Haunting the Narrative - A Lockwood and Co. Podcast

We know, we know, we said we were taking a break — and we are! But Haunting the Narrative has now officially existed for a year, and Máiréad, Lizzie, Natasha and Meg are feeling pretty darn proud of that. So we wanted to take a moment to reflect on our journey together: how we all met, what the fandom has meant to us and a little behind-the-scenes peek at how we make our little show. This one is s...

Today we are thrilled to welcome the one and only Jonathan Stroud to the podcast! You said you wanted more literary analysis, so grab a cup of tea and settle in to hear us talk about about Lockwood and Co. with some expert (!!!) insight! And with that, this is the last episode of this season of Haunting the Narrative!! Don't fret - we'll be back to talk about a vast variety of topics after...

At last, the moment you've all been waiting for — no, not Skullyle, you animals. It's time to talk Quill Kipps! Join Mai, Meg and Natasha for an in-depth and only slightly unhinged discussion of everyone's favourite pint-sized, pug-nosed, carrot-topped inadequate, as we cover the really important questions in life: is Kipps secretly Irish? Why is he catnip to 30-something-year-old wome...

In which Meg and Lizzie engage in wildly fun speculative questions: what careers would the gang have as adults? What kind of music do they like? What was it like at 35 Portland Row in between books? Who has the biggest post-canon mental breakdown and why is it Lucy? Join us for the fun and if you have other ideas or opinion please, please share! Everything we've said here just an opinion or th...

Join Meg and Natasha for Part 2 of Haunting the Narrative as they discuss the ways Lucy's former team and her family members haunt the narrative of her story!. During this episode, we address a topic Natasha has been dying to discuss from the very beginning of the podcast -- who is more reckless: Lucy or Lockwood? (This is Nat's Roman Empire and she has receipts.) We also explore Lucy'...

It is finally time to discuss haunting the narrative! No, not the name of our podcast - the literary technique! Join Meg and Natasha as they discuss all the ways in which the Lockwood family members haunt the narrative of Lockwood & Co. Note: there are some spoilers for a few famous works of literature in this episode, but all of them are well over a decade old, so hopefully they aren't su...

Join Lizzie and Mairead as they tackle the oft asked question: "is Lucy an unreliable narrator?" and the even more oft asked question: "what the heck does unreliable narrator really even mean?" Just a warning, we do discuss some examples of unreliable narratorship, which in many cases is a spoiler in and of itself. However since none of these is less than 10 years old, hopefully you've already exp...

Today we are taking another turn towards the deadly serious: the top ten moments Lockwood shows how in love with Lucy he is (which in our planning document was simply “Simpwood”). (Also, we can't count.) Join Natasha, Máiréad and Meg (and Meg's allergies) as they walk us through their collective top ten moments of Anthony Lockwood going all marshmallow gooey over Lucy Carlyle (violating se...

Maybe we should have saved the in-depth ghost talk for Halloween but around here it’s always spooky season! And by here I do mean inside Lizzie and Qiqi’s brains. Join us for some seriously nerdy talk about the mechanics of ghosts, hauntings, and the mysterious and mystifying Other Side as we dissect the scientific knowledge contained in this entirely fictional book series with the tenacity of the...

Join Meg and Mairead for a discussion of fashion and style in Lockwood & Co. (both the books and the show)! Topics covered include Stroud's use of jewelry throughout the series (so many necklaces!), what we learn about the characters through their signature items of clothing, some of our favorite costuming choices in the show, our predictions for Lockwood's post-canon career as a model, and as...

CLICK HERE FOR A TRANSCRIPT ~ CLICK HERE FOR BOOK DRIVE Thirteen episodes in and it's finally time to talk about the show! Nobody wanted to miss this one, so you've got all four of us discussing concepts such as explicitation, translational choices, fidelity, and why the theme music is really blimming cool. (Also: Best things about the show, characterisation, changes we liked and didn'...

CLICK HERE FOR A TRANSCRIPT (Audio now fixed!) To celebrate the recent release of the American edition of Jonathan Stroud's latest book, The Legendary Scarlett & Browne, we have a special (spoiler FULL) episode of Haunting the Narrative for you today! Join Máiréad and Natasha as they discuss the intrepid Scarlett McCain and special little meow meow Albert Browne and try not to tangent too...

