Latest Baptism of fire Podcast Episodes
Episode 1: The Witcher on Netflix, The End's Beginning
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - April 22, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourS01-E01 | Join us as we recap Season 1 of The Witcher on Netflix episode by episode. We begin with Episode 1, The End's Beginning, in which Geralt becomes The Butcher of Blaviken and Ciri begins her life on the run. We'll talk about the source material and who did it better: the books or the TV ...
Episode 34: There's Something About Regis
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - April 15, 2021 15:20 - 1 hourB05-E04 | Brave your mandrake hangover and join us in a village that smells like cabbage and human waste! We'll take a tour of the best and worst tendencies of human nature, get a crash course in vampires, attend a witch hunt, and prove a presumed dead cat is actually alive – all before breakfas...
Episode 33: Dance, Falka, Dance!
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - April 08, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourB05-E03 | Come along on our journey across the war-torn north and get ready to bump into a new character in a dark cemetery as we recap Chapter 3 of Baptism of Fire. Come for the company, stay for the mandrake moonshine – and don't stop until you cry in a corner and dance on the table. [Cocktai...
Episode 32: What Do You Do With a Swearing Parrot?
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - April 01, 2021 08:00 - 2 hoursB05-E02 | This week, we invite you to join our party and set off on a suicide mission to Nilfgaard as we recap Chapter Two of Baptism of Fire. We travel along a war-torn path, meet with assumed enemies and new friends, and take part in a minor massacre. It's all in good fun! Grab a cart wheel an...
Palate Cleanser: Hot Gwent Action
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - March 25, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourWe take a brief detour from our recap of Baptism of Fire to bring you some unsolicited commentary on Gwent or Gwint, the card game brought to you by The Witcher 3 and inspired by a card game briefly described in The Witcher saga. What is it? Why is it? We explore these fundamental questions, as ...
Episode 31: Game Recognizes Game
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - March 18, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourB05-E01 | Welcome to the Baptism of Fire era, where we meet the second official member of our party: Maria "Milva" Barring. Grab your bow and arrow and head out in the woods to join us on our epic quest. Before we set off, though, let's check in with a few old friends, who are busy founding a su...
Episode 30: My Favorite Villain, A Time of Contempt Recap
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - March 11, 2021 09:00 - 1 hourB04-E08 | This week, we recap Time of Contempt in its entirety and put a bow on it. We cover the winding plot of this entry in the Witcher saga, including pivotal reunions, magical coups, the rise of Vilgefortz, and Ciri's consequential character arc. We discuss our final takeaways, check in wit...
Episode 29: Casual Murder
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - March 04, 2021 09:00 - 2 hoursB04-E07 | This week, we recap the final chapter of Time of Contempt, where young Ciri contends with a coming of change, for better or worse. We move through an unfamiliar landscape and meet shady characters until we run into outlaw group the Rats or, as we like to call them, the Icky Lost Boys™....
Episode 28: Survivorwoman
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - February 25, 2021 09:00 - 2 hoursB04-E06 | This week, we are in the desert on a little horse with no name (or so we think) as we recap Chapter Six of Time of Contempt. Our girl Ciri is on her own – again – as she attempts to survive in a hostile environment, encounters new enemies and friends, and grapples with all-consuming ma...
Episode 27: It'd Be A Lot Cooler If You Died
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - February 18, 2021 09:00 - 2 hoursB04-E05 | This week, we risk the ride into Brokilon to see an old friend who is in a bit of a funk as we recap Chapter Five of Time of Contempt. Meanwhile, the continent is (literally) on fire, multiple people have disappeared, the evil empire is closing in, and the hour of betrayal is nigh. Plu...
Episode 26: He's the bad guy. Duh!
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - February 11, 2021 09:00 - 2 hoursB04-E04 | This week, we open pandora's box and our favorite characters are embroiled in a great big mess. Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri set off a chain of events for better or worse, competing coup d'états take place, and our big bad is big mad. Get ready to navigate the chaos as fate hangs in the ...
Episode 25: Vogelfortz? Vilgefortz!
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - February 04, 2021 09:00 - 2 hoursB04-E03 | This week, we attend a magical party and it has everything: thirsty sorceresses, old friends, spies, villains, intrigue, and an illusion that tastes just like caviar. Join us as we recap Chapter Three of Time of Contempt – just don't mistake the stars reflected in a pond for the stars ...
Episode 24: The Parent Trap
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - January 28, 2021 09:00 - 2 hoursB04-E02 | This week, we create a small crisis when we taunt a wyvern dressed as a basilisk, run for our lives from ghost riders in the sky, and reunite our estranged parents as we recap Chapter Two of Time of Contempt. Along the way, we'll follow our hearts and advice from our drunk aunts. Just ...
Episode 23: Don't Shoot the Messenger (Even Though He's a Jerk)
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - January 21, 2021 09:00 - 2 hoursB04-E01 | Welcome to the Time of Contempt era, where our plot is moving lightning fast. We get royal messengers, Geralt in leather (again), slimy lawyers, cameos from our favorite characters, and a death with world-changing consequences. We'll break down Chapter 1 for you with the help of wine. ...
Episode 22: This truly is a Blood of Elves!
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - January 14, 2021 09:00 - 1 hourB03-E08 | It's the summary chapter and we go a little off the rails as we break down Blood of Elves one last time. We do a mini summary, our rankings, a chapter-by-chapter breakdown, and an overall analysis of Book 1 of The Witcher Saga. [Beer talk and tangents begin at 01:20:39. Skip ahead to ...
