Podcast appearances and mentions of Brian Jacques

Hello there you gorgeous listener you, and welcome to another episode of Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! This month, I am joined by first time Parlour patron and lifelong nerdy type, Benjamin Connell, who chats with me about his new tabletop RPG inspired by the books of Brian Jacques, Heroes Of The Abbey. We also discuss some of our recent favourite movies, such as Companion, Heart Eyes, and M3GAN, as well as taking a little trip to Paradise and praising The Penguin.  And, of course, I am talking about Severance again (I will stop talking about Severance when Severance stops being The Absolute Tits, so basically, never). Pop the kettle on and enjoy! (And for those also bothered by my terrible memory; the Cristin Milioti show I mentioned was Made For Love, and the Georgina Campbell movie was indeed called TIM) Benjamin's song choice & Stacey's song choice Benjamin's Linktree Stacey's Linktree Stacey's Bookworm Challenge Fundraiser Music by Starbomb

Welcome to the third episode of our Redwall podcast, Readwall! In this new series, Steph and Eric are rereading the Redwall books by Brian Jacques in publication order.Currently talking about: MattimeoNext up: Mariel of RedwallDiscussion points: A gay mouse; deus ex bird; he wasn't moving on squares; a literal baby; reverse colonialism; a one in four chance; Gila monster or Gila monster?; Log-a-log is not a lady; the whole union goof.Content note: This episode contains profanity and discussions of violence, cults, slavery, kidnapping, burial alive, death, food, and in-world and real-world racism.Theme music: “Medieval Magic” by Mark Vera https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00855 Find the show on iTunes, Google Play Podcasts, Spotify, and Simplecast.fmBluesky / @characterrevealInstagram / @characterrevealFind everything at: https://linktr.ee/characterreveal

Brenna and Joe return to tackle two emails from the Mailbag:1) Tea, Books & Chocolate wrote about a prolific series called Redwall by Brian Jacques, which spun into a conversation about romance novel Canadian Boyfriend by Jenny Holiday and full cast audiobooks.2) Maddy wrote in about queer sex - specifically in Heartstopper, but also a recommendation for Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min. This resulted in Brenna and Joe getting on our soapbox about why dominant majority book readers need to butt out or get uncomfortable, and also why we all need to support the library. Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @HKHSPod or use the hashtag #HKHSPod:> Brenna: @brennacgray> Joe: @bstolemyremote (Instagram) or @joelipsett (BlueSky)Have a mail bag question? Email us at hkhspod@gmail.com Theme music: Letra “Like A Bird” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

     In this Episode Saul and Jolene talk about making a RPG from a computer game.  This was from a question that Saul read online about a father that wanted to make a RPG for his kids that played Destiny 2.  Saul thought he recognized the game and even thought he had the older computer game but he was thinking of Mass Effect 2.  Still Jolene and Saul discussed the trials and tribulations of making your own RPG.        It has been Saul's belief that making your own game would be a big work and time investment.  But a few years ago he saw the show Carnival Row.  He even downloaded a free version that used the Cypher System from Monte Cook Games.  It had a lot of the lore and art from the show but Saul didn't like the Cypher System for this game.  He set to port it to Free Leagues Year Zero Engine.  This was before Free League put out their SRD or their version of the OGL.         And just a couple of months ago Saul wrote up another game based on Year Zero about cuddly animals going on adventures in the spirit of The Wind the the Willows, Watership Down,  Books by Brian Jacques.  Saul wrote it in one day and with a bit of adjustments he made a playable game where he ran two separate adventures.      So it can be done.  Saul and Jolene also talk about writing a RPG with a big IP and whether its worth trying to publish such a RPG game.            Thank you all for Listening      Web Art by Jim Foster      Episode Art by Michael Shean-Jones     Music by Soul Understated, song Gonna Make It,  off the album Unreleased      Available from Tribeofnoise.com     Used Under the Creative Commons License 3.0     https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Down with Pirate King Gabool, up with prophetic bells! We're covering Mariel of Redwall, by Brian Jacques. Although this is our third episode on a Redwall book, we still have a significant amount of puzzling to do over the relative size of things, the meaning of different creatures' dialects, badger supremacy and the greensap milk of it all. Enter badger Bloodwrath mode and join us!MUSIC - Pippin the Hunchback and Thatched Villagers by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Hi friends, we're on a brief summer break at the moment. We'll have a new episode for you in August. In the meanwhile, enjoy this pick from our archives! _____ [originally aired May 17, 2023] You know the feeling. You're trying to read or write or think through a project, maybe even just respond to an email, when your attention starts to drift. You may not even notice it until you've already picked up your phone or jumped tabs, until your mind has already wandered way off-piste. This problem of distraction has become a bit of a modern-day obsession. We now fret about how to stay focused, how to avoid time-sucks, how to use our attention wisely. But it turns out this fixation of ours—contemporary as it may seem—is really not so new.  My guest today is Dr. Jamie Kreiner, Professor of History at the University of Georgia. Jamie is the author of a new book titled The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell us about Distraction. In the book, Jamie shows that Christian monks in late antiquity and the early middle ages were—like us—a bit obsessed with attention. And their understanding of attention fit within a broad and often remarkably detailed understanding of the mind. In this conversation, Jamie and I talk about why monks in this era cared so much about distraction. We discuss how they understood the relationship between mind and body; how they conceptualized memory, meditation, and mind-wandering. We discuss some of the mnemonic techniques they used, some of the graphical and textual devices that helped keep them focused, and some of the metaphors and visualization techniques they innovated. Along the way we also touch on fasting, sleep, demons and angels, the problem of discernment, the state of pure prayer, the Six Wings mnemonic device, metacognitive maneuvering, and much more.  I'll just say I really enjoyed The Wandering Mind. As Jamie and I chat about here, the book illuminates an earlier understanding of human psychology that feels deeply familiar in some ways, and delightfully strange in others. I think you definitely get a sense of that in this conversation. Alright friends, on to my chat with Dr. Jamie Kreiner. Enjoy!     A transcript of this episode is available here.   Notes and links 4:00 – A webpage devoted to the Ark of Hugh of Saint Victor.  6:30 – For a detailed (and positive) review essay about The Wandering Mind, see here.  11:30 ­– The Redwall books, by Brian Jacques, are well known for featuring elaborate feasts. An article about some of the best of these. 18:30 – For more on how the body was understood in the early Christian world, see The Burden of the Flesh. 26:30 – Text written continuously is known as scripta continua. 27:30 – Articles that celebrate medieval marginalia can be found here, here, and here.  40:00 – An article about the Six Wings mnemonic. For more on mnemonic techniques in the medieval world, see Mary Carruthers' book. 53:00 – On the idea of “pure prayer,” see the book, The Ladder of Prayer and the Ship of Stirrings. 57:30 – Dr. Kreiner's next book, which comes out in January 2024, is a translation of some of John Cassian's work on distraction.   Dr. Kreiner's book recommendations can be found in a recent article here.   Many Minds is a project of the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute, which is made possible by a generous grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation to UCLA. It is hosted and produced by Kensy Cooperrider, with help from Assistant Producer Urte Laukaityte and with creative support from DISI Directors Erica Cartmill and Jacob Foster. Our artwork is by Ben Oldroyd. Our transcripts are created by Sarah Dopierala. Subscribe to Many Minds on Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also now subscribe to the Many Minds newsletter here! We welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions. Feel free to email us at: manymindspodcast@gmail.com.  For updates about the show, visit our website or follow us on Twitter: @ManyMindsPod.