CLICK HERE FOR A TRANSCRIPT For this week’s episode of Haunting the Narrative, Meg and Natasha are here to answer your questions! Join us for a “kit bag” episode where we discuss the following miscellaneous questions and topics:  What genre is Lockwood and Co.? Is smell a Talent? What’s the deal with Sykes? What do we think about popular fanon tropes/theories, such as ADHD Lockwood, autistic Georg...

CLICK HERE FOR A TRANSCRIPT ~ CLICK HERE FOR BOOK DRIVE Haunting the Narrative is ten episodes old today!! (We’re so proud) For the big Double Digit Celebration Meg, Mai and Tash have decided to talk…(drum roll please) George! That end-of-winter exhaustion may be hitting us hard but we still managed to have a good time nattering on about George 1, George 2, and the many, many loves of his life (an...

CLICK HERE FOR A TRANSCRIPT Welcome back for another special bonus episode of Haunting the Narrative! Today Meg and Lizzie discuss Jonathan Stroud’s most recent series, Scarlett & Browne in this short, SPOILER FREE episode. Join us as we go through the top five reasons why we think everyone should read this fantastic series. (And yes, we are warming you up for a deep dive S&B episode that’...

CLICK HERE FOR A TRANSCRIPT | CLICK HERE FOR THE BOOK DRIVE We’re back for this week’s episode of Haunting the Narrative to discuss one of the most controversial topics in the fandom, The Hollow Boy: whose fault was it and why is it Lucy? Okay, okay, maybe it wasn’t Lucy’s fault, but this is a topic worthy of a debate if we’ve ever heard one. Join the four of us as we try to answer the question “w...

CLICK HERE FOR A TRANSCRIPT The day is finally here: it's time to talk about Locklyle, babes! Join us as we attempt to unpack exactly what makes this ship so compelling. We trace the development of Lucy & Lockwood's relationship, and we also discuss which romance tropes they fit - and which ones they subvert. A few housekeeping items: Unfortunately, we could not find the link to the fi...

CLICK HERE FOR A TRANSCRIPT Today we’re talking about one of the most intriguing characters in Lockwood & Co., and that is Ezekiel! (Or is that his real name? Let’s discuss!) Join Mai, Lizzie, and Natasha as we recap what is known about Ezekiel from the text, and they each present a theory about who Ezekiel really is, as well as his possible motivation and goals. Then vote for your favourite t...

CLICK HERE FOR A TRANSCRIPT Let’s talk money! By the end of this thrilling episode of Haunting the Narrative, you will know the answers to a range of questions such as: Why is everyone in Problem Britain so poor? How much is £60,000 in real money? Did Margaret Thatcher get ghost-touched? Is the Problem international? And, frankly: does it really need to make sense to be fun? Our next episode will...

CLICK HERE FOR A TRANSCRIPT We were going to enjoy our Christmas holidays, and then Jonathan Stroud uploaded a short story about five-year-old Lockwood. In the mad rush for our mics (because our therapists don't want to hear about this nonsense), we may have dropped a tiny bit of the professionalism. We also mentioned a few fics in passing -- here's the link for Mai's fic, and here's the link for...

CLICK HERE FOR TRANSCRIPT For our third episode of Haunting the Narrative, it was inevitable that we would discuss the beloved namesake of our series, the one and only Anthony J. Lockwood, Esq.! a.k.a. The one where we figure out this podcast episode design thing but forget everything we know about recording quality We’re going to be digging into the reasons why Lockwood is the way he is. We’ll ta...

CLICK HERE FOR TRANSCRIPT Happy Resignation Day, Lucy Carlyle!! To celebrate this special day, we're posting a special episode with Meg, Lizzie and Qiqi talking about dates, time and ages in Lockwood and Co. (That's right: It's time to get nerdy, guys.) Alas, don't get too used to these frequent releases; Haunting the Narrative is aiming for one episode every fortnight, and our next episode will b...

CLICK FOR TRANSCRIPT Welcome to the first official episode of Haunting the Narrative! What could we possibly talk about for our first episode but our beloved narrator, Lucy Carlyle? Join us for a deep dive into all things Lucy: her background, her key personality traits, and insight into how she sees the world. If (like Qiqi) you didn’t really know this, Watsonian = an in-universe explanation &amp...

Welcome to Haunting the Narrative - a Lockwood & Co. podcast! Want to know who we're meant to be? Listen to this short trailer to find out who we are, why we're doing this, and what it's all about! Remember to tune in next week on 11th December for our very first episode: Lucy! ---------- Got an idea? Chat to us on tumblr or twitter , or e-mail us ! Click here to access the transcript of this...