A podcast about the Witcher franchise, starting with the Netflix series and encompassing the books and games.
Episodes
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Welcome back! This week, Dov, Erin & Magnus discuss the fourth story from A Sword of Destiny - 'A Little Sacrifice', a.k.a. the beach vacation DLC story. Come for the coastal hijinks, stay for the in-depth discussion of sexual ethics.
notes: this should be the last episode with the echo-y audio issue. We have done our best to minimise this. Also, this story wasn't in season 1 of the show and may or may not be included in future seasons.
cn: violence, dubious consent
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Welcome back! This week, Dov, Erin & Magnus take a wee break from Geralt and Yennefer's relationship drama to enjoy perhaps the most light-hearted story in the Witcher canon. Join us for cheesy puns, classic farce, and a strangely dark turn into the borders of medical ethics.
Since we forgot to mention at the top of the episode: this story was not covered in season 1 of the TV show, but probably won't be. Just in case that is a concern.
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Welcome back - sorry this one's a little late, but better late than never! Join us this week for A Shard of Ice, the sad, jaded counterpart to the romantic hopefulness of The Last Wish.
cn: suicide
Friday Nov 06, 2020
Friday Nov 06, 2020
Welcome back! This week, Dov, Erin & Magnus kick off the second book in the Witcher series by discussing dragon STDs and discovering the works of Michael Moorcock. Join us, won't you?
Production note: This episode has a slight echo on the dialogue due to an overly-sensitive mic. Every effort has been made to correct it but we apologise for not meeting our usual standards of audio quality.
CN: sexual assault, violence
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Welcome back! This week Dov, Erin & Magnus discuss The Last Wish as a complete work, complete with spoilers for future books and games. Or at least, that is what they were supposed to do. Instead, tune in for too many comparisons to A Song of Ice and Fire, chat about the third novel in the series, and debate over whether this whole book was Nilfgaardian propaganda. Beware, spoilers abound.
cn: violence, dubious consent
Friday Oct 09, 2020
Friday Oct 09, 2020
Welcome back! This week, we have finally arrived at eponymous final story in The Last Wish - in our humble opinions, one of the finest love stories ever written. We ask the important questions: what was Geralt's last wish? is Dandelion a half elf? and what, exactly, are the borders of anatomical possibility for a djinn?
cn: injury, death, dubcon
Friday Sep 25, 2020
Friday Sep 25, 2020
Hello, and welcome back! We are back with your regularly scheduled episode from The Last Wish. This week, Dov, Erin & Magnus read The Edge of the World, aka the first story with Dandelion/Jaskier. Join us while we discuss the magical properties of hemp and whether or not Dandelion is secretly a half elf.
cn: drugs, violence, sexual harassment
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
No regular episode today, sorry! This week, in place of our usual episode, we take a wee detour from our trip through The Last Wish to bring you 'A Road with No Return' - the story of Visenna, aka Geralt's mom.
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Welcome back! Today, Dov, Erin & Magnus discuss the 4th story from The Last Wish - A Question of Price. In this episode: What does Sapkowski have against bagpipes, and why are fantasy authors so obsessed with child brides?
cn: forced marriage, dubious consent, statutory rape
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Welcome back! This week, Dov, Erin & Magnus discuss the third story in The Last Wish - The Lesser Evil, aka the Renfri story.