Disc Coverers

Iris Jay, Grace Lovelace, Balina Mahigan, and Juniper Theory
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Reading, reviewing and objectively ranking all 41 novels in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, chronologically. Updates monthly.

  1. 36: Making Money

    FEB 18

    36: Making Money

    Money money MONEYYYY!!! The lovely, horrible stuff! This episode, we intrepid DISC COVERERS explore MAKING MONEY, the direct follow-up to our #2 book GOING POSTAL and the first entry in what we're tactfully calling "the Encore Era". What's our boy Moist von Lipwig been up to this whole time? Why isn't Spike in more of this book? Do we really need more than one Lord Vetinari? Most importantly, in a book that's fundamentally about the inner machinations of high finance, why does this book seem excited to talk about literally anything other than high finance? Laugh hard, dear discettes and discinos, 'cause it's a long way to the bank...(Note: Audio quality is a little hinky on this episode due to some issues on my end, but it should still be perfectly listenable. Thanks for your patience, and keep on discin'! -Iris)CURRENT RANKING: 1. Night Watch2. Going Postal3. Monstrous Regiment4. Feet Of Clay5. The Truth6. Thud!7. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents8. Carpe Jugulum9. The Fifth Elephant10. Small Gods11. Reaper Man12. Men at Arms13. Hogfather14. Thief of Time15. Wintersmith16. A Hat Full Of Sky17. The Wee Free Men18. Lords and Ladies19. Maskerade20. Making Money21. Guards! Guards!22. Mort23. The Last Hero24. Soul Music25. The Last Continent26. Witches Abroad27. Wyrd Sisters28. Moving Pictures29. Equal Rites30. Jingo31. Pyramids32. Sourcery33. The Light Fantastic34. The Colour Of Magic35. Eric36. Interesting TimesDISCOVER US ONLINE: https://discpod.fun / disc@hypnovir.us on email / @discpod@slime.global on Mastodon / @discpod on Bluesky and Tumblr / @DiscCoverers on YoutubeGRACE LOVELACE: https://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace@social.illegalpornography.com on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: @junebug@slime.global on Mastodon / @bimbo.city on Bluesky / streaming on Twitch at http://bimbo.city BALINA MAHIGAN: @balina@yiff.life on Mastodon / @balina.bsky.social on BlueskyIRIS JAY: https://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics@mellified.men on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr / http://irisjay.net/newsletterTHE VIDEO GAME "RHYTHM DOCTOR", WHICH JUST HIT VERSION 1.0: https://store.steampowered.com/app/774181/Rhythm_Doctor/PRINCESS GRACE'S EXCELLENT LINUX DISTRO RECOMMENDATION GUIDE: https://perfect.hypnovir.us/secret/linux-tipsTHE VIDEO GAME "DEEP SLEEP: LABYRINTH OF THE FORSAKEN": https://store.steampowered.com/app/1868360/Deep_Sleep_Labyrinth_of_the_Forsaken/THE VIDEO GAME "TOUHOU: MOUNTAIN OF FAITH": https://store.steampowered.com/app/1100140/Touhou_Fuujinroku__Mountain_of_Faith/THE COLLECTED ZINE ANTHOLOGY "GENDERTRASH FROM HELL": https://www.littlepuss.net/shop/p/gendertrash-from-hell-paperback-hwafc

