Return to Regalia

Return to Regalia

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Return to Regalia episodes

  • Ep 19 - Prophecy of Bane Ch. 17-18

    Oona and Nate cover chapters seventeen and eighteen of The Prophecy of Bane, in which the questers enter the Tankard. Other topics of discussion include Twitchtip's neurodivergency, dinosaurs, and Gregor's maladaptive coping mechanisms.

    47 min
  • Ep 18 - Prophecy of Bane Ch. 15-16

    Oona and Audie cover chapters fifteen and sixteen of The Prophecy of Bane, in which Twitchtip explains about ragers and the questers come across a mysterious island. Other topics of discussion include Gregor and Ripred's strange relationship, the nature of ragerhood, and Suzanne Collins's heart-wrenching character deaths. (If the episode sounds a bit wonky this week, please bear with me, Zoom does weird things to audio.) In other news, Return to Regalia is now available on major podcast platforms like Spotify and Amazon Music! All the links are in our pinned post on returntoregalia.tumblr.com.

    41 min
  • Ep 17 - Prophecy of Bane Ch. 13-14
    Oona and Carrie cover chapters thirteen and fourteen of The Prophecy of Bane, in which the questers encounter a whirlpool. Other topics of discussion include Regalian royalty, Gregor's outsider perspective, and the intricate ritual of making an apology sandwich.
    41 min
  • Ep 16 - Prophecy of Bane Ch. 10-12
    Oona and Lily discuss chapters ten through twelve of The Prophecy of Bane, in which the quest begins and a giant squid attacks. Other topics of discussion include Regalian boat design, firefly dimorphism, and Charles Lindbergh.
    40 min
  • Ep 15 - Prophecy of Bane Ch. 7-9
    Oona and Nate talk about chapters seven through nine of The Prophecy of Bane, in which Gregor unlocks some Ares backstory and Ripred arrives with Twitchtip. Other topics of discussion include Ares's bat crimes, bond polycules, and Twitchtip's cold reading skills — plus a bonus Underland linguistics lesson from Oona at the end of the episode!
    40 min
  • Ep 14 - Prophecy of Bane Ch. 4-6
    Oona and John talk about chapters four through six of The Prophecy of Bane, in which Gregor reads the prophecy, eavesdrops on Vikus and Solovet, and meets Luxa's cousins. Other topics of discussion include Pre-Regalia Sandwich, Luxa-Annabeth-Astrid parallels, and Vikus and Solovet's emblematic conflict.
    52 min
  • Ep 13 - Prophecy of Bane Ch. 1-3
    Oona and Nate analyze the first three chapters of The Prophecy of Bane, in which Boots gets kidnapped by cockroaches. Other topics of discussion include Mrs. Cormaci's cooking, Ares and Gregor's fraught relationship, and how goddamn big Central Park is.
    50 min
  • Ep 11 - Gregor the Overlander Ch. 25B-27
    Oona and Nate cover the rest of Gregor the Overlander, in which the questers return home and Gregor makes a vow. Other topics of discussion include Underland syntax, Ares's punk band, and Suzanne Collins's doomed characters.
    1 hr 10 min
  • Ep 10 - Gregor the Overlander Ch. 23-25A
    Oona and Nate analyze chapters twenty-three, twenty-four, and the first half of twenty-five, in which Gregor finds his dad and Henry does not look where he leaps. Other topics of discussion include Ripred's solitude, Henry's motives, and Ares's doomed decision.
    1 hr 2 min

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A lifelong fan re-reads and analyzes their favorite childhood book series, The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins, a few chapters at a time. Find all our links and social media at