The Podcast Was on Fire and It Wasn't My Fault --A Dresden Files Podcast

The Podcast Was on Fire and It Wasn't My Fault --A Dresden Files Podcast

Focused on the good, the great, and the problematic in the best-selling novel series The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. Josh is an avid Dresderner, Alyssa is brand new! Together, they'll review and break down the series from different perspectives. Topics will include everything from the quality of the world-building and storytelling, to the problematic scenes and issues with the male gaze, and even to how accurate the crime scenes are (Alyssa is a coroner-investigator). Not to mention everything in between! New episodes every Sunday (Saturday with Patreon sub!)! https://www.patreon.com/ThePodcastWasOnFire Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

January 14, 2023 • 112 mins

Wherein everyone gets introduced to Dresden, Murphy, Marcone...and Josh & Alyssa!!


We delve into the origins of magic in the Dresdenverse and get REALLY excited about a man talking about circles!


We also get a VERY thorough description of every woman in Chicago, and also meet some dudes! The male gaze appears early and often, and we try to weigh and navigate it's significance to noir storytelling.



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Wherein Harry ruins his only friendship and gets ready to be murdered by no fewer than three different entities so....he takes a nap.

Act 2 is a bit downer but it looks to be setting up a great finale!


Your humble hosts try to sift through some muck and figure out what is noir and what is problematic...turns out its all probably both!


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Wherein our plucky hero makes like Mickey, and there are naked people action scenes! We also answer the age old question, "Does Josh remember that creepy song from that obscure horror movie he was subjected to as a terrified child?"


Join us for the thrilling conclusion of Storm Front!!


Next Week Chapters 1-9 of Fool Moon.




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February 5, 2023 • 147 mins

Wherein Peter Jackson even said "guys....this is a little long," as we are forced to reconsider Murphy's characterization in the early parts of the Dresden Files....Dare we say it, but is she likeable?!?!



I promise you Josh really does love Harry Dresden.....but today its quite a bit of TOUGH love! Alyssa is disgusted with crime scene etiquette, and Bob continues to cross lines... Join us for part one of Fool Moon!


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UPDATED AUDIO VERSION! Still sounds like me...but its better than silence! Maybe?


Wherein this book continues to surprise! Its definitely not great, but when you sift through it, there are pockets of REALLY good stuff in there! (I copy/pasted this from my tinder profile)


Marcone and Chauncey both go shopping for one wizard soul, slightly used. Murphy goes mad, bad, and sad in equal measures, Josh realizes his favorite charact...

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Wherein wine and merriment make the cutting room floor look as busy as the Full Moon Garage. Your humble hosts learn to drown the world with a drinking game while Harry plays coy with both the Dark Lord of Chicago and the White God of Abraham--neither seems to be particularly fond of him. Tara makes cannibals of college students in record time, Lyssy's least favorite chapter appears a week late and some competent writing short, but...

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Wherein Susan brings out the big guns. And by guns I mean a cool coat. The Alphas get obliterated as quickly as a jobber coming out as number 5 in a 1990s Royal Rumble, and some great character moments come up, I shit you not!



And finally, Josh is forced to submit to the whims of Miss Minutes or whoever else is running time and space these days: 2 episodes for the price of 1!!


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Wherein we learn that two podcasts are better than one, Tera's a silky smooth badass wolf, Harry's a scary creepshow wolf, the FBI guys are jerk wolves, and Murphy is still channeling Dick Wolf.



There are cool special effects and even cooler magical lore, a fine conclusion to a meh story, and a very weird reference that can only really be rooted in the Patriarchy. Its all there for the chewing--hop on in for the conclusion o...

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Wherein Harry gives up the exact tool he needs because a pretty damsel bats her eyes and we meet the coolest Catholic wielding an evil smiting weapon of vengeance this side of Pope Francis--the popemobile isn't there to protect him from bad guys, it's the other way around!.


Bob finally gets his big radio break, Susan gets another big scoop in exchange for sexy times, and we find out why the Pod is On Fire is the best: because, u...