    1h 9m
  2. 35: Wintersmith

    11/28/2025

    35: Wintersmith

    The frost is on the pumpkin and the hay is in the barn, disceroonies! On today's episode of DISC COVERERS, we're covering WINTERSMITH, the third Tiffany Aching book from 2006. Tiff is coming into her own as a witch, but like any teenage work study program, she's dealing with her share of issues-- obtuse supervisors, difficult coworkers, absurd workloads, and, of course, boy problems. Will she be able to save the Chalk, and the WORLD, from being frozen by a snowman with boundary issues? Also the Nac Mac Feegles are here. For some reason. LET'S GO!!!! CURRENT RANKING: 1. Night Watch2. Going Postal3. Monstrous Regiment4. Feet Of Clay5. The Truth6. Thud!7. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents8. Carpe Jugulum9. The Fifth Elephant10. Small Gods11. Reaper Man12. Men at Arms13. Hogfather14. Thief of Time15. Wintersmith16. A Hat Full Of Sky17. The Wee Free Men18. Lords and Ladies19. Maskerade20. Guards! Guards!21. Mort22. The Last Hero23. Soul Music24. The Last Continent25. Witches Abroad26. Wyrd Sisters27. Moving Pictures28. Equal Rites29. Jingo30. Pyramids31. Sourcery32. The Light Fantastic33. The Colour Of Magic34. Eric35. Interesting TimesDISCOVER US ONLINE: https://discpod.fun / disc@hypnovir.us on email / @discpod@queer.party on Mastodon (soon to change) / @discpod on Bluesky and Tumblr / @DiscCoverers on YoutubeGRACE LOVELACE: https://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace@social.illegalpornography.com on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: @junebug@slime.global on Mastodon / @bimbo.city on Bluesky / streaming on Twitch at http://bimbo.city BALINA MAHIGAN: @balina@yiff.life on Mastodon / @balina.bsky.social on BlueskyIRIS JAY: https://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics@mellified.men on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr / http://irisjay.net/newsletterTHE ALBUM "WINTERSMITH", BY STEELEYE SPAN: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nmHZ5WT0T9SopikxmG1mdP3vftuuUdfWQTHE MANGA "KURUMIZAWA'S FOLLY", BY YOHIRA TOKAWA: https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/kurumizawas-follyTHE VIDEO GAME "OPENTTD": https://www.openttd.org/THE BROWSER-BASED TEXT ADVENTURE GAME "FALLEN LONDON": https://www.fallenlondon.com/THE VIDEO GAME "WHISPER OF THE HOUSE": https://store.steampowered.com/app/2589500/Whisper_of_the_House/

    1h 21m
  3. BONUS: "Going Postal", The Miniseries [ft. Kel McDonald]

    11/04/2025

    BONUS: "Going Postal", The Miniseries [ft. Kel McDonald]

    A little treat for you this week, discerati! Friend of the pod Kel McDonald joins us as we watch through the two-part Sky TV adaptation of GOING POSTAL! This bold reimagining cuts the original book's breathless enthusiasm for the telecommunications industry and burning hatred of the moneymen who strangle it, and replaces those themes with, uh... let's see here... *squints really hard at notes* "...Stealing is bad and so are technology and smoking." Cool! The Wintersmith ep is coming very soon-- in the meantime, curl up with a cherished friend, lover, animate clay automaton or wet nosferatu, and enjoy this easy, breezy bonus episode. DISCOVER US ONLINE: https://discpod.fun / disc@hypnovir.us on email / @discpod@queer.party on Mastodon / @discpod on Bluesky and Tumblr / @DiscCoverers on Youtube KEL MCDONALD: http://kelmcdonald.com / https://www.patreon.com/kelmcdonald / read their webcomic THE CITY BETWEEN at https://kelmcdonald.com/the-city-between GRACE LOVELACE: https://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace@social.illegalpornography.com on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: @junebug@slime.global on Mastodon / @bimbo.city on Bluesky / streaming on Twitch at http://bimbo.city BALINA MAHIGAN: @balina@yiff.life on Mastodon / @balina.bsky.social on Bluesky IRIS JAY: https://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics@mellified.men on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr / http://irisjay.net/newsletter

    40 min

  4. 08/11/2025

    34: Thud!