Christopher was homeschooled by his parents. As a child, he often wrote short stories and poems, made frequent trips to the library, and read widely. Some of his favorite books were Bruce Coville's Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher, Frank Herbert's Dune, and Raymond E. Feist's Magician (now available in volumes one and two), as well as books by Anne McCaffrey, Jane Yolen, Brian Jacques, E.R. Eddison, David Eddings, and Ursula K. Le Guin. The idea of Eragon began as the daydreams of a teen. Christopher's love for the magic of stories led him to craft a novel that he would enjoy reading. The project began as a hobby, a personal challenge; he never intended it to be published. Before he began writing Eragon, he plotted out the entire adventure. He found that doing some of the same things as his characters allowed him to better understand their world, as well as to think of descriptions that otherwise would not have occured to him. To this end he forged his own knives and swords, made chain mail, spun wool, camped in the Beartooth Mountains, made his own bow, built survival shelters, learned to track game, fletched arrows, felled trees, hiked, and camped. In short, the books embody a great deal of his experience of living in Montana. His work also combined elements gathered from research and from his imagination. He read a huge amount of folklore while growing up, ranging from the Brothers Grimm to Beowulf, Nordic sagas, and the Aeneid, along with contemporary fantasy and science fiction. In addition, he learned about weaponry, food, clothing, and customs from the Middle Ages, which is roughly the era he envisioned Eragon living in. Armed with that information, he daydreamed the scenes with his characters. Then he took pen to paper and tried to recreate those images with words. Christopher was fifteen when he wrote the first draft of Eragon. He took a second year to revise the book, and then gave it to his parents to read. The family decided to self-publish the book and spent a third year preparing the manuscript for publication: copyediting, proofreading, designing a cover, typesetting the manuscript, and creating marketing materials. During this time Christopher drew the map for Eragon, as well as the dragon eye for the book cover (which now appears inside the Knopf hardcover edition). The manuscript was sent to press and the first books arrived in November 2001. The Paolini family spent the next year promoting the book at libraries, bookstores, and schools in 2002 and early 2003.

This week, Mike Carroll raps poetic about the role a mouse book played in his literary life. We talked about Redwall by Brian Jacques, volume 1 of 22; them mice sure get up to mischief! How does Redwall by Brian Jacques hold up? Co-hosted: Nic Hoffmann and Mike Carroll   "One of TIME Magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time   The book that inspired a legend—the first novel in the beloved, bestselling Redwall saga. Welcome to Mossflower Wood, where the gentle mice have gathered to celebrate a year of peace and abundance. All is well…until a sinister shadow falls across the ancient stone abbey of Redwall. It is rumored that Cluny is coming—Cluny, the terrible one-eyed rat and his savage horde—Cluny, who has vowed to conquer Redwall Abbey! The only hope for the besieged mice lies in the lost sword of the legendary Martin the Warrior. And so begins the epic quest of a bumbling young apprentice—a courageous mouse who would rise up, fight back…and become a legend himself.   Perfect for fans of T. A. Barron's Merlin saga, John Flanagan's Ranger's Apprentice series, and J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series. “The medieval world of Redwall Abbey—where gallant mouse warriors triumph over evil invaders—has truly become the stuff of legend.” —Seattle Post-Intelligencer" - From the Firebird Publishing book summary

This week's free episode is another DadChat in which Francis discusses his experience reading Brian Jacques' “Redwall” to his daughter, a long discussion to form indisputable proof that the Redwall badgers are Scottish, and much more. Like Hell of a Way? Check out our Patreon and get hundreds of hours of bonus content dating all the way back to 2017: www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie   *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as flair for our $10 tier. Buy some sweet gear here:  https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop We have a YouTube channel now -- subscribe here and get sweet videos from us in which we yell in our cars like true veterans: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwlHZpNTz-h6aTeQiJrEDKw You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay Follow Nate here: @inthesedeserts Follow Francis here: @ArmyStrang

This episode we discuss Redwall by Brian Jacques! Matthias is a small but mighty mouse at the Redwall Abbey. Even though the abbey is peaceful, the rat Cluny, and his rat army want to take over. When faced with the evil rat, Cluny, will Matthias be able to save his friends?

Welcome to our second episode of our Redwall podcast, Readwall! In this series, Steph and Eric are rereading the Redwall books by Brian Jacques in publication order. Currently talking about: MossflowerNext up: MattimeoDiscussion points: A huge fuck-off pirate ship; a piece of beacon; two nickels; Goosebumps: The Screamhole; mustelids not ungulates; a caveman who loves boats; a low-level hooligan; deus ex mouse-ina; weird nut addiction; jocks counter; Stephanie lore. Content note: This episode contains profanity and discussions of violence, death, food and alcohol, and in-world and real-world racism.We're partnered with Grinding Coffee Co!Follow our link: https://grindingcoffee.co/?ref=CHARACTERREVEAL and use Offer Code: CHARACTERREVEAL for a discount!"Medieval Magic" (Mark Vera - https://http://ocremix.org/)Find the show on iTunes, Google Play Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and Simplecast.fmFollow us @CharacterRev on Twitter and find us on Facebook!We're on Instagram @characterrevealSteph is @captainsteph on Twitter, @hella_steph on Instagram, and @thesnowqueer on TumblrEric is @TindiLosi on some places on the internet as a wholeFind everything at: https://linktr.ee/characterreveal

