Podcast of the Fallen

Podcast of the Fallen

We are your hosts, Nathan/Nate, and Matt. We will be reading through the Malazan Book of the Fallen on this podcast, and possibly the other books set in the Malazan world. Nate has read Book of the Fallen 3 times before, and all other Malazan books once each. Matt has never read the series before. We will be going through 3-4 chapters at a time on a weekly schedule. Nate is also a mod over on r/Malazan on Reddit, under the username u/ladrac1, so feel free to send any questions or feedback over there!

Episodes

January 13, 2025 104 mins

Hello everyone! Yes, we're finally back. It's been a long while, as we've both been insanely busy, but with the new year we are fully back with the podcast. We recorded this discussion with Lee, also known as u/Loleeeee (now a mod on the subreddit!), almost a year ago now. It was a great wrap up of Memories of Ice. We hope to be on a twice weekly episode schedule for a little bit to get rid of some of our backlog of episodes, and t...

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We are finally releasing the final episode of Memories of Ice! Laughs, heartbreak, sadness, grief, and more!

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June 21, 2024 83 mins

It's the ending of Memories of Ice, and you all know what that means... well maybe you don't so I won't put it in the description but suffice it to say it overshadows the entire episode and kinda sorta not really made Matt wanna quit the podcast. It's a fun time!

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May 22, 2024 66 mins

There are several big revelations and things are setting up for the climactic finish. But more importantly, we award Whiskeyjack People's "Sexiest Man of the Year" award and complain about the constant flood of sequels, prequels, reboots and remakes in Hollywood.

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May 13, 2024 74 mins

The Second Gathering happens, attended by wise Kruppe. We do some math, vote for Whiskeyjack for president (with Korlat as Vice President and First Lady of course), and gush over Itkovian because he's just so awesome.

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April 22, 2024 119 mins

Sorry about the long wait! Life has been crazy, but we're back with our longest episode yet. We see the Siege of Capustan (one of the greatest sequences ever written by the way), Quick Ben gets up to some hijinks, and we learn what catch-22 means.

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March 12, 2024 71 mins

The siege of Capustan begins! We also learn what the difference between a potion and an elixir is and learn some more about the ever enigmatic Kruppe. Oh, and the K'Chain Che'malle exposition dump is pretty cool too.

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February 21, 2024 92 mins

There's a lot that happens in these chapters! Paran, the Mhybe, and Toc are all depressed as hell lol. We also make fun of the US measurement system (as it deserves) and Erikson gives us the best romantic scene of the series so far!

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February 6, 2024 83 mins

This is a very weird episode! We recorded these two chapters a few weeks apart due to the holidays, and also Chapter 8 is not included! We had a discussion about that chapter over on D&J's Epic Quest because our Malazan journeys merged at that spot, so to get our thoughts on that chapter you can go over there and check them out! They've been going chapter by chapter through the series and are some seriously fun gents, a...

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January 29, 2024 85 mins

We're finally to the incredible Chapter 5. We get a whole ton of information about the T'lan Imass, Caladan Brood, the Tiste Andii, and so on. We see a meeting between the Malazans and their enemy. We rejoin the illustrious and magnificent Kruppe. And if that weren't enough, in Chapter 6 we get the dinosaurs with swords for arms that were one of the selling points Nate used to get Matt to read Malazan.

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January 15, 2024 63 mins

Sorry about the month delay! Matt went on vacation, we had Christmas and New Year's, and Nate moved at the beginning of January. Join us for these chapters, as Matt basks in the glory of actually having exposition in a Malazan book. Those of you that have read the series before know how nice it is when things get explained.

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December 18, 2023 76 mins

This is quite possibly our most laughy (is that a word?) episode yet! Don't ask us why, but we laughed a lot in this one. Oh, and we also talked about one of the best prologues ever written and got a whole ton of exposition and info!

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Lee, also known as u/Loleeeee on Reddit and one half of Smiley's Podcast, joins us for a discussion about Deadhouse Gates as a whole. Mora couldn't be here unfortunately due to other commitments. We discuss our favorite characters, moments, and themes of the book, and Lee shows us a glimpse of how knowledgeable he is about the series.

Go check out Smiley's Podcast wherever you get your podcasts! They've covered the...

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December 4, 2023 45 mins

Welcome to our shortest episode yet! People get nailed to trees, Mappo saves a couple dogs, and Coltaine is actually the dad from Elf?! Find out what that means on this, our final readthrough episode of Deadhouse Gates! We can't believe we're already here and want to thank everyone for listening to us, we already have a bigger audience than we ever thought we'd have!

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November 27, 2023 74 mins

Well, we're finally here... the ending of the Chain of Dogs is upon us. Nate compares Toblakai to Fezzik from The Princess Bride, we compare Icarium to the Hulk, and more. But mostly it's about the Chain of Dogs.

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November 20, 2023 103 mins

Icarium's past is revealed, Felisin slowly becomes Sha'ik Reborn, and Kalam has a side quest at sea. In addition, we make references to Star Wars, Phineas and Ferb, and Assassin's Creed.

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Unfortunately Justin couldn't make it, but we had an awesome conversation with Derek. It ranged everywhere from favorite Malazan characters, book covers, adaptations, book buying habits, and more! Oh, and we did manage to talk a bit about Deadhouse Gates. If you haven't already, check out D&J's Epic Quest anywhere you get your podcasts!

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November 6, 2023 68 mins

Another major battle, a couple character deaths, and a couple long tangents that aren't related to Malazan at all. What, did you think we'd talk about Malazan when we market ourselves as a Malazan podcast? Don't be crazy ;)

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October 28, 2023 68 mins

Only two chapters this week. The warrens confuse Matt even more than they already have. Baudin's true identity and mission are revealed, and Heboric's hands get even weirder.

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October 18, 2023 77 mins

Felisin and the boat gang find a haunted ship and some T'lan Imass to go along with it. Duiker catches up to the army and witnesses Coltaine's first major battle with the Apocalypse armies, and Pust continues to annoy Matt.


Nathan's reddit profile if you have questions, clarifications, or feedback: https://www.reddit.com/user/ladrac1


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