The Mercy of Pods
The Mercy of Pods is a listener-focused podcast devoted to The Captive's War, the science fiction book series by James S.A. Corey. Hosts Brigid and Clint discuss the novels' plotlines, characters, themes and worldbuilding episode by episode. The show mixes recap and analysis with fan theories and speculation about where the story is heading. It is aimed at readers who want companion discussion while working through the series.
Episodes
Episode 37: THE FAITH OF BEASTS, Pt. III.B; Pressure Drives Convergence (Ch. 18-19)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, hosted by Brigid & Clint. This is the sixth part of our coverage of The Faith of Beasts, the second novel in the series! This episode is spoilers for the entirety of The Captive's War Universe.In this episode:Campar is trying to make Ghati forget that they are slaves on an alien warsh
Episode 36: THE FAITH OF BEASTS, Pt. III.A; Pressure Drives Convergence (Ch. 16-17)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, hosted by Brigid & Clint. This is the fifth part of our coverage of The Faith of Beasts, the second novel in the series! This episode is spoilers for the entirety of The Captive's War Universe.In this episode:We get our first POV from Hater-Librarian Ekur-Tklal, learn more about the C
Episode 35: THE FAITH OF BEASTS, Pt. II.B; Antithesis (Ch. 13-15)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, hosted by Brigid & Clint. This is the fourth part of our coverage of The Faith of Beasts, the second novel in the series! This episode is spoilers for the entirety of The Captive's War Universe.In this episode:We get our very first Carryx POV and it is from a trans man. Christopher No
Episode 34: THE FAITH OF BEASTS, Pt. II.A; Antithesis (Ch. 9-12)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, hosted by Brigid & Clint. This is the third part of our coverage of The Faith of Beasts, the second novel in the series! This episode is spoilers for the entirety of The Captive's War Universe.In this episode:Dafyd rounds out his cabinet by recruiting/blackmailing Uuya Tomos to be his
Episode 33: THE FAITH OF BEASTS, Pt. I.B; Structure (Ch. 5-8)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, hosted by Brigid & Clint. This is the second part of our coverage of The Faith of Beasts, the second novel in the series! This episode is spoilers for the entirety of The Captive's War Universe.In this episode:We check in with Tonnor Fries, who let's face it is not having a very
Episode 32: THE FAITH OF BEASTS, Pt. I.A; Structure (Ch. 0-4)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, hosted by Brigid & Clint. This is the first part of our coverage of The Faith of Beasts, the second novel in the series! This episode is spoilers for the entirety of The Captive's War UniverseIn this episode:We talk Anjiin origin myths, and how the Story of Ke fits into what we alread
Episode 31: THE FAITH OF BEASTS Quick Reactions
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, hosted by Brigid & Clint. Episode 31 is a spoileriffic overview of our first read of The Faith of Beasts, the second novel in the series, published just a few days ago! This episode comes to you from our UNDISCLOSED SECRET LOCATION (that we will never reveal) where we read the book togethe
Episode 30: CALIBAN'S WAR Pt. VII (Ch. 49-Epilogue)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that is normally about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, but today we are finishing our coverage of the second book from main Expanse narrative with the last set of chapters of CALIBAN'S WAR, also by James S.A. Corey. This episode is spoilers for the entire Expansiverse! In this episode:James Holden for the first and surely f
Episode 29: Previewing The Faith of Beasts
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that AT LONG LAST is about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, hosted by Brigid & Clint. Episode 29 is a SPOILER FREE preview of The Faith of Beasts, the second novel in the series, due to be published in under a week! In this episode:We give an overview of the podcast's structure for new listeners and talk about some of the
Episode 28: CALIBAN'S WAR Pt. VI (Ch. 40-48)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that is normally about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, but today we are continuing our coverage of the main Expanse narrative with the sixth set of chapters of CALIBAN'S WAR, also by James S.A. Corey. This episode is spoilers for the entire Expansiverse! In this episode:Bobbie and Chrissie board the Roci, and hilarity ensue
Episode 27: CALIBAN'S WAR Pt. V (Ch. 30-39)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that is normally about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, but today we are continuing our coverage of the main Expanse narrative with the fifth set of chapters of CALIBAN'S WAR, also by James S.A. Corey. This episode is spoilers for the entire Expansiverse! In this episode:We talk a little TFOB in advance of publication in one
Episode 26: CALIBAN'S WAR Pt. IV (Ch. 22-29)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that is normally about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, but today we are continuing our coverage of the main Expanse narrative with the fourth set of chapters of CALIBAN'S WAR, also by James S.A. Corey. This episode is spoilers for the entire Expansiverse! In this episode:Bobbie Draper plays her hand at espionage, is unsurpr
