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Its time for a bone-chilling All Saints Day special! In this episode of Journey to the Fringe, we delve into the ominous figure of the Grim Reaper. We begin by unraveling the history of this macabre symbol of death, tracing its origins back to medieval Europe. Next, we paint a vivid picture of what the Grim Reaper looks like, from his iconic scythe to his haunting cloak. BUT that's not all—prepare yourselves for a series of eerie encounters. Hear spine-tingling tales from nurses who swear they've seen the Reaper at the bedsides of dying patients, delve into historical accounts from the Black Plague where figures resembling the Reaper were often sighted, and explore modern-day encounters shared by users on Reddit. Join us for a haunting journey through history and mystery that will leave you looking over your shoulder.Perfect for a day when the veil between the living and the dead is at its (second) thinnest! Day care now, bye bye then.
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Only 2 things are inevitable, and even Death can't avoid the Revenoo. Like the religious community of Ankh-Morpork we find Mrs Cake somewhat problematic. With wizards, undead, snow globes and an employment tribunal at the End of the Universe. "Maybe life is something you acquire." You can find the Podcast on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/DiningTableDiscworld BlueSky: dtdiscworld.bsky.social E-Mail: diningtablediscworld@gmail.com Our intro and outro music is Beyond Infinity by user BlenderTimer on Pixabay.
Police officer and movie producer Jaron Lockridge interviewed. #JaronLockridge #Stix #tennessee Growing up in Bolivar, Tennessee, a small town 45 minutes east of Memphis, Jaron became interested in filmmaking as a high school sophomore in 2002. Believing a career in Hollywood was nothing more than a far-fetched dream, Jaron graduated the police academy in 2010 and became a commissioned peace officer in the State of Tennessee in 2010. As an outlet from the stressors of the job, Jaron began writing again and in 2016, he started his production company, Misguided Perceptions Media Group. With no formal training or film schooling, he began to teach himself how to produce independent films, primarily self-financing his films, saving his paychecks from his job as a police officer. He has since produced 11 feature films such as Betray, The Reaper Man, & Down Bad: Life In The Hood. He believes his niche is telling human stories from an authentic perspective using his experiences of working the streets in uniform as a police officer. His latest film, The Stix, is a promise fulfilled to a close friend and former cast member, whom the film is dedicated to.
Recorded January 7, 2024 Goals, clubs, and the undead! This week Nate and Ryan talk about their new year, new goals (and themes) including the difficulty of normal bedtimes. Then, they discuss informal groups and clubs while having Matcha KitKats and yet another Lemon drink. Finally, as they talk about Terry Pratchett's “Reaper Man” they discuss how the death of civilization is a shopping center, the differences between a man-wolf and a wolf-man, and Death's abhorrence of drama. Connect with us Become a member: myhilltodieon.com/members Email: myhilltodieon@gmail.com Reddit: r/MyHillToDieOn Mastodon: @myhilltodieon@mastodon.social Instagram: @myhilltodieon Threads: @myhilltodieon X: @myhilltodieon Goals/Themes Nate: Run 1900km in 2024 Ryan: Intentionality Your Theme (CGP Grey YouTube Video) Christmas Break The Super Mario Bros. Movie - IMDb, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Barbie - IMDb, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Wonka - IMDb The Princess Switch - IMDb, Netflix Family Switch - IMDb, Netflix Haneda Airport runway collision 2024 Noto Earthquake Pick 2: Clubs or Organizations Nate: High School AV Club Ryan: Board Game Club Nate: Earthkeepers Ryan: Murder Mystery Improv Group Dredge Official Site Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Taste of Japan Fanta Premier Lemon Matcha and Original KitKat Reaper Man Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Audible 24: Are We Having Fun? (our episode about Mort, Death book 1) Theme by Michael AD https://soundcloud.com/michael-ad/the-deep-end used with permission
En este episodio estaré hablando de parte de lo que pude ver de la selección virtual del Indie Memphis Film Festival de este año. Tan pronto My Body is a Poem/The World Makes with Me esté disponible en alguna plataforma, les dejaré saber en la descripción de este episodio mientras que The Reaper Man está disponible en Tubi.
