The Disc-Course

Content warnings for this episode include: discussion of racism and antisemitic tropes, firearms, animal death and abuse, physical and mental abuse, medical anxiety, and alcoholAs we continue Witches Abroad, the witches are...abroad! Y'know, going boating, seeing the sites, getting day drunk, hustling card sharps...good times.This week in the Disc-Course: heavy are the hips, just like Dark Souls, gun facts, scone strikes, pickles, neurotic and anti-union, forced sapiency, Greebomon, a dark and thirsty story, lawyah, love to see it, upclass slime molds, Okay Terry, prop mortar and pestle, tone switch, dancing lady emoji, +/- vajanias, sandwich extremists, Indigo Rum, the machismo ritual, more vests, Mugrat, hustling, and the essence of zen.Click here for pictures from the Disney animators strike (The Disc-Course stands in solidarity with WGA and SAGATFRA)Click here for Defunctland: The War for Disney's AmericaFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 171 in Witches Abroad (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "Remember some of your dreams?"-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @ZlorfFlannelfoot on cohost, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: human and animal death, brief mentions of abuse, homophobia and the TERF wizard author,Who's ready for vacation? As our hosts begin Witches Abroad, we follow everyone's favorite witches who love and hate each other as they hit the road for the city of Genua on orders from a dead fairy godmother.Yknow, normal stuff.This week in the Disc-Course: potato salad, green hair and pronouns, rincewindbussy123, mirrors, Gammer Beavis, just like theater, birth six billion demons, haunted mansions, thot goals, the devil's estate auction, a million tabs, sensei Dibbler, rice cookers, good to be back, ending of Tar explained, afab nonbinary moments, our Genshin, truck simulator, Terry write word good, and one of my favorite genders.Click here for the ROC Witches Abroad coverFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 127 in Witches Abroad (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "'You sit up every night dealing Cripple Mister Onion with someone who's got a detached retina in her second sight and you soon learn how to play,' said Granny. "-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @ZlorfFlannelfoot on cohost, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey everyone, you ever forget you have a podcast for like 10 months?Yeah...anyway please enjoy some goofs and follow our new cohost account at ZlorfFlannelfoot!We'll be back with Witches Abroad on August 9th, see you then! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: racism, body horror, queerphobia, suicide, and mentions of terminal illnessAs we wrap up Reaper Man, kind and empathetic order is restored to the Discworld once again, but I can't help feeling like we're forgetting something...This week in the Disc-Course: blind reaction, the cooler Windle, vore brat, muffled by accessories, old men shenanigans quotient, More Death, book freaks and wiki monsters, nerds from sheds, science lore, go woke go broke NASA, short king, sadness gremlin, mother I have transcended, big clock energy, chocolate facts, a dress made of diamonds, hungry little treat boy, skeleton music, undance, NTR November, caring is cringe, wheatcorn, and after credits scenes.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 53 in Witches Abroad (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "Granny beamed. 'I knew 'e would have heard of me," she said.'"-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: mentions of insects and spiders, head injuries, and child murder, and discussion of ableism, body horror, fascism, racism, and antisemitismAs we reach the dramatic climax of Reaper Man, our friend Bill Door defeats the new Death who's a real jerk, and the members to the Fresh Start Club go to the mall :)This week on the Disc-Course: a billion lesser podcasts, posting praxis, newt-rients, hoard mode, a capital idea, dead malls, divergent evolution, money now, communist bees, ew death, bony balls, he/it queen, the full scope of literature, von Grover Haus, escalator fear, hit da bricks, mid-2000's anime, head boomer, a normal person, special Jess edition, and flesh building. Click here for a tiktok from the NY trucking conventionClick here for Anatomy by Kitty HorrorshowClick here for the gunshow comic that is JessClick here for the not good translation of book text into digital formFor those playing along at home: Finish Reaper Man!-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: racism, transphobia, and animal violenceAs we continue Reaper Man, chaos ensues in Ankh-Morpork as the harmless snow globes turn out to not be harmless at all, and the future is now as our friend Bill Door meets the Combination Harvester.This week in the Disc-Course: tranq-free since '93, the Millennial Hunger, big water, boys' night, the spell of ratio, male virtue names, industrialization is bad, one more end of history, a special scythe for a special boy, ghost rules, city ovipositor, mom bus, thought terminating sentence, poor little peats, weird technicolor alligator, and a Minnesota battle cry.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 286 in Reaper Man (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "'And he owes me a farthing, too."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: mentions of severe bodily harm, animal and child death.As we continue Reaper Man, the gang are introduced to the members of Undead Anonymous, and our bony blorbo saves a child and prepares to face down whoever took his job.This week on the Disc-Course: cold music, shell jumpscare, the dark alleys, vampire accent, shorpses, Read at 3 AM, freak facts, a hundred writers, sad rooms pt.2, owl clocks, 420 Bink it, existential dread, trick shots, animal girl behavior, Death become human, textbook vitalism, security door, Frank Lloyd Wrong, a depressed skeleton, death app, one weird editing thing, and fuck the feds.