Craig and Kenn welcome Little Red Book from the Patrons' Discord channel as they discuss Mattimeo, the third book in Brian Jacques' Redwall series. Well, "discuss" may be the wrong word here. And maybe "Mattimeo" too, since they mostly spend their time sidetracked and flailing. But hey, that's fun too.   Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Are we willing to walk with our characters? Are we willing to go far enough? Are we willing to let go to find transcendence? This episode's special guest is former Editor in Chief of Philomel Books, Patricia Lee Gauch. Patti (as she's known by her friends) was T. A. Barron's editor for over 30 years – editing 27 of his 32 books. T. A. and Patti speak passionately about finding the core values of your story, then protecting and nurturing them, and letting them shine organically. Hear two seasoned writers explore the power of humor and magic in stories, as well as the importance of voice. Patti urges us, “Trust the universal storyteller in you. If you only trust your brain, you may have a compositionally powerful piece, but you may have missed the beating heart. And that is what we're going for – the beating heart.” Where did it all begin for Patti? And… how do we, as authors, earn our ending? You don't want to miss this lively and completely inspiring conversation about voice, character, and the beating heart of story. Aspiring writers – this one's for you. About Patricia Lee Gauch: I am Patricia Lee Gauch, my writers call me Patti. I have worn many hats – journalist, author, teacher, lecturer and finally editor, but all of my hats have been grounded in writing. And my relationships with my writers have passed into sacred space, from my point of view. I have worked with Patricia Polacco, Brian Jacques, Eric Carle, Andrew Clements, Janet Lisle, Jane Yolen, but the first writer I worked with at Philomel was T.A. Barron. The renowned Madeleine L'Engle discovered him at a retreat, was impressed, and brought him to my agent Dorothy Markinko, and she brought him to me, fledgling editor. He was and always has been an unusual mix of writer of fantasy writer and environmentalist, wroter of fantasy and philosopher. As he walks his Colorado mountains, which he does regularly, he is always searching for ideas. His characters are often paradigms, rich in their humor, their courage, their humanity. That's Tom, searching. And discovering. Tom and my fondest memories were rooted in editorial sessions at his mountaintop cabin in Colorado. We would sit in a window that looked out on a meadow, simply breathing open air, and we would begin a somewhat miraculous brainstorming. I was often the tip-master, but Tom could catch fireflies of ideas, and when he realized that there was a key Merlin story still to be told, he began writing his life's work. We are partners still. And partners here today. Check out Patricia Lee Gauch's novels and picture books. Magic & Mountains is hosted by T. A. Barron, beloved author of 32 books and counting. Carolyn Hunter is co-host. Magic & Mountains Theme Song by Julian Peterson.

Craig and Kenn are joined by longtime patron Levi, aka Texas Blade, to discuss Mossflower, Brian Jacques' prequel to Redwall. The guys talk about great heroes, great villains, and the establishment of many of the Redwall tropes that will hit us through this whole series.   Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

Welcome back to episode 31 of the BookTok Book Club Podcast. Today we are talking about Those Left Behind by N.C. Scrimgeour with Neil Williams @NeilTheBookGuy We loved getting to know Neil and learning a little bit more about how he fell in love with books. Neil has been reading his entire life, thanks to his mom who was a kindergarten teacher who loved reading herself. The book that really inspired him to dive into the fantasy genre was Redwall by Brian Jacques. Ever since then, he hasn't been able to stop. And of course, we always get excited about new books. Join us today as we discuss Those Left Behind by N.C. Scrimgeour . Those Left Behind is an epic, galaxy-spanning space opera full of exploration, adventure, and ancient alien mysteries. Fans of Mass Effect, The Expanse and Star Wars will love this character-driven science fiction novel—the first installment in the Waystations Trilogy. Join us again next week and be sure to check out our previous episodes. Connect with us on Tiktok @cindygwrites, @cynthiagwrites and @aekingauthor  

Welcome to our first episode of our Redwall podcast, Readwall! In this new monthly series, Steph and Eric are rereading the Redwall books by Brian Jacques in publication order, starting with the eponymous novel, Redwall. Discussion points: A horse-sized horse; vermin vs. critters; HBO consequences; my own real big arrow; Asmodeus is not a Pokemon; wumbo to Martin; pigeon English; apologize to the gay cat; that's not for short; what a junket was.Content note: This episode contains profanity and discussions of violence, death, food and alcohol, and in-world and real-world racism.Explicit language on this one.We're partnered with Grinding Coffee Co!Follow our link: https://grindingcoffee.co/?ref=CHARACTERREVEAL and use Offer Code: CHARACTERREVEAL for a discount!"Medieval Magic" (Mark Vera - https://http://ocremix.org/)Find the show on iTunes, Google Play Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and Simplecast.fmFind the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6QoHk8iEsVGTpd2qdTlH-gFollow us @CharacterRev on Twitter and find us on Facebook!We're on Instagram @characterrevealSteph is @captainsteph on Twitter, @hella_steph on Instagram, and @thesnowqueer on TumblrEric is @TindiLosi on some places on the internet as a wholeFind everything at: https://linktr.ee/characterreveal

Books this month: Kaya, by Craig Wes; Mouse Guard, by David Petersen; The Compleat Moonshadow, by Jean Marc DeMatteis; Marlfox, by Brian Jacques; Kitchens of the Great Midwest, by J. Ryan Stradal; Wool, by Hugh Howey; Demolition Angel, by Robert Crais; The Hunter, by Jennifer Herrera; The Great Transition, by Nick Fuller Googins; "Mall of America" by Susanne Wang; 33 1/3 Aja, by Don Breithaupt; 33 1/3 Come Away with ESG, by Sherry Percy; It Never Ends, by Tom Sharpling; Endzone, by Don DeLillo.

