Podcast appearances and mentions of christopher chant

We're continuing Diana Wynne Jones' beloved Chestomanci with The Lives of Christopher Chant! We follow Christopher as he journeys through the Anywheres, chafes under the controlling adults in his life, and dedicates himself to cricket and cricket alone. A romp, a revelation, the best time we've had in quite a while - you owe it to yourself to revisit Throgmorten's charms. This episode has laughs and tears AND some very triggering salmon sandwiches. We'll leave you with a resounding: “WONG!”EPISODE MEDIAOur other Chrestomanci episodes:Charmed LifeWitch WeekWe somehow haven't covered The Magicians of Caprona although I swore we had??? Guess we gotta! Also I'm losing my mind!Plus our million other DWJ episodes, which we will continue producing indefinitely in our quest to become the Preeminent Diana Wynne Jones Podcast™️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/

Susan had the chance to sit down with brilliant debut author Alice Ross this week, where they discussed Alice's novel The Nowhere Thief and Alice's journey to becoming an author, as well as SO MANY wonderful books and stories which shaped her into the author she is today. Alice is as big a fan of Diana Wynne Jones as we are here on the podcast, but as well as the work of the incomparable DWJ, there are loads of other fantastic stories mentioned here - each one a portal to an amazing world of story. Strap in, and join us as we get Storyshaped!Books mentioned in this week's episode include Alice's own:The Nowhere Thief (Nosy Crow)And the books and stories which shaped her include:The Mr Men books, by Roger HargreavesThe work of CS LewisThe work of Roald DahlThe work of Laura Ingalls WilderRamona and Beezus, by Beverly ClearyMalory Towers, by Enid BlytonGobbolino the Witch's Cat, by Ursula Moray WilliamsCharmed Life, by Diana Wynne JonesThe Lives of Christopher Chant, by Diana Wynne JonesThe Magician's Nephew, by CS LewisThe Homeward Bounders, by Diana Wynne JonesHidden Turnings, ed. Diana Wynne Jones(inc. The Walled Garden, by Lisa Tuttle)Tom's Midnight Garden, by Philippa PearceFire and Hemlock, by Diana Wynne JonesReflections: On the Magic of Writing, by Diana Wynne JonesHowl's Moving Castle, by Diana Wynne JonesThe work of Holly JacksonOne of Us Is Lying, by Karen McManusThis Book Kills, by Ravena GuronThe Thief of Farrowfell, by Ravena GuronThe work of Anne RiceLockwood and Co., by Jonathan StroudThe work of Stephen KingOur podcast bookshop in Ireland is Halfway Up the Stairs: www.halfwayupthestairs.ieIn the UK, check out our storefront on: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyshaped. Disclaimer: If you buy books linked to our site, we may earn a commission from bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bori joins Claire to talk about being a good department member. Bori has special experience having been chair of her department up until recently. She thinks her department is doing very well with collegiality and respecting each other professionally. She wonders about encouraging social connection and community as well. Would that help the department maintain cohesion across their curriculum? Claire finds that informal interactions within her department add up to folks generally getting along and feeling comfortable speaking up. She is working on promoting a positive tone in the department discourse. While everyone is working on improvements to the department, we must be proud of the things we do well. https://rctaudio.com/profpodcastClaire mentioned The Lives of Christopher Chant, by Diana Wynne Jones

 On today's episode, we're finally getting around to doing our Diana Wynne Jones Episode! Well, sort of -- it's not exactly a deep-dive. Our tentpoles this week are Howl's Moving Castle, Howl's Moving Castle, and two Howl's Moving Castle fanfics — “Hearts and Their Consumption” by setepenre_set and “Second Time Lucky” by labellementeuse.   What We're Into Lately Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall Sistersong by Lucy Holland Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott Persona 5 fanfic Word of Honor The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard   Other Stuff We Mentioned The Great British Bake Off Imagine Me & You “The Bonny Swans” The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison The West Wing Moana To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis  Ponyo The Little Mermaid Spirited Away Snow White Coraline by Neil Gaiman Children's author Frances Hardinge Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre miniseries Good Omens TV series Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones Tam Lin Scottish ballad Castle In the Air by Diana Wynne Jones Aladdin folktale Tales of the Arabian Nights Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien Labyrinth Deep Secret by Diana Wynne Jones House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones Be the Serpent Episode 36: There's No Place Like Home Chrestomanci series by Diana Wynne Jones The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones Archer's Goon by Diana Wynne Jones Eight days of Luke by Diana Wynne Jones   For Next Time Episode 90: Extravaganza!   Content Warnings Gore / Violence - Hearts and Their Consumption by setepenre_set.   Transcription The transcript of this episode is available here. Thank you to our fabulous team of scribes for their hard work, as always :)

In which we discuss absentee parents, living goddesses, smelly cat, and elves who don't GAF.