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 227 in Reaper Man (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "He was halfway up his second row, and accelerating."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: discussion of transphobia and queer trauma, being buried alive, parental abuse, racist stereotypes, and misogyny.As we continue Reaper Man, the wizards of Unseen University try their damndest to end their friend's life, but Windle Poons decides he's got a lot of unliving to do. We also meet Mrs. Cake and talk a lot about Mrs. Cake.Also our good friend Bill Door gets a straw hat :)Click here for Billy the BulletClick here for some Come and Take It flagsClick here for the Fresh Start Club print we referenceThis week on The Disc-Course: You Can't Say That., wizard SWAT, Ridcully power rankings, Miss Holly Fakeman, throatcoin, ketchup that makes you explode, two pairs of pants, spiritualist busybody, Undead Anonymous, the grumpy glands, walking stairs, chief butt, one weird trick, how an egg feels, true crime almanac, you must post, Binky's Town, the telltale snake, improved his eyesight, the first floor and just homestuck.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 178 in Reaper Man (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "Besides, I'm paying you sixpence a week. And sixpence is sixpence. "-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: discussion of racism and cultural appropriation, body horror, death and the undead, ableism, slavery and forced labor, and suicide.Like the changing seasons from summer to fall, the gang begins a new book: Reaper Man. Death is fired for coming down with a case of self-hood, and this causes Problems for Everyone.This week on the Disc-Course: no escape, blue eyes and pronouns, sources, galaxy boss, special metal cup, horse tools, the best genes, scampi in a casket, Holly heat, wizard kids table, thot moments, a toxic amount of Jimmy Buffet, Gundam Names, a podcast, fantasy jorts, a graffiti brush, evil Carl Sagan, monetize the spoilers, and the cool zone.Click here for the L Space Annotated Pratchett FileFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 116 in Reaper Man (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "After a while, there were faint metallic noises"-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: magical compulsion/mind control, building explosions, animal death, body horror, suicide, and discussion of implicit racism.In our blockbuster finale, Mark is back, and we say goodbye to Holy Wood, once again wishing for better things for Terry's female leads. The day is saved, the monsters defeated, and our heroes wander off into the sunset. That's all folks!This week in the Disc-Course: troll Hallmark movie, disctakes, bode check, another giant lady, oops all spoilers, the husband brigade, Death's Hallmark movie, dropping the ankle weights, 12 angry old men, reverse King Kong, museum pieces, Counterweight Continent Town, end of Evangelion, decidedly not woman, Wizards Find Corpse Take 3, ancestral memory, legitimate cthinema, Massachusetts brain poisoning, the power of uncles, broken dreams, and radiation poisoning.Click here for Windle Poon's wheelchairFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 54 in Reaper Man (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "He turned and, hardly bothering to keep his own heart beating, went back to the University."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: mention of animal dismemberment, climate anxiety, school shootings, gun violence, racism, fatphobia, also a little discussion of right wing politics in India and nationalist myth making therein.Nearing the grand finale, the gang goes to the grand premiere of Blown With the Wind...I mean...Gone Away...wait that's not right. Anyway, everything is super normal, don't worry about it.This week on the Disc-Course: old ass baby names, fast food training videos, go to Holy Wood and tell lies, yetis, Sydney Not Safe for Work, shoutouts to Archie, book covers, Dean Henry and John Hix, the Foot Man, a literal child, real fake beards, ribs wins, impure science, mountain smarts, poonnip, kids these days, Red Red Redemption, the Dibbler man, and the Eric Defender.Click here for the hot drinks training video from Wendy'sClick here for Surviving Edged WeaponsClick here for images of the Sydney dust stormClick here for French Discworld covers that kick assClick here for Unpacking RRR, Indian Politics, and CinemaClick here for Josh Kirby's rose astronaut-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: the racism of Hollywood and Holy Wood, magical compulsion/mind control, and brief mention of CSAThis week the gang finds a spooky cave :)This week on the Disc-Course: spoilers for Gone with the Wind, paint Pseudopolis green, troll nephew, McHarga's, filming in Sydney, dub jokes, the Bee Movie, a wizard told me, trebuckets, Gone with the Wind: Endgame, subliminal advertising, rowdy priests, the scary hole, dropes, Fred Astaire dancing, SNL ideas, aw Mr. Beans, and Roger Rabbit World.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 343 in Moving Pictures (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "The lights went out."Click here for the Paramount map of filming locationsClick here for Yogurt NightClick here for the wikipedia article Jess was trying to remember for East Lynne (1931) -----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: magical compulsion/mind control, brief description of gross food, mentions of animal death and the racism inherent in the movie industryAs we continue Moving Pictures, our protagonist is determined to do nothing with the information he has obtained thus far concerning the nature of Holy Wood because everything is fine :)This week in the Disc-Course: praise kinks, Gamer For Life, Terry's rude dog, Ruby Rocks, two offices, stuck in a loop, Gaspode bimboification, John Wayne, miscellaneous tubes, a Holly secret, college boy, Live Laugh Love, bodes, stupid sexy Detritus, 9/11 movies, normal in here, a genre of shirts, buffeted by Johnny Depp, the Landiis, As Foretold by Ginger, and Spanish flea.