Best Alice Capstick Podcasts (2024)

1
The Canterbury Tales: Geoffrey Chaucer - Part 7: The Summoner and his friends 1:45:54

3d ago1:45:54

1:45:54

We now interrupt our interruption of our regular service with discussion of Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" beginning with the "General Prologue." As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

1
14C – Pyramids, Part 2b: Egyptian Representations 1:45:26

14d ago1:45:26

1:45:26

The third and final episode tangentially related to Terry Pratchett's 1989 Discworld novel Pyramids, providing a crash course in Egyptian fantasy and science fiction—as in written by Egyptians, rather than simply about them. We go all the way back to the beginning, talking about traditional fantasy precursors and the origins of the modern Egyptian …

1
The Canterbury Tales: Geoffrey Chaucer - The Wife of Bath 1:44:32

1M ago1:44:32

1:44:32

We now interrupt our interruption of our regular service with discussion of Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" beginning with the "General Prologue." As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

1
14B – Pyramids, Part 2a: Mummy Madness 1:02:52

1M ago1:02:52

1:02:52

Tangential mini(ish) episode, inspired by Pyramids (1989), examining mummy fiction and Western representations of Egypt from their nineteenth-century literary origins through twentieth-century film renditions and ultimate assimilation by stupid sexy vampires.

1
The Canterbury Tales: Geoffrey Chaucer - Part 5 1:23:09

2M ago1:23:09

1:23:09

We now interrupt our interruption of our regular service with discussion of Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" beginning with the "General Prologue." As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

1
14A – Pyramids, Part 1: Progress and Prejudice 1:25:42

2M ago1:25:42

1:25:42

We push the pop-filter to the limit this week, ptalking about Pterry Pratchett's seventh, unaffiliated, Discworld novel, Pyramids (1989), discussing the novel's critical reception along with its portrayals of plumbing, progress, pupils, personal identity, pyramids and polders, among other pthings.

1
The Canterbury Tales: Geoffrey Chaucer - Part 4 1:51:47

2M ago1:51:47

1:51:47

We now interrupt our interruption of our regular service with discussion of Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" beginning with the "General Prologue." As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Academia: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://monash.academia.edu/…

1
The Canterbury Tales: Geoffrey Chaucer - Part 3 1:38:33

3M ago1:38:33

1:38:33

We now interrupt our interruption of our regular service with discussion of Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" beginning with the "General Prologue." Dr Peter Groves continues with us and reads to us in Medieval "english." In this episode we discuss the Friar and the Merchant among other figures present at the pub and consider Chaucer's deta…

1
The Canterbury Tales: Geoffrey Chaucer - Part 2 2:13:02

3M ago2:13:02

2:13:02

We now interrupt our interruption of our regular service with discussion of Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" beginning with the "General Prologue." Dr Peter Groves continues with us and reads to us in Medieval "english." This episode we introduce you to our unreliable narrator—"Geoff"—consider whether Medieval society can really be split i…

1
Worst Books in 2023 46:13

3M ago46:13

46:13

Josh counts down the worst books he read for the first time in 2023.

1
Best Books in 2023 1:03:48

3M ago1:03:48

1:03:48

Josh counts down the best books he read for the first time in 2023.

1
Best Albums of 2023 2:23:25

3M ago2:23:25

2:23:25

Josh, Eden and Karlo from Heavy Blog is Heavy count down their favourite albums of 2023.

1
Winnie the Pooh (of the devil's party) chapter 3, read by Dr. Peter Groves 7:53

3M ago7:53

7:53

Peter has kindly been recording Winnie the Pooh for the newest addition to our extended podcasting family. Pooh is now out of copyright, so Peter has offered to share it with the world. May it help with bed time for all. As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ofthedevilsparty…

1
Winnie the Pooh (of the devil's party) chapter 2, read by Dr. Peter Groves 9:25

3M ago9:25

9:25

Peter has kindly been recording Winnie the Pooh for the newest addition to our extended podcasting family. Pooh is now out of copyright, so Peter has offered to share it with the world. May it help with bed time for all. As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ofthedevilsparty…

1
Winnie the Pooh (of the devil's party) chapter 1, read by Dr. Peter Groves 13:27

3M ago13:27

13:27

Peter has kindly been recording Winnie the Pooh for the newest addition to our extended podcasting family. Pooh is now out of copyright, so Peter has offered to share it with the world. May it help with bed time for all. As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ofthedevilsparty@gm…

1
13C – Good Omens, Part 3: Faithful Adaptations 1:45:34

4M ago1:45:34

1:45:34

A somewhat off-the-cuff conclusion to our Good Omens coverage, loosely discussing canonicity, adaptation theory and adaptations themselves, including the 2014 BBC radio adaptation and 2019 adaptation of Good Omens, along with its recent second season continuation.