Thank you again to Patricia for commissioning this entire book! This was such a fun one, and I think this is my favorite finale of all the Diana Wynne Jones books so far. This series of chapters, Christopher has to retrieve the Chrestomanci's lives from where they've been called into series Eleven, and it takes all of Tacroy's training to get him in and out of there in one piece. He winds up having to sacrifice one of his extra lives, and now he's just got the two left. Meanwhile, Throgmorten is unleashed on Uncle Ralph and it's honestly so wonderful. Sweet, sweet justice. Thanks for listening, and I will see you again soon with a new episode!

Thank you to Patricia for commissioning this episode! It's almost time to say goodbye to these characters, and I really don't want to do it. This book has been so much fun and I kind of want there to be an ongoing series with these characters and their hijinks. Because, boy, do they get up to hijinks. These chapters are mostly about Tacroy being captured and the revelation (FINALLY) that Christopher has about his involvement with the Wraith and the illegal smuggling. Shockingly, though, Tacroy manages to cover for Christopher and lies his butt off. Meanwhile, the Goddess's kitten is adorable and I want one. Thank you so much for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Thank you so much to Patricia for commissioning this next episode of this wonderful book. This section, it turns out that the Chrestomanci's people have found out that Tacroy (aka Mordecai) was one of the Wraiths, and they are questioning him very closely but he manages to really cover for Christopher and nobody suspects his involvement at all. This is curious since Chrestomanci knows that Christopher has been spirit traveling, but hey. Speaking of, the Godden tricks him and gets him stuck in a wall until she can bully him into helping her figure out what happens after her stint as the goddess is over...turns out that they're totally gonna kill her. Whoops! So guess what, she runs off to Christopher's world! Thank you so much for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Thank you to Patricia for continuing to commission this book! I'm stoked that this series of chapters is all focused on Christopher's magical education, because I'm very eager for him to finally prove himself. Christopher is not happy living at Chrestomanci castle. He's the only young person there, nobody really cares about talking to him or entertaining him, the magic built into the place is oppressive, and he's not allowed off the grounds due to the magical barriers. Even though his tutor is a sweet, reasonable guy, Christopher can't make himself pleasant and it's taking a toll. Also, he dies two more times. Honestly, Christopher, you are just hopeless. Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Huge thank-you to Patricia for commissioning this episode! I'm so loving this book! We're really cooking with gas in these chapters, which focus on Christopher finally getting to the root of his issue with magic not working and managing to pull off some serious spellwork on his first try. He's so unprepared for how strongly his magic will respond that when he's asked to levitate a book, he manages to levitate the roof right off the fucking building. This means, however, that his plans to be a world-class cricket player are dashed. As much as I don't give a fuck about cricket, I got weirdly invested in this dream of his and also took it quite personally when nobody seemed to care what he wanted in the slightest. Anyway, I love this book, and I hope you're enjoying the coverage!

Huge thank you to Patricia for commissioning the next episode of this Diana Wynne Jones book, because I'm really needing some comfort lately and this writing is just the ticket. This section, we get a very interesting set of facts and new experiments to puzzle over. First of all, there's the fact that Christopher isn't actually hurt when he comes out of the other world, but he does get "killed" in almost an identical way just a few hours later. Only he doesn't actually die, and while I attributed that to the Last Governess, now I realize she might not have had much to do with it in the end. Secondly, there's the changes with Christopher going to school and getting metal installed in his mouth. This is interfering with his performance, and I'm dying to see him in his magic class without that in his mouth because I'm sure it's going to be startling. Thanks so much for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Thank you again to Patricia for commissioning another Diana Wynne Jones joint! This book is a real change from the others, because it's not a whole new world and new story. Instead, it's a prequel to Charmed Life, and it proves to actually be pretty fascinating. Christopher is an only child, and his parents could really give a shit about him. Thus, they miss his very clear burgeoning magical talents and it is no surprise that a sketchy uncle is able to swoop in and flatter the kid into doing pretty much whatever he wants. Thank you all for listening, and hopefully I will see you soon with a new episode!

