The Turtle Reads
| The Turtle Reads | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Melissa Diaz, Clay Foreman |
| Production | |
| Opening theme | N/A |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (so far) |
| Publication | |
| Original release | 29 December 2022 – present |
| Related shows | MelissaTime! |
| Website | the-turtle-reads.captivate.fm |
Publisher Description
Melissa Diaz and Clay Foreman boldly go where no nerds have gone before in this deep dive into Terry Pratchett's Discworld Universe and beyond
Further Information
Format
- A casual discussion in the “chumcast” style - i.e. it's a largely unedited recording of a conversation between friends with no particular structure or attempt to stick to topic. (For this reason we’ve put them in the “other appearances” listings on the book pages.)
- The hosts often stray into “edgy” territory. One version of episode three's description notes that it discusses suicide.
- Since episode 18, “The Ones Who Walk Away From Skankfest”, has been covering other books and comics instead of Discworld novels.
Trivia
- Some episodes spend a lot of time on general chat before they get to the book, while some get there a lot quicker.
- Episodes five through seven were, according to the numbering in the media filenames, released in reverse order. This might make sense of the reading order.
Hosts
- Melissa Diaz - a stand-up comedian based in the Bronx, New York; not clear if she's read Discworld before
- Clay Foreman - a French Canadian from Nova Scotia; an existing Discworld fan, who is choosing which books they read
Episodes
The table below indexes episodes of this podcast. They are listed by default in release order, and we've used the numbering from the podcast feed (though see trivia entry above).
| # | Episode Title | Date | Book/Subject | Guest(s) | External link | DW#[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Soul Music and the Hogfather” | 2022-12-09 | Soul Music and Hogfather | captivate.fm | 16 | |
| 2 | “Christmas Movies: Hogfather > Die Hard?” | 2023-01-20 | Terry Pratchett's Hogfather and Hogfather | captivate.fm | 20 | |
| 3 | “Small Gods and Dolphins with Down Syndrome”[2] | 2023-01-20 | Small Gods | captivate.fm | 13 | |
| 4 | “Thief of Time versus ADHD” | 2023-02-27 | Thief of Time | captivate.fm | 26 | |
| 5 | “Ballerina Fish and Sourcery“ | 2023-03-22 | Sourcery | captivate.fm | 5 | |
| 6 | “Chood 'um Light Fantastic“ | 2023-03-23 | The Light Fantastic | captivate.fm | 2 | |
| 7 | "Color of Magic Fart Lights” | 2023-04-05 | The Colour of Magic | captivate.fm | 1 | |
| 8 | “Holy Wood: Back to Africa” | 2023-05-11 | Moving Pictures | Craig Fergola | captivate.fm | 10 |
| 9 | “Raising Steam on 9/11” | 2023-06-20 | Raising Steam | captivate.fm | 40 | |
| 10 | “Equal Rites for Witches and Whores” | 2023-07-04 | Equal Rites | captivate.fm | 3 | |
| 11 | “HR Ladies Abroad” | 2023-07-17 | Witches Abroad | captivate.fm | 12 | |
| 12 | “Lords and Ladies, I just crapped my pants (hold for applause)” | 2023-07-31 | Lords and Ladies | captivate.fm | 14 | |
| 13 | “Maskerade of Stupid” | 2023-08-14 | Maskerade | captivate.fm | 18 | |
| 14 | “Carpe HR Lady’s Jugulum” | 2023-08-28 | Carpe Jugulum | captivate.fm | 23 | |
| 15 | “Wee Wee Men” | 2023-09-12 | The Wee Free Men | captivate.fm | 30 | |
| 16 | “The Neverending Podcast Story” | 2023-09-25 | The Neverending Story | captivate.fm | ||
| 17 | “American Cringe” | 2023-10-10 | American Gods by Neil Gaiman | captivate.fm | ||
| 18 | “The Ones Who Walk Away From Skankfest” | 2023-10-15 | The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K Leguin | captivate.fm | ||
| 19 | “Good Omens Guardian Angels and Clay’s New Nickname” | 2023-11-08 | Good Omens | captivate.fm | ||
| 20 | “Sandy Man Volume 1” | 2023-11-29 | '’Sandman volume 1 by Neil Gaiman | captivate.fm | ||
| 21 | “Sandman: Lucid Dream Nouns” | 2024-01-08 | '’Sandman volumes 4 and 5 by Neil Gaiman | Jimmy Clifford | captivate.fm | |
| 22 | “The Dark Tower of Comics” | 2024-02-01 | The Dark Tower by Steven King | Craig Fergola | captivate.fm |
Footnotes
- ↑ Sort by this column to see episodes in Discworld publication order.
- ↑ This episode seems to have been re-posted, at least to some podcast directories, on 27 January 2023 with the title “Small Gods Smack a B%tch”. This version adds the new theme song and updates the episode description. Also, a content warning - the revised episode’s description says it contains discussion of suicide.