Undertowers Podcast

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three very old friends discuss all things science fiction and fantasy

  1. 12/29/2025

    A Very Undertowers Christmas 2

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    2h 38m

  2. 09/12/2025

    Episode 37: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, is it the best new manga?

    Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is a manga and anime that has quickly become a modern classic. It tells the story of an elf mage who outlives her companions after their great quest, and then begins a quieter, more contemplative journey through memory, grief, and what it means to value the fleeting lives around us. The guys get together to discuss Frieren in both its manga and anime forms, unpacking the themes of time, legacy, and friendship. The pleasure of a story like Frieren is in reflecting on it—and talking it through with friends. Give us a like and subscribe! You can follow us on x / tiktok / instagram / bluesky / substack: https://x.com/undertowerspod https://www.tiktok.com/@undertowerspodcast https://www.instagram.com/undertowerspodcast/ https://bsky.app/profile/undertowers.bsky.social https://substack.com/@undertowerspodcast The music you heard was Greener Pastures by Hole Dweller from their Crossroads EP.

    1h 59m

  3. 08/11/2025

    Episode 36: Peace by Gene Wolfe; what the $%!^ was that?!

    Peace is a novel by Undertowers favorite, Gene Wolfe. It was his 3rd full length novel. The guys get together to discuss and try to make sense of what they just read. The pleasure of a Gene Wolfe work is in thinking about it and discussing it with friends.    Give us a like and subscribe! You can follow us on x / tiktok / instagram / bluesky / substack:    https://x.com/undertowerspod    https://www.tiktok.com/@undertowerspodcast   https://www.instagram.com/undertowerspodcast/   https://bsky.app/profile/undertowers.bsky.social   https://substack.com/@undertowerspodcast    The music you heard was Greener Pastures by Hole Dweller from their Crossroads EP.

    2h 8m

  4. 07/27/2025

    Episode 35: Undertowers Recommends

    In this episode we bring to you, our intrepid listeners a series of recommendations, an eclectic series of things we are enjoying.  You’ll hear about Dragon Quest, Indiana Jones, and the Oblivion remake, as well as The Night Manager (2016), and Squid Game. We run through audiobooks, especially The First Law world of books, the recent Andy Serkis Middle-earth narrations, the Astral Codex Ten Substack based blog and similarly the Astral Codex Ten Podcast, and finally the new anime Lazarus. We finish up with a round of dislikes or un-recommendations.    Links: Dragon Quest III: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF7ojlK1TjA Oblivion Remaster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbohbX33pvg Indiana Jones and The Great Circle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZxxpnK0LqU The Night Manger (2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-ZcaKdvML8 Squid Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbAKYgfYET8&list=RDSbAKYgfYET8&start_radio=1 First Law Trilogy: https://www.audible.com/series/The-First-Law-Trilogy-Audiobooks/B005NAILNU Midde-earth with Andy Serkis: https://www.audible.com/ep/lord-of-the-rings Astral Codex Ten: https://www.astralcodexten.com/  Astral Codex Ten Podcast: https://sscpodcast.libsyn.com/  Lazarus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpG8vtFMkD0    Give us a like and subscribe! You can follow us on x / tiktok / instagram / bluesky / substack:    https://x.com/undertowerspod    https://www.tiktok.com/@undertowerspodcast   https://www.instagram.com/undertowerspodcast/   https://bsky.app/profile/undertowers.bsky.social   https://substack.com/@undertowerspodcast    The music you heard was Greener Pastures by Hole Dweller from their Crossroads EP.

    48 min

  5. 07/11/2025

    Episode 34: Lord of The Rings 'Recast'

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    1h 55m

  6. 04/24/2025

    Episode 33: Hangout with Mike's Book Reviews

    We are delighted to welcome Mike Kearns of the excellent booktube channel Mike’s Book Reviews to the podcast this week. We talk through a current dissatisfaction in the current fantasy and science fiction psychosphere as well as what it’s like to be an established and successful booktuber. You can find Mike’s excellent channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@mikesbookreviews Give us a like and subscribe! You can follow us on x / tiktok / instagram: https://x.com/undertowerspod https://www.tiktok.com/@undertowerspodcast https://www.instagram.com/undertowerspodcast/ The music you heard was Greener Pastures by Hole Dweller from their Crossroads EP.

