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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about the role of women in Fantasy literature.  We also had a chat about the story that Elizabeth the 1st might have been a man; The Boys from Brazil, by Ira Levin; and what is happening with KJ Parker.
 
Time Stamp:
5:00:          Women in Fantasy
44:10:        Elizabeth the 1st was a man?
01:03:10:   Ira Levin, The Boys from Brazil
 
 
 
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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about the absence of rotund people in the Fantasy Genre.  We also had a chat about the war in Ukraine; the fundamental problem with a utopian society; the benefits of having Trump win the election; a better political society, and the influence of social media on each of us; and one or two book recommendations.
 
Time Stamp:
2:20:          The war in Ukraine
7:10:          Fat people in Fantasy
43:18:        Eugenics & a Utopian Society
48:00:        The argument for Trump
1:03:20:     Book recommendations
 
 
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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about The City, by Stella Gemmell; and all the books by Terry Pratchett.  We also had a chat about Hyperinflation; Legend of the Seeker, the TV show; the Hugo Awards; Steam Punk; and the absurdity of the Goodreads rating system.
 
Time Stamp:
00:02:50, Hyperinflation
00:13:45, Legend of the Seeker
00:25:10, Hugo Awards
00:27:52, Stella Gemmell, The City
00:35:20, Terry Pratchett
 
 
 
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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar and realised there was no time for jokes, so they settled down and had a quick chat about comic books.
 
Contents:
Preacher, Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon
DMZ, Brain Wood & Ricardo Burchielli
Y The Last Man, Brian K. Vaughan & Pia Guerra
Watchmen, Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons & John Higgins
 
 
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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Seal of the Worm, by Adrian Tchaikovsky; Rivers of London, by Ben Aaronovitch; and Old Man's War, by John Scalzi.  We also had a chat about Terry Pratchett; Stephen King; Why Leif can no longer be trusted; and the collapse of Western civilisation.
 
Time Stamp:
00:02:30, The Collapse of Western Society
00:21:20, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Seal of the Worm
00:30:16, Wikipedia
00:32:25, Terry Pratchett
00:35:45, Ben Aaronovitch, Rivers of London
00:36:50, Leif gets Brave
00:45:10, What about Bob
00:46:46, John Scalzi, Old Man's War
00:98:00, Would we survive a zombie appocolypse
01:02:10, Why Stephen King is a good bloke
 
 
 
 
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An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro; and the Deeds of Paksenarrion, by Elizabeth Moon.  We also had a chat about how what authors owe us; The Watch; Snow Piercer; and whether or not it is good to be the king.
 
Time Stamp:
00:02:35, The Watch
00:06:50, Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun
00:10:15, What do Authors owe us?
00:24:50, Elizabeth Moon, The Deeds of Paksenarrion
00:35:45, Snow Piercer
00:57:00, Is it good to be the King?
 
 
 
 
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