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  • Elysia talks to Beacon 23 season 2 co-showrunner Glen Mazzara about the show, what it's like to be a showrunner (during a strike), with deep and honest reflection of how story decisions are made, and answers to some of our lingering questions. Before and after the interview, Luke joins Elysia to talk through this and other new information, and play a couple rounds of Would You Rather.

    This episode also references this 3 Hosts in a Beacon interview

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    Wool-Shift-Dust Book Club

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    Produced by Elysia Brenner

    Published by The Lorehounds

    Intro & outro music: "Magnetic Universe" by Adrian Earnshaw & Benedict Roff-Marsh

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  • Elysia and Luke look back on the two seasons of Beacon 23 as a whole as we take our last beacon-based deep dive (for now, hopefully) into the final two episodes of season 2: episodes 7 ("Free") and 8 ("Disintegration").

    What exactly happened with Harmony; what did we learn about these characters and this world; who would we Join, Jail, or Jettison; and who is the most murderous AI of them all – we attempt to answer everything!

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  • While you wait for the Beacon 23 wrap-up this weekend, enjoy this quick look ahead:

    The forecast for this summer is a storm of content – but luckily we're offering comprehensive coverage on the Lorehounds network.

    Elysia, David, John, and Aaron offer a tasting of teasers of this summer's coverage – including weekly coverage of The Acolyte, House of the Dragon, The Boys, Doctor Who, and Rings of Power + OneShot coverage of The Bear, Interview with the Vampire, Deadpool & Wolverine, Alien: Romulus, and more.

    Hot Lore Summer has begun.

    (Listeners from the Southern Hemisphere also invited to the party.)

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  • Luke joins Elysia again for some tongue-in-cheek critique meets serious scientific analysis of Beacon 23 season 2 episodes 4 through 6: "Berth," "Song of Sorrow," and "Luan Casca." We jump through time and space to break down our growing understanding of the QTA's real power, AI HR violations, and determine who was the best beacon keeper of them all.

    Join us again in two weeks for our coverage of the final two episodes!

    Includes spoilers for all episodes that have aired. But even book readers can't spoil where this season might end...

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    Intro & outro music: "Magnetic Universe" by Adrian Earnshaw & Benedict Roff-Marsh

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  • Elysia's new Star Wars podcast project has launched! Enjoy the first quick explainer episode here. Like what you hear?

    Subscribe to The Star Wars Canon Timeline Podcast here

    Original episode notes:

    In this quickie intro episode to The Star Wars Canon Timeline Podcast, you’ll learn not only what all those words mean (in the context of Star Wars), but also how this podcast works – how this experiment in creating a chronological timeline amidst a chaotic release order will unfold, and what to expect from the journey.

    I break down the 9 eras of Star Wars history we’re covering – starting thousands of years in the past, through weekly releases of the upcoming series The Acolyte – as well as what kinds of guests to expect, essential Star Wars timeline lingo, and how this podcast is designed for both old fans and fresh faces who are Star Wars-curious.

    This Is the Way.

    The Star Wars Canon Timeline Podcast past and future episode list

    Upcoming episodes (spring/summer 2024):

    –The Dawn of the Jedi & Old Republic overview

    –The (Knights of the) Old Republic games – Legends

    –The High Republic overview

    –Young Jedi Adventures S1

    –Weekly coverage of The Acolyte

    Email us: [email protected]

    Find Elysia on Twitter: @elysiacb

    Join the discussion on the Lorehounds Discord: https://discord.gg/8CeM9crU

    Music: Music: “The Force Theme” by Joanna Haltman

    Produced by Elysia Brenner

    Published by The Lorehounds



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  • Luke and Elysia recap the first 3 episodes of trippy martial space philosophy show Beacon 23 (from Boat Rocker Productions/MGM+). We break down exactly what happened, what it all means, the details you might have missed, and where the characters stand in our new game of "Murder, Jail, Set Free."

    Spoilers for all B23 episodes up to this point and equivalent passages from the book (but no spoilers ahead).

    Find us on Twitter @elysiacb and @LUKEMIDDUP

    And discuss the show with us on Discord

    Or email us at [email protected].

