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 110: To Read or Not to Read: Percy Jackson & The Olympians
Jim's been giving Zach a hard time over his love for this series. Apparently, there are a lot of you who love these books - it's extremely successful. Here we give Zach some time to share why, and to…
00:35:41 |
Sun 01 May 2022
Episode 110: Doing JordanCon 2022!
They made it! Zach and Jim, recording from Atlanta, Georgia right in the midst of JordanCon 2022. They both enjoyed an amazing weekend, and here they tell you all about it, including valuable tips fo…
00:25:57 |
Wed 27 Apr 2022
Episode 109: Time After Time (The Wheel of Time - The Shadow Rising: Ch. 24-26)
Perhaps the best, most impactful chapters of this book. We're not kidding. These are incredible, with such an impact on the entire series! Mat and the Eelfinn. Rand and the glass columns of Rhuidean.…
01:55:04 |
Tue 26 Apr 2022
Episode 108: Review: Grave Peril (Dresden Files 3)
So we've had vampires, and we've had werewolves. We've tossed in some fairy creatures and demons. Now? Time for ghosts! Oh, and while we're at it, let's be sure to bring along a bunch of those other …
01:47:29 |
Sun 17 Apr 2022
Episode 106: Review: Fool Moon (Dresden Files 2)
Werewolves!!! Jim Butcher moves into Book 2 of The Dresden Files, building on the world he introduced in Storm Front, but now adding a few new elements. Werewolves are undeniably the best addition, b…
00:52:40 |
Wed 13 Apr 2022
Episode 107: Hot Fun in the Summer Time (The Wheel of Time - The Shadow Rising: Ch. 23)
Just one chapter for you today, because it's a big one. In length, yes, but also in series impact. There is SO MUCH LAID OUT HERE! We just HAD to give enough time to discuss this all. Hope you enjoy!…
01:24:11 |
Sun 10 Apr 2022
Episode 104: Review - Storm Front: Dresden Files Book 1
Jim gets going with the first of his solo episodes, leaving Zach behind as he digs into The Dresden Files. Not that he wants to ditch Zach - It's just that Zach has more of a life than Jim, and Jim c…
01:02:02 |
Sun 03 Apr 2022
Episode 106: To Read or Not to Read: The Riftwar Cycle
Jim's been a big fan of Riftwar for many years. The Cycle, over 30 books, wrapped up just a couple years ago, decades of classic fantasy material. But should you read it? Will YOU like it? Will Zach,…
00:39:03 |
Wed 30 Mar 2022
Episode 105: Sword from the Stone (The Wheel of Time - The Shadow Rising: Ch. 21-22)
We've seen what others are doing. Perrin, Loial, Faile and friends off through the Ways, headed to The Two Rivers. Nynaeve and Elayne off to Tanchico along with Thom and Juilin. All were chased out o…
01:13:11 |
Sun 27 Mar 2022
Episode 101: Come Sail Away (The Wheel of Time - The Shadow Rising: Ch. 19-20)
It's time to introduce in a major way another key player of the peoples of this Age, the Sea Folk. They've been referenced multiple times, but in these chapters, we're going to get up close and perso…
01:31:34 |
Sun 20 Mar 2022
Episode 100: The Musical Episode
Zach and Jim celebrate their 100th episode with, by Patron request, some goofy musical renditions. Don't look for broadway or Grammy worthy entertainment, but we DO believe you'll be able to laugh wi…
01:02:56 |
Wed 16 Mar 2022
Episode 99: Go Your Own Way (The Wheel of Time - The Shadow Rising: Ch. 17-18)
It's about time people started leaving Tear, don't you think? And in this episode, it begins - first with significant decisions being made the set people's directions, and then seeing people actually…
01:26:04 |
Sun 13 Mar 2022
Episode 98: 3 Questions (The Wheel of Time - The Shadow Rising: Ch. 13-16)
That's right, four freakin' chapters for you this time. Relatively speaking, they are short chapters, so it's really about our usual length of content. But this is some powerful stuff, that felt righ…
01:32:38 |
Sun 06 Mar 2022
Episode 97: To Read or Not to Read: The Lord of the Rings
Here's another Midweek Special in our "To Read or Not to Read" series, as we go into our thoughts on Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings." Even with this, we'll still stick to our "spoiler-lite" format™…
00:43:36 |
Wed 02 Mar 2022
Episode 96: Don’t Speak (The Wheel of Time - The Shadow Rising: Ch. 11-12)
The World of Dreams, Tel'aran'rhiod, played a pretty significant role in our previous book, The Dragon Reborn. But where has it been in this one? We fix that in this book, in a mighty significant way…
01:29:52 |
Sun 27 Feb 2022
Episode 95: Under Attack (The Wheel of Time - The Shadow Rising: Ch. 8-10)
Come see what attacks are going on in these three chapters, because we'd postulate there are multiple! And the last one is a doozy! Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKkSupport us on Pat…
01:49:39 |
Sun 20 Feb 2022
Episode 94: To Read or Not to Read: Harry Potter
Our next in this Midweek Special theme, Zach and Jim welcome back Harry Potter fan Sam to consider and chew on J. K. Rowling's game-changing books for the fantasy genre, the seven book Harry Potter s…
01:07:05 |
Wed 16 Feb 2022
Episode 93: All Out of Love (The Wheel of Time - The Shadow Rising: Ch. 6-7)
Jim & Zach dig into two more chapters. We get to see Moiraine lose her cool, while Elayne just loses her mind. And we'll see what happens when oil and water mix as Rand, Egwene, and Elayne try to exp…
01:25:23 |
Sun 13 Feb 2022
Episode 92: Dark Bubbles (The Wheel of Time - The Shadow Rising: Ch. 3-5)
Jim & Zach explore the next three chapters of The Shadow Rising, starting off with the aftermath of nasty business that came at Perrin, Mat, and Rand in Chapter 2. We'll also see Thom getting back to…
01:22:36 |
Sun 06 Feb 2022
Episode 91: To Read or Not to Read: The Chronicles of Narnia
The start of a new Midweek Special theme, Zach and Jim will be exploring a number of fantasy and sci-fi series with their recommendations as to why you might want to read them, and possibly why not. …
00:38:19 |
Wed 02 Feb 2022
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