McAnally's Pubcast

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast Here we cover Chapter 6 in which Dresden is shown up by an old man, a drunk, and a carpenter in the ways of getting money from bears. Death Masks Chapter 6 Summary: Harry attempts to run and defend himself from the attacking monster. The two men in the alley join the fight and reveal they both hold swords of power. A third joins the fray, finally killin...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast We discuss Chapter 5 in which Dresden meets a Weird Al impersonator who has a penchant for telling awkward truths to unwilling authorities. Death Masks Chapter 5 Summary: Dresden meets Murphy at the morgue and is introduced to Waldo Butters, the attending Assistant medical examiner. They examine a body that has died under unusual circumstances - coming...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast Here we discuss Chapter 4 in which Dresden taste tests hybrid vampire spit, experiences jealousy for a cardboard cutout and puts off sleep. Death Masks Chapter 4 Summary: After a warm reintroduction to Susan, she warns Harry about the impending threat of Ortega and the opposing opinions in the Red Court for peace with the White Council. The pair are int...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast We discuss Chapter 2 & 3 in which Harry is held at gunpoint by a priest, gets paid money to source out old rags, watches an ex throw down.. Death Masks Chapter 2 Summary: Father Vincent begins to plead his case to Dresden when a paid hitman takes aim on them. Dresden and Father Vincent escape in the Blue Beetle, but during their exit, Harry see’s mo...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast Here we discuss the first chapter of Death Masks in which Dresden indulges his day time tv addiction and prematurely EMP's his magic. Death Masks Chapter 1 Summary: Dresden appears as a guest on the Larry Fowler show along with Mortimer Lindquist. In a surprise move, one of the two mystery guests turns out to be the Vampire Ortega who proceeds to challe...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast We are examining Chapter 33 and 34 where Harry takes up horticulture, deconstructs mediocre art installations, ruins knitting and goes gaming. Summer Knight Chapter 33 Summary: Elaine joins Harry in the fray and agrees to help him past Aurora’s wall of thorns. Dresden makes it to Aurora just in time to witness Lily turn back from stone and manages to st...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast Here we discuss Chapter 32 where Dresden kicks at horse shins and reenacts classic cartoon antics. Summer Knight Chapter 32 Summary: Dresden defends the group using a magical shield that debilitates the Fae horses. Meryl is then struck down by Slate and Fix knocks him out in retaliation. Aurora begins to use the Unraveling on Lily at the Stone Table but...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast We are examining Chapter 30 and 31 in which the fae play with the mute button of war, and Dresden kills a faerie with murder words. Summer Knight Chapter 30 Summary: Dresden and his companions arrive at a Chicago-over-Chicago in mayhem. Dresden is presented to Mab, and he tells her the truth about Aurora. She asks for proof and Harry requests access to...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast We are examining Chapter 29 in which a minivan is overly stuffed, a rat is caught, and classic rock cliché's are a thing. Summer Knight Chapter 29 Summary: Dresden gets picked up by the Alpha’s who are accompanied by Meryl and Fix. They make their way to the Lake and are ambushed by a gunman and The Tigress. The Alpha’s take out the ghoul and detain the...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast We are examining Chapter 27 & 28 in which Dresden gets caught in a burning ring of toadstool and gets shot from a cannon. Summer Knight Chapter 27 Summary: Dresden finds himself trapped in a magical circle. Aurora forces Dresden to tell her what he has figured out, and Harry admits he knows she is responsible for the Summer Knight’s death and plans...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast We're looking at Chapter 26 in which Dresden has incredibly vague conversations with the Summer and Winter Mothers. Summer Knight Chapter 26 Summary: Dresden sprints to the Summer and Winter Mothers. The mothers and him agree to go quid pro quo for answers to their questions. Dresden makes the connection that Aurora is responsible for the loss of the Su...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast Here we discuss Chapter 24 & 25 in which Dresden hitches a ride to the Mothers and questions his previous notions about Unicorns. Summer Knight Chapter 24 Summary: Harry attempts to call on the White Council for help but is railroaded by Morgan. Dresden packs supplies and makes his way to Elaine, who he finds is preparing to leave town. The two talk...