The Audio Armory

That's right: your local bard didn't drop the ball this time. We're talking about the Arthurian sword of legend, Excalibur! Which, while very fancy, might not be all it's cracked up to be. Plus, what's with Celts keeping swords in lakes and stuff?

Your local bard has had a rough one, and she was supposed to do the research for this week's episode, but alas, here we are. Enjoy this causal episode about one of LiZz's trades: tiny swords! Also, we go on a decently long tear about Redwall? I have had maybe six hours of sleep in the last 48 or so hours.

De-stress with the Audio Armory as we discuss this week’s topic: Tai Chi swords (also known as straight swords)! We talk about the origin of the Tai Chi sword, its construction, and how it’s used modernly in meditation! We also kind of dissolve in places here and there cause, well, we’re all feeling it a little bit this week, you know?

This week in the armory, we discuss the classic Roman Gladius! The Coca Cola of swords. Or, maybe more like the unbranded cola of swords. Look, we were both very tired during recording this one, forgive us.

In this episode of the Audio Armory, we continue things in the Japanese style as we give you a brief history of polearms in Japan! It's the filet mignon in your podcast subscription feed. Plus, a sequence-breaking tip from your local bard!

In this episode of the Audio Armory, both of our hosts are sick, but we still talk about the samurai's favorite weapon of choice: the katana! We cover some brief history on this blade, as well as go in-depth about the extremely ritualized process behind its creation! Plus, this week's blacksmith's tip is a bit of a fishy surprise...

We didn't have time to do research for this week's episode, because it's the holidays and your local blacksmith who does all the research was busy dying at work with long shifts, so enjoy this "freeform jazz" episode where we talk about LiZz's first major sword project! We also reminisce about our college experience, possibly incriminate ourselves, and deliver our first ever Bard's Tip of the Week!

We have a shorter Audio Armory episode for you this week, all about hunting swords! Surprise: they were used for hunting. Also, were curved swords better at being swords than straight-edged swords? The jury's still out. Plus, a yuletide tale.

In this episode of the Audio Armory, we ruminate on the chimera of weaponry: halberds! Or as I like to call them, Steves. Also, a new segment called "Emily Uses Ye Olde Google To Find Things", and a moment where we ask the important questions like "can you eat that medieval weapon if you deep fry it?"

In this episode of the Audio Armory, we talk about swords that were so big that it was probably more likely that you stabbed your friend with them instead of the person you were trying to stab! Which is to say, two-handed swords. Additionally, are we properly equipped for the skeleton wars? Maybe those medieval blacksmiths had the right idea.