Episode 33: Terry Pratchett's "The Fifth Elephant"

Episode 34 March 05, 2019 01:03:14
Episode 33: Terry Pratchett's "The Fifth Elephant"
Remedial Studies
Episode 33: Terry Pratchett's "The Fifth Elephant"

Mar 05 2019 | 01:03:14

/

Show Notes

The fifth installment of our Remedial Readlong has arrived. Join us as we venture out of the familiar confines of Ankh-Morpork and into the wild unknowns of Uberwald, full of waring races, lessons on the fat economy, and existential dread caused by false binaries. Talking Points: Pratchett doing Pratchett things, aka sliding in deep psychological questions amid Jokes Galore; how characters are revealed once taken out of their usual environment; the importance of varied female characters; the comfort of seeing love in middle age; the false dichotomies that plague society; how things become things; the fury of good men; and, hey, maybe we don't need to become what we were made to be.

Other Episodes

Episode 32

February 09, 2019 00:52:06
Episode Cover

Episode 31: Netflix's "To All the Boys I've Loved Before"

Sliding in a bit late, but we're still kicking. This episode we discuss the frankly delightful story of Lara Jean and her journey to...

Listen

Episode 30

December 25, 2018 00:59:28
Episode Cover

Episode 29: 2018 Year in Review

Hi robots! Another year, another wrap-up of the media we enjoyed most while experiencing that particular unit of time. The fact that we've made...

Listen

Episode 7

December 26, 2017 00:56:27
Episode Cover

REmediaL STUDIES, Episode 5: Year in Review

The end of 2017 is upon us, and we bring you glad tidings of media consumed and enjoyed. For this episode, we discuss the...

Listen