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Wherein the Michael and Harry get bailed out of the clink after their night on the town. We meet two vampires who we just HAVE to beat in the big rance to save the old ski lodge, we met an ectomancer who might know the future, somehow, we realize for not the first time that Rudy might just be an asshole, and Lyssy regales us with disgusting grey matter disgustingness.



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Wherein Harry refuses to look into Mickey's soul, but does gaze into an imaginary mirror. Murph and Harry dont share key info, Bob is gross, Michael is just so DAMNED wholesome, and we confirm that when Harry is staring into the abyss......all he sees are nipples.


Part 3 of Grave Peril is up now! Come on in!!



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Wherein The capital N-ightmare knocks out a cop and pops out a Carpenter while Lea picks up a capital S-word.


The bad guys have the upper hand but could Harry throwing blood in someone's face get the good guys back in the game? I mean Rudy's kinda cool in this one so literally anything is possible. 


Come join Alyssa, me, and the BEST listeners around, human, equine, or otherwise: GRAVE PERIL 19-25* (no matter what that g...

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Wherein we meet Thomas for the first time! Bianca gets peeved, Mavra gets scary, and poor red court Kelly gets burned again.



Harry mingles like only Harry can--by annoying everyone in sight, Susan is the second worst version of herself, and Dearest Godmother shows up to keep everyone on their toes, or in our daring detective's case... his back.



Come join us for a party at Bianca's!


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Wherein the forzare hits the ventas servitas at Bianca's ball!  The podcast was wrong on a character name, and it wasn't our fault!!


Harry gets a cool and unique present and proceeds to Do The Right Thing. Then he loses his girl, his mind, and his control one after the other.


Lydia brings the nightmare home to play, Thomas surprises everyone with the company Cutlery, and we trek into the never-never once more. Finally,...

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Wherein Harry is literally dying to start a war, Bianca and PaulaRachel are bringing the house down, Murph's waking up, and Michael's visiting his favorite strip club! It may or may not double as his LEAST favorite strip club, but the man knows a flesh pit when he sees one!! We end on such a downer that even Jonathan Swift thought that proposal was a bad call!



Come for the implosive Grave Peril finale, stay for the highway...

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Wherein a downtrodden Harry tries to push everyone away, but vampire aligned assassins just want to be close to him. Harry's client Mrs, Fairy McNotmab turns out to be--spoiler--Queen Mab! But ghouls, vampire, and fairies arent the only ones looking to get our plucky hero in trouble, the White Council of Wizards is full of old jerks looking to throw him to the wolves as well!


Lyssy had a more fun weekend than the rest of us, an...

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Wherein your humble host missed a tailor made opportunity to drop a Newsies reference, so the episode title gets it instead--He promises to squeeze in every reference to awful and forgotten pieces of media next week as scheduled.


In this weeks chapters, The White Council schemes, Morgan's a jerk, Elaine's sketchy, Harry and Murph share a great scene, and Bob picks up a new decoration. Summer Knight is just revvin up, so hop in f...

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Wherein Harry ends up on the literal trash heap, as opposed to the metaphorical one, a nice change of pace! A pretty lady wants to have Harrys child but our wizard says no thanks. We meet a Winter Lady, a Winter Knight, and we run back into the most Generous of all the little Folk. 


This one is finally starting to pick up, so hop on in and catch up with part 3 of Summer Knight!


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Wherein Harry takes on an actual paying job, another fairy is shifty, and the Walmart goes Looney Tunes. More importantly though, Josh pulls ahead in the voice and accent wars with a very down-to-Kashyyyk attempt.


We're way late because some dudedeleted the entire completed episode and has been scrambling to re do it since. That guy sucks, whoever he is.


But better late than neva!!! Join us for ep 4 of Summer Knight! Its a d...

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Wherein Murphy talks about boots, Morgan has a hissy fit, Harry Sights a scary sight, Lea likes her new toy, and Elaine''s as shifty as ever. Lyssy teaches Josh a new word and he promptly pisses off a bunch of listeners (probably). She can only do so much to keep the ginger freight train on track.



We're moving pieces around the board getting ready for the climax, but we learn a ton and get in position for one doozy of a home...

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