The Butcher Block

By The Butcher Block

An irregular podcast featuring all things Jim Butcher, as well as a few things Jim's fans might find cool. Hosted by Fred Hicks, a long-time friend of Jim's and developer on the Dresden Files RPG.... more

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The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.

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April 11, 2008 BB0012 - Dabbling With the Dabels
(32m 44s) Fred returns after a long hiatus with an interview. Our guest is Ernst Dabel of the Dabel Brothers, publishers of the upcoming Dresden File comic.

Plugs:
- rpgpodcasts.com
- Catie Murphy
- The Dresden Files Comic Book
- New York Comic-Con

Music:
- 2006 Pl@stic Soul
- .22
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April 09, 2008 BS001 - The Mega-Minicast!
(12m 38s) The Butcher Block is back with a new style of episodes: Butcher 'Spress, all the news you mortals need to know!

The News

12/04: Captain's Fury hardcover

12/26: My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon, "Heorot"

3/27: Captain's Fury audio

4/01: Small Favor US hardcover and audio

4/03: Small Favour UK hardcover

4/16: Welcome to the Jungle, issue #1

    -- druiz (at) dabelbrothers.com to inquire about missing posters

    -- Diamond's Comic Shop Locator

5/28: Welcome to the Jungle, issue #2

6/25: Welcome to the Jungle, issue #3

7/30: Chris McGrath Cover Art Calendar

10/21: Blood Lite, "Harry's Day Off"

10/21: Welcome to the Jungle trade hardcover

10/31: Backup

    -- cover art

    -- pre-order Storm Front

11/20: Furies of Calderon, Academ's Fury, and Cursor's Fury on audio

11/25: Princeps' Fury audio

12/02: Princeps' Fury hardcover

and April 2009 (whoops! we said 2008 in the podcast!): Turn Coat hardcover

Call in and leave the show voicemail at 301-6377-HAT!
The Music

- 2006 Pl@stic Soul

- .22
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13min
October 01, 2007 BB011 - Alera Love
(26min 21sec) Fred and Priscilla talk news, and the listeners phone in their Alera Love.
Call in and leave the show voicemail at 301-6377-HAT!
The Music

- 2006 Pl@stic Soul

- .22
News Items with Priscellie

- September 4th, Release of Many Bloody Returns, "It's My Birthday
Too." Book signings all across the country. Jim was in Kansas City
at B&N. Early September book signings for Many Bloody Returns

- Cover art for Supernatural Honeymoon! Edited by P.N. Elrod, out
December 26th. My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon Cover Art

- Subterranean Press

- Real Life Comics Dresden Files Sighting

- Codex Alera on Unshelved

- The Drumstick Campaign

- Jericho

- dresdencity.org

- maenad.tripod.com

- dresdenfiles.org

- New Home 4 Dresden Petition

- PhauxCon in Philly, October 5-7

- Shannon Butcher

- The Dresden Files RPG Playtest Application
Alera Love

- Read about the Codex Alera

- We hear from Fred, Priscilla, Jackie in Austin, Meg, Charles from Texas, Gloria, and "The Man in the Shadows"... spooky.
Quick Addendums

- Strange Brew on P.N. Elrod's Livejournal

- Captain's Fury cover art preview
Comment on this Show over at Jim-Butcher.Com
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27min
August 06, 2007 BB010 - Short and Bittersweet
(14m:23s) Short and bittersweet. Here are the relevant notes.
TV Guide on the Cancellation
The Mos Eisley that is the Sci Fi Dresden Files Board
The TV Series Forum Board on Jim-Butcher.Com
Alera Love Call-In Number! 1-301-6377-HAT (1-301-637-7428) Call in and share the love, dammit!
Discuss this episode on the Jim-Butcher.Com Forum.
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15min
June 27, 2007 BB009 - Waiting on the World to Change
(30m 24s) Fred talks with Ryan Macklin about Finis: A Book of Endings to Give People New Beginnings. Also, updates on various Jim-Butcher.Com news items from Priscellie, and a TV show news update (such as it is) from Mickey Finn.

New Blurbs - Captain's Fury and It's My Birthday Too: News Item!

Heorot: News Item!

The Laws of Magic Series on Dresden Files RPG: Part One
Part Two
Part Three

Free Button Giveaway: News Item!

