Midlight Crisis

Chapter 60 opens book three of this podcast, because everyone knows good fantasy comes in threes, right? Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discover their avian superpowers, have their fourth wall broken, and share all the hottest James Patterson gossip.   Welcome to Midlight Crisis reads: MAXIMUM RIDE: THE ANGEL EXPERIMENT!

We've done it, folks! We read Eragon cover to cover and biologized all over it, and the time has come to bring all of those ideas together. What is a dragon egg actually made of? Does Saphira have radioactive bones? How plausible are d*cklegs, really? Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss their theories from the past 30 Chapters, grumble about hexapods, and draw their final conclusions.   W...

Read Chapter 57 and then brisingr that book goodbye because we are DONE WITH ERAGON! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they realize that Saphira can breathe fire, spoil the rest of the series, and share their feeeeelings about the book.

Chapter 56 finally reaches its climax, in like, the last chapter of the book. Which is fine, I guess. Better late than never, right? Anyway, join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss dwarvish foresight (or lack thereof), an actual definitive (ish) Saphira size, and the Shade's fleshy exosuit.

Chapter 55 is in the middle of a super sexy swordfight, or an exceedingly uncomfortable one, depending on which podcast host you are! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss the cultural history of Alagaesia, magic tests, and the (im)proper way to end a book.

Chapter 54 has its own internal weather, how fun! Join extremely famous jellyfish podcaster Sophie and her lowly cohosts Sam and Hannah as they discuss dwarf slides, blessings, and fantasy age gaps.   Listen to Sophie's guest spot on "Just The Zoo of Us" at: https://maximumfun.org/episodes/just-the-zoo-of-us/159-moon-jellyfish-w-sophie-wolvin/     Check out Kadour Ziani's mad hops at: https://www....

Chapter 53 is Morbin' a few months too late for that joke to be topical. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss their favourite dinosaurs, fantasy rebellion politics, and a handsome Dorito-shaped man.  

Chapter 52 opens the secret door and is wearing a purple and gold robe! Listen, you try coming up with 52 of these. Anyway, join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss dragon puberty, an extremely unpleasant and extremely bald wizard, and the Book Two Bisexual.

Chapter 51 has like a super strong moral code and will definitely judge you if yours is different. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss Murtagh's terrible home life, how much horses work out, and the relentlessness of the GD Urgals.

Chapter 50 has a wicked sunburn, because sunscreen doesn't seem to exist in Alagaesia, but the Hadarac desert does. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss how much Saphira loves the desert, the hit-first-ask-questions-later female character, and some truly stunning language skills.   Also, listen closely, and you might catch the quiet jingles of our fourth co-host, the enigmatic Totoro.

One human, one elf, one dragon rider, two horses, and a dragon discuss how to cross the desert. There's no punchline, that's just what happens in Chapter 49. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss scale structures, aestivation, and the illustrious Taylor Swift scorpion.    

Chapter 48 breaks out of prison to escape in a hail of arrows! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss magic training, pine tree smell, and play fast and loose with dragon math. 

If you've been checking every prison in Alagaësia for Chapter 47, you've found it! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss various teeth, super secret dragon passwords, and onions.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, Chapter 46 (sandstone) to Chapter 46 (diamond). Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they say their goodbyes to Brom. Very respectfully, of course.   RIP, Brom. We hardly knew ya.   Additional reading: What's your humour? https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/O4TS/?fbclid=IwAR2nTqY3xbcLSau8dl5JT_DAMtH6mCd_7mg0r6wb2weZtxX8w8a55uxDX1k  

Chapter 45 hasn't seen the movie Dodgeball, have you? Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss the flap musculature (scientific term) of birds, dragon sentience, and how terrible sibilance is for podcasting.

Listening to podcasts is its own kind of worshipe, if you think about it. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah in Chapter 44 as they discuss the fact that Brom is the real main character, the general vibe of cathedrals, and science diagrams that look like s#!tposts.

Add some peat to Chapter 43 and it's more of a mire than Dras-Leona, apparently! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss the rules of magic fights, Eragon's special eardrums, and a tenebrous nightmare ship.

Pass out into Chapter 42 and join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss poor mentorship in fantasy, the rules of scrying, and elk bugles.   Additional reading:  Yi qi: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/chinese-dinosaur-had-bat-like-wings-and-feathers?fbclid=IwAR0oFXlwV9USDZ0s8HSEG7jGq2hUrSsu5LH6k_taZIsmfz0OfxSx3pr_m-4  

This is how you spell "Chapter Forty-One." Learn it. And join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss close-quarters longbow usage, cat teeth, and how holly can protect you from lightning.

Welcome to Tierm, where you can listen to Chapter 40 through a wall using maaagic! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss Eragon's fortune-telling, what Hungarian and Ancient Greek may have in common with the language of Alagaesia, and whether toads actually exist.  

Explore your poetic yearnings for the ocean and love for lowbrow dad jokes with Chapter 39! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss how dragons walk, big walls, and what eels and elves have in common.

Slip into your comfiest yoga clothes and get ready for our arrival in Daret in Chapter 38. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss mind melding magic, the colour blue, and a surprising number of pigeon facts.

Chapter 37 was recorded in the Ancient Language of magic, but don't worry, we translated it for you. Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss magical linguistics, the difference between sorcerers, magicians, and dragon riders (oh my), and Eragon's possible astrological sign.   Additional reading: 1) The 21 gram soul: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_grams_experiment   2) "Can't Help Myself" at...

Chapter 36 crosses a treacherous plain and comes to an abandoned (or is it!?) town! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss how far you can realistically see across a prairie, why you shouldn't but apparently can jump on a dragon's wing, and the impossibility of punching a person off a horse.   Additional links: http://www.hokulea.com/moananuiakea/    

Chapter 35 learns how to fight with a sword, because this is a fantasy novel, y'all! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they discuss speech patterns, dragon energy expenditure, and finally asking the most important question: how DID dinosaurs have sex?