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In 2013, Alex Shaw published a small novel called The Cartographer’s Handbook, the first in a series called The New Century Multiverse. The premise is alt history, where post-Civil War America is suddenly overcome with a plague of dangerous monsters that overwhelm the Reconstruction, and bring the nation to its knees. The series is not about its fall, however, but about the heroes that help bring it back from the brink, and step into a wider world that is not the one they knew. New mysteries to unlock, magics to discover, and worlds to explore. Ten years later, the New Century Multiverse is now thirteen books strong, with more on the way. It has had 2 major story arcs, an Avengers style coming together of the heroes of its various books, and multiple worlds and genres to explore. This is its first fan podcast. Through The Wind Door is a deep dive exploration of the novels and their corresponding audiodramas, along with interviews of the cast and creators. Accessible to new readers and long time fans, join Greg and Toby as they share thoughts about this engaging series.
Episodes
Saturday Apr 16, 2022
Saturday Apr 16, 2022
Chapter 11. Among the Wolves. Before Annie got her gun.
- "I was born Phoebe Ann Moses..."
- This Past is Prologue
- Themes at a Shooting Exhibition
- Quaker: It's The Right Thing To Do
- Age Isn't Just A Number
Next week will make up for this week being short.
The New Century Multiverse Website:
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
The New Century Multiverse Podcast Feed:
https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/
The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network:
https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/
Intro is "Together We Stand" by Scott Holmes of Free Music Archive
Outro is "Annie's Song" by John Denver
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
The final thoughts on the April Ball, and a taste of what Music of the Century would sound like if we made it!
- Truth's Thankless Job
- Abby's Ballroom Adventures
- Harry's Cryptic Comments
- Through The Music Door
- Gotta Get Bach In Time
- Is Pachabel Canon? And other Questions
- These Will Sell Like Outtakes
The New Century Multiverse Website:
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
The New Century Multiverse Podcast Feed:
https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/
The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network:
https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/
Intro and Outro is "Together We Stand" by Scott Holmes of Free Music Archive
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Here, we cover the spread. Little bit of Chapter 8, all of 9, little bit of 10.
- How Harry Desires to Be Of Use.
- Clothes make the woman, as well as their agency to choose what clothes
- The Mythology of Columbia
- The Final Deliberations of Sarah
- Quoth the Raven
We have met our final member of Team Steam, and push forwards to the end of Part 1.
The New Century Multiverse Website:
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
The New Century Multiverse Podcast Feed:
https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/
The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network:
https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/
Intro and Outro is "Together We Stand" by Scott Holmes of Free Music Archive
Saturday Mar 26, 2022
Saturday Mar 26, 2022
The beginning of our discussion on chapters 8-10, but primarily focusing on Chapter 8! (I don't know what the tendency is that our first episode in a sequence always manages to focus only on the first chapter, but, it is what it is.)
- James coming to understand Harry, and by extention, himself
- The Reverse Q Scene
- Thomas's darkest order
- Historical cameos, and making alternate history feel authentic
- The Workshop Argument
The New Century Multiverse Website:
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
The New Century Multiverse Podcast Feed:
https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/
The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network:
https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/
Intro is "Together We Stand" by Scott Holmes of Free Music Archive
Outro is "Trouble" by Indigo Girls
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Our final thoughts on Chapter 7! (and 5 and 6, but mostly 7.)
- More on the blending of narrative styles!
- The Shamanic Voice
- Miguel's Heroic Journey
- There are no happy endings...
- Imminent Atonement with the Father
- Subverting Tropes
- The real treasure was the friends we made along the way!
Next week, no more recap chapters! It's all brand new stuff!
The New Century Multiverse Website:
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
The New Century Multiverse Podcast Feed:
https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/
The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network:
https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/
Intro is "Together We Stand" by Scott Holmes of Free Music Archive
Outro is "In The Air Tonight" by State of Mine
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
More talking points for Chapters 5 and 6, and a tiny bit of 7!
- Everyone telling the story of Secret Rooms!