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‘I am not sure there is such a thing as right, or wrong, just places to stand.' 'Western' is the word as the fresh start book club reconvenes in the matters of Bill Door and Windle Poons. Your hosts wrestle with shopping trolleys, Stranger Things, and anti-capitalist readings. RoastyBunz asks about franchises and we witness the return of Tree Time! It's a closnig down slae everythnig must og! Counting Pines and Boquila trifoliolata, via Reddit user, Escapement, https://www.reddit.com/r/discworld/co... Listenings: https://anchor.fm/iveneverreaddiscworld Write to us at iveneverreaddiscworld@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/discworldGNU Facebook: https://facebook.com/discworld GNU Andy's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/andyluke
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Content warnings for this episode include: racism, body horror, queerphobia, suicide, and mentions of terminal illnessAs we wrap up Reaper Man, kind and empathetic order is restored to the Discworld once again, but I can't help feeling like we're forgetting something...This week in the Disc-Course: blind reaction, the cooler Windle, vore brat, muffled by accessories, old men shenanigans quotient, More Death, book freaks and wiki monsters, nerds from sheds, science lore, go woke go broke NASA, short king, sadness gremlin, mother I have transcended, big clock energy, chocolate facts, a dress made of diamonds, hungry little treat boy, skeleton music, undance, NTR November, caring is cringe, wheatcorn, and after credits scenes.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 53 in Witches Abroad (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "Granny beamed. 'I knew 'e would have heard of me," she said.'"-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Content warnings for this episode include: mentions of insects and spiders, head injuries, and child murder, and discussion of ableism, body horror, fascism, racism, and antisemitismAs we reach the dramatic climax of Reaper Man, our friend Bill Door defeats the new Death who's a real jerk, and the members to the Fresh Start Club go to the mall :)This week on the Disc-Course: a billion lesser podcasts, posting praxis, newt-rients, hoard mode, a capital idea, dead malls, divergent evolution, money now, communist bees, ew death, bony balls, he/it queen, the full scope of literature, von Grover Haus, escalator fear, hit da bricks, mid-2000's anime, head boomer, a normal person, special Jess edition, and flesh building. Click here for a tiktok from the NY trucking conventionClick here for Anatomy by Kitty HorrorshowClick here for the gunshow comic that is JessClick here for the not good translation of book text into digital formFor those playing along at home: Finish Reaper Man!-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Content warnings for this episode include: racism, transphobia, and animal violenceAs we continue Reaper Man, chaos ensues in Ankh-Morpork as the harmless snow globes turn out to not be harmless at all, and the future is now as our friend Bill Door meets the Combination Harvester.This week in the Disc-Course: tranq-free since '93, the Millennial Hunger, big water, boys' night, the spell of ratio, male virtue names, industrialization is bad, one more end of history, a special scythe for a special boy, ghost rules, city ovipositor, mom bus, thought terminating sentence, poor little peats, weird technicolor alligator, and a Minnesota battle cry.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 286 in Reaper Man (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "'And he owes me a farthing, too."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Content warnings for this episode include: mentions of severe bodily harm, animal and child death.As we continue Reaper Man, the gang are introduced to the members of Undead Anonymous, and our bony blorbo saves a child and prepares to face down whoever took his job.This week on the Disc-Course: cold music, shell jumpscare, the dark alleys, vampire accent, shorpses, Read at 3 AM, freak facts, a hundred writers, sad rooms pt.2, owl clocks, 420 Bink it, existential dread, trick shots, animal girl behavior, Death become human, textbook vitalism, security door, Frank Lloyd Wrong, a depressed skeleton, death app, one weird editing thing, and fuck the feds.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 227 in Reaper Man (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "He was halfway up his second row, and accelerating."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Content warnings for this episode include: discussion of transphobia and queer trauma, being buried alive, parental abuse, racist stereotypes, and misogyny.As we continue Reaper Man, the wizards of Unseen University try their damndest to end their friend's life, but Windle Poons decides he's got a lot of unliving to do. We also meet Mrs. Cake and talk a lot about Mrs. Cake.Also our good friend Bill Door gets a straw hat :)Click here for Billy the BulletClick here for some Come and Take It flagsClick here for the Fresh Start Club print we referenceThis week on The Disc-Course: You Can't Say That., wizard SWAT, Ridcully power rankings, Miss Holly Fakeman, throatcoin, ketchup that makes you explode, two pairs of pants, spiritualist busybody, Undead Anonymous, the grumpy glands, walking stairs, chief butt, one weird trick, how an egg feels, true crime almanac, you must post, Binky's Town, the telltale snake, improved his eyesight, the first floor and just homestuck.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 178 in Reaper Man (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "Besides, I'm paying you sixpence a week. And sixpence is sixpence. "-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Content warnings for this episode include: discussion of racism and cultural appropriation, body horror, death and the undead, ableism, slavery and forced labor, and suicide.Like the changing seasons from summer to fall, the gang begins a new book: Reaper Man. Death is fired for coming down with a case of self-hood, and this causes Problems for Everyone.This week on the Disc-Course: no escape, blue eyes and pronouns, sources, galaxy boss, special metal cup, horse tools, the best genes, scampi in a casket, Holly heat, wizard kids table, thot moments, a toxic amount of Jimmy Buffet, Gundam Names, a podcast, fantasy jorts, a graffiti brush, evil Carl Sagan, monetize the spoilers, and the cool zone.Click here for the L Space Annotated Pratchett FileFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 116 in Reaper Man (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "After a while, there were faint metallic noises"-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Content warnings for this episode include: magical compulsion/mind control, building explosions, animal death, body horror, suicide, and discussion of implicit racism.In our blockbuster finale, Mark is back, and we say goodbye to Holy Wood, once again wishing for better things for Terry's female leads. The day is saved, the monsters defeated, and our heroes wander off into the sunset. That's all folks!This week in the Disc-Course: troll Hallmark movie, disctakes, bode check, another giant lady, oops all spoilers, the husband brigade, Death's Hallmark movie, dropping the ankle weights, 12 angry old men, reverse King Kong, museum pieces, Counterweight Continent Town, end of Evangelion, decidedly not woman, Wizards Find Corpse Take 3, ancestral memory, legitimate cthinema, Massachusetts brain poisoning, the power of uncles, broken dreams, and radiation poisoning.Click here for Windle Poon's wheelchairFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 54 in Reaper Man (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "He turned and, hardly bothering to keep his own heart beating, went back to the University."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Part two on Reaper Man (1991), exploring prologues, disability studies, "vegetarian" vampires, bereavement, Alzheimer's, euthanasia/assisted dying and more! Listener Liz's essay that inspired this episode: https://somelizthoughtsondiscworld.blogspot.com/2022/06/reaper-man-death-or-death.html
The first of two episodes on 1991's Reaper Man, exploring further representations of Death, dances Macabre and Morris, existentialism, pastoral romanticism and animal ethics.