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 290 in Moving Pictures (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "Because Holy Wood's disturbances in reality were extending weak but opportunistic tendrils even as far as Ankh-Morpork, a couple of little bluebirds flew around his head for a moment and went 'tweet-tweet-tweet' before vanishing."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: violence, creature abuse, discussion of racism and colonialism, and magical coersion/manipulationVictor and Ginger get back down to the business of moving pictures, and the spirit of Holy Wood grows stronger every day. Meanwhile a thousand elephants are on the move.This week in the Disc-Course: pillars of society, rock nose job, my Ginger's keeper, Detritus rocks, misery camera, old Hollywood techniques, hormone chamber, Bagged Dad, Discworld geography, meltdown May, dull as dishwasher, gator counter, and Numbers Riktor.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 235 in Moving Pictures (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "Behind him the door movied the tiniest fraction of an inch."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: creature abuse, magical compulsion/manipulation, brief talk of bees and big spiders, and discussions of bad transphobic celebritiesAs a heads up Holly's audio is a little weird; I cleaned it up the best I know how but wanted to let folks know in case it bothers them.Yes, the moving picture business is booming in Holy Wood! Literally film stock is exploding, and how could it not with hot talent like Victor Maraschino and Dolores De Syn--those actors you definitely know who definitely didn't get fired. Meanwhile the wizards at the University find a weird vase.This week in the Disc-Course: accelerating scenery, prehistoric queers, fucked up camera, Waluigi's tax evasion, looney tune death, a movie man, whips all the way down, sequential filming, civilian gay name, new sausage, manic pixie movie girl, the ghost of Tasmania, memetic virus, huh weird, the smallest Depp, lighthouse fashion, and Grains Banged.Click here for a teddy bear beeClick here for Fuck Me, Ray BradburyClick here for an ancient earthquake detectorClick here for Terry's CRT TechnohubClick here for the Sword of Passione posterFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 176 in Moving Pictures (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "The Bursar shoved the paper up the sleeve of his robe. 'Nothing important,' he said."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: discussion of irreality, explosions, and mind control/magical compulsion.This week we start Moving Pictures, just taking them off the wall and putting them somewhere else; also we're reading a new book! A new media craze is sweeping the Disc, but nobody really seems to know or understand where it came from or why. Grab some banged grains and join us, won't you?This week in the Disc-Course: the Hundred Years War, Break-My-Own-Kneecaps Dibbler, smile and nod, different types of nerds, the sausage chain, pouring the Kipling, bi bear, the promised land, peep the horror, banged grains, most normal name, old special effects, special test for a special boy, lucky charms robe, Cheers money, and LumberJacquelyns. For those playing along at home: Read up to page 116 in Moving Pictures (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "After a few minutes he stopped chewing and sat with his mouth open, staring and staring and staring at the flickering images."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: implications of child abuse, the inherent racism and misogyny of being a white British man, and human sacrifice and torture.This week, everybody's favorite rat man Rincewind is back; now he and a young demonologist go on a time and space adventure and thwart the corporate legions of hell. It's not a very good book.This week in the Disc-Course: a street rat starting a one man band, local water parks, Rincewind and Squeaky Voiced Teen, one of those guys who hates me, monkey's pawed, the worst tortillas, a big wooden horse, Blind Iowa, the anti-Holly, plot critical sandwich, ten thousand years detention, quicksand, Rincewind goes to Hell, Ted Dancin', and so many colored pencils.Click here for the Water Country jingleClick here for a not great cover songFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 56 in Moving Pictures (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "'His fingers closed around a small, unexpected rectangle. He pulled it out and looked at it. Silverfish's card."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: animal body horror?, exploding buildings, violence (police and otherwise), drowning, and plummeting to ones death.There are a million stories of short kings and big wives in the full frontal city of Ankh-Morpork, and this is just one of 'em.This week in the Disc-Course: dragon beans, sodomy hedgehog, Chekov's Pond, wet good, IRA moments, inside jokes, they stoned a cloud, American Discworld, da waw, hype gremlin, shitheads by majority, toy of the law, ADHD representation, apes all around, Let Holly Cry, rough but smooth Robert Pattinson, teacher voice, Dibbler ointment real, globehead, and moon dragons.For those playing along at home: Read Faust Eric--we said in the episode we'd be doing two parts but...¯_(ツ)_/¯-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include mind control, animal abuse, immolation, and abduction.As we continue Guards, Guards, so too does the dragon king of Ankh-Morpork continue his ruinous reign, and progress demands sacrifice. Human sacrifice to be exact! And y'know what, as long as it's nobody we know, it's totally fine to throw people to the violent machine :)Oh wait, it's Sybil? Aw, geez...This week in the Disc-Course:the trial of Speepy, Dragonfuckers of Pern, sad lads, Tortured Silence Academia, the rats and the worms, a case of Goemon ass, one good citizen, state violence is the same, Nobby and the Good Cops, plume allowance, Columbo scene, the guy who wrote the laws, bake him away, Discworld Cosmo, dungeon snakes, baby bow, wife isn't an emotion, and the lizard brain.For those playing along at home: Finish Guards, Guards!