{"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. 82 - Brisingr: The Gates of Death & Around the Campfire","slug":"ep-82-brisingr-the-gates-of-death-around-the-campfire","published_at":"2026-09-16T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eragon-and-back-again-6409523/ep-82-brisingr-the-gates-of-death-around-the-campfire","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/eragon-and-back-again-6409523","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eragonandbackagain/episodes/Ep--82---Brisingr-The-Gates-of-Death--Around-the-Campfire-e3os00v","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ddf22744/podcast/play/125746655/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-15%2F5cdaae2a-433c-9435-c8f5-d235631c4a5f.mp3","summary":"Thank you for your patience!! Darien and Lucy are so excited to jump into Inheritance Cycle book three with Brisingr chapter one, "The Gates of Death”, and chapter two,”Around the Campfire.” Talking points include wild speculations on the author’s opinions regarding organized religion, drawbacks to the elven transformation, some peak sibling representation, unpacking trauma with those you trust, Eragon's very convenient justification for pining after Arya, and the mystery of the missing subtitle. Content Warning: This episode contains mention of and conversations about ableism, self-harm, cannibalism, and racism. Sparks of Inspiration Lucy is inspired by Fruits Basket (2019) to resurrect an old project. Darien rethinks her writings on witches after a lecture by @sugarmaeisagoodwife Share your Sparks of Inspiration or your thoughts about Brisingr 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 Godzilla: King of Monsters by supporting the show on Patreon: ⁠ https://www.patreon.com/EABA Theme music by Jacob Hughes! Check out Jake on Instagram @j_cubhughes Cover art by Luana Pastor No portion of this episode may be used for generative AI or large language models training purposes or to create derivative works without express written permission from the creators and co-hosts Lucy Hart and Darien Smartt.","meta_description":"Thank you for your patience!! Darien and Lucy are so excited to jump into Inheritance Cycle book three with Brisingr chapter one, \"The Gates of Death…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6561,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/eragon-and-back-again-6409523/episodes/ep-82-brisingr-the-gates-of-death-around-the-campfire/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-82-brisingr-the-gates-of-death-around-the-campfire.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}