Spoil Me

Dreadgod, Chapters 9 & 10

Thank you very much to Andy for commissioning this episode! In these chapters, Lindon manages to convince Mercy to try his plan to accelerate her advancement, but I'm not sure that I trust that her trust in HIM will keep her from continuing to suspect him based on the hinting from her mother. Also, Zeil and Orthos are in the middle of cleaning out this ruined castle when they come across a room full of dead bodies, and after clearing that level they encounter an ACTUAL dragon. Uh oh.

The Veiled Throne, Chapters 28 & 29

Thank you to Kyle for commissioning this episode! In these chapters, there's far more devastation within Thera's community than I wax expecting. In fact, saying "within the community" is suggesting there's still a community at all after what happens, and that's barely true. Meanwhile we get a really fascinating conversation between Jia and Zomi, and I can't help but be impressed with Jia despite the fact that she's clearly planning on doing something monstrous. Thanks for listening, and I w...

Of Killers & Kings, Chapter 23- Epilogue

Thank you to Asher for commissioning this episode! The ending of this book is so jam-packed that I think I failed to do it justice, but I really tried! There's just so much to talk about, and so many small moments that tied some things together, or made me ask questions that I can't wait to be answered in the next book. Thanks so much to you all for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Dreadgod, Chapters 7 & 8

Thank you very much to Andy for commissioning this episode! These are the chapters in which we get to see what it's like dealing with the Blood Sage, and find out more about his conflict with his blood copy. Meanwhile, Lindon goes to Mercy and makes a proposal, but her perception has been poisoned by Malice's manipulations. Thanks so much to you all for listening, and I will see you all soon with a new episode!

Of Killers & Kings, Chapters 20-22

Thank you so much to Asher for commissioning this episode! In these chapters, we've got a massive cameo from our very own Ozmanthus. Thanks for listening!

What We Do In The Shadows, S02E07- The Return

Thank you very much to Max for commissioning this episode! This is the one where Simon the Devious comes back to...exact revenge? Nope. Repair his fragmented relationship with the Staten Island vamps? Absolutely not. He just wants the hat.

Dreadgod, Chapters 5 & 6

Thank you to Andy for commissioning this episode! These are the chapters in which Lindon has to send his friends into their respective areas that will benefit their advancement. He sends Yerin off with the Sage Of Red Faith, and Zeil and Orthos go off into that bizarre frozen landscape to find remnants and power that was left behind by legends. Meanwhile, Mercy is evacuating from the attack of the Titan, and the intensity of this battle is really different from the previous attacks by Dreadg...

The Veiled Throne, Chapters 25-27

Thank you to Kyle for commissioning this episode! In these chapters, we've got Thera once again doing the thing where she assumes that Dara's way of doing everything is superior to the Agon way, and gets schooled completely by an elder as a voice painting is made for the first time. Meanwhile, Timu decides to find his spine at the exact wrong time and causes a deep division in the Lyucu, resulting in the hardliners being led by Cutanrovo to commit further atrocities. Thank you so much for ...

Of Killers & Kings, Chapters 17-19

Thank you to Asher for commissioning this episode! These are the chapters in which Shera has to deal with the uncertainty of Calder's body being missing, and I find out that Meia seems to have had nothing to do with the Imperialists knowing Shera's plan. In flashbacks, we find out what the reaction of the Regents is to being woken up in the manner they were...and Yala is in the hotseat. Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Dreadgod, Chapters 3 & 4

Thank you to Andy for commissioning this episode! These are the chapters in which Lindon makes constructs to protect his friends from the Silent King, and he has to hide his shame when Zeil puts him on the spot for the third construct box. However, he's got some plans for how everyone can advance, but it's very risky and they each have to individually agree. Meanwhile, Reigan Shen shows up to help Sha Miara with her kingdom's fight against the Weeping Dragon. Surprise, Northstrider! Thanks...

Of Killers & Kings, Chapters 13-16

Thank you to Asher for commissioning this episode! This is the episode where Shera puts her plan to take Calder down into action, and attacks him in the building behind where he's allegedly giving a speech. Turns out that was a body double (or at least that's what Shera thinks) and she's very confident that she's got the real Calder when she kills him. Turns out she's wrong, but she's CERTAIN she's got the right one the second time. Hmm. Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a...