-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: immolation, police violence, animal abuse, discussion of antisemitic tropes, and racism.This week, as we continue Guards, Guards, RIP to the Elucidated Brethren, RIP to Vimes' career, and I for one welcome our new dragon overlord.This week in the Disc-Course: the movie that kills you, [Death voice] I'LL BE IN THE CAR DUDES, a world without Italians, Johnny Liveforever, noir juice, pictures that Vimes took, a million blorbos, Karen moment, sad clown shit, spare banquets, a righteous stabbing, SCPs, the gold vibes, You've In-Salted Me, de-jollying, hell-world, Terry Pratchett vs. Columbo, frantically whittling, worst blunt in the universe, and slopeless.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 342 in Guards, Guards! (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "Vimes made an animal - a mammalian animal - noise in the back of his throat, and ran out into the empty streets."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: animal abuse and violence and alcohol useAt last all the pieces are coming together, and it's time for the great showdown between the dragon and the "rightful" king and--Oh, that's it? Over just like that?This week in the Disc-Course: tired and horny, lolswampdragons, rendezvous, marry the dowager, Metroplex, L+Ratio+You're An Ape, wholesale pottery, Immortan Lizzie, reverse corndog, plumes, the Star Drive Zone, one man against nuggets, tragic backstory, more and more in love, ancient Roman DDR, Matt Damon's space madness, nature is brutal, and the meat sweats.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 285 in Guards, Guards! (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "He wondered what was happening to Wonse that made any alternative seem better..."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: alcohol abuse, burning and exploding buildings, police violence, minor bodily harm, very brief mention of worms in food, animal death, and brief discussion of real life bombingsThis week as we continue Guards, Guards, the people of Ankh-Morpork are under fire as the Elucidated Brethren set in motion their totally real plan to reinstate the totally real king of Ankh. Who will step forth and slay this beast? Not Vimes; Vimes gets his shit rocked when the Watch House gets blown up.This week in the Disc-Course: auxiliary services, the cruel heel of society, armored volcano, need to breed, The Dragon Burning Houses Party, r/horsegirllivingspaces, RPG weapons, repainted PSPs, the breast of it, police talking points, The Orangutan in the Nighttime, waiting up for Santa, Sybilma Sins, Vimes Plinko, Sarah McLachlan mail, pandas and pigeons, weapons grade plucopium, frosty dragon milkshakes, and the ex wife (city).Click here for This is Our Fucking City, a thing that happened on live TV.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 226 in Guards, Guards! (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "'Oh no,' moaned Vimes, 'Not again!'"-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: alcohol abuse, fantasy racism, police violence, and immolationAs we continue Guards, Guards, the gang's all here: Vimes, the saddest man in the world, Colon, the bumbling second in command, Nobby, just a little guy, and Carrot, the new guy who is doing The Most, and they're here to solve the dragon mystery. Yup, definitely gonna do that right after Carrot beats up a whole bar.Also, we get to meet Sybil Ramkin.This week in the Disc-Course: Big Snow, Year of the Tigerkini, the secy pp, wary of Terry, nothing stops the Markster, turbonerd, Dry Dick Tommy, a wizard did it, Assigned Criminal At Birth, dick muzzle, anime translator's notes, special interest narc, little guy expenses, a city's a lot like a woman, sharing the Xbox, Jokes Luthor, the Australian Ibis, undercover clothes, out of the stink zone, and large wife.Click here for What if a dinosaur got in the lakeFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 167 in Guards, Guards! (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "And awoke to the sound of a mob."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: alcohol abuse, death, mentions of domestic and police violence, and immolation.We did it; we finally got to Guards, Guards: The Vimes Factory. Unfortunately, not a lot of Vimes in this first installment, but we do get to meet the Disc's strongest himbo: Carrot. And also there's a secret society summoning dragons or something idkThis week in the Disc-Course: no ads, Terry is eternal, the dragon dimensions, learning nothing, Sad Towns USA, ye olde discord server, Skions of the Seventh Dawn, chocolate covered peanuts, a lifetime of concussions, coworker funeral, new dwarf just dropped, Discworld Inflation, Mark log off, 17 year olds, mystic runes, VR Experience, Thieves Guild!!, meeting again for the first time, and being sad at night.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 115 in Guards, Guards! (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "'For a start, you could do your trousers up,' said Nobby, from behind the nearest wall."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: mild existential dread, violence against animals and people, reanimated corpses, war and dying in war, body horror, explosion of a building/city, and discussion of misogyny and implied incest.As we conclude Pyramids, uuhhh Teppic kills a pyramid, and everybody's narrative arcs come to satisfying conclusions just like always. Thanks Terry!This week in the Disc-Course: the pickle defender, Christopher Lee voice, 6000 slutty slutty years, gay little fun scenes, Assassins Creed, symbolism, mob justice, desert power, the horse respecter, customer feedback, son dad, youtube apology video, too many Mosai, the old razzle dazzle, new ref sheets, funny carpet girl, monetize the rot(ting corpses), shout outs to cube guy, the cow dream, whole new meaning, 50% of Pharaohs, dry aqueducts, and causing 7000 years worth of problems.