This is the first episode of our newest segment, Literary & Loving It!, where I'll be talking about some of my favourite genres of literature and therefore, some of my favourite series of books. Today, we're gonna be discussing one of my personal favourite genres: fantasy fiction. Now, a few quick disclaimers before I begin. This segment is comprised of my own personal opinions regarding some of my favourite franchises. If you are a hard-core fan of these franchises, please bear in mind that I love these franchises and do not intend to insult them in any way. As such, if you have a problem with the topics dealt with in this segment, please try to keep in mind that these are my own personal opinions. In addition, I will be using my own criteria for defining the genres I talk about in this segment, and while I will attempt to explain why certain books are in certain genres, if you don't agree with those definitions, again, please bear in mind that these are my own personal criteria. Also, this episode of the Raven's Grove features spoilers for the following franchises: · The Discworld franchise by Terry Pratchett, specifically the books Mort, Reaper Man and Soul Music. As well as the following trigger warnings: · Body harm mentions · Physical combat related bodily trauma mentions · Weaponry mentions · Burial practices mentions · Alcohol mentions · Death mentions · Horror theme references · War mentions · Racism mentions So if any of those are an issue for you, PLEASE GIVE THIS EPISODE A MISS.
Your hosts discuss the collaboration between humanity and AI in “The Salvage Crew” by Yudhanjaya Wijeratne. Lilly complains about first person point of view, although she realizes that that's a “her” problem. They also read “Reaper Man” by Terry Pratchett, and theorize that “Mort” wishes it was as good. Finally, in the Words Are Weird segment, they complain about phrases that have gained cultural baggage.Fiction Fans is running a fundraiser! Send in proof of your donations to the Imagination Library before December 29th, 2021 and the podcast will match all contributions up to a total of $2k. You can find more information here: https://www.fictionfanspodcast.com/fundraiserThanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:- Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”- Josh Woodward for the use of “Electric Sunrise”Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
Ned Simnel is Dick Simnel's father. Before he gets himself turned into a cloud of pink steam, he invents a machine called the Combination Harvester, which is supposed to do just that. Bill Door is horrified by this machine which will harvest without caring or even knowing what it's doing. He ultimately destroys the machine, which may well have been what turned Ned in the direction of exploring the possibilities of steam power. Check out our webpage at www.podpage.com/witches-and-wizards-portal.The previous week's Pratchips, and last week's regular episode, are available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2HGerNeQ9kkv3WvZnyzVQAvec videos of our hard-working staff. The video for Soul Music is up, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm4KXmhhMeQ, and it includes footage of Ivy pretending she's a…. tank driver???All Pratchips episodes for the coming week are now available to all Patreon supporters (at whatever level) on our Patreon page, and to all members of our Discord community, Friends of Medieval Gnome Productions in the Pratchips channel.Our Patreon page may be found at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=21210045&fan_landing=trueYou can join our Discord community by searching for it on the Discord home page, or by clicking here: https://discord.gg/kdr5SWnUPPEmail us at www.medievalgnome@gmail.com. You never know what might happen!! Thanks for listening.
After having been “retired” from his job as the Disc's Ultimate Reality, Death takes on the persona of Bill Door, and proceeds to learn a lot about being human. These lessons largely take place on the farm of Miss Renata Flitworth, who hires him as a sixpence-a-week farm hand.Check out our webpage at www.podpage.com/witches-and-wizards-portal.The previous week's Pratchips, and last week's regular episode, are available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2HGerNeQ9kkv3WvZnyzVQAvec videos of our hard-working staff. The video for Soul Music is up, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm4KXmhhMeQ, and it includes footage of Ivy pretending she's a…. tank driver???All Pratchips episodes for the coming week are now available to all Patreon supporters (at whatever level) on our Patreon page, and to all members of our Discord community, Friends of Medieval Gnome Productions in the Pratchips channel.Our Patreon page may be found at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=21210045&fan_landing=trueYou can join our Discord community by searching for it on the Discord home page, or by clicking here: https://discord.gg/kdr5SWnUPPEmail us at www.medievalgnome@gmail.com. You never know what might happen!! Thanks for listening.
Windle Poons is 130 years old, and it's time for him to die. However, Death fails to show up for him, and this launches him on a series of adventures that culminate in his saving Ankh-Morpork from a predatory parasite city that has grown up outside the walls. Not bad work for a 130 year-old dead guy. And, in the end, Death does come for Windle, much to his relief. Check out our webpage at www.podpage.com/witches-and-wizards-portal.The previous week's Pratchips, and last week's regular episode, are available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2HGerNeQ9kkv3WvZnyzVQAvec videos of our hard-working staff. The video for Soul Music is up, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm4KXmhhMeQ, and it includes footage of Ivy pretending she's a…. tank driver???All Pratchips episodes for the coming week are now available to all Patreon supporters (at whatever level) on our Patreon page, and to all members of our Discord community, Friends of Medieval Gnome Productions in the Pratchips channel.Our Patreon page may be found at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=21210045&fan_landing=trueYou can join our Discord community by searching for it on the Discord home page, or by clicking here: https://discord.gg/kdr5SWnUPPEmail us at www.medievalgnome@gmail.com. You never know what might happen!! Thanks for listening.
