Comments on: PC016: Magnificent Pigs http://podcastle.org/2008/07/15/pc016-magnificent-pigs/ PodCastle is the world\'s first audio fantasy magazine. Weekly, we broadcast the best in fantasy short stories, running the gammut from heart-pounding sword and sorcery, to strange surrealist tales, to gritty urban fantasy, to the psychological depth of magical realism. Our podcast features authors including Peter Beagle, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Jim C. Hines, and Cat Rambo, among others. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:50:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ben http://podcastle.org/2008/07/15/pc016-magnificent-pigs/#comment-1211 Ben Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:34:19 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=35#comment-1211 It's real! Check it out! http://www.wackyarchives.com/offbeat/tattooed-oinkers.html It’s real! Check it out!

http://www.wackyarchives.com/offbeat/tattooed-oinkers.html

]]> By: V http://podcastle.org/2008/07/15/pc016-magnificent-pigs/#comment-1125 V Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:11:06 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=35#comment-1125 More like this! Yes, my comment is overdue for this old story, but I'm bad about remembering to mention which eps I like the best. More like this! Yes, my comment is overdue for this old story, but I’m bad about remembering to mention which eps I like the best.

]]> By: Ogion The Ski-napper http://podcastle.org/2008/07/15/pc016-magnificent-pigs/#comment-1059 Ogion The Ski-napper Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:15:08 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=35#comment-1059 Why would a pig-farm smell of offal? However having tried pigs' kidneys on one occasion I have to admit they do smell "offally" like wee-wee. As for the story - well it _almost_ broke through my crusty exterior to find the warm, sensitive, sentimental soul within. I think the blocking factor was my complete ignorance of the book on which this story is intended as a commentary. I've never even heard of "Charlotte's Web", far less read it. Sorry for my ignorance. Why would a pig-farm smell of offal? However having tried pigs’ kidneys on one occasion I have to admit they do smell “offally” like wee-wee.

As for the story - well it _almost_ broke through my crusty exterior to find the warm, sensitive, sentimental soul within. I think the blocking factor was my complete ignorance of the book on which this story is intended as a commentary. I’ve never even heard of “Charlotte’s Web”, far less read it. Sorry for my ignorance.

]]> By: Spork http://podcastle.org/2008/07/15/pc016-magnificent-pigs/#comment-1017 Spork Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:15:38 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=35#comment-1017 Reasonably predictable and, as stated before, emotionally manipulative. But, enjoyable all the same. Excellent reading and audio quality. Reasonably predictable and, as stated before, emotionally manipulative. But, enjoyable all the same. Excellent reading and audio quality.

]]> By: Eric http://podcastle.org/2008/07/15/pc016-magnificent-pigs/#comment-1016 Eric Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:52:26 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=35#comment-1016 Loved it. Cried Don't tell anyone. Loved it. Cried
Don’t tell anyone.

]]> By: Bernie B http://podcastle.org/2008/07/15/pc016-magnificent-pigs/#comment-1006 Bernie B Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:49:18 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=35#comment-1006 Wonderful. Absolutely Wonderful. Who cares if it was a tad predictable. Sometimes it's just about the ride. I hope the mean nurse chokes on a ham sandwhich. Wonderful. Absolutely Wonderful. Who cares if it was a tad predictable. Sometimes it’s just about the ride. I hope the mean nurse chokes on a ham sandwhich.

]]> By: RandyNose http://podcastle.org/2008/07/15/pc016-magnificent-pigs/#comment-1001 RandyNose Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:48:49 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=35#comment-1001 Great Tale. Great Tale.

]]> By: Ryan B http://podcastle.org/2008/07/15/pc016-magnificent-pigs/#comment-988 Ryan B Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:33:34 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=35#comment-988 P.S. Pig offal is among the most offensive odors on the planet. If you've never smelt a pig farm, you owe it to yourself to keep it that way. P.S. Pig offal is among the most offensive odors on the planet. If you’ve never smelt a pig farm, you owe it to yourself to keep it that way.

]]> By: Ryan B http://podcastle.org/2008/07/15/pc016-magnificent-pigs/#comment-986 Ryan B Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:27:13 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=35#comment-986 Beautiful little tale. I'm not sure how it qualifies as fantasy (were the pigs actually flying, carrying the girl off to heaven? I'd say that was a dreamlike hallucination / symbolic storytelling element. Don't look at me like that; I think the story works better if the pigs weren't actually flying), but I'm not a stickler for genre boundaries. I loved it. It might merit a re-listen, which I've not yet done to any *pod story. Beautiful little tale. I’m not sure how it qualifies as fantasy (were the pigs actually flying, carrying the girl off to heaven? I’d say that was a dreamlike hallucination / symbolic storytelling element. Don’t look at me like that; I think the story works better if the pigs weren’t actually flying), but I’m not a stickler for genre boundaries.

I loved it. It might merit a re-listen, which I’ve not yet done to any *pod story.

]]> By: pudmuddles http://podcastle.org/2008/07/15/pc016-magnificent-pigs/#comment-983 pudmuddles Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:42:10 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=35#comment-983 I'm not alone in saying that this episode was the best yet! Thank you! I can't wait to experience more of Cat Rambo's work... I’m not alone in saying that this episode was the best yet! Thank you! I can’t wait to experience more of Cat Rambo’s work…

]]> By: scatterbrain http://podcastle.org/2008/07/15/pc016-magnificent-pigs/#comment-979 scatterbrain Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:49:35 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=35#comment-979 Excellent easy listening fiction. Excellent easy listening fiction.

]]> By: Nvisible http://podcastle.org/2008/07/15/pc016-magnificent-pigs/#comment-977 Nvisible Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:22:12 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=35#comment-977 This is the best yet. Just perfect. Perfect story. Perfect narrator. MWS's style and voice was made for this story. Thanks very much! This is the best yet. Just perfect. Perfect story. Perfect narrator. MWS’s style and voice was made for this story.

Thanks very much!

]]> By: Bookman 12pt http://podcastle.org/2008/07/15/pc016-magnificent-pigs/#comment-963 Bookman 12pt Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:00:50 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=35#comment-963 Wow! The more Cat Rambo I read--or listen to, the more I admire her storytelling. This is a wondrous tale. Well Done. Wow!

The more Cat Rambo I read–or listen to, the more I admire her storytelling.

This is a wondrous tale. Well Done.

]]> By: Yicheng http://podcastle.org/2008/07/15/pc016-magnificent-pigs/#comment-962 Yicheng Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:27:59 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=35#comment-962 Very haunting. Great reading. I enjoyed it very much. The grumpy curmudgeon in me, however, wants to gripe that this was a little too linear, too predictable, and too reliant on the child factor to keep us drawn in. The story dances right at the edge between Heart-wrenching and Manipulative, like the narrative equivalent of wrapping yourself in the American Flag and kissing babies. I'm not sure exactly which side it falls on. Very haunting. Great reading. I enjoyed it very much.

The grumpy curmudgeon in me, however, wants to gripe that this was a little too linear, too predictable, and too reliant on the child factor to keep us drawn in. The story dances right at the edge between Heart-wrenching and Manipulative, like the narrative equivalent of wrapping yourself in the American Flag and kissing babies. I’m not sure exactly which side it falls on.

]]> By: Katherine Sparrow http://podcastle.org/2008/07/15/pc016-magnificent-pigs/#comment-958 Katherine Sparrow Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:25:10 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=35#comment-958 I love this story. I love this story. I love it. I love this story. I love this story. I love it.

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