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 52 in Guards, Guards! (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "But seeing the head thief discommoded was always worth the trouble, the Patrician felt."Click here for some cubesClick here for Hisuian Voltorb who is our friend-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: mentions of organ removal, death, and discussion of animal abuse.After a mostly unhelpful trip to the symposium, Teppic reunites with an old friend from Kill a Guy school and resolves to save his Kingdom while the armies of Tsort and Ephebe march to war. Meanwhile in the Old Kingdom, King Teppicymon and his new embalmer buddies start tomb raiding.This week in the Disc-Course: the evil that is daylight savings, collecting your thoughts, scooby-doo hallway, 5-hour youtube videos, listener invoice, damn messy vibes, shapes quiz, serve cunt and die, hip young buildings, fictional band canon, pervert sex tattoos, Maldives 2, funged tokens, some kind of reverse pyramid scheme, rescuing grandmama, math eye, and being one step ahead.For those playing along at home: Finish Pyramids!-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include mentions of animal abuse, guns, body horror, incest, murder, castration, mob violence, and real world politics if you'd rather avoid it.Now that the Old Kingdom is gone forever definitely, Teppic and Ptraci (and the greatest mathematician on the Disc) seek refuge in Ephebe where they make some new friends. Meanwhile in the Old Kingdom uh...there's a lot going on there....This week in the Disc-Course: computer updates, eucalyptus napalm, comicool, a normal mirror, funny little guys, the trees in Mario, (Eat Shit, Holly), PTerry.exe, Those Endearing Young Charms, pro art tips, Hitman VR, Kennedy Cloning, Discworld Diogenes, Just Don't Look, a normal high priest, parasocial royals, 3000 candles in every garage, and a horrible island.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 302 in Pyramids (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "The legions of the kings of Djelibeybi were on the march."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include discussion of stroke, amputation, racism, animal and human sacrifice, suicide and gun violence, imprisonment, blood, and implications of incest.As we continue Pyramids, Teppic struggles to get his reign of the Old Kingdom started while Dios is determined to see the systems of power remain the same as they ever were. Also things are definitely going well at the pyramid factory; ALSO we meet Ptraci so there's finally a girl in this book!This week in the Disc-Course: the smell of toast, Oh God Local King Making His Move, chip shortage, Doctor Doom Boy King, footnote puns, monetize the rot, style of the late 2020's, trophy king, shitposting for God now, Ptony the joke!, society is a prison, just transfemme things, old-tyme vintage wrath, Ska Elsa, Gringer's World, Bass Pro time loss, BYOB, zero cool royals, and no China here.Click here for a PSA about stokesFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 239 in Pyramids (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "Females are absolutely forbidden. Their brains overheat."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include: alcohol use, death and death related customs (autopsies, embalming etc.), we also do that real close talking to the mic thing a couple times if you don't like thatFollowing the death of the old king, Teppic returns home to the Djel to take his rightful place on the throne (I'm sure that'll go great for him). Meanwhile, Lord Teppicymon XXVII gets really into the Days of Our Lives of his former subjects.This week in the Disc-Course: caged rock, post-Chris Pratt Mario world, no nut infinity, paper ipad charger, albatross vibes, It was me, Dios!, the Kumis, bad case of hothead, pour one out for Cheesewedge, car elevator for graves, cans of Sam Adams, sold your shoes, Old Kingdom kinda sucks tho, corpse shouting guy, the psychological threat of Barry Bonds, a big dial that says Pyramids, new EP from the Dark Ians, haha, sin to cope, dueling abacuses, and the emperor's new face.Click here for a Hong Kong cemeteryClick here for the coastline of BostonFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 180 in Pyramids (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "'He floated back to his corpse, who wasn't the best of company."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include violence, accidental suicide, and brief discussion of dementia/alzheimers.We're back for Pyramids, where we're introduced to our hero Teppic, heir to the Old Kingdom, as he takes his final exam at Kill a Guy School.This week in the Disc-Course: Discworld Gaiden, wow cool name, Skyrim inventory, pass or "pass," the flashback zone, latchkey prince, stealth run, Cool Uncle Vyrt,ooo big stretch, professional atheist, cell exploding juice, don't murder your family, champagne breakfast, symbolic twenty dollar bill, pigeon courtship, brains are weird, and DeVito Mode.Click here for the Japanese emperor's journal entry about his catFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 120 in Pyramids (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "'The king groaned."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi everyone, thanks for your patience during our little break; please enjoy some good stuff from the past year of episodes :)We'll be back starting Pyramids on October 13th, see you then! