Joshua Moser

The Podcast Was on Fire and It Wasn't My Fault --A Dresden Files Podcast

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Focused on the good, the great, and the problematic in the best-selling novel series The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. Josh is an avid Dresderner, Alyssa is brand new! Together, they'll review and break down the series from different perspectives. Topics will include everything from the quality of the world-building and storytelling, to the problematic scenes and issues with the male gaze, and even to how accurate the crime scenes are (Alyssa is a coroner-investigator). Not to mention everything in between! New episodes every Sunday (Saturday with Patreon sub!)! https://www.patreon.com/ThePodc...

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Joshua Moser

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Jun 7, 2026

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Episodes

Fugitive: Cowlos Proofs 07.06.2026

Wherein Mouse becomes the Big Dog. (Next Week: off x 2) (Third Week: A Court of Thorns and Roses Ch.1-5) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) Maybe the best short story yet takes us into Mouse's POV and it is an absolute delight! Mouse is a very Good Dog, Cerberus ditto. Ash is the opposite but i wont type that terrible insult here....its a family pod. We get a Cowl appearance and some interes...

Out Law 4: Nobody Told Me I Couldnt (ch.19-22) 31.05.2026

Wherein Harry gets Tripp PAID. (Next Week: Short Stories TBA) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) We fight off the bad guys and imprison part of the Lurker. We make good with Marcone and set Tripp up to be a philanthropist. Estevez gets spared, Emilio gets old, and Fitz gets better. I swear not to imprison you without trial in a magical crystal!.....Out Law chunk 4 starts RIGHT NOW! Hosted on...

Out Law 3: The Lasagna of Life (ch.13-18) 26.05.2026

Wherein Harry is the Thirst Quencher. (Next Week: Out Law ch. 19-24) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) Harry and Tripp make a run for it, Stallings sorta helps, Fitz gets gotten by the Lurker, Basil is overly literal, and we have a Bob the Skull sighting! I promise not to drink your blood or blood like juices.....Out Law chunk 3 starts RIGHT NOW! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

Out Law 2: Just Meetings (ch.7-12) 17.05.2026

Wherein Harry fills out his calendar. (Next Week: Out Law ch. 13-18) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) Pepper is okay so we can keep reading!! This week is pretty sit and talky, but its still meaty and delicious! We meet bad guys Emilio & Estevez, jerk guy Norman Hathaway, esquire, and goodish gal Candace Abernathy of the IRS. Harry's research and potion making both pay off, Fitz does g...

Out Law 1: There's Dust and There's a Trail (ch. 1-6) 10.05.2026

Wherein Harry starts a rehab project. (Next Week: Out Law ch. 7-12) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) Marcone calls in a marker to help one Tripp Gregory go straight. No one is convinced this is a fair request except Harry himself.  We check in with lawyer Max to se eif its possible for this dirtbag to go legit, and a supernatural hit goes down. Luckily the best hound dog whatever side...

Twelve Months 14: Wrap it up With a Bow (ch. 53-55) 08.05.2026

Wherein Harry slaps down some Blampires. (Next Week: Twelve Months ch. 53-55) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) [Sorry team, ear has been kicking my ass even with the magic anti bug pills. Apologies for the VERY tardy pod.] We wrap up Twelve Months in a jarringly easy fashion, but its still a great chunk! Harry shuts down the Malora, ghoul, and Black Court attack on the castle with relative...

Twelve Months 13: Groupons (ch. 49-52) 26.04.2026

Wherein Harry gets Ozzed up. (Next Week: Twelve Months ch. 53-55) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) This week, we close out business with Thomas is good and extremely sad--mostly extremely sad--ways! Yay! Harry and Hunger are friends again, Lara does CPR, and Mother Winter announces her return to proceedings (and has a hilarious tantrum offscreen), and Mab steals a baby. But don't worry abo...