    1h 40m

  7. 04/03/2025

    Episode 32: Tropes 2.0

    We are revisiting our tropes discussion, this time with a twist. We each prepared lists of tropes we are recently enjoying and some we are tired of but as we pick them to discuss, each of us will take turns steelmanning the opposite of our baseline positions. Led to a fun and hilarious episode and discussion.    Give us a like and subscribe! You can follow us on x / tiktok / instagram:    https://x.com/undertowerspod    https://www.tiktok.com/@undertowerspodcast   https://www.instagram.com/undertowerspodcast/   The music you heard was Greener Pastures by Hole Dweller from their Crossroads EP.

    1h 28m

  8. 03/21/2025

    Episode 31: Bookclub Hangout: the funniest moments in fantasy

    We have a wide-ranging conversation covering the totality of the books we’ve read in our book club thus far. What was the funniest moment? What counts as grimdark? We wind down with a speed round of favorite moments and look at what we are most excited to read the rest of the year.    OUR COMPLETED NOVELS: 2023 - THE SHADOW OF THE TORTURER by Gene Wolfe THE CLAW OF THE CONCILIATOR by Gene Wolfe THE SWORD OF THE LICTOR by Gene Wolfe THE CITADEL OF THE AUTARCH by Gene Wolfe THE BLACK COMPANY by Glen Cook SHADOWS LINGER by Glen Cook THE WHITE ROSE by Glen Cook THE EYES OF THE DRAGON by Stephen King GALAPAGOS by Kurt Vonnegut TARZAN OF THE APES by Edgar Rice Burroughs THE RETURN OF TARZAN by Edgar Rice Burroughs THE COMING OF CONAN THE CIMMERIAN by Robert E. Howard (13 short stories) THE BLOODY CROWN OF CONAN by Robert E. Howard (Del Rey Edition Vol. 2) THE CONQUERING SWORD OF CONAN by Robert E. Howard (Del Rey Edition Vol. 3) THE BROKEN SWORD by Poul Anderson ELRIC OF MELNIBONE: THE ELRIC SAGA PART 1 by Michael Moorcock STORMBRINGER: THE ELRIC SAGA PART 2 by Michael Moorcock THE WHITE WOLF: THE ELRIC SAGA PART 3 by Michael Moorcock   2024 -  SWORDS AGAINST DEATH: FAFHRD AND THE GRAY MOUSER BOOK 2 by Fritz Leiber SWORDS IN THE MIST: FAFHRD AND THE GRAY MOUSER BOOK 3 by Fritz Leiber THE SWORDS OF LANKHMAR: FAFHRD AND THE GRAY MOUSER BOOK 5 by Fritz Leiber THE SWORDS OF LANKHMAR: FAFHRD AND THE GRAY MOUSER BOOK 5 by Fritz Leiber LEGEND (DRENAI SAGA 1) by David Gemmell THE KING BEYOND THE GATE (DRENAI SAGA 2)  by David Gemmell WAYLANDER (DRENAI SAGA 3) by David Gemmell SWORD OF DESTINY by Andrej Sapkowski THE LAST WISH by Andrej Sapkowski THE KNIGHT by Gene Wolfe THE WIZARD by Gene Wolfe MALICE (THE FAITHFUL AND THE FALLEN 1) by John Gwynne VALOR (THE FAITHFUL AND THE FALLEN 2) by John Gwynne RUIN (THE FAITHFUL AND THE FALLEN 3) by John Gwynne WRATH (THE FAITHFUL AND THE FALLEN 4) by John Gwynne SHAGDUK by JB Jackson  THE MABINOGION (Jones and Jones translation & SIONED DAVIES AUDIOBBOOK) LE MORTE D’ARTHUR (part 2, books X-XXI, chapters 19-45 audiobook)  by Thomas Malory IDYLLS OF THE KING by Alfred Lord Tennyson URSULA OF ULM by JB Jackson THE STORY OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT by Mark Twain BETWEEN TWO FIRES by Christopher Buelhman THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING: THE SWORD AND THE STONE by T.H. White THE BLACKTONGUED THIEF by Christopher Buelhman  The Daughter’s War by Christopher Buelhman SULDRUN’S GARDEN Garden by Jack Vance   Give us a like and subscribe! You can follow us on x / tiktok / instagram:    https://x.com/undertowerspod    https://www.tiktok.com/@undertowerspodcast   https://www.instagram.com/undertowerspodcast/   The music you heard was Greener Pastures by Hole Dweller from their Crossroads EP.

    1h 29m
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three very old friends discuss all things science fiction and fantasy

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    2024 - 2025
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