Stairway to Starclan

Bluestar has girlbossed too close to the sun in this set of chapters..... only Fireheart can save the clan through his political marriage to Onewhisker-- ok, that doesn't happen, but it would work. Join us for this set of chapters as the political drama ramps up in A Dangerous Path! We also look at the wonderful world of Warriors crossover fic.   Up next week: Chapters 12-14   Support us on Patreo...

Content warning for discussions of in fiction death of a deaf child and abelism (discussion of this section is between 10:20 to 26:44) We're back from our break with more of A Dangerous Path! We have a big discussion up front about Snowkit and the incredibly bad abelism surrounding his death before moving on to some other staples: Fireheart being scared of A Baby, Bluestar being an awful leader, a...

Happy holidays everyone! We're putting out our Guardians of Ga'hoole episode as special treat for everyone while we're on break! If you like this episode you can always find more bonus content on our Patreon! Have a Happy New Years!   Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/staircast! Follow the show @staircast on Twitter! Send questions or comments to stairwaytostarclan@gmail.com. Hosted by Paz [she...

The first episode for A Dangerous Path! Warriors throws some tough philosophical questions about the nature of sentience right at the beginning. And Fireheart continues to underestimate how dangerous Tigerstar is.... surely everything is fine!   Up next week: Chapters 4-8   Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/staircast! Follow the show @staircast on Twitter! Send questions or comments to stairway...

Our Rising Storm recap episode is here! We try (and fail) to remember the beginning of the book, defend Cloudpaw, and otherwise review the book. New prophecies are made and some questions are answered! We'll be back next week with A Dangerous Path!!   Up next week: A Dangerous Path (Prologue-Chapter 3)   Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/staircast! Follow the show @staircast on Twitter! Send qu...

We've made it to the end of Rising Storm! It really leaves off on a sad note with Yellowfang's death AND you know who back at it again. Will Fireheart manage to keep everything from going up in flames (again)?? Who knows! Join us next week as we discuss the book as a whole.   Up next week: Rising Storm Recap Episode   Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/staircast! Follow the show @staircast on Tw...

Things break bad for Thunderclan as fire erupts!! Fireheart is (mostly) forgiven by us as he is forced to take over leading the clan in the face of more natural disaster, and lots of very sad things happen. ): Then we read some early book trivia from one of the authors!   Up next week: Chapter 26-30   Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/staircast! Follow the show @staircast on Twitter! Send quest...

We are NOT happy with Fireheart this week! Join us as we discuss why Fireheart is officially the forest's worst uncle and why Cloudpaw did nothing wrong. Also our favorite gay cat is back! Then we take a nostalgic look back on our early reading days.   Up next week: Chapter 22-25   Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/staircast! Follow the show @staircast on Twitter! Send questions or comments to...

Happy Halloween! These chapters are full of spooky happenings and murders.... watch out Fireheart!!! Graystripe also makes his return (very frightening). And at the end we explore some auto generated content. (Also Liz's audio from the first 5 minutes or so got destroyed, but don't worry they ARE in this episode).   Up next week: Chapter 18-21   Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/staircast! Foll...

This week on Warriors, we deal with kidnapping, plague, and ... workplace romance. Definitely all the same level of urgency! Cloudpaw faces Problems, Fireheart is a terrible uncle, Sandstorm is Right Fucking There, and also the plague is still around. Things are going fine!   Up next week: Chapter 14-17   Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/staircast! Follow the show @staircast on Twitter! Send q...

Rising Storm.... more like rising plague! We're back to the forest where Fireheart deals with Complete Betrayal and also Shadowclan is trying to make it the Dark Ages. We also review what it takes to be a medicine cat.   Up next week: Chapter 11-13   Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/staircast! Follow the show @staircast on Twitter! Send questions or comments to stairwaytostarclan@gmail.com. Ho...

A series of fairly short and uneventful chapters this week as Fireheart deals with his very stressful new job and gets more of a peek into Bluestar's deterioration. Then our second segment spirals completely out of control after we ask the question: who would you cast in the Warriors movie?   Up next week: Chapter 7-10   Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/staircast! Follow the show @staircast on...

Our first Rising Storm episode! Fireheart faces the crushing weight of responsibility, mean teens, and also an absolutely terrifying and definitely evil infant. We also visit some old ff.net warriors forums (for better or worse).   Up next week: Chapter 4-6   Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/staircast! Follow the show @staircast on Twitter! Send questions or comments to stairwaytostarclan@gmai...

