Saga of Rereading Epics

Jun 25 2021 11 ep. 75 mins 248

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In this read-along book club podcast, Erika Ensign and Lisa Schmeiser reread, reconsider, and “re-feel” epic novels they both loved in their youth — Julian May’s Saga of Pliocene Exile and Galactic Milieu series. Podcast artwork by Antony Johnston; podcast theme by Null Device.

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11: Wrap-up of Rereading Epics

Jun 25 2021 70 mins

Now that we’ve completed our epic reread, we take some time to debrief on the books, the reread, and our whole philosophies of rereading and revisiting media. We even throw in a few reading recommendations for good measure. More than anything, we want to thank you all for joining us on this epic journey....

10: Magnificat

May 25 2021 92 mins

We’ve reached the end! Time to cover the final book about this “magnificent family of weirdo psychic Kennedys”. Just one more ep of the podcast to go, when we’ll wrap up the entire nine-book epic!...

9: Diamond Mask

Apr 25 2021 79 mins

The Galactic Milieu drama continues with a female protagonist and a corker of a final line!...

8: Jack the Bodiless

Mar 25 2021 66 mins

We have started the final trilogy of Julian May’s epic series with a book that asks “what if the Kennedys, but psychic?”...

7: The Metaconcert

Feb 25 2021 64 mins

Intervention concludes with a fairly epic showdown. There’s some dark, dark stuff here, but it’s such a wild ride! And Uncle Rogi continues to be a lovely old crank....

6: The Surveillance

Jan 25 2021 85 mins

After travelling six million years into the future, Lisa and Erika grapple with a tonal shift, but it’s a shift that feels pretty good once we settle in — in great part because Uncle Rogi is a cantankerous delight!...

5: The Adversary

Dec 25 2020 86 mins

Julian May wraps up the Saga of Pliocene Exile. As usual, we have thoughts! And feelings! Who got a good ending? Who got the shaft? How did this strike us now as compared to our first times through? All this and more if you just hit “Play”....

4: The Nonborn King

Nov 25 2020 80 mins

Lisa and Erika really dig into where Julian May might have been coming from. She gave a few of her characters a raw deal, and really tips her hand starting with the title of the book itself. Reading this novel with 2019-brain is a very different exercise than our first reads-through. (Yes, we recorded this episode in 2019.)...

3: The Golden Torc

Oct 25 2020 73 mins

The saga continues with the other half of Group Green. We have so many feelings about spoilery recaps, mopey Elizabeth, savvy Mercy, and so much “Oh Bryan. Why?”...

2: The Many-Colored Land

Sep 25 2020 85 mins

Erika and Lisa dive headlong into their epic re-read just as Group Green dives headlong into Earth’s Pliocene Epoch. Will either live up to expectations?...