    Wool-Shift-Dust Book Club

    Produced by Elysia Brenner

    Published by The Lorehounds

    Intro & outro music: "Magnetic Universe" by Adrian Earnshaw & Benedict Roff-Marsh

    Additional SFX from Freesound.org

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  • Luke and Elysia check in one more time before season 2 of Beacon 23 kicks off on MGM+ (and elsewhere) April 7th. Also collecting the thoughts of none other than author of the book Beacon 23 and one of the series' executive producers Hugh Howey – about Silo news as well – before they break down the latest trailer, talking to the community and laying out their final predictions for the season to come.

    Watch the Beacon 23 season 2 trailer here.

    Part 2 of the Hugh Howey interview, and the full breakdown of the Beacon 23 book, in the Wool-Shift-Dust Book Club.

    Find us on Twitter @elysiacb and @LUKEMIDDUP

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    Or email us at [email protected].

    Produced by Elysia Brenner

    Published by The Lorehounds

    Intro & outro music: "Magnetic Universe" by Adrian Earnshaw & Benedict Roff-Marsh

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  • Beacon 23 season 2 is coming to MGM+ April 7! Before you watch, let book-reader Elysia and show-only Luke refresh your memory on how season one ended – with deep dives into episodes 6–8: "Beacon Twenty Three," "End Transmission," and "Adamantine." Then catch you up on what we know about season 2, and what we think might happen next.

    Spoilers for the entire first season of Beacon 23 and related elements from the book. NO spoilers for content that might be covered in season 2 of the show – just blind speculation.

    Also, Abi and Elysia break down everything that happens in the book Beacon 23 (and all the Silo books) in the Wool-Shift-Dust Book Club.

    Find us on Twitter @elysiacb and @LUKEMIDDUP

    And discuss the show with us on Discord

    Or email us at [email protected].

    Produced by Elysia Brenner

    Published by The Lorehounds

    Intro & outro music: "Magnetic Universe" by Adrian Earnshaw & Benedict Roff-Marsh

    Additional SFX from Freesound.org

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  • You are overdue an update – so here it is! Elysia fills you in on what's been going on, what's coming next (it's the episodes you've been owed!), and then drops a 15-minute teaser of the 2024 Oscars prep series she and David have been cooking up over on The Lorehounds feed.

    If you like what you hear in this preview, you can listen to episode 1 (of 3) here: Oscars – Part 1 – The Headliners



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  • Happy Holidays from Wool-Shift-Dust! In this winter special, Elysia and Luke explore one of the original alternate timeline stories: the iconic It's a Wonderful Life (1946), plus the other films it spawned – including remake It Happened One Christmas (1977), the amusingly terrible unofficial sequel Clarence (1990), and the looser remakes It's a Very Merry Muppets Christmas (2002), The Christmas Spirit (2013), and the 2023 horror comedy It's a Wonderful Knife. Don't worry if you haven't seen any of them – we'll recap them all, and then talk about why you should care, and all the good, the bad, and the ugly within.

    Also, Elysia explains "The Greatest Gift," the short story It's a Wonderful Life is based on, (with a special performance by DeadEyeJediBob) – plus the song "Auld Lang Syne" – in the Wool-Shift-Dust Book Club.

    See also...

    Planet Money talks the economics of It's a Wonderful Life

    It's a Wonderful Life, the musical

    It's a Wonderful Life: The Lost Ending

    This You Call a Wonderful Life?

    The Trump satire

    Comedy Central satire

    "Franz Kafka’s It’s A Wonderful Life"

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    Or email us at [email protected].

    Published by The Lorehounds

    Produced by Elysia Brenner

    Intro & outro music: "Land of Ice and Snow" by HygieusMusic

    Additional SFX from Freesound.org

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  • Book-reader Elysia and show-only Luke tackle the central arc of Beacon 23 season one, episides 3–5: "Why Can't We Go on as Three?," "God in the Machine," and "Rocky." We point out all the things you might have missed (without spoiling ahead) and suss out what it all means – from the AI origin story to telepathic rocks to the first character from the books to finally show up (non-readers won't believe who it is).

    Spoilers through episode 5, and no further. Check back in this feed in two weeks for the combined breakdown of episodes 6 & 7!

    Also, Abi and Elysia break down everything that happens in the book Beacon 23 (and all the Silo books) in the Wool-Shift-Dust Book Club.

    Find us on Twitter @elysiacb and @LUKEMIDDUP

    And discuss the show with us on Discord

    Or email us at [email protected].

