{"podcast":{"title":"Eragon And Back Again","slug":"eragon-and-back-again-6409523","podcast_index_feed_id":6409523,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ddf22744/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eragonandbackagain","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/37136345/37136345-1738728277252-775078ab64fec.jpg","author":"Eragon And Back Again","episode_count":87,"summary":"Two queer writers rediscover a childhood classic and embark on an epic journey through Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle! This bi-weekly podcast is packed with thrilling adventure tales, valuable writing tips, and plenty of laughs while exploring the world of storytelling.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T14:24:11.393799+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eragon-and-back-again-6409523"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 69 - Eldest: The Nature of Evil","slug":"ep-69-eldest-the-nature-of-evil","published_at":"2026-01-21T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eragon-and-back-again-6409523/ep-69-eldest-the-nature-of-evil","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eragon-and-back-again-6409523","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eragonandbackagain/episodes/Ep--69---Eldest-The-Nature-of-Evil-e3dv8ij","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ddf22744/podcast/play/114319379/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-21%2F7a29b99b-4ea2-5992-ad61-4cd95e46a979.mp3","summary":"The Raz'ac are basically mosquitoes, right? Darien and Lucy discuss just one chapter with Eldest chapter 41, "The Nature of Evil.” Talking points include this jerk Vanir, Saphira having Eragon’s back, interrogating what is acceptable in war, never justifying one's own actions based off what someone else might do, magic lessons, evidence that the Twins were definitely traitors, and a very upsetting round of 20 Questions about the Raz'ac. Sparks of Inspiration Lucy was inspired to strive for immersive world building while visiting Disneyland! Darien loves all the characters in Love Through a Prism. Share your Sparks of Inspiration or your thoughts about Eragon with us on Instagram ⁠ ⁠@EragonPod⁠ ⁠ or send an email to eragonpod@gmail.com (Here it is, Owen!!) Snag your own ⁠EABA merch!⁠ Help Lucy meet Toothless at Universal Epic Universe AND listen to our bonus episode about The Legend of Zelda and When Women Were Dragons by supporting the show on Patreon: ⁠ https://www.patreon.com/EABA Cover art by Luana Pastor No portion of this episode may be used for AI training purposes or to create derivative works without express written permission from the creators and co-hosts Lucy Hart and Darien Smartt.","meta_description":"The Raz'ac are basically mosquitoes, right? Darien and Lucy discuss just one chapter with Eldest chapter 41, \"The Nature of Evil.” Talking points inc…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3810,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/eragon-and-back-again-6409523/episodes/ep-69-eldest-the-nature-of-evil/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eragon-and-back-again-6409523/ep-69-eldest-the-nature-of-evil.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}