Tortallan Knights

Episode 0: Knight Time. Rebecca and Joan discuss who we are, what we’re doing, and why we’re all here rereading these in the first place. Thanks, Tamora Pierce! Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8) Show art by Brittany Alyse Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Episode 1: Alanna the First Adventure. Rebecca and Joan discuss the impossibility of ever telling red-headed twins what to do, lies and truth, and advice to gifted girls who are worried they’re not enough. 2 Small 2 Furious. This episode includes one (1) bad swear, and it’s entirely Joan’s fault. Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Brittany Alyse Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Episode 2: In the Hand of the Goddess. Rebecca and Joan discuss surviving both war and being 15, questionable dating practices, and actual jewels. Stranger Danger: Roger of Conte edition.   Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Brittany Alyse Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Episode 3: The Woman Who Rides Like A Man. Rebecca and Joan discuss fleeing to the desert to avoid your feelings, unpacking the Bazhir, and ordinary eyes on extraordinary events. Myles 5 Ever. Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Brittany Alyse Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Episode 4: Lioness Rampant. Rebecca and Joan discuss Alanna’s monster-fighting prowess, the failures of previous generations, and some bangin’ Lioness tunes. I feel the earth move under my feet? Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle Songs of the Lioness playlist available at: https://tinyurl.com/y9ef8pdd Full list of songs on our website!  www.tortallpodcast.com

Episode 5: Song of the Lioness Recap. Rebecca and Joan discuss reading the Alanna books then and now, fantastic fanfic opportunities, and choosing an MVP for the Lioness quartet. Next up: Badgers.   Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Rebecca and Joan discuss traumatized teenagers, the pitfalls of pacifism, and what the heck sentience is. Also featured: the Pine Marten’s Guide to Guerrilla Warfare and the Marinara Trench.

Rebecca and Joan discuss Daine’s evolving relationship with “monsters,” whether sexism applies to wolves, and tips for reading up on conservation and sustainability. (Is this secretly a werewolf book??)   Further Reading from Rebecca's Jewel Box: AMERICAN WOLF: A TRUE STORY OF SURVIVAL AND OBSESSION IN THE WEST by Nate Blakeslee THE SIXTH EXTINCTION: AN UNNATURAL HISTORY by Elizabeth Kolbert THE GULF: THE MAKING OF AN AMERICAN SEA by Jack E. Davis THE INNER LIFE OF ANIMALS by Peter Wohlleben, translated by Jane Billinghurst

Episode 8: Emperor Mage. Rebecca and Joan discuss fresh Carthaki living, the freedom of anger, and how to properly honor the gods of the dead. BYO Undead Dinosaur Army!   Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Rebecca and Joan discuss the romance elephant in the room, whether the Divine Realms would be any fun, and their backlogged prayers to the small gods. More like DragonYEET amirite?? Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Episode 10: The Immortals Quartet Recap. Rebecca and Joan discuss Daine’s arc over the series, best places to expand the canon, and who on earth is the MVP?? Coming Up: Our favorite strong and silent type.   Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Rebecca and Joan are joined by booksellers, theatre-makers, old friends, and real-life siblings, Danny and Cecilia Cackley for the first Tortallan Roundtable! Conversations include first discoveries of Tortall, Tamora Pierce's place in the wider field of children's literature, a sneak peak at her Emalan universe, and a trip to all of our memory palaces. 

Rebecca and Joan discuss standing up to bullies, picking up the pieces from the Immortals War, and the importance of falling down. Shields up, swords out.

Rebecca and Joan discuss true bffs, conquering your fears, and knight-worthy workouts. Plus: DOG!    Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Rebecca and Joan discuss everyone's best mentor Raoul of Goldenlake, being an example, and terms of endearment. You're the pearls of OUR hearts!  Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Rebecca and Joan discuss the weight of war, consider uncomplicated villains, and plead the Stranger's Case. You are who you were made to be.

Episode 15: Protector of the Small Recap: Rebecca and Joan discuss Kel’s ordinary extraordinariness, award an MVP, and send invites to dinner-and-a-raiding-party. Up next: Tricky Spy Business   Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Rebecca and Joan discuss being sixteen, widespread colonialism, and excellent Dadvice. Toto, we’re not in Tortall anymore.   Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Episode 17: Trickster’s Queen: Rebecca and Joan discuss the practicalities of rebellion, Aly’s character, and Tricksters worldwide. Nestlings need not apply!!   Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Rebecca and Joan discuss the legacies of Aly’s parents, return to kiss-marry-kill, and decide whether being good at lying is the same as being a liar. Up Next: Law and Order: Corus.   Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Rebecca and Joan discuss Corus’ rough and tumble past, clock Beka's code-switching, and pitch a Provost’s Dogs miniseries. #BorkBork

