Ember Island Podcast: An Avatar The Last Airbender Podcast
74 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCome on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish.
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Book 2: Episode 6: The Blind Bandit
May 27, 2020 03:08Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: TOPH, the 'aimless' pacing of season 2, Sokka's new bag (and belt) regret, Earth Rumble VI, wrestling tropes and personas, The Blind Bandit, how scary Katara is, ~~Watertribe~~, Toph's parent's ableist infantilism of her, how Toph 'sees' even tho...
Book 2: Chapter 5: Avatar Day
May 08, 2020 01:14Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: Where the Gaang is trying to travel to, how the Rough Rhinos are terrible, Sokka loses his boomerang (causing an existential crisis), Elemental Nation Currencies, Avatar Day festivities, Aang standing trial, Sokka is Sherlock Holmes and the Scoob...
Book 2: Chapter 4: The Swamp
April 15, 2020 01:47Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: Where the Blue Spirit mask comes from, Iroh's singing, begging, and flirting, Creepy Spirit Swamp and Aang's Horror Movie logic, Smart Momo and Appa being bros, Miyazaki Environmentalism and the angry, vengeful swamp, Nice but weird swamp people,...
Book 2: Episode 3: Return to Omashu
March 31, 2020 14:48Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: Big doors, Bumi and how his choices save Omashu, how good Avatar's writing is, adorable purple pentapus and Avatar animal discussions, the setup of Omashu, Azula's relationship with Ty Lee, fire nation school, Liberty's Kids, how wonderfully bore...
Book 2: Chapter 2: The Cave of Two Lovers
March 19, 2020 18:45Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: Lots of singing, romance lamp-shading and subversion, traveling bards and 'real legends', Zuko's fishing skills, Sokka the Cynic, The History of Omashu and the wonderful art and music design, Aang's terrible romance skills, Zuko's lack of friends...
Book 2: Chapter 1: The Avatar State
March 12, 2020 01:27Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: Aang's fear of the Avatar State and himself, the dangers of the Avatar State (and foreshadowing), how Zuko and Iroh survived at sea, how extra and amazing Azula is (finally), Zuko's relationship with his family and how his family's motivations co...
Book 1 Recap!: The Best and Worst from Book 1: Water
February 03, 2020 16:09Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This discussion includes: the best and worst, our most favorites and least favorite things, episodes, and characters from ATLA Book 1: Water Warning: Opinions about and spoilers for the entire book ahead! This episode includes all episodes from Season 1 of Avatar: The Last Air...
Book 1: Chapters 19 and 20: The Seige of the North, Part 1 and 2
January 21, 2020 06:36Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This finale's discussion includes: the Moon and Ocean spirit's lore, Yue and Sokka's forbidden love, Zuko and Iroh's relationship, Zuko's lack of self-preservation, Aang and the Spirit-World's rules, how terrifying and interesting Koh the Face-Stealer is, how evil Zhao really...
Book 1: Chapter 18: The Waterbending Master
October 28, 2019 00:13Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: Reaching the North Pole (FINALLY), Water Tribe architecture, Sokka's first love story, Zhao vs. Zuko, Street Fighter Pirates II, Zuko and Iroh's spy movie espionage, Princess Yue being on boats, plot necklace payoff, and lack of Female empowerm...
Book 1: Chapter 17: The Northern Air Temple
August 28, 2019 02:44Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: the Gaang's finances, how Aang reacts to change and the temple's new history, a brief history of paper and books, minority/disability representation in Avatar (and how wonderful it is), preservation versus progress, and the Gaang's body-count thi...
Book 1: Chapter 16: The Deserter
August 06, 2019 01:14Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: How this episode is just an abridged version of "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad, the voice actor Scott Menville, differences between air bending and fire bending outcomes, breathing candle circles, and Admiral Zhao's angsty student backstory...
Book 1: Chapter 15: Bato of the Water Tribe
July 17, 2019 01:16Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: How everyone is out-of-character this episode, why there are nuns in the forest making perfume, the coolest side character design in the show, how no one ever cares Aang is the Avatar, Disney sequels, and misinterpreted conversation rom-com trope...