Beer will scourge the Drunk Guys‘ livers this week when they read Redwall by Brian Jacques. Their horde of beer includes: Buns & Barley by Ross Brewing, Bigfoot by Sierra Nevada, Venomous Villains by KCBC, and French Toast by Southern Tier Brewing. Join the Drunk Guys next Tuesday when they

You know the feeling. You're trying to read or write or think through a project, maybe even just respond to an email, when your attention starts to drift. You may not even notice it until you've already picked up your phone or jumped tabs, until your mind has already wandered way off-piste. This problem of distraction has become a bit of a modern-day obsession. We now fret about how to stay focused, how to avoid time-sucks, how to use our attention wisely. But it turns out this fixation of ours—contemporary as it may seem—is really not so new.  My guest today is Dr. Jamie Kreiner, Professor of History at the University of Georgia. Jamie is the author of a new book titled The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell us about Distraction. In the book, Jamie shows that Christian monks in late antiquity and the early middle ages were—like us—a bit obsessed with attention. And their understanding of attention fit within a broad and often remarkably detailed understanding of the mind. In this conversation, Jamie and I talk about why monks in this era cared so much about distraction. We discuss how they understood the relationship between mind and body; how they conceptualized memory, meditation, and mind-wandering. We discuss some of the mnemonic techniques they used, some of the graphical and textual devices that helped keep them focused, and some of the metaphors and visualization techniques they innovated. Along the way we also touch on fasting, sleep, demons and angels, the problem of discernment, the state of pure prayer, the Six Wings mnemonic device, metacognitive maneuvering, and much more.  I'll just say I really enjoyed The Wandering Mind. As Jamie and I chat about here, the book illuminates an earlier understanding of human psychology that feels deeply familiar in some ways, and delightfully strange in others. I think you definitely get a sense of that in this conversation. Alright friends, on to my chat with Dr. Jamie Kreiner. Enjoy!     A transcript of this episode is available here.   Notes and links 4:00 – A webpage devoted to the Ark of Hugh of Saint Victor.  6:30 – For a detailed (and positive) review essay about The Wandering Mind, see here.  11:30 ­– The Redwall books, by Brian Jacques, are well known for featuring elaborate feasts. An article about some of the best of these. 18:30 – For more on how the body was understood in the early Christian world, see The Burden of the Flesh. 26:30 – Text written continuously is known as scripta continua. 27:30 – Articles that celebrate medieval marginalia can be found here, here, and here.  40:00 – An article about the Six Wings mnemonic. For more on mnemonic techniques in the medieval world, see Mary Carruthers' book. 53:00 – On the idea of “pure prayer,” see the book, The Ladder of Prayer and the Ship of Stirrings. 57:30 – Dr. Kreiner's next book, which comes out in January 2024, is a translation of some of John Cassian's work on distraction.   Dr. Kreiner's book recommendations can be found in a recent article here.   Many Minds is a project of the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute, which is made possible by a generous grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation to UCLA. It is hosted and produced by Kensy Cooperrider, with help from Assistant Producer Urte Laukaityte and with creative support from DISI Directors Erica Cartmill and Jacob Foster. Our artwork is by Ben Oldroyd. Our transcripts are created by Sarah Dopierala. Subscribe to Many Minds on Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also now subscribe to the Many Minds newsletter here! We welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions. Feel free to email us at: manymindspodcast@gmail.com.  For updates about the show, visit our website or follow us on Twitter: @ManyMindsPod.

On this week's episode, Chris and Sylvie head to the Mossflower Woods to witness the divine struggles of war between mice, rats, otters, and other woodland critters in Brian Jacques' Redwall. While hesitant to cover an apparently beloved series like this, we get into the beautiful aesthetic inspired by Gary Chalk's illustration work, how the show adapts the more mature/intense themes of Jacques' original novel series, and why the show was a hard sell back in the late 90s to early 2000s when television animation was going in a different direction entirely. Plus, a lot of the recording was spent on lamenting the lost adaptation by Patrick McHale and ranting against the streaming era's tendency to arbitrarily cancel animated projects... Episodes covered for the podcast are Episode 1 and 2 "Cluny the Scourge: Part 1 & 2." Directed Raymon Jafelice and written by Steve Roberts. Original airdate September 8, 1999. Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/CartoonNightPod?s=20 Chris' Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cinemacreep Sylvie's Twitter: https://twitter.com/sylvieskeletons Theme song by https://soundcloud.com/hvsyn Logo designed by https://www.rachelsumlin.com/

Christopher Paolini drops by the Story Craft Cafe again to talk about his new releases this year, a sci fi thriller follow up called Fractal Noise, as well as his return this fall to the world of Eragon.  Christopher was homeschooled by his parents. As a child, he often wrote short stories and poems, made frequent trips to the library, and read widely. Some of his favorite books were Bruce Coville's Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher, Frank Herbert's Dune, and Raymond E. Feist's Magician (now available in volumes one and two), as well as books by Anne McCaffrey, Jane Yolen, Brian Jacques, E.R. Eddison, David Eddings, and Ursula K. Le Guin. The idea of Eragon began as the daydreams of a teen. Christopher's love for the magic of stories led him to craft a novel that he would enjoy reading. The project began as a hobby, a personal challenge; he never intended it to be published. Before he began writing Eragon, he plotted out the entire adventure. He found that doing some of the same things as his characters allowed him to better understand their world, as well as to think of descriptions that otherwise would not have occured to him. To this end he forged his own knives and swords, made chain mail, spun wool, camped in the Beartooth Mountains, made his own bow, built survival shelters, learned to track game, fletched arrows, felled trees, hiked, and camped. In short, the books embody a great deal of his experience of living in Montana. His work also combined elements gathered from research and from his imagination. He read a huge amount of folklore while growing up, ranging from the Brothers Grimm to Beowulf, Nordic sagas, and the Aeneid, along with contemporary fantasy and science fiction. In addition, he learned about weaponry, food, clothing, and customs from the Middle Ages, which is roughly the era he envisioned Eragon living in. Armed with that information, he daydreamed the scenes with his characters. Then he took pen to paper and tried to recreate those images with words. Christopher was fifteen when he wrote the first draft of Eragon. He took a second year to revise the book, and then gave it to his parents to read. The family decided to self-publish the book and spent a third year preparing the manuscript for publication: copyediting, proofreading, designing a cover, typesetting the manuscript, and creating marketing materials. During this time Christopher drew the map for Eragon, as well as the dragon eye for the book cover (which now appears inside the Knopf hardcover edition). The manuscript was sent to press and the first books arrived in November 2001. The Paolini family spent the next year promoting the book at libraries, bookstores, and schools in 2002 and early 2003. In summer 2002, author Carl Hiaasen, whose stepson had read a copy of the self-published book while on vacation in Montana, brought Eragon to the attention of his publisher, Alfred A. Knopf Books For Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books. Michelle Frey, executive editor at Knopf, contacted Christopher and his family to ask if they might be interested in having Knopf publish Eragon. The answer was yes, and after another round of editing, Knopf published Eragon in August 2003. The book immediately became a New York Times Best Seller. https://youtube.com/live/qzyaqkPntK0  

