Podcasts by Measures of Truth: A His Dark Materials Podcast

The Problem: A Lockwood and Co Podcast from 2023-05-29T05:01

Caitlin and Alan are watching the Netflix hit Lockwood and Co, and want you to listen along! The Problem will cover each episode of the season, in the hope...

"The Clouded Mountain" "The Botanic Garden" from 2022-12-27T05:00

Francis, Caitlin, Anya, and Alan talk about the final two episodes of His Dark Materials! Warning: these episodes could make you violently cry! We sure did...

The Amber Spyglass Ch 36-38 from 2022-12-20T15:00

Francis, Caitlin, Anya, and Alan finish “The Amber Spyglass!” We debate the nature of Dust. What it means to grow up. If Philip Pulllman planned it all out...

"No Way Out" "The Abyss" from 2022-12-20T06:01

Francis, Caitlin, Anya, and Alan loved episodes 305 and 306 of His Dark Materials. No notes. Just great.

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"The Intention Craft" "Lyra and Her Death" from 2022-12-13T06:01

Francis, Caitlin, Anya, and Alan debate if Will is a Jedi, can’t remember MacPhail’s new title, and are delighted to hear “Everyone is beautiful.” Ruth Wil...

The Amber Spyglass Ch 33-35 from 2022-12-12T15:30

Francis, Caitlin, Anya, and Alan debate what exactly happened between Will and Lyra when they confess their love for each other in chapters 33-35 of “The A...

His Dark Materials 301 The Enchanted Sleeper from 2022-12-06T06:01

Francis, Caitlin, Anya, and Alan talk about the return of His Dark Materials! Why is there so much Lord Asriel? What is Mrs Coulter doing waiting for a man...

The Amber Spyglass Ch 30-32 from 2022-12-05T15:00

Francis, Caitlin, Anya, and Alan talk about taking the lid off of canned god in chapters 30-32 of “The Amber Spyglass.” Mrs Coulter and Lord Asriel meet th...

The Amber Spyglass Ch 26-29 from 2022-11-28T15:00

Francis, Caitlin, Anya, and Alan talk about escaping the land of the dead in chapters 26-29 of “The Amber Spyglass.” Lord Asriel reminds us of a certain bi...

The Amber Spyglass Ch 23-25 from 2022-11-21T15:00

Francis, Caitlin, Anya, and Alan discuss chapters 23-25 of “The Amber Spyglass.” We gush about the perfection of chapter 23. Well… most of us do. What will...

The Amber Spyglass Ch 19-22 from 2022-11-14T16:18:27

Francis, Caitlin, Anya, and Alan march into the world of the dead in chapters 19-22 of “The Amber Spyglass.” We rant about the Suburbs of the Dead, learn a...

The Amber Spyglass Ch 15-18 from 2022-11-07T15:23:58

Caitlin, Francis, Anya, and Alan read Chapters 15-18 of “The Amber Spyglass!” Lyra and Will move to The Suburbs of the Dead, and re-forge the Subtle Knife....

The Amber Spyglass Ch 11-14 from 2022-10-31T13:58:54

Francis, Caitlin, Anya, and Alan talk about Chapters 11-14 of “The Amber Spyglass.” We talk about the factions that clash over Lyra. What is Africa in Lyra...

The Amber Spyglass Ch 6-10 from 2022-10-24T13:45:27

Francis, Caitlin, Anya, and Alan read chapters six through ten of “The Amber Spyglass.” For the first time ever we all agree about our Least Favorite Thing...

The Amber Spyglass Ch 1-5 from 2022-10-17T14:45

Caitlin, Francis, Anya, and Alan are back to talk about the first five chapters of “The Amber Spyglass!” We debate if the book starts too slow, or just rig...

His Dark Materials 207 Æsahættr from 2020-12-29T07:24:24

Caitin, Francis, Anya, and Alan loved Æsahættr, even if they can’t pronounce it. We talk about all of Season Two and our favorite parts of the finale. It w...

His Dark Materials 206 Malice from 2020-12-22T08:49:13

Caitlin, Francis, Anya, and Alan debate if children deserve hugs in ‘Malice’. Mrs Coulter comes out as a super-hero, we ask ‘do daemons shed’, and Sarafina...

His Dark Materials 205 The Scholar from 2020-12-15T08:59:35

Francis, Caitlin, Anya, and Alan debate about who exactly is The Scholar, does theology enter into science, and is Mrs Coulter out of Lord Boreal’s league?...

His Dark Materials 204 Tower of the Angels from 2020-12-08T06:01

Francis, Caitlin, Anya, and Alan break into the Tower of Angels and find a civics lesson on English governance, sacred geometry, and the greatness of Heste...

His Dark Materials 203 Theft from 2020-12-01T06:01

Caitlin, Francis, Anya, and Alan reflect on Theft and disagree about what’s great and what needed more work. But we all agree it has a wonderful moustache....

His Dark Materials 202 The Cave from 2020-11-24T06:01

Caitlin, Francis, Anya, and Alan explore The Cave. We talk about Mary Malone, Oxford geography, and building a credit score with God. Watch out for the ret...

His Dark Materials 201 City of Magpies from 2020-11-17T06:01

Caitlin, Francis, Anya, and Alan talk about witches, submarines, and witches on submarines. We loved the premiere of the second season. And not JUST becaus...

The Subtle Knife Ch 14-15 from 2020-10-27T04:25:08

Caitlin, Francis, Anya, and Alan finish the second book of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials and feel good enough about it to talk for over two hours. Do we finally figure out what Du...

