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We released our Interesting Times episode last week. It was challenging at times (CN: fatphobia, orientalism, discussion of rape jokes), but we had plenty to talk about. Rincewind remains Rincewind though, perhaps even more so than before. diningtablediscworld.podbean.com/e/dining-tab...

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It’s the Glorious 25th of May and we’re exploring gender on the Disc! You can even watch us in all our glory here: youtu.be/OXJYfghjUDA?... Most importantly, if you want to join us in donating to the Good Law Project’s trans rights fundraiser, you can do so here: goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...

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As previously announced, no regular episode this month - but also no Eeek Club. We’ll be back in June. Do check out The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret’s special episode, “Gender on Discworld”, out today!

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NEW @tansyrr.bsky.social essay in the Pratchett's Men series: this time, the men in Lords and Ladies - kings, morris dancers, and the Horn(ed/y) One... and some Oggs. Read now by subscribing (AUD30/year! ~GBP15/ EUR19/ USD19!) www.speculativeinsight.com/subs

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Apologies listeners, but we’ve had to delay the release of our episode discussing Snuff, #Pratchat86. It’ll be out next month.

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New Episode: Carpe Jugulum - A Discworld Horror. Bloody funny! YouTube: youtu.be/8TUI3YFyu1E Podlink: pod.link/1645420990

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Happy Terry Pratchett Day! We're so grateful to @rhi.bsky.social and @terryandrob.bsky.social for digging up a signed first edition of Monstrous Regiment for the Genre Creators for Trans Rights charity auction. It's up to £6005! Which means we've raised over £13k! www.32auctions.com/organization...

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New Episode Time! There’s smoke in the library, an owl hooting in the hall of spiders and an Earl unattended on a raft in Titus Groan part 2! Listen here, or wherever good podcasts are found: thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/category/epi...

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Happy Terry Pratchett Day! We’ve spent 100s of hours on 100s of episodes talking about this great man’s work, and it could never be enough.

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Do you want to hear me talk to 55 great people (comedians, writers, artists, journalists, poets, musicians, game designers, podcasters, scientists, historians, wrestlers, escape room creators, opera singers etc.) about their life, work and fave Terry Pratchett novels? Here: desertislanddiscworld.com

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Signed, sealed and delivered-- there's a new episode of DISC COVERERS waiting for you, all about GOING POSTAL! All incendiary or violent opinions in this episode w/r/t CEOs should be regarded as silly jokes and not real. creators.spotify.com/pod/show/dis...

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Happy birthday to the one and only Sir Terry Pratchett, from slightly in the future in that place he liked to visit. Gone, but never forgotten; have a banana daiquiri (or Willikins-style virgin equivalent) in his memory. And happy #TerryPratchettDay to all his many, many fans.

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Holds released for my big Terry Pratchett birthday show at The Duchess in London tomorrow. JUST ONE LEFT! ticketing.nimaxtheatres.com/tickets/seri...

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It’s almost time to record #Pratchat86, our chat about the 39th #Discworld novel, SNUFF! Get your questions in ASAP; the best way is usually to reply here or on other social media.

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I’m offering up 3 signed copies of Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch (co-written with @gabriellekent.bsky.social) in an auction raising money for trans rights in the UK and SA. You can bid for them here. www.32auctions.com/organization...

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By stimulating specific receptor cells in the eyes with lasers pulses, scientists at Berkeley claim to have experienced a “blue-green” colour never seen before by humans, which they called… “Olo”. Octarine was right there, you fools! www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

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A couple of our listeners, Jess and Ellie, host their own podcast: Gifted Kid, Messy Adult. They need some help with medical costs, and they’re almost at their goal! Please help them get there. gofund.me/fc70619c

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Our love and solidarity goes out to all our trans, non-binary and genderqueer listeners, especially in the UK and US right now. May you draw strength and inspiration from Esk, Nobby, Cheery, Trunkie, Gladys, Polly, Jackrum, Madame Sharn, Geoffrey and so many other characters. Carefully.

