Elysia's new Star Wars podcast project has launched! Enjoy the first quick explainer episode here. Like what you hear?

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Original episode notes:

In this quickie intro episode to The Star Wars Canon Timeline Podcast, you’ll learn not only what all those words mean (in the context of Star Wars), but also how this podcast works – how this experiment in creating a chronological timeline amidst a chaotic release order will unfold, and what to expect from the journey.

I break down the 9 eras of Star Wars history we’re covering – starting thousands of years in the past, through weekly releases of the upcoming series The Acolyte – as well as what kinds of guests to expect, essential Star Wars timeline lingo, and how this podcast is designed for both old fans and fresh faces who are Star Wars-curious.

This Is the Way.

The Star Wars Canon Timeline Podcast past and future episode list

Upcoming episodes (spring/summer 2024):

–The Dawn of the Jedi & Old Republic overview

–The (Knights of the) Old Republic games – Legends

–The High Republic overview

–Young Jedi Adventures S1

–Weekly coverage of The Acolyte

Email us: [email protected]

Find Elysia on Twitter: @elysiacb

Join the discussion on the Lorehounds Discord: https://discord.gg/8CeM9crU

Music: Music: “The Force Theme” by Joanna Haltman

Produced by Elysia Brenner

Published by The Lorehounds

Luke and Elysia recap the first 3 episodes of trippy martial space philosophy show Beacon 23 (from Boat Rocker Productions/MGM+). We break down exactly what happened, what it all means, the details you might have missed, and where the characters stand in our new game of "Murder, Jail, Set Free."

Spoilers for all B23 episodes up to this point and equivalent passages from the book (but no spoilers ahead).

Find us on Twitter @elysiacb and @LUKEMIDDUP

And discuss the show with us on Discord

Or email us at [email protected].

Wool-Shift-Dust Book Club

Produced by Elysia Brenner

Published by The Lorehounds

Intro & outro music: "Magnetic Universe" by Adrian Earnshaw & Benedict Roff-Marsh

Additional SFX from Freesound.org

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The Lorehounds (Elysia)

It Could Be Said (Luke)

Luke and Elysia check in one more time before season 2 of Beacon 23 kicks off on MGM+ (and elsewhere) April 7th. Also collecting the thoughts of none other than author of the book Beacon 23 and one of the series' executive producers Hugh Howey – about Silo news as well – before they break down the latest trailer, talking to the community and laying out their final predictions for the season to come.

Watch the Beacon 23 season 2 trailer here.

Part 2 of the Hugh Howey interview, and the full breakdown of the Beacon 23 book, in the Wool-Shift-Dust Book Club.

Find us on Twitter @elysiacb and @LUKEMIDDUP

And discuss the show with us on Discord

Or email us at [email protected].

Produced by Elysia Brenner

Published by The Lorehounds

Intro & outro music: "Magnetic Universe" by Adrian Earnshaw & Benedict Roff-Marsh

Additional SFX from Freesound.org

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The Lorehounds (Elysia)

It Could Be Said (Luke

Beacon 23 season 2 is coming to MGM+ April 7! Before you watch, let book-reader Elysia and show-only Luke refresh your memory on how season one ended – with deep dives into episodes 6–8: "Beacon Twenty Three," "End Transmission," and "Adamantine." Then catch you up on what we know about season 2, and what we think might happen next.

Spoilers for the entire first season of Beacon 23 and related elements from the book. NO spoilers for content that might be covered in season 2 of the show – just blind speculation.

Also, Abi and Elysia break down everything that happens in the book Beacon 23 (and all the Silo books) in the Wool-Shift-Dust Book Club.

Find us on Twitter @elysiacb and @LUKEMIDDUP

And discuss the show with us on Discord

Or email us at [email protected].

Produced by Elysia Brenner

Published by The Lorehounds

Intro & outro music: "Magnetic Universe" by Adrian Earnshaw & Benedict Roff-Marsh

Additional SFX from Freesound.org

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The Lorehounds (Elysia)

It Could Be Said (Luke)

You are overdue an update – so here it is! Elysia fills you in on what's been going on, what's coming next (it's the episodes you've been owed!), and then drops a 15-minute teaser of the 2024 Oscars prep series she and David have been cooking up over on The Lorehounds feed.

If you like what you hear in this preview, you can listen to episode 1 (of 3) here: Oscars – Part 1 – The Headliners

Happy Holidays from Wool-Shift-Dust! In this winter special, Elysia and Luke explore one of the original alternate timeline stories: the iconic It's a Wonderful Life (1946), plus the other films it spawned – including remake It Happened One Christmas (1977), the amusingly terrible unofficial sequel Clarence (1990), and the looser remakes It's a Very Merry Muppets Christmas (2002), The Christmas Spirit (2013), and the 2023 horror comedy It's a Wonderful Knife. Don't worry if you haven't seen any of them – we'll recap them all, and then talk about why you should care, and all the good, the bad, and the ugly within.

Also, Elysia explains "The Greatest Gift," the short story It's a Wonderful Life is based on, (with a special performance by DeadEyeJediBob) – plus the song "Auld Lang Syne" – in the Wool-Shift-Dust Book Club.

See also...

Planet Money talks the economics of It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life, the musical

It's a Wonderful Life: The Lost Ending

This You Call a Wonderful Life?