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include brief violence, death, alcohol use, and animal attacksAs we finish Wyrd Sisters, the Duke's play comes to a farcical conclusion, Lancre gets a new king, and everyone lives or dies happily ever after. That's it. That's the book, goodbye.Today in the Disc-Course: Getting up on stage and telling lies, Duke Felmet Miku binder, naturally gifted people, divers alarums, lead bones, director madness, knife puns, funky little humans, the play dimension, antifa super soldiers, No Nut Nonagenarian, be king Kingboy, deep fried saints, burning your birth certificate, Verence 2: Sequel to Verence, Choose Your Father, Berenstain 451, the world's Florida, and 2 Fool sons.For those playing along at home:Read up to page 57 in Pyramids (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "Later, on, the pharaoh felt awfully embarrassed about it."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include [fantasy] racism and brief implied trans/homophobia, brief physical violence, mentions of insects, and pandemic discussion (if you'd rather avoid it)The gang's all here this week for the penultimate chapter of Wyrd Sisters where *Kronk voice* Oh yeah, it's all coming together. Hwel works feverishly on his play about totally real and true events of Lancre history while he, Tomjon, and the lads, take a witch-aided road trip.Today in the Disc-Course: hit movies Red and Red 2, Nanny Ogg's Dickworld books, orc lore, shortface, fancy acting name, keen on the wave machine, art (derogatory), pancakes of Theseus, the writing process, weird short dad, a ghost told me to, soggy toast sandwich, jorts boner, calendar freak, Magrat Pataki, summer blockbusters, get to the play factory, overly friendly uber passenger, jingling friends, Girlboss Gatekeeps Gaslighting, Happy birthday Zlorf, and the worst high school play.Click here for a big blue bug (Not a real bug)For those playing along at home: Finish Wyrd Sisters!-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include self harm, physical and verbal abuse, falling from great heights, and [fantasy] racism.This week, the gang continues Wyrd Sisters sans Holly; Big City Granny does some big time magic, and we catch up with Tomjon on the mean streets of Ankh-Morpork.Today in the Disc-Course: communal car driving, Rise and Grind (your hands), Duke Felmet's If I Did It, Granny Weatherwax: Round Earther, #FreeGreebo, real goth hours, selling a murder house, terrible awful plan, believe in the me who believes in you, the god of going 'oof,' a reliable 6, one song, Joker College, deepfake Christianity, AFAB, Nanny Ogg wants YOU to Fuck, two girlbosses winning, three clowns, media literacy, murder river, Ghost Clown, monkey with a gun energy, then everyone clapped, cultural authenticity, and Flannelfoot lore.Click here for good audiobook contentClick here for The Monster FuckClick here for Halloween SurfboardFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 303 in Wyrd Sisters (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "It would be nice to say it tingled under his hand. Perhaps it did."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include child abuse, self harm and mental instability, spiders and wasps, threatened physical torture, and sexual harassment.We continue Wyrd Sisters and reveal the Fool's tragic backstory; also Nanny Ogg is taken prisoner by the Duke but she's not too worried about it. Granny on the other hand, extremely worried about the lack of respect for witches. Also lots of good sincere yet misguided Magrat antics!This week in The Disc-Course: Officially funniest motherfucker, cringey meet cute, middle school Jess, grandma fight, respect our sign twirlers, snake boyfriends, black squawks, POV chapter, big city fire, endgame madness, owl in a tight green dress, bootable offense, apple sellers, jingling with rage, top 10 Discworld scene, baby king, ear burning embarrassment, your last chuckle, Witch Docs, and the greatest thread of all time again.Click here for cool witch bootsFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 247 in Wyrd Sisters (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "'When you break rules, break 'em good and hard,' said Nanny, and grinned a set of gums that were more menacing than teeth."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content warnings for this episode include discussion of self-inflicted wounds and body horror.In our sophomore section of Wyrd Sisters, Duke Felmet continues on the road of "Witches are ruining my command of this country that I hate" while the witches discover that the country hates the duke so at least the feeling is mutual. They also summon a demon :)This week in The Disc-Course: hundreds of episodes, evil pussy, handwashing mascot, porcelain bongs, your own personal lobster, book witchin', Smellmet, fortnight funeral, jingling miserably, flutesonas, Granny's apples, Crazy Eddie's Turret Warehouse, being unjokerfied, Nanny Ogg's Rockin' New Years Eve, Wixer-Hilt Jewelpickles, an extremely good Holly story, and a yolked poltergeist.Click here for a great hummel bongClick here for the 1997 animated Wyrd Sisters' demon summoning sceneClick here for human GreeboClick here for a toontown screenshotFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 183 in Wyrd Sisters (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "'When you break rules, break 'em good and hard,' said Nanny, and grinned a set of gums that were more menacing than teeth."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week our hosts start Wyrd Sisters; we're reintroduced to Granny Weatherwax, this time joined by Nanny Ogg who fucks and Magrat who doesn't know what fucking is. The witches have a baby foisted upon them, the son of a murdered king; and things are downright Shakespearean.This week in The Disc-Course: ugly babies, the Timothee Chalamet of thunderstorms, Assigned Nu-Metal at Birth, cringe grimoire, Julie will remember this, grand theft baby, just found out about death, exposition ghost, the witch zone, two and a half kings, Felmet power couple, the Fools guild, local sex-haver and also witch, ugly ugly crowns, local theatre, Macbeth turned up to 11, impulse buying, gunpla granny, three person memes, and Greebo.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 119 in Wyrd Sisters (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "But a witch would certainly come looking for her cat--wouldn't she?"