    And leave feedback on the Wool-Shift-Dust posts on r/beacon23

    Published by The Lorehounds

    Produced by Elysia Brenner

    Intro & outro music: "Magnetic Universe" by Adrian Earnshaw & Benedict Roff-Marsh

    Additional SFX from Freesound.org

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  • With no future book spoilers, book-reader Elysia and show-only Luke dig into the first two episodes of Beacon 23, the new space-centric sci-fi on MGM+ starring Lena Heady and Stephan James, adapted from the Book by Hugh Howey. Find out why the title of the pilot, "Corbenic," is apt, why the quantum tunneler is low-key the coolest tech on the show, and which couple we're really shipping.

    And then see you back in this feed to check in on episodes 3-5!

    Wool-Shift-Dust Book Club

    Find us on Twitter @elysiacb and @LUKEMIDDUP

    And discuss the show with us on Discord

    Or email us at [email protected].

    And leave feedback on the Wool-Shift-Dust posts on r/beacon23

    Published by The Lorehounds

    Produced by Elysia Brenner

    Intro & outro music: "Magnetic Universe" by Adrian Earnshaw & Benedict Roff-Marsh

    Additional SFX from Freesound.org

    Luke also co-hosts It Could Be Said



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  • Elysia and Luke leave the Silo behind (for now) to jet off into space for Beacon 23. In this episode we lay out what it is, what we expect, and break down the trailer and clips released (links below).

    Beacon 23 is the newest Hugh Howey adaptation to hit the screen, in the new series debuting on MGM+ November 12. Lena Heady and Stephen James are caught in a lighthouse on the edges of space – can they trust each other enough to make it through the threats ahead? And will any characters from the book actually appear in this TV version? Get into it with us.

    Wool-Shift-Dust Book Club

    Beacon 23 trailer

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    Clip 2

    Clip 3

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    Published by The Lorehounds

    Produced by Elysia Brenner

    Intro & outro music: "Magnetic Universe" by Adrian Earnshaw & Benedict Roff-Marsh

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  • Happy Halloween from Wool-Shift-Dust! In this special episode Elysia is joined by her real-life horror-loving sister, Ashley, to break down the Netflix horror special The Fall of the House of Usher. We go deep into the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe to dig up all the dirt Mike Flanagan use to sculpt this excellent adaptation – expect information and insight laced with silliness and some spooky sound effects, touching on all the important topics from which Poe story episode 6 is really based on to all the juicy gossip about Poe's biggest romances and rivalries.

    Check out the rest of the House of Usher crossover series:

    The Influence of Poe on George R.R. Martin

    Book Club Poe audio dramas

    Lorehounds Fall of the House of Usher One-Shot

    Intro & outro music: "Down" by Joey Pacararo

    Interstitial music: "The Haunted House" by the New Mayfair Dance Orchestra

    Post-credit music, lyrics: "The Haunted Palace" by Edgar Allan Poe, verse 4

    Sung by: Elysia Brenner ("Fall of the House of Usher" Book Club audio drama)

    Accompaniment: "House of the Rising Sun" classic guitar cover by Pavel Krasnokutskiy

    Additional SFX courtesy of Freesound.org

    Produced by Elysia Brenner

    Published by The Lorehounds

    Find Elysia on Twitter: @elysiacb



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  • Announcing a new podcast on the Lorehounds network! Listen to the complete (spoiler-free) preview episode here, and then follow the link below to check out the rest of the episodes as they releas here (or anywhere else you listen to podcasts):

    https://thelorehounds.com/podcast/severance-the-lorehounds-properly-howard

    Steve and Anthony from Properly Howard and David and John from The Lorehounds announce their joint venture to cover Severance on Apple TV+.

    Contact Us

    Questions, comments and/or theories? Send us an email at [email protected] and we’ll get back to you on the next episode.

    Find us on Twitter @thelorehounds, on YouTube at youtube.com/@thelorehounds, or join us for further discussion of all things Severance over on our Discord Server.

    Listen to Steve and Anthony's Podcast

    Properly Howard

    Listen to David and John's Podcast

    The Lorehounds



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  • Elysia joins Maester Anthony for this crossover episode with Electric Bookaloo: a House of the Dragon podcast to discuss Edgar Allan Poe's influence on Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin – especially Poe's short story "The Fall of the House of Usher." We get into Martin-Poe anecdotes and literary analysis as we prep for the Netflix adaptation of this iconic tale.

