Rosa and Rachel’s Redwall Report
By Rosa Schneider
Rosa and Rachel’s Redwall ReportSep 06, 2021
Mossflower Episode 3: Put a bird on it?
Happy Labor Day! On today's episode, Rosa and Rachel (and a special appearance by Glenn, our guest from last week) discuss what's up with the birds in this book, who gets to be sentient, are the woodlanders actually the villains (we're looking at you Martin), and is the book sexist?Agree? Disagree? Reach out to us at @daylight_frames and @adobeteardrops. Listen, like, and subscribe! New episodes every Monday!
Mossflower Episode 2: Justice for Tsarmina
On this extra long episode, Rosa and Rachel are joined by special guest Glenn Loury (@justabloodygame on Twitter) to do a very deep dive into the villain of Mossflower, Tsarmina, Queen of a Thousand Eyes. Our conversation is wide-ranging, but includes: questions of gaslighting, Tsarmina's interiority, the weirdness of the Woodlanders, and comparisons to the 45th American President. Agree? Disagree? Reach out to us at @daylight_frames and @adobeteardrops. Listen, like, and subscribe! New episodes every Monday!
Mossflower Episode 1: Badgers, otters, foxes, and cats oh my!
On our first episode covering "Mossflower", Rosa strugglebuses her way through a summary of the book (why are there so many plot twists??) and our intrepid hosts discuss why there are so many characters who come in to do....nothing? It's a whole thing. Listen, like and subscribe! New episodes every Monday.
Redwall Episode 4: A Horse! A Horse! My Kingdom for a Horse!
In our final episode covering "Redwall" Rachel and Rosa reveal the depths of their nerdom, as Rosa puts her Ph.D. in theatre to good use to discuss the comparisons between "Redwall" and Richard III. We also discuss the nature of good and evil, and Rachel puts her decade's old knowledge of the plot of "Mossflower" to the test. Listen, Like, and subscribe!
Redwall Episode 3: Queeros and Villains
On today's episode, Rosa and Rachel dig into some analysis of Redwall. Was Brian Jaques racist, classist, or both? Did he say queer rights? What's up with the genderfluid ferret? Listen, Like, and subscribe!
Redwall Episode 2: Warriors Don't Blep
In Episode Two, Rosa and Rachel summarize "Redwall" and discuss the complexity of the plot. We get into the difference between fantasy in the 90s and fantasy in the 2000s and discuss the cover as well. Listen, review and subscribe. Let us know what you think! New episodes every Monday.
Episode 1: How did we get here?
Welcome to our first episode! In today's episode, Rosa and Rachel discuss how they got here, why they want to take on this challenge, and what they remember of the books. Rachel is a die-hard fan, Rosa...absolutely read the books at one time. New episodes drop every Monday, so stay tuned!