In a long-awaited episode, Dan and Neil are joined by special guest Christopher Chant to discuss the Oscar-winning picture Whiplash, a film which tells the story of the relationship between budding jazz drummer Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) and his tutor Terence Fletcher (JK Simmons), and how their worlds collide in a quest for perfection. In a deep and serious episode, we share information on coaching and mentoring techniques that we have observed and used, exchange thoughts on how to motivate others and ourselves, talk about balancing personal and professional commitments, and ways that we can demonstrate/uncover skill. Your hosts share their own experiences from the world of music, discuss other famous big-screen student-pupil relationships, and Neil takes every possible opportunity to reference Damien Chazelle's follow-up film La La Land. We also play some lengthy clips from the film, which are HEAVILY expletive-laden. You have been warned. References: Bluedot Festival James Bach: Test Jumpers - One Vision of Agile Testing Neil Studd: The Whiplash approach to motivating testers Neil Studd: "Good Job": A story of motivation, encouragement and dramatic failures YouTube: Rififi (1955) trailer YouTube: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg trailer YouTube: Full Metal Jacket - Clips from Boot Camp YouTube: Weird Al Yankovic's Whiplash parody Maaret Pyhäjärvi: Articles about Mob Testing Neil Studd: What's wrong with 9-to-5 testers? Amazon: Cal Newport - Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Amazon: Josh Kaufman - The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything... Fast Amazon: Malcolm Gladwell - Outliers (the book whiich popularised the theory that you can become an expert in anything given 10,000 hours) Ministry of Testing Ministry of Testing: The Club (formerly Software Testing Club) YouTube: Two Night Stand trailer Amazon: Shawn Achor - The Happiness Advantage YouTube: Shawn Achor TED Talk - The Happy Secret to Better Work Whiplash soundtrack on Spotify YouTube: We Have A Pope trailer YouTube: Better Call Saul S0E09 car crash (big spoilers!) Geek Mental Help Week TestBash Philadelphia IMDB: I Believe In Miracles BBC Video Archive: Sir Alex Ferguson & Sir David Beckham boot row YouTube: The Karate Kid trailer Toby Hadoke on Twitter (@TobyHadoke) Toby Hadoke's "Who's Round" podcast YouTube: Steve Cross: What Day Did The World End in The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy? Chaotic Adequate D&D podcast The Adventure Zone podcast We're back to our usual fortnightly schedule now, so we'll see you all on August 4th when we'll be discussing the new Netflix movie THE CIRCLE. Twitters: @ScreenTesting @choibot @TheTestDoctor @neilstudd Emails: screentestingpod@gmail.com Intro music: Snare Liftoff (I Want To Be One Of The Greats) Outro music: Whiplash

We interrupt our regularly-scheduled programming to bring you our first emergency broadcast! Hot on the heels of our discussion of The Deadly Assassin comes the announcement of the new Doctor, with Jodie Whittaker becoming the first woman to play the show's leading role. In an episode where Neil and Dan spend most of their time agreeing with each other for a change, we delve into the inevitable social media outrage, discuss the reasons why the announcement points to an exciting future, bemoan the lack of non-violent superheroes in the modern age, and debate the nature of fandoms. As usual, Dan brings a wealth of experience from the world of Doctor Who, outlining the history of strong female figures in the show, both in front of and behind the camera. And Neil actually manages to keep up this time! Miscellaneous references: YouTube: TARDIS cloister bell YouTube: BBC announcement - "The Thirteenth Doctor revealed"  Wikipedia: Doctor Who - An Adventure in Space and Time (starring David Bradley as William Hartnell) YouTube: Black Mirror - The Entire History of You trailer (starring Jodie Whittaker) Verity - Doctor Who podcast BBC News: BBC pay report YouTube: Little girl's reaction to Thirteenth Doctor announcement Doctor Who episodes referenced (ordered by airdate): Genesis of the Daleks (1975) The Deadly Assassin (1976) The Five Doctors (1983) Warriors of the Deep (1984) Resurrection of the Daleks (1984) Blink (2007) Silence in the Library (2008) The Doctor's Wife (2011) Hell Bent (2015) The Doctor Falls (2017) - Peter Capaldi's final regular episode The Doctors (2017) - upcoming Christmas 2017 special Our normal schedule resumes on Friday, when we'll be bringing you our discussion on WHIPLASH with Christopher Chant - hint, you'll want to set aside a couple of hours for that one! Twitters: @TheTestDoctor @neilstudd Emails: screentestingpod@gmail.com Intro music: Doctor Who theme (2014-2017) Outro music: TARDIS dematerialization sound