-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Sourcery comes to a close, Rincewind and co. narrowly avert the Apocralypse! The four horsemen are there, the ice giants are there, the things from the dungeon dimensions are there, but unfortunately our hosts were less than thrilled.This week in the Disc-Course: We've never been funny, warfuckers, fondly regarding Quirm, Where's the stank?, reading to your children, Discworld months, The Books, Cohen 2, proto-Good Omens, an island off the coast of France, Daddy Vorebucks, the longest Ook, cock your sock, staff dad, destiny's children, wuzards, Nice Giants, we saved the Disc, Ridcully fucks, time for ice, sponge hammer, orangutan research, Jess' wizard boyfriend, that's enough activism, my ape strength, and in conclusion sourcery is a land of contrasts.Click here for a good Snuff coverClick here for a bad Snuff coverClick here for a good Equal Rites coverClick here for a good Mort coverFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 57 in Wyrd Sisters (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "The sargent looked up at her with an expression of mad gratitude. He said, "Argle."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we continue Sourcery, Rincewind and his rag-tag squad must face a deadly prank tunnel and escape the crumbling palace as the Mage Wars 2.0 start up. Meanwhile Sconner and the Boys try to burn down the library.This week in the Disc-Course: Weird story perverts, Making up a guy to get mad at, Rincewind trans moments, stability wow, alligator escalator, martial lore, stop being a wizard, the baby war, Countess Common Terry, not very cash barbarian, your ideal woman, fried ape, Grandpa's Technohub, Bubbler brand loyalty, #notallwizards, TF2 Unusual, wow cool wizards, a chest that I treasured, used to be moths, that dress from a few years back, Doomer Rincewind, cringe wizardsona, and another great track for The Dark Ians.For those playing along at home: Finish Sourcery!-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we continue Sourcery, Coin's(?) reign of terror continues over the university, and we say goodbye to some beloved characters. Meanwhile, Rincewind and Conina say hello to the mismatched orientalist caricature that is the land of Klatch.This week in the Disc-Course: Happy birthday Grandma, Vetinari remade, boat spells, book covers, Archchancellor Roku, the most posted in thread of all time, go web go, more Zlorfs!, The Diddler Era, some kind of toxicity, the archchancellor's thong, little worlds, fuck them kids, a son who's so dangerous, sex mural, major league Idahos, fancy magic egg, rad tears, budget reports, audible comma, and the biggest disappointment of Jess' life.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 242 in Sourcery (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "'Wha-' he began, which is a pretty poor syllable on which to end a life."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're starting Sourcery, in which a young boy has unimaginable power bestowed upon him to exact his father's revenge on Unseen University. But more importantly, our wizzerd boi Rincewind is back, and he's here to babysit a hat on a globetrotting adventure!Today in the Disc-Course: a Rincewind gaiden, feet, wwizard squared, Cats are nice, a merry chase, filler kids, Super-Archchancellor Chalmers, killer SEO, Ee or ai, Coin Incognito, dick joke speech, RIP Wayzegoose, van wizards, the seagull that stole Julie's breakfast burrito, pussy-ant, Spelter's Warm Milk, Lupin III, kick the soft bits, any Tom, Dick or Zlorf, men are cowards, Submit to the Hat, the new world must be smothered, Rankin/Bass B-sides, Magic! at the University, children are people, and The Favoritos.Click here for the Solstice WizardClick here to be reminded that Cohen fuckedClick here for Kubla Kraus and Here for Robot CarnivalFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 163 in Sourcery (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "'Wooly underwear?'"-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well that's all folks! Time to say goodbye to Mort who accidentally Became his boss; you hate to see it, and then had to Fight his boss; you love to see it. Also the reality warping dome thing gets resolved.Today in the Disc-Course: fizzing veins, our wizard listeners, a hint of Keli, The Alphabet Murders, massive and pink, ironic death, the escalation of meme warfare, Sans Undertale, eldritch enemies, vegemite cult, definitely China, no inflation, absolutely twisted killing 8 emperors, My 38 year old boy, Pwesident Wizawd, Daryll Dactyl, up hill both ways, jokerfication, the literal elephant, the Principal of Reality, bone foot in the groin, and The Time of My Life.Click here for a Warhammer dressFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 85 in Sourcery (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "He pointed the staff."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we continue to love and treasure Mort, our knee boy tries to dig up out of the hole he's gotten into; meanwhile, Death tries his hand at having Fun.Today in the Disc-Course: Soul Shitter, aurora borealis, FEAR, Big Dog Theses, the keychain business, Citizen Keli, Love?, garbage fit, land drinks, killer skin care routine, roll them bones, Quil, morning boobs, patched in dysphoria, Capitaled Ism, summer of the zero suit, the saddest damn thing, goodbye retail, and the chamber of commerce.Click Here for sump crocClick Here for Fantasia potionClick Here for Jason Alexander playing Metroid PrimeFor those playing along at home: Finish Mort! [Mortal Kombat voice: FINISH HIM!]-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the halfway point for Mort, things are really picking up! Our young apprentice does some reaping and doesn't tell the boss about how he fucked up!! A Simpsons quote Every 30 seconds or your money back!!Today in the Disc-Course: Werther's Estroriginals, college radio, foxy grandma, Buster Keaton Grim Reaper, illiteracy parabola, accidental royalist, pizza lore, fisherman Death, Cringe Dad, baby names, the history sweater, and scumble.