The Subtle Knife Ch 12-13 from 2020-10-04T15:56:46

Caitlin, Francis, Anya, and Alan discuss chapters 12 and 13 of “The Subtle Knife” by Philip Pullman. We can’t stop talking about Science as Mary Malone steals the show. We talk about Se...

The Subtle Knife 9-11 from 2020-09-28T00:16:25

Caitlin, Francis, Anya, and Alan read chapters 9, 10, and 11 of “The Subtle Knife” by Philip Pullman. We remember that we love the witches, that we really missed Mrs Coulter, and we deb...

The Subtle Knife Ch 6-8 from 2020-09-21T15:29:26

Caitlin, Francis, Anya, and Alan pull a heist as the COVID timewarp continues in chapters 6, 7, and 8 of ‘The Subtle Knife’ by Philip Pullman.

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The Subtle Knife Ch 4-5 from 2020-09-14T14:26:29

Caitlin, Anya, Francis, and Alan read chapters 4-5 of’The Subtle Knife’ by Philip Pullman.

Our theme song is Listen

The Subtle Knife Chapters 1-3 from 2020-09-08T01:00:28

Caitlin, Anya, and Alan welcome Francis to the team as we start Will’s adventure in ‘The Subtle Knife’ by Phillip Pullman. We talk about mental health, willpower, and how much we hate a...

Ruth Wilson Please Hurt Me from 2020-01-23T05:59:52

Caitlin, Anya, Francis, and Alan wrap up the first season of His Dark Materials by reading all the emails we’ve gotten. We love Ruth Wilson, pick daemons for each other, love Ruth Wilso...

His Dark Materials 108 Betrayal from 2019-12-24T04:47:18

Caitlin, Anya, and Alan talk about the finale of His Dark Materials! Caitlin doesn’t care about Roger. Anya sees a Buffy connection. Alan can’t stop himself from saying Moses. We love t...

His Dark Materials 107 The Fight to the Death from 2019-12-17T06:01

Caitlin, Anya, and Alan talk about great screams, too much hugging, and the heroine’s journey. We liked the bear fight but loved Lord Boreal and Elaine Perry. We stay on topic with robo...

His Dark Materials 106 The Daemon Cages from 2019-12-10T06:01

Caitlin, Anya, and Alan talk about Bolvanger. Anya listens to the podcast in order to remind us of what we thought the first time around. Caitlin reluctantly enjoys witchy flight. Alan ...

His Dark Materials 105 Lost Boy from 2019-12-03T06:01

Caitlin, Anya, and Alan wrestle with this episode. Ma Costa is amazing, but Will is very different. And Will is fantastic, but Billy’s loss is not properly realized. Iorek is incredible...

His Dark Materials 104 Armour from 2019-11-26T06:01

Caitlin, Anya, and Alan talk about geese. We get foxed by some accents with our special guest Francis, we discover that Anya was metal AF in middle school, and Hester is the best.

His Dark Materials 103 The Spies from 2019-11-19T06:01

Caitlin, Anya, and Alan talk Ma Costa’s knit sweater-overall look, the great way Lyra was told about her mother, and teleology. Because we were made to talk about teleology. We don’t li...

His Dark Materials 102 The Idea of North from 2019-11-12T06:01

Caitin, Anya, and Alan loved ‘The Idea of North’. Pan is perfect, Mrs Coulter is scary, and Lyra is a North fangirl. We talk knitting, daemon manners, and Spinoza. Typical for us!

His Dark Materials 101 Lyra's Jordan from 2019-11-05T06:01

Caitlin, Anya, and Alan talk about the premier of His Dark Materials, Lyra’s Jordan. We have thoughts about the Gyptian Bar Mitzvah, opening the show with Lord Asriel, and the meaning o...

Golden Compass Ch 21-23 from 2019-10-15T05:01

Caitlin, Anya, and Alan Book-Over The Golden Compass (Northern Lights) by Philip Pullman. We spoil the Narnia books, the Bible story of Abraham and Isaac, and the amount of energy neede...

Golden Compass Ch 18-20 from 2019-10-08T05:01

Caitlin, Anya, and Alan cover Chapters 18-20 which is all about Sinful Chicken Stew, Iorek Bear-Jesus, and teleology (of course). What is Mrs. Coulter’s endgame? Why will only Anya stan...

Golden Compass Ch 14-17 from 2019-10-01T05:01

Caitlin, Anya, and Alan talk Chapters 14-17, cassette tapes, and how Caitlin got all the science right. Anya spots a Plot Hole, Alan says scientists have no butts, and Caitlin brainstor...

Golden Compass Ch 10-13 from 2019-09-24T05:01

Caitlin, Anya, and Alan talk about a universe where they banged a physicist- and a universe where they didn’t. We also talk about Chapters 10-13 of The Golden Compass. We find out that ...

The Golden Compass Ch 5-9 from 2019-09-17T05:01

Caitlin, Anya, and Alan read Chapters 5-9 of The Golden Compass (The Northern Lights) by Philip Pullman. We talk about same-sex daemons, daemon sex, daemons giving away your emotions…. ...

The Golden Compass / Northern Lights Ch 1-4 from 2019-09-10T05:01

Caitlin, Anya, and Alan kick off The Golden Compass by talking about its “real” name of The Northern Lights, the scruffiness of shoes in academia, and the danger of Gargamel’s pussy(cat...

Episode 0 from 2019-08-12T00:50

Caitlin, Anya, and Alan talk about the trailer for ‘His Dark Materials’, problematic authors who should not be taken too seriously, and polar bear plushies. Seriously. Will there be a c...