Christopher Paolini drops by the Story Craft Cafe again to talk about his new releases this year, a sci fi thriller follow up called Fractal Noise, as well as his return this fall to the world of Eragon.  Christopher was homeschooled by his parents. As a child, he often wrote short stories and poems, made frequent trips to the library, and read widely. Some of his favorite books were Bruce Coville's Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher, Frank Herbert's Dune, and Raymond E. Feist's Magician (now available in volumes one and two), as well as books by Anne McCaffrey, Jane Yolen, Brian Jacques, E.R. Eddison, David Eddings, and Ursula K. Le Guin. The idea of Eragon began as the daydreams of a teen. Christopher's love for the magic of stories led him to craft a novel that he would enjoy reading. The project began as a hobby, a personal challenge; he never intended it to be published. Before he began writing Eragon, he plotted out the entire adventure. He found that doing some of the same things as his characters allowed him to better understand their world, as well as to think of descriptions that otherwise would not have occured to him. To this end he forged his own knives and swords, made chain mail, spun wool, camped in the Beartooth Mountains, made his own bow, built survival shelters, learned to track game, fletched arrows, felled trees, hiked, and camped. In short, the books embody a great deal of his experience of living in Montana. His work also combined elements gathered from research and from his imagination. He read a huge amount of folklore while growing up, ranging from the Brothers Grimm to Beowulf, Nordic sagas, and the Aeneid, along with contemporary fantasy and science fiction. In addition, he learned about weaponry, food, clothing, and customs from the Middle Ages, which is roughly the era he envisioned Eragon living in. Armed with that information, he daydreamed the scenes with his characters. Then he took pen to paper and tried to recreate those images with words. Christopher was fifteen when he wrote the first draft of Eragon. He took a second year to revise the book, and then gave it to his parents to read. The family decided to self-publish the book and spent a third year preparing the manuscript for publication: copyediting, proofreading, designing a cover, typesetting the manuscript, and creating marketing materials. During this time Christopher drew the map for Eragon, as well as the dragon eye for the book cover (which now appears inside the Knopf hardcover edition). The manuscript was sent to press and the first books arrived in November 2001. The Paolini family spent the next year promoting the book at libraries, bookstores, and schools in 2002 and early 2003. In summer 2002, author Carl Hiaasen, whose stepson had read a copy of the self-published book while on vacation in Montana, brought Eragon to the attention of his publisher, Alfred A. Knopf Books For Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books. Michelle Frey, executive editor at Knopf, contacted Christopher and his family to ask if they might be interested in having Knopf publish Eragon. The answer was yes, and after another round of editing, Knopf published Eragon in August 2003. The book immediately became a New York Times Best Seller. https://youtube.com/live/qzyaqkPntK0  

Hear ye, hear ye, calling all Bookish Folk! It is once again time for the Monday Morning Minute - the only way to start your week on the right page (get it, “page”). Join Evan and Chad as they discuss Violin prodigy's, selling your soul to the devil, self published authors, Instagram friends and Aliens! Their discussion even takes them to the walls of Redwall Abbey as they discuss Brian Jacques. Do the Redwall books withstand the test of time? Find out on another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill!    Trans Rights Readathon: https://www.gofundme.com/f/trans-rights-readathon/donate?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet   

It's Badgerin' Time. We return to the joyous, violent, and feast-laden world of Redwall with Mossflower, by Brian Jacques! Grace breaks down the reasons why this is her favorite of his works, we continue the great “Humans in Mossflower???” debate, and Bella and Boar become our gods. Grab your candied chestnuts and join us.MUSIC - Pippin the Hunchback and Thatched Villagers by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Join Adrian M. Gibson and his new co-host M.J. Kuhn as they chat about M.J.'s writing career: how she got into writing fiction, her debut novel Among Thieves, Brian Jacques' Redwall series, Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed and video game inspirations, character-driven narratives, morally grey characters, writing multiple POVs and more. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sff-addicts/message

SE4SON 4 OF RE:REDW4LL Y4'LLWe kick the season off with a feast of a chat with poet Kenneth Woods. We talk about our favorite book shops, how Brian Jacques stays geographically consistent, and what makes hares just so great.Check out Kenny's work at RefresherpointYou can reach the pod at...Our website: reredwallpod.comEmail: reredwallpod@gmail.comTwitter: @reredwallpodInstagram: @reredwallpodEpisode theme was composed, performed, and recorded by Jordan Petersen Kamp. This episode was edited by Jordan Petersen Kamp. Our logo was designed by Kendra Petersen Kamp, and you can check out her Instagram. Derrick Kamp provided light praise and encouragement for all their efforts.

Hey friends! If you've made it here, to the show notes, I hope that means you're in it for the long haul! This was by far our longest recording (I also think it was the funniest). It began at 2 hours before editing so just be grateful we didn't keep EVERYTHING in this episode. We just missed each other so much and had to catch up! Thanks for joining us, we love you all. Insta/TikTok - happilybookedpodcast / Facebook -  Happily Booked PodcastEmail - happilybookedpodcast@gmail.com (THIS IS WHERE TO SEND VOICE CLIPS/PARAGRAPHS FOR BOOKCLUB)Socials for The Sideways Sheriff, our only sponsor :) Insta/TikTok: sideways_sheriff / Facebook - Sideways Sheriff / Youtube - The Sideways SheriffHUGE spoiler alert for anyone who has NOT read The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. Starting at 51 Minutes and goes until 1 Hour and 4 Minutes. Oof, so sorry. It just sort of happened. Brooke says “6 feet apart” as opposed to the correct name of the book/movie, which is “Five Feet Apart”. Sorry, she was probably assuming that it's supposed to be 6 feet apart since that was what everyone was supposed to do during the reign of Covid. Theres also a great song by Luke Combs called 6 feet apart that was written during Covid.  4:15 - Ray's Indoor Mountain Bike Park in Cleveland, Ohio13:32 - See our Instagram post! Goblin by Josh Malerman is our book club winner!13:55 - Goblin by Josh Malerman14:02 - The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien14:22 - The House With A Clock In Its Walls by John Bellairs14:29 - The Hush by John Hart14:33 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager16:43 - The Seventh Sinner & The Murders Of Richard The Third by Elizabeth Peters 17:39 - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson / The Girl Who Played With Fire17:51 - Me Before You by Jo Jo Moyes / After You / Still Me / Paris For One 20:32 - Find Your Path by Carrie Underwood23:52 -  A Court Of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas (Book 5) / 1. A Court Of Thorns and Roses / 2. A Court Of Mist and Fury / 3. A Court Of Wings and Ruin / 4. A Court Of Frost and Starlight30:00 - The Simple Wild by K. A. Tucker32:38 - Abide Embroidery Co on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/AbideEmbroideryCo33:05 - Embroidery Kit from Hobby Lobby-Home Sweet Home33:33 - Bee Hive Crochet Kit from Hobby Lobby36:18 - Harry Potter Hogwarts House quiz on Pottermore38:30 - Deadly Brew, A Dewberry Farm Mystery by Karen MacInerney39:30 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins / Catching Fire / Mockingjay39:47 - The Hunger Games movie adaptation 39:53 - Pizza, Love, And Other Stuff That Made Me Famous by Kathryn Williams40:05 / 47:18 - Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling /The Chamber Of Secrets43:15 - The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy44:48 - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 45:18 - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood45:57 - The MaddAddam Trilogy by Margaret Atwood46:07 - Mad Max Movies47:01 - The Testaments by Margaret Atwood50:38 - Order Of The Phoenix 51:39 - The Hunger Games Trilogy Spoilers1:05:49 - The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes by Suzanne Collins1:07:17 - Kafka On The Shore by Haruki Murakami 1:08:15 - The Wolf And The Woodsman by Ava Reid 1:10:51 - Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 1:11:40 - Where The Crawdads Sing Movie Adaptation 1:15:49 / 1:17:30 - Alien: Isolation by Keith R. A. DeCandido1:16:15 - Redwall Series by Brian Jacques 1:18:27 - Five Feet Apart by Mikki Daughtry, Rachael Lippincott, & Tobias Iaconis / Five Feet Apart Movie Adaptation 1:19:07 - Vanishing Fleece: Adventures In American Wool by Clara Parkes 1:19:57 - https://www.expressionfiberarts.com/