- "There was an idea..." The origin of the decision to find heroes.
- Thomas Arlington: Threat or Menace?
- Steamheart: It Doesn't have Stealth Mode!
- Through The Musical Wind Door!
- Storyboarding the Steamheart miniseries!
The New Century Multiverse Website:
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
The New Century Multiverse Podcast Feed:
https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/
The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network:
https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/
Intro is "Together We Stand" by Scott Holmes of Free Music Archive
Midroll is "Thunder Dreams" by Kevin Macleod
Outro is "Precious Illusions" by Alanis Morissette
Friday Mar 04, 2022
Friday Mar 04, 2022
Today, part 1 of our thoughts on the Recap Chapters! (mostly chapters 5 and 6)
- James and Abigail noticing Harry
- The response of the Arlingtons to our Secret Rooms protagonists
- Metatext in New Century, as regards storytelling
- Development of new dynamics between our ensemble protagonists
- And the balance of text and subtext
I am going to try not to sprawl too much, but it may be unavoidable. This week's episode needed a lot of cleaning up, which means some of our first Skype conversation was removed to get it done on time. But I don't want to take up too much space, so if possible, I'll try to get our shows done in as few episodes as we can.
The New Century Multiverse Website:
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
The New Century Multiverse Podcast Feed:
https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/
The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network:
https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/
Intro is "Together We Stand" by Scott Holmes of Free Music Archive
Outro is "I Love You's" by Hailee Steinfeld
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
The conclusion of looking at chapters 1-4, with our focus being on the events of Chapter 4 itself. In this week's episode, we get into:
- How Abigail, James, and harry interact with people, both people they know, and people they don't...
- Reflections on how elements from Secret Rooms start making themselves known in this chapter (something we'll talk about even more as we proceed)
- A deep discussion on Harry, and what is revealed though her first person narration
- Comparing and contrasting Harry and James's neuro-atypical brains
- Outtakes, and much, much more!
Next week, we begin our look at chapters 5-7, since we ended up having much more to talk about than expected with the 'Previously On New Century' chapters...
The New Century Multiverse Website:
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
The New Century Multiverse Podcast Feed:
https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/
The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network:
https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/
Intro is "Together We Stand" by Scott Holmes of Free Music Archive
Outro is "Unwell" by Matchbox 20
Friday Feb 18, 2022
Friday Feb 18, 2022
Okay. Now we actually cover more than one chapter of Steamheart: 2, 3, and the beginning of 4.
Topics today:
- (Re)introducing Annie and Frank
- The Meet-Cute
- Introducing (more thoroughly) Jeremy Pines!
- A discussion of the neurodiverse spectrum and Jeremy's place on it
- The beginning of Jeremy's arc
- How Chapters 2 and 3 keep worldbuilding
- Team Steam begins to assemble!
- How it feels to return to James and Abigail
Gotta say, it feels good to finally talk about Steamheart. But boy, is there a lot of ground to recover. Thank goodness we have a nice vehicle to do it in.
The New Century Multiverse Website:
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
The New Century Multiverse Podcast Feed:
https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/
The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network:
https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/
Intro is "Together We Stand" by Scott Holmes of Free Music Archive
Outro is "I Choose You" by Sara Bareilles
Friday Feb 11, 2022
Friday Feb 11, 2022
Eleven days till our anniversary. Exactly the right time to begin the Retrospective on the Culmination of Phase 1 of New Century.
Steamheart.
Today, we discuss:
- Emily Dickenson, and her poem
- The larger theme of journey narratives
- An unusual digression on the Tarot
- How our first introduction is framed, and by whom
- And much, much more
Today covers only chapter 1 in detail, but the arc of this and the next two episodes will be referring to chapters 1-4. So be prepared, for those to whom Spoilers matter.
The New Century Multiverse Website:
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
The New Century Multiverse Podcast Feed:
https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/
The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network:
https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/
Intro is "Together We Stand" by Scott Holmes of Free Music Archive
Outro is "We Said Hello Goodbye" by Phil Collins