    DISC COVERERS rides again, discii maximii! This episode, we're covering THUD!, another Watch-centric book where our boy Sam has to face down festering racial tensions, political turmoil and fatherhood with the strongest, stiffest "oi wot's all this then" he can possibly muster. What do monster girls do on their nights out? Can gamers truly change the face of history? Will ANY of our hosts be able to avoid pronouncing "Koom Valley" the wrong way? Tune in to find out, and watch your head-- we're going deep with this one...CURRENT RANKING: 1. Night Watch2. Going Postal3. Monstrous Regiment4. Feet Of Clay5. The Truth6. Thud!7. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents8. Carpe Jugulum9. The Fifth Elephant10. Small Gods11. Reaper Man12. Men at Arms13. Hogfather14. Thief of Time15. A Hat Full Of Sky16. The Wee Free Men17. Lords and Ladies18. Maskerade19. Guards! Guards!20. Mort21. The Last Hero22. Soul Music23. The Last Continent24. Witches Abroad25. Wyrd Sisters26. Moving Pictures27. Equal Rites28. Jingo29. Pyramids30. Sourcery31. The Light Fantastic32. The Colour Of Magic33. Eric34. Interesting TimesDISCOVER US ONLINE: https://discpod.fun / disc@hypnovir.us on email / @discpod@queer.party on Mastodon / @discpod on Bluesky and TumblrGRACE LOVELACE: https://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace@social.illegalpornography.com on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: @junebug@slime.global on Mastodon / @bimbo.city on Bluesky / streaming on Twitch at http://bimbo.city BALINA MAHIGAN: @balina@yiff.life on Mastodon / @balina.bsky.social on BlueskyIRIS JAY: https://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics@mellified.men on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr / http://irisjay.net/newsletterIRIS'S GUEST APPEARANCE TALKING ABOUT GHOST IN THE SHELL SEASON 1 ON THE PODCAST "ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS": https://osgpod.com/posts/2025-05-13-0047-plus-0049-GitS-SACA TRAILER FOR THE ANIME "THE SUMMER HIKARU DIED": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhihVoP_6gwTHE STREAMING EVENT "THE BIG BAD GAME-A-THON": https://bigbadgameathon.com/THE TOUHOU WIKI PAGE FOR THE GAME "TOUHOU: IMPERISHABLE NIGHT": https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Imperishable_NightTHE OPENING TO THE ANIME "MY DRESS-UP DARLING", SEASON 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie5GcVid_8k

    1h 40m

  5. 04/27/2025

    33: Going Postal

    MAIL CALL!!!! Welcome back to DISC COVERERS, dearest discettes! This episode is one I KNOW a lot of you have been waiting for: we're covering GOING POSTAL, the first book starring fandom babygirl Moist von Lipwig and a towering polemic against the privatization of the telecommunications grid. From stamp collecting to civil infrastructure to the finest of vintage hacker jokes, this book is jam-packed with goodies for the most hyper turbo of nerds, and friend, if you're thirty-three episodes deep into a Discworld review podcast, chances are high you're one of those nerds. Neither snow nor rain nor glo(o)m of ni(gh)t will keep us from hooting and hollering about this one! CURRENT RANKING: 1. Night Watch2. Going Postal3. Monstrous Regiment4. Feet Of Clay5. The Truth6. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents7. Carpe Jugulum8. The Fifth Elephant9. Small Gods10. Reaper Man11. Men at Arms12. Hogfather13. Thief of Time14. A Hat Full Of Sky15. The Wee Free Men16. Lords and Ladies17. Maskerade18. Guards! Guards!19. Mort20. The Last Hero21. Soul Music22. The Last Continent23. Witches Abroad24. Wyrd Sisters25. Moving Pictures26. Equal Rites27. Jingo28. Pyramids29. Sourcery30. The Light Fantastic31. The Colour Of Magic32. Eric33. Interesting TimesDISCOVER US ONLINE: https://discpod.fun / disc@hypnovir.us on email / @discpod@queer.party on Mastodon / @discpod on Bluesky and TumblrGRACE LOVELACE: https://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace@social.illegalpornography.com on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: @junebug@slime.global on Mastodon / http://twitch.tv/junipertheoryBALINA MAHIGAN: @balina@yiff.life on Mastodon / @balina.bsky.social on BlueskyIRIS JAY: https://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics@mellified.men on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr / http://irisjay.net/newsletterDIANA WYNNE JONES'S BOOK "DARK LORD OF DERKHOLM", A GREAT PLACE TO START IF YOU WANT TO GET INTO HER WORK: https://bookshop.org/p/books/dark-lord-of-derkholm-diana-wynne-jones/16632200?ean=9780064473361THE ALBUM "GUT", BY BATHS: https://bathsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/gutTHE OPENING THEME FROM THE ANIME "SYMPHOGEAR XV": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5l2wBEWNKcTHE GAME "ENA: DREAM BBQ": https://store.steampowered.com/app/2134320/ENA_Dream_BBQ/THE CONNECTIONS MUSEUM, SEATTLE: https://www.telcomhistory.org/ConnectionsSeattle.html

