Best Sean Farina Podcasts (2024)

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Sew and Tell with Elias the Bard 1:22:51

3h ago1:22:51

1:22:51

Dandelion’s biggest fan...is probably himself. Dandelion’s second biggest fan, however, is arguably Elias the Bard, the extraordinarily gifted cosplayer and Witcher fan who has made a name for himself cosplaying as the flamboyant troubadour. In this week’s episode, we welcome Elias to the podcast, who discusses discovering The Witcher through the t…

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An Animated Conversation with Edward Kurchevsky 55:51

14d ago55:51

55:51

How do you know you’re a pretty big Witcher fan? When you spend over a year of your life bringing it to life! This week, we welcome Lihtar Studio’s Edward Kurchevsky to the podcast to discuss the recent animated tribute short he directed based on Andrzej Sapkowski’s short story, “A Grain of Truth.” A stylish interpretation of Geralt and his world, …

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Getting Drawn into Fandom with Joanna Estep 1:33:34

23d ago1:33:34

1:33:34

Some artists draw comics full of deep emotion. Others draw comics full of sexy naked people! Getting it on! In all kinds of creative ways! Joanna Estep is one of the few who manages to do all of the above while also setting her stories within the world of The Witcher. This week, we welcome Jo back to the podcast to find out exactly how she pulls it…

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Introducing a Fan-tastic New Season 1:42:40

1M ago1:42:40

1:42:40

Your days of sober-minded conversation are over, as Whiskey with Witcher is back with an all-new season devoted entirely to fandom! Why do we fall hard for things like The Witcher, and why does that passion manifest so differently for all of us? How can we love a franchise so much, but still feel driven to write fanfic that’s completely at odds wit…

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I Spy a Crossover 2:18:43

2M ago2:18:43

2:18:43

It’s a whirlybird of a crossover! In this special bonus episode, Tim and Valerie guest on the Tentpole Trauma podcast to discuss Henry Cavill’s recent box office misfire, Argylle. We break down the film with host Sebastian Bendix to see if we can figure out why the movie failed to find an audience before discussing where Cavill’s career should go f…

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News, Booze, and Glassy-Eyed Views 1:23:57

3M ago1:23:57

1:23:57

We’re back…sort of. While the official debut of our upcoming season is still a few weeks away, we just couldn’t wait to weigh in on all the latest Witcher news! Season 4 is officially in production! Season 5 has been greenlit—and it’s the show’s final season?!? We debate whether this is a good or bad thing before sharing what we’d like to see in Th…

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A Festive Little Feast 1:19:11

7M ago1:19:11

1:19:11

Take seven different Witcher-themed recipes prepared by four Continent-loving cooks, serve generously and garnish with a bottle of Woodford Reserve BevMo! Barrel Select Double Oaked Bourbon and what do you get? Our 2023 season finale! The highly anticipated Witcher Official Cookbook is now in stores, and we’ve asked our friends (and previous guests…

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Best in Glass 1:36:25

7M ago1:36:25

1:36:25

The year may be winding down, but Witcher fans have had much to celebrate in 2023, from one of the most thrilling and book-faithful seasons so far, to news of a new Witcher novel in the works, to the announcement of an all-new animated film. So, in that spirit, we’re doing some celebrating ourselves and revealing a few of our personal favorites fro…

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Knowing the Score 1:48:00

8M ago1:48:00

1:48:00

For all its evil mages, freaky monsters, and conquest-minded kings, music has always been an important part of The Witcher. And while Dandelion may love to take credit, we know that it’s really the hard work of some talented composers who have shaped and finessed the sound of this world that we’ve all come to love. In this episode, we’re raising a …

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Holding Court with Queen Denise 1:08:05

8M ago1:08:05

1:08:05

We’re in the presence of royalty this week as we welcome Queen Denise to the podcast for the first time. If you’re a regular listener, you know who Queen Denise is, but you may not know what she actually does for a living…and how cool it is! Denise joins us to talk about her career as a bourbon steward (yes, it’s a real job!), explaining what it’s …

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Diving Into Sirens of the Deep 1:01:58