We return with our Forest of Secrets recap episode with a special guest Alix (@kismetnemesis)! After an exciting book, we revisit Liz's old (surprisingly accurate) prophecies, receive some new ones, and sample some old fanfic. Join us next week for Rising Storm!!   Up next week: Rising Storm Prologue-Chapter 3   Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/staircast! Follow the show @staircast on Twitter!...

Forest of Secrets is over! Tigerclaw in exile, Yellowfang committing murder, Graystripe's ideological breakup, and Fireheart is deputy.... things are changing here in the forest. But something iz rotten in the in the heart of Thunderclan....   Up next week: Forest of Secrets Recap   Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/staircast! Follow the show @staircast on Twitter! Send questions or comments to...

As we near the end of Forest of Secrets, things come to a head when Tigerclaw finally makes his move. We also see Cloudpaw's first days as an apprentice. And at the end, we share a very special childhood fanfic!   Up next week: Chapter 28-30   Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/staircast! Follow the show @staircast on Twitter! Send questions or comments to stairwaytostarclan@gmail.com. Hosted by...

Content warnings for discussions of pregnancy and death in childbirth (in the Warriors fiction).   Drum roll please..... it's dead wife time! Silverstream gets fridged, Graystripe is sad, also Tigerclaw is there. Secrets are revealed! Character development abounds! And this is probably the funniest thing we've read in a long time.   Up next week: Chapter 25-27   Support us on Patreon at patreon.co...

Bluestar makes bad decisions and everything goes wrong! This week we get into some political drama and cat fights, as is the Warriors way. Maybe Thunderclan does need some new leadership? We also take a look at some of the most intense, long running, bloody drama the Warrior fandom has to offer: cat eye colors.   Up next week: Chapter 21-24   Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/staircast! Follow...

It's not Warrior Cats without some murder! Fireheart faces many dangers and also microaggressions, mainly because of Tigerclaw. Meanwhile Cinderpaw finally gets into medical school. We also learn about a longstanding philosophical divide in the Warriors community.   Up next week: Chapter 18-20   Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/staircast! Follow the show @staircast on Twitter! Send questions o...

It's all about the interclan drama in these chapters as we head over to RiverClan and learn about Graystripe's worst decision yet. Join us as we brainstorm alternate protein sources for RiverClan, ponder the inconveniences of time travel, and do some more animal googling. Up next week: Chapter 15-17 Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/staircast ! Follow the show @staircast on Twitter! Send questi...

Leafbare is coming to an end in the forest, but cat drama never ends! Join us as we discuss badgers and beavers and maybe some cats also. (These set of chapters were a bit of a lull in the action, but Cloudkit is there and very cute).   Up next week: Chapter 11-14   Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/staircast! Follow the show @staircast on Twitter! Send questions or comments to stairwaytostarcl...

Fireheart puts on his deerstalker hat and gets to sleuthing! He uncovers more pieces to the puzzle of the Tigerclaw Is Evil case, although he discovers something else in the process... Also, join us as we learn the dos and don'ts of naming a Warrior Cat!   We're also starting a Patreon! Check it out at patreon.com/staircast!   Up next week: Chapter 7-10   Follow the show @staircast on Twitter! Sen...

We begin Forest of Secrets, the third book of the first series! Things are off to a tense start as Tigerclaw decides to be actively evil again and not just the mean gym teacher. We also meet up again with everyone's favorite gay cat Ravenpaw, while Graystripe once again earns our ire.   Up next week: Chapter 4-6   Follow the show @staircast on Twitter! Send questions or comments to stairwaytostarc...

Fire & Ice retrospective time! We discuss the book as a whole and revisit Liz's old prophecies to assess their accuracy... and get some new ones. We also consider Graystripe and Silverstream's legacy and answer listener questions. Next week we'll be starting Forest of Secrets!   Up next week: Prologue - Chapter 3 (Forest of Secrets)   Follow the show @staircast on Twitter! Send questions or commen...

We've finished Fire and Ice!!! Join us for an extra-long discussion of the last five chapters of the second book. There's battles .... betrayal ... cat racism ... ghosts ... it has it all! In the end, can Graystripe and Fireheart finally reconcile after Graystripe's many crimes...?   Up next week: Fire and Ice Wrap Up   Follow the show @staircast on Twitter! Send questions or comments to stairwayt...