What We Do In The Shadows, S02E06- On The Run

Thank you very much to Max for commissioning this episode! This is the episode that apparently some folks have been waiting for, when Laszlo runs away to start a new life as Jackie Daytona, human bartender. We get a spectacular cameo from Mark Hamill, and also some top-notch inspirational sports movie parody, and all in all it adds up to a particularly memorable episode. Thanks so much to you all for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Fullmetal Alchemist, Brotherhood, Episode 64- Journey's End

Thank you to Max for commissioning this entire series! It's wild to wrap up this series after what feels like such a long run, but I found this finale to be pretty satisfying as far as endings go, even though not all the loose ends were entirely tired up. I'm really interested in whether this author goes on to write anything more in this universe. Thank you all so much for listening, and I hope to see you soon!

Dreadgod, Chapter 2

Thank you so much to Andy for commissioning this episode! I only got to read one single solitary chapter this week because it was such a long one, but it was definitely a doozy. This is the chapter where we go into the POV of a young woman who works in metal shop in a town that has been taken over by the Silent King, and it's very fucking creepy. Dross shows up to save her, which is somehow not less creepy. Thanks so much to all of you for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Of Killers & Kings, Chapters 9-12

Thank you to Asher for commissioning this episode! Lucan actually sits down with Yala and talks this all out, and she's actually able to guide him over to seeing his side of things! Which does not last, because Shera cuts to the quick of things and asks who he trusts more: Yala or the Emperor? So now I'm wondering if they're actually the ones who set the Regents free, or if that's just a red herring. Is that what Lucan wound up getting locked up for? Thanks so much to you all for listening...

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Episode 63- The Other Side Of The Gateway

Thank you so much to Max for commissioning this episode! It's almost over, y'all. We get a really surprising turn of events here, and I'm shocked to be feeling sort of sad for the Dwarf in the flask, because he seems genuinely baffled at how he fucked up and I don't feel like Truth's explanation is super helpful. Also, Al gets his body back! WAHOO!

Dreadgod, Prologue & Chapter 1

Thank you to Andy for commissioning this episode! I'm FINALLY here with the next book in the Cradle series, and I could not be more excited. Thanks so much to you all for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Of Killers & Kings, Chapters 6-8

Thank you so much to Asher for commissioning this episode! These are the chapters in which we discover that Kellerac has been working with the Consultants for literally thousands of years, and I'm now highly suspicious of Yala. I assume she's fully working with Elders at this point. Although, what if she's not? What if she's just an unwitting pawn, like Calder? Nah. Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Ascend, Chapter 31 & Epilogue

Of Killer & Kings, Chapters 3-5

Thanks so much to Asher for commissioning this episode! These are the chapters in which Shera gets an elixir from the head of the Alchemist's guild that can turn her into a champion for a few hours, albeit with some side-effects. Also, we get a flashback to a scene in which Shera tries to get a job done without casualties, and a gang comes to ruin it. Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Fullmetal Alchemist, Brotherhood, Episode 62- A Fierce Counterattack

Thank you to Max for commissioning this episode! So this is the one where Father makes entire whole human beings appear out of his chest, and I am ready to throw a scarf over my TV screen so that I don't have to look at that shit anymore because EWWW. In other news, Al sacrifices himself to give his brother his arm back in a move that I admire but do not agree with. I'm always going to vote for Al over Ed, and I'm sorry Ed but that's just how it is. Thanks to you all for listening, and I wi...

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Episode 61- He Who Would Swallow God

Thank you so much to Max for commissioning this episode! This is the one where Father inhales the souls of everyone in Amestris, and we get a horrible visual of all the people in the city collapsing as their souls are pulled towards his mouth, and I hate it. Meanwhile there's the fight still going on with Scar and Wrath, and things go in a surprising direction. Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Of Killers & Kings, Prologue and Chapters 1 & 2

Thank you so much to Asher for commissioning this episode! In these chapters we get to find out even more about the way the Consultants started out, and I'm suddenly extremely fucking paranoid about Yala's connection with Elders. I'm really worried that Shera's in even more danger than before, although there's the possibility that Yala isn't as corrupt as I'm immediately suspecting. Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

One Piece, 219, 225&226

Thank you very much to Florian for commissioning this episode! This is the group where we say farewell to the Foxy Pirates, jump over a filler arc, and then say hello to the Foxy Pirates again. Which I think is great because I'm loving the weirdness of this crew so much. Thank you again for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Episode 60- Eye Of Heaven, Gateway Of Earth

Thank you to Max for commissioning this episode! So....apparently Father wants to eat God. I did not see this coming.