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast We're looking at Chapter 22 and 23 in which Dresden loses pizza during bad weather and ogles a chessboard in the sky. Summer Knight Chapter 22 Summary: Dresden and Murphy recover from the attack at Billy and Georgia’s. Murphy is taken to the hospital, and Meryl and Dresden talk. While Dresden processes all that’s happened, an unnatural storm develops on...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast Here we discuss Chapter 20 and 21 in which Dresden takes up gardening and Murphy becomes a very skilled lumberjack. Summer Knight Chapter 20 Summary: Harry battles it out with the Chlorofiend. In a desperate move, Dresden uses a wind spell to knock the monster under a set of metal shelves, temporarily detaining it. Harry joins back up with Murphy and th...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast We discuss Chapter 18 and 19 in which Dresden and Murphy enjoy the nighttime ambiance of Wal-Mart and work on gardening projects with Grum. Summer Knight Chapter 18 Summary: Dresden meets with Murphy at a local Wal-Mart and tells Murphy everything that is happening. While the two discuss the case, the lights go out and a mysterious malevolent mist enter...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast We discuss Chapter 16 and 17 in which Dresden takes a side job, discovers a maltreated guest in the blue beetle, and takes his chances dining and dealing with the Summer Lady. Summer Knight Chapter 16 Summary: Dresden speaks with Meryl and Fix. Meryl hires Dresden to help find her friend Lily.  When Harry arrives at his car, he finds a very injured...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast Here we discuss Chapter 15 in which Maeve awkwardly attempts to initiate a threesome, the Winter Knight parties to hard, and Harry is swept of his feet. Summer Knight Chapter 15 Summary: Maeve attempts to bargain for Harry’s first born and tries to get the process started immediately. Dresden brutishly declines the offer. Slate, the Winter Knight makes...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast We discuss Chapter 14 in which Dresden follows neon cat tracks, takes a music appreciation moment, and is rather blunt with Lady Maeve. Summer Knight Chapter 14 Summary: Elidee leads Dresden to Undertown and is then guided by Grimalkin to the Court of the Winter Lady. The court dances until one of the band members plays himself to death, at which point...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast Here we discuss Chapter 12 and 13 in which Dresden Crashes a Funeral, lands in a dumpster, gains a pizza, and bribes potbellied comets. Summer Knight Chapter 12 Summary: Dresden crashes Reuel’s Funeral and finds the trio in the Photo he recovered from Grum. Harry follows the three into the alley and promptly finds himself in a nearby dumpster. Billy sho...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast We discuss Chapter 10 & 11 in which Dresden takes the Fairy 101 course, breaks into a dead man's apartment, and gives flowers to an angry ogre. Summer Knight Chapter 10 Summary: Dresden descends into his lab in search of information after recovering from an unsettling dream of Susan. Harry learns more about the Sidhe court structure from Bob in hope...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast Here we discuss Chapter 9 in which Morgan crashes Dresden's pad, pokes all the buttons and eventually delivers a message and Elaine says I told you so. Summer Knight Chapter 9 Summary: Morgan crosses Dresden’s wards and enters his apartment. Morgan accuses Harry of being under the influence of the Vampires, and goads him until Dresden loses his temper a...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast Here we discuss Chapter 8 in which Dresden finds his dead ex haunting his apartment and the both realize they're fairy fodder. Summer Knight Chapter 8 Summary: Dresden reconnects with Elaine. The two discover that they are both the Emissaries of the Faerie Courts, and pitted against each other. Dresden tries to convince Elaine to go with him to the Whit...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast Here we discuss Chapter 7 in which Dresden visits a rather disheveled Murphy, and then returns home to a ghostly visage. Summer Knight Chapter 7 Summary: Dresden leaves the council meeting and heads to Murphy’s for information. The two have a heart to heart conversation and Dresden realizes Murphy is not in a good place. Murphy provides information on t...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast We discuss Chapter 6 of Summer Knight, in which the Council votes on Dresden's title as Wizard and Dresden is forced into working with Mab. Summer Knight Chapter 6 Summary: The Wizard Senior Council discusses the fate of Dresden - they decide to vote upon Dresden’s mantle as a Wizard, which will determine if they will yield to the vampire's demands. The...

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files Podcast We are examining Chapter 5, in which Dresden butchers the Latin language, the Senior Council gets a new member and a bad deal is presented. Summer Knight Chapter 5 Summary: After being magically searched by Morgan, Dresden enters the theater and the White Council’s meeting begins.  The Merlin begins with suggesting to immediately vote upon Wizard S...