Episode 21: You're a Wizard, Ciri
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - January 07, 2021 09:00 - 2 hoursB03-E07 | We conclude our journey through Blood of Elves with a fair amount of magic, chaos, and some serious bonding between Yennefer and Ciri. Join us as we relive traumatic memories, recall how *ahem* lithe Geralt's fingers are, blow you away (literally) with spells, and find our new mom. [...
Episode 20: Some Light Genocide
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - December 31, 2020 09:00 - 2 hoursB03-E06 | Get ready for some royal intrigue, deception, and a fair amount of whiplash with all of your favorite rulers and sorcerers in Chapter 6 of Blood of Elves... Well, favorite may be a bit of exaggeration. So, transform into an owl and follow along as we navigate these jumps through time a...
Episode 19: Passive Aggressive Black Hole
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - December 17, 2020 09:00 - 2 hoursB03-E05 | Dear ~friend~: This chapter, we travel down the river with Geralt and friends, read a salty letter from our long lost lover, defeat a pollution kraken, and meet with a larger than life spy and a powerful sorceress. Ride along with us to experience the sights and sounds of Oxenfurt Acad...
Episode 18: On the Rocks
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - December 10, 2020 09:00 - 2 hoursB03-E04 | This episode, we travel down the Oregon Trail to feel the wind in our hair, get dysentery, and run straight into a Scoia'tel guerilla unit as we cover Chapter Four of Blood of Elves (mistakes were made). Fortunately, we meet some friends, old and new, along the path. [Wine talk and ...
Episode 17: Dysfunctional Family Hogwarts
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - December 03, 2020 09:00 - 2 hoursB03-E03 | This episode, we drink some White Seagull and experience some truly magical hallucinations during the Winter Equinox. We audit classes with some of our favorite professors and declare our mission to gain vengeance. Also, we discuss Christmas at Kaer Morhen and why we are now Eskel stan...
Episode 16: Angry and Aroused
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - November 26, 2020 09:00 - 1 hourB03-E02 | On this episode, Triss Merigold enters our story and also horny jail. Ciri, having trained for a year at Witcher fortress Kaer Morhen, has a bad haircut and terrible outfit even though her Witcher dads are trying their best. We discuss all of the cringe-worthy rejection, the joys of be...
Episode 15: Five Dads and a Ciri
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - November 19, 2020 09:00 - 1 hourB03-E01 | Oh, you need a montage! A Ciri training montage! We rejoin our favorite father-daughter pair on the road to Kaer Morhen, the witcher fortress, as we begin Blood of Elves, Book One of the Witcher Saga. But first, we take a rather lengthy pit stop to catch up with an unexpected duo. Su...
Episode 14: Destiny (The Reprise)
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - November 12, 2020 09:00 - 1 hourB02-E07 | This week, we summarize, analyze, and put Sword of Destiny to rest. We reminisce about all of the good times we had with our pals Geralt, Dandelion, Yennefer, Dudu, and Essi Daven. Most importantly, we finally stop running and accept our destiny: Moving onto Blood of Elves and The Witc...
Episode 13: Destiny... uh... finds a way
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - November 05, 2020 09:00 - 2 hoursB02-E06 | It all comes down to this. We finish our long voyage through Sword of Destiny with a series of vivid hallucinations from a very injured Geralt. Along the way, we encounter major mommy issues, the winds of war, the intersection of destiny and choice and the beginning of our main plot. ...
Episode 12: Welcome to the Forest, Please Respect the Trees
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - October 29, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourB02-E05 | This is Broklion! This episode, we cover "Sword of Destiny," the book's namesake chapter, where Geralt finally meets his child of destiny, Ciri. Get ready for some wholesome father-daughter bonding, activist matriarchal tree societies, and Burning Man-esque vision quests. Subscribe o...
Episode 11: High Tide & Low Standards
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - October 22, 2020 08:00 - 2 hoursB02-E04 | In this episode, we cover "A Little Sacrifice," officially cancel Geralt, and make Essi Daven our queen. We also discuss the science of tides (is it really a giant frog at the bottom of the ocean?), what Dandelion holds sacred, and why we are so afraid of dark water (and bears). Subsc...
Palate Cleanser: Halloween at Aunt Ethel's
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - October 16, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourWe are on the road this week, so we take an unplanned break from The Witcher and review a modern Halloween classic, Halloween at Aunt Ethel's, with a special guest. Watch Halloween at Aunt Ethel's on Amazon Prime. Follow along as we recap Sword of Destiny by buying the book here.
Episode 10: The Eternal Flame, The Doppler and One Sick Leather Jacket
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - October 08, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourB02-E03 | Guess who just got back today? That wild-eyed boy who'd been away. Our boy Geralt is ready to hit the streets of Novigrad, with Dandelion and Dainty Biberveldt at his side. Get ready for shenanigans, stolen identities, lovable shapeshifters, oppressive religious orders, and hot frying ...
Episode 9: Policy of Truth
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - October 01, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourB02-E02 | *DEEP SIGH* Grab some ice cream or a drink if you like that sort of thing (we do!) and get ready to wallow as we recap and recover from reading "Shard of Ice." It's a tough look for our favorite couple, but just remember: the truth is a shard of ice. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spoti...
Episode 8: Dragon Tales, Dragon Tails
Midnight Book Club: The Witcher - September 24, 2020 08:00 - 2 hoursB02-E01 | Lawful good is lawful great! Join us as we break down the first short story in Sword of Destiny, "The Bounds of Reason." But beware – go any further and you'll find golden dragons, tempestuous lovers, and questionable foursomes. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher so yo...
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