    1h 39m

  6. 02/09/2025

    32: A Hat Full Of Sky

    HELLOOOOOO, discettes and discerati! Our latest episode of DISC COVERERS is all about A HAT FULL OF SKY, the second novel in the Tiffany Aching YA series and the deepest look we've gotten yet into the interpersonal lives and careers of witches. Is the concept of "mean girls" an omniversal constant, like gravity or hubcaps rolling out of vehicular collisions? When you turn someone into a frog, where's all the extra meat go? And do you think Ms. Level ever... y'know... with herself? (She must've, right? Shemust have. I know it's the first thing I'd try.) Just click play and let's get gay!CURRENT RANKING: 1. Night Watch2. Monstrous Regiment3. Feet Of Clay4. The Truth5. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents6. Carpe Jugulum7. The Fifth Elephant8. Small Gods9. Reaper Man10. Men at Arms11. Hogfather12. Thief of Time13. A Hat Full Of Sky14. The Wee Free Men15. Lords and Ladies16. Maskerade17. Guards! Guards!18. Mort19. The Last Hero20. Soul Music21. The Last Continent22. Witches Abroad23. Wyrd Sisters24. Moving Pictures25. Equal Rites26. Jingo27. Pyramids28. Sourcery29. The Light Fantastic30. The Colour Of Magic31. Eric32. Interesting TimesDISCOVER US ONLINE: https://discpod.fun / disc@hypnovir.us on email / @discpod@queer.party on Mastodon / @discpod on Bluesky and TumblrGRACE LOVELACE: https://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace@social.illegalpornography.com on Mastodon / https://twitch.tv/motherfukinlunaJUNIPER THEORY: @junebug@slime.global on Mastodon / https://twitch.tv/junipertheoryBALINA MAHIGAN: @balina@yiff.life on Mastodon / @balina.bsky.social on BlueskyIRIS JAY: https://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics@mellified.men on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr / https://irisjay.net/newsletterTHE "INITIAL D" AND "USSR" MODS FOR SLAY THE SPIRE: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2979353061 / https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2938463316THE SEASON 2 OPENING FOR THE TELEVISION SHOW "SEVERANCE": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKT5bwMkOAw&pp=ygUPc2V2ZXJhbmNlIHMyIG9wTHE VIDEO GAME "INSCRYPTION": https://store.steampowered.com/app/1092790/Inscryption/A MAYO CLINIC ON HOW MUCH SLEEP TO GET PER NIGHT: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/expert-answers/how-many-hours-of-sleep-are-enough/faq-20057898THE TRAILER FOR THE FILM "DR. CALIGARI": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw41PSEh0T4

    1h 7m

  7. 01/12/2025

    31: Monstrous Regiment

    This is the episode a lot of you gender criminals have been waiting for: on this installment of DISC COVERERS, we're covering MONSTROUS REGIMENT! Special guest MOSS aka "BEATINGTHEBINARY" joins us on a no-expenses-paid trip to tiny, war-torn Borogravia, where we follow and dissect the worst gal pal road trip on the history of the Disc. What geopolitical conflict was Terry thinking about when he wrote this in 2003? Does gender equality within the armed forces really count as a civil victory, or is it just an excuse to recruit more warm bodies? Most importantly, WHY does this book alone account for and OVERWHELMINGLY LARGE slice of Discworld fanfiction? (Hint: it's the lesbians, Harold!) All this covered, PLUS our own extremely objective and empirical headcanons for what each member of the regiment's gender is! You don't wanna skip this one, trust me CURRENT RANKING: 1. Night Watch 2. Monstrous Regiment 3. Feet Of Clay 4. The Truth 5. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents 6. Carpe Jugulum 7. The Fifth Elephant 8. Small Gods 9. Reaper Man 10. Men at Arms 11. Hogfather 12. Thief of Time 13. The Wee Free Men 14. Lords and Ladies 15. Maskerade 16. Guards! Guards! 17. Mort 18. The Last Hero 19. Soul Music 20. The Last Continent 21. Witches Abroad 22. Wyrd Sisters 23. Moving Pictures 24. Equal Rites 25. Jingo 26. Pyramids 27. Sourcery 28. The Light Fantastic 29. The Colour Of Magic 30. Eric 31. Interesting Times DISCOVER US ONLINE: https://discpod.fun / disc@hypnovir.us on email / @discpod@queer.party on Mastodon / @discpod on Bluesky and Tumblr MOSS: https://itch.io/beatingthebinary / @beatingthebinary@dice.camp on Mastodon / beatingthebinary on TikTok and Instagram / Podcast "QUEERLY YOURS": https://queerlyyourspodcast.com/ / https://linktr.ee/beatingthebinary for everything else GRACE LOVELACE: https://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace@social.illegalpornography.com on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: @junebug@slime.global on Mastodon / http://twitch.tv/junipertheory BALINA MAHIGAN: @balina@yiff.life on Mastodon / @balina.bsky.social on Bluesky IRIS JAY: https://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics@mellified.men on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr / http://irisjay.net/newsletter THE UNOFFICIAL SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG TABLETOP RPG "SPEEDING BULLETS": https://bestgirlgrace.itch.io/speeding-bullets THE VIDEO GAME "SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS": https://sonicxshadowgenerations.com/ THE VIDEO GAME "ANTONBLAST": https://store.steampowered.com/app/1887400/ANTONBLAST/ ASSORTED CLIPS FROM THE TELEVISION SHOW "GOOD EATS WITH ALTON BROWN": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSL8Njz6ML7AqqhKWCaDVL43aM_ABr6YU MOMODRILLER'S WEBCOMIC "PREENY HAS TO REPEAT SIXTH GRADE": https://tapas.io/series/PHTR6G/info

