Just a short update with the podcast taking a break. We're collaborating with Thames Con for a special Dark Crystal Halloween Event later this month called "Thralloween" during the Halloween weekend. Follow our social medias for further updates on the event. Sorry about the audio recorded on an iPhone, just wanted to keep it short and simple. Contact Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast

Trial By Stone taking a break - Halloween Dark Crystal event coming soon!

On this episode of Trial By Stone that was recorded as live show on Facebook on the 18th September 2021, Philip and Sydnni make a special announcement with the podcast on a guest contributor collaboration with River Horse Games upcoming The Dark Crystal: Adventure Game. We talk quite a bit about the Adventure Game and as well as give you updates on the podcast and what's to come. This episode contains the fixed audio, the live show audio was too loud for Philip and too soft for Sydnni, so this episode is mixed just right. Credits Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Additional recordings provided by Sydnni Contact Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Special Announcements and updates on the podcast

On this episode of Trial By Stone, join Phil, Sydnni and special guest Jaime, we chat about the two year anniversary of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. We reflect on the anticipation for the show, the emotional connection, its continuing legacy, the closeness we still hold dearly for The Dark Crystal and how much it still means to us two years later and much more. It's very much a therapeutic episode of Trial By Stone for us and we hope you enjoy listening to it. Credits Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Additional recordings provided by Sydnni and Jaime Contact Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Emotional Connection - Two Years on Age of Resistance

On this episode of Trial By Stone, to celebrate the 2 year anniversary of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, join with Phil, Sydnii and special guest Javier Grillo-Marxuach (writer of Episode 7 and co-executive producer) as we record an audio commentary of the seventh episode of Age of Resistance. Credits Hosted by Philip and Sydnni Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Contact Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Audio Commentary of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Episode 7 with Javier Grillo-Marxuach

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil and Sydnni wrap up their discussion about the characters that were part of the Fires of Resistance as they were tasked with travelling to the seven corners of Thra to spread the word of the Skeksis wrong doing. This episode is dedicated to Gurjin and also discuss about what adventures the characters might've had during the events of the show compared to the events of the young adult novels. Credits Hosted by Phil and Sydnni. Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Phil. Sponsor Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction  https://thamescon.co.uk/  https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/ Contact Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Fires of Resistance - Part 3 Discussion - Gurjin

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil and Sydnni discuss about the characters that were part of the Fires of Resistance as they were tasked with travelling to the seven corners of Thra to spread the word of the Skeksis wrong doing. This episode is dedicated to Tavra. Topics include; Was Tavra what Sydnni imagined watching Age of Resistance compared to her appearance in J.M. Lee's young adult novels? Is Tavra really dead? Speculation on Tavra's role following the Battle of Stone in the wood? Tavra being more of a key player in the books compared to Age of Resistance We detour to chat about Naia and Gurjin's twin essence sub plot that wasn't part of story with Age of Resistance. Tavra being a spider in the books Tavronica. Connection between Tavra and Onica and how the books delve deeper into their relationship. And so much more! This will be a multiple part series, stay tuned for Part 3 on Gurjin to conclude the Fires of Resistance discussion. Credits Hosted by Phil and Sydnni. Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Phil. Sponsor Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction  https://thamescon.co.uk/  https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/ Contact Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Fires of Resistance - Part 2 Discussion - Tavra

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Phil and Sydnni discuss about Naia and Kylan, the characters that were part of the Fires of Resistance as they were tasked with travelling to the seven corners of Thra to spread the word of the Skeksis wrong doing. Topics include; Party dynamics between the characters between the show and the YA Novels The major spoilers from Age of Resistance that were in the books 8 months before it's released. Should they have delayed Tides and Flames in the first place? Did Sydnni or Phil read Flames days before the shows release? Our thoughts of knowing about characters from show being part of Age of Resistance. The connection between Kylan and SkekMal the Hunter. Neech's exclusion from Age of Resistance The differences between how characters are portrayed in Age of Resistance compared to YA novels The canon on books vs Age of Resistance The importance of essence in the YA novels Similarities between Naia and Deet's journey  And so much more! This will be a multiple part series, stay tuned for next episode on our discussion on Tavra. Credits Hosted by Phil and Sydnni. Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Phil. Sponsor Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction  https://thamescon.co.uk/  https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/ Contact Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Fires of Resistance - Naia and Kylan Discussion Part 1

