About this episode

The episode discusses the themes of witches and vampires in 'Carpe Jugulum', exploring community choices and power dynamics in the context of rising fascism.

It's witches vs vampires in Lancre, and where is Granny Weatherwax? Carpe Jugulum looks at the roles of witches and the difficult, hidden choices that communities need someone to make. There's also examination of how vampires crave and use power over people, which is very relevant now fascism is on the rise. We discuss how this book acts as a low key sequel to Small Gods, as well as being the last in the Lancre Witches sequence. You can find the Podcast on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/DiningTableDiscworld BlueSky: dtdiscworld.bsky.social E-Mail: diningtablediscworld@gmail.com Our intro and outro music is Beyond Infinity by user BlenderTimer on Pixabay.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave, Cathy

Topics covered

• witches vs vampires
• community choices
• power dynamics
• fascism
• Lancre Witches
• sequel analysis

Keywords

• Carpe Jugulum
• witches
• vampires
• fascism
• power
• community
• Lancre
• Small Gods

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Carpe Jugulum, Small Gods

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