Death learns about being human, as he becomes Bill Door. He's been retired as Death, so why not? Windle Poons learns about being undead, since Death fails to show up for him. Add in the strange snowglobes, wire trolleys, and the… predator city, and you've got yourself a book. Check out our webpage at www.podpage.com/witches-and-wizards-portal.The previous week's Pratchips, and last week's regular episode, are available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2HGerNeQ9kkv3WvZnyzVQAvec videos of our hard-working staff. The video for Soul Music is up, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm4KXmhhMeQ, and it includes footage of Ivy pretending she's a…. tank driver???All Pratchips episodes for the coming week are now available to all Patreon supporters (at whatever level) on our Patreon page, and to all members of our Discord community, Friends of Medieval Gnome Productions in the Pratchips channel.
We say farewell to the Portal this week, whilst noting some parallels between Reaper Man and Soul Music as well. We have a new email address: medievalgnome@gmail.com. I'm working on transitioning all our MGP (Medieval Gnome Productions) related email there. Send us an email at the new addy—you never know what might happen! And, PLEASE send me some new questions for Granny! You can ask her anything.Some places to visit includeOur YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2HGerNeQ9kkv3WvZnyzVQOur new website, where you can find our blog, and learn how to donate to our work: https://www.podpage.com/witches-and-wizards-portal. Our Discord community, “Friends of Medieval Gnome Productions.” https://discord.gg/kdr5SWnUPP. Btw, it costs nothing to join the server, and there's a lot of exclusive content on there.GNU Terry Pratchett The Turtle MovesMind How You Go
Your hosts finally address the elephants in the room: which Discworld book should you start with? They… don’t really give a straight answer. But they DO know which book you should NOT read first. You’re welcome.Possible First Reads:Wyrd Sisters (if you like witches)Reaper Man (if you like Death)Small Gods (if you want a good standalone with religious satire)Hogfather (if you like Christmas)Monstrous Regiment (if you want a good standalone with scathing social commentary)Going Postal (if you like con artists)Music provided by Audio Library Plus: “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris” by AmariàLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
If you are unsure whether eReading is for you or if you just aren't sure which eReader to get, or if you just want to know what we think - this episode is for you! We are talking ALL about eReaders. The pros. The cons (there are none) and what we love and what we don't love about our own.Next week is book club! We are reading The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. You don't wannt miss it! If you haven't yet, start reading the book and head over to Instagram to let us now what you thought or send us an email at best_bookclub@outlook.comCurrently Reading:Shanna: Reaper Man by Terry PratchettJen: Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters www.bestbookclub.caInstagram
In this month's book club, Scott and Matt discuss death and Death with Terry Pratchett's Reaper Man As always, this is an audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube, so you'll hear us interact with the audience a bit as well as reference slides Click here for a copy of the slide deck used! Next month's book is Ghost Story by Peter Straub. The Livestream discussion will happen on Friday, April 30th at 9:30 PM Central Time Support us on Patreon Matt's Twitter: @moridinamael Scott's Twitter:@scottdaly85 Stay updated with Doof Media: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing and more at www.doofmedia.com
In this month's book club, Scott and Matt remember their childhoods with Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane As always, this is an audio copy of the live-streamed discussion over on YouTube, so you'll hear us interact with the audience a bit as well as reference slides Click here for a copy of the slide deck used! Next month's book is Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett. The Livestream discussion will happen on Friday, March 26th at 9:30 PM Central Time Support us on Patreon Matt's Twitter: @moridinamael Scott's Twitter:@scottdaly85 Stay updated with Doof Media: @doofmedia See all of our podcasts, writing and more at www.doofmedia.com
Comedian and actor Bethany Black visits the island to talk being a goth in comedy, flying the TARDIS and the eleventh Discworld novel, Reaper Man. Visit Desert Island Discworld at http://desertislanddiscworld.com, on Twitter at @DIDiscworld, on Patreon at http://patreon.com/DIDiscworld, or contact us at desertislanddiscworld@gmail.com.
