{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 104 \u2014 Chapter 7 from &quot;Baptism of Fire&quot;","description":"Abbe from Sweden, Daniel from the Netherlands, and Softie from the UK join Alyssa for our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski\u2019s Baptism of Fire, Chapter 7. Very important bits include: the epic conclusion to the book at the Battle of the Bridge, Witch-dudes and Witch-lads, CD Projekt Red\u2019s \u2018Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales\u2019, druidic time scales, framing narratives as foreshadowing, Vampiric tropes, identity and redemption, fantasy as satire, the meandering nature of the book (and what it provides to readers), turning Milva\u2019s pregnancy into a group project, and the ironic origin of \u2018Geralt of Rivia\u2019.  [0:00] Cold Open [0:55] Introduction [2:35] Guest Introductions [13:14] Chapter Recap [15:56] Overall Thoughts [26:18] Striborg\u2019s Framing Scene [35:39] Breaking Vampiric Tropes [42:39] Milva\u2019s Pregnancy [1:02:59] Identity and Redemption [1:07:39] Baptisms of Fire [1:15:01] Closing Thoughts [1:22:01] Outro [1:22:37] End Credits  ","author_name":"Breakfast in Beauclair","author_url":"https:\/\/breakfastinbeauclair.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/36585145\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/003362\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/188387805"}