34: Dragons and radical empathy with Trip Galey
Trip’s choice: Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville Ali’s choice: How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell The full list of Magic Shop books here Cressida Cowell’s Wizard of Once books ...
14 Jul 20231h 3min
Ep 33: A refreshing lack of Wizard Dads with SJ Groenewegen
Episode 33- A refreshing lack of Wizard Dads with S.J. Groenewegen SJ’s choice: Andra by Louise Lawrence, with the ABC TV cover Ali’s choice: Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao SJ’s website: https://w...
23 Mai 202357min
Ep 32 Imaginary horse husbands with Kari Sperring
Kari’s choice: The Silver Brumby by Elyne Mitchell This is the edition that Kari has We talk about the illustrations, by Ralph Thompson: Kookaburra and Wombat Ali’s choice: Abyssinia by Ursula Dubosar...
11 Apr 202357min
Ep 31 Getting rid of parents and grumpy magical helpers with Kate Towner
Kate’s choice: The House of Arden by E. Nesbit Ali’s choice: Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi The Mahabharat has been dramatized twice for TV. This is the one I watched in the 1980s. If...
5 Nov 20221h 4min
Ep 30: Hot Gladiators and Plague Gods
A bumper episode of 1 hr 20! Matt and Nina from Even the Trunchbull come to mine, after I guested on their podcast discussing Joan Aiken's Nightbirds on Nantucket and the lovely picture book Peggoty P...
11 Okt 20221h 22min
Moomintroll and a china rabbit with Laura Mauro at FantasyCon 2022
This episode was recorded live at FantasyCon 2022 so the sound is a little echoey Laura is a games writer, Manga translator and the award-winning author of Sing Your Sadness Deep (2019) among other wo...
25 Sep 202245min
Ep 28: Two horse girls’ training montages with Caroline Mersey
Two quick warnings: This episode contains mentions of sexual assault and abduction. Please proceed with care. It was recorded over the bank holiday in Brighton. Caroline and I attempted to find a quie...
1 Sep 20221h 2min
Ep 27: The Anti-Reepicheep League with Ang Rosin
The Anti-Reepicheep League shownotes Ang’s choice: Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien Ali’s choice: The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett Ang and Ali are bo...
12 Aug 20221h 8min
