On today’s episode, we're finally getting around to doing our Diana Wynne Jones Episode! Well, sort of -- it's not exactly a deep-dive. Our tentpoles this week are Howl’s Moving Castle, Howl’s Moving Castle, and two Howl’s Moving Castle fanfics — “Hearts and Their Consumption” by setepenre_set and “Second Time Lucky” by labellementeuse.


 


What We’re Into Lately


Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall


Sistersong by Lucy Holland


Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater


A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland


Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott


Persona 5 fanfic


Word of Honor


The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard


 


Other Stuff We Mentioned


The Great British Bake Off


Imagine Me & You


“The Bonny Swans”


The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison


The West Wing


Moana


To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis 


Ponyo


The Little Mermaid
Spirited Away


Snow White


Coraline by Neil Gaiman


Children’s author Frances Hardinge


Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte


Jane Eyre miniseries


Good Omens TV series


Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones
Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones
Tam Lin Scottish ballad
Castle In the Air by Diana Wynne Jones
Aladdin folktale
Tales of the Arabian Nights
Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien
Labyrinth
Deep Secret by Diana Wynne Jones
House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones


Be the Serpent Episode 36: There’s No Place Like Home
Chrestomanci series by Diana Wynne Jones


The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones
Archer’s Goon by Diana Wynne Jones
Eight days of Luke by Diana Wynne Jones


 


For Next Time


Episode 90: Extravaganza!


 


Content Warnings


Gore / Violence - Hearts and Their Consumption by setepenre_set.


 


Transcription


The transcript of this episode is available here. Thank you to our fabulous team of scribes for their hard work, as always :)