8M ago1:01:58

1:01:58

Geeked Week has come and gone and we may have celebrated a bit TOO hard, but that’s not about to stop us from unpacking some of the Witcher-shaped surprises it brought us. We got our first peek at Geralt’s new animated movie with not one, but two different teaser trailers, plus all sorts of juicy details about what we can expect when it hits Netfli…

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The Psychology of The Witcher with Dr. Rachel Kowert 56:08

8M ago56:08

56:08

https://press.etc.cmu.edu/books/psychgeist-pop-cultureBy Dr. Rachel Kowert, Valerie Petrarca, Sean Farina, Tim Beedle

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Whiskey with Wednesday 2:19:45

9M ago2:19:45

2:19:45

What’s this? You may be forgiven for thinking you were getting yet another episode of Tim and Valerie reminding you of how excruciatingly long you’ll have to wait for more of your favorite fantasy show as they mask the despair of their existence with alcohol and bad takes. But if you’re into torturing yourself like that, you really should call in a…

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Pouring Over Pages 1:45:35

9M ago1:45:35

1:45:35

We’re returning to the world of word balloons this week as we take on the latest Witcher comic books! Dark Horse’s second omnibus collection features four very different tales starring Geralt of Rivia, each drawn by a different artist. We discuss and unpack all of them, finding much to enjoy in these stories set within the universe of the Witcher g…

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A Farewell to Henry Cavill 1:48:20

9M ago1:48:20

1:48:20

Five years. Three seasons. Twenty-four episodes. And a whole lot of “Hmms.” It’s hard to overstate the impact Henry Cavill has had on The Witcher and the role of Geralt of Rivia, which makes his departure from the series difficult for so many of its fans. But rather than being sad that he’s leaving, we’re celebrating his time on the Continent with …

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Last Call for Season Three 1:54:26

9M ago1:54:26

1:54:26

With all eight episodes now unpacked, Producer Sean at last weighs in as we bid farewell to The Witcher’s latest season. To borrow from our favorite bard, season three is full of “extraordinary things” and we offer our final thoughts on all of them, from the wonderful found family Geralt builds with Yen and Ciri, to Jaskier’s tantalizing relationsh…

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Rye, Witcher, Rye 2:23:30

11M ago2:23:30

2:23:30

We’ve finally reached the end of The Witcher’s latest season and we’re feeling pretty emotional about it, at least if this week’s discussion is any indication. We have some big laughs. We shed some actual tears (we’re as surprised as you!). We get frustrated with characters, angry at toxic fans and a teensy bit testy with each other before declarin…

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Little Horse, Big Pours 2:08:31

11M ago2:08:31

2:08:31

When we ordered a Blood and Sand, this really wasn’t what we had in mind. Season three’s penultimate episode features a small bit of Brokilon, a handful of teary reunions and a whole lot of Ciri wandering through the desert while hallucinating and hanging out with a unicorn. It’s not the most action-packed hour of Witcher, which may be why we paire…

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You Mistook a Bourbon Reflected in a Glass at Night for a Rye 2:09:10

11M ago2:09:10

2:09:10

Mix two parts sorcery and one part elven revenge. Add a dash of political intrigue with a light splash of Nilfgaardian conquest. Shake violently and you have the recipe for Vol. 2’s first episode, “Everybody Has a Plan ‘til They Get Punched in the Face.” Considering the game-changing nature of the episode, we thought it was only fitting that our di…

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Side Quest: Cutting Ourselves Off 1:09:59

11M ago1:09:59

1:09:59

It’s amazing what you can discover when you’re passed out on the cutting room floor. It’s our first side quest of the season, and we’re bringing you a treasure trove of past moments that were never lost and always found…but that we still had to cut for time. Why is there a woman in Arizona who thinks Tim has blue eyes? What would it take for Valeri…

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Sexposing the Truth 2:00:52

12M ago2:00:52

2:00:52

It’s a party onscreen and in the Whiskey with Witcher recording studio! We uncork a bottle of Johnny Smoking Gun Whiskey to accompany Geralt and Yen’s search for proof and dance our way through season three’s mélange of a fifth episode. And you know what? It turns out all is indeed not as it seems when it comes to the hour’s mix of repeating timeli…

