Cast a Pod to Your Witcher

And we're back! Apologies for the interruption in the schedule - a data storage issue meant we needed to re-record this episode. This time, we're doing something a little different and only looking at half of episode 6 as Sapek wrote a ridiculously long chapter. Join us for chat about the nature of violence, rulership, and possibly upsetting every fandom on the internet.

Welcome back! We couldn't have known when we recorded it that this episode would be released on Earth Day but, coincidentally, topics of discussion include: the ecological niche of monsters, climate change, and water pollution. Join us for a dizzying mix of high fantasy and environmental philosophy!

Welcome back! This week's episode gets pretty heavy, with such questions as whether it is possible to remain neutral on a moving cart, the ethical limits of pacifism, and whether gastroenteritis is a sufficient punishment for Triss' crimes.

cn: sexual assault, ethnic cleansing, genocide, death

Welcome back! This week, Ciri has a training montage, Triss lectures some witchers, and Geralt struggles with parenting.

 

cn: rape, CSA

Welcome back! Apologies for the delay - better late than never. Please join us while we finally explain why we have been talking about Triss this whole time.

cn: rape, transphobia

Welcome back! This week, we finally get into the novels with chapter one of Blood of Elves. Join us while we try to figure out whether every single background character is one of Dijkstra's spies and how to reconcile reading literature in translation.

Welcome back! This week we're taking a wee break before diving into Blood of Elves to discuss one of the major themes of this series - infertility and reproduction! We're joined by friend of the show Georgia (twitter: @sniphist), a PhD student studying the history of vasectomy, to discuss the under-explored theme of Geralt and the other Witchers' infertility and relationship with reproduction. 

Note: this episode has spoilers for the full series

cn: miscarriage, infertility, sterilisation

Welcome Back and apologies for the slightly late episode! This week, we discuss the Sword of Destiny anthology as a whole, with full spoilers for the series. We consider the meaning of destiny, relationships with super-human lifespans, what makes a hero, and how much Sapek just really, really loves to hurt Geralt.

 

tw: sexual assault, dubious consent

Welcome back! This week, we discuss the final story of the Sword of Destiny anthology, which is also the last of the Witcher short stories. Join us for discussion of Geralt's trauma, Witcher prophecies, and the power of good people in a scary world.

cn: pregnancy, abortion, infertility

Welcome back! For the first episode of 2021, we're looking at the penultimate (and eponymous) story of the Sword of Destiny anthology. Come for a too-detailed discussion of Dryad mating practices, stay for excavation of Geralt's trauma and abandonment issues.

cn: sexual assault, pregnancy