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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.
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Sunday Sep 27, 2020
Sunday Sep 27, 2020
"Sometimes when you're in a position like that, you train the person and you mold the person for the job they have to do right now. And it's difficult to prepare them for what comes after." - Maya
With this Teamup, we only have two major voice actors to go. This is story of Maya Santandrea: from Massachuetts to Georgia, from aspiring actress to stunt action expert, and how she crossed paths with one Alexander Shaw Esquire.
We talk about her experience in Hollywoo, her embracing the role of Katherine Holloway, and her own personal takes on the character, and the strange and hilareous journey that brought her to be the new voice of Merlaine.
As it typical for these conversations, there are moments of laughter and somberness in equal measure (particularly towards the end). Be warned, there are also small moments here of distinctly NSFW stuff, but it's all the best kind.
(There will be some unusual sound blips from time to time. Alex's Levelator program made them less glaring, but unfortunately this was a mike sound spike issue we could not fully resolve. It's till 95% stellar.)
Spoilers for all of New Century, all through all released audio drama chapters of Uncivil Outlaw.
The Devil Came Up To Boston: https://youtu.be/zWVcIn7Q4Cc
Better At The End of the Day - Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles: https://youtu.be/C9T1ZxCgURw
The New Century Multiverse books and audio dramas can be found on:
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
Intro is "The Avengers" by Alan Sylvestri
Outro is "The Devil Came Up To Boston" by Adam Ezra Group
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
"I get to be Lucius Malfoy cut with Judi Dench, let's do this!" - Laureta
As promised, we get fucking weird up in this joint. In addition to serious discussions of Viola, Captain Beatrix, Abuelita, and even quiet young Shall, we bring a whole lot of other silly voices to the mix.
We discuss personal and media influences on these compelling New Century characters, potential future side projects for your Wind Door podcasters, and speculate on bringing back old characters in future installments of Phase 2 and beyond.
After the banger of an outro, stick around for 11 minutes of extracted outtakes.
Spoilers for all of New Century, up to Chapter 9 of Uncivil Outlaw.
The New Century Multiverse books and audio dramas can be found on:
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
Intro is "Catchy Song" by Dillon Francis
Outro is "Woman" by Kesha (NSFW)
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
"How do I put this? You start doing it before you know you're doing i-Georgie what the hell? Sorry, my cat." - Laureta
Are you ready for this one? Because it's about to get weird up in this joint.
Well. Okay, not that weird. This is actually very serious business. Yes, most serious. Today we have the first part of our interview with Laureta Sela, the voice of Annie Oakley, Harry Arlington, Viola Heartstone, and many other mainstays of the New Century cannon canon. She brings a lot of fun energy to the table, but for the most part we get deep into complex character motivations for Annie, Harry, and Aunt Cleo this time around.
There's only hints of what eventually comes down the pike in part 2. Brace yourselves, folks.
Spoilers for all of New Century, up to Chapter 9 of Uncivil Outlaw.
The New Century Multiverse books and audio dramas can be found on:
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
Intro is "Catchy Song" by Dillon Francis
Outro is "Legends Never Die" by Against the Current
Saturday Aug 01, 2020
Saturday Aug 01, 2020
"Oh, it gon' be gay."
More fun times with Theo, the Mighty Magician. We just completely go off the rails this go around. Sure, we keep talking about New Century, but we also get into America Chavez, Miss Congeniality, She-Ra... look, we're geeks. This is what we do. And you're geeks too, so stop judging us. (Also, even more clips from other media. Blame Alex.)
We also get into hopes and speculation for the future of New Century, reflections on what it means to us (particularly now), and how LGBTQ works behind the scenes and the role it will play in the future (We're Queer and we're here.)
This bonus episode contains spoilers for all of New Century, including Uncivil Outlaw (sort of).
Etinu Sevracsetihw!
#BlackLivesMatter
The New Century Multiverse books and audio dramas can be found on:
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
Intro is "The Avengers" by Alan Sylvestri
Outro is "Cuckoo" by Lissie
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
"You named your fucking wizard Taco?" - us getting off topic and discussing The Adventure Zone
Here's another first for the podcast. Because apparently our little fan teamup has done so well, someone who is an ascended fan and a member of the New Century cast has answered the call to speak on all things fannish.
Best known for playing Princess Gwendolyne in The Princess Thieves, we also start delving into her feelings about some of her other roles, including Truth Arlington, Amanda Culver, and Lucy Weatherfield. We learn about her humble origins, where she pulls inspiration for her various voices, and gab garralously regarding the infamous Gibbet goof.
This bonus episode contains spoilers for all of New Century, including Uncivil Outlaw (sort of).
Etinu Sevracsetihw!
#BlackLivesMatter
#WrathMonth
Oh Long Johnson cat:
https://youtu.be/kkwiQmGWK4c
The full QI bit with John Sessions:
https://youtu.be/Pc3OyvbJkj4
The New Century Multiverse books and audio dramas can be found on:
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
Intro is "The Avengers" by Alan Sylvestri
Outro is "King of Anything" by Sara Bareilles
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Welcome to Part 2 of our Whitescarves Team-Up with the Horror Hulk, Nick Ord!
In this episode, we go into why he feels Let Them Go was heavily influenced by the Night of The Living Dead movies, talk some more about connections to other narratives and tropes, and honestly, laugh a lot along the way as we have fun letting our geek flag fly. Laughter is needed now.
Content Warning: State violence against black people are touched on briefly in the conversations due to elements of some of the movies. I feel its important to highlight this due to the ongoing protests involving real state sanction violence in the here and now, even if we don't delve too deeply - one bit from the original conversation was excised due to potentially insensitive and triggering content. #BlackLivesMatter
Potential spoilers for Night of the Living Dead '68, Night of the Living Dead '90, The Evil Dead '2013 and spoilers for most New Century novels excluding Uncivil Outlaw.
Midnight Movies Online can be found here:
https://midnightmoviesonline.wordpress.com/
Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire:
http://seananmcguire.com/shr.php
The Avengine Feminine - Introduction by Innuendo Studios:
https://youtu.be/wmR8A1a8shk
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Jekyll_and_Mr._Holmes
Intro is "The Avengers" by Alan Sylvestri
Outro is "Come With Me Now" by KONGOS
Monday Jun 08, 2020
Monday Jun 08, 2020
As promised, someone besides just us talking about New Century!
A longtime fan of School of Movies, but someone who only recently dove headfirst into the New Century Multiverse, Nick Ord has been on a creative kick doing his own writing and reviewing on a personal blog called Midnight Movies Online. Between that and being a very verbal fan as he tore through the New Century collection even faster than I did - plus a penchant for dicussing all things horror - I shone the image of a big White Scarf into the sky, and he answered the call!
This entry is part 1 of that conversation, and includes spoilers for Let Them Go and most of the other Phase 1 New Century stories (excluding Uncivil Outlaw).
Potential spoilers also for The Mist, The Shining, and Pitch Black.
Midnight Movies Online can be found here:
https://midnightmoviesonline.wordpress.com/
Intro is "The Avengers" by Alan Sylvestri
Outro is "Outro" by Evgeny Teilor