Dresden Files Series Season 1 DVD: Amazon Preorder

Storm Front and Fool Moon in Hardcover: Preorder Storm Front Preorder Fool Moon

The Jim-Butcher.Com Store: Store Link

Mickey Finn's TV Show News: Forum Thread

Going Green - Reduce your carbon emissions! Learn more here

My house's stats on what going green did for us and the environment: Blog post

Finis: A Book of Endings to Give People New Beginnings: Product info page

Preorder Finis at Indie Press Revolution: Preorder it here!

Ryan Macklin's Master Plan: The Podcast

Paul Tevis's Have Games, Will Travel: The Podcast

Discuss this episode over on the Jim-Butcher.Com Forums
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31min
May 17, 2007BB008 - The Shape of Things to Come
(31min 45sec) Fred plugs in for a quick episode in a new format. He checks in with
Butcher Block News Correspondant Priscellie for an update on everything that's happened
since the last episode, and goes over to the grill with Chad Underkoffler to cook up
some "butcher burgers", looking into discrepancies in the continuity of the novels.
The Music:
The PodSafe Music Network

2006 Pl@stic Soul

.22
News with Priscellie:
Bestseller News

Continuing Bestseller
Success

Storm Front will be coming in
hardcover

New cover art for Small Favor from Christian McGrath

TV Show Renewal Watch - Forum Thread

Season Two Renewal Campaign -
Bonnie's

Season Two Renewal Campaign -
DresdenFiles.Org

Dresden Files Short Story
Anthologies

Future of the Dresden Files
Books

Small
Favor - April 2008
Bumper
Sturgeon's Law
Breaking News
Season 1 will be on DVD
Bumper
Ryan Macklin's Master Plan
Butcher Burgers with Chad Underkoffler (Spoiler Warning!)
The Dresden Files RPG

Evil Hat Productions

Atomic Sock Monkey Press
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33min
March 28, 2007BB007 - A Storm's A-Comin', Pa!
(43min 04sec) Fred (or is that Iago?) talks about visiting with Jim at StellarCon, dishes on the future of the Dresden Files and Codex Alera series, and with White Night about to hit stores, talks about Dresden #10. Plus, information about Jim's signing tour and bookstore appearances, a deeper look at the foundations of the Dresden Files RPG, and a chat with one of our forum regulars about the last four episodes of the TV show.
The Music:
The PodSafe Music Network: http://music.podshow.com
2006 Pl@stic Soul: http://tinyurl.com/y6k69q
.22: http://tinyurl.com/tel5v
Catching Up at StellarCon:
Stellarcon: http://www.stellarcon.org/home
Audio "bloopers" from Summer Knight: http://www.jamesmarsters.com/james/summerknight.html
Summer Knight Audio CD version: http://tinyurl.com/2llc2m
Summer Knight MP3 version here: http://tinyurl.com/39sl6d
Jim's April Signing Tour:
Signing Tour: http://www.jim-butcher.com/news/000174.php
Feedback page with Jim's publicist's info: http://www.jim-butcher.com/feedback/
White Night
Buy it at Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/egcch
Or do the Virtual Signing with Dog Eared Half-Price Books: http://www.dogearedhalf-pricebooks.com/virtualsigning.htm
Codex Alera
The series: http://www.jim-butcher.com/books/alera/
Cursor's Fury: http://www.jim-butcher.com/books/alera/3/
The Dresden Files RPG
Website: http://www.dresdenfilesrpg.com/
Based on Spirit of the Century: http://www.evilhat.com/?spirit
Dresden Files TV Downloads
Available on iTunes: http://www.apple.com/itunes/
Fred's Quick Plugs
Beast Hunters: http://www.berengad.com/
Sneak peaks and other tidbits on Fred's LJ: http://drivingblind.livejournal.com/tag/beast+hunters
Priscilla's Quick Plugs
PhauxCon: http://www.phauxcon.com/ (Jim will be at PhauxCon 5 this fall)
Comic News Insider: http://www.comicnewsinsider.com/
CNI Forums: http://www.cgspodcast.com/forum2/ (descend, minions!)
The Timeline: http://www.jim-butcher.com/bb/index.php/topic,1592.msg28573.html
Ryan Macklin's Master Plan: http://masterplan.libsyn.com/