Hey everybody!Instagram/TikTok: happilybookedpodcast / Facebook: Happily Booked PodcastEmail: happilybookedpodcast@gmail.com (Anything non-podcast related and/or inappropriate will be reported)As always, we love doing this podcast and we hope you guys are enjoying it as much as we are! Below you will, of course, find a list of the books (and anything else) mentioned in the podcast for your convenience.This episode has almost surpassed episode 3 in “shortness”, with a strong 52 minutes! Regardless, we still had fun talking to each other and had fun talking to each other about some good books and some things going on in our lives. This episode was the second episode that we recorded in one day! Becky didn't leave Brooke's house until it was her bedtime! And we both had to be at work the next day bright and early! With that being said, you'll notice we don't go back into the “finished, current, or haul” portions of our little show's layout because…nothing changed from the 30 minutes it took to finish recording episode 4 to recording this one!EXCEPT…with this episode, we decided to announce the choices for our FIRST book club! So listen along and let us know what you think! Voting for the book club begins today (9/12/22) and will end the coming Friday (9/16/22). **DOG BARK** 37 minutes into the recording. 27:58 - Book Tag by Zezee with Books on Wordpress.com31:00 - The Convenient Wife by Betty Neels31:18 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen31:29 - The Ordinary Princess by M. M. Kaye31:45 - Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling31:46 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 31:57 - The Strange And Beautiful Sorrows Of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton 32:46 - Deadly Brew by Karen MacInerney33:36 - The Infinite Moment Of Us by Lauren Myracle 34:39 - Invincible by Amy Reed37:29 - Unrequited by (To Be Determined)38:17 - Fatal Frost by Karen MacInerney38:46 - Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling38:25/ 42:03 - Pizza, Love, And Other Stuff That Made Me Famous by Kathryn Williams 39:30 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 39:49 - The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry 39:54 - There's No Such Thing As An Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura 40:00 - Redwall by Brian Jacques 42:30 - Eclipse The Moon by Jessie Mihalik42:43 - How High We Go In The Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu43:04 - Alexander McCall Smith/ Elizabeth Peters/ Agatha Christie 43:33 - Michael Crichton43:47 - Leslye Walton44:09 - The Price Guide To The Occult by Leslye Walton44:29 - Jurassic Park/ Dragon Teeth/ The Lost World44:50-  Emily St. John Mandel 45:00 - Leigh Bardugo 47:57 - Book Club Options! Lock Every Door by Riley SagerThe House With A Clock In Its Walls by John BellairsThe Hush by John HartGoblin by Josh MalermanThe Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien 49:36 - Alien: Isolation by Keith R.A. DeCandido50:55 - Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

I know this is the Summer of Swords, but the boys have a few questions about this particular sword. Plenty of characters earned a critical eye this episode. Also, Luke and Dan dive deep into the political structures of Redwall, and the Machiavellian tactics of the abbot. Dan is looking forward to returning to the children’s section of the library to learn more about Brian Jacques’ political philosophy. Special thanks to VOLO for the intro and outro music.The post Redwall: Part Two first appeared on Don't call it a book club..

I know this is the Summer of Swords, but the boys have a few questions about this particular sword. Plenty of characters earned a critical eye this episode. Also, Luke and Dan dive deep into the political structures of Redwall, and the Machiavellian tactics of the abbot. Dan is looking forward to returning to the children's section of the library to learn more about Brian Jacques' political philosophy.Special thanks to VOLO for the intro and outro music.

