{"id":2804,"date":"2019-06-15T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T18:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=2804"},"modified":"2019-06-21T07:40:14","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T19:40:14","slug":"episode-one-hundred-ans-twenty-five-witch-planet-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2019\/06\/episode-one-hundred-ans-twenty-five-witch-planet-soccer\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode One Hundred And Twenty Five &#8211; Witch Planet Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5481\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2804-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-125-WitchPlanetSoccer.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-125-WitchPlanetSoccer.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-125-WitchPlanetSoccer.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-125-WitchPlanetSoccer.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=2804-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-125-WitchPlanetSoccer.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-125-WitchPlanetSoccer.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Witch-Planet-Soccer.jpg\" alt=\"Witch Planet Soccer\" class=\"wp-image-2806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Witch-Planet-Soccer.jpg 614w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Witch-Planet-Soccer-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Witch-Planet-Soccer-588x330.jpg 588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You don&#8217;t call a place the &#8220;Witch Planet&#8221; because you like it, or the people who live on it, and you don&#8217;t do so without a cause. And you don&#8217;t go to live on the &#8220;Witch Planet&#8221; without a reason.<br>And while the original settlers of a place may be content with the ignore &amp; be ignored status quo, their children may not feel the same way. And that&#8217;s when the ugly secret history of the Witch Planet starts to come into the light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Actual witches rebel against their parents by attempting to play this strange non-magical sport called \u2026 soccer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an extremely magical world, having an entirely mundane football game is challenging. Each team has a squad who are constantly on the lookout for magical interference by their opponents. And maybe also on the lookout for opportunities to do some interfering of their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When what&#8217;s up for grabs is your teams chance to make it into the professional leagues of Galactic Witch Soccer,  there&#8217;s plenty of room for skulduggery, match-fixing, and good old-fashioned shenanigans.<br>And that&#8217;s just the trouble that happens on purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OK, Baba Yaga&#8217;s Hut can play in goal provided that it keeps its doors and windows open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When magic left the world, it did so literally.<br>The fairy creatures and the trolls under bridges and the enchanted groves got together and went traveling among the stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What sort of person invents dimensional travel, and decides to use it to make money through sports franchising?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dimension-hopping sports fans seek the universe where their favourite team didn&#8217;t get booted from the league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more LINKS!-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/King%27s_Head_Inn,_Aylesbury\">The King&#8217;s Head<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newshub.co.nz\/home\/new-zealand\/2019\/05\/shotgun-shells-left-on-the-ground-after-attack-on-mt-eden-barber-shop.html\">Shotgun shells left on the ground after attack on Mt Eden barber shop<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/medusa_groom_boom-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hair-dresser's glass shop front, gold writing &quot;Medua's Groom Room&quot; and 8 large projectile holes with Police measurement markings.\" class=\"wp-image-2848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/medusa_groom_boom-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/medusa_groom_boom-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/medusa_groom_boom-588x784.jpg 588w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/medusa_groom_boom.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption>Picture by the BRC Roving Cub Reporter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/questionablecontent.net\/\">Questionable Content<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=1383\">Episode Fifty Five \u2013 The Thirteenth Interplanetary Curling Competition<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cabal_(novella)\">Cabal<\/a>, by Clive Barker<br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nightbreed\">Nightbreed<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Hunger_Games\">The Hunger Games<\/a>, by Suzanne Collins<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Archer_(2009_TV_series)\">Archer<\/a> (tv)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zardoz\">Zardoz<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nemesis_the_Warlock\">Nemesis the Warlock<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hayao_Miyazaki\">Hayao Miyazaki<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taish%C5%8D_Baseball_Girls\">Taish\u014d Baseball Girls<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manga.tokyo\/columns\/what-is-a-cour-and-a-season-in-anime\/\">What is a season in Anime?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haikyu!!\">Haikyu!!<\/a> ( volleyball anime )<br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Girls_und_Panzer\">Girls und Panzer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QzSv8Pl6ZRQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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