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Motherf*ckin’ Valdo Marx! 1:43:07

12M ago1:43:07

1:43:07

Jaskier might not be a fan of the flamboyantly-mannered songsmith introduced in season three’s fourth episode, but we sure are! Actually, there’s quite a bit we’re fond of in this one. From its shipside monster fight, to Fringilla living her best barfly life, to the line that made Radskier shippers squeal the world over, “The Invitation” is easily …

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A Rye Reunion 2:03:57

12M ago2:03:57

2:03:57

Yennefer reconnects with Tissaia. Geralt reacquaints himself with a friend. Jaskier reconciles with Vespula! There are reunions a-plenty in season three’s third episode, so it’s only fitting that our whiskey pairing is one as well. We first discovered Milam & Greene back in our second season, but this time, we’re sampling their Port Cask Finished R…

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A Little Shipping, A Little Whipping 1:55:59

1y ago1:55:59

1:55:59

There are “Extraordinary Things” to be found within season 3’s stellar second episode, as well as some real nightmares, and we have a blast discussing both. Keira Metz makes her debut! Jaskier drops an eye-opening new song! Philippa whips Dijkstra into shape (literally)! Fringilla gets drunker than we do! And as for the episode’s monster, well let’…

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What Happens at Belleteyn, Stays at Belleteyn 1:54:58

1y ago1:54:58

1:54:58

It’s time to celebrate, Witcher fans, because season 3 is here! In “Shaerrawedd,” Geralt, Yen and Ciri are finally together...but sadly, the same isn’t true for us. Valerie’s out of town, so we’re recording our discussion of the season’s first episode virtually, but on the bright side, that means more delicious Clyde May’s Alabama Style Whiskey for…

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Season 3 Speculation with Rebekah Rodriguez-Lynn 1:19:00

1y ago1:19:00

1:19:00

The Witcher’s all-new season is mere hours away, so we’re doing a little pre-gaming with one of our favorite fans. Writer and “I Can’t Believe it’s Not Fanon” creator Rebekah Rodriguez-Lynn joins us for a surprisingly classy discussion on Witcher fandom (hey, we’re capable!) and what we can expect from season three…all over a round of fiery margari…

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Bye Bye, Blood Origin 1:31:25

1y ago1:31:25

1:31:25

And so two became three… In our final episode devoted to the Witcher prequel series, Producer Sean joins the discussion as we look back at the series as a whole and unpack what worked and what didn’t. (Spoiler alert, there’s a lot more in one category than the other.) We also speculate on what influence Blood Origin may have on The Witcher’s upcomi…

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Of Scene-Stealers, Spheres and Sadly Sung Songs 1:39:59

1y ago1:39:59

1:39:59

We’re four episodes into Blood Origin and…we’re finished? Yes, hard as it is to believe, we’ve reached the finale of the Witcher spinoff series and all we can say is that it’s a good thing we paired it with a strong whiskey—the 112-proof Seven Spheres Rye by The Obscure, to be specific. While there are moments here and there that we enjoyed (most o…

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Of Ballads, Betrayals and Boning Broken Beast-Men 1:39:46

1y ago1:39:46

1:39:46

Things get downright feisty on screen—and in our recording studio—this week as we take on The Witcher: Blood Origin’s third episode. At last, our seven heroes are united as our beloved Meldof joins the team. But our mutual love for the dwarven warrior seems like the only thing we can agree on in what proves to be one of our most contentious episode…

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Of Hair Hats, Healers and Homicides by Hammer 1:41:34

1y ago1:41:34

1:41:34

Our heroic team doubles in size over Blood Origin’s second chapter, as we’re introduced to the cleaver-wielding Brother Death and the two magical celestial twins Syndril and Zacare. So, with siblings playing such a big role in this Witcher spinoff, we liven things up with a bottle of Garrison Brothers Small Batch Texas Straight Bourbon, which prove…

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Of Prequels, Protests and Problematic Pronunciation 1:44:32

