Special Edition COVID-19. There was no escaping this, so we are doing what we do best; talking our way through it. This is a snapshot of where we were mentally on the 20th of March, 2020. We get under a virtual blanket fort and chat -- all while trying to find brightness in the dark. Chapter episodes will resume in a fortnight. See full show notes: go.DaemonsDiscuss.com/BE11 Join us on Patreon (as little as $2 monthly will gain you access to extra episodes + different level incentives for those ...
Apr 01, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 11
SON ch 40 Well, it seems we made it to 2010 even before Diana and Matthew did! We see what Marcus, Ysabeau and Sarah are all up to, and get a few revelations that will shock people on their first read, and continue to pain the rest of us as we all witness the various forms of lovesickness infecting Sept-Tours. There's also the pressing matter of Diana sending a message to the world 400 + years in the future via an Elizabethan mathematician/astronomer + a Huguenot clockmaker. See full show notes:...
Mar 19, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 66
SON ch 39 We are ending our adventures in the 16th Century. Goodbye, Goody. Goodbye, Hubbard. Goodbye, Walter. Goodbye, Kit. Goodbye, George. Goodbye, Hal. Goodbye, Jack. Goodbye, Annie. See ya, Susanna. Goodbye, Garlickhythe Gathering. Goodbye, Gallowglass. Goodbye, Pierre. Goodbye, House. It's time to step back to our present and get to know what's become unknown. Let's start this wagon! Hey -- we time-walk with what we have, OK?! See full show notes: go.DaemonsDiscuss.com/65 Join us on Patreo...
Mar 05, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 65
SON ch 38 "Parting is such sweet sorrow." Scratch that! Goodbyes flat-out suck! And that's what Diana has to deal with in this chapter; saying goodbye to her father -- although technically, not really -- but we get it. The fact that these two will never meet each other again (or WILL they?!) is not lost on us. At least there was a date night with Matthew to sweeten things up (sigh). In the end, Diana's OK, and we survive. Our All Souls lives are much sweeter having met Stephen Proctor - Dorky Da...
Feb 20, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 64
SON ch 37 Earlier in this book, we did this with Matthew and Philippe in the hay barn. Now it's Diana's turn to get a low-key beat-down from her father, and learn how to face her fears. Even though there are no swords involved, Stephen methodically helps her prepare for the big return to the future. With the help of Stephen, Goody and the girls, Diana realize her gifts are tools for her to use -- because let's face it . . . she's going to need it! This is one of our longer episodes, so strap you...
Feb 06, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 63
SON ch 36 With an urgent need to save her tormentors from Matthew's wrath, Diana finds herself guided by Father Hubbard to Bedlam. This dark, dank space for unwanted creatures is where Matthew ultimately decided to interrogate and torture Christopher Marlowe and Louisa de Clermont. Matthew is eventually talked down from the tree, deals are made, and they go on with life with the understanding that it's time to go back to their present -- BUT -- not just yet, Ms. Bishop! Shadow of Night is decide...
Jan 23, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 62
Christmas 2019 Well, what can we say about this episode, but it's the last one of the year! All Souls-y stuff? We tried. Going off the rails, chatting like we do? We succeeded! Perfect background noise for wrapping presents, drinking your hot spiced beverages, fighting the last minute shopping traffic, or trimming the tree! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a blessed New Year. See full show notes: go.DaemonsDiscuss.com/DDEXmas2019 Join us on Patreon (as little as $2 monthly will gain you acce...
Dec 23, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 10
Happy Thanksgiving! We'll talk to you all in December. Patrons, an Aftershow will be publishing next week (Wed Night/Thu Morning). Here's the link to the giveaway: visit.DaemonsDomain.com/Fall2019 Oh, and the cookbook title is actually A Thyme to Discover! Whoops! Become a Discusser: DaemonsDiscuss.com , then fill out the little form. Or join via text: text ADOW to 444999 (for US residents) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 28, 2019•3 min
SON ch 35 Diana finds herself tied up, and negotiating with two creatures who have decided they hate her and want her gone. When we open this chapter, it's hard to say how she'll wriggle herself out of this mess. As we saw in A Discovery of Witches , in the oubliette scene, a flash to her past brings clarity to who she is and what she's capable of. No need for Matthew! “You’ve always had the power, my dear, you just had to learn it for yourself.” – Glinda (The Good Witch), The Wizard of Oz See f...
Nov 21, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 61
Character Study - Baldwin Montclair We've landed on an episode "on the tens!" In this episode, we are diving into what we know, think, and speculate about Matthew's older brother, and Philippe's favorite son, Baldwin. See full show notes: go.DaemonsDiscuss.com/60 Join us on Patreon (as little as $2 monthly will gain you access to extra episodes + different level incentives for those who join at higher tiers!) A Discovery of Witches TV News info (Continually updated; scenes, sets, trailer video, ...