1
The Canterbury Tales: Geoffrey Chaucer - Part 1 1:32:33

4M ago1:32:33

1:32:33

We now interrupt our interruption of our regular service with discussion of Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" beginning with the "General Prologue." Dr Peter Groves continues with us and reads to us in Medieval "english," explains the "invention" of iambic pentameter, tells us what was so important about spring, and pilgrimage, and Canterbu…

1
13B – Good Omens, Part 2: Apocalyptic Revelations 3:09:18

4M ago3:09:18

3:09:18

Apologies for the delay, I would have recorded a shorter podcast, but I didn't have time... The second episode about Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's 1990 novel Good Omens, wherein Josh spends a lot of time talking about academic definitions of things like the apocalypse, apocalyptic literature, post-apocalyptic literature, anti-apocalyptic litera…

1
Chastity: Busirane - Book 3, Canto 12 of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene 2:38:37

5M ago2:38:37

2:38:37

We continue to interrupt our regular service with discussion of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene. Dr Peter Groves has kindly joined us to examine the epic poem in all its splendid detail and to continue our mission of making daunting texts accessible. There are also plenty of dark heroes who we will meet along the way. As usual you kind find us o…

1
Arthur C. Clarke and Vegetarian Space Exploration 1:03:41

6M ago1:03:41

1:03:41

Josh reads a section about Arthur C. Clarke from his book Vegetarianism and Science Fiction: A History of Utopian Animal Ethics, which is finally out as part of Palgrave Macmillan's Animals and Literature Series. Topics covered include: alternative/synthetic meats, space exploration, environmentalism, Buddhism, the Space Odyssey Series, evolutionar…

1
Chastity: Busirane - Book 3, Canto 11 of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene 2:42:30

7M ago2:42:30

2:42:30

We continue to interrupt our regular service with discussion of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene. Dr Peter Groves has kindly joined us to examine the epic poem in all its splendid detail and to continue our mission of making daunting texts accessible. There are also plenty of dark heroes who we will meet along the way. As usual you kind find us o…

1
Chastity: Malbecco—Book 3, Cantos 9 and 10 of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene 3:51:13

7M ago3:51:13

3:51:13

We continue to interrupt our regular service with discussion of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene. Dr Peter Groves has kindly joined us to examine the epic poem in all its splendid detail and to continue our mission of making daunting texts accessible. There are also plenty of dark heroes who we will meet along the way. As usual you kind find us o…

1
13A – Good Omens, Part 1: Antichrist Phenomenon 2:23:30

7M ago2:23:30

2:23:30

The first episode on Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's 1990 novel Good Omens, looking at its creation and reception, along with its portrayal of previously examined Pratchett staples, including Death, time and naming, as well the William Brown stories that inspired it and where it fits in among literary and cultural depictions of the antichrist.…

1
VV4 – Interview with the Vampre, Series 1 1:48:46

9M ago1:48:46

1:48:46

"Vegetarian Vampire" expert Sophie Dungan joins Josh to talk about the first season of AMC's Interview with the Vampire television series from 2022. Sophie's book: ⁠Reading the Vegetarian Vampire (2022)⁠

1
VV3 – Vegetarian Vampires After Discworld 1:54:16

9M ago1:54:16

1:54:16

"Vegetarian Vampire" expert Sophie Dungan joins Josh to talk about the development of human-blood-abstinent vampires in literature and other media from the year 2000 to the present day. Sophie's book: ⁠Reading the Vegetarian Vampire (2022)⁠

1
VV2 – Vegetarian Vampires in Discworld 2:02:22

9M ago2:02:22

2:02:22

"Vegetarian Vampire" expert Sophie Dungan joins Josh to talk about the development of human-blood-abstinent vampires in the Discworld series. Sophie's book: ⁠Reading the Vegetarian Vampire (2022)⁠