The Bloobcast delve into one of James' childhood favourites - The first book in Brian Jaques anthropomorphic adventure series Redwall. They discuss different adaptations of the book, children's media tackling more mature subjects and themes, the series potential influences, debate its placement within the fantasy genre, and James makes another comparison to Paradise Lost. Clips/Music Used: Redwall Opening series 1 (1999) by Nelvana Bloobcast theme by Rob Lord of the Land Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Redwall Episode 1: Cluny the Scourge Part 1 series 1 (1999) by Nelvana Redwall Episode 3: Treachery series 1 (1999) by Nelvana Redwall Episode 1: Cluny the Scourge series 1 (1999) by Nelvana Brian Jacques tribute featuring interviews with Brian Jacques - uploaded by Scouse Times (https://youtu.be/K34roIPnKCg) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey by Peter Jackson (2012) The Wind in the Willows: Mercury of the Motorbicycle by Cosgrove Hall (1984-1987) Beast Wars: Code of Hero by Mainframe Entertainment season 2 Episode 9 (1998) Beast Wars: Transmutate by Mainframe Entertainment season 2 episode 10 (1998) Batman The Animated Series: Feat of Clay Part 1, season 1 episode 4 (1992) Star Wars: New Hope by George Lucas (1977) Shadow the Hedgehog by Sega (2005) He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985) (original 'WAT' meme uploaded by indiespencer https://youtu.be/KBjhAqXg8MY) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by Peter Jackson (2002) Thunderbirds Episode 1 - Trapped in the Sky by Gerry Anderson (1965) The Wicker Man (2006) by Neil LaBute Futurama Series 2, episode 18: The Problem with Popplers by Matt Groening (2000) Blue Peter 2003 (recorded and actually physically taped by YouTube user VipertoothProducs https://youtu.be/BhDeYTe8Sow) Loonatics Unleashed intro by Warner Bros. (2005) The Story of Bailey the Penguin theme by James Blow The Star Wars Holiday Special aired on CBS (1978) Redwall Episode 7: Captain Snow series 1 (1999) by Nelvana Redwall Episode 11: Asmodeus series 1 (1999) by Nelvana Oddworld Abe's Oddyseey death sound effect by Oddworld Inhabitants (1997) Rayman (PS1) death sound effect by Ubisoft (1995) Redwall Episode 4: Sparra's Kingdom series 1 (1999) by Nelvana Reboot by Mainframe Animation and music by Robert Buckley (orchestrated theme uploaded by TheGazelMinistry https://youtu.be/QyrUJVAAIQg) (1994) Redwall Episode Intro Flute music series 1 (1999) by Nelvana Bloobcast outro by James, Rob and Euan

Andy and Chris try very hard not to step on Brian Jacques toes while designing an adventure for a mouse!

Andy and Chris try very hard not to step on Brian Jacques toes while designing an adventure for a mouse!

All good Redwallers know it's worth jumping into the records to (re)read or (re)listen to the stories of old every now and again.  This week we're looking back into the archives to our first discussion with friend and musicisan Berit Goetz. (Re)join us as we discuss our relationship with languages, the speciesism of Redwall, and meeting the charming rogue himself, Brian Jacques.You can read Berit's thoughts on Brains Jacques's passing here, and listen to her music here! You can reach the pod at...Our website: reredwallpod.comEmail: reredwallpod@gmail.comTwitter: @reredwallpodInstagram: @reredwallpodEpisode theme was composed, performed, and recorded by Jordan Petersen Kamp. This episode was edited by Jordan Petersen Kamp. Our logo was designed by Kendra Petersen Kamp, and you can check out her Instagram. Derrick Kamp provided light praise and encouragement for all their efforts.

What is this, a crossover episode? Abbot Pete from Recorder on the Wall podcast joins us to talk about founding the very first Redwall podcast, meeting Brian Jacques in person and a little bonus voice casting.Check out Recorder on the Wall!You can reach the pod at...Our website: reredwallpod.comEmail: reredwallpod@gmail.comTwitter: @reredwallpodInstagram: @reredwallpodEpisode theme was composed, performed, and recorded by Jordan Petersen Kamp. This episode was edited by Jordan Petersen Kamp. Our logo was designed by Kendra Petersen Kamp, and you can check out her Instagram. Derrick Kamp provided light praise and encouragement for all their efforts.

Eulalia!  We're jumping into the first of Brian Jaques Redwall series, the eponymous story that started it all.  And to make it even more special, we're joined by Nat Scott (Sarah's husband, Sam's brother), an english teacher who loves this series!

Lexi & Ben get literary AF with their first ever book club episode! Dork book club? Book dork club? Whatever. Listen in as they dork out about some of the formative books that made them the dorks they are today.SHOW NOTES:Books we talked about:The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas  (Lexi)Catacombs by Paul McCusker (Ben)It Happened in Boston? by Russell H. Greenan (Lexi)The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (Ben)Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins (Ben)Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (Lexi)Redwall by Brian Jacques (not Jeph Jacques) (Ben)Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami (Lexi & Ben)Every book ever written by David Sedaris (Lexi)The Discworld series by Terry Pratchett (Ben)Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Ben)Important references:Scotish snowplowsReading Rainbow (We  love you LeVar)Jonathon Frakes libidoChristian Persecution ComplexEveryone is DEADCletusToonie (ferreal)Margaret AtwoodTheodore Mouse Goes to Sea"A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one"Becky ChambersBONUS MATERIAL:Producer Jess' formative book picks and explanations:Howl's Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones. I wasn't really much of a reader until I was turned on to the Harry Potter series, but this was the first book I read before even those ones that made me interested in fantasy, and was ultimately what put me on the path of being a lifelong book lover (Gail Carson Levine also falls under this umbrella as another kickass fairytale fantasy writer)A Complicated Kindness, Miriam Toews. I think YA is grossly underrated and books like this prove that; I also think the idea that YA has to have a happy ending is ridiculous and this is a book that proves that because it's decidedly melancholic throughout all the way to the end (but honestly that is how teenagerdom felt for me, so I appreciate that)Nightwood, Djuna Barnes. From a stylistic perspective it's unlike any other book I've ever read (it's a story with no plot, really - contemporary of TS Eliot if that gives any context) and it fundamentally changed the way I think about love and sexualityThe Waves, Virginia Woolf. My favourite of Woolf's work, this is the first time I ever got to read an experience of depression that felt like my ownThe Good Earth, Pearl S. Buck. Yes, this is an Oprah Book Club book that was given to me by my mother as an "easy read" because I was feeling overwhelmed crushing out a shitload of classics readings in my undergrad, but this is a book that I re-read probably once a year. It just kind of makes you feel good despite the fact that it's about the cyclical folly of man, and I love that Difficult Women, Roxane Gay - I love short stories as much as I love novels, and this is one of the best collections I've ever read, period. Every single one of these stories completely captures the terror and power of what it means to be a womanGrief is the Thing with Feathers, Max Porter - I don't think I've ever cried so hard reading before (like had to stop because I couldn't see the page crying) but you feel really cathartically better after because if you've ever experienced any death in your life this is a heartbreakingly true articulation of how truly awful it is to lose someone you love SOCIALS:Here's where you can find us!Lexi's website and twitter and instagramBen's website and instagram and where to buy his book: Amazon.ca / Comixology / Ind!go / Renegade ArtsDork Matter's website(WIP) and twitter and instagramIf you're enjoying Dork Matters, we'd really appreciate a nice rating and review on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your pods. It would very much help us get this show to the other dorks out there.“Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold."