Nov 08, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 60
SON ch 33 & 34 In this double feature episode covering two chapters of Shadow of Night , we look at the dangerous creatures in and around Diana Bishop & Matthew Clairmont's lives. First, we are confronted with the anomaly that has gotten away from the de Clermonts, and landed into the hands of Peter Knox (and Gerbert!); poor Pavel! Second, we are launched back to Tudor England, to manage the temper-ridden monarch, and meet Matthew's legendary sister, Louisa de Clermont. She's using our r...
Oct 24, 2019•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 59
SON ch 32 After getting out of that disastrous dinner with Rudolf, Diana and Matthew reflect on what they saw/thought/smelled from Ashmole 782. Gallowglass is doing his best to get them to break it down for to him as if he were a medieval vampire. They determine that they have break into the castle, and steal the book, and then beat feet out of Prague. But how? It seems Jack has and is the key to bust in, get the book, and get the f*ck out of there! A short, but great chapter! Enjoy! See full sh...
Oct 10, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 58
SON ch 31 The day in/day out of Emperor Rudolf's Prague is wearing on us, however we couldn't have asked for a more satisfactory "goodbye" than this chapter! There's drama (school play), there's romance (in Rudolf's mind!), and there's action (the great escape!). Oh and of course, we finally get our sights on the missing book, Ashmole 782. Enjoy! See full show notes: go.DaemonsDiscuss.com/57 Join us on Patreon (as little as $2 monthly will gain you access to extra episodes + different level ince...
Sep 26, 2019•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 57
SON ch 30 Gifts, Noblety™, hunting (in 1591, and in present-day), suspicion, submission, reverence, and BENJAMIN?! Yeah, this was a trip. Buckle up, because we may lose a hubcap, or four! We watch Matthew attempt to handle the current females in his life; with Šárka he has some success, not so much with Corra, and the jury has been out with Diana. We offer sage advice to any vampire out there with a witch wife: If she has a firedrake, don't piss her off . Just sayin'. See full show notes: go.Dae...
Sep 12, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 56
A farm-to-table look at our adventures in the UK surrounding and including All Souls Con 2019! After a rough return into our own little atmospheres, we are finally able to bring this episode to the light. Thank you, regular listeners for your patience, and we will be returning to chapters after this! Please enjoy our impressions of All Souls Con 2019, Cardiff and Oxford! For our notes for this one (basically vacation pictures!): go.DaemonsDiscuss.com/AfterCon2019 Join us on Patreon (as little as...
Aug 30, 2019•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 9
Hey guys, Val here, telling you that we need a little more time to get back to our regularly scheduled mayhem. It's in the works! In the meantime, you can check out an older episode here: www.DaemonsDiscuss.com We'll talk soon! Daemon Kisses, Angela, Jean and Val. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 15, 2019•2 min
A bonus episode that kind of sounds like one of our Aftershow episodes, that includes what's been going on with us, some plans for the future, and our glee at going to this All Souls Con. Enjoy, and for those of you going -- we'll see you there. Those of you virtually attending, we'll see you too! No show notes for this one, and let's face it...none will really be needed! Join us on Patreon (as little as $2 monthly will gain you access to extra episodes + different level incentives for those who...
Jul 30, 2019•56 min•Ep. 8
SON ch 29 After some gentle persuasion (ha!), Edward Kelley points Diana and Matthew to Rabbi Loew in order to find the lost book (presently known as Ashmole 782). The Rabbi can offer no assistance, however he can escort Diana to the Jewish town to meet Abraham, maker of spells, and mother of the Golem. Diana exchanges methods with Abraham, gains some insight, allows her familiar to have a play date, and a inadvertently has a chance encounter with a future er..."problem"? Matthew, getting drowne...
Jul 18, 2019•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 55
SON ch 28 DEFENESTRATION IS ALL THE RAGE IN PRAGUE! Despite repeated attempts to have a proper sit-down with Edward Kelley, Diana is not having a lot of luck; what she is managing to do is to get more and more tangled up in Emperor Rudolf's world and imagination. Finally, through a tangled network of connections via the "Real Housewives of Prague," Diana and Matthew meet the man of the hour. Matthew decides a good defenestration -- er -- employment of persuasion, will get the answers they seek. ...
Jul 01, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 54
SON ch 26 & 27 It's a double feature! Yes, we are covering chapters 26 and 27 of Shadow of Night in one shot (it explains the length of the episode). In chapter 26, we meet a new (to us) de Clermont; Verin ... and her husband Ernst. We reunite with present-day Gallowglass, and we see how Philippe continues to look over the family from the grave. We then zip back in time to 1591 in chapter 27 to catch up with Matthew and Diana in Prague. They are establishing their household, settling the kid...