The Trump satire

Comedy Central satire

"Franz Kafka’s It’s A Wonderful Life"

Find us on Twitter @elysiacb and @LUKEMIDDUP

And discuss the show with us on Discord

Or email us at [email protected].

Published by The Lorehounds

Produced by Elysia Brenner

Intro & outro music: "Land of Ice and Snow" by HygieusMusic

Additional SFX from Freesound.org

Find us also on the podcasts... 

The Lorehounds (Elysia)

It Could Be Said (Luke)

Book-reader Elysia and show-only Luke tackle the central arc of Beacon 23 season one, episides 3–5: "Why Can't We Go on as Three?," "God in the Machine," and "Rocky." We point out all the things you might have missed (without spoiling ahead) and suss out what it all means – from the AI origin story to telepathic rocks to the first character from the books to finally show up (non-readers won't believe who it is).

Spoilers through episode 5, and no further. Check back in this feed in two weeks for the combined breakdown of episodes 6 & 7!

Also, Abi and Elysia break down everything that happens in the book Beacon 23 (and all the Silo books) in the Wool-Shift-Dust Book Club.

Find us on Twitter @elysiacb and @LUKEMIDDUP

And discuss the show with us on Discord

Or email us at [email protected].

And leave feedback on the Wool-Shift-Dust posts on r/beacon23

Published by The Lorehounds

Produced by Elysia Brenner

Intro & outro music: "Magnetic Universe" by Adrian Earnshaw & Benedict Roff-Marsh

Additional SFX from Freesound.org

Find us also on the podcasts... 

The Lorehounds (Elysia)

It Could Be Said (Luke)

With no future book spoilers, book-reader Elysia and show-only Luke dig into the first two episodes of Beacon 23, the new space-centric sci-fi on MGM+ starring Lena Heady and Stephan James, adapted from the Book by Hugh Howey. Find out why the title of the pilot, "Corbenic," is apt, why the quantum tunneler is low-key the coolest tech on the show, and which couple we're really shipping.

And then see you back in this feed to check in on episodes 3-5!

Wool-Shift-Dust Book Club

Find us on Twitter @elysiacb and @LUKEMIDDUP

And discuss the show with us on Discord

Or email us at [email protected].

And leave feedback on the Wool-Shift-Dust posts on r/beacon23

Published by The Lorehounds

Produced by Elysia Brenner

Intro & outro music: "Magnetic Universe" by Adrian Earnshaw & Benedict Roff-Marsh

Additional SFX from Freesound.org

Luke also co-hosts It Could Be Said

Elysia and Luke leave the Silo behind (for now) to jet off into space for Beacon 23. In this episode we lay out what it is, what we expect, and break down the trailer and clips released (links below).

Beacon 23 is the newest Hugh Howey adaptation to hit the screen, in the new series debuting on MGM+ November 12. Lena Heady and Stephen James are caught in a lighthouse on the edges of space – can they trust each other enough to make it through the threats ahead? And will any characters from the book actually appear in this TV version? Get into it with us.

Wool-Shift-Dust Book Club

Beacon 23 trailer

Clip 1

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Find us on Twitter @elysiacb and @LUKEMIDDUP

And discuss the show with us on Discord

Published by The Lorehounds

Produced by Elysia Brenner

Intro & outro music: "Magnetic Universe" by Adrian Earnshaw & Benedict Roff-Marsh

Additional SFX from Freesound.org

Happy Halloween from Wool-Shift-Dust! In this special episode Elysia is joined by her real-life horror-loving sister, Ashley, to break down the Netflix horror special The Fall of the House of Usher. We go deep into the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe to dig up all the dirt Mike Flanagan use to sculpt this excellent adaptation – expect information and insight laced with silliness and some spooky sound effects, touching on all the important topics from which Poe story episode 6 is really based on to all the juicy gossip about Poe's biggest romances and rivalries.

Check out the rest of the House of Usher crossover series:

The Influence of Poe on George R.R. Martin

Book Club Poe audio dramas

Lorehounds Fall of the House of Usher One-Shot

Intro & outro music: "Down" by Joey Pacararo

Interstitial music: "The Haunted House" by the New Mayfair Dance Orchestra

Post-credit music, lyrics: "The Haunted Palace" by Edgar Allan Poe, verse 4

Sung by: Elysia Brenner ("Fall of the House of Usher" Book Club audio drama)

Accompaniment: "House of the Rising Sun" classic guitar cover by Pavel Krasnokutskiy

Additional SFX courtesy of Freesound.org

Produced by Elysia Brenner

Published by The Lorehounds

Find Elysia on Twitter: @elysiacb

Announcing a new podcast on the Lorehounds network! Listen to the complete (spoiler-free) preview episode here, and then follow the link below to check out the rest of the episodes as they releas here (or anywhere else you listen to podcasts):

https://thelorehounds.com/podcast/severance-the-lorehounds-properly-howard

Steve and Anthony from Properly Howard and David and John from The Lorehounds announce their joint venture to cover Severance on Apple TV+.

Contact Us

Questions, comments and/or theories? Send us an email at [email protected] and we’ll get back to you on the next episode.

Find us on Twitter @thelorehounds, on YouTube at youtube.com/@thelorehounds, or join us for further discussion of all things Severance over on our Discord Server.

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