Fantasy for the Ages
Jim (Father) and Zach (Son) talk about their ideas and perspectives on fantasy fiction, starting with Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series but straying in various other directions as well. The generational difference in how they view what they read will become obvious (and entertaining, they hope!). Come enjoy our debates and explorations over what all these books mean, and see who you agree with.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 770
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Episode 170: Marvel Movie & TV Content: Our Thoughts
There has been SO MUCH MARVEL in recent years. After a few sputtering false starts, Iron Man came out as a game changer, and since then Marvel has been a juggernaut (heh, heh, heh). But is it worthwh…
00:42:59 |
Sun 29 Jan 2023
Episode 169: Dream On (The Wheel of Time: The Fires of Heaven: Ch. 13-15)
Who's ready for some time in Tel'aran'rhiod? Nynaeve and Elayne appear to be, as they experience some adventures both in and out of the World of Dreams through these three chapters. #thewheeloftime …
01:14:45 |
Wed 25 Jan 2023
Episode 167: Expanding Further on "The Expanse"
Guests Jake & Spencer join Jim for another round on The Expanse, this time discussing the short stories and novellas of The Expanse, as well as then just fan-geeking out over all sorts and sundry of …
01:25:08 |
Wed 25 Jan 2023
Episode 168: Zombie Apocalypse Reading Recommendations
If you've been following our content for much time at all, you've likely discovered that Jim and Zach have some differences in their reading preferences. This episode is all about one of those, as Ji…
00:36:40 |
Sun 22 Jan 2023
Episode 166: Into the West (The Wheel of Time: The Fires of Heaven: Ch. 11-12)
Time to find out again what's up with our favorite former Sister, Siuan Sanche, along with getting the details of all that's happening around them. Here's a couple of fairly short chapters, but more …
00:53:18 |
Sun 15 Jan 2023
Episode 165: Highlights of Jim's 2022 Reads, and What’s Ahead on the TBR
Just Jim in this episode, a high level review of the amazing books he was able to enjoy across 2022. Spoiler-free! Hopefully you'll get a few books to add to your own TBR List! Jim also shares some o…
00:53:45 |
Wed 11 Jan 2023
Episode 164: Best & Worst of Everything! (Two-Year Anniversary Celebration Silliness)
Zach and Jim have been at this for over two full years now. Thanks for joining us! To celebrate, in this episode we toss categories back and forth that we have to come up with our "Best" and "Worst" …
01:06:20 |
Sun 08 Jan 2023
Episode 163: To Read or Not to Read: The Faithful and the Fallen
Jim read this series recently, but it's not even on Zach's TBR yet. There's no way Jim can't wait that long to bring this to you, so for this episode Jim flies solo. #TheFaithfulAndTheFallen #fantasy…
00:26:09 |
Sun 01 Jan 2023
Episode 162: I Don't Like Drugs (but the Drugs Like Me) (The Wheel of Time: The Fires of Heaven: Ch. 8-10)
Time to find out what some of our favorite women of The Wheel of Time have been up to. For these chapters we fly clear across the continent to return to Nynaeve and Elayne, along with those traveling…
01:13:21 |
Sun 01 Jan 2023
Episode 161: To Read or Not to Read: The Fionavar Tapestry
An early recommendation of our Patreon supporter Jordo, Jim read this trilogy months ago, and now Zach has as well. That means we can finally talk about it! Join us for this spoiler-lite discussion o…
00:32:20 |
Sun 25 Dec 2022
Episode 160: Erase/Rewind (The Wheel of Time - The Fires of Heaven: Ch. 5-7)
So much to see and learn here in the Aiel Waste. We're with Rand, Mat, Egwene, and all the rest again in this episode, out at Rhuidean as Rand shapes his plans. Not that the forces of the Dark One wi…
01:47:04 |
Sun 18 Dec 2022
Episode 159: To Read or Not to Read: The Dresden Files
Now that Zach is into this series, he's got some context to discuss this with Jim. Of course, Jim is a raving fan, so his answer to the question is going to be "YES, read it!" Right? Well... WAFO! #…
00:45:56 |
Wed 14 Dec 2022
Episode 158: Memory (The Wheel of Time - The Fires of Heaven: Ch. 2-4)
Zach returns to join his dad for further content from The Fires of Heaven. We're traveling with Rand and company, including a whole mess of Aiel and some questionable characters, rather forsaken, as …
01:29:51 |
Sun 11 Dec 2022
Episode 157: To Read or Not to Read: The Inheritance Cycle
Zach is the one leading our most meaningful discussion on this one, as he's read the entire series, whereas Jim is only familiar with it - but enjoyed the movie! Although that alone is a point of con…
00:26:55 |
Sun 04 Dec 2022
Episode 156: Magnetic (The Wheel of Time - The Fires of Heaven: Prologue & Ch. 1)
Excited to kick off the next book in The Wheel of Time, Book 5, The Fires of Heaven. Jim went solo on this episode, as Zach came down ill at the last minute. Playing both Jim and Zach roles for this …
01:25:07 |
Wed 30 Nov 2022
Episode 155: Mistborn: The Hero of Ages - One More Chat with the Ladies
While vacationing together, Zach and Jim brought their significant others together for a group conversation to finally explore their experience reading book three of the original Mistborn Trilogy, Th…
01:00:00 |
Sun 27 Nov 2022
Episode 154: The Shadow Rising Wrap-Up Special
What do you do when you finish working through another book of The Wheel of Time? You celebrate! And we always like to celebrate with friends, so joining us for this fun, entertaining party episode a…
01:52:20 |
Sun 20 Nov 2022
Episode 153: Review: Battle Ground (Dresden Files 17)
So much! There is an awe-inspiring level of action and impact in this book, the culmination of everything written before it. Honestly, it's daunting to do a review on this book, but Jim went for it -…
01:39:43 |
Mon 14 Nov 2022
Episode 152: Book Blast: The Kaiju Preservation Society (Our First "Tiny Talk")
Introducing a new addition to our channel's content, Tiny Talks, episodes that will cover a wide variety of topics in five minutes or less. This first one comes as a "Book Blast" episode, Jim sharing…
00:05:21 |
Wed 09 Nov 2022
Episode 151: To Read or Not to Read: Broken Earth Trilogy
N. K. Jemisin broke out big time as an author with this intriguing trilogy, loved by many, disliked by others. Best of all, it got people talking - about the content, the writing style, the new angle…
00:41:31 |
Sun 06 Nov 2022
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