Desert Island Discworld
Al KennedyA weekly interview podcast about the works of Terry Pratchett and the people who read them, with host Al Kennedy. One guest, one book, four elephants, one turtle.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 51 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Categories | Comedy InterviewsArtsBooksComedy | ||||
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Latest Episodes
Join us on the island for a giant-sized series finale, as guest host Marc Burrows turns the tables on Al Kennedy to talk about formative fandom, anoraks, and the 41st Discworld novel, The Shepherd's Crown.
Discworld podcasters Ben and Liz from Pratchat, Joanna and Francine from The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret and János and Chaz from Who Watches the Watch join us on the island to talk about fandom origins, online communities and the ninth Discworld novel, ... more
Journalist, writer and editor Kat Brown joins us on the island to talk about Princess Diana's acupuncturist, feeding a turkey to a bee and the Witches short story The Sea and Little Fishes
Pop culture analyst, podcaster, journalist and voice actor Alasdair Stuart visits the island to talk cartoon roosters, imaginary SF blockbuster trilogies and the 27th Discworld novel, The Last Hero
Reviews
- Really great Discworld podcast
Great podcast and interesting discussions about the Discworld books and the lives and work of the interviewees.
Apple Podcasts5Fmik
United Kingdom4 years ago - A perfect podcast
I can’t believe I’ve only just come across this, and have been overjoyed at getting to binge 26 episodes at once. What a gorgeous podcast! It’s funny, gentle, thoughtful, with a brilliant range of guests — I’ve been fascinated by each one’s story, even those I’d not heard of before, and have picked up loads of new games, books, and other bits and pieces to follow along the way.
This has all made me think about the Discworld novels in so much depth, and from angles that I hadn't previously. It’s... more
Apple Podcasts5AlternativeSnowman
United States5 years ago - Thoughtful, silly, introspective
Al has such an easy manner in engaging his guests combined with an understated humour, which allows an open discussion on a wide range of topics from varied media personalities. This is a rare podcast that made me smile while considering ideas ranging from societal to personal to just plain silly. This is a must for fans of Terry Pratchett and for those that have an interest in SFF.
Apple Podcasts5IggyEeg
Sweden5 years ago - Smart ppl talking about discworld
Good stuff
Apple Podcasts5cdollas250
Canada6 years ago - Someone Made Me a Podcast
Just listened to this podcast. It’s fascinating hearing writers dig into the aspects they love about this series and how they have influenced them, plus the interview format is very relaxed. It’s just nice to hear people share in something they’re so enthusiastic about and as someone who wants to research Pratchett academically I can tell this will be a potentially useful resource.
Apple Podcasts5Dracs06United Kingdom6 years ago
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