Pratchat
| Pratchat | |
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| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Elizabeth Flux & Ben McKenzie |
| Production | |
| Opening theme | Pratchat opening theme |
| Ending theme | Pratchat closing theme |
| Composed by | David Ashton |
| Audio format | mp3 |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 57 (so far) |
| Publication | |
| Original release | 8 October 2017 – present |
| Cited for | Ditmar Award (nominated) |
| Provider | Splendid Chaps Productions |
| Related shows | Splendid Chaps; Ook Club |
| Website | https://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.