The Disc-Course

Content warnings for this episode include: racism, body horror, queerphobia, suicide, and mentions of terminal illnessAs we wrap up Reaper Man, kind and empathetic order is restored to the Discworld once again, but I can't help feeling like we're forgetting something...This week in the Disc-Course: blind reaction, the cooler Windle, vore brat, muffled by accessories, old men shenanigans quotient, More Death, book freaks and wiki monsters, nerds from sheds, science lore, go woke go broke NASA, short king, sadness gremlin, mother I have transcended, big clock energy, chocolate facts, a dress made of diamonds, hungry little treat boy, skeleton music, undance, NTR November, caring is cringe, wheatcorn, and after credits scenes.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 53 in Witches Abroad (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "Granny beamed. 'I knew 'e would have heard of me," she said.'"-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules.

Content warnings for this episode include: mentions of insects and spiders, head injuries, and child murder, and discussion of ableism, body horror, fascism, racism, and antisemitismAs we reach the dramatic climax of Reaper Man, our friend Bill Door defeats the new Death who's a real jerk, and the members to the Fresh Start Club go to the mall :)This week on the Disc-Course: a billion lesser podcasts, posting praxis, newt-rients, hoard mode, a capital idea, dead malls, divergent evolution, money now, communist bees, ew death, bony balls, he/it queen, the full scope of literature, von Grover Haus, escalator fear, hit da bricks, mid-2000's anime, head boomer, a normal person, special Jess edition, and flesh building. Click here for a tiktok from the NY trucking conventionClick here for Anatomy by Kitty HorrorshowClick here for the gunshow comic that is JessClick here for the not good translation of book text into digital formFor those playing along at home: Finish Reaper Man!-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules.

Content warnings for this episode include: racism, transphobia, and animal violenceAs we continue Reaper Man, chaos ensues in Ankh-Morpork as the harmless snow globes turn out to not be harmless at all, and the future is now as our friend Bill Door meets the Combination Harvester.This week in the Disc-Course: tranq-free since '93, the Millennial Hunger, big water, boys' night, the spell of ratio, male virtue names, industrialization is bad, one more end of history, a special scythe for a special boy, ghost rules, city ovipositor, mom bus, thought terminating sentence, poor little peats, weird technicolor alligator, and a Minnesota battle cry.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 286 in Reaper Man (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "'And he owes me a farthing, too."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules.

Content warnings for this episode include: mentions of severe bodily harm, animal and child death.As we continue Reaper Man, the gang are introduced to the members of Undead Anonymous, and our bony blorbo saves a child and prepares to face down whoever took his job.This week on the Disc-Course: cold music, shell jumpscare, the dark alleys, vampire accent, shorpses, Read at 3 AM, freak facts, a hundred writers, sad rooms pt.2, owl clocks, 420 Bink it, existential dread, trick shots, animal girl behavior, Death become human, textbook vitalism, security door, Frank Lloyd Wrong, a depressed skeleton, death app, one weird editing thing, and fuck the feds.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 227 in Reaper Man (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "He was halfway up his second row, and accelerating."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules.

Content warnings for this episode include: discussion of transphobia and queer trauma, being buried alive, parental abuse, racist stereotypes, and misogyny.As we continue Reaper Man, the wizards of Unseen University try their damndest to end their friend's life, but Windle Poons decides he's got a lot of unliving to do. We also meet Mrs. Cake and talk a lot about Mrs. Cake.Also our good friend Bill Door gets a straw hat :)Click here for Billy the BulletClick here for some Come and Take It flagsClick here for the Fresh Start Club print we referenceThis week on The Disc-Course: You Can't Say That., wizard SWAT, Ridcully power rankings, Miss Holly Fakeman, throatcoin, ketchup that makes you explode, two pairs of pants, spiritualist busybody, Undead Anonymous, the grumpy glands, walking stairs, chief butt, one weird trick, how an egg feels, true crime almanac, you must post, Binky's Town, the telltale snake, improved his eyesight, the first floor and just homestuck.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 178 in Reaper Man (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "Besides, I'm paying you sixpence a week. And sixpence is sixpence. "-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules.