To discuss this episode, come on over to the Jim-Butcher.Com Forums: http://www.jim-butcher.com/bb/index.php/topic,2396.0.html
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44min
February 27, 2007BB006 - The Curse of Knowledge
(39min 26sec) Fred talks about the Curse of Knowledge when it comes to the TV show, and brings on a friend
who's seen the TV show but never read the books to help apply a "filter". But first, some news about how you
can see Jim in March and April, how you can see him on the set of the TV show, and how the TV show's been
doing in the downloadable arena. Plus, a small update on the progress of the RPG.
The Music:
The PodSafe Music Network: http://music.podshow.com
2006 Pl@stic Soul: http://tinyurl.com/y6k69q
.22: http://tinyurl.com/tel5v
Jim's Appearances in March & April:
Stellarcon: http://www.stellarcon.org/home
I-CON: http://www.iconsf.org/
Signing Tour: http://www.jim-butcher.com/news/000174.php
White Night
Buy it at Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/egcch
Or do the Virtual Signing with Dog Eared Half-Price Books:
http://www.dogearedhalf-pricebooks.com/virtualsigning.htm
Behind the Scenes
Video Interview at SciFi.Com:
http://www.scifi.com/dresden/video/index.php?cat=features&seas=1&vid=63736
Dresden Files Downloads
Available on iTunes: http://www.apple.com/itunes/
The Dresden Files RPG
Website: http://www.dresdenfilesrpg.com/
Fred's LJ Update: http://drivingblind.livejournal.com/243907.html
Chad's Quick Plugs
Atomic Sock Monkey Press: http://www.atomicsockmonkey.com/
Dead Inside: http://www.atomicsockmonkey.com/products/di.asp
Truth & Justice: http://www.atomicsockmonkey.com/products/tj.asp
The Zorcerer of Zo: http://www.atomicsockmonkey.com/products/zoz.asp
Don't Rest Your Head: http://www.evilhat.com/?dryh
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40min
February 09, 2007BB005 - Doomboxes and Deadly Doorknobs
(40min 30sec) Fred returns to talk about the first two episodes of the TV show, hints at some upcoming news about White Night, fails to get Jim on the line due to a deadline, and touches on his experience at Dreamation 2007. Plus, he sits down with Dresden Files RPG co-author Rob Donoghue to talk about the Dresden Files on TV.
The Music:
The PodSafe Music Network: http://music.podshow.com
2006 Pl@stic Soul: http://tinyurl.com/y6k69q
.22: http://tinyurl.com/tel5v
Gaming:
Dreamation: http://www.dexposure.com/d2007.html
Indie Games Explosion: http://community.livejournal.com/ige/
Indie Press Revolution: http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/
Dresden Files:
White Night Info Page: http://www.jim-butcher.com/books/dresden/9/
The TV Show: http://www.thedresdenfiles.com/
Conversation with Rob Donoghue:
Spirit of the Century: http://www.evilhat.com/?spirit
The Dresden Files RPG: http://www.dresdenfilesrpg.com/
Monk: http://www.usanetwork.com/series/monk/
Psych: http://www.usanetwork.com/series/psych/
Blade Runner: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/
Heroes: http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/
Lost: http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/index
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41min
January 24, 2007BB004 - Furious Nerds and Prime Cuts
(21 min 2 sec) Fred's running off to Dreamation and Jim's on pain medication, so this episode deviated a bit from our original expectations. You'll find a short commentary on the first episode of the TV series, "Birds of a Feather", including an apology Robert Wolfe made about some of the episode, as well as Fred's thoughts on controversy. But that's all secondary to this episode's special "Prime Cut" from the upcoming Summer Knight audio book...
The Music:
The PodSafe Music Network: http://music.podshow.com

2006 Pl@stic Soul: http://tinyurl.com/y6k69q

.22: http://tinyurl.com/tel5v
Dreamation: http://www.dexposure.com/d2007.html
Summer Knight Audio:
Preorder the Audio CD version here: http://tinyurl.com/2llc2m

Preorder the MP3 version here: http://tinyurl.com/39sl6d

Get MP3s of chapters 1, 2, and 13 at the above links!
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22min

FAQs about The Butcher Block:

How many episodes does The Butcher Block have?

The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.