Episode Notes Hmm...the end of Reaper Man, folks! We spend a lot of time talking about anime, philosophy of thought and also No Nut November (again)! So a classic wwtw episode all round. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whowatchesthewatch Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/rZzbbQp Other Shows: https://goodepisodeproductions.carrd.co/#shows Support Who Watches the Watch: A Discworld Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/who-watches-the-watch Find out more at https://who-watches-the-watch.pinecast.co
The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, Part 3 of our recap of “Reaper Man”. Goodness Gracious Grief!Content Warning: This episode discusses grief and parental loss. Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Reaper Man - p132 (XXXX) The Annotated Pratchett FileSpy Kids (2001) - IMDbThe High Life Trailer - BBC Two 1995Retail apocalypse - WikipediaA Greedy Man in a Hungry World, by Jay Rayner - GoodreadsPsychopomp - TV TropesDeath (Personification) - WikipediaThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak - GoodreadsRipley's Believe It or Not! Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
Episode Notes Lucy's out today, but we're still doing important work like learning improv skills and talking about the tv show Supernatural. Also we talk about death! Good times. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whowatchesthewatch Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/rZzbbQp Support Who Watches the Watch: A Discworld Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/who-watches-the-watch Find out more at https://who-watches-the-watch.pinecast.co
The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan-Young and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, Part 2 of our recap of “Reaper Man”. Etymology! Wolves! Existential Dilemmas! Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Spotify – Apocalypse Playlist (TTSMYF)Roadkill (TV Mini-Series 2020– ) - IMDbHugh Laurie to star as Maurice, Terry Pratchett's streetwise tomcat - GuardianThe Wurzels - Combine Harvester Song Video 2011What’s the origin of “yo”?r/etymology - YoWeather loreBehind the folklore: swallows flying high: Do high-flying swallows mean dry weather?Pressure cooking with liquorThe world’s 10 worst distillery disastersMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
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The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan-Young and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, Part 1 of our recap of “Reaper Man”. Watercolours! Strange British Customs! Mustards!Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Joanna Hagan Spoken Word FB page (for all of our dear little co-host’s Inktober poems)Discworld Halloween 2015 – Bad Pictures of a Good NightDavid Tennant Does A Podcast With... Neil GaimanDavid Tennant Does A Podcast With... Everyone From Season 2Azrael | Religion-wikiColin Smythe on Reaper ManThe History of Zombies Wow-wow sauce threadNanny Ogg's Cookbook | Sir Terry PratchettGimlet (tool)Bored of the Rings - WikipediaMorris Dance - EvolutionBrood parasite - WikipediaRepo Man (1984) - IMDbThe Possessive Apostrophe His OriginHis genitiveMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
Death has developed a personality, and to the auditors of reality, this is a problem. Forced into retirement, he finds himself, along with his trusty steed Binky, wandering into a small farming village. There, he is hired as a farmhand by an older lady living alone by the name of Miss Flitworth and takes on the name Bill Door. Romance, chaos, a fight with a farm implement, and a parasitic mall ensue.Check us out on twitter at @atuin_podFollow individual hosts at @urizenxvii, @The_Miannai, @mynaminnarr, and @JustenwritesWe can also be found at www.compleatdiscography.pageOur art is by the indomitable Jess who can be found at @angryartist113Music is by Incompetech and used under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution license.Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4457-take-a-chanceFuzzball Parade by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5044-fuzzball-paradeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Taking a few minutes away from recording Page One In Review episodes, Charles Adrian talks about a particular kind of convalescent literature. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. “Unlike wizards, who like nothing better than a complicated hierarchy, witches don’t go in much for the structured approach to career progression. It’s up to each individual witch to take on a girl to hand the area over to when she dies. Witches are not by nature gregarious, at least with other witches, and they certainly don’t have leaders./Granny Weatherwax was the most highly-regarded of the leaders they didn’t have.” from Weird Sisters by Terry Pratchett. You can read about Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Series on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discworld The first Page One In Review episode, which is Page One 157, was recorded on the 18th of March, 2020. Ripley’s Game by Patricia Highsmith is discussed in Page One 76 and Page One 175, Germany by Neil MacGregor is discussed in Page One 177, The Cloudspotter’s Guide by Gavin Pretor-Pinney is discussed in Page One 27 and Page One 163, and Ghost Stories Of An Antiquary by M. R. James is discussed in Page One 36 and Page One 165. Also mentioned in this episode is London: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd. Another book by Peter Ackroyd, Hawksmoor, is discussed in Page One 121. And there are mentions of books by Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and P. D. James, The Culture Series by Iain M. Banks and the Xenogenesis trilogy by Octavia E. Butler (of which Imago is the third book). Other books by Terry Pratchett mentioned in this episode are The Colour Of Magic, Equal Rites, Mort, Reaper Man and Weird Sisters. Episode image is a detail from the cover of Small Gods by Terry Pratchett, published in 1993 by Corgi Books; cover illustration by Josh Kirby. Episode recorded: 9th September, 2020. Book listing: Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
Liz, Ben and writer Michelle Law go on a surprisingly dark ride in Pratchett's skewed take on the "Pied Piper", 2001's Discworld for Younger Readers book, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents. Everyone knows that the best way to get rid of a plague of rats is to pay the Piper. Even Maurice, and he's a talking cat. So when he met a Clan of similarly smart talking rats, all he needed was a stupid-looking kid who could play, and he had the makings of the perfect con. But the rats (and the kid) are smart enough to decide that what they're doing is unethical. Maurice convinces them to pull one last scam in a tiny Überwald town. But all is not well in Bad Blintz: the mayor's daughter immediately sees there's something odd about Maurice and the kid, and the town is convinced they already have a plague of rats - but the Clan can't find a single one... After two trilogies of children's books set in our own world, and before he invented Tiffany Aching, Pratchett tried getting kids into the Discworld with a story of talking animals, plucky kids...and unspeakable evil. The Amazing Maurice explores some weighty ethics, punctures the safety of Enid Blyton, questions the lessons taught by the Brothers Grim, and goes to some very dark places, metaphorically and literally. All born out of a jokey footnote he wrote for Reaper Man a decade before! Is this really a children's book? Would you let your kids read it? Is it a terrible mistake, or is it maybe the greatest book Pratchett ever wrote? And most importantly: what's your rat name? Use the hashtag #Pratchat33 on social media to join the conversation! Guest Michelle Law is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter and actor based in Sydney. Her work includes the 2017 smash hit play Single Asian Female, the SBS TV series Homecoming Queens and contributed to numerous magazines and books. Michelle's next play will be Miss Peony for Sydney's Belvoir Theatre, and she has a story in the anthology After Australia from Affirm Press. You can find out more about Michelle at her web site, michelle-law.com, and follow her on Twitter at @ms_michellelaw. Next month we complete our hat-trick of Pratchetts for younger readers by returning to the English town of Blackbury to catch up with Johnny Maxwell in 1993's Johnny and the Dead! We'll be joined by children's author Oliver Phommovanh! Get your questions in via the hashtag #Pratchat34 by July 21st 2020. You'll find the full notes and errata for this episode on our web site.
