Nanny Ogg's Book Club
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| Nanny Ogg's Book Club | |
|---|---|
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| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Tessa Swehla, Nigel |
| Language | English |
| Production | |
| Opening theme | "Call to Adventure" |
| Composed by | Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech) |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 36 |
| Publication | |
| Original release | 27 September 2021 – present |
| Website | libsyn.com |
| @nannysbookclub | |
Publisher Description
Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels!
Further Information
Format
- Each episode has unique cover art, designed by Nigel.
- Tessa and Nigel individually rank the books within a sub-series, rather than overall. They rank the Rincewind and Witches novels in episode 23, having read up to Carpe Jugulum.
- Originally intended as a fortnightly podcast (the original blurb included the sentence "New episodes every 2 weeks.”), but later released monthly with occasional gaps of up to six months.
Trivia
- Arose from Tessa's appearance on Hyperfixations, one of Nigel's other podcasts, where she talked about Discworld.
- Started out doing their own order of the books, but as of around episode 15 seem to have settled into publication order.
- The show has had a few gaps without new episodes, including between February and June 2023, and then December 2023 and June 2024. As of March 2025, there’s been no new episode since August 2024.
- The show moved hosts from Riverside to Libsyn some time in 2024; individual episode links should now be updated throughout the wiki.
Hosts
- Tessa Swehla - American PhD student studying English Literature, and long-time Pratchett fan.
- Nigel - Irish podcaster who is mostly new to the Discworld; before the podcast had only read The Long Earth series and the Tiffany Aching books.
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 | External link | DW#[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | "Introduction" | 2021-09-27 | Introduction | libsyn.com | |
| 1 | “Mort” | 2021-09-29 | Mort | libsyn.com | 4 |
| 2 | “Wyrd Sisters” | 2021-10-13 | Wyrd Sisters | libsyn.com | 6 |
| 3 | “The Colour of Magic” | 2021-10-27 | The Colour of Magic | libsyn.com | 1 |
| 4 | “The Light Fantastic” | 2021-11-10 | The Light Fantastic | libsyn.com | 2 |
| 5 | “Guards! Guards!” | 2021-11-24 | Guards! Guards! | libsyn.com | 8 |
| 6 | “Pyramids” | 2021-12-08 | Pyramids | libsyn.com | 7 |
| 7 | “Equal Rites” | 2021-12-22 | Equal Rites | libsyn.com | 3 |
| 8 | “Sourcery” | 2022-01-05 | Sourcery | libsyn.com | 5 |
| 9 | “Reaper Man” | 2022-01-19 | Reaper Man | libsyn.com | 11 |
| 10 | “Moving Pictures” | 2022-02-03 | Moving Pictures | libsyn.com | 10 |
| 11 | “Witches Abroad” | 2022-02-16 | Witches Abroad | libsyn.com | 12 |
| 12 | “Small Gods” | 2022-03-02 | Small Gods | libsyn.com | 13 |
| 13 | “Men at Arms (and Theatre of Cruelty)” | 2022-03-23 | Men at Arms; “Theatre of Cruelty” | libsyn.com | 15 |
| 14 | “Eric” | 2022-03-30 | Eric | libsyn.com | 9 |
| 15 | “Lords and Ladies (and Troll Bridge)” | 2022-04-13 | Lords and Ladies; “Troll Bridge” | libsyn.com | 14 |
| 16 | “Soul Music” | 2022-05-04 | Soul Music | libsyn.com | 16 |
| 17 | “Interesting Times” | 2022-05-18 | Interesting Times | libsyn.com | 17 |
| 18 | “Maskerade” | 2022-06-01 | Maskerade | libsyn.com | 18 |
| 19 | “Feet of Clay” | 2022-06-16 | Feet of Clay | libsyn.com | 19 |
| 20 | “Hogfather” | 2022-07-06 | Hogfather | libsyn.com | 20 |
| 21 | “Jingo” | 2022-07-21 | Jingo | libsyn.com | 21 |
| 22 | “The Last Continent” | 2022-08-03 | The Last Continent | libsyn.com | 22 |
| 23 | “Carpe Jugulum” | 2022-08-24 | Carpe Jugulum | libsyn.com | 23 |
| 24 | “The Fifth Elephant” | 2022-09-28 | The Fifth Elephant | libsyn.com | 24 |
| 25 | “The Truth” | 2022-11-02 | The Truth | libsyn.com | 25 |
| 26 | “Thief of Time (and Death and What Comes Next)” | 2022-11-30 | Thief of Time; “Death and What Comes Next” | libsyn.com | 26 |
| 27 | “The Last Hero” | 2023-02-03 | The Last Hero | libsyn.com | 27 |
| 28 | “The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents” | 2023-02-10 | The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents | libsyn.com | 28 |
| 29 | “Night Watch” | 2023-06-30 | Night Watch | libsyn.com | 29 |
| 30 | “The Wee Free Men” | 2023-07-28 | The Wee Free Men | libsyn.com | 30 |
| 31 | “Monstrous Regiment” | 2023-09-01 | Monstrous Regiment | libsyn.com | 31 |
| 32 | “A Hat Full of Sky (and The Sea and Little Fishes)” | 2023-10-16 | A Hat Full of Sky; “The Sea and Little Fishes” | libsyn.com | 32 |
| 33 | “Going Postal” | 2023-12-03 | Going Postal | libsyn.com | 33 |
| 34 | “Thud! (and Where’s My Cow?)” | 2024-06-01 | Thud!; Where's My Cow? | libsyn.com | 34 |
| 35 | “Wintersmith” | 2024-07-01 | Wintersmith | libsyn.com | 35 |
| 36 | “Making Money (And “A Few Words from Lord Vetinari”)” | 2024-08-01 | Going Postal | libsyn.com | 36 |
Rankings
Rincewind books
As of episode 23.
| Book | Nigel's Ranking | Tessa's Ranking | Publication Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourcery | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| The Light Fantastic | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| The Colour of Magic | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| The Last Continent | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| Eric | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| Interesting Times | 6 | 6 | 17 |
Witches books
As of episode 23.
| Book | Nigel's Ranking | Tessa's Ranking | Publication Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lords and Ladies | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Carpe Jugulum | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| Wyrd Sisters | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Witches Abroad | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Maskerade | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| Equal Rites | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Sort by this column to see episodes in Discworld publication order.