1y ago1:44:32

1:44:32

Much like Blood Origin itself, our season covering the four-episode Witcher spinoff was more than a little delayed. But the time has finally come to dive into this sometimes-fun-sometimes-frustrating prequel tale, which we kick off with a bottle of Caol Ila Distillery’s North Star Single Malt Scotch Whisky. (Why this particular scotch? Much like mo…

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Side Quest: Swords Sheathed, Pencils Down 27:40

1y ago27:40

27:40

Things got soberingly real for our favorite fantasy franchise this month with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) choosing to go on strike and fight for a better deal for its members. Yet, while writers and studios may be at the heart of this work stoppage, the effects are being felt all throughout Hollywood. In this new bonus episode, we lay out th…

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Side Quest: Three Things The Hexer Does Better Than Netflix’s Witcher 52:06

1y ago52:06

52:06

We’re not going to say that The Hexer is a good show. (We’re nowhere near drunk enough for that.) But the 2002 Polish production isn’t entirely without merit. In fact, for all its why-is-Ciri-wearing-a-gimp-mask strangeness, there are some things The Hexer does quite well. Perhaps even better than Netflix’s Witcher series. In our latest bonus episo…

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Side Quest: The Time of Contempt is (Almost) Nigh 1:15:52

1y ago1:15:52

1:15:52

It’s the season that’s so big they had to split it into two! We’ve returned and so has Geralt of Rivia, who’s back with a dramatic new season three teaser. We discuss what its talk of fear might reveal about season three, unpack intriguing details (so why is Rience holding a cat?) and share our thoughts on Netflix’s decision to release the season i…

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Brandy with Bridgerton 1:46:50

1+ y ago1:46:50

1:46:50

Hello, dearest listeners, and welcome to the inaugural episode of Brandy with Bridgerton. Now we realize that you might have become accustomed to a certain uncouth and unsophisticated level of humor unbecoming of high society on this channel. But fear not, for today our discussions shall be of only the most genteel nature as we welcome a most prest…

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Hey Ciri... 1:56:47

1+ y ago1:56:47

1:56:47

It’s taken at least three translators, two streaming services, thirteen whiskeys, a Susanna Hoffs slow dance classic, and far too many references to Spirit Halloween, but we’ve finally gotten to the final episode of The Hexer. Will the series go out with a bang, or a poorly subtitled whimper? (Do you really need to ask?) Still, finishing this amusi…

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Talk, Suckers! 1:24:41

1+ y ago1:24:41

1:24:41

We’ve reached the penultimate episode of The Hexer and we still have no clue what’s going on. So in a desperate attempt to help, we’ve paired this episode with Navigator Straight Bourbon, which to our delight and dismay proves to be much more enjoyable than what’s on screen. Geralt has a bunch of acid flashbacks, Ciri dons a lucha libre mask and Ja…

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Lost in Translation 1:26:50

1+ y ago1:26:50

1:26:50

Someone must have been hitting the potions a bit too hard because The Hexer’s eleventh episode is easily one of the worst of the series. After dispatching Renfri in the quickest, most anticlimactic way possible, Geralt finds himself wandering around until he winds up in Brokilon Forest again where he…wanders around some more. He also says a bunch o…

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Impales in Comparison 1:45:51

1+ y ago1:45:51

1:45:51

Renfri has arrived! We celebrate what’s one of The Hexer’s strongest episodes to date (but keep in mind that’s a VERY relative term), by unbottling one of Tim’s favorite whiskeys, Redbreast 12 Year Old Single Pot Still, which we drink straight up—you know, in much the same way that our girl is now a straight up villain. We also question the practic…

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Iola, Io-Io-Io-Io-Iola 1:46:05

1+ y ago1:46:05

1:46:05

The Hexer’s ninth chapter just may be its most eventful one yet. Renfri returns! Geralt confronts Falwick! Ciri makes her (somewhat anticlimactic) debut! It’s an episode that’s, frankly, overloaded with important moments, and so we’ve paired it with an equally overloaded spirit—the 125-proof White Dog Mash #1 by Buffalo Trace Distillery. There’s no…

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Side Quest: Reading Into It 42:14