Three priests have their debut episode discussing the movies, Ingmar Bergman's 1957 film on the plague! Intro music: "Magne Pater" by Dominican Schola Cantorum. Outro music: "Reaper Man" by Hope and Justin.
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Wherein we learn of Susan's ability to deal with domestic monsters, and hear how Death (as the Hogfather) deals with the children in the Hogfather's Grotto in Chumley's, in the Maul, Ankh-MorporkHow does the Hogfather deal with un-belief? Well, if he's actually Death disguised as the Hogfather, it may be in an unpleasant, although undoubtedly effective way. You could ask Aaron Fidget, of Ankh-Morpork, for his take on it. The Hogfather crashed a Hogfather display in the Hogfather's Grotto in Chumley's, and quickly found out who had been naughty and who had been nice. In addition to hearing about this, we learn how Susan Sto Helit, whilst making her own way in the world (as a governess) finds her more-than-human ancestry a distinct advantage when she is dealing with the monsters that show up under the beds of her young charges, Twyla and Gawain. And that, dear listener, uses up episode 2 of the special Hogfather edition of the Portal. It also uses up 2019, so let's be getting out there and doubling down on the random acts of kindness in the weeks and months to come. This week's quote is “They opened the ledger. They looked at it for a very long time.Then Mort said, “What do all those symbols mean?”“Sodomy non sapiens,” said Albert under his breath.“What does that mean?”“Means I'm buggered if I know.”Is this exchange from Reaper Man, Mort, or Guard, Guards? Send your answer to me at randy@mindkindle.net, and you may win this season's grand prize, a copy of the line art Discworld seen from above, by Paul Kidby, and lovingly hand-colored (just like a medieval manuscript) by your guide and host for expeditions through the Portal.You can also find our Discord server, Friends of the Discworld Portal, at discord.com. On the server you will find exclusive content as well as opportunities for chat with your fellow Portal listeners.Patreon will also be host to some exclusive content in January. More than usual, that is. If you are a Patreon subscriber you already know you get exclusive content through the Portal's Patreon page, but in January we will be dropping a couple of free-to-all goodies, as a Happy New Year wish to all of you. As always, no cats, turtles, or other sapient species were harmed in the making of this episode. And remember: De Chelonian Mobile. Don't let anyone tell you different.
This episode Steve, Isaiah, Tanner, and Mason discuss Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett Like what we’re doing? Have something you want to say? Management changes keeping you from passi- wait, is that Mrs. Cake? You can find us at : Our website : thestory.network Instagram : thestory.network Twitter : @thestorynet_pod Email : stroynetworkinfo@gmail.com Next week’s book : Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
This episode Steve, Isaiah, Tanner, and Mason discuss Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee [Machineries of Empire, Book 3/3] Like what we’re doing? Have something you want to say? Need a break from fighting an immortal psychopath for a quick game of Jeng-zai? You can find us at : Our website : thestory.network Instagram : thestory.network Twitter : @thestorynet_pod Email : stroynetworkinfo@gmail.com Next week’s book : Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett
Death takes a vacation... often from his own book!
For our twelfth episode we're joined by editor and bookseller Jackie Tang of Neighbourhood Books in Northcote as we discuss Witches Abroad! The twelfth Discworld novel, published in 1991, Witches Abroad is the second to star the Lancre witches, who return only two books later for Lords and Ladies. Witch Desiderata Hollow has died and passed on her fairy godmother wand to Magrat Garlick, the youngest of the Lancre witches, along with a note telling her to go to the distant kingdom of Genua to stop a servant girl from marrying a prince - without Granny Weatherwax. Which of course means Granny - and Nanny Ogg - are definitely coming. As they make their way across the Disc by broomstick and riverboat, experiencing all that travel has to offer, they find themselves increasingly drawn into warped stories - and Granny may not be letting on all that she knows about what they'll face when they arrive... As well as providing an extended parody of the English travelling abroad, Witches Abroad is mostly about stories - where they come from, how they influence us, and what they really mean when you stop to think about them. As well as traditional fairytales, Pratchett lampoons everything from The Wizard of Oz to Disney princesses and even Middle Earth. So what did you think of Witches Abroad? Use the hashtag #Pratchat12 on social media to join the conversation. In our next episode we'll be going back amongst the Nomes for book two of the Bromeliad - Diggers! As usual we'd love to get your questions for the podcast; send them in via social media using the hashtag #Pratchat13. Show Notes and Errata: "Voodoo" is a popular culture distillation of several religions, but especially Haitian and Louisiana Vodun, themselves derived from West African Vodun and influenced by many other traditions, including Christianity. Some rituals involve summoning spirits known as lwa or loa, intermediaries between the physical world and the creator deity (Bondye, Mawu or others depending on the tradition). Famous loa include Baron Samedi, a loa of the dead, and Papa Legba, who exists at the crossroads between the material and spiritual worlds. Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol was a 19th century Russian writer. His works are social commentary, mostly in the form of farce and satire. The Government Inspector is his best known novel, but he is mostly remembered for his many short stories including Diary of a Madman, The Nose, The Overcoat and The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich. (His name is pronounced GO-gl, which is more or less the only way we don't try to say Mrs Gogol's name during the podcast.)Of the Discworld books we've covered so far, Wyrd Sisters, Sourcery and Moving Pictures all begin with a death. Pyramids, Men at Arms and Reaper Man all have deaths close to the beginning that are vital (if you'll excuse the term) to their plots.The prose poem Desiderata was written by American writer Max Ehrman in 1927, though it didn't become widely known until the early 1970s. You've almost certainly read or heard at least one of the verses. The poem's copyright status has been a matter of contention over the years, in part because it was printed unattributed in a church leaflet accompanied by the church's founding date, leading some to believe it was much older and therefore in the public domain. As a result the Annotated Pratchett File has a copyright notice asserting Erhman's authorship rather than any quotes, but by contrast you can read the whole thing on Wikipedia. The word "Desiderata" is Latin, the plural form of "desideratum": a thing wished for, or - you guessed it - desirable. It is indeed the source of the English word "desire".We ruined our browser history so you wouldn't have to: Echidna penises are indeed unusual. They are very long for their body size, and with not three but four prongs, more like those seen in reptiles than other mammals. They only use two of the prongs at a time, though.
