Doctor Who: Verity!

It's time for another con-sourced interview! Join Deb and Erika as they chat very briefly about Deb's experience interviewing Anneke Wills at Long Island Who . Then listen to the interview. This lady has had quite a life! Tragedy, success, and strawberries with John Lennon. What more could you ask for? ^E

It's our annual recorded-live-in-person Gallifrey One Extra! Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we tiredly gush over how lovely this year's Gally has been. Were you at Gally this year? Please share your fond memories in the comments! ^E

No, we're not talking about the Black Guardian, it's (just past) Valentine's Day! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we celebrate the holiday-of-love by discussing the Doctor as a romantic figure. Not all of us are equally comfortable with that notion, but as always, that leads to a fascinating discussion. What are your thoughts on the Doctor as a heart-throb? Let us know in the comments! ^E Als...

It's time for a new game! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we try a nifty new game that we shamelessy stole from another podcast . It's a rollicking good time, and Erika only flounders a little bit as she dons the mantle of "Game Show Host". Did you enjoy us trying to think like an idiot? (And do you have feels you just must get out about the casting of the next Doctor?) Let us know in the comme...

It's high time we started on the love part of our year of love and lasts. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we cover Lynne's love, "The Girl in the Fireplace". Liz and Deb do some LJ fanthropology, Erika has a change of heart, and Lynne gushes about France and frocks. Of course we do our usual random-tangent thing too. X-men fighting leprechauns, anyone? What did (and do) you think of this ep? Do...

Because of the emotional ups and (mostly downs) of the last week in the world, the Verities did not have it in them to do a podcast--about love or anything else. Instead, we're releasing our first re-run. Join Deb and Erika as we give a short intro explaining why we've chosen to re-release this particular episode. At this time in history, we feel it's really important. The conversation Deb talks a...

As promised, we're starting off the year's Extras with some fun! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Tansy for another edition of Verity!'s most popular gameshow--"In Defense Of"! We do our best at defending the indefensible within  Doctor Who ...with varying results. It's certainly a hoot though! ^E

We start our year of love and lasts with the last (regular) appearance with one of the most underrated new  Who companions, Martha! Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we talk about Martha as a companion and how much we all love (or learn to love) how she said goodbye to the Doctor. We also spend a good deal of time talking about why. How do you feel about Martha and her send-off? Let us know i...

It's a short, intimate Extra! today. Join Deb and Erika as we introduce our topic for 2017. We'll be mirroring 2016's theme of "firsts" by talking about "lasts" and endings. We'll talk about the final appearances of companions, Doctors, behind-the-scenes folks, and possibly other items! But we don't want a year of downers (let's face it, many goodbyes are sad sad sad), so we're balancing that with...

Our last first of the year is the first episode of 2016 (finally!), "The Return of Doctor Mysterio". Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, Liz, and Lynne for an almost-full set of Verities discussing this comic book pastiche and whether it succeeded wildly or failed mildly. Did you love this Christmas special? Did you think it was just okay? Did you see it in the theatre? Let us know all these things (and any...

We did it! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we discuss the very last first for the year. We're finishing off series one with "Bad Wolf" and "The Parting of the Ways". We talk about this two-parter as well as its place in the context of all of new  Who as a season-ender, and it gets a little personal as we discuss how Doctor Who has impacted our lives. What do you think about these two eps? Do yo...

It's another introspective  Verity! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we take our turn talking about the genesis of the podcast and what we've gotten out of/learned from it. Have you listened from the beginning? Or started recently and dipped back to old episodes? Do you think we've changed or grown? As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments! ^E Related links: Quinn Rose SF Squ...

As the end of 2016 nears, we've come to our final classic  Doctor Who  story of season one. Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Lynne as we talk about the season one finale (and whether it really deserves the term finale). Also, Lynne is in Chicago, Liz has some epic Happy Thing Flail, Deb uses the blessed term "fanthrpological", and Erika mentions  Lazy Doctor Who probably too many times. What did you thin...

