Unseen Academicals (podcast)
| Unseen Academicals | |
|---|---|
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| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Joshua Bulleid, Alice Capstick |
| Production | |
| Audio format | mp3 |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 43 (so far) |
| Publication | |
| Original release | 4 April 2021 – present |
| Provider | Joshua Bulleid[1] |
| Related shows | Of the Devil's Party |
| Website | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unseenacademicals |
| Support page | Patreon |
Publisher Description
An intermittent examination of Terry Pratchett's Discworld book series from an academic perspective, hosted by Joshua Bulleid. Contact: unseenacademicalspod@gmail.com Support: patreon.com/unseenacademicals
Further Information
Format
To be added.
Trivia
- Moved hosts from Sounder to Anchor in January 2023. (We've be updated the links to previous episodes.)
Hosts
- Joshua Bulleid - host of all episodes
- Alice Capstick - co-host up to episode eight
Episodes
The table below indexes full episodes of this podcast (not including trailers, previews and episodes of other podcasts). They are listed by default in release order, and use the podcast's own numbering scheme.
| # | Episode | Date | Book/Subject | Guest(s) | Episode link | DW#[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Unseen Academicals” | 2021-04-04 | Unseen Academicals | Anchor | 37 | |
| 2 | “Equal Rites” | 2021-04-04 | Equal Rites | Anchor | 3 | |
| 3 | “Wyrd Sisters” | 2021-05-01 | Wyrd Sisters | Anchor | 6 | |
| 4A | “Witches Abroad - Part 1” (1/3) | 2021-05-29 | Witches Abroad | Anchor | 12 | |
| 4B | “Witches Abroad - Part 2” (2/3) | 2021-06-12 | Witches Abroad | Anchor | 12 | |
| 4C | “Witches Abroad - Part 3” (3/3) | 2021-06-19 | Witches Abroad | Anchor | 12 | |
| 5A | “Lords and Ladies - Part 1” (1/2) | 2021-07-31 | Lords and Ladies | Anchor | 14 | |
| 5B | “Lords and Ladies - Part 2” (2/2) | 2021-08-28 | Lords and Ladies | Anchor | 14 | |
| 6 | “Maskerade” | 2021-10-09 | Maskerade | Anchor | 18 | |
| 7A | “Carpe Jugulum - Part 1” (1/2) | 2021-11-20 | Carpe Jugulum | Anchor | 23 | |
| 7B | “Carpe Jugulum - Part 2” (2/2) | 2022-02-21 | Carpe Jugulum | Anchor | 23 | |
| - | “We Aten't Dead” | 2022-04-09 | Delay in schedule | Anchor | ||
| - | “Wotcher' Been Readin? April, 2022” | 2022-04-25 | The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare Northern Lights by Philip Pullman |
Anchor | ||
| 8 | “Mort” | 2022-05-07 | Mort | Anchor | 4 | |
| 9A | “Reaper Man - Part 1” (1/2) | 2022-06-13 | Reaper Man | Anchor | 11 | |
| 9B | “Reaper Man - Part 2” (2/2) | 2022-07-06 | Reaper Man | Anchor | 11 | |
| 10A | “Soul Music, Part 1: Magical Music” (1/3) | 2022-08-22 | Soul Music | Eden Kupermitz | Anchor | 16 |
| - | “A Life With Footnotes, by Rob Wilkins” | 2022-10-19 | Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes | Anchor | ||
| 10C | “Soul Music, Part 3: Simply Susan”[3] | 2022-11-08 | Soul Music (3/3) | None | Anchor | 16 |
| 11A | “Hogfather, Part 1: The Power of Belief” (1/3) | 2022-12-12 | Hogfather | Dr Nadav Prawer | Anchor | 20 |
| 11B | “Hogfather, Part 2: Happy Hogswatch” (2/3) | 2022-12-24 | Hogfather | Anchor | 20 | |
| - | “Worst Books in 2022” | 2023-01-02 | “Bottom ten” of books Josh read in 2022 | Anchor | ||
| - | “The Amazing Maurice (film review)” | 2023-02-05 | The Amazing Maurice | Anchor | ||
| - | “Schedule Update / Best Books in 2022” | 2023-03-16 | Top ten of books Josh read in 2022 | Spotify | ||
| 12A | “Thief of Time, Part 1: What's in a Name?” (1/3) | 2023-04-19 | Thief of Time | Spotify | 26 | |
| 12B | “Thief of Time, Part 2: Literary Links” (2/3) | 2023-06-24 | Thief of Time | Spotify | 26 | |
| 12C | “Thief of Time, Part 3: About Time” (3/3) | 2023-07-02 | Thief of Time | Spotify | 26 | |
| - | “I Still Aten’t Dead” | 2023-07-23 | Update on the show; closure of Patreon | Spotify | ||
| VV1 | “Vegetarian Vampires Before Discworld” (1/3)[4] | 2023-07-26 | Vegetarian Vampires | Sophie Dungan | Spotify | |
| VV2 | “Vegetarian Vampires in Discworld” (2/3)[4] | 2023-07-26 | Vegetarian Vampires | Sophie Dungan | Spotify | |
| VV3 | “Vegetarian Vampires After Discworld” (3/3)[4] | 2023-07-26 | Vegetarian Vampires | Sophie Dungan | Spotify | |
| VV4 | “Interview with the Vampire, Series 1”[4] | 2023-07-26 | Interview with the Vampire | Sophie Dungan | Spotify | |
| 13A | “Good Omens, Part 1: Antichrist Phenomenon” (1/3) | 2023-09-17 | Good Omens | Spotify | ||
| 13B | “Good Omens, Part 2: Apocalyptic Revelations” (2/3) | 2023-12-13 | Good Omens | Spotify | ||
| 13C | “Good Omens, Part 3: Faithful Adaptations” (3/3) | 2024-01-02 | Good Omens | Spotify | ||
| - | “Best Albums of 2023” | 2024-01-11 | Favourite heavy metal albums of 2023 | Eden Kupermitz and Karlo[5] | Spotify | |
| - | “Best Books in 2023” | 2024-01-11 | Top ten of books Josh read in 2023 | Spotify | ||
| - | “Worst Books in 2023” | 2024-01-11 | “Bottom ten” of books Josh read in 2023 | Spotify | ||
| 14A | “Pyramids, Part 1: Progress and Prejudice” (1/3) | 2024-02-17 | Pyramids | Spotify | 7 | |
| 14B | “Pyramids, Part 2a: Mummy Madness” (2/3) | 2024-03-07 | Pyramids | Spotify | 7 | |
| 14C | “Pyramids, Part 2b: Egyptian Representations” (3/3) | 2024-04-04 | Pyramids | Spotify | 7 | |
| 15A | “Small Gods, Part 1: Consider the Tortoise” (1/?) | 2024-05-26 | Small Gods | Spotify | 13 | |
| 15B | “Small Gods, Part 2: Books and New Sons” (2/?) | 2024-09-17 | Small Gods | Spotify | 13 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Previously the publisher was listed as “Doctor Prometheus”.
- ↑ Sort by this column to get episodes in the Discworld publication order. Non-Discworld books (and episodes about other topics) leave this column blank.
- ↑ As mentioned in this episode, part 2 of the Soul Music discussion might not end up being released.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 These were originally Patron-only bonus episodes, but after the closure of the show’s Patreon, were re-published in the main feed.
- ↑ Eden and Karlo are from Heavy Blog is Heavy, a volunteer run metal news and review website which Josh also contributes to.