Thursday, February 20, 2020

Daemons Discuss - Podcast: Take 64! | Chapter Discussion about the All Souls Trilogy; Chapter 38 of Shadow of Night

The working title of this piece: "Time Walking After a Massive Bender" -- you're welcome πŸ˜†.

Take 64 - The One With Father Knows Best

Description: "Parting is such sweet sorrow." Scratch that! Goodbyes flat-out suck! And that's what Diana has to deal with in this chapter; saying goodbye to her father -- although technically, not really -- but we get it. The fact that these two will never meet each other again (or WILL they?!) is not lost on us. At least there was a date night with Matthew to sweeten things up (sigh). In the end, Diana's OK, and we survive. Our All Souls lives are much sweeter having met Stephen Proctor - Dorky Dad, observant guest, wise man, kind and forgiving father. Thanks in advance for tolerating Val's audio (she's just going to blame Jerry and move on)! We hope you enjoy our take on chapter 38 of Shadow of Night.

SPOILER ALERT! We (The Daemons) approach this podcast with an assumption that the listener has read All Souls universe books, including the trilogy (A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, The Book of Life), and  Time's Convert + snippits from The World of All Souls. If you haven't, and you don't mind, we certainly don't mind!  Please be advised, we will approach the television series (A Discovery of Witches) the same way as episodes are released in the US/Canada. 😊  Let's do this. *Note - this podcast is labeled 'explicit'

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1. Show notes:

For newcomers to the series:
  • Our Daemon Guides to the All Souls Trilogy are available for download: ADOW, SON, TBOL 
  • If you'd like a ready-reference from the author herself, be sure to download the All Souls Real-Time Reading companion (free e-book at online booksellers via Penguin and Headline books). For a more in-depth view of the trilogy, The World of All Souls is available at all major book sellers, as well as the continuation volume into this world, Time's Convert.
  • Deborah Harkness usually conducts a real-time reading on her Facebook Page (starting in September), and shares her posts across social media. Check out her website for all of her social media links, and of course all that she has to offer her readers! Be sure to sign up for her newsletter while you are there!
  • To see what's available on the web as far as the All Souls universe fandom, check our links page.
We don't wonder for a second as to why the leisure suit fell out of style...
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By the segment . . .
  • (00:15) Intro/Patreon sponsorship
  • (04:30) Discusser emails/Speakpipe - Thank you Chris, Persephone, and Camille
  • (11:42)  Main discussion - see topic below- Sponsored by Christine Milleker
  • (54:44) Housekeeping - Thank you, Lyn, Barbara, & Lauren - sponsored by Briana Houston
  • (58:35) Save It For the Show - TOPIC: "Yawn!" - What to entertain yourself with while waiting - sponsored by Yvonne Kaiser
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  • (1:09:37) Last thoughts/Outro. 
The picture says it all!
Topic:  
Chapter 38, Shadow of Night
  • Ok, time to go, kids!
  • Diana is trying to steer everything with her cords, while trying to distract her father, and change the subject.
  • Folk customs to observe….Yay! Work? Yeah, no. Stephen isn’t motivated like Diana.
  • We contemplate how life would be if Rebecca and Stephen hadn’t died
  • Father Hubbard. Yup. You are SUPPOSED to visit him, MATTHEW. πŸ˜’
  • Creatures living as one happy family. C’mon Diana…you’ve lived this. Yoga, The Conventicle, and her current household! Diana, for being so smart, can be dim at times.
  • We discuss Diana’s arrested development, magically and otherwise.
  • Stephen has already met a lot of people. He knows which witches will show him all of the fun to be had!
  • Did Stephen take up smoking AFTER going back to the 16th century?
  • Stephen is horrified at Diana and Matthew’s habits. NO FUN! Boooooooo!!!
  • Matthew is not a fan of the thought of male bonding? REALLY?
  • Stephen: get out, go date, make out!!! Matthew: dude, you think roller-skating is a cool date.
  • Diana is not trying to hear about her dad and mom hooking up.
  • Sir Lancelot…
  • Stephen orders them out. GET OUT!
  • Stephen has a penchant for TMI πŸ˜–
  • Stephen is pushing them out … we think it’s because he didn’t want to deal with the emotion of the goodbye.
  • We compare Stephen leaving with vampires starting a new life. πŸ•°⌛️
  • For Diana and Matthew this was a date, for us it was a tour of Elizabethan London.
  • The Bone Fires! Jean does a bit of Googling on the Googler.
  • Angela makes some connections between Morocco and the Earl of Essex🐴
  • We liked that most of the date is wandering and memory-making
  • There’s music…there’s gonna be dancing! πŸ•ΊπŸ’ƒ
  • A successful date! Matthew is making all of the right moves! 🌹
  • The next morning…..Stephen’s gone. 😭
  • The letter. πŸ₯Ί
  • FIN
  • GAVEL!!! πŸ”¨