Chicago TARDIS was, once again, a delightful experience for Lynne and Erika. They are joined by honorary-Verity, Amber Ensign (Erika's sister!) as they discuss what made this year's con great. Apologies if you were expecting a special live version of "In Defense Of". We had a blast doing it on the main stage this year, but the tech gods were not with us, alas. If you were there in person and would...

It's an animated discussion on this ep of  Verity! Join Deb, Liz, and Tansy as they talk about "The Power of the Daleks"--the newly-animated version! (Apologies if you're in the US and haven't seen the whole thing yet.) Did you/will you see it in the movie theatre with a bunch of fellow fans? Have you watched it at home? What did you think? Let us know in the comments! ^E Also covered: Tansy was i...

Another excellent first for you this week! Join Deb, Erika, Lynne, and Tansy as we discuss the 4th Doctor's first episode. It's also a first in a few other ways--including in our hearts for some. How do you feel about "Robot"? Do you love the big lug, the wackypants new Doctor who defeats him, and Sarah Jane's go-get-'em attitude? Or do you think it's so blatant a King Kong ripoff it distracts you...

Series 1 continues! Join Deb, Erika, and Katrina as we discuss a serious Slitheen, a crowded TARDIS, immature breakups, and more! "Boom Town" tends to be a bit of a forgotten episode, so we tried to give it its due. How do you feel about this ep? Did you forget about it? Or do you find the personal drama exciting? Let us know in the comments! ^E Also covered: Kat awaits the first ep of the new pod...

It's a "very special episode" of  Verity! Join Deb, Katrina, and Liz as they talk about why they do what they do, how podcasting has changed for them, and what it's meant to them. Deb calls this one a biscuit episode, and Liz reveals that one of us is really a talking flamingo. It's a great mix of personal seriousness and silly fun! Do you have thoughts about  Verity! 's evolution or podcasting in...

This Extra! brings you another first--the first episode of the  Doctor Who  YA spinoff series  Class . Join Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we spew squee all over the place for this new series! And we apologize to our US-based listeners for talking about something you can't yet (legitimately) watch. But please feel free to save this Extra! until next spring when it premieres with  Doctor Who . ^E

In continuing with our year of firsts, we decided to check out  Doctor Who 's first ever spin-off! Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we discuss the gem that is  K-9 and Company . Sarah Jane in her "natural" habitat! The greatest aunt of all--Lavinia! stereotypical rural folks! A cult! And perhaps most importantly of all, a very concerned goat. Have you seen this jewel of a Christmas special? Please tell...

It's an extra-special  Verity! Extra! for you all today. Join Deb and Tansy as they do a quick intro for a live panel Tansy did at Conflux 12  in Canberra! With special Australian honorary guest-Verities Tehani Croft  and Kate Orman ! Hooray for more live Verity! --- all over the world! ^E

As the title might imply, there's once again dissension among the ranks. Join Deb, Erika, Katrina, and Lynne as we discuss whether "The Sensorites" is long and slow and boring or one of the most gripping, interesting, thought-provoking, and best William Hartnell-era stories ever committed to video. Have you seen this story? Do you fall on the side of received fan wisdom? Or do you hasten to push p...

We had so much fun last week subjecting the Verities to twisty questions and dodgy trivia we're doing it again! Join Deb, and week one champion Erika, as we put Liz, Kat, and Tansy through their paces with hilarious results. Who will reign supreme?  Who will complain the most about New Who questions? And can Erika hang on to her title of the "The Trivia Lord"? ^D

We really enjoy our game-based Extras, so it's time for a new one! Join Deb, Erika, and Lynne as we showcase the gaps in our  Who knowledge by playing  Doctor Who Trivial Pursuit ! It's harder than you might think. Well, it's harder than we thought it would be. Have you played this? Did you decide to disqualify questions like we did? Let us know in the comments! ^E

It's another old-school first! This time, it's the first episode directed by Fiona Cumming (though not her first association with  Doctor Who ), as well as the first Fifth Doctor episode. There's A Lot of fun to be had. And yes, sometimes there's a quote so good you just have to give up on shoehorning the  DW ep title into the podcast ep title. What do you think about "Castrovalva"? Do you love th...