1
VV1 – Vegetarian Vampires Before Discworld 2:15:25

9M ago2:15:25

2:15:25

"Vegetarian Vampire" expert Sophie Dungan joins Josh to talk about the development of human-blood-abstinent vampires in literature and other media from the early-1900s to the early-1990s. Sophie's book: Reading the Vegetarian Vampire (2022)

1
I Still Ate'nt Dead! 13:10

9M ago13:10

13:10

TL;DL: I'm officially shutting down the Patron page at the end of the month. All bonus content and future episodes will be moved over/put out on the public feed, beginning with the bonus vegetarian vampires episodes and then moving onto Good Omens in about a month or so, or whenever it's ready.

1
Chastity: Chasing Florimel—Book 3, Canto 8 of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene 2:21:34

9M ago2:21:34

2:21:34

We continue to interrupt our regular service with discussion of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene. Dr Peter Groves has kindly joined us to examine the epic poem in all its splendid detail and to continue our mission of making daunting texts accessible. There are also plenty of dark heroes who we will meet along the way. As usual you kind find us o…

1
12C – Thief of Time, Part 3: About Time 1:30:37

10M ago1:30:37

1:30:37

The long-awaited final episode on Thief of Time (2001), discussing Aristotle's conception(s) of humanity, religious and scientific conceptions of time, identity theory, the history of time-keeping, notions of historical and technological progress, their implications for science fiction and utopian literature, human sense-making, the "End of History…

1
12B - Thief of Time, Part 2: Literary Links 44:39

10M ago44:39

44:39

An impromptu, stop-gap episode discussing some literary connection to Thief of Time, including works by Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens, C. S. Lewis, Michael Moorcock and Ursula K. Le Guin. Contat: unseenacademcialspod@gmail.com

1
Chastity: The Squire of Dames—Book 3, Canto 7 of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene 2:25:26

11M ago2:25:26

2:25:26

We continue to interrupt our regular service with discussion of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene. Dr Peter Groves has kindly joined us to examine the epic poem in all its splendid detail and to continue our mission of making daunting texts accessible. There are also plenty of dark heroes who we will meet along the way. As usual you kind find us o…

1
Chastity: The Garden of Adonis—Book 3, Canto 6 of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene 2:32:11

12M ago2:32:11

2:32:11

We continue to interrupt our regular service with discussion of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene. Dr Peter Groves has kindly joined us to examine the epic poem in all its splendid detail and to continue our mission of making daunting texts accessible. There are also plenty of dark heroes who we will meet along the way. In this episode we examine …

1
⁠12A – Thief of Time, Part 1: What's in a Name?⁠ 1:55:19

1y ago1:55:19

1:55:19

The first of two episodes on Thief of Time (2001), exploring Susan's character development and statistical showings, as well as the role of naming in determining the characters of Lady LeJean, Lu-Tze, Ronnie Soak and Jeremy Clockson and Lobsang Ludd, and far too much about Pratchett's awards history.* *No bonus points for pointing out which section…

1
Chastity: Book 3, Canto 5 of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene 2:05:09

1y ago2:05:09

2:05:09

We continue to interrupt our regular service with discussion of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene. Dr Peter Groves has kindly joined us to examine the epic poem in all its splendid detail and to continue our mission of making daunting texts accessible. There are also plenty of dark heroes who we will meet along the way. As usual you kind find us o…

1
Chastity: Book 3, Canto 4 of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene 2:41:35

1y ago2:41:35

2:41:35

We continue to interrupt our regular service with discussion of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene. Dr Peter Groves has kindly joined us to examine the epic poem in all its splendid detail and to continue our mission of making daunting texts accessible. There are also plenty of dark heroes who we will meet along the way. As usual you kind find us o…

1
Chastity: Book 3, Canto 3 of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene 2:11:27

1y ago2:11:27

2:11:27

We continue to interrupt our regular service with discussion of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene. Dr Peter Groves has kindly joined us to examine the epic poem in all its splendid detail and to continue our mission of making daunting texts accessible. There are also plenty of dark heroes who we will meet along the way. As usual you kind find us o…

1
The Amazing Maurice (film review) 30:52

1y ago30:52

30:52

Josh gives his thoughts on the new animated film adaptation of The Amazing Maurice (2022/23).