Ascend, Chapters 29&30

Thank you so much to Heather for commissioning this episode! We're almost at the end, folks, and I'm over here rooting for Brian to bite people's heads off and shit. If I read that sentence at the beginning of this book, I would REALLY have thought that meant something else entirely. Thank you all so much for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

The Veiled Throne, Chapters 23-24

Thank you to Kyle for commissioning this episode? I put a question mark there because I'm very much not thankful to Kyle for putting me through this. I'm not, Kyle. You're mean. These are some rough chapters, y'all. Like. Ugh.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Episode 59- Lost Light

Thank you to Max for commissioning this episode! This is the episode where we find out that Roy was kind of fucking with Gold Tooth and had no intention of performing the human transmutation. However, it turns out that they can force him to do it, and I do not think that's fair at all. At this point, it seems like the price is blindness, and that's even less fair. Thank you all for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Veiled Throne, Chapters 20-22

Thank you to Kyle for commissioning this episode! These chapters are the ones in where Thera tries to pull back on her authority in their little camp and let the Agon people take the reigns a little more. Her uncle-in-law comes to them with a suggestion that I'm highly suspicious of. But by far the most upsetting thing is Jia's creation of a drug that can ruin entire communities. I hate this so much. Thank you for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Rule Of Wolves, Chapters 37-44

Thank you very much to Joanna for commissioning this episode! Okay so I may have overdone it with how much I read for this episode, but please have mercy on me and keep in mind that I am but a weak-willed woman filled with passion and curiosity. And I was justly punished for my overeagerness, because something truly horrifying happened in chapters 44 and I wish I didn't know it. Thanks so much to you all for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Episode 58- Sacrifices

Thank you to Max for commissioning this episode! So this is the one where Father and Hempstool face off, and Hempstool really thinks that he's got a great plan for taking Father down. Turns out, he has dramatically underestimated the evolution that Father has undergone, and the attack he so carefully planned doesn't work at all. Also, our guys get gripped up and pulled through the portal again, along with Izumi, and weirdly Al is not inside his body. Thank you so much to you all for listen...

Wizards At War, Chapter 15

Thank you so much to Yama for commissioning this episode! This is the last episode of Young Wizards for the time being, and since in the chat Yama expresses some interest in perhaps doing a bulk commission of the next book. If that doesn't pan out in a couple months, I will try reading them on my own and sharing my thoughts in the Discord. I really liked the way this book ended, and I have a lot of questions about what Dairine thinks is going on with Roshaun. Fingers crossed I get to find o...

One Piece, 216-218

Thank you to Florian for commissioning this episode! So we're into the next round of the Day Back Fights, and at first things start out okay. We've got a very intense game of Red Light Green Light, there's the usual cheating and goofiness, and I'm into it. But then. Then, my friends. Luffy walks out with an Afro. Thanks so much to you all for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Episode 57 - Eternal Leave

Thank you so much to Max for commissioning this episode! So we've got the big fight here between Greed and Wrath, and while they're going hammer and tongs on the rooftop, we have the crew with the Armstrongs and Izumi inside dealing with the last of the immortal soldiers, and then coming across one of the generals that was in on the plan. This fucking guy is trying to argue his position and Izumi whacks him with her fucking sandal and it's everything. Thank you all so much for listening, an...

One Piece, 213-215

Thank you very much to Florian for commissioning this episode! These are the episodes where the team plays roller derby against the Foxy Pirates, and they actually manage to get Chopper back. However, Luffy is immediately baited into agreeing to another round, and you know what, I'm not mad about it at all. Thanks so much to you all for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

The Veiled Throne, Chapters 18 & 19

Thank you very much to Kyle for commissioning this episode! These are some fascinating chapters, and also a little saddening for me personally. Because of my personal dislike for Jia, I assumed that her assurances that Phyro isn't ready for the throne were just a ploy for her to retain power. But the more we get to see of this situation, the more correct she seems to be. Even Zomi believes Jia is right. I'm still not loving Jia being in charge tho. Thanks so much to you all for listening, a...

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Episode 56- Return Of The Fuhrer

Thank you very much to Max for commissioning this episode! This is the episode where Wrath decides that enough is enough, and he is here to completely fuck up everyone's day. Thank you all so much for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

One Piece, 210-212

Thank you very much to Florian for commissioning this episode! I'm so excited about this arc, and I lowkey wouldn't mind staying here for a while because the combination of no collateral damage and the goofiness of the games themselves is really hitting a sweet spot for me. It's also great to get to see the gang all together and not getting separated from one another! Thanks again to you all for listening, and I will see you again soon with a new episode!

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Episode 55- The Adult's Way Life

Thank you so much to Max for commissioning this episode! This is the episode where our people seem successful and they begin to celebrate...only to realize that the Fuhrer is standing in doorway. Thank you all so much for listening, and I will see you again soon with a new episode!

