About this episode

The episode discusses the themes of war and peace in the book 'Jingo' and its relevance to contemporary issues.

Suddenly Ankh-Morpork is keen to go to war, which is bad news for those trying to keep the peace. Vimes chases a suspect out of his element and learns something about big crimes and little crimes. Meanwhile, on special assignment, Nobby gets in touch with his feminine side, and Colon hopefully learns something. We discuss how this book is instructive for white kids from the English countryside, how sadly it keeps being relevant, and whether you can even have jingoism without an empire. 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

• war
• peacekeeping
• jingoism
• crime
• relevance of literature
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• Ankh-Morpork
• Vimes
• Nobby
• Colon
• jingoism
• crime
• literature
• relevance
• English countryside

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Jingo

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