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 210 in Mort (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "'Happiness,' he said and puzzled at the sound of his own voice."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we begin Mort and are introduced to.....Mort! A bumbling kid adjusting to a position in the oldest profession--no, the other one--soul reaping.Today in the Disc-Course: the first 70 pages of Mort (again), the lifetimer room, mid-eternity crisis, no beans, oboeshoes, fat cotton crisis, timer trauma, Mort Holefoot, Curry Time, John Mortlaney, Ysabel 2, Big Porridge, Zeno's Broom Paradox, AKAB, tiny pickles, oil slick elemental, sad glands, and comically crime ridden.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 147 in Mort (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "Everyone had seen Mort run through it three times. He just hadn't opened it."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we say goodbye to Equal Rites; in the thrilling conclusion, Granny and Archchancellor Cutangle must brave the grody river Ankh to recover Esk's staff; meanwhile, Esk and Simon face off against the creatures from the dungeon dimensions and learn that with magic, as with gender, the only winning move is not to play.Today in the Disc-Course: Fuck Julie, a real kid move, sorcer-lore, a magic duel, two kind of people, snake world, the icy lot, Holly's first word, a stern talking to, The Trans Experience, Mr. Treatle said, basketball wizard, just don't use the nukes, As Told By Gemger, Gmod physics, and Cringe House.Check out the Extra Life here!For those playing along at home: Read up to page 77 in Mort (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "Granny Weatherwax's Ramrub Invigoratore and Passion's Philter, Onne Spoonful Onlie before bed and that Smalle."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we continue Equal Rites; Esk finds that the university isn't as great as she'd hoped, and Granny learns that big city living isn't as horrible as she assumed.Today in the Disc-Course: the jeggings of podcasts, character descriptions, a take so bad, crone-credibility, frog livers and goat milk, a year's worth of muggings, the forbidden Cumbies, galaxy brain turtles, some kind of commentary, Good Boy University, glassblowing, boot talk, technically attracted to boys, Learning Should Be Fun, Big Time Big City Granny, and a magical reading journey.For those playing along at home: Finish Equal Rites!-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we continue Equal Rites as Granny and Esk head out to the Big City (read: town with more than 12 people). Esk breaks out on her own for some magical hijinks and meets a professional Liar.This week in the Disc-Course: Show me an egg, big grandma energy, stuck on pumpkin, illiteracy, transwitch gendercringe, pig son, shame purchase, Granny's ex, milk ape, bad at talking, the invention of lying, frisky mountains, walking in Zemphis, baby liar, AWAB, and Terry's beef with the music industry.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 198 of Equal Rites (depending on your edition of the book), up to the sentence: "The staff had lunged at Simon, with murder in its heartwood"-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we begin Equal Rites, a wizard seeks to pass on his power to a new generation, but wait *record scratch* he gives his powers to a girl?! *Curb Your Enthusiasm theme plays * Anyway, here's what four trans people have to say about a cis man's gendered magic system!Today in the Disc-Course: Animorphs and Gundam, Sexism is Cancelled 2020, the gender confusion glass, crunchpunk, Terry's love of goats, boy juice, karma credit, the gang gets unstuck in time, yummy wizard meat, HRTTHCCBT, beating up wolves, how to talk to children, Dummo Smith, godless Delaware, mansplaining witchcraft, the 2 hottest MILFs, Pokemon Go to the dojo, practical applications, medical anthropology, and gunology.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 130 of Equal Rites (depending on your edition of the book), up to the sentence: "'Oh,' said the dwarf. 'Right, then.'"-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phone book under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we bid a fond farewell to our funny wizzerd lad and tourist boi, as they narrowly avert the Disc-ocalypse, which turned out to not be horny, contrary to what Holly had led us all to believe.Today in the Disc-Course: Seal of disapproval from beyond the grave, magical refractory period, take me home sewer roads, nesting instincts, Clone High JFK respect zone, R.A.T.E.S., Roald Dahl, Tether Cat and Cow Tools, luting, every teachers' staff room, ointment appointment, apathetic entropy, nerd fight, Gushed Darkly, big pizzas, Tincewind and Rwoflower, a real wizard, and Old Granddad Discourse.You can find the Eidolon Playtest (which Julie does the art for) on Audio Entropy, and you can find Jess guesting on The Avatar Recycle at orc.moeFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 60 of Equal Rites (depending on your edition of the book), up to the sentence: "It had a feeling it ought to have a grudge against somebody, but for the life of it, it couldn't remember why."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phone book under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we had some technical difficulties courtesy of Terry's ghost. In Discworld, the gang meets some pleasant people, meets some unpleasant people, and does some shopping and magic.Today in the Disc-Course: the worst ASMR imaginable, troll lore, Rincewind's onion hound, old rock times, lighting a fire in a troll's mouth, 50% of mercenaries, the worst Monster Hunter monster, bustin', Diamond Dentures, literary Gilligan cut, Weems, Pogflower, FMK, shantytown for Jesus, Millennium Potato, uses for paper, and the seachalet.For those playing along at home: Finish The Light Fantastic!-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phone book under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.