Twelve Months 12: Sixth Law Fudgulation 21.04.2026

Wherein Harry enjoys slow currents of time . (Next Week: Twelve Months ch. 49-52) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) This week, we meet Thomas's Hunger! The protests continue to grow, and unfortunately Bock is here to help. But the real action all takes place on Demonreach this week! Harry and Lara have a feistier than necessary convo, prepare the spell, build the circle, and meet Mab in the...

Twelve Months 11: Can We Climb Them (ch. 41-44) 12.04.2026

Wherein Harry declares his boon. (Next Week: Twelve Months ch. 45-48) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) This week, we have an interesting, if all-over-the-place chunk. The 'goyles are introduced to the castle gen pop, Harry says a final goodbye to a sort of old friend fitz learns whu not to merc people, Team Lar-ry united stronger than ever, and Harry demands a boon from Mab: Thomas and his...

Twelve Months 10: Aluminium amd OregAno (ch. 37-40) 05.04.2026

Wherein Harry accidentally enslaves someone. (Next Week: Twelve Months ch. 41-44) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) This week, we dial it back a bit on the digressions but its still meaty and delicious. In Chicagoland, semi-organized protestors of the supernatural are popping up, Harry makes a long awaited apology, Ramirez proves hes one of the cool kids again, and, oh ya, Harry basically e...

Twelve Months 9: Im So Sorry For This (ch. 33-36) 30.03.2026

Wherein Harry brings in some spicy goyles. (Next Week: Twelve Months ch. 37-40) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) This week, i dont even know how to explain it to yall. Lyssy got tipsy, I was getting sick, and boy oh boy did we wander. BACK TO NORMAL NEXT WEEK I PROMISE! We do spend some time breaking down some great chapters--several times, in fact. I get a missed call from a ghost the sam...

Twelve Months 8: Number 1 Woke Baseball Dresden Pod (ch. 29-32) 22.03.2026

Wherein Harry splits Lara in twain. (Next Week: Twelve Months ch. 33-36) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) This week, Carl and Bock compete to be the absolute WORST, and I think it ends up in a tie. Harry's experiment with Lara's hunger is a roaring success, he shares a moment with Fitz, and he solves the St. Brigid black magic mystery.....quite a busy week! We discuss ways to somehow ake o...

Twelve Months 7: New Passport Who Dis (ch. 25-28) 15.03.2026

Wherein Harry learns about the in-laws. (Next Week: Twelve Months ch. 29-32) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) Apparently Harry was listening to the pod last week when I told him to be a better dad and he finally brings Maggie to live at the castle!! Ebenezer shows up and for the first time in ages acts like a real live human! Maybe theres hope for the old timer yet! We also get loads of Wh...

Twelve Months 5: White King on the Shelf (ch. 21-24) 08.03.2026

Wherein Harry enjoys Thanksgiving. (Next Week: Twelve Months ch. 25-28) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) Four seemingly disconnected chapters populate this chunk, but a lot of good stuff comes through. Thanksgiving at the Carpenters, a de-cursing at St Mary's, a visit from Mab, and another date have us juggling storylines, but its not unenjoyable. Harry is learning to trust people again, t...

Twelve Months 5: Magic Ghoul Thing (ch. 16-20) 01.03.2026

Wherein Harry loses at Monopoly. (Next Week: Twelve Months ch. 21-24) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) This week, Dracul drops threats, Harry meets Lara's Hunger, we gathers more evidence that Bock is just the WORST, and we catch another positive Carlos interaction! Experimented with some new editing choices to mixed results this week so pardon the hiccups. Twelve Months chunk 5 starts RIG...

Twelve Months 4: A Priest, a Rabbi, and a Paladin Walk into a Bar (Twelve Months ch. 13-16) 15.02.2026

Wherein Harry chews on a ghoul. (Next Week: VACATION!) (Two Weeks: Twelve Months ch. 17-20) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) This week, Harry loses a board game to an echo, loses his lunch to a bottle of scotch, and almost loses his life to a pack of ghouls. Of course that's before we realize he is about to come face to face with the creature that ripped three of his friends away from him!...

