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Pratchat
Pratchat - a Terry Pratchett book club
Presentation
Hosted byElizabeth Flux & Ben McKenzie
Production
Opening themePratchat opening theme
Ending themePratchat closing theme
Composed byDavid Ashton
Audio formatmp3
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes55 (so far)
Publication
Original release8 October 2017 – present
Cited forDitmar Award (nominated)
ProviderSplendid Chaps Productions
Related showsSplendid Chaps; Ook Club
Websitehttps://pratchatpodcast.com

Publisher Description

Join writer Elizabeth Flux and comedian Ben McKenzie on their six[1] year mission to read every Terry Pratchett novel[2], one a month, and discuss them with special guests, puns, listener questions and footnotes! Episodes are released on the 7Ath of each month (Australian Eastern time); the next book is listed at pratchatpodcast.com and announced at the end of each episode. Send in questions via Twitter or Facebook!

The explicit tag represents a fairly average Australian level of coarse language.

Further Information

Format

  • Most episodes begin with an excerpt from later in the discussion, played immediately before the theme music.
  • After a scripted intro, Liz and Ben discuss their guest's history with Terry Pratchett before reading the book's blurb to get into the discussion proper.
  • The bulk of each episode is a recap of the book's plot, branching into discussions about the content and style along the way.
  • After reaching the end of the book, space is given to read any favourite quotes or footnotes before continuing on to discuss listener questions.
  • During an episode, audio footnotes may appear adding extra context or jokes to the discussion.

Trivia

  • Regular monthly episodes of Pratchat are released on the 8th of the month at 8:08 AM, Australian Eastern Time, making it very unlucky for wizards.
  • Bonus episodes are usually released on the Glorious 25th of the month, putting them halfway between regular monthly episodes.
  • Though it didn't launch until November 2017, Pratchat was planned as early as October 2015, when the domain name and Twitter account for the podcast were created.

Hosts

  • Elizabeth Flux - a writer based in Melbourne, Australia. Co-host of all episodes and a master of the pune, or play on words.
  • Ben McKenzie - a performer, writer and game designer based in Melbourne, Australia. Co-host for all episodes, and also the editor and producer for the podcast. Notable for groaning at Liz's puns.

