Tangental Diatribe: Recent Episodes
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A Swede and an Irishman walk into a bar, what ensued was a conversation about Fantasy Literature and Current Affairs... And other things.
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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about the role of women in Fantasy literature. We also had a chat about the story that Elizabeth the 1st might have been a man; The Boys from Brazil, by Ira Levin; and what is happening with KJ Parker.
Time Stamp:
5:00: Women in Fantasy
44:10: Elizabeth the 1st was a man?
01:03:10: Ira Levin, The Boys from Brazil
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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about the absence of rotund people in the Fantasy Genre. We also had a chat about the war in Ukraine; the fundamental problem with a utopian society; the benefits of having Trump win the election; a better political society, and the influence of social media on each of us; and one or two book recommendations.
Time Stamp:
2:20: The war in Ukraine
7:10: Fat people in Fantasy
43:18: Eugenics & a Utopian Society
48:00: The argument for Trump
1:03:20: Book recommendations
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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about The City, by Stella Gemmell; and all the books by Terry Pratchett. We also had a chat about Hyperinflation; Legend of the Seeker, the TV show; the Hugo Awards; Steam Punk; and the absurdity of the Goodreads rating system.
Time Stamp:
00:02:50, Hyperinflation
00:13:45, Legend of the Seeker
00:25:10, Hugo Awards
00:27:52, Stella Gemmell, The City
00:35:20, Terry Pratchett
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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar and realised there was no time for jokes, so they settled down and had a quick chat about comic books.
Contents:
Preacher, Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon
DMZ, Brain Wood & Ricardo Burchielli
Y The Last Man, Brian K. Vaughan & Pia Guerra
Watchmen, Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons & John Higgins
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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Seal of the Worm, by Adrian Tchaikovsky; Rivers of London, by Ben Aaronovitch; and Old Man's War, by John Scalzi. We also had a chat about Terry Pratchett; Stephen King; Why Leif can no longer be trusted; and the collapse of Western civilisation.
Time Stamp:
00:02:30, The Collapse of Western Society
00:21:20, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Seal of the Worm
00:30:16, Wikipedia
00:32:25, Terry Pratchett
00:35:45, Ben Aaronovitch, Rivers of London
00:36:50, Leif gets Brave
00:45:10, What about Bob
00:46:46, John Scalzi, Old Man's War
00:98:00, Would we survive a zombie appocolypse
01:02:10, Why Stephen King is a good bloke
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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro; and the Deeds of Paksenarrion, by Elizabeth Moon. We also had a chat about how what authors owe us; The Watch; Snow Piercer; and whether or not it is good to be the king.
Time Stamp:
00:02:35, The Watch
00:06:50, Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun
00:10:15, What do Authors owe us?
00:24:50, Elizabeth Moon, The Deeds of Paksenarrion
00:35:45, Snow Piercer
00:57:00, Is it good to be the King?
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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about King of Assassins, by RJ Barker; How to Avoid Climate Change, by Bill Gates; and Warhammer 40k. We also had a chat about how Leif injured his shoulder; where has all the good Fantasy gone; and how to tell a joke.
Time Stamp:
00:03:10, Talking Rubbish
00:07:30, Where has all the good fantasy gone?
00:12:39, RJ Barker, King of Assassins
00:13:50, When is reading not reading
00:28:10, Warhammer 40K
00:34:20, Bill Gates, How to Avoid Climate Change
00:41:10, KJ Parker, Sharps
00:43:20, Adaptations of Pratchett
00:52:24, RJ Barker, The Bone Ships & King of Assassins
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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Rhythm of War, by Brandon Sanderson; Market Forces, by Richard K Morgan; and Zone 1, by Colson Whitehead. We also had a chat about killer fungus; the chance of finding a slug in space; and jokes about turnips.
Time Stamp:
00:03:50, What is a turnip
00:15:10, Colson Whitehead, Zone 1
00:20:33, Brandon Sanderson, Rhythm of War
00:26:20, Richard K Morgan, Market Forces
00:27:40, How many moons is too many moons
00:36:13, 100 Best Fantasy of all time
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An Irishman and a Swedishman(?) walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Adrian Tchaikovsky, crowd control, and why meat-eaters are hypocrites. We also had a chat about The Original, by Brandon Sanderson; Riot Baby, by Tochi Onybuchi; Use of Weapons, by Iain M Banks; and Warhammer/Warcraft.
Time Stamp:
00:03:50, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Dogs of War
00:15:10, Romantic Fantasy and Crowd Control
00:20:33, Animal Cruelty
00:26:20, Goodreads Rant
00:27:40, Short Stories: Iain M Banks, Use of Weapons; Tochi Onybuchi, Riot Baby; Brandon Sanderson, The Original
00:36:13, Warhammer/Warcraft
00:42:40, People in the Walls
00:47:05, Tyler Whitesides, The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn
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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Evan Winter, nuclear war, and if spiders have a personality. We also had a chat about End of Watch, by Stephen King; Velocity Weapon, by Meghan O'Keefe; Rhythm of War, by Brandon Sanderson; and Salt.
Time Stamp:
00:04:45, Racism, or Lack Thereof
00:10:25, Evan Winter, Fire of Vengeance
00:14:31, More Rants about Time Best Fantasy of all Time
00:21:30, Stephen King, End of Watch
00:24:40, Meghan O'Keefe, Velocity Weapon
00:29:05, Salt
00:31:49, Brandon Sanderson, Rhythm of War
00:45:20, Nuclear War
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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about The Time Magazine's 100 greatest fantasy of all time, Audio Books and Real World Quotes in Fantasy. We also had a chat about Blood Meridian, by Cormac McCarthy; and Traitor of Rome, by Simon Scarrow.