Twelve Months 3: Just Like Woodstock (ch. 9-12) 08.02.2026

Wherein Harry makes like Kissinger. (Next Week: Twelve Months ch. 13-16) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) This week, Harry gets embroiled in not one but two potential large scale wars. The svartalves know he has Thomas and the ghouls know Chicago is wounded. Both could prove to be explosive situations. Michael continues to prove that he's the best friend fiction has to offer, Bear is wonde...

Twelve Months 2: Some Days Pluckier Than Others (ch. 5-8) 01.02.2026

Wherein the pod hits 50k downloads!! (Next Week: Twelve Months ch. 9-12) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) This week, Harry picks up an apprentice, regains real if shaky footing with a former friend, and has his first couple fight with the White Queen! Our boy Fitz is back from Ghost Story and boy has he developed. Harry takes the high potential young spellslinger under his wing, but has to...

Twelve Months 1: Depression Representation (ch. 1-4) 25.01.2026

Wherein Harry struggles to carry on. (Next Week: Twelve Months ch. 5-8) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) We pick up a few weeks after the Battle of Chicago, and buildings arent the only things devastated. Harry is broken by the loss of Murph et al, but has no time to sit still and heal. The people of his city still need him to feed and shelter them, and the Winter Court needs him to start...

Sexy Fleas and Wannabes: Day Off & Everything the Light Touches 18.01.2026

Wherein we learn Harry DOESNT have a Dark Mark tattoo. (Next Week: Twelve Months ch 1-4) This week shows us how Harry spends a valuable day off: pretty much exactly the same as the rest of em! There's hijinks, sexy hijinks, and ridiculous self important "villains!" Mouse protects Mister, Molly goes topless for some reason, Andi and Kirby like it hairy, and to top it all off we FINALLY get that Mis...

Bail Duty After the Orgy: Bigfoot on Campus & Job Placement 11.01.2026

Wherein Harry finds the best seat in the house. (Next Week: TBD) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) We check in one--well two--more time on Bigfoot Erwin, now a college first year in love with a woman who is more dangerous than she seems! River Shoulders not only starts the action but also plays a big part in ending it, Harry meddles in people's lives more than he should, but everyone ends u...

Merry Holidays!!: I Was a Teenage Bigfoot & Good People 24.12.2025

Wherein Harry defeats mono. (Next Week: CHRISTMAS!! Two Weeks: Bigfoot on Campus, Job Placement) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) This week Harry takes on a private school in the burbs. Part two of the bigfoot trilogy finds Bigfoot Irwin in the infirmary, and Harry has to suss out what ails him. Its a fun contained story with a stupid reason (and dude) putting the whole thing in motion. Th...

The Law 3: Gateway to Ice Cream (pts 11-15) 14.12.2025

Wherein Harry just watches. (Next Week: I Was a Teenage Bigfoot, The Good People) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) We finish up The Law this week and meet a new pod favorite side character in the process. Max is cool, Heloise is loud, Tripp is gross. and Mab s unintentionally hilarious. We get our big action setpiece complete with a spirit bear kaboom, the bad guys agree to fight fair, and...

The Law 2: Minor Threats (pts 6-10) 07.12.2025

Wherein Harry calls ahead. (Next Week: The Law pts 11-15) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) This week brings the middle third of The Law where we meet the evil lawyer and the helpful murderer! Harry fails to threaten off Winter Winter, esquire, fails to bully Marcone, but succeeds in charming Triple J, Pontiac State Prisons most decorated hitman. We get a fun moment with Paranoid Gary, meet...

The Law 1: Above the Chandelier (pts 1-5) 23.11.2025

Wherein Harry gets outsmarted by stupid. (Next Week: HAPPY THANKSGIVING! 2 weeks: The Law pts 6-10) (discord: https://discord.gg/bEmxEGh5PD) We chew on a surprisingly familiar first chunk of The Law. Not only have I actually read it before, it plays a lot with old school Dresden vibes. We have an outfit thug, a pretty damsel, Bob dishing advice and gross nonsense in equal measure, and a problem Ha...

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