Episodes

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

# Episode Title Date Book/Subject Guest(s) Episode link Notes link
0 "And the Winner Is..." 2017-10-08 Introduction "Hex" pratchatpodcast.com See main link
1 "Boots Theory" 2017-11-08 Men at Arms Cal Wilson pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
2 "Murdering a Curry" 2017-12-08 Mort Stephanie Convery pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
3 "You're a Wizzard, Rincewind" 2018-01-08 Sourcery Cal Wilson pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
4 "Enter Three Wytches" 2018-02-08 Wyrd Sisters Elly Squire pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
5 "Ten Points to Viper House" 2018-03-08 Pyramids Richard McKenzie pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
6 "A Load of Old Tosh" 2018-04-08 Dodger David Astle pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
7 "All the Fingle Ladies" 2018-05-08 Eric Georgina Chadderton pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
7A "The Curious Incident of the Dragon and the Night Watch" 2018-06-08 Guards! Guards! Aimee Nichols pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
9 "Upscalator to Heaven" 2018-07-08 Truckers Amie Kaufman pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
10 "We're Gonna Need a Bigger Broomstick" 2018-08-08 Moving Pictures Dan Golding pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
11 "At Bill's Door" 2018-09-08 Reaper Man Sarah Pearson pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
12 "Brooms, Boats and Pumpkinmobiles" 2018-10-08 Witches Abroad Jackie Tang pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
13 "Don’t Quarry Be Happy" 2018-11-08 Diggers Marlee Jane Ward pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
14 "City-State Lampoon’s Disc-wide Vacation" 2018-12-08 The Colour of Magic Joel Martin pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
15 "It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And We Feel Nice and Accurate)" 2019-01-08 Good Omens Jennifer Beckett, Amy Gray pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
16 "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Vorbis" 2019-02-08 Small Gods Avril Hannah-Jones pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
17 "Midsummer (Elf) Murders" 2019-03-08 Lords and Ladies Nadia Bailey pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
18 "Sundog Gazillionaire" 2019-04-08 The Dark Side of the Sun Will Kostakis pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
19 "It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got Rocks In" 2019-05-08 Soul Music Fury pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
20 "The Thing Beneath My Wings" 2019-06-08 Wings Lili Wilkinson pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
- "A Troll New World" 2019-06-23 Troll Bridge Tansy Rayner-Roberts pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
21 "Memoirs of Agatea" 2019-07-08 Interesting Times David Ryding pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
22 "The Cat in the Prat" 2019-08-08 The Unadulterated Cat Asimov (the cat) pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
23 "The Music of the Nitt" 2019-09-08 Maskerade Myf Coghill pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
24 "Arsenic and Old Clays" 2019-10-08 Feet of Clay Lili Wilkinson pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
25 "Eskist Attitudes" 2019-11-08 Equal Rites Claire Coleman pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
- "A Pratchatter's Guide to the ''Night Terrace''" 2019-11-18 Night Terrace None pratchatpodcast.com N/A
26 "The Long Dark Mr Teatime of the Soul" 2019-12-08 Hogfather Michael Williams pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
27 "Leshp Miserablés" 2020-01-08 Jingo Craig Hildebrand-Burke pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
28 "All Our Base Are Belong to You" 2020-02-08 Only You Can Save Mankind Craig Hildebrand-Burke pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
29 "Great Rimward Land" 2020-03-08 The Last Continent Fury pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
30 "Looking Widdershins" 2020-04-08 Reflection None pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
31 "It’s Just a Step to the West" 2020-05-08 The Long Earth Joel Martin pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
32 "Meet the Feegles" 2020-06-08 The Wee Free Men Meaghan Dew pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
33 "Cat, Rats and Two Meddling Kids" 2020-07-08 The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents Michelle Law pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
34 "Only You Can Save Deadkind" 2020-08-08 Johnny and the Dead Oliver Phommavanh pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
35 "Great Balls of Physics" 2020-09-08 The Science of Discworld Anna Ahveninen pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
36 "Home Alone, But Vampires" 2020-10-08 Carpe Jugulum Gillian Cosgriff pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
37 "The Shopping Trolley Problem" 2020-11-08 Johnny and the Bomb Will Kostakis pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
38 "Moisten to Steal" 2020-12-08 Going Postal Nicholas J Johnston & Lawrence Leung pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
39 "All the Fun of the...Fish?" 2021-01-08 The Sea and Little Fishes Marc Burrows pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
40 "The King and the Hole of the King" 2021-02-08 The Fifth Elephant Richard McKenzie pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
41 "The Adventures of Crab Boy and Trouser Girl" 2021-03-08 Nation Charlotte Pezaro pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
42 "Truth, the Printing Press and Every -ing" 2021-04-08 The Truth Stephanie Convery pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
43 "Wee Big Hag: Far Fra' Home" 2021-05-08 A Hat Full of Sky Sally Evans pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
- "Eeek Club 2021" 2021-05-25 Topics chosen by subscribers None pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
44 "Cosmic Turtle Soup" 2021-06-08 The Light Fantastic Joel Martin pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
45 "Hogswatch in Grune" 2021-07-08 Twenty Pence With Envelope and Seasonal Greeting Penny Love pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
- "Twice as Alive" 2021-07-25 Men at Arms None pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
46 "The Helen Green Preservation Society" 2021-08-08 The Long War Deanne Sheldon-Collins pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
47 "A Finite Number of Shakespeares" 2021-09-08 The Science of Discworld II: The Globe Alanta Colley pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
48 "Lu-Tze in the Sky with Lobsang" 2021-10-08 Thief of Time Ben Reilly pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
49 "Once More, With Future" 2021-11-08 Once and Future Richard Watts pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
50 "Salt Rat Arsenic Heat" 2021-12-08 Nanny Ogg's Cookbook Cal Wilson pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
- "Oggswatch Feast 2021" 2021-12-25 Nanny Ogg's Cookbook Elly Squire
Liam Pieper
Nadia Bailey
Manning and Liz (Wyrd Sisters)
Joanna Hagan-Young and Francine Carrel (The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret)
Aaron Olson and Ana Figueras (The Compleat Discography)
Anna Ahveninen
pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com
51 "Boffoing the Winter Slayer" 2022-01-08 Wintersmith Garth Nix pratchatpodcast.com pratchatpodcast.com

Footnotes

  1. ...ish.
  2. Not just the Discworld ones!