1+ y ago42:14

42:14

While we wait for more news on the Witcher show and games, we got an update on something we really didn’t expect: new books! Okay, we got a brief, off-the-cuff statement on them that was all of five words long. But those five words—“They are in the plans”—came from none other than Andrzej Sapkowski, which means they’re more than enough for us to de…

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Side Quest: A Smashing Valentine’s Day 1:16:14

1+ y ago1:16:14

1:16:14

It may be Cupid’s big week, but we’re the ones playing matchmaker in this special Valentine’s Day episode. First, we discuss our all-time favorite Witcher ships, both canon and fanon. You know, the ones we may or may not be secretly writing sexy fanfic about. (Let’s just say Geraskier is SO season one.) But things really heat up in our second segme…

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Side Quest: Getting Artsy with Joanna Estep 1:28:31

1+ y ago1:28:31

1:28:31

It’s time to break out the nice glasses as we welcome our first guest of 2023! For years, Joanna Estep has successfully balanced a career drawing, coloring and lettering comics with a love of fanart and The Witcher, recently culminating in her self-published Geraskier minicomic, “Where Are You This Moment?” In this bonus episode, we talk to Jo abou…

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You Can’t Count on Geralt Because Geralt Can’t Count 1:51:29

1+ y ago1:51:29

1:51:29

We suspected—well, Tim did at any rate—that with its limited production budget, The Hexer wouldn’t attempt to bring Geralt’s iconic fight with the fearsome striga to screen. Shows what he knows because that classic short story forms the basis of the series’ eighth episode, which we’ve paired with Compass Box’s uniquely fruit-forward scotch blend Or…

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A Dainty Little Dudu 1:47:04

1+ y ago1:47:04

1:47:04

For our first Hexer episode of 2023, we thought we’d put aside our usual drunken nonsense for a serious discussion of dopplers and elven displacement…but who are we kidding? It takes all of ten minutes for Tim and Producer Sean to devolve into juvenile jokes about the name “Dudu” and it’s all downhill from there. We do manage to discuss whether the…

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Side Quest: School of the Catwalk 56:54

1+ y ago56:54

56:54

Who needs a sword when you’re wearing an outfit that absolutely slays? In our first new episode of 2023, we’re focusing on the fashion of The Witcher’s first two seasons, as we toast some of the hottest looks to hit the runways of Novigrad. Tim and Valerie each rank their five favorite costumes, discussing what they say about the characters and sha…

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Side Quest: A Year of Bottles, Bathtubs and Bards 2:05:17

1+ y ago2:05:17

2:05:17

Whiskey With Witcher is now a year old! Somehow we’ve managed to keep this thing going for a full trip around the sun, so to celebrate, we’re uncorking a bottle from Tim’s private stash—Harp Song, a 16-year Irish single malt—and answering questions about ourselves asked by you, our listeners! We share some of our more deeply held thoughts on The Wi…

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Don’t Duny Like That 1:52:11

1+ y ago1:52:11

1:52:11

The Law of Surprise has been called in Cintra...and on our podcast! But don’t worry, the only thing we’re rewarded with is an unexpected bottle of Gentleman Jack, which we drink a bit too generously as we unpack The Hexer’s sixth episode, “Calanthe.” We also weigh in on the latest Blood Origin trailer, speculating about what awaits us in the upcomi…

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Love on the Rocks 1:42:29

1+ y ago1:42:29

1:42:29

Bundle up, Witcher fans! This week, we’re unpacking The Hexer’s fifth episode, which finds Geralt, Yennefer and Istredd in a toxic love triangle that doesn’t end the way any of us would like. An adaptation of the short story “A Shard of Ice,” it’s a talky tour of truth and emotion that we’ve paired with a bottle of Jameson Cold Brew, a whiskey that…

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Side Quest: Make it a Double 14:06

1+ y ago14:06

14:06

Surprised? Well, so were we! In this special bonus episode, we’ve bundled up two “Segments of Surprise” that were cut from our most recent episode. First, Valerie talks about completing Thronebreaker, CD Projekt Red’s card-based adventure game set in the world of The Witcher (who’s up for a hand of Gwent?). After that, we both discuss the recent te…

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