk about Doctor Who stories that didn't really work for them the first time around -- and what they remember of those...
Our theme, Hindsight Is 2020, finally gets into gear! Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we talk about Doctor Who stories that didn't really work for us the first time around -- and what we remember of those stories. (Don't...
It's biscuit (cookie) week! Join Deb, Lizbeth, Lynne, and Tansy as they talk to each other while seeing each other's faces. Recording while on video is a different beast altogether! Lots of good bake-talk this week. Also, Mel without Sue!...
Times are tough, and we are too tired for major homework. So join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we answer your questions! That's right, it's another edition of Ask Verity! Anything! We crowd-sourced some questions, and we answer some...
New Doctor Who is over for many months so it's time to turn our thoughts to our 2020 theme, which we crowd-sourced! Join Deb, Erika, Lizbeth, and Lynne as we discuss how "Hindsight is 2020". Huge thanks to Lisa C. Robbins...