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 70: Midweek Special: Fantasy Tropes
Oh yes, we're cooking with gas this week. Hot stuff coming to you, as Zach and Jim converse about the common tropes of fantasy fiction: What are they, are they bad, what do they mean? As usual, we MO…
01:05:59 |
Wed 10 Nov 2021
Episode 69: Man in a Cage (TDR: Ch. 33-34)
A couple of watershed chapters for Perrin's experience in these books, as he comes to a foreseen moment ("Thanks, Min!") and makes a pivotal decision - a decision that will impact him profoundly thro…
01:30:11 |
Sun 07 Nov 2021
Episode 68: Blackbird (TDR: Ch. 30-32)
Time for a serious dose of Matrim Cauthon. The man has a plan, the means, and the luck - the incredible luck - to pull off Operation Escape Tar Valon. Turns out, he's REALLY going to need that luck, …
01:36:51 |
Sun 31 Oct 2021
Episode 67: Midweek Special: Zombie Apocalypse 411
The episode we know you all were waiting for. Er, no, maybe it's just the one Jim has been waiting for. Nevertheless, we hope and trust you'll enjoy our meanderings through such critical content, t…
00:30:58 |
Wed 27 Oct 2021
Episode 66: Letter to My Mother (TDR: Ch. 28-29)
Couple of chapters for you here, first a Mat POV, then Nynaeve. We have plots galore here - a plot to use Mat, a plot by Mat to skedaddle, a plot by our three ladies to get after the Black, and a plo…
01:20:38 |
Mon 25 Oct 2021
Episode 65: These Dreams (TDR: Ch. 26-27)
Our girls in the White Tower are busily about the work of deciphering the Black Ajah mysteries in this episode - plenty of clues, very few answers. The result? Perhaps the World of Dreams may have so…
01:18:38 |
Sun 17 Oct 2021
Episode 64: Midweek Special: The Amazing Handles of TwitterOfTime
The Twitter Community known as #TwitterOfTime is a creative group of Wheel of Time fans, many of whom are hilariously witty with their Twitter accounts. In this Midweek Special Zach and Jim chat abou…
00:42:39 |
Wed 13 Oct 2021
Episode 63: Someone Had to Teach You (TDR: Ch. 24-25)
Time for the adventures of Mat and Egwene. OK, not the two of them together. Separate adventures. And yes, many others are involved. But including one character who is not who you think she is... But…
01:19:53 |
Sun 10 Oct 2021
Episode 62: Somebody That I Used to Know (TDR: Ch. 21-23)
Let's get back to Egwene. Monumental happenings in her plot line occur in these three chapters. The stuff of dreams! By the time we're done, she have seen such possibilities, and really come up in th…
01:34:48 |
Sun 03 Oct 2021
Episode 61: Midweek Special: Best and Worst SFF Adaptations
Foundation. Dune. The Wheel of Time. The Witcher. We're in an exciting period of high quality production adaptations of sci-fi and fantasy fiction works. And we're cheering for them all, because we'v…
00:56:49 |
Wed 29 Sep 2021
Episode 60: The Edge of Glory (TDR: Ch. 19-20)
Finally, will the real Matrim Cauthon please step forward. These two chapters are delightful, introducing us again to the Mat we got an early glimpse of at the beginning of The Eye of the World, but …
01:20:33 |
Sun 26 Sep 2021
Episode 59: Healing Hands (TDR: Ch. 16-18)
Egwene and Nynaeve have been given a mission - the Hunt for the Black Ajah. But that isn't the only hunt we deal with in these chapters. We've got some brothers hunting for where their sister has bee…
01:10:16 |
Sun 19 Sep 2021
Episode 58: Midweek Special: What SFF Weapons Would Be in Your Arsenal?
What if you could have any weapon you wanted, from across the breadth of Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature and Film? What would you choose? Would you go for power? Diverse abilities? Absolute aw…
00:29:18 |
Wed 15 Sep 2021
Episode 57: Back in Black (TDR: Ch. 13-15)
So, our poor girls. They've been so wronged. Returning to the Tower after months of trials thanks to that nasty Liandrin, instead of the warm reception they expected they've been treated as runaways …
01:24:47 |
Sun 12 Sep 2021
Episode 56: Midweek Special: The Wheel of Time Teaser Trailer Breakdown
Finally on September 2, 2021 the long awaited trailer for Amazon Prime's The Wheel of Time series dropped. Well, just a teaser trailer - a longer one is to come - but still, this was amazing! Two ful…
01:36:00 |
Wed 08 Sep 2021
Episode 55: Runaway (TDR: Ch. 10-12)
Time to catch up with some of our core characters, not yet touched on in this book. Here we rejoin Egwene, Nynaeve, Elayne, and Mat (and others) at the end of their cross-continent journey to Tar Val…
01:19:23 |
Sun 05 Sep 2021
Episode 54: Midweek Special: Mistborn: The Well of Ascension - Another Chat with the Ladies
And they are back! Jim & Zach welcome back to the podcast their lovely ladies, Judy and Rachel respectively, to discuss with them their impressions after finishing for the first time Brandon Sanderso…
01:13:20 |
Wed 01 Sep 2021
Episode 53: Brother Wolf, Sister Moon (TDR: Ch. 6-9)
Rand is gone. Where, how, when - no one's quite sure. Now it's up to the rest of the group to figure out what's next. Oh, and remember how Perrin's got this thing going on with wolves? Yeah, that's a…
01:40:17 |
Sun 29 Aug 2021
Episode 52: California Dreamin’ (TDR: Ch. 3-5)
Continuing on into The Dragon Reborn, we return to the action in the aftermath of Rand's spontaneously, Power-generated earthquake, only soon to discover that the earthquake was only the opening act.…
01:27:33 |
Sun 22 Aug 2021
Episode 51: Midweek Special: Rate a Magic System Series - Harry Potter
We're back with another installment of our Rate a Magic System Series, this time exploring the world of Harry Potter. Is Harry safe? Will we be gentle? NOT! Zach's longtime friend Sam joins us, a…
01:21:13 |
Wed 18 Aug 2021
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