About this episode

The episode discusses 'The Last Continent' from the Discworld series, focusing on themes of Australian culture and wizardry.

In a book described by its creator as "a bit Australian" Rincewind travels erratically through a dry, red continent. He meets a lot of people mostly trying to avoid being a saviour, aided and pursued by a shape-shifter that's usually a kangaroo. Ponder Stibbons despairs of the older wizards when the Faculty gets stuck on a mysterious island in the distant past. We discuss our own limited knowledge of Australia, why we prefer the wizards a bit more diluted and how the UU functions as a container for folk better kept away from everyone else. 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

• Australian literature
• Discworld
• wizards
• Rincewind
• Ponder Stibbons
• shape-shifters
• cultural knowledge

Keywords

• Discworld
• The Last Continent
• Rincewind
• Ponder Stibbons
• Australian culture
• wizards
• shape-shifters

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Facebook, BlueSky, Pixabay

Books & works: The Last Continent

Places: Australia, UU

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