For our eleventh episode we welcome Pratchett fan Sarah Pearson to the mic to discuss a Discworld novel of two halves: Reaper Man! The eleventh Discworld novel, published in 1991, Reaper Man is the second book to focus on Death and the newly stable faculty of Unseen University. The faceless bureaucrats of the multiverse have decided Death is sentimental and inefficient, and he's been fired! While he heads off to live among humans for his remaining time - until his replacement comes to claim him - his absence means those who die sort of...don't. That includes Windle Poons, 130-year-old wizard of Unseen University, whose return as a zombie gives him a new lease on life - much to the horror of his fellow faculty members. But Death's absence is having other weird consequences: objects spring to life, non-human species spawn their own Deaths, and strangest of all, a warehouse in Ankh-Morpork mysteriously fills with small glass orbs... Reaper Man's two mostly separate plots - Death's forced retirement, and the wizards' investigation of the alien lifeforms - bring back not only Death but also Windle Poons and the faculty of Unseen University, both introduced in Moving Pictures, alongside cameos by familiar faces like CMOT Dibbler and Fred Colon. Plus we meet a bunch of new and memorable characters: the Death of Rats, the Auditors of Reality, Mrs Cake and her daughter Ludmilla, and undead activist Reg Shoe and his friends from the Fresh Start Club. It's a big cast, but then with two separate plots there's plenty for them to do! We'd love to hear what you thought of Reaper Man; use the hashtag #Pratchat11 on social media to join the conversation.
For our tenth episode it's back to the Discworld - and Ankh-Morpork - as academic, writer and broadcaster Dr Dan Golding joins us for Moving Pictures. The tenth Discworld novel, Moving Pictures was published in Pratchett's most prolific year: Good Omens, Eric and both sequels to Truckers also came out in 1990! Student wizard Victor Tugelbend has been happily failing exams at Unseen University for years...but when alchemists suddenly invent "moving pictures", Victor finds himself drawn to Holy Wood, the mysterious coastal home of this new entertainment industry. He's not the only one: hopeful actors, ambitious producers and even talking animals have all been caught up in the glamour of the "clicks". It's not magic in the wizard sense, but there's definitely something unnatural going on - and it'll take Victor, fellow star Theda "Ginger" Withel, Gaspode the Wonder Dog and the faculty of Unseen University - including new Archchancellor Mustrum Ridcully - to solve the mystery of Holy Wood. Bringing modern world concepts to the Disc had always been a feature of the series, but Moving Pictures really kicks off the tradition of "X comes to the Discworld" main plots. Pratchett takes broad aim at Hollywood in a mix of homage and parody, referencing everything from the pre-talkie era to the Golden Age and 1980s blockbusters. It also features first major roles for Detritus and Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler (both introduced in Guards! Guards!), and is the first appearance of Gaspode the Wonder Dog (who returns in Men at Arms) and the stable, ongoing cast of Unseen University wizards. There's so much happening in Moving Pictures, and we'd love to hear what you thought of it! Use the hashtag #Pratchat10 on social media to join the conversation. In our next episode we'll be joined by television captioner and Discworld mega-fan Sarah Pearson as we reunite with Death for the eleventh Discworld novel, Reaper Man! If you have questions you want answered on the podcast, send them in by via social media using the hashtag #Pratchat11. Show Notes and Errata: Dan Golding is on Twitter at @dangolding. His next book Star Wars After Lucas will be released on May the 4th, 2019, but you can see his ABC series What is Music? with co-host Linda Marigliano right now! Check it out on ABC iView or the triple j YouTube channel. You can find all the info about Dan's excellent podcast Art of the Score with Andrew Pogson and Nicholas Buc at artofthescore.com.au. They also have a Twitter account at @ArtoftheScore. To hear Dan talk about Star Wars music, check out the five Star Wars episodes of Art of the Score (the original film actually gets three episodes!), or watch the video he made for the ABC explaining why the theme is so great. The previous book that kicked off with Death overseeing the passing of a previously unmet character was Sourcery, in which Ipslore the Red dies but tricks Death, passing his soul into his staff. We almost get this sort of beginning in Pyramids, but Pteppic's father only dies after the school days flashback section of the book, and again in Guards! Guards!, though Gaskin dies before the book starts and we instead join Vimes after the funeral. In the real world, cellulose is an organic compound vital to the structure of cells in green plants, while celluloid (eventually a trademark name) was the first kind of thermoplastic, made from cellulose nitrate, used to replace ivory in billiard balls (as discussed in episode one) and widely as a filmstock before the development of safer, cheaper and easier to make acetate film in the 1950s. Inglourious Basterds is a 2009 film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino in which multiple (fictional) plots to kill nazi leaders during World War II converge on a Paris cinema at the premiere of a new propaganda film. Liz refers to the 1903 film Electrocuting an Elephant, produced by the Edison Film Company, in which Topsy the circus elephant, who had killed several people,
Radio Morpork is a podcast that discusses Terry Pratchett's Discworld one book at a time. Steve and Colm leap headlong into life, death and shopping centres! They reference Michael Bay, Bruce Springsteen, Doctor Who and Red Dwarf in their efforts to wax lyrical about the emotional and thematic highs (and occasional structural lows) of Reaper Man. This culminates in a lengthy debate as to where this book fits in our podcast's ultimately subjective... ahem, highly prestigious, ranking list.