ILOMILO w/ lyrics - video by  Blake_TheNBHD
Song by Billie Eilish
Lyn showing off that she's more than a bit mad, bad and DANGEROUS at All Souls Con 2019 in Cardiff
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Credits/Copyright Information * Intro music: "Ghost Dance" (edited down to second chorus) by Kevin Macleod, licensed for use by Creative Commons.
*  Outro music: Rimsky-Korsakov - "Scheherazade Symphonic Suite for Orchestra Op.35 - IV. Allegro molto," Public domain/copyright-free.  
* Sanford and Son Theme less than 10 second portion used in conjunction with parody/relevent commentary (fair-use) ©1973 Quincy Jones; available on Spotify
* The Hustle song - less than 10 second portion was used in conjunction with parody/relevent commentary (fair-use) ©1975 Van McCoy; from the Album "Disco, Baby!" available digitally on Amazon.
* All other music used is licensed via several different royalty-free sources (as are sound effects).
* "Save it for the Show" segment introduction voice-over by Devyn Grendell  
* Cover art (+ all variations associated w/ it): © Daemons Domain 
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* The Daemons Discuss podcast is hosted and produced by the owners (Angela, Jean and Valerie) of Daemons Domain and can also be found by entering the url http://www.DaemonsDiscuss.com in your browser, (listed on the various podcast syndicates like iTunes, Stitcher, etc.) which will redirect you back to the parent site, Daemons Domain.
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Thursday, February 6, 2020

Daemons Discuss - Podcast: Take 63! | Chapter Discussion about the All Souls Trilogy; Chapter 37 of Shadow of Night

An imagined version of Bennu in a room full of magical bubbles...

Take 63 - The One With the Familiars

Description: Earlier in this book, we did this with Matthew and Philippe in the hay barn. Now it's Diana's turn to get a low-key beat-down from her father, and learn how to face her fears. Even though there are no swords involved, Stephen methodically helps her prepare for the big return to the future. With the help of Stephen, Goody and the girls, Diana realize her gifts are tools for her to use -- because let's face it . . . she's going to need it! This is one of our longer episodes, so strap yourself in! Also prepare to get out and help push the wagon out of the ditch -- only a couple of times! OK, maybe more than that? Enjoy!

SPOILER ALERT! We (The Daemons) approach this podcast with an assumption that the listener has read All Souls universe books, including the trilogy (A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, The Book of Life), and  Time's Convert + snippits from The World of All Souls. If you haven't, and you don't mind, we certainly don't mind!  Please be advised, we will approach the television series (A Discovery of Witches) the same way as episodes are released in the US/Canada. 😊  Let's do this. *Note - this podcast is labeled 'explicit'

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Listen:

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1. Show notes:

