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The Compleat Discography

Aaron Olson, Justen Hunter, Ana

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Join three nerds as we do a book club style read-through of Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels and related works, in publication order. We've got a variety of voices and takes, and will occasionally have special guests to discuss key points in the Discworld series.
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Episode Notes We were so incredibly pleased to be joined by Gabrielle Kent and Rhianna Pratchett, the co-authors of this new book in the Discworld library. Tiffany's story is one of our favorites, and having both more Tiffany and more witch stuff is just the best. Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch would make a great holiday present! We're not…
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We pare down to the core group for one last trip across the Disc, and Ana and Aaron finally read The Shepherd's Crown. Project wrap-up content starts at around 51:30, although it does continue to include Shepherd's Crown content. Thanks to our many guests, but especially to you, our listeners. We would have done it regardless, but we hope that we i…
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Steam power comes to the Disc, whether or not the Disc is ready for it. This book, which lays track (ha ha) for many changes in and around Ankh-Morpork, unfortunately instead became a farewell to many beloved characters. We discuss the book, the implications of the railway system, and a little bit of our wishlist for what might have happened... if.…
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According to the writer of the best selling crime novel ever to have been published in the city of Ankh-Morpork, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a policeman taking a holiday would barely have had time to open his suitcase before he finds his first corpse. We are joined to discuss Snuff by Angry Staff Officer (either a nom de plume or no…
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Teenage witch Tiffany Aching confronts her greatest foe yet--the insidiousness of moral panic. We are delighted to be joined by Bitter Karella! Bitter Karella is the writer and horror aficionado behind the microfiction comedy account @Midnight_pals, which asks what if all your favorite horror writers gathered around the campfire to tell scary stori…
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This is a story about football. This is not a story about football. It can be both. We return to Ankh-Morpork for the coda to the Dwarf Cultural Revolution, the continuation of Vetinari's modernization efforts, and a deep exploration of prejudice and racism. And also some footie. And we are deeply honored to be joined this month by Rob Wilkins. Rob…
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What happens when you give the keys to the royal mint to a conman with a heart (and a suit) of gold? It's time to find out in Making Money, the 36th book in the Discworld series. We are joined by two guests this month! Dr. Holland Dougherty (@dochollandd) is a research scientist for CSIRO's future protein mission. Originally from south Florida, she…
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We were bored and decided to get together to talk about what we'd done this year but had not yet made content about. Some content snuck in. Sorry. You should feel no obligation to listen to this whatsoever. *** Connect with the show at @babylonpodject and at @atuin_pod, or if Twitter is dead by now, @compleatdiscography@mendeddrum.org on Mastodon. …
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Wintersmith is the 35th book in the Discworld series, and the third in the Tiffany Aching arc. It is a story about growing up, taking responsibility for situations that are not (or not entirely) your fault, and witches. It is about what you do when no one is looking, and when everyone is looking. Most of all, it is a story about Tiffany Aching. We …
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THUD is one of those books that sticks with you. There's a lot we love, and a few bits that we don't love so much. Most importantly, don't ever be late for story time. We're joined this month by Dr. Kat Day! Kat Day is a PhD chemist who was once a teacher and is now a writer and editor. By day she mostly works as an editor and proofreader of scient…
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Night Watch may be the pivotal Vimes book, but Going Postal is probably the pivotal Ankh-Morpork book--and the pivotal Vetinari book. It's a great read in terms of plot and writing, and it has a diamond-sharp message. We're joined this month by friend of the show and game design hero Kevin Kulp! Kevin Kulp (@kevinkulp) is the co-author of Swords of…
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Almost exactly two years later, we stray far away from the Disc to the realms of the Emperor Undying, because Nona the Ninth came out and we couldn't NOT talk about it. We had (and mostly ignored) a planning document, so... uh... strap in. SO MANY SPOILERS. Also, as we are talking and swearing about books about queer space necromancers, if body hor…
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"There is no one alive who will get every joke in a Terry Pratchett book." - Marc Burrows Monstrous Regiment is a book about war, gender politics, queerness, and socks. Our guest, Marc Burrows, can be found at https://www.marcburrows.co.uk/ and @20thcenturymarc on Twitter. He is the author of the Locus award-winning biography of Sir Terry, The Magi…
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Join Patrick Rothfuss and Worldbuilders Charity for their Geeks Doing Good Fundraiser running July 14th through the 21st! Get rad geek stuff, support cool charitable works, and watch new fun streaming content at www.twitch.tv/PatrickRothfuss. Head to www.worldbuilders.org for more info. The Tiffany Aching novels are so special to us. A Hat Full of …
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Some recommended resources for organizations fighting abortion bans and advancing reproductive justice: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bffforaccess https://secure.actblue.com/donate/supportabortionfunds https://www.abortionfinder.org/ Tiffany Aching, a 9 year old living on a sheep farm in the rolling grassy lowlands of the Disc, is not your ordi…
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Night Watch is one heck of a book. We are delighted to be joined AGAIN! by Kat Kuhl, a podcaster and creator we all were listening to well before we even had the notion that we could do this ourselves. Kat is a ttrpg game designer and storyteller who's been producing and GMing actual play podcasts since 2014. Her current project, Autonomic, is an a…
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In this bonus episode on Sir Terry's birthday, Aaron sits down with his 10 year old daughter Sophie to discuss her own perspectives on Amazing Maurice. Check us out on twitter at @atuin_pod Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon! Follow individual hosts at @urizenxvii, @The_Miannai, and @Justenwrites We can also be found at www.compleatdiscogra…
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Maurice is just a simple talking cat with big dreams--like perfecting his preferred con, the Pied Piper. His erstwhile companions, a stupid-looking kid and a clan of sapient rats in the middle of developing things like "ethics" and "society", are dragged along in his wake. When they get to the town of Bad Blintz, however, things go from Bad... to w…
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In this pivot point in the series, we're joined by the creator of Lego Ankh-Morpork to talk about old and new heroes, the changeover between Kirby and Kidby art (and which we like better), and the canon-but-also-kind-of-fan-fiction nature of The Last Hero. "Poets have tried to describe Ankh-Morpork. They have failed. Perhaps it's the sheer zestful …
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We are joined by multiple award winning author Seanan McGuire to discuss the 26th novel in the Discworld series, Thief of Time. At the time of recording, three of the four of us were either currently sick or recently recovering from being sick with the 'rona, so this one's a little loopy. Bear with us! Also, there's a series of Information Hazards …
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Our first new perspective character in a while, we see a lot of the fallout of The Fifth Elephant back in Ankh-Morpork as the Dwarven Cultural Revolution progresses back in the Big Wahoonie. Some old favorites return, as well--Gaspode now leading his own pack of outcasts and misfits, Vetinari on the business end of yet another attempted coup, and C…
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The Fifth Elephant is a pivotal novel in the Discworld series. While Sir Terry lightens up (slightly) on the Hammer Horror monsters of Uberwald from Carpe Jugulum, he also retools them into very clear political allegories. It is a standout among the 41 novels--so much track is laid for the future as the author breaks Ankh-Morpork out of medieval st…
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Episode Notes Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.[13] It is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country. Australia's population of nearly 26 million,[7] in an area of 7,6…
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We pare down to just the three of us so that Justen can wax rhapsodic about Hammer Horror and Vampire Bullshit, Ana can talk about witches, and Aaron can react in dismay that neither of his two cohosts have seen Young Frankenstein. Check us out on twitter at @atuin_pod Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon! Follow individual hosts at @urizenxv…
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