Segunda Temporada Capitulo VeintiochoHola a todes, estimades oyentes y compañeres lectoris. Bienvenides a Una Dosis de Ficción, un podcast dedicado a la fantasía y la ciencia ficción en novelas y comics. Este es el capítulo veintiocho de la segunda temporada, un capítulo dedicado a la subsaga de Muerte dentro de la enorme serie de libros que forman el universo de Mundodisco, o Discworld. Discworld, o MundoDisco, de Terry Pratchett (00:00:18) Una breve explicación de la serie de libros y el mundo en que toman lugar. Mort, y Reaper Man (El Segador) de Terry Pratchett (00:15:54) Mort: Un joven es tomado como aprendiz por Muerte y descubre las dificultades de su nuevo trabajo. El Segador: Muerte es despedido de su trabajo. MundoDisco no estaba preparado. Demasiado Largo, no lo Escuche (1:02:39) Se habla brevemente del MundoDisco, su funcionamiento, los libros que forman esta saga, las características que les hermanan, etc. Se habla especialmente de Mort, la primera novela en el arco de Muerte, y Reaper Man, la segunda. Se comenta el funcionamiento de la sátira, la evolución de la caracterización de Muerte, y cómo la representación positiva que el autor elige hacer de este personaje puede ser un consuelo para les lectoris. En el próximo capítulo hablaremos de tres novelas que hablan mundos mágicos y su influencia en el mundo real. Pueden escribirme comentarios, preguntas, sugerencias, o lo que deseen, o encontrar más información y otros programas:☆ En iTunes, donde pueden recomendar este podcast para que más gente lo escuche. Si tienen tiempo y desean ayudar a difundir este trabajo, su apoyo es muy agradecido, en forma de estrellitas y de reviews. ☆ En tumblr, aquí, en @unadosisdeficcion.☆ En facebook, Una Dosis de Ficción.☆ En twitter, en 1dosisdeficcion ☆ En Ivoox . Pueden suscribirse en este link, o en la página del blog. ☆ En Mixcloud. ☆ En Argentina Podcastera, la red de podcast latinoamericanos. ☆ Y por último, por mail, a unadosisdeficcion@hotmail.com.
Death is missing – presumed . . . er . . . gone. Which leads to the kind of chaos you always get when an important public service is withdrawn. Meanwhile, on a little farm far, far away, a tall dark stranger is turning out to be really good with… Continue reading
The demands of the Recently Dead Guy Podcast have settled upon the novels of Terry Pratchett, fittingly enough we focus in on the Death Cycle of novels. Hosts: Justin, Rachel, Sam and Scott Sh’notes: We Should Hang Out Sometime Gastroenteritis...Read more
The FolkCast Halloween Scream 2013 The Beast In The Attic A tale of terror illustrated with music and poetry Presented and produced by Phil Widdows A Time That Never Was… by Lonesome Wyatt and the Holy Spooks Souling Song by Kristen Lawrence It’s Halloween by Laura Warfield Annabel Lee by Edgar Allen Poe Ghost by Matt Stevens Introduction To Horror, presented by Arch Oboler Watching Ghosts by Helen Dorothy Graveyard by True Gents Along Destiny Road, a poem by Dave Alton with Horror by Paul Sop The Bet by Show Of Hands O! Death by Sproatly Smith The Gravedigger by Jake Thackray The “Other Dance”… from Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett, read by Babba. The Dark Morris by Steeleye Span Seven Years Old by Sedayne ”Tis Now The Very Witching Time Of The Night”, from Hamlet, read by Richard Burton The Unquiet Grave by Moonrakers The Moonwraith by Bonfire Night Halloween Radio Broadcast by Bing Crosby and Lena Home Goetia AD72 by English Heretic Samhain Eve by Dahm The Bard Death Is Just A Dream by Ken Nicol See the ShowNotes at See the ShowNotes for full details at www.folkcast.co.uk