For newcomers to the series:
  • Our Daemon Guides to the All Souls Trilogy are available for download: ADOW, SON, TBOL 
  • If you'd like a ready-reference from the author herself, be sure to download the All Souls Real-Time Reading companion (free e-book at online booksellers via Penguin and Headline books). For a more in-depth view of the trilogy, The World of All Souls is available at all major book sellers, as well as the continuation volume into this world, Time's Convert.
  • Deborah Harkness usually conducts a real-time reading on her Facebook Page (starting in September), and shares her posts across social media. Check out her website for all of her social media links, and of course all that she has to offer her readers! Be sure to sign up for her newsletter while you are there!
  • To see what's available on the web as far as the All Souls universe fandom, check our links page.
GROOOOOOOOOOOO-VY!
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By the segment . . .
  • (00:15) Intro/Patreon sponsorship
  • (02:20) Discusser emails/Speakpipe - Thank you, Anna, Catherine, Zoe, and Chloe + STEPHEN!
  • (14:15) Main discussion - see topic below - Sponsored by Patricia Brophy
  • (1:21:07) Housekeeping - Thank you, Indigo, Patricia,  and Karin Sponsored by Yvonne Kaiser
  • (1:29:32) Save It For the Show - Topic: PSA! Sponsored by Briana Houston
  • (1:11:05) Promo break - scroll down, or click here to get a hold of us and/or become a Discusser -- information on joining our Facebook group also located on that page. Those of you with US numbers can text ADOW to 444999 to become a Discusser. 
  • (1:38:12) Last thoughts/Outro. 
Topic:  
Chapter 37, Shadow of Night
  • We discuss our first reactions to Stephen popping up in 1591!
  • Why was Stephen dressed so wrong? Was he originally planning to even go to 1591?
  • “You look just like I remember . . .” perhaps Stephen gauged his future life span based on this🧐
  • We discuss our own Dad’s attire that used to embarrassed the f*ck out of us! DITCH!πŸ’₯
  • What do you do when confronted with your dead dad — you invite him over for drink and snacks!🍷
  • “SHE HAS YOUR EARS!” WHAT? ⇦ awkward!
  • We cringe at the awkward moments, but we realize Halston and Cher were at the height of popularity during his time.
  • Milli Vanilli break! 🎢
  • Dad takes charge!
  • We start doing the math to figure out Stephen’s age!
  • We believe Stephen knew (or suspected) that she was a weaver
  • We wonder how much Stephen knew about his own powers
  • Diana’s posse barges in! A dog, a boy and girl! What did Stephen think of all of this?!πŸΆπŸ™‍♂️πŸ‘§
  • What are you doing here? Diana: hem, haw, etc., Matthew: What are YOU doing here?
  • The “Witch Clock” comes out.
  • Diana is displaying her separation anxiety: STAY HERE!
  • Angela points out how this is the bookend to Matthew’s reunion with Philippe.
  • Stephen asks about baseball, music, every other thing except what Diana was proud of. Stephen was curious about what happened between the time he left her until the academic achievements.
  • Professors relate to time in semesters . . . πŸ“–
  • Stephen didn’t have to look for Ashmole 782! Easy button!
  • DITCH WARNING!!! Sexy hands….yeah, we’re done here.πŸ’₯
  • Diana didn’t want to talk about the events leading her to hiding out in time.
  • Peter Knox . . . well, well, well. Peter has always been interested in dark magic, and the book has a lot of it.
  • Diana: I’m pregnant! SURPRISE! Stephen: Yawn….
  • After dinner, a walk, and chilling by the father, Stephen lets these two kids have it!
  • Matthew, not so fast mister! You’ve been f*cking with time too!
  • Stephen: Unfuck your shit. I’m going out.
  • Some ARC comparisons here . . .
  • Time to take Stephen to visit Goody!
  • Stephen meets the gathering!
  • Bennu!
  • Young Diana and Corra reminds Val of Calvin and Hobbes
  • DITCH DITCH DITCH! What makes the Daemons cry.πŸ’₯
  • Bennu, the fetch and the firedrake have a play-date!
  • Oh no. Another Ditch…fingers……
  • Stephen demonstrates his magic
  • Diana tries to maintain control, Stephen tells her to relax! Let the firedrake out!
  • Corra is unleashed!πŸ‰
  • The magic energy ball is back again!
  • We have a name for the firedrake!
  • FIN
A Great Blue Heron in flight
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One of the beautiful illuminations Karin (from All Souls Illustrated) sent us!
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Credits/Copyright Information * Intro music: "Ghost Dance" (edited down to second chorus) by Kevin Macleod, licensed for use by Creative Commons.
*  Outro music: Rimsky-Korsakov - "Scheherazade Symphonic Suite for Orchestra Op.35 - IV. Allegro molto," Public domain/copyright-free.  
* Sex and The City opening theme cover © Javier Bustacara, JBustacara Studio Productions
* All other music used is licensed via several different royalty-free sources (as are sound effects).
* "Save it for the Show" segment introduction voice-over by Devyn Grendell  
* Cover art (+ all variations associated w/ it): © Daemons Domain 
* The term "unofficial" is explained in our disclaimer located in Terms of Use - item 14.
* The Daemons Discuss podcast is hosted and produced by the owners (Angela, Jean and Valerie) of Daemons Domain and can also be found by entering the url http://www.DaemonsDiscuss.com in your browser, (listed on the various podcast syndicates like iTunes, Stitcher, etc.) which will redirect you back to the parent site, Daemons Domain.
* This podcast is intended for personal download/consumption.  Please see our Terms of Use; item 3.

* FTC: Our podcast episodes are solely sponsored by listeners via Patreon.
* Our episode titles are a loving tribute to the show "Friends" just 'cause we love Friends and - let's face it - it's easier! Here's how one of the show creators explains their reasoning:
Jeff Greenstein: "When Marta & David & Jeff & I did 'Dream On', we used to spend a lot of time thinking about titles, because they were on-screen at the top of each episode. On "Friends", we decided that was a waste of time. We figured, why not name each episode after the thing that people will ostensibly be talking about around the water-cooler the next day?"
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