Book 1: Chapter 14: The Fortuneteller
July 09, 2019 02:49Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: The validity of fortune telling, our horoscopes, Kataang vs. Zutara, Destiny, cloud formations (and how clouds change!), and love~ Warning: Sokka the Cynic and breakfast fruit decisions ahead! This episode includes the fourteenth episode of Sea...
Book 1: Chapter 13: The Blue Spirit
June 24, 2019 23:34Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: "Incurable cough of death" trope, our thoughts on pets, the amazing sound design and choreography of this episode, and even more "What If's" concerning Zuko and Aang Warning: an amazing twist and conversations about pets ahead! This episode inc...
Book 1: Chapter 12: The Storm
June 18, 2019 01:32Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: In-depth analysis of this episode and overall Avatar themes, the duality of Zuko and Aang, and the (heavy) exploration of 'the storm' as a metaphor Warning: amazing flashbacks exploring the guilt, shame, and lack of agency of our main characters...
Book 1: Chapter 11: The Great Divide
June 11, 2019 01:27Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: Pro-tarp and Anti-tarp, how terrible both of the tribes are, the science of how canyons are formed, and justified lying Warning: this episode is so bad we just gave up- this podcast is a fun one! This episode includes the eleventh episode of Se...
Book 1: Chapter 10: Jet
May 21, 2019 03:06Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: A LOT of Peter Pan, Once Upon a Time, how lame and hilariously narcissistic Jet is, and how wonderful Sokka is! Warning: "Sokka's Instincts" and emotional manipulation ahead! This episode includes the tenth episode of Season 1 of Avatar: The La...
Book 1: Chapter 9: The Waterbending Scroll
April 17, 2019 02:15Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: Street Fighter pirates, cursed monkey statues, lotus tiles, and our habit of 'losing' things we are currently using (namely our phones) Warning: "High Risk Trading" ahead! This episode includes the ninth episode of Season 1 of Avatar: The Last ...
Book 1: Chapters 7 and 8: The Winter Solstice, Part 1 and 2
April 05, 2019 02:09Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: Studio Ghibli parallels, Avatar animal guides, why Zhao is not a very compelling villain, the horror that is the Spirit World, and the awesomeness that is Avatar-freaking Roku! Warning: Koh the Face Stealer, Nightmare Bear Hei Bai, and spoilers ...
Book 1: Chapter 6: Imprisoned
April 04, 2019 01:30Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: Hope, engineers sucking at math, Hook (The Movie) featuring Dante Basco (the voice of Zuko), childhood crushes, and the worst old man who ever lived. Warning: Inspirational speeches ("Hope... is all we have!"), Haru's glorious hair, and spoilers...
Book 1: Chapter 5: The King of Omashu
March 12, 2019 03:11Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: How airbending speed works, death by rock candy, and the "royal cougher"! Warning: Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 6 Spoilers Ahead (13:20 - 14:10 for avoidance) This episode includes the fifth episode of Season 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender...
Book 1: Chapter 4: The Warriors of Kyoshi
January 29, 2019 04:54Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: sucking at directions, the deadly Avatar drinking game, relatable painters, how expensive silk is, and GIRL POWER! Warning: partial drowning, mouth-foaming, and terrible nicknames ahead! This episode includes the fourth episode of Season 1 of A...
Book 1: Chapter 3: The Southern Air Temple
January 03, 2019 04:49Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes: parental figures in Avatar and other media, which Hogwarts house each nation would be sorted into, ripped Zuko, and genocide in a show for children! Warning: Terrible truths, flying lemurs, and spoilers ahead! This episode includes the third e...
Book 1: Chapters 1 and 2: The Girls in the Podcast
January 03, 2019 02:03Come on an auditory adventure with the Ember Island Podcast (Leslie and Barbara) as we analyze, review, and rave about every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and The Legend of Korra) from start to finish! This episode's discussion includes:the series premiere of Avatar: The Last Airbender (or ATLA), painful tattoo applications, amateur editing debates, and the first (but definitely not the last) episode where we praise the show's writing, world-building, and character arcs. Warning: P...