Ep. 108 — Chapter 3 from "Tower of Swallows"
Breakfast in Beauclair · Alyssa Esteban
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Show Notes
Content warning: This episode discusses miscarriage and loss of pregnancy. Listener discretion is advised.
Kitty from the US and Kyle R. from the US join Alyssa for our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski's Tower of Swallows, Chapter 3. Very important bits include: Sirens of the Deep/raunchy Little Mermaid retellings, the framing narrative and Half a Century of Poetry, Milva's grief following her miscarriage, Cahir's trustworthiness (and positive reinforcement over survival), "the waist is as low as we go," Gwent and the sprawling Nilfgaardian spy network, and Hannibal Lector, gynocologist.
- [0:00] Cold Open
- [1:16] Introduction
- [3:11] Guest Introductions
- [16:46] Chapter Recap
- [18:39] Overall Thoughts
- [24:22] Memoir Framing Narrative
- [32:44] Milva's Miscarriage and Grief
- [42:06] Geralt's Doubt and Cahir's Loyalty
- [48::20] Yennefer's Fate
- [53:24] Nilfgaardian Intelligence
- [1:01:13] The Beekeepers and the Hanza
- [1:06:23] Closing Thoughts
- [1:10:58] Outro
- [1:12:09] End Credits
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