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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
Feb 11, 2022
Feb 11, 2022
1 hr 2 min
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
Feb 2, 2022
Feb 2, 2022
1 hr 22 min
The last interview episode. You don't want to miss this one. Because it's got:
- How Harry views Autumn, as opposed to how the average person of her world would view it
- Senator MacPherson, or Sir Not Appearing In This Audiodrama
- The influence of real world events on crafting this story, and others
- The things Alex is most proud of with this outing
- Color Theory
- Sharon devolving into fits of laughter (along with the rest of us)
- And Even More Outtakes
Next time we see you... Season 5. The Steamheart Saga.
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 "The Future is Ours" by Scott Holmes of Free Music Archive
Outro is "Together We Stand" by Scott Holmes of Free Music Archive
Jan 28, 2022
Jan 28, 2022
1 hr 1 min
And here we are, back to the big interview. 2 episodes to go!
- Discussion on the story's overarching antagonist, Mr. Wight
- What it's like to narrate over being a main character for Alex
- Discussion on the many new voice talents that were brought in
- The Sounds and Music of Stonespring Maidens
- The difficulties of writing this story due to the events of 2020
- And finally, the experience of visiting past trauma through creating
Ending with the new Gibbet: Citrus Fruits.
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 "The Future is Ours" by Scott Holmes of Free Music Archive
Jan 20, 2022
Jan 20, 2022
46 min
More Reacting! Today we talk about the covers for:
Castle of the Moon
The Black Ronin:
And as a bonus, the mockup for Four Worlds Collide:
There are spoiler warnings for different parts of the episode, you'll get them in progress.
Next week, we finally finish the interviews! And then... Season 5: The Year of Steam Heart.
Jan 14, 2022
Jan 14, 2022
59 min
And now for something completely different. Except not that different, because it's still New Century.
As we had to wait a bit to get Alex and Sharon back on the horn for the rest of our Stonespring Maidens interviews, me and Toby did a little speculation show on the implications of the new covers that had been shared over the last few months. Today we discuss the next two Thieves covers: Thief Knights and Dragon Flights, and The Worst Unicorn.
No music before or after, just us rambling, with some mild spoiler potential, but only for books that have already been published and out for a long while.
Thief Knights:
The Worst Unicorn:
Also, referring back to the titles Alex released back in 2020, which was partly source material for our first React video:
Jan 5, 2022
Jan 5, 2022
1 hr 6 min
The second half of our first Alex/Sharon interview. But we're not done! There will be a short pause next week where we run something else, but there will be more interviewing!
Today:
- The Worldbuilding of Autumn
- The experience of restructuring the chapter layout mid-audiodrama release
- Stonespring Maidens's influences - the third one may (not) surprise you!
- Doing alternate takes on traditional fantasy races
- Even More 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 is "The Future is Ours" by Scott Holmes of Free Music Archive
Outro is "The Last Elemental" by Danny Elfman
Dec 30, 2021
Dec 30, 2021
1 hr 2 min
And here it is. The final interviews for Stonespring Maidens to help us close out the year and bring us into the next. Alex and Sharon take us through the origins and the building of the latest story and audiodrama of New Century.
We get off on several tangents throughout this first part, talking as much about New century in general and how stories are crafted as some of the details of this latest iteration. We get into discussions about romance literature, romances (and their patterns) in New Century, Representation and genres, and more about the construction of Autumn itself in the early days.
Some more TTWD outtakes at the end, and much thanks to Maureen Foley for her help at the beginning of our show.
The etymology of the interchangable use of 'Fall' and 'Autumn': https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/600316/reason-why-americans-refer-autumn-fall
Todd In The Shadows - Lil Nas X breakout hit 'Old Town Road' and Music's issue with genre: https://youtu.be/msz0bGZtdFQ
The New Century Multiverse Website:
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
The New Century Multiverse Podcast Feed:
https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/
Fireside Alliance: https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/
Intro is "The Future is Ours" by Scott Holmes of Free Music Archive
Outro is "Thunderstuck" by 2Cellos
Dec 24, 2021
Dec 24, 2021
1 hr 16 min
Happy Holidays, y'all. And happy Episode 100 for Through The Wind Door.
My present to all of you is predictable: more fun interview shenanigans with Felix, Orion, and Maya. I hope it's a good present.
- A further deep dive with Maya about Katherine (as well as other roles past and future)
- Exciting speculations for the future about future roles in and out of New Century
- What Autumn would be like for our cast
- Personal color theory!
- General Silliness!
- Duchess Karen du Hardcore!
Also, as promised, a link to the Panther Soul Sizzle reel for those who might not have heard it:
https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/e/panther-soul-sizzle-reel/
The New Century Multiverse Website:
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
The New Century Multiverse Podcast Feed:
https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/
Fireside Alliance: https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/
Intro is "The Future is Ours" by Scott Holmes of Free Music Archive
Background music for Outtakes is "Hidden Agenda" by Kevin MacLeod
Dec 18, 2021
Dec 18, 2021
1 hr 33 min
We've heard from the veteran voices, now the newbies! Felix Quist, Orion Richardson, and Maya Souris, I choose you!
Join us, as we get to know them a little better:
- The background of Felix and Orion and their introduction to New Century
- How Alex handled the recording/directing process for these folks
- Performing without other people in the room
- Giving voices to new characters
- Being a black man in America and Autumn
- Being a trans man in America and Autumn
- Stonespring Outtakes!
The Questionable Content story mentioned: https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3606
The New Century Multiverse Website:
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
The New Century Multiverse Podcast Feed:
https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/
Through The Wind Door is a member of the Fireside Alliance media network: https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/
Intro is "The Future is Ours" by Scott Holmes of Free Music Archive
Dec 9, 2021
Dec 9, 2021
1 hr 33 min
Part 2 of our conversations with Sharon Shaw, Theo Leigh, and Laureta Sela!
Today we talk about:
- Life experiences and media drawn on to bring characters to life
- The Importance of Physical Acting even when just recording audio
- The Future of both the characters in this story, and desires for our actors
- And a little fun analysis of how people feel about the world of Autumn.
- More Outtakes, but these from the recording of this interview!
Next week is round 2: Orion Richardson, Felix Quist, and Maya Souris.
The New Century Multiverse Website:
https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com
The New Century Multiverse Podcast Feed:
https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/
Through The Wind Door is a member of the Fireside Alliance media network: https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/
Intro is "The Future is Ours" by Scott Holmes of Free Music Archive
Outro is "Marlene on the Wall" with Suzanne Vega