    Electric Bookaloo feed:

    https://baldmove.com/category/game-of-thrones/

    (available on all podcast platforms)

    Wool-Shift-Dust Book Club "The Fall of the House of Usher" / "The Raven" readings with full audio effects:

    https://www.patreon.com/posts/twice-times-poe-91501961

    This conversation previously appeared in two parts as part of these two episodes:

    https://baldmove.com/game-of-thrones/electric-bookaloo-arya-viii-clash/

    https://baldmove.com/game-of-thrones/electric-bookaloo-theon-iii-clash/

    Published by The Lorehounds

    Find Elysia on Twitter: @elysiacb



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  • In this spoiler-free intro episode to the second season of Wool-Shift-Dust, Luke and Elysia launch their discussion of their next scifi adaptation analysis project, keeping your ears and brains busy between Silo seasons. We lay out why Dune is such a big frickin' deal, the timeline of adaptations, what we'll be covering, why you should get excited for the lesser-known takes, and basically all the background you need to get a better understanding of the story of Dune.

    Later this season we'll be discussing: the novel Dune, Jodorowsky's Dune, Dune 1984 & video games, Dune 2000 (Syfy), Villeneuve's: Dune pt. 1, a preview of Dune pt. 2, analysis of Dune pt. 2, the novel Dune Messiah, and the Children of Dune Syfy adaptation.

    Join the Patreon book club: https://patreon.com/WoolShiftDust

    Find us on Twitter: @elysiacb & @LukeMIDDUP

    Or find us on Discord: https://discord.gg/gM5VhTea2T

    Published by The Lorehounds

    Music: "Tears in the Desert" by D20 Sounds

    Production & Sound Design: Elysia Brenner



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  • Silo's first season may be over on Apple TV+, but we're not ready to let go just yet! For one final episode to wrap up the season, Elysia and Luke call in John, David, and Jean of The Lorehounds to hand out awards for everything from the best episode to the best prop of the season. Expect more sounds, more silliness, but takes as deep as ever in our final first season wrap-up party.

    This episode includes spoilers for the entire first season of Silo, plus the first half of the book Wool. Not future plot twists are spoiled.

    Join the Patreon book club here: https://patreon.com/WoolShiftDust

    Find us on Twitter: @elysiacb, @LukeMIDDUP, & @TheLorehounds

    Or find us on the Lorehounds Discord: https://discord.gg/gM5VhTea2T

    Website: https://thelorehounds.com/podcast/wool-shift-dust-a-silo-tv-podcast

    Published by The Lorehounds

    Music: "Rendered Mechanical" by TeknoAXE

    Additional Music: "Analog Mechanic" by TeknoAXE



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  • Now that the entire season 1 of Silo on Apple TV+ is up for discussion, author of the books and one of the exec producers of the series Hugh Howey lets me pick his brain. We talk about his inspirations, his favorite bits from the series, what it was like on set, and which one of my theories from the podcast is now officially canon. Beacon 23 and Sand fans won't want to miss our (spoiler-free) talk about those adaptations, too.

    Plus, introducing the Silo series book club! Where to find it and what to expect.

    This episode includes spoilers for the entire first season of Silo, plus the first half of the book Wool. Not future plot twists are spoiled.

    Join the Patreon book club here: https://patreon.com/WoolShiftDust

    Find us on Twitter: @elysiacb, @Silo17Squad, & @hughhowey

    Or find Elysia on the Lorehounds Discord: https://discord.gg/xdN4XCdtxU

    The story of the Silo adaptation and Howey's adaptation philosophy was covered in more depth in the second episode of this podcast, the second trailer breakdown (apologies for lesser early sound quality): https://thelorehounds.com/podcast/wool-shift-dust-a-silo-tv-podcast/episode/bts-news-trailer-2-breakdown

    Hugh Howey's Silo S1 Reddit AMA

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    Music: "Rendered Mechanical" by TeknoAXE

    TTS software: TSmp3.com, voice: Kendra



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  • The Silo season 1 finale on Apple TV+ took us "Outside" – and Luke and Elysia are standing by to make sure your lying eyes understood everything you saw. Definitive answers await, we check in on Elysia's finale prediction scorecard, and Luke & Elysia discuss the future of this podcast, from a book club, to bonus episodes, to a whole season dedicated to Dune.

    Contains spoilers for the first season of Silo and the first half of the book Wool. No future twists are spoiled.

    Join the Patreon book club here: https://patreon.com/WoolShiftDust

    Find us on Twitter: @elysiacb and @LUKEMIDDUP

    Or Discord: https://discord.gg/xdN4XCdtxU

    Hugh Howey's Silo S1 Reddit AMA



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