Jun 14, 2019•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 53
SON ch 25 Just when Diana was making Elizabethan London her home, someone is telling her it's best that she leaves! We meet Matthew's boss, William Cecil (nicknamed The Old Fox ), and he brings with him advice for Diana; go back to Woodstock, and wait out the incoming storm. That storm has a name: Queen Elizabeth I. Instead, Matthew and Diana choose to stay and weather it with help from members of the School of Night, and Mary -- who arms Diana for battle during an epic closet raid! This is a lo...
May 30, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 52
SON ch 24 Life for Diana and Matthew in the 16th Century appears to be going as planned; Diana is learning new tricks and tips when it comes to her magic, and Matthew is doing what he does to keep the crown, the congregation & the order sated. George enters the scene with some news! He thinks he's found the trail to Diana's book. The trail leads to Dr. Dee's library and the treasures contained within. Meanwhile, in Mary's lab, a major event happening in that batch of prima materia that requi...
May 16, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 51
Character Study - Miriam Shephard In this episode, we turn our focus on Miriam as our character "on the tens!" We got to see her in action on the TV show, and learn more facets of her personality in Time's Convert , but in the end ... what do we exactly know about her? Hence, the title of the episode: The Enigma. Still, it's engaging to imagine what she's seen and done in her past as we look forward to learning more in the future! See full show notes: go.DaemonsDiscuss.com/50 Join us on Patreon ...
May 02, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 50
SON ch 23 Diana has just miscarried, and Matthew is a Mess™ . We all examine our feelings and reactions to both characters in this episode. We also gather around with the witches to watch Diana cast her forespell! You were wondering about the episode title? Well, with this ritual a new creature emerges. How does this relate? F*cking Firedrake -- sound familiar? See what we did there? That also happens to be "the word" to get into our Facebook group. We caught ourselves trying to be clever! Pleas...
Apr 19, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 49
ADOW S1 - The Bold Wish List! (SPOILER ALERT! Book spoilers throughout this episode!) One of the directors of All Souls Con, and the person behind The Tenth Knot, Laura Ventura joins us to dream about Season/Series 2 of A Discovery of Witches! See full show notes: go.DaemonsDiscuss.com/WishList Join us on Patreon (as little as $2 monthly will gain you access to extra episodes + different level incentives for those who join at higher tiers!) A Discovery of Witches TV News info (Continually update...
Apr 05, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 10
US cable subscribers, A Discovery of Witches is coming on April 7th, 2019 to AMC and BBC America! See full show notes ( this is where to enter that contest, too! ): visit.DaemonsDomain.com/AMCBBC Join us on Patreon (as little as $2 monthly will gain you access to extra episodes + different level incentives for those who join at higher tiers!) A Discovery of Witches TV News info (Continually updated; scenes, sets, trailer video, official photographs, casting + more) All Souls Universe Book News f...
Mar 25, 2019•7 min
ADOW S1 - The Binge! (SPOILER ALERT! Book spoilers throughout this episodes!) All Souls Discussion Group Moderator, Renee joins us from Facebook’s largest group for delving into the All Souls Trilogy, its expanding list of books, and its television show. Administered by Deborah Harkness, this group is what we consider the epicenter of the fandom's origins. Renee's daily interaction with the group allows her to share unique perspectives when it comes to parsing this story, therefore we thought sh...
Mar 15, 2019•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 9
ADOW S1E8 In every ending, there is a new beginning; it's time to witness this end, and anticipate the new beginning. EPISODE 8 From the press release: Matthew’s attempt to rescue Diana from Juliette goes horribly wrong and Diana finally discovers just how lethal her magical powers can be. As Matthew lies dying, Diana must strike a dreadful bargain with the goddess and make the ultimate sacrificial pact with enduring consequences. A failed coup at the Congregation sees its most powerful and terr...
Mar 08, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 8
ADOW S1E7 Welcome to the family, Matthew! Let's meet Sarah, Emily, Tabitha and the Bishop House. EPISODE 7 From the press release: After confronting her aunts, Diana learns the tragic circumstances surrounding why she was spellbound as a child. Diana’s devastation at having lived her life as only half herself is interrupted by the Madison house releasing one of the missing pages from Ashmole 782, sent forward in time by Diana’s father Stephen, a time-walker. As their love grows, Matthew confesse...
Mar 01, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 7
ADOW S1E6 Matthew needs to find Diana ... and so does Baldwin. Their motivations clash in a vampiric display of will. Meanwhile, somewhere in a crumbling castle, Diana has to stave off a determined ('sadistic' is more accurate) witch from getting her secrets. Gerbert is skulking about hoping to get his own time with Diana, and this brings us to alarm because we know what he does to witches (Meridiana, anyone?)! Join us as we watch these events unravel! Also? Hello Sigasmund. From this episode on...
Feb 22, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 6
