Kitty from the US and Michelle from the US join Alyssa for our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski's Tower of Swallows, Chapter 9. Very important bits include: Norse and Inuit mythology, Mean Girls Continent, modern magic, sources of power, being consistent in ideals but flexible in methods, sacrifice, cynicism, and repentance in the face of death. [0:00] Cold Open [1:04] Introduction [2:35] Guest Introductions [7:00] Chapter Recap [8:58] Overall Thoughts [12:14] Power in Spirituality and Rationality [19:49] Yennefer's Cynicism [26:21] Suffering and Sacrifice [31:49] Yennefer's Repentance [35:03] The Impact of the Lodge [41:46] Yennefer Sails into the Sednya Abyss [50:52] Paths to the Tower of the Swallow [59:26] Closing Thoughts [1:06:25] Outro [1:06:46] End Credits
![<description><p id="yui_3_17_2_1_1769400380714_19035" class="">Kitty from the US and Michelle from the US join Alyssa for our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski's Tower of Swallows, Chapter 9. Very important bits include: Norse and Inuit mythology, Mean Girls Continent, modern magic, sources of power, being consistent in ideals but flexible in methods, sacrifice, cynicism, and repentance in the face of death.</p> <ul> <li>[0:00] Cold Open</li> <li>[1:04] Introduction</li> <li>[2:35] Guest Introductions</li> <li>[7:00] Chapter Recap</li> <li>[8:58] Overall Thoughts</li> <li>[12:14] Power in Spirituality and Rationality</li> <li>[19:49] Yennefer's Cynicism</li> <li>[26:21] Suffering and Sacrifice</li> <li>[31:49] Yennefer's Repentance</li> <li>[35:03] The Impact of the Lodge</li> <li>[41:46] Yennefer Sails into the Sednya Abyss</li> <li>[50:52] Paths to the Tower of the Swallow</li> <li>[59:26] Closing Thoughts</li> <li>[1:06:25] Outro</li> <li>[1:06:46] End Credits</li> </ul></description>](https://us-central1-podcastguru-217d6.cloudfunctions.net/gcf_get_image?image_url=https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts125/v4/b0/84/5a/b0845aec-32f6-5296-1b80-dfe7a1ed50e8/mza_10722371466120665886.jpg/600x600bb.jpg&width=300&height=300&api_key=xqFmUFX5BHLBTA)
