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=== Trivia ===
=== Trivia ===
* Since episode three, Iris usually describes the show in the intro as "the ''only'' podcast online that reads, reviews and ranks<ref>Or sometimes "reads, rates and reviews".</ref> all 41 of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of novels". Assessing the accuracy of that statement is an exercise left for the reader.
* Since episode three, Iris usually describes the show in the intro as "the ''only'' podcast online that reads, reviews and ranks<ref>Or sometimes "reads, rates and reviews".</ref> all 41 of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of novels". Assessing the accuracy of that statement is an exercise left for the reader.
* As well as updating their ratings graphic each episode, ''Disc Coverers'' now also features custom artwork for each episode which varies wildly.
* ''Disc Coverers'' has a Mastodon account - you can find them at [https://queer.party/@discpod @discpod@queer.party].


== Hosts ==
== Hosts ==
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| 24 || {{TFE|ep}} || 2023-10-09 || {{TFE}} || [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/discpod/episodes/24-The-Fifth-Elephant-e2aakdi Spotify]
| 24 || {{TFE|ep}} || 2023-10-09 || {{TFE}} || [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/discpod/episodes/24-The-Fifth-Elephant-e2aakdi Spotify]
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| 25 || {{TT|ep}} || 2023-12-26 || {{TT}} || [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/discpod/episodes/25-The-Truth-e2dlfu2 Spotify]
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| 26 || {{TOT|ep}} || 2024-02-13 || {{TOT}} || [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/discpod/episodes/26-Thief-of-Time-e2fn3ih Spotify]
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| 27 || {{TLH|ep}} || 2024-04-09 || {{TLH}} || [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/discpod/episodes/27-The-Last-Hero-e2i5fnk Spotify]
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| 28 || {{TAM|ep}} || 2024-06-11 || {{TAM}} || [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/discpod/episodes/28-The-Amazing-Maurice-and-His-Educated-Rodents-e2knu2h Spotify]
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| - || “BONUS: The Amazing Maurice (film review feat. Nero Villagallos O’Reilly)” || 2024-06-11 || {{TAMF}} || [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/discpod/episodes/BONUS-The-Amazing-Maurice-film-review-feat--Nero-Villagallos-OReilly-e2knulh Spotify]
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| 29 || {{NW|ep}} || 2024-09-30 || {{NW}} || [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/discpod/episodes/29-Night-Watch-e2p149d Spotify]
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== Rankings ==
== Rankings ==
As of 9 October, 2023<ref>See their updated ranking graphic in [https://x.com/DiscPod/status/1711106346853216737?s=20 this tweet].</ref>, the ''Disc Coverers'' had ranked the first twenty-four Discworld novels:
As of 30 September, 2024<ref>See their updated ranking graphic in [https://queer.party/@discpod/113223525652128568 this post on Mastodon].</ref>, the ''Disc Coverers'' had ranked the first twenty-eight Discworld novels:


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Latest revision as of 17:52, 8 November 2024

Disc Coverers
Presentation
Hosted byIris Jay, Grace Lovelace, Balina Mahigan, Juniper Theory
Production
Audio formatmp3
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes28 (so far)
Publication
Original release29 November 2020 – present
Websitediscpod.fun
Twitter@Discpod

Publisher Description

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

Further Information

Format

  • After each episode, the Disc Coverers Twitter account posts the updated rankings, as established in the show. See below for the latest summary.

Trivia

  • Since episode three, Iris usually describes the show in the intro as "the only podcast online that reads, reviews and ranks[1] all 41 of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of novels". Assessing the accuracy of that statement is an exercise left for the reader.
  • As well as updating their ratings graphic each episode, Disc Coverers now also features custom artwork for each episode which varies wildly.
  • Disc Coverers has a Mastodon account - you can find them at @discpod@queer.party.

Hosts

Episodes

The table below indexes all episodes of this podcast. They are listed by default in release order, and use the podcast's own numbering scheme.

# Episode Date Book/Subject Episode link
01 “The Colour of Magic” 2020-11-29 The Colour of Magic Anchor
02a "The Light Fantastic (Part 1)" 2021-01-11 The Light Fantastic (1/2) Anchor
02b "The Light Fantastic (Part 2)" 2021-02-02 The Light Fantastic (2/2) Anchor
03 “Equal Rites” 2021-02-21 Equal Rites Anchor
04 “Mort” 2021-03-29 Mort Anchor
05 “Sourcery” 2021-05-07 Sourcery Anchor
06 “Wyrd Sisters” 2021-06-02 Wyrd Sisters Anchor
07 “Pyramids” 2021-07-26 Pyramids Anchor
08 “Guards! Guards!” 2021-09-11 Guards! Guards! Anchor
09 “Eric” 2021-10-24 Eric Anchor
10 “Moving Pictures” 2021-11-30 Moving Pictures Anchor
11 “Reaper Man” 2022-01-09 Reaper Man Anchor
- "Bonus 01: Johnny and the Dead" 2022-02-21 Johnny and the Dead Anchor
12 “Witches Abroad” 2022-03-03 Witches Abroad Anchor
13 “Small Gods” 2022-04-20 Small Gods Anchor
14 “Lords and Ladies” 2022-05-29 Lords and Ladies Anchor
15 “Men at Arms” 2022-07-25 Men at Arms Anchor
16 “Soul Music” 2022-09-11 Soul Music Anchor
17 “Interesting Times” 2022-10-12 Interesting Times Anchor
18 “Maskerade” 2022-11-25 Maskerade Anchor
19 “Feet of Clay” 2023-01-08 Feet of Clay Anchor
20 “Hogfather” 2023-03-14 Hogfather Spotify
21 “Jingo” 2023-05-26 Jingo Spotify
22 “The Last Continent” 2023-07-02 The Last Continent Spotify
23 “Carpe Jugulum” 2023-08-21 Carpe Jugulum Spotify
24 “The Fifth Elephant” 2023-10-09 The Fifth Elephant Spotify
25 “The Truth” 2023-12-26 The Truth Spotify
26 “Thief of Time” 2024-02-13 Thief of Time Spotify
27 “The Last Hero” 2024-04-09 The Last Hero Spotify
28 “The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents” 2024-06-11 The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents Spotify
- “BONUS: The Amazing Maurice (film review feat. Nero Villagallos O’Reilly)” 2024-06-11 The Amazing Maurice Spotify
29 “Night Watch” 2024-09-30 Night Watch Spotify

Rankings

As of 30 September, 2024[2], the Disc Coverers had ranked the first twenty-eight Discworld novels:

Ranking Book Publication Order
1 Night Watch 29
2 Feet of Clay 19
3 The Truth 25
4 The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents 28
5 Carpe Jugulum 23
6 The Fifth Elephant 24
7 Small Gods 13
8 Reaper Man 11
9 Men at Arms 15
10 Hogfather 20
11 Thief of Time 26
12 Lords and Ladies 14
13 Maskerade 18
14 Guards! Guards! 8
15 Mort 4
16 The Last Hero 27
17 Soul Music 16
18 The Last Continent 22
19 Witches Abroad 12
20 Wyrd Sisters 6
21 Moving Pictures 10
22 Equal Rites 3
23 Jingo 21
24 Pyramids 7
25 Sourcery 5
26 The Light Fantastic 2
27 The Colour of Magic 1
28 Eric 9
29 Interesting Times 17

Footnotes

  1. Or sometimes "reads, rates and reviews".
  2. See their updated ranking graphic in this post on Mastodon.