Rebecca and Joan discuss tracking down counterfeiters, the terror of people who want to watch the world burn, and what money even is anyway. Come for the fantasy naming conventions, stay for the mild financial despair! Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Rebecca and Joan discuss rescuing the prince, a heartbreaking betrayal, and the realities of human trafficking. Also butt magic???   Jewel Box Resources on Human Trafficking United Nations Page on Trafficking in Persons: https://tinyurl.com/y2zs7eze https://knowthechain.org/ https://slaveryfootprint.org Polaris - https://polarisproject.org/ National Human Trafficking Hotline: https://humantraffickinghotline.org/  Call: 1-888-373-7888 Text: BeFree (233733) The Dead Eye & the Deep Blue Sea by Vannak Anan Prum: https://tinyurl.com/yxm2q946  Students Opposing Slavery: www.lincolncottage.org/sos   

Rebecca and Joan discuss the Cooper family, pick the best vigilante squads this side of the Eastern Lands, and check out a whole slate of MVPs. Up next: Yer a wizard, ‘Arram!   Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Rebecca and Joan discuss traumatized glam princelings, toxic friendships, and trying to explain what trust feels like. Get these adjunct mage professors into a union!

Rebecca and Joan discuss what makes a Tamora Pierce heroine, write letters to their younger selves, and choose a Cabbage Man. Warning: tears ahead!   Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Rebecca and Joan welcome you back to the Tortallan Roundtable, featuring a conversation with a literal expert writing her PhD on Tamora Pierce and a whole panoply of listener submissions!   Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Check out what’s coming next from us in 2020!   Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Rebecca and Joan, fresh off their Tortallan Knights series, embark on a new expedition through Tamora Pierce's other fantasy series. Onwards to Emelan!

Rebecca and Joan discuss more traumatized kiddos, the beauty of making things, and whether or not you can apologize to a fictional character. (Spoiler: You can.)

Rebecca and Joan discuss angry weather witches, how to (not) reconcile with bad family members, and what you can do to help a foster kid near you. It's electric!    Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Rebecca and Joan discuss raging wildfires, the perils of fantasy Redbull, and your relationship to the communities you come from. AKA: Finding Your Roots™.    Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Rebecca and Joan share with you their first-ever foray into podcasting - the Daja’s Book episode they recorded as a rehearsal for Tortallan Knights. We’ve been keeping it a secret, but here it is!   Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Rebecca and Joan acknowledge the weirdness of reading this book during a pandemic, discuss fantasy epidemiology, and share a poem for Joan's trees. #StayAtHome

Rebecca and Joan recap the Circle of Magic Quartet, ponder our magical dissertation committees, and name Emelan's first MVP. 

Rebecca and Joan discuss murder most foul and whether Sandry gets a fair shake, and demo some truly magical dances. Plus, some underwear shenanigans...  JEWEL BOX: https://youtu.be/6a27hzSzTZw Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Rebecca and Joan discuss gang warfare, Orientalism (unfortunately), and some rocks that rock. Feat: the Scariest Fertilizer.   Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Rebecca and Joan discuss arson in a frozen city, Frostpine's extreme aversion to the cold, and what it really means to be a hero. May your profits stay high and your debts low. 

Rebecca and Joan discuss lightning strikes, Tris’s lack of patience for inequality, and things from our past that are no longer serving us well in the present. Also contains: Questionable Metaphors Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com  

Rebecca and Joan recap the Circle Opens Quartet, try to understand the vagaries of magic, and struggle to find an MVP. So much murder! 

Rebecca and Joan discuss getting the gang back together, thorny (aha) sexual politics, and the meaning of friendship.  Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Rebecca and Joan discuss rerouting a volcanic eruption, whether Evvy is on Mountain Time or just kind of cranky sometimes, and vivid geological memories.  Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Rebecca and Joan finally discuss what happened in Gyongxi, cinematic villains, and oodles of baby animals. DID YOU KNOW THAT 'KID' CAN ALSO REFER TO A CHILD??

Rebecca and Joan discuss what the Circle kiddos would think of their adult selves, get in a good round of Dinner And A Raiding Party, and (somehow) choose an MVP for the Circle Reforged.   Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Rebecca and Joan compare reading Emelan vs. Tortall, choose their Living Circle Temple, and give advice to their 18-year-old selves. BONUS CABBAGE MAN.

Rebecca and Joan discuss Nawat's ...unorthodox... parenting, trees who turn into men, and the Easter Egg basket that is Tortall: A Spy's Guide. Watch out for bodily fluids (ope!)    Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com  

Rebecca & Joan revisit Tortallan gender and sexuality studies , Emelan coping mechanisms, and inexplicable deities. #SpookyRoomBusiness

Rebecca and Joan reflect on reading Beka and police brutality, how exactly the Emelan magic system goes off the rails, and the pure gold that is Raoul of Goldenlake. *chef's kiss*    Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Rebecca and Joan welcome you back to the Tortallan Roundtable for a discussion with writer and fandom expert Sam Maggs. We talked faves and anti-faves, women in fantasy, and why it matters to have someone to talk to about books you love.  Reading Circle Temple: www.readingcircletemple.com, @ReadingTemple Sam Maggs: www.sammaggs.com, @SamMaggs Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com

Rebecca and Joan reflect on two years of Tortallan Knights, plan their ideal vacation, and say goodbye, at least for now. Until next time