One Piece, 207-209

Thank you so much to Gabriela for commissioning this episode, and my apologies for not being able to properly finish it. This was the last thing I recorded before my computer completely quit on me and had to be brought into Apple for some emergency care. It's too bad that it happened now, because the games with the Foxy Pirates are super fun and I'm very excited to talk about them more, but it will have to wait! Thank you again so much to you all for listening, and I will see you soon with ...

Of Dawn & Darkness, Chapters 23 & 24

Thank you very much to George for commissioning this episode! So these are the chapters where we get to see the moment in which a Great Elder summons Calder and all of his crew to his weird little headquarters and states some absolute facts to them, but Andel is quick to point out that facts are not necessarily the same as truth. Thanks so much to you all for listening, I'm so excited to start the next book soon! See you then!

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Episode 54- Beyond The Inferno

Thank you to Max for commissioning this episode! So this is the episode where Envy is finally defeated, and there's a lot about this that I have a hard time with, but then some ideas that I like a lot. First of all, there's the concept that Roy is taking his anger to a level that makes him seem like a monster, which I'm not really in agreement on. But then, the idea that Envy's name comes from an envy of humanity and the ways they can forgive, continue to work together, and move on...I rathe...

Of Dawn & Darkness, Chapters 20-22

Thank you to George for commissioning this episode! In these chapters, we're getting Calder essentially telling Kellerac to fuck off and that he's not making any further deals with him. It's interesting to me that Kellerac seems to be a little bit more desperate to make things happen than he has in the past, which makes me super suspicious. What's going on, K? You slippin? Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

The Veiled Throne, Chapters 15-17

Thank you to Kyle for commissioning this episode! So we're doing the thing where we jump ahead a few years and we get to see the ways in which cultures clash against one another, and the variety of ways in which value systems that don't match can lead to deep misunderstandings and feelings of superiority that get in the way of effective communication. Also, we go to the palace for the first time in a while and see what's going on with Fara, Phyro, and Jia. Seems like Fara is better at this t...

Of Dawn & Darkness, Chapters 18 & 19

Thank you to George for commissioning this episode! These are the chapters where we go back and see the way that Calder meets Urzaia, and it's under way way different circumstances than I had expected. I had assumed he met Urzaia at the fighting pits, but it turns out that Urzaia was arrested for rebelling against direct orders from the Emperor. Which suits Calder just fine. Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Fullmetal Alchemist, Brotherhood, Episode 53- Flame Of Vengeance

Thank you to Max for commissioning this episode! In this episode, Roy goes up against Envy and everyone seems to be really concerned with Roy's treatment of Envy but personally I was lowkey into it because Envy is kind of the meanest out of all homunculi. Also, there's a wonderful bit where Envy turns into Hughes and it goes SO MUCH BETTER than it has in other episodes. Thank you to everyone for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

The Veiled Throne, Chapters 12-14

Thank you very much to Kyle for commissioning this episode! In these chapters, a misunderstanding almost results in Thera marrying the head of the clan she's trying to ally with, which would have led to the exile of the man she actually has grown to really care about (and whose child she's carrying, as we find out later). In the end, they manage to manipulate this guy into an allegiance, but WOOF that was close. Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!

Of Dawn & Darkness, Chapters 15-17

Thank you to George for commissioning this episode! So these are the chapters where Calder & Co. finally catch up to Lucan and they have a confrontation where Lucan shows off his incredible abilities, which makes his death seem even more of a waste. Fucking Jyrene, tho. I'm really so frustrated with her, and I'm not sure how she sees this playing out but I don't think there's any possibility of a reconciliation with Calder after this. Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new...

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Episode 52- Combined Strength

Thank you very much to Max for commissioning this episode! In this installment, we get to see Al continue his fight with Pride, this time adding Kimblee to the mix. Turns out that Al has a Philosopher's Stone (saved by Heinkel) and he's holding his own once again. Meanwhile, the Armstrongs are engaged in a pitched battle against Sloth, and they get interrupted by the damn military who has not gotten the message about who the real enemy is. Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with ...

One Piece, 194 & 195

Thank you to Florian for commissioning this episode! These episodes are the ones where our friends begin to get it together to leave Skypeia, and they're under the misapprehension that they have to steal gold because these folks wouldn't give it to them. It turns out that they sail away from a way bigger haul of gold than they could have ever imagined, but seems like Robin isn't going to inform them of their blunder. Probably smart. Thanks to you all for listening, and I will see you soon w...