1
Chastity: Book 3 Canto 2 of The Faerie Queene 2:32:36

1y ago2:32:36

2:32:36

We continue to interrupt our regular service with discussion of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene. As usual you kind find us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofthedevilsparty/ Email us at: ofthedevilsparty@gmail.com Academia: https://monash.academia.edu/AliceCapstick

1
Best Books in 2022 54:30

1+ y ago54:30

54:30

Josh is back on dry land, counting down the best books he read in 2022.

1
Worst Books in 2022 54:22

1+ y ago54:22

54:22

Live from Josh's bathtub, it's a countdown of the worst books he read for the first time in 2022! Contact: unseenacademicalspod@gmail.com

1
11B – Hogfather, Part 2: Happy Hogswatch! 1:37:59

1+ y ago1:37:59

1:37:59

Josh is back to talk some more about Hogfather (1996) and its connections to Christmas traditions, covering the history of the Tooth Fairy and Hogswatch, the relationship between Father Christmas and Father Time, and the relationship between Christmas and the modern fantasy tradition, paying particular attention to works by Charles Dickens, J. R. R…

1
Chastity: Book 3, Canto 1 of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene 4:04:51

1+ y ago4:04:51

4:04:51

We continue to interrupt our regular service with discussion of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene. This episode we begin book 3 of the epic and Peter continues his Latin tutorials. We discuss the meaning of Chastity in the Elizabethan era and Spenser's own interpretation of it. We consider Spenser's avant-garde adoption of a kind of Bildungsroman …

1
11A – Hogfather, Part 1: The Power of Belief 1:49:14

1+ y ago1:49:14

1:49:14

Dr Nadav Prawer joins Josh for the first part on 1996's Hogfather, examining Susan's character development, her contrasts to Teatime, the nature of justice, the power of belief, falling angels, rising apes, Kierkegaardian existentialism, lies to children and the possible psychological (and legal!) ramifications of believing in the tooth fairy.* *Al…

1
The Bower of Bliss - Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene 3:52:04

1+ y ago3:52:04

3:52:04

We continue to interrupt our regular service with discussion of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene. This episode we discuss the longest canto in The Faerie Queene, and embark on a journey through the Bower of Bliss. We discuss the delicate relationship between art and pleasure, Spenser's interest in different types of temperance, a plethora of poet…

1
10C – Soul Music, Part 3: Simply Susan 1:30:40

1+ y ago1:30:40

1:30:40

Part three of our exploration of Soul Music (1994), examining Susan's side of the story and her engagement with heroic palimpsests, heroes' journeys, the "Sensible Susan" archetype, orphans, inheritance, education, Romanticism, quantum literature and more! Contact: unseenacademicalspod@gmail.com Support: patreon.com/unseenacademicals…

1
William Beckford's Vathek 1:41:52

1+ y ago1:41:52

1:41:52

Unleashed academics, tutors, and ornamental hermits Alice and Rowan do a deep dive into dark hero archetypes on a semi-weekly basis. On this episode we consider William Beckford's infamous Vathek (1786). We discuss the relevant context surrounding the novel, with a particular focus on Beckford's eclectic and eccentric life. We consider Beckford's e…

1
A Life With Footnotes, by Rob Wilkins 22:46

1+ y ago22:46

22:46

Josh shares some initial thoughts about Rob Wilkins' official biography, Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes (2022). Contact: unseenacademicalspod@gmail.com Support: patreon.com/unseenacademicalsBy Joshua Bulleid

1
Maleger (The Faerie Queene, Bk 2 Canto 11) 1:45:39

1+ y ago1:45:39

1:45:39

We continue to interrupt our regular service with discussion of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene. Dr Peter Groves has kindly joined us to examine the epic poem in all its splendid detail and to continue our mission of making daunting texts accessible. There are also plenty of dark heroes who we will meet along the way. As usual you kind find us o…

1
The Book of Kings and Deviations (TFQ Bk 2 Canto 10) 3:00:25

1+ y ago3:00:25

3:00:25

We continue to interrupt our regular service with discussion of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene. Dr Peter Groves has kindly joined us to examine the epic poem in all its splendid detail and to continue our mission of making daunting texts accessible. There are also plenty of dark heroes who we will meet along the way. This episode we talk about …

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Alice Capstick Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Quick Reference Guide