The Disc-Course

Content warnings for this episode include discussion of stroke, amputation, racism, animal and human sacrifice, suicide and gun violence, imprisonment, blood, and implications of incest.As we continue Pyramids, Teppic struggles to get his reign of the Old Kingdom started while Dios is determined to see the systems of power remain the same as they ever were. Also things are definitely going well at the pyramid factory; ALSO we meet Ptraci so there's finally a girl in this book!This week in the Disc-Course: the smell of toast, Oh God Local King Making His Move, chip shortage, Doctor Doom Boy King, footnote puns, monetize the rot, style of the late 2020's, trophy king, shitposting for God now, Ptony the joke!, society is a prison, just transfemme things, old-tyme vintage wrath, Ska Elsa, Gringer's World, Bass Pro time loss, BYOB, zero cool royals, and no China here.Click here for a PSA about stokesFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 239 in Pyramids (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "Females are absolutely forbidden. Their brains overheat."-----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: alcohol use, death and death related customs (autopsies, embalming etc.), we also do that real close talking to the mic thing a couple times if you don't like thatFollowing the death of the old king, Teppic returns home to the Djel to take his rightful place on the throne (I'm sure that'll go great for him). Meanwhile, Lord Teppicymon XXVII gets really into the Days of Our Lives of his former subjects.This week in the Disc-Course: caged rock, post-Chris Pratt Mario world, no nut infinity, paper ipad charger, albatross vibes, It was me, Dios!, the Kumis, bad case of hothead, pour one out for Cheesewedge, car elevator for graves, cans of Sam Adams, sold your shoes, Old Kingdom kinda sucks tho, corpse shouting guy, the psychological threat of Barry Bonds, a big dial that says Pyramids, new EP from the Dark Ians, haha, sin to cope, dueling abacuses, and the emperor's new face.Click here for a Hong Kong cemeteryClick here for the coastline of BostonFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 180 in Pyramids (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "'He floated back to his corpse, who wasn't the best of company."-----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 violence, accidental suicide, and brief discussion of dementia/alzheimers.We're back for Pyramids, where we're introduced to our hero Teppic, heir to the Old Kingdom, as he takes his final exam at Kill a Guy School.This week in the Disc-Course: Discworld Gaiden, wow cool name, Skyrim inventory, pass or "pass," the flashback zone, latchkey prince, stealth run, Cool Uncle Vyrt,ooo big stretch, professional atheist, cell exploding juice, don't murder your family, champagne breakfast, symbolic twenty dollar bill, pigeon courtship, brains are weird, and DeVito Mode.Click here for the Japanese emperor's journal entry about his catFor those playing along at home: Read up to page 120 in Pyramids (depending on your edition of the book), ending on the line: "'The king groaned."-----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.