Well, dear listeners, we are back in the building-- the building, of course, being Severian's dazzling mind palace. And this time he's got thoughts about *checks notes* oh god no it's women again. Will any of those thoughts be good? If you've been with us thus far, you may already have a presentiment of our answer to that question! Join us as we take a deep breath, plug our noses, and read chapters 25 and 26 of The Claw of the Conciliator. We do it for you, dear listeners, we do it for you.

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We begin this last installment of our 3-part series with-- what else?-- playing our harps as we watch the downfall of a prestigious literary magazine! After that spectacle, join us for another as we finish chapter 24 of Claw of the Conciliator and watch the curtain fall on our time with Dr. Talos' play. What is this play doing? Why is it doing it? What does it mean for us as readers moving forward? Does it open a heavenly door to a higher echelon of understanding? Will we corner this tricksy Wolfe at last??

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Welcome to Fuligin Snuggie, a podcast for Gene Wolfe......converts?! Join us as we dive into the midsection of Dr. Talos's mysterious and utterly entrancing play. What will happen on this cosmic stage? Will we finally be enlightened? The answer might surprise you (and us)!!

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We're soooo back! In this first installment of a multiple episode series, we begin our deep dive into Dr. Talos's Play, Eschatology and Genesis. And...it's really fucking good??? So good that it has the potential to alter the trajectory of our whole podcast O_o Uh oh! Apologies for the poor quality audio in this one, it just wouldn't be a comeback without a brand new mic problem, haha.

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Aaaannnnnddddd we're back in the fucking building! Join us as we continue our discussion on chapter 23 of Claw of the Conciliator and dig deeper into what tf we think Wolfe was thinking when he wrote this doozy.

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We have a (very belated) announcement!

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Uh oh! There was an accident at the podcast factory, and now our episode contains nothing but Friendly Rivalry. It's really really hard to talk about this show for under an hour folks. Please enjoy our discussion of Episodes 3 & 4 feat. the worst dad in the world and the legendary dream sequence.

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Dear listeners, we have come to it at last: the Jolenta chapter. Join us as we take a few steps away from our usual merriment to read chapter 23 of Claw of the Conciliator and take a serious look at one of the most controversial scenes in the whole series. What, exactly, is Wolfe trying to do with Jolenta, and what does this mean for his portrayal of women, sexual violence, and power? Later, we journey to Reddit and discuss the merits of a broad range of fan theories.

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Listen listeners, we know that last episode we talked about how Wolfe has been stumping us, but alas this time we REALLY mean it! Join us as we read chapters 21 & 22 of Claw of the Conciliator and once more fail to disentangle the literary spaghetti Wolfe has dumped on our plate. Why must the autarch's portals look like a huge book? Are we seeing biblically-accurate angels now? Could Dorcas cease her hero-worship of Severian even if she wanted to? Will Severian ever fucking stop negging Jolenta? We may never know, but we'll at least try to stumble along towards an answer with you.

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Well dear listeners, we think it's time to admit: Wolfe has finally stumped us. And by stumped us, we mean that he has gotten so incomprehensible that we have been driven into the treacherous embrace of the Gene Wolfe subreddit yet again. Join us as we read chapters 19 & 20 of Claw of the Conciliator and try to pick a few noteworthy pearls of coherence from this mess. When we fail to do that, we pick the brains of a few noteworthy Reddit theorists instead.

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