Belting At Windmills

Media M.D.
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One existing fan and a brand-new fan do a deep dive into The Expanse novels!

  1. 49M AGO

    Caliban’s War (8)

    It's the end of Caliban's War! Will the baddies be defeated? Who is the baddies actually? Also who the hell is Caliban? Discussion Question: What did you think of Caliban’s War as a novel? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 5th of January to go back into Memory's Legion and cover the Gods of Risk novella! Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!

    1h 19m

  2. DEC 8

    Caliban’s War (7)

    Our new super crew does what the all do best, and sends out a broadcast. Then the "everyone gets together"-ness intensifies as the entire solar system's military might gathers above Io. Discussion Question: At this point in time, what do you think the single deadliest screwup in the history of humankind is? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 22nd of December to finish our coverage of Caliban's War! We're doing chapter 48 to the epilogue. Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!

    1h 1m

  3. NOV 25

    Caliban’s War (6)

    The gang all gets together! Bobbie and Avasarala book it to the newly democratic crew of the Rocinante, and Prax encounters some... allegations. No discussion question this week! Elliot is travelling. Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 8th of December to continue our coverage of Caliban's War! We're doing chapters 41 through to 47. Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!

    1h 3m

  4. NOV 10

    Caliban’s War (5)

    We're in the back half of Caliban's War! The crew of the Rocinante make it back to Tycho, but decide GoFundMe is better than working for Fred. Meanwhile, Avasarala walks into a trap that it seems Bobbie is gonna need to get her out of. Discussion Question: Do you think you’d be happiest living on Earth, Mars, or the Belt (at this point in the story)? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 24th of November to continue our coverage of Caliban's War! We're doing the chapters 34 through to 40. Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!

    1h 4m

  5. OCT 28

    Caliban’s War (4)

    Caliban's War part four! Holden has a bad time, that is entirely of his own making. Bobbie has a good time and gets to flex her muscles... at least figuratively. Prax shocks the system by talking about non-plant based organisms. Discussion Question: What’s the most brutal break up you’ve ever seen (in media or IRL)? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 10th of November to continue our coverage of Caliban's War! We're doing the chapters 27 through to 33. Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!

    1h 15m

  6. OCT 16

    Caliban’s War (3)

    Reuben and Elliot continue their journey into Caliban's War! Bobbie and Avasarala meet, Holden makes a bigger mess of Ganymede, and Amos cops it in the head. Discussion Question: What’s your ‘specialty subject’ that would contextualise the way your narration sees the world? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 27th of October to continue our coverage of Caliban's War! We're doing the chapters 21 through to 26. Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!

    47 min

  7. SEP 29

    Caliban’s War (2)

    Reuben and Elliot continue their journey into Caliban's War! Prax meets up with Holden, and somehow, Bobbie doesn't meet up with Avasarala. We compare Miller and Prax a bunch. There's no discussion question this week! No homework! Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 13th of October to continue our coverage of Caliban's War! We're doing the chapters 15 through to 20. Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!

    1h 18m

  8. SEP 15

    Caliban’s War (1)

    We begin our second proper book! As Ganymede becomes a mess that is dragging all our POV characters into it's orbit, we learn some Greek prefixes in order to tinfoil, and learn a bit about magnetospheres! Discussion question: What is your favourite prologue in a book? Why? Follow us on Bluesky, or come check out our Discord! We're back on the 29th of September to continue our coverage of Caliban's War! We're doing the chapters 7 through to 14. Check out the full schedule here! Send us feedback on the show!

    1h 12m
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