Bridgeburners Book Club
The Bridgeburners Book Club is a weekly read-along series for fans of fantasy fiction. We discuss novels a few chapters at a time in each episode in addition to discussing everything happening in the wide world of fantasy whether it is TV, movies, or games! Come along for a listener centered journey we all take together!
Episodes
47 episodes
Short Stories, Big Butts
We selected three fun short stories to discuss today, and you absolutely don't need to read them to enjoy! We read RSA Garcia's adorable Nebula award-winning "Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200", Gene Wolfe's unique "How I got Three Zip Codes",...
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1:11:04
The Way Of Kings & Children of Time Shortie Reviews
As we prepare to tackle our next full readalong, come on in and join us our first go at some shorter book discussions with Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time and Brandon Sanderson's The Way of Kings! We talk genetically mod...
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1:24:25
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 45-50(Finale Megasode)
Listen as we bounce around our thoughts on various subgenres and the books thereof before diving into the climax of The Great Hunt! We talk how much description is enough for an evocative battle sequence, the morality of murdering one's enslave...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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2:03:02
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 42-44
We debate whether or not Robert Jordan's intimate proclivities made their way into his writing, before discussing our upcoming special episodes as well as catching up on what we've been reading outside of the show. Egwene gets tortured while ou...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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1:20:25
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 36-38
This week, Rand attends a party where nobody is having fun and nothing is accomplished. Thom Merrilin receives a lovely gift from Robert Jordan before Rand makes a foolish choice that leaves his friends with a lifetime of trauma. It's totally c...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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1:29:53
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 33-35
We have a talk about talking, movies, and sci-fi short stories before getting into how we feel about The Great Hunt so far. Rand and friends carry out their totally not useless in the end plan to attend Lord Damodred's party, Padan Fain turns h...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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1:07:26
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 30-32
We give an update with what we've been reading outside of the all-consuming Wheel of Time before getting into what, if anything has been accomplished so far in The Great Hunt. Hurin is vying for the supplicant of the year award, Rand gets anoth...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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1:21:30
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 27-29
We're back, and with several bangs! Come get cozy with us as we remember that time when Rand tried to burn down the fireworks factory, that time when Mat and Perrin met their first Aiel before immediately realizing that Rand is one, and that ot...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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1:27:51
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 24-26
This week, Egwene encounters a parade of hot guys and becomes besties with Elayne and Min. Meanwhile, amidst the chaos of King's Gift festivities, Rand reunites with Thom Merrilin at last as they are both pulled closer into the web of the...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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1:11:14
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 21-23
This week, Tyler begins writing his erotic Wheel of Time fan fiction and we compare The Great Hunt so far to its television counterpart before getting into Cairhienen consonant bombs, Moiraine's red flags, and Nynaeve's wild DMT trip while chil...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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1:29:54
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 18-20
We talk about some of our favorite Wheel of Time chapters yet this week as Nynaeve is forced to swallow a magical ball of sludge, Rand does his best Metal Gear Solid impression, and Robert Jordan just has to insert references to Lord of the Rin...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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1:21:04
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 15-17
We discuss the Star Wars Expanded Universe novels and nearly forgotten memories of the Young Adult fiction that we read growing up, before getting into a nicely rounded three chapter story arc. We meet a new traveling companion and Rand showcas...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:19:50
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 12-14
After a brutal and protracted war of attrition with Robert Jordan's endless first 10 chapters, we are finally back to 3 at a time! We somehow find a way to talk about post-apocalyptic fiction again before coming up with some new names for Nynae...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:15:05
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 10-11
The plot is finally on the move this week, and so are we! We show our range as we go from talking Furiosa and the emerging field of Forensic Scatology, to an updated discussion about Robert Jordan's writing(brought on by the inclusion of yet an...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:22:41
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapter 9
Arrrrgh just when ye thought this were the last episode covering the extra long and meandering first 10 chapters, we found a way to make it last a bit longer. Join us to hear about some of our favorite death scenes as well as a ranking of the a...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:06:51
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 7-8
Things are starting to get interesting this week as we talk annoying atheists and alleged cults before getting into dark prophecies and daddy issues. Join us for some of our favorite Wheel of Time chapters yet!
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:27:59
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 5-6
Hope you like rooms and mildly interesting conversations because... wait what's this, a trolloc sighting?!? We discuss what we enjoy about post apocalyptic fiction before getting into some serious horn and dagger talk. Will Lord Bornhald's meto...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:31:00
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 3-4
On this episode we discuss the Fallout show and grocery store book nook nostalgia, before getting into a tangled web of Aes Sedai political intrigue. How many momentarily mentioned characters will be introduced this week? Will we remember all o...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:05:09
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Prologue Through Chapter 2
Wheel of Time is back, but not before we discuss our favorite weapons from science fiction and fantasy! We meet a man called Bors as he attends one of the Dark One's famous wiggle parties, Rand is still flighty and indecisive, and we make some ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:19:21
Piranesi: Wrap-up
We welcome our first guest host to the show, Denny, for our Piranesi wrap-up episode! We discuss Piranesi's badass confrontation with the Other, trauma and its relation to memory, and becoming a new version of yourself. Stop by and enjoy ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:32:57
Piranesi: Part 5
This one is a relatively bite-sized episode, covering everything from the new Dune adaptation to the old Dune adaptation as well as that other Dune adaptation, but not before discussing the dangers of cheese grating. We even find a little bit o...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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57:56
Piranesi: Part 4.5
This one is all about adaptation when we talk about Dune and our favorite books translated to screen before getting back into Piranesi's struggle to survive the often inhospitable environment of the house while working around the gaps in his me...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:21:04
Piranesi: Part 4
This episode covers the last 3 entries for Part 3 of Piranesi and through the entry "Light in the Darkness" in Part 4. We talk cults of personality, digging through bird droppings, and the Other discovers how easy it is to buy a gun. Come along...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:22:14