An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about the role of women in Fantasy literature. We also had a chat about the story that Elizabeth the 1st might have been a man; The Boys from Brazil, by Ira Levin; and what is happening with KJ Parker. Time Stamp: 5:00: Women in Fantasy 44:10: Elizabeth the 1st was a man? 01:03:10: Ira Levin, The Boys from Brazil http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/…

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about the absence of rotund people in the Fantasy Genre. We also had a chat about the war in Ukraine; the fundamental problem with a utopian society; the benefits of having Trump win the election; a better political society, and the influence of social media on each of us; and one or two book recommendations. Time Stamp: 2:20: The war in Ukraine 7:10: Fat people in Fantasy 43:18: Eugenics & a Utopian Society 48:00: The argument for Trump 1:03:20: Book recommendations http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/…

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about The City, by Stella Gemmell; and all the books by Terry Pratchett. We also had a chat about Hyperinflation; Legend of the Seeker, the TV show; the Hugo Awards; Steam Punk; and the absurdity of the Goodreads rating system. Time Stamp: 00:02:50, Hyperinflation 00:13:45, Legend of the Seeker 00:25:10, Hugo Awards 00:27:52, Stella Gemmell, The City 00:35:20, Terry Pratchett http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/…

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar and realised there was no time for jokes, so they settled down and had a quick chat about comic books. Contents: Preacher, Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon DMZ, Brain Wood & Ricardo Burchielli Y The Last Man, Brian K. Vaughan & Pia Guerra Watchmen, Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons & John Higgins http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/…

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Seal of the Worm, by Adrian Tchaikovsky; Rivers of London, by Ben Aaronovitch; and Old Man's War, by John Scalzi. We also had a chat about Terry Pratchett; Stephen King; Why Leif can no longer be trusted; and the collapse of Western civilisation. Time Stamp: 00:02:30, The Collapse of Western Society 00:21:20, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Seal of the Worm 00:30:16, Wikipedia 00:32:25, Terry Pratchett 00:35:45, Ben Aaronovitch, Rivers of London 00:36:50, Leif gets Brave 00:45:10, What about Bob 00:46:46, John Scalzi, Old Man's War 00:98:00, Would we survive a zombie appocolypse 01:02:10, Why Stephen King is a good bloke http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/…

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro; and the Deeds of Paksenarrion, by Elizabeth Moon. We also had a chat about how what authors owe us; The Watch; Snow Piercer; and whether or not it is good to be the king. Time Stamp: 00:02:35, The Watch 00:06:50, Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun 00:10:15, What do Authors owe us? 00:24:50, Elizabeth Moon, The Deeds of Paksenarrion 00:35:45, Snow Piercer 00:57:00, Is it good to be the King? http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/…

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about King of Assassins, by RJ Barker; How to Avoid Climate Change, by Bill Gates; and Warhammer 40k. We also had a chat about how Leif injured his shoulder; where has all the good Fantasy gone; and how to tell a joke. Time Stamp: 00:03:10, Talking Rubbish 00:07:30, Where has all the good fantasy gone? 00:12:39, RJ Barker, King of Assassins 00:13:50, When is reading not reading 00:28:10, Warhammer 40K 00:34:20, Bill Gates, How to Avoid Climate Change 00:41:10, KJ Parker, Sharps 00:43:20, Adaptations of Pratchett 00:52:24, RJ Barker, The Bone Ships & King of Assassins http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/…

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Rhythm of War, by Brandon Sanderson; Market Forces, by Richard K Morgan; and Zone 1, by Colson Whitehead. We also had a chat about killer fungus; the chance of finding a slug in space; and jokes about turnips. Time Stamp: 00:03:50, What is a turnip 00:15:10, Colson Whitehead, Zone 1 00:20:33, Brandon Sanderson, Rhythm of War 00:26:20, Richard K Morgan, Market Forces 00:27:40, How many moons is too many moons 00:36:13, 100 Best Fantasy of all time http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/…

