Bridgeburners Book Club
The Bridgeburners Book Club is a weekly read-along series for fans of fantasy fiction. We discuss novels a few chapters at a time in each episode in addition to discussing everything happening in the wide world of fantasy whether it is TV, movies, or games! Come along for a listener centered journey we all take together!
Episodes
55 episodes
The Wheel of Time: The Dragon Reborn Chapters 9-11
As much as we love our big thick boy Perrin, it's about time for a perspective shift to the White Tower! Will baby Bornhald and his men become a little more intimidating than Elmer Fudd? Is Verin for real with all this naivety and dilly-dallyin...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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1:19:30
The Wheel of Time: The Dragon Reborn Chapters 6-8
Rand attempts to force destiny, Moiraine tries her hand at catfish noodling, and entire towns are getting married at once this week, but not before we continue our series on fantasy creature milking content! Has the Dragon actually been reborn?...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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1:21:18
The Wheel of Time: The Dragon Reborn Chapters 3-5
In this one we talk growing power levels, creepy toilet men, and manage to offend all of our bovine listeners. Make sure to stick around to the end for the details of the hit new game show "Jarra" hosted by the dark one himself, Ba'alzamon!
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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57:43
The Wheel of Time: The Dragon Reborn Prologue Through Chapter 2
It was not the beginning... but it is a beginning. The beginning of a new season, and the next installment in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time! We explore new acronyms, we rope in a guest, and we learn a whole lot about White...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:30:36
Project Hail Mary: Part 2
Join us as we wrap the second half of Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary on this one! We give our final thoughts on our pitiable protagonist, talk through what we thought could have been done better structurally and tonally, and discuss the...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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1:10:47
Project Hail Mary: Part 1
Come get Weir-d with us as we talk through chapters 1-15 of Andy Weir's second follow up The Martian, Project Hail Mary, soon to be a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling! We explore what we like and dislike so far...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:14:22
A Very Special Episode
There are neither beginnings nor endings in podcasting. Although you could probably determine exactly when we began fairly easily... and you would realize that this is the 50th episode of the Bridgeburners Book Club! We won't be able to satisfy...
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Episode 50
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1:24:16
The Podbot Diaries
Put Your Clothes Back on, I said *SecUnit*. It's all happening, today we're talking about Martha Wells' fantastic series The Murderbot Diaries! We discuss the longtime fascination with robots and artificial intelligence in fiction, the...
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1:06:13
Short Stories, Big Butts
We selected three fun short stories to discuss today, and you absolutely don't need to read them to enjoy! We read RSA Garcia's adorable Nebula award-winning "Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200", Gene Wolfe's unique "How I got Three Zip Codes",...
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1:11:04
The Way Of Kings & Children of Time Shortie Reviews
As we prepare to tackle our next full readalong, come on in and join us our first go at some shorter book discussions with Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time and Brandon Sanderson's The Way of Kings! We talk genetically mod...
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1:24:25
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 45-50(Finale Megasode)
Listen as we bounce around our thoughts on various subgenres and the books thereof before diving into the climax of The Great Hunt! We talk how much description is enough for an evocative battle sequence, the morality of murdering one's enslave...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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2:03:02
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 42-44
We debate whether or not Robert Jordan's intimate proclivities made their way into his writing, before discussing our upcoming special episodes as well as catching up on what we've been reading outside of the show. Egwene gets tortured while ou...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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1:20:25
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 36-38
This week, Rand attends a party where nobody is having fun and nothing is accomplished. Thom Merrilin receives a lovely gift from Robert Jordan before Rand makes a foolish choice that leaves his friends with a lifetime of trauma. It's totally c...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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1:29:53
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 33-35
We have a talk about talking, movies, and sci-fi short stories before getting into how we feel about The Great Hunt so far. Rand and friends carry out their totally not useless in the end plan to attend Lord Damodred's party, Padan Fain turns h...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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1:07:26
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 30-32
We give an update with what we've been reading outside of the all-consuming Wheel of Time before getting into what, if anything has been accomplished so far in The Great Hunt. Hurin is vying for the supplicant of the year award, Rand gets anoth...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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1:21:30
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 27-29
We're back, and with several bangs! Come get cozy with us as we remember that time when Rand tried to burn down the fireworks factory, that time when Mat and Perrin met their first Aiel before immediately realizing that Rand is one, and that ot...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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1:27:51
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 24-26
This week, Egwene encounters a parade of hot guys and becomes besties with Elayne and Min. Meanwhile, amidst the chaos of King's Gift festivities, Rand reunites with Thom Merrilin at last as they are both pulled closer into the web of the...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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1:11:14
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 21-23
This week, Tyler begins writing his erotic Wheel of Time fan fiction and we compare The Great Hunt so far to its television counterpart before getting into Cairhienen consonant bombs, Moiraine's red flags, and Nynaeve's wild DMT trip while chil...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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1:29:54
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 18-20
We talk about some of our favorite Wheel of Time chapters yet this week as Nynaeve is forced to swallow a magical ball of sludge, Rand does his best Metal Gear Solid impression, and Robert Jordan just has to insert references to Lord of the Rin...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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1:21:04
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 15-17
We discuss the Star Wars Expanded Universe novels and nearly forgotten memories of the Young Adult fiction that we read growing up, before getting into a nicely rounded three chapter story arc. We meet a new traveling companion and Rand showcas...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:19:50
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 12-14
After a brutal and protracted war of attrition with Robert Jordan's endless first 10 chapters, we are finally back to 3 at a time! We somehow find a way to talk about post-apocalyptic fiction again before coming up with some new names for Nynae...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:15:05
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 10-11
The plot is finally on the move this week, and so are we! We show our range as we go from talking Furiosa and the emerging field of Forensic Scatology, to an updated discussion about Robert Jordan's writing(brought on by the inclusion of yet an...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:22:41
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapter 9
Arrrrgh just when ye thought this were the last episode covering the extra long and meandering first 10 chapters, we found a way to make it last a bit longer. Join us to hear about some of our favorite death scenes as well as a ranking of the a...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:06:51
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 7-8
Things are starting to get interesting this week as we talk annoying atheists and alleged cults before getting into dark prophecies and daddy issues. Join us for some of our favorite Wheel of Time chapters yet!
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:27:59
The Wheel of Time: The Great Hunt Chapters 5-6
Hope you like rooms and mildly interesting conversations because... wait what's this, a trolloc sighting?!? We discuss what we enjoy about post apocalyptic fiction before getting into some serious horn and dagger talk. Will Lord Bornhald's meto...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:31:00