Time Stamp:
00:02:03, Audio Books
00:09:20, Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian
00:18:37, Simon Scarrow, Traitors of Rome
00:31:17, Real World Quotes in Fantasy
00:33:58, Time Magazine, 100 Greatest Fantasy of all Time
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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about The Internet of Things, how to spell Olaf, and the death of Harry Dresden. We also had a chat about Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson; Cyber Punk; Gideon the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir; The Trouble with Peace, by Joe Abercrombie; and Raised by Wolves.
Time Stamp:
00:01:49, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash & Cyber Punk
00:17:59, The Internet of Things
00:24:48, Tamsyn Muir, Gideon the Ninth
00:26:45, Joe Abercrombie, The Trouble with Peace
00:33:25, Jim Butcher, Battleground *Spoilers***
00:47:39, Raised by Wolves
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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Magic Systems, Betting, and Ethnic Cleansing. We also had a chat about Gideon the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir; Detective Novels by Michael Connelly and Stephen King; The Good Country Equation, by Simon Anholt; and The Sword of Fire, by Katharine Kerr
Time Stamp:
00:02:01, Ethnicity
00:08:30, Tamsyn Muir, Gideon the Ninth
00:18:02, Michael Connelly & Stephen King, Harry Bosch & Mr. Mercedes
00:26:12, Simon Anholt, The Good Country Equation
00:35:05, Katharine Kerr, Sword of Fire
00:42:20, Magic Systems
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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about the Queen of Storms by Raymond E Feist; the War Eternal Trilogy by Rob J Hayes; How to run an Empire and get away with it by KJ Parker; The problem with gender reveal parties; Feminism in Fantasy; and why betting is stupid.
Time Stamp:
00:02:07, Bourbon taste testing
00:09:30, Raymond E Feist, Queen of Storms (Spoiler Free)
00:14:45, Raymond E Feist, Queen of Storms (Spoilers)
00:29:45, Rob J. Hayes, The War Eternal
00:39:20, KJ Parker, How to Run and Empire and get away with it
00:59:30, Betting
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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about the new Harry Dresden book; The King of Ashes by Raymond E Feist; the Empire of a Hundred Houses by Tom Lloyd; Star Trek; and the problem with handsome people.
Time Stamp:
00:02:07, Raymond E Feist, The King of Ashes
00:09:30, Tom Lloyd, Empire of a Hundred Houses
00:18:30, Ed McDonald, Crowfall
00:19:42, Star Trek and Male Masculinity
00:28:45, Handsome People
00:35:19, What we do in the Shadows
00:37:18, Jim Butcher, The Dresden Files - Spoiler Free
00:45:20, Jim Butcher, The Dresden Files - Major Spoilers
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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about reviewing books, and the problems with calculating how many people your life is worth.
We also talk about the BobiVerse (Again); The Monarchies of God (Again); The Great Siege: Malta 1565; Turkey; Epilogues; The Immortal Throne by Stella Gemmell; Devolution by Max Brooks; and Leif's continuing attempts to derail this Fantasy podcast.
Time Stamp:
00:03:01, Dennis E Taylor, BobiVerse
00:18:55, Paul Kearney, The Monarchies of God
00:22:40, The Great Siege: Malta 1565, Ernie Bradford
00:28:00, Turkey
00:32:00, Epilogues
00:38:20, The Power of Humanity
00:48:00, Stella Gemmell, The Immortal Throne
00:51:56, Max Brooks, Devolution
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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about the the best fantasy books you have never read.
We also talk about Rating Systems; how terrible Good Reads is; The City by Stella Gemmell; the Murder Bot series by Martha Wells; If we would turn to cannibalism in a dystopian world; and if Leif will ever read any fantasy books.
Time Stamp:
00:02:27, Martha Wells, Murder Bot Series
00:10:10, Rating Systems
00:16:30, Stella Gemmell, The City
00:29:30, Enders Game
00:35:30, Best Fantasy You have never read (A not so good list)
00:41:39, Best Fantasy You have never read (A slightly better list)
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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about the Dragon Lance Series, and Zen Thought.
We also talked about Parasite; Seveneves by Neal Stephenson; Legacy of Ash by Mathew Ward; and fantasy series based on RPGs.
Time Stamp:
00:03:50, Neal Stephenson, Seveneves
00:12:50, Mathew Ward, Legacy of Ash
00:25:00, Kings of the Wyld
00:28:42, Dragon Lance
00:45:40, Zen Thought
00:57:02, Series based on RPGs
01:05:32, Parasite and Movies and TV
01:40:48, Back to Dragon Lance
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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about fantasy literature and other things.
This week we take a look at what annoys us most about the world of Fantasy Literature, also the works of Mark Lawrence, and KJ Parker. Leif also can't pronounce an authors name, and that is fun.
Time Stamp:
00:02:00, SciFi or Fantasy
00:05:00, Mark Lawrence
00:20:50, KJ Parker
00:30:38, Paulo Baciglloupi
00:36:50, Pet Peeves
Join us, Ronan V and Leif, as we take a look at Genres and Sub-genres of Fantasy. Also taking a look at the works of Mike Morris, and Siri Pettersen.
Time Stamp:
Bugbears, 00:00:53
Mike Morris, 00:04:20
Siri Pettersen, 00:17:41
Sub-Genres of Fantasy, 00:57:40
Join Leif and myself, Ronan V, as we take a look at Fantasy Literature, and other things that take our interest.
This episode we take a look at the world of Crosswords and the works of David Gemmell.
Time Stamps:
Crosswords, 00:01:00
Poetry, 00:34:30
David Gemmell, 00:38:10
Canon of Fantasy, 01:20:18
Expensive Beds, 01:25:42