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Through The Wind Door throughthewinddoor
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In 2013, Alex Shaw published a small novel called The Cartographer's Handbook, the first in a series called The New Century Multiverse.
The premise is alt history, where post-Civil War America is suddenly overcome with a plague of dangerous monsters that overwhelm the Reconstruction, and bring the nation to its knees. The series is not about its fall, however, but about the heroes that help bring it back from the brink, and step into a wider world that is not the one they knew. New mysteries to unlock, magics to discover, and worlds to explore.
7 years later, the New Century Multiverse is now nine books strong, with more on the way. It has had its first major arc, its first Avengers style coming together of the heroes of its various books...
... and now, its first fan podcast.
Through The Wind Door is a deep dive exploration of those first 9 novels and beyond. Accessible to new readers and long time fans, join Greg and Toby as they share thoughts about this engaging series.
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Princess Thieves - London Town, Part 2 (Chapters 1-5)
A deeper look at the events of the first Five Chapters of The Princess Thieves, through a deep dive at our main cast! Listen to us discuss all the characters that have been introduced so far: Gwen, Viola, Robin, Oberon, Scarlett, Captain Baltus, and finally Grand Duke Coriolanus, wherein we start looking for answers to a question I started pondering back in 2019!
Enjoy yourselves... and listen to the very end. If you fidget, if you look away, if you forget any part of what I tell you...
The promised picture of Gwen:
The New Century Multiverse Website:
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
The New Century Multiverse Podcast Feed:
https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/
The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network:
https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/
Intro is "Facing Fears" by Beat Mechanik
Midroll is various works from the OST of The Princess Thieves
Outro is "London Town" by Miracle of Sound -
Beyond the Wind Door: Stop Motion Part 3 - Kubo and the Two Strings
Our final entry in our Stop motion shows, where we bring it back to the movie that began this exploration into the medium, Kubo and the Two Strings.
I not only love it, but it may be one of my favorite movies, same with Toby and Maureen. Full spoilers for the movie, but also we gets into some hints of problems behind the scenes with Laika at the end, so content warning for that as well.
Outtakes after the end music!
The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network:
https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/
Intro is "Light Me Up" by Audiorezout of Free Music Archive
Midroll Music includes various pieces from Kubo and the Two Strings soundtrack, with outro as "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" by Regina Spektor
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Princess Thieves - London Town, Part 1 (Chapters 1-5)
We're back, guys, gals, and non-binary pals! Season 6! Welcome to our Princess Thieves retrospective!
We begin with an overview of our beginning, discussing it's roots, storytelling framework, it's tone, and some of the story elements of the prologue and Chapters 1-5.
Drop your door handles and grab your pouch of sweeties. It's crime time.
(Many thanks to Laureta Sela, Maya Souris, Spencer Leeb, and James Batchelor)
The New Century Multiverse Website:
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
The New Century Multiverse Podcast Feed:
https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/
The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network:
https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/
Intro is "Facing Fears" by Beat Mechanik
Midroll is "London Town (Instrumental)" by Miracle of Sound
Outro is "Dreams" by The Cranberries -
Beyond the Wind Door Minisode - Pokemon
Originally meant to be an outtake, here's a brief snippet of me and Toby discussing my first foray into watching Pokemon media, spurred by a challenge from Nama Chibitty of the School of Movies discord. While a full episode is not forthcoming as I didn't really gel with what I was given, I clearly had Something to say. So here's the entirity of that. Enjoy.
Outro is "Carry On" by Kygo ft. Rita Ora. -
Beyond the Wind Door: Stop Motion Part 2 - The Nightmare Before Christmas
Holy cow, part 2 came out quickly!
Listen to our takes on this seminal Tim Burton Classic, and comparing it to Chicken Run! Spoilers: didn't work for me. Listen to my reasoning and yell at me!
The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network:
https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/
Intro is "Light Me Up" by Audiorezout of Free Music Archive
Midroll is "Sally's Song" by Amy Lee
Outro is "I Miss You" by Bink 182 -
Beyond the Wind Door: Stop Motion Part 1 - Chicken Run
Once more, beyond the Wind Door! Today is part one of a discussion comparing three stop motion movies and our experiences with them. Today we discuss Chicken Run from 2000 by Aardman Productions! Join me, Toby, and my wife Maureen on this journey!
Stagefright - by Steven Box (Aardman Prod)
https://youtu.be/XcVc-hMniUE?si=mToOkPqXbcn2T21X
The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network:
https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/
Intro is "Light Me Up" by Audiorezout of Free Music Archive
Outro is "Flip, Flop and Fly" by Elias Hall