In our first venture into the world of Doctor Who, guest Andrew Morton adds to Dan's expertise (and Neil's ignorance) to unpack a Fourth Doctor story which has vibes of The Manchurian Candidate and The Matrix (with a bit of a whodunnit and a courtroom drama in the middle). Plus there are fisticuffs! We take a reverential look at some of the series' tropes, including The Doctor's skill at hiding behind things, the speed at which cliffhangers are negated, stilted deathbed monologues and a villain's inability to finish off his enemy. We also analyse The Master's ability to turn people into Action Man dolls, short-sighted writers creating continuity nightmares, wonder whether the Timelords would do well to invest in two-factor authentication, and make very early plans for Screen Testing's thirty-year anniversary episode. Clips from The Deadly Assassin on YouTube (courtesy of BBC Worldwide): DVD trailer From episode 1: The Doctor's premonition From episode 2: Interrogation scene From episode 3: The Doctor inside The Matrix From episode 4: The Doctor battles The Master Miscellaneous references: BBC News: BBC Store to shut its doors in November YouTube: UK Gold - Doctor Who @ 40: The Peter Davison Years (featuring Dan!) YouTube: JFK - "back and to the left" scene Wikipedia: Mary Whitehouse YouTube: Dr. Who and the Daleks trailer (TV movie starring Peter Cushing) YouTube: The Sea Devils - The Master watches The Clangers YouTube: The Sound of Drums - The Master watches Teletubbies Brightpearl Eruditorum Press: Far More Than Just (The Deadly Assassin) - essay by Phil Sandifer The Memory Cheats podcast Radio Free Skaro podcast YouTube: The West Wing - Two Cathedrals clip (spoilers) YouTube: The Simpsons - Sideshow Bob sings HMS Pinafore TestBash Manchester 2017 Doctor Who episodes referenced (ordered by airdate): An Unearthly Child (first story, 1963) The Daleks (first Dalek story, 1963) The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964) The Chase (1965) The Enemy of the World (1967) The Web of Fear (1968) The War Games (1969) Spearhead from Space (1970) Terror of the Autons (1971) The Sea Devils (1972) Frontier in Space (1973) Planet of the Daleks (1973) Genesis of the Daleks (1975) The Brain of Morbius (1976) The Seeds of Doom (1976) The Hand of Fear (1976) The Face of Evil (1977) The Invasion of Time (1978) Shada (unfinished due to strikes, 1980) The Five Doctors (1983) The Caves of Androzani (1984) Revelation of the Daleks (1985) The Trial of a Time Lord (1986) The Mysterious Planet (1986) Terror of the Vervoids (1986) Time and the Rani (1987) The Curse of Fenric (1989) Doctor Who (TV movie, 1996) The Stolen Earth (2008) The Name of the Doctor (featuring The War Doctor, 2013) The Day of the Doctor (50th anniversary episode, 2013) World Enough and Time / The Doctor Falls (season finale, 2017) We'll be back in a fortnight with Christopher Chant, to discuss one of Neil's all-time favourite movies, WHIPLASH. Twitters: @TestingChef @TheTestDoctor @neilstudd Emails: screentestingpod@gmail.com Intro music: Doctor Who theme Outro music: The Timelords - Doctorin' The Tardis

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Last year, Ruth Graham published an article in Slate arguing that adults should feel embarrassed to read young-adult fiction. This episode, Emily and Kyle weigh in on the debate and talk about how to balance reading what you like with finding material that challenges you. Plus, they talk about what books they've been reading and Kyle gets much too excited about Robert Jackson Bennett's fantasy novel City of Stairs.  Episode Breakdown: 0:00 – 8:00: What We're Reading 8:00 – 45:00: The Adults-Reading-YA Debate What Emily's Reading: Geek Love by Katherine Dunn What Kyle's Reading: City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett "Pocosin" by Ursula Vernon. Click here to read the short story. Other Works that We Discuss: Zone One by Coulson Whitehead The Fault In Our Stars by John Green Submergence by J.M. Ledgard Instructions by Neil Gaiman His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones Buying books at Powell's by using these affiliate links helps support the show! Do you have thoughts on the adults-reading-YA debate? Email the show at portablemagicpodcast@gmail.com or tweet us @PortableMagicPC!