On this episode of Trial By Stone, host Sydnni chats to OopsyDaisy ASMR on the show. Find out how she got into The Dark Crystal, her origins into ASMR, and behind the scenes on her Dark Crystal ASMR videos that came out early this year. Visit her YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/0opsyDaisy Credits Hosted by Sydnni. Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Sponsor Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction https://thamescon.co.uk/ https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/ Contact Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Dark Crystal ASMR with OopsyDaisy

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip and Sydnni go through Dark Crystal news over past few weeks. Topics include: Weta Workshop figurines with Seladon and Kira Philip gets spicy on video issues on The Dark Crystal in 4K that he hopes will be fixed for 40th anniversary edition of the film Center for Puppetry Age of Resistance Reunion The Dark Crystal: Odyssey updates Karen Falk chat with the Walt Disney Museum Creators on Age of Resistance delving into Middle-Earth Hint of things to come for Trial By Stone: The Dark Crystal Podcast and much more! Credits  Hosted by Philip and Sydnni.  Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip  Additional recording by Sydnni  Sponsor  Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction  https://thamescon.co.uk/  https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/ Contact  Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com  Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast  Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod  Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

The Dark Crystal News Recap with Philip and Sydnni

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip and Sydnni chat to Javier Grillo-Marxuach, co-executive producer on Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and writer on episode 7 "Time to make... my move" aka the Puppet Show episode. We chat about the role that Javier had for Will and Jeff, the table read of all the ten episodes of Age of Resistance with actors and Netflix, his biggest contribution to the show, what his favourite character is on the show, the awful cruelty scene, his favourite scene on Age of Resistance, scenes from script that were cut out, pop culture references, the four words that Javier hopes to see one day in Dark Crystal story and so much more! Credits Hosted by Philip and Sydnni. Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Additional recording by Sydnni Sponsor Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction https://thamescon.co.uk/ https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/ Contact Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Javier Grillo-Marxuach ▼ Co-Executive Producer / Writer on The Dark Crystal: AOR ▼ Part 2 Interview

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip and Sydnni chat to Javier Grillo-Marxuach, co-executive producer on Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and writer on episode 7 "Time to make... my move" aka the Puppet Show episode. We chat about the Emmy win, how he discovered The Dark Crystal, how did the idea for the puppet show within the puppet show came about and so much more. Credits Hosted by Philip and Sydnni. Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Additional recording by Sydnni Sponsor Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction https://thamescon.co.uk/ https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/ Contact Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast YouTube - www.youtube.com/darkcrystalpodcast 

Javier Grillo-Marxuach ▼ Co-Executive Producer / Writer on The Dark Crystal: AOR ▼ Part 1 Interview

On this episode of Trial By Stone, we continue our discussing on Seladon with special guest Jaime Prater. Credits Hosted by Philip and Sydnni. Special Guest: Jaime Prater Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Sponsor Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction https://thamescon.co.uk/ https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/ Contact Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Seladon: For Thra ▼ Part 2 Discussion

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Sydnni chats to Iris Compiet on her work on The Dark Crystal Bestiary and much more! Note: This episode was recorded before her announcement of being involved on a Netflix project as visual developer. Credits Hosted by Sydnni. Podcast edited and mixed by Philip  Sponsor Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction https://thamescon.co.uk/ https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/ Shownotes Iris Compiet - https://www.iriscompiet.art/ Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/iriscompiet Contact Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Iris Compiet ▼ Illustrating The Dark Crystal Bestiary

On this episode of Trial By Stone, we begin our discussion on one of the most complex supporting characters on Age of Resistance, Seladon. Is Seladon really the villain of the show? Is Seladon redeemed by the end of the season? The origins of her name is also discussed and much more. *Note* This episode was recorded before the announcement of The Dark Crystal Odyssey. Credits Hosted by Philip and Sydnni. Podcast recorded, edited and mixed by Philip Additional audio recording by Sydnni Sponsor Thames Con and The Great Con-Junction https://thamescon.co.uk/ https://www.thegreatconjunction.com/ Contact Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

Seladon: We Are Nothing Without The Skeksis ▼ Part 1 Discussion

On this episode of Trial By Stone, Philip and Sydnni discuss about the recent news announcement on upcoming ballet/dance work The Dark Crystal: Odyssey. We chat about the news, what we know about it, speculate on what it could be and also go through one of our listeners take on the news as well. This video was originally recorded on our Facebook page as a live show. Credits Hosted by Philip and Sydnni. Contact Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com Facebook – www.facebook.com/darkcrystalpodcast Twitter – www.twitter.com/darkcrystalpod Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast

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