Jody Houser and Rachael Stott interviewed; Gallifrey One recap; Farewell - One week out from Gallifrey One, it’s time to take stock of what we saw at the family reunion. We bid farewell to an iconic carpet and take one last look at a convention every Doctor Who fan should experience at least once. We catch up with Jody Houser and Rachael Stott for more about their Thirteenth Doctor comic, and then we wrap things up with an important announcement. Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Rachael Stott and Jody Houser.

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87: Carpetulation

A former skeptic's guide to Big Finish audio drama - There’s no better guide to the worlds of Big Finish productions of Doctor Who and other great properties than a former skeptic about audio drama. We welcome Radio Free Skaro’s Warren Frey as we take a criminally overdue deep dive into Doctor Who for the ears instead of the eyes. Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Warren Frey.

86: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Big Finish

Gallifrey One convention geekery - We beg your indulgence, but this podcast is 100% about Alyssa, Chip, and Rachel geeking out about the upcoming Gallifrey One convention. If you don’t have a ticket, well, we regret that it’s sold out and encourage you to come back next week for our Big Finish episode. Coming to Gally? We’ll preview some of our panels, give advice for newcomers, and relax our broadcast standards for one very important F-bomb. Sorry, canon-obsessed fanboys: “It’s never f—-ing Susan!” Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Rachel Donner.

85: Extended Fam

Segun Akinola's Series 11 music - Shannon Dohar, friend of TWiTT, co-host of the Deeper Cuts album review podcast, and frequent Reality Bomb contributor, flexes her musical muscles and discusses with us Segun Akinola’s music from Episode 1 to the New Year’s Special. What makes him the right composer for today’s Doctor Who, and how hard was it to make the transition from 10 seasons of Murray Gold? Regenerations can be challenging—but this new soundscape is worthy of celebration…. Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Shannon Dohar.

84: Segun's Genesis

Academic Fandom revisited; Gallifrey One Academic Track preview - A bite-sized episode revisits academic fandom with a look at the dedicated programming track at this year’s Gallifrey One convention. Organizers Joy Piedmont and Paul Booth take us through what it means to look at Doctor Who through a scholarly lens. Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Joy Piedmont and Paul Booth.

83: Scholars of Time and Space

Titan's 13th Doctor comics series reviewed - The TV series may be over for now, but we can still see Team TARDIS in action! We’re three issues into Jody Houser’s and Rachael Stott’s Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor from Titan Comics. Chip and Alyssa dive in to this delightful and faithful adaptation while catching up with the news of the week and arguing over whether Chip can will a meme into existence. (Alyssa: “It would have to be a better meme.”) Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.

82: Panels Discussion

"Resolution" reviewed - Yup, it was the Daleks all right. If we consider this the proper end of Series 11, then it absolutely ended with a bang. Jodie Whittaker’s first standoff with the pepper pots is properly epic, but Alyssa and Chip wrestle with some of the lingering issues with the season… Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.

81: Chekhov's Combo Oven

Series 11: What worked? What didn't? What next? - That’s a wrap for 2018, This Week in Time Travel, and Series 11! Rachel Donner and Riley Silverman join us to sort out the brilliant and the tragic, the groundbreaking and the played-too-safe. Find out where we stand and what we’re looking forward to in Series 12, and tune in again when we return for the New Year’s special! Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Rachel Donner and Riley Silverman.

80: After the Glass Ceiling

"The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos" reviewed - Bang, whimper, or something in between? Did you guess right about, “I know that voice”? (You probably did.) Which characters got to tie off a satisfying arc, and which characters have yet to launch one? Alyssa and Chip tackle the good and the meh about “The Battle of Rask—”…hang on, “The Battle of Barsoom—”…wait, that’s not right… Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.

79: The Battle of Awkwardly Long Name

"It Takes You Away" reviewed - One froggy universe, two grieving husbands, one mystery woodland menace, a kajillion moths, and one question from Alyssa: who’s allowed to be selfish in grief? Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.

78: Mirror, Mirror

"The Witchfinders" reviewed - Zombies? Check. Sci-fi prison? Check. Historical figure? Check. Prestige casting? Check. Commentary on the human condition, drawing analogies to our current crisis of confidence in ourselves and our tendency to blame and persecute the other in response? Check. Houdini reference? Check. “The Witchfinders” tried to cover all the bases. Let’s see if it succeeded. Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.

77: Ugly Roots

“Kerblam!” reviewed - Happy Thanksgiving! Alyssa and Chip had some extra time to consider “Kerblam!”—whether it didn’t have enough of a point of view or too many, whether the first 40 minutes made up for the last few, and whether it might have gone over better in the U.S. if Amazon hadn’t been especially juggernauty in the last few weeks. Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.

76: On the Bubble

"Demons of the Punjab" reviewed - Thanks to travel schedules and Alyssa’s exhaustion after helping to Save Democracy As We Know It, we had a few extra days to consider “Demons of the Punjab”: whether it got the balance of SF and family drama right, how it treated history compared to “Rosa,” and how (and whether) our grandparents’ stories get told. Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.

75: Demons and Strife

"The Tsuranga Conundrum" reviewed and barely pronounced correctly - The Doctor's curiosity gets the best of her, and she finds herself and her friends in a disaster movie against, well, basically, Stitch without Lilo. Rachel Donner joins me for a quick trip on a Red Cross spaceship while Alyssa's on assignment. Join us for a discussion on the merits of, well, plotting, where the Doctor's newly developed empathy comes from, and more casting and directorial celebrations. Stick around for the end, if you like, for a plea for Americans to go to the polls Tuesday and a SPECIAL MUSICAL GUEST: Delta Rae and their women's empowerment anthem, "Hands Dirty." (Provided by permission of the band.) Host Chip Sudderth and Rachel Donner.

74: Stitch and Time

"Arachnids in the UK" reviewed - It’s eight-legs vs. two-legs again, but unlike 1974’s Planet of the Spiders these arachno-invaders are simply the very confused coincidental by-product of a business empire led by someone who’s TOTALLY NOT TRUMP. NO SIR. Alyssa and Chip discuss whether (1) the plot holds up, (2) Yaz plays on Alyssa’s team, (3) Grace’s appearance opens wounds for Graham AND viewers, and (4) we know now just who the Doctor is. Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.

73: "Back in the Box; There's Loads to See"

Longtime Doctor Who podcaster Chip Sudderth (Two-minute Time Lord) and essayist-podcaster Alyssa Franke (WhovianFeminism on Tumblr and Twitter) join forces for Doctor Who-related interviews, reviews and all the news that marked This Week in Time Travel.

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