    2h 6m

  8. 11/24/2024

    30: The Wee Free Men

    BAAAAAA! It's DISC COVERERS time again, discettes and discerati, and this time we're covering THE WEE FREE MEN, the first book in Sir T to the P's Tiffany Aching subseries of young adult novels! Will we find stuff to be gay and nasty about in this idyllic ramble through a pastoral countryside? Are the Nac Mac Feegle an offensive cultural stereotype? Why don't I have a pair of cool lightning dogs? I gotta get a pair of super cool lightning dogs. It's frankly ridiculous that I don't have them already. CURRENT RANKING: 1. Night Watch 2. Feet Of Clay 3. The Truth 4. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents 5. Carpe Jugulum 6. The Fifth Elephant 7. Small Gods 8. Reaper Man 9. Men at Arms 10. Hogfather 11. Thief of Time 12. The Wee Free Men 13. Lords and Ladies 14. Maskerade 15. Guards! Guards! 16. Mort 17. The Last Hero 18. Soul Music 19. The Last Continent 20. Witches Abroad 21. Wyrd Sisters 22. Moving Pictures 23. Equal Rites 24. Jingo 25. Pyramids 26. Sourcery 27. The Light Fantastic 28. The Colour Of Magic 29. Eric 30. Interesting Times DISCOVER US ONLINE: https://discpod.fun / disc@hypnovir.us on email / @discpod@queer.party on Mastodon / @discpod on Bluesky and, believe it or not, Tumblr GRACE LOVELACE: https://princess.software / @bestgirlgrace@social.illegalpornography.com on Mastodon JUNIPER THEORY: @junebug@slime.global on Mastodon / http://twitch.tv/junipertheory BALINA MAHIGAN: @balina@yiff.life on Mastodon / @balina.bsky.social on Bluesky IRIS JAY: https://irisjay.net / @irisjaycomics@mellified.men on Mastodon / @irisjaycomics on Bluesky, Pillowfort, Tumblr / http://irisjay.net/newsletter DIANA WYNNE JONES'S BOOK "DARK LORD OF DERKHOLM", A GREAT PLACE TO START IF YOU WANT TO GET INTO HER WORK: https://bookshop.org/p/books/dark-lord-of-derkholm-diana-wynne-jones/16632200?ean=9780064473361 THE PAINTING "THE FAIRY FELLER'S MASTER-STROKE", BY RICHARD DADD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fairy_Feller%27s_Master-Stroke THE ANIME "DEMON LORD 2099": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_G0YjxNSfE THE FILM "A CHINESE GHOST STORY": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0dpajscuPo THE FILM "GANJA & HESS": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEM9oEKC1Ow THE FILM "THE GATE": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSgWFuyezE0 THE FILM "MAD MONSTER PARTY?": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5fe7D14Jp8 THE FILM "THE VISITOR": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qw_g2qG38s THE FILM "NIGHT OF THE HUNTER": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8dX6ZKJe2o THE VIDEO GAME "SLAY THE PRINCESS: THE PRISTINE CUT": https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/Slay_the_Princess__The_Pristine_Cut/ THE ANIME "MAYONAKA PUNCH": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtTGkbjtrbM THE TELEVISION SHOW "PERSON OF INTEREST": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYDWSNMTauQ

    1h 20m
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Reading, reviewing and objectively ranking all 41 novels in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, chronologically. Updates monthly.

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  • Creator
    Iris Jay, Grace Lovelace, Balina Mahigan, and Juniper Theory
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    40
  • Rating
    Explicit
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