An Irishman and a Swedishman(?) walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Adrian Tchaikovsky, crowd control, and why meat-eaters are hypocrites. We also had a chat about The Original, by Brandon Sanderson; Riot Baby, by Tochi Onybuchi; Use of Weapons, by Iain M Banks; and Warhammer/Warcraft. Time Stamp: 00:03:50, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Dogs of War 00:15:10, Romantic Fantasy and Crowd Control 00:20:33, Animal Cruelty 00:26:20, Goodreads Rant 00:27:40, Short Stories: Iain M Banks, Use of Weapons; Tochi Onybuchi, Riot Baby; Brandon Sanderson, The Original 00:36:13, Warhammer/Warcraft 00:42:40, People in the Walls 00:47:05, Tyler Whitesides, The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/…

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Evan Winter, nuclear war, and if spiders have a personality. We also had a chat about End of Watch, by Stephen King; Velocity Weapon, by Meghan O'Keefe; Rhythm of War, by Brandon Sanderson; and Salt. Time Stamp: 00:04:45, Racism, or Lack Thereof 00:10:25, Evan Winter, Fire of Vengeance 00:14:31, More Rants about Time Best Fantasy of all Time 00:21:30, Stephen King, End of Watch 00:24:40, Meghan O'Keefe, Velocity Weapon 00:29:05, Salt 00:31:49, Brandon Sanderson, Rhythm of War 00:45:20, Nuclear War http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/…

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about The Time Magazine's 100 greatest fantasy of all time, Audio Books and Real World Quotes in Fantasy. We also had a chat about Blood Meridian, by Cormac McCarthy; and Traitor of Rome, by Simon Scarrow. Time Stamp: 00:02:03, Audio Books 00:09:20, Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian 00:18:37, Simon Scarrow, Traitors of Rome 00:31:17, Real World Quotes in Fantasy 00:33:58, Time Magazine, 100 Greatest Fantasy of all Time http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/…

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about The Internet of Things, how to spell Olaf, and the death of Harry Dresden. We also had a chat about Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson; Cyber Punk; Gideon the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir; The Trouble with Peace, by Joe Abercrombie; and Raised by Wolves. Time Stamp: 00:01:49, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash & Cyber Punk 00:17:59, The Internet of Things 00:24:48, Tamsyn Muir, Gideon the Ninth 00:26:45, Joe Abercrombie, The Trouble with Peace 00:33:25, Jim Butcher, Battleground *****Spoilers***** 00:47:39, Raised by Wolves http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/…

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about Magic Systems, Betting, and Ethnic Cleansing. We also had a chat about Gideon the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir; Detective Novels by Michael Connelly and Stephen King; The Good Country Equation, by Simon Anholt; and The Sword of Fire, by Katharine Kerr Time Stamp: 00:02:01, Ethnicity 00:08:30, Tamsyn Muir, Gideon the Ninth 00:18:02, Michael Connelly & Stephen King, Harry Bosch & Mr. Mercedes 00:26:12, Simon Anholt, The Good Country Equation 00:35:05, Katharine Kerr, Sword of Fire 00:42:20, Magic Systems http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/…

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about the Queen of Storms by Raymond E Feist; the War Eternal Trilogy by Rob J Hayes; How to run an Empire and get away with it by KJ Parker; The problem with gender reveal parties; Feminism in Fantasy; and why betting is stupid. Time Stamp: 00:02:07, Bourbon taste testing 00:09:30, Raymond E Feist, Queen of Storms (Spoiler Free) 00:14:45, Raymond E Feist, Queen of Storms (Spoilers) 00:29:45, Rob J. Hayes, The War Eternal 00:39:20, KJ Parker, How to Run and Empire and get away with it 00:59:30, Betting http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/…

An Irishman and a Swede walk into a bar, what resulted was a conversation about the new Harry Dresden book; The King of Ashes by Raymond E Feist; the Empire of a Hundred Houses by Tom Lloyd; Star Trek; and the problem with handsome people. Time Stamp: 00:02:07, Raymond E Feist, The King of Ashes 00:09:30, Tom Lloyd, Empire of a Hundred Houses 00:18:30, Ed McDonald, Crowfall 00:19:42, Star Trek and Male Masculinity 00:28:45, Handsome People 00:35:19, What we do in the Shadows 00:37:18, Jim Butcher, The Dresden Files - Spoiler Free 00:45:20, Jim Butcher, The Dresden Files - Major Spoilers http://www.patreon.com/tangentaldiatribe/…