What can you do with a sack full of precious metals besides bludgeon an old man to death? This week, we get through the second arc of Brian Jacques' classic rodent fantasy book Redwall, and we took this long to upload because life is difficult. But hey we've already got the next one recorded so I can upload that maybe within a few days from this one! Got a book you want us to read? In October we're gonna be reading a bunch of Goosebumps books! If you've got any ideas, send an email to OnAirBookFair@gmail.com or send us a message on Anchor.fm/onairbookfair. Theme music is Nostalgia by Brian Altano. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/onairbookfair/message

Part 2 of our discussion on Brian Jacques' Redwall series. Here we discuss communal parenting, the morals of killing, and the achievement of perfect communism.Follow the show on twitter @SwordsNSocPod, Darius @Himbo_Anarchist, Ketho @StupidPuma69, and our special guest Nicole @gi66le_titsEmail the show at SwordsAndSocialismPod@protonmail.com

This is the first half of our conversation on Brian Jacques' Redwall series. We talk about Great Man Theory, self reinforcing hierarchy, stranger-kings, and the importance of dreams. Follow the show on twitter @SwordsNSocPod, Darius @Himbo_Anarchist, Ketho @StupidPuma69, and our special guest Nicole @gi66le_titsEmail the show at SwordsAndSocialismPod@protonmail.com 

And thus a new season of Re:Redwall begins! We kick the season off with musician, friend and all around thoughtful person Berit Goetz. Join us as we discuss our relationship with languages, the speciesism of Redwall, and meeting the charming rogue himself, Brian Jacques.You can read Berit's thoughts on Brains Jacques's passing here, and listen to her music here!  You can reach the pod at...Our website: reredwallpod.comEmail: reredwallpod@gmail.comTwitter: @reredwallpodInstagram: @reredwallpodEpisode theme was composed, performed, and recorded by Jordan Petersen Kamp. This episode was edited by Jordan Petersen Kamp. Our logo was designed by Kendra Petersen Kamp, and you can check out her Instagram. Derrick Kamp provided light praise and encouragement for all their efforts.

Starting off the amazing Redwall series by Brian Jacques. The peaceful inhabitants of Redwall Abbey face the impending threat of the dreaded Cluny the Scourge.

This podcast HAS. NO. SCHEDULE. This week, we talk about the first and titular book in the Redwall series by Brian Jacques ("jakes") about kindly medieval mice surviving a rat invasion of their eponymous abbey. Along the way we talk about all kinds of dumb tedious crap. Like the book, this is a more mellow, relaxed and slow podcast than our previous episodes. Hey do you know some childhood/adolescent book you think we'd get a kick out of? Or do you have something to berate us about or correct us on? Shoot an email to onairbookfair@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at anchor.fm/onairbookfair. Next week, we continue with the second "book" (like an act 2) of the first Redwall book. There's three "book" acts overall and then we may keep reading this or do something else! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/onairbookfair/message

Roll back the rock to the dawn of time and sing this song with meeeeee This week, the lads return from a difficult month of Adult Busy Scheduling to discuss what would happen if magic children went to the cretaceous era to get horrible eviscerated! It's also the most educational episode so far where we all learn about dinosaurs, modern CPR, the politics of carrots, apocrypha, mustard plant variants, the rotation of the earth, meteor impacts, nuclear payloads, temporal determinism, Malthusian ideology and so much more! Got something to yell at us about? We take emails at onairbookfair@gmail.com AND even some voice messages at anchor.fm/onairbookfair! Next week, we're reading Redwall by Brian Jacques. In the meantime, get a load of some art prints of animorphs book covers! https://www.midsizemedia.com/animorphs.html?fbclid=IwAR0w5fN7HJJoS3vXmYgL3UX9tYQWyeSrHfKiEvK_M77rG4w00j-SAf4x050 https://www.etsy.com/shop/AnimorphsArtStore?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=899049549 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/onairbookfair/message

Following the animated program, we're jumping into Mattimeo! Join us as we don our favourite silken masks, revisit loved characters, and explore a darker tone in Brian Jacques' third book. You can reach the pod at...Our website: reredwallpod.comEmail: reredwallpod@gmail.comTwitter: @reredwallpodInstagram: @reredwallpodEpisode theme was composed, performed, and recorded by Jordan Petersen Kamp. This episode was edited by Jordan Petersen Kamp. Our logo was designed by Kendra Petersen Kamp, and you can check out her Instagram. Derrick Kamp provided light praise and encouragement for all their efforts.

We are talking about the basic outline of redwall. P.s. I do not speak panda.

Nick and Ben discuss Brian Jacques' Redwall.

When Redwall was published in 1987 it catapulted author Brian Jacques to international stardom. And small wonder! This enthralling tale is jam-packed with the things we long for in a great adventure: danger, laughter, hairbreadth escapes, tragedy, mystery, a touch of wonder, a truly despicable villain, and a hero we can take to heart.That hero is Matthias, a young mouse who must rise above his fears and failures to save his friends at Redwall Abbey. The villain is Cluny the Scourge, one of the most deliciously despicable rats of all time. The unforgettable cast of supporting characters includes the stalwart badger Constance, an irrepressible hare named Basil Stag Hare, and the elderly wisemouse Brother Methuselah.But most of all there is Matthias, seeking his true destiny in a journey that will lead through danger and despair to true wisdom.

Ashlee of Kingdom of Ribbon Cosplay joins us from Arizona for Episode 11 of Tales from the Fandom. We delve into the start of her fandom experience - being Batman. We delve into Batman: The Animated Series, including a discussion about Harley Quinn. Ashlee and I then talk Marvel. Up first is the X-Men comics and a discussion on Gambit, Wolverine, Nightcrawler and what draws her to them. We discuss Excalibur and then talk about Jubilee and Quicksilver as being the most underrated X-characters. We discuss the X-men movies, pre-Apocalypse, as it had just been released at the time of the recording. We talk MCU and Marvel-Netflix including Infinity War and who she'd like to see in that movie that hasn't been featured yet. Ashlee talks to me about Hellboy. From how she got into the fandom to what she likes most about it. We discuss a favorite book series from our childhood, the Redwall series by Brian Jacques.  What it's about, why we both loved it and how it needs more love. Ashlee talks to me about cosplay. How she got into it, who she is most known as and how she chooses who she cosplays.  She also discusses her involvement with the Justice League of Arizona, a charity cosplay group. You can find the JLA Cosplay group at: http://justiceleaguearizona.com/ Justice League of Arizona Facebook You can find Ashlee at: Facebook Instagram

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