Episode 25: CALIBAN'S WAR Pt. III (Ch. 15-21)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that is normally about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, but today we are continuing our coverage of the main Expanse narrative with the third set of chapters of CALIBAN'S WAR, also by James S.A. Corey. This episode is spoilers for the entire Expansiverse! In this episode:BOBBIE DRAPER AND CHRISJEN AVASARALA MEET AT LAST.Just
Episode 24: CALIBAN'S WAR Pt. II (Ch. 7-14)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that is normally about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, but today we are continuing our coverage of the main Expanse narrative with the second set of chapters of CALIBAN'S WAR, also by James S.A. Corey. This episode is spoilers for the entire Expansiverse! In this episode:Prax is having a real REAL bad time, fighting his way
Episode 23: CALIBAN'S WAR Pt. I (Ch. 0-6)
Send us Fan MailHAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIGID! Welcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that is normally about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, but today we are continuing our coverage of the main Expanse narrative with the first 7 chapters of CALIBAN'S WAR, also by James S.A. Corey. This episode is spoilers for the entire Expansiverse! In this episode:We meet Roberta Draper, Praxidike Me
Episode 22: HOW IT UNFOLDS, a James S.A. Corey short story
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that is normally about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, and sometimes it's about The Expanse but today is about the 2023 James S.A. Corey novella How it Unfolds. This episode is spoilers for the entire Expansiverse and Unfoldsiverse! In this episode:We meet Roy Court and his former wife Anjulah as they unfold throughout the
Episode 21: MAILBAG EPISODE
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that is normally about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, and sometimes it's about The Expanse but today is a Low Effort Mailbag! Everyone loves those. This episode is spoilers for the entire Expansiverse! In this episode:We reveal the podcast's process, publishing plan, and strategy for tackling The Faith of BeastsBrigid
Episode 20: LEVIATHAN WAKES Pt. VII (Ch. 50-Epilogue)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that is normally about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, but today we are continuing our coverage of the main Expanse narrative with the final part of LEVIATHAN WAKES, also by James S.A. Corey. This episode is spoilers for the entire Expansiverse! In this episode:Miller finally gets the girl but, as usual, she's too good for
Episode 19: LEVIATHAN WAKES Pt. VI (Ch. 43-49)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that is normally about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, but today we are continuing our coverage of the main Expanse narrative with chapters 43 through 49 of LEVIATHAN WAKES, also by James S.A. Corey. This episode is spoilers for the entire Expansiverse! In this episode:Holden is cranky at Miller for being cool.Miller is down apo
Episode 18: LEVIATHAN WAKES Pt. V (Ch. 33-42)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that is normally about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, but today we are continuing our coverage of the main Expanse narrative with chapters 33 through 42 of LEVIATHAN WAKES, also by James S.A. Corey. This episode is spoilers for the entire Expansiverse! In this episode:The crew is together and on the same page and everything is
Episode 17: LEVIATHAN WAKES Pt. IV (Ch. 25-32)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that is normally about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, but today we are continuing our coverage of the main Expanse narrative with chapters 25 through 32 of LEVIATHAN WAKES, also by James S.A. Corey. This episode is spoilers for the entire Expansiverse! In this episode:Everyone Is A Winner On Eros, for a very given definition of
Episode 16: LEVIATHAN WAKES Pt. III (Ch. 15-23)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that is normally about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, but today we are continuing our coverage of the main Expanse narrative with chapters 15 through 24 of LEVIATHAN WAKES, also by James S.A. Corey. This episode is spoilers for the entire Expansiverse! In this episode:We finish Act I of the novel as all the pieces come together
Episode 15: LEVIATHAN WAKES Pt. II (Ch. 6-14)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that is normally about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, but today we are continuing our coverage of the main Expanse narrative with chapters 6 through 14 of LEVIATHAN WAKES, also by James S.A. Corey. This episode is spoilers for the entire Expansiverse! In this episode:We spend more time with the Knight crew as they encounter the
Episode 14: LEVIATHAN WAKES Pt. I (Ch. 0-5)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that is normally about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, but today we are beginning our coverage of the main Expanse narrative with the first 6 chapters of LEVIATHAN WAKES, also by James S.A. Corey. This episode is spoilers for the entire Expansiverse! In this episode:We get introduced to the world of the Expanse with the most hea
Episode 13: THE BUTCHER OF ANDERSON STATION, an Expanse novella
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that is normally about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, but today we are covering The Butcher of Anderson Station, the second chronological novella in the Expanse series, also by James S.A. Corey. This episode is spoilers for the entire Expansiverse! In this episode:We cover the very important backstory of three of our favorite c
