About this episode

The episode discusses chapters 37-40 of a book, highlighting the protagonist's questionable decisions and their implications.

(10/12; Ch 37-40) Strike 1: owns a castle; makes the normies uncomfortable....Strike 2: enthralled his fiancée....Strike 3: Beat up the Queen of Air and Darkness....makes one wonder what he'll do next? Read along with us! Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a buck ($1) and get ad-free episodes! Or make a one-time donation on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Produced, directed, recorded and edited by: Ryan Carter Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Aaron Howard Theme music by Jake Weller. Listen to Jake's album, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wasting Time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Special thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vidwest Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for providing some equipment and a recording space. (00:00) Introduction (01:27) Chapter 37 (10:42) Chapter 38 (15:07) Chapter 39 (30:59) Chapter 40

People in this episode

Hosts: Ryan Carter, Aaron Howard

Topics covered

• book discussion
• fantasy
• character analysis
• storytelling
• humor

Keywords

• Harry
• castle
• Queen of Air and Darkness
• fiancée
• ad-free episodes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, PayPal, Vidwest Studios

Books & works: Wasting Time

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