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Nine Lives. Sixlegs. One Pawdcast. Paz, Liz, and Julian reread (or in Liz's case, just read) the Warrior Cats books and take a deep dive on the characters, politics, philosophical implications, and logistics of a society of talking cats.
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Jul 10, 2023
Jul 10, 2023
1hr 10 min
We have some very lengthy readings in this episode we recorded a few weeks ago (whoops) as we try desperately to rush through the Tribe sections of this book. Stormfur feels White Guilt, there is a cougar???, and everyone is DYING in the forest.
We also read a masterpiece of writing by Ursula K. Le Guin for a refresher :)
Up next week: Chapter 16-18
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Hosted by Paz [she/they] (@ootron), Julian [they/them] (@shipyrds), and Liz [she/they] (@seabedcity).
May 30, 2023
May 30, 2023
1hr 42 sec
Back to Moonrise, and we are unfortunately now deep in the chapters concerning the Tribe and all the very bad anti-Native/Indigenous stereotypes pertaining to them. Back in the forest, everyone is being homophobic to Windclan who are DYING.
Up next week: Chapter 12-15
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Hosted by Paz [she/they] (@ootron), Julian [they/them] (@shipyrds), and Liz [she/they] (@seabedcity).
May 21, 2023
May 21, 2023
1hr 13 min
We continue Moonrise as the cats venture into the mountains on their return journey, where they unfortunately run into a group of cats that perpetuate some bad anti-Indigenous stereotypes. If you want to read more about this, an amazing write up by several Indigenous authors has been posted here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nnCCD4TfR-5MZie9hQgpDfEE4mYpCtjNXQpD9VqOkxs .
Meanwhile, back in Thunderclan, Leafpaw's romance continues in the face of terrible destruction and everyone's inability to cooperate.
Up next week: Chapter 8-11
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Hosted by Paz [she/they] (@ootron), Julian [they/them] (@shipyrds), and Liz [she/they] (@seabedcity).
May 16, 2023
May 16, 2023
1hr 4 min
Up next week: Chapter 4-7
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Hosted by Paz [she/they] (@ootron), Julian [they/them] (@shipyrds), and Liz [she/they] (@seabedcity).
Feb 2, 2023
Feb 2, 2023
1hr 50 min
Our wrap up episode featuring a special guest! We talk about all kinds of things, perhaps too many things, but it's all entirely relevant to Warriors.
Find Kavi at @yrgirlkv on Twitter and yrgirlkv on cohost, and her games at https://yrgirlkv.itch.io/
See you all next time with Moonrise!
Up next week: Moonrise Prologue - Chapter 3
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Hosted by Paz [she/they] (@ootron), Julian [they/them] (@shipyrds), and Liz [she/they] (@seabedcity).
Jan 24, 2023
Jan 24, 2023
1hr 4 min
The moment has finally arrived: there IS a badger in this book. The little kitties finally reach the end of their long journey, with a near-drowning on the way for good measure, and receive some dire news from a character who raises many, many questions about the Warriors universe.
Up next week: Midnight Wrap Up
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Hosted by Paz [she/they] (@ootron), Julian [they/them] (@shipyrds), and Liz [she/they] (@seabedcity).
Jan 15, 2023
Jan 15, 2023
1hr 1 min
We're back from our holiday break! As we near the end of the book, a new pod-favorite character is introduced and Brambleclaw continues to be so bullied. Leafpaw also learns about Manifesting.
Up next week: Chapters 22-Epilogue
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Hosted by Paz [she/they] (@ootron), Julian [they/them] (@shipyrds), and Liz [she/they] (@seabedcity).
Dec 13, 2022
Dec 13, 2022
1hr 23 min
What's better than little cats on a big journey? Our fellowship encounters all manners of strange and terrifying beasts and trials and such. Meanwhile back in the forest Leafpaw is having her lesbian awakening.
Up next week: Chapters 19-21
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Hosted by Paz [she/they] (@ootron), Julian [they/them] (@shipyrds), and Liz [she/they] (@seabedcity).
Dec 5, 2022
Dec 5, 2022
1hr 26 min
The cats finally set out on their journey, and Leafpaw is cursed to be the Secret Keeper. We do talk about the book this episode, but we also make a mindblowing discovery that completely derails the conversation about halfway through.
Up next week: Chapters 15-18
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Hosted by Paz [she/they] (@ootron), Julian [they/them] (@shipyrds), and Liz [she/they] (@seabedcity).
Nov 27, 2022
Nov 27, 2022
1hr 17 min
We HATE Firestar!!!!! He is no longer our little meowmeow this is our callout post. Also Graystripe is there.
Up next week: Chapters 11-14
Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/staircast!
Follow the show @staircast on Twitter! Send questions or comments to stairwaytostarclan@gmail.com.
Hosted by Paz [she/they] (@ootron), Julian [they/them] (@shipyrds), and Liz [she/they] (@seabedcity).