Episode 12: DRIVE, an Expanse novella
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that is normally about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, but today we are covering Drive, the very first chronological novella in the Expanse series, also by James S.A. Corey. This episode is spoilers for the entire Expansiverse! In this episode:We meet Solomon Epstein and Caitlin Esquivel, a pair of star-crossed lovers just tryin
Episode 11: AUBERON, an Expanse novella
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that is normally about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, but today we are covering Auberon, a novella in the Expanse series, also by James S.A. Corey. This episode is spoilers for the entire Expansiverse! In this episode:We meet everyone's favorite fascists, Biryar and Mona Rittenour, and cover what hijinks ensue when they tr
🚨EMERGENCY TCW MINISODE🚨 Mira Erased & Book 2 Title and Release Date Revelations
Send us Fan MailIn this TMOP Minisode, Brigid, Clint & special guest Steph discuss the seismic recent news related to The Captive's War series by James S.A. Corey. In this minisode: We cover the recent revision to Livesuit which erases the Mina/Mira split from the written canon. RIP Mira, we hardly knew ye. Your hosts shake their collective fist at JSAC and/or their editors for messing wi
Episode 10: THE CHURN, an Expanse novella
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast that is normally about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, but today we are covering The Churn, a novella in the Expanse series, also by James S.A. Corey. This episode is spoilers for the entire Expansiverse! In this episode:We cover the origin story of everyone's favorite babygirl sociopath, Timothy Amos BurtonBrigid details h
Episode 9: An Overview Of The Captive's War So Far
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, hosted by Brigid & Clint. Episode 9 is a recap and overview coverage of the ENTIRETY of the published narrative for The Captive's War to date. In this episode:We talk about the overall themes and symbols of the work, including what does it mean to be human and how much of your humani
Episode 8: LIVESUIT, Pt. II
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, hosted by Brigid & Clint. Episode 8 covers the second and FINAL half of The Captive's War's first novella, LIVESUIT. In this episode:We watch the futuristic noir crime drama Silent Horses through the eyes of our loveable dingbat Kirin, and we compare it to the Maltese Falcon and
Episode 7: LIVESUIT, Pt. I
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, hosted by Brigid & Clint. Episode 7 covers the first half of The Captive's War's first novella, LIVESUIT. In this episode:We meet Kirin and Piotr, our Very Special Supersoldiers who are definitely certainly of course going to be just fine at the end of this cosmic sci-fi horror
Episode 6: THE MERCY OF GODS, Pt. VI; Small Battles in the Great War
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, hosted by Brigid & Clint. Episode 6 covers the sixth and FINAL part of The Mercy of Gods, SMALL BATTLES IN THE GREAT WAR. In this episode:Dafyd sells out the resistance in exchange for that sweet swarm lovin'.We say goodbye to Synnia, Jon Bernthal, and the rest of the resistance crew
Episode 5: THE MERCY OF GODS, Pt. V; Fissures
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, hosted by Brigid & Clint. Episode 5 covers the fifth part of The Mercy of Gods, FISSURES. In this episode:we meet all the new people that our group has discovered, including Jellit, Merrol, Dennia, and good old Llaren Morse. Dafyd and Else interview the weird and diverse alien menagerie,
Episode 4: THE MERCY OF GODS, Pt. IV; Turnabout
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, hosted by Brigid & Clint. Episode 4 covers the fourth part of The Mercy of Gods, TURNABOUT. In this episode:we take note of the various turnabouts that happen between our heroes, the Night Drinkers, the Carryx and other various sundry folksDafyd and the Swarm finally make whoopee, and Ton
Episode 3: THE MERCY OF GODS, Pt. III; Puzzles (+ Anjiin Origin Theory)
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, hosted by Brigid & Clint. Episode 3 covers the third part of The Mercy of Gods, PUZZLES. In this episode:your hosts take credit for manifesting the upcoming TV showwe break down some of the social and biological darwinism philosophies of the Carryxthe team gets a new task - be useful or e
Episode 2: THE MERCY OF GODS, Pt. II; Catastrophe
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, hosted by Brigid & Clint. Episode 2 covers the second part of The Mercy of Gods, CATASTROPHE. In this episode:we cover the conquest of Anjiin by the Carryx and their menagerie of horrible animals of violence, it is not prettylots of people die, but thankfully not Campar (<3)speaking of
Episode 1: THE MERCY OF GODS, Pt. I; Before
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Mercy of Pods, a podcast about The Captive's War by James S.A. Corey, hosted by Brigid & Clint. Episode 1 covers the first part of The Mercy of Gods, BEFORE. In this episode:we analyze the central conflict of the series, the fact that the funding colloquy is going to split up the research group!Brigid hearts Ekur-TkalalClint goes googly eyed over CamparEvery
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