Tortallan Knights
Tortallan Knights
A book-by-book reckoning with Tamora Pierce’s Tortall series by two mostly-grown women with a fuller appreciation for their dreams of knighthood and some new questions about what it means to get your shield. Rebecca and Joan are pulling out their battered childhood copies, bring yours if you’ve got them!
- 34 minutes 31 secondsEpisode 50: Grand Finale...For Now!
Rebecca and Joan reflect on two years of Tortallan Knights, plan their ideal vacation, and say goodbye, at least for now. Until next time <3
24 November 2020, 3:00 pm - 1 hour 4 minutesEpisode 2.19: Tortallan Roundtable: Sam Maggs
Rebecca and Joan welcome you back to the Tortallan Roundtable for a discussion with writer and fandom expert Sam Maggs. We talked faves and anti-faves, women in fantasy, and why it matters to have someone to talk to about books you love.
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Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com
10 November 2020, 2:30 pm - 36 minutes 5 secondsEpisode 2.18: Leftovers, Part 2
Rebecca and Joan reflect on reading Beka and police brutality, how exactly the Emelan magic system goes off the rails, and the pure gold that is Raoul of Goldenlake. *chef's kiss*
Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com
27 October 2020, 1:30 pm - 46 minutes 48 secondsEpisode 2.17: Leftovers, Part 1
Rebecca & Joan revisit Tortallan gender and sexuality studies , Emelan coping mechanisms, and inexplicable deities. #SpookyRoomBusiness
13 October 2020, 2:00 pm - 45 minutes 58 secondsEpisode 2.16: Stories & Spies
Rebecca and Joan discuss Nawat's ...unorthodox... parenting, trees who turn into men, and the Easter Egg basket that is Tortall: A Spy's Guide. Watch out for bodily fluids (ope!)
Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com
29 September 2020, 1:00 pm - 41 minutes 12 secondsEpisode 2.15: Emelan Recap
Rebecca and Joan compare reading Emelan vs. Tortall, choose their Living Circle Temple, and give advice to their 18-year-old selves. BONUS CABBAGE MAN.
15 September 2020, 10:15 pm - 29 minutes 44 secondsEpisode 2.14: The Circle Reforged Recap
Rebecca and Joan discuss what the Circle kiddos would think of their adult selves, get in a good round of Dinner And A Raiding Party, and (somehow) choose an MVP for the Circle Reforged.
Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com
1 September 2020, 2:00 pm - 59 minutes 35 secondsEpisode 2.13: Battle Magic
Rebecca and Joan finally discuss what happened in Gyongxi, cinematic villains, and oodles of baby animals. DID YOU KNOW THAT 'KID' CAN ALSO REFER TO A CHILD??
18 August 2020, 1:00 pm - 45 minutes 18 secondsEpisode 2.12: Melting Stones
Rebecca and Joan discuss rerouting a volcanic eruption, whether Evvy is on Mountain Time or just kind of cranky sometimes, and vivid geological memories.
Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com
4 August 2020, 1:30 pm - 1 hour 6 secondsEpisode 2.11: The Will of the Empress
Rebecca and Joan discuss getting the gang back together, thorny (aha) sexual politics, and the meaning of friendship.
Music by Jacob Eichhorn Instagram: @eichjj8 Show art by Britt A. Willis Website: www.brittanyalysewillis.com Twitter: @feelingfickle www.tortallpodcast.com
21 July 2020, 2:00 pm - 29 minutes 53 secondsEpisode 2.10: The Circle Opens Recap
Rebecca and Joan recap the Circle Opens Quartet, try to understand the vagaries of magic, and struggle to find an MVP. So much murder!
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