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The first episode of @makeyefretpod.bsky.social’s new season is out, in which they very kindly discuss a favourite book I’ve already read: Titus Groan, the first book of Gormenghast! Yes, Jo and Francine are having a fit of Peake and it’s great fun. thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2025/04/13/1...

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Episode 10 of DiscWorld Order is out early as Patrick W Reed (patrickwreed.bsky.social) returns to discuss Reaper Man. We talk about one of the most sentimental adiscworld books, with possibly the silliest B plot in the canon. Spotify bit.ly/4hZrCAr Amazon bit.ly/3QYJMXX

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As we’ve previously explored in a few episodes, Pratchett was clearly very interested in this story. He named at least three characters Lobsang — including an AI who claims to be a reincarnated motorcycle repairman. It’s also the name taken by CMOT Dibbler when peddling “ancient wisdom”…

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In #Pratchat84, Liz and Ben take a stroll through the Ankh-Morpork Archives, two volumes collecting gags and lore from the old Discworld Diaries. Plus: the wisdom of the Celebrated Discworld Almanak, renowned across the Sto Plains, Lancre and beyond for various very practical reasons!

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Our siblings from another podcast are back, and this time they’re reading all kinds of things - starting, yes, with Mervyn Peake’s Titus Groan. Check out this fab lineup of reads for @makeyefretpod.bsky.social!

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Ben will freely admit he fell for this, but then as usual April Fools bits from around the world only tend to be seen the day after in Australia… Still, we’d listen! (And the actual truth will make ye very pleased…)

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GNU Terry Pratchett. No-one is dead while their name is still spoken.

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If you enjoyed #Pratchat83, where @tansyrr.bsky.social joined us to talk about Unseen Academicals, you’ll love her new essay about wizard celibacy on the #Discworld in @speculativeinsight.bsky.social!

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To mark ten years since the death of Sir Terry Pratchett, Liz, Ben and returning guest Myfanwy Coghill discuss his 2010 Richard Dimbleby Lecture, “Shaking Hands with Death”. #Pratchat85 Note that this episode contains discussion of death, terminal illness, assisted dying and suicide.

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Listeners, our new episode, #Pratchat85, is coming today - just later in the day than usual. Stay tuned!

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Fear of super wizards, or the comfort of male-bastion-academia? @tansyrr.bsky.social asking the tough questions about Pratchett's wizards and their no-sex rules. Read now: www.speculativeinsight.com

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Liz is in Adelaide for some arts journalism, and who should she run into in the audience at Hedwig and the Angry Inch but @20thcenturymarc.marcburrows.co.uk? Marc’s doing his show “The Magic of #TerryPratchett” at the #AdelaideFringe until 4 March 2025, so get a ticket quick if you want to see him!

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We’ve had to delay #Pratchat84, our episode about The Ankh-Morpork Archives and The Discworld Almanak again, to April. But #Pratchat85, about “Shaking Hands with Death”, will be our March episode as planned. Send us your questions about the speech or Pratchett’s thoughts on death.

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We’ve had a delay, as sometimes happens. So have a little bonus episode! Ben dives a little way into the world of #Discworld merch in “Discworld: The Flamethrower”. See you with our next regular episode soon! #PratchatMerch

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Sometimes you didn't mean to write a religious text, you just want to keep your barrel furnished. We discuss Pratchett's big work about religion, belief, philosophy & kindness against all odds. With examples of How To Be and a variety of tangents along the way. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-7qtrt-...

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In our next episode, #Pratchat84, we’re discussing some collected #Discworld ephemera: the Ankh-Morpork Archives, which reprint material from the old Discworld Diaries, and the Discworld Almanack. Got questions about what’s inside? Send ‘em along ASAP - we record in a few days!

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In which @tansyrr.bsky.social takes a withering look at the 'romantic' nature of three key #Discworld men... can you guess which three? (Probably not your first guess.) Read now by subscribing for AUD30/year (~GBP15, EUR18, USD20) and get 12 extra essays + 2 ebooks! www.speculativeinsight.com

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