Content warnings for this episode include: discussion of racism and cultural appropriation, body horror, death and the undead, ableism, slavery and forced labor, and suicide.Like the changing seasons from summer to fall, the gang begins a new book: Reaper Man. Death is fired for coming down with a case of self-hood, and this causes Problems for Everyone.This week on the Disc-Course: no escape, blue eyes and pronouns, sources, galaxy boss, special metal cup, horse tools, the best genes, scampi in a casket, Holly heat, wizard kids table, thot moments, a toxic amount of Jimmy Buffet, Gundam Names, a podcast, fantasy jorts, a graffiti brush, evil Carl Sagan, monetize the spoilers, and the cool zone.Click here for the L Space Annotated Pratchett FileFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 116 in Reaper Man (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "After a while, there were faint metallic noises"-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules.

Content warnings for this episode include: magical compulsion/mind control, building explosions, animal death, body horror, suicide, and discussion of implicit racism.In our blockbuster finale, Mark is back, and we say goodbye to Holy Wood, once again wishing for better things for Terry's female leads. The day is saved, the monsters defeated, and our heroes wander off into the sunset. That's all folks!This week in the Disc-Course: troll Hallmark movie, disctakes, bode check, another giant lady, oops all spoilers, the husband brigade, Death's Hallmark movie, dropping the ankle weights, 12 angry old men, reverse King Kong, museum pieces, Counterweight Continent Town, end of Evangelion, decidedly not woman, Wizards Find Corpse Take 3, ancestral memory, legitimate cthinema, Massachusetts brain poisoning, the power of uncles, broken dreams, and radiation poisoning.Click here for Windle Poon's wheelchairFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 54 in Reaper Man (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "He turned and, hardly bothering to keep his own heart beating, went back to the University."-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules.

Content warnings for this episode include: mention of animal dismemberment, climate anxiety, school shootings, gun violence, racism, fatphobia, also a little discussion of right wing politics in India and nationalist myth making therein.Nearing the grand finale, the gang goes to the grand premiere of Blown With the Wind...I mean...Gone Away...wait that's not right. Anyway, everything is super normal, don't worry about it.This week on the Disc-Course: old ass baby names, fast food training videos, go to Holy Wood and tell lies, yetis, Sydney Not Safe for Work, shoutouts to Archie, book covers, Dean Henry and John Hix, the Foot Man, a literal child, real fake beards, ribs wins, impure science, mountain smarts, poonnip, kids these days, Red Red Redemption, the Dibbler man, and the Eric Defender.Click here for the hot drinks training video from Wendy'sClick here for Surviving Edged WeaponsClick here for images of the Sydney dust stormClick here for French Discworld covers that kick assClick here for Unpacking RRR, Indian Politics, and CinemaClick here for Josh Kirby's rose astronaut-----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules.

Content warnings for this episode include: the racism of Hollywood and Holy Wood, magical compulsion/mind control, and brief mention of CSAThis week the gang finds a spooky cave :)This week on the Disc-Course: spoilers for Gone with the Wind, paint Pseudopolis green, troll nephew, McHarga's, filming in Sydney, dub jokes, the Bee Movie, a wizard told me, trebuckets, Gone with the Wind: Endgame, subliminal advertising, rowdy priests, the scary hole, dropes, Fred Astaire dancing, SNL ideas, aw Mr. Beans, and Roger Rabbit World.For those playing along at home: Read up to page 343 in Moving Pictures (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "The lights went out."Click here for the Paramount map of filming locationsClick here for Yogurt NightClick here for the wikipedia article Jess was trying to remember for East Lynne (1931) -----You can email us at thedisccoursepod@gmail.com, follow the show @thedisccourse on twitter, or find us in the phonebook under Zlorf!Our theme music is by Maxie Satan; find her on bandcamp at Pastel Hand Grenade. She rules.