All My Maidens https://allmymaidens.podbean.com Welcome to All My Maidens, an Elden Ring lore podcast. Have you ever played 100 hours of Elden Ring and then thought, wow. I have no idea what the heck this game is about? Well, join award winning game writer Aysha U. Farah as she invites various friends and confidants to come on and Explain Elden Ring to her. What is an Elden Ring, anyway? What makes it elden? Who are the Tarnished? Why do a bunch of guys have weird horns on their faces? Who is that dude made of roots? Answer all these questions and more, right here! Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:54:54 -0500 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Leisure:Video Games 1440 episodic Aysha U. Farah Aysha U. Farah No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20574905/all_my_maidens.png All My Maidens https://allmymaidens.podbean.com 144 144 Episode 17 - Dung Eater Episode 17 - Dung Eater https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-17-dung-eater/ https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-17-dung-eater/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:54:54 -0500 allmymaidens.podbean.com/41377b69-95b6-3885-9b83-7d0321182a3e This week we're joined by Jonny from the Culture Dumpster podcast to discuss a very gross man, the Loathsome Dung Eater himself. Topics include: eating ass, politics corner, a revisiting of Aysha's 'the Greater Will is white people' thesis, and whether it would be worse to suffer forever or for everyone to be dead. 

 

 

]]> This week we're joined by Jonny from the Culture Dumpster podcast to discuss a very gross man, the Loathsome Dung Eater himself. Topics include: eating ass, politics corner, a revisiting of Aysha's 'the Greater Will is white people' thesis, and whether it would be worse to suffer forever or for everyone to be dead. 

 

 

]]> Aysha U. Farah false No 3477 21 full BONUS - Alan Wake BONUS - Alan Wake https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/bonus-alan-wake/ https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/bonus-alan-wake/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:17:28 -0500 allmymaidens.podbean.com/9ed35bc1-6ca2-3b6f-bd71-9561227a1b79 This month on the bonus feed we are diving into the woods along with AJ of the Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast and cinematic director John Stauder to discuss Remedy Entertainment's fever dream of a series Alan Wake. Topics include: terrible birds, the unbearable cringe of being a writer, maturing along with your stories, Thomas Zane, bullshit discourse, and our newest podcast character, The Larian Pervert.

 

Find the full episode on Patreon! 

]]> This month on the bonus feed we are diving into the woods along with AJ of the Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast and cinematic director John Stauder to discuss Remedy Entertainment's fever dream of a series Alan Wake. Topics include: terrible birds, the unbearable cringe of being a writer, maturing along with your stories, Thomas Zane, bullshit discourse, and our newest podcast character, The Larian Pervert.

 

Find the full episode on Patreon! 

]]> Aysha U. Farah false No 304 20 full Episode 16 - Iji, Blaidd, and Selivus Episode 16 - Iji, Blaidd, and Selivus https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-16-iji-blaidd-and-selivus/ https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-16-iji-blaidd-and-selivus/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:50:16 -0500 allmymaidens.podbean.com/7111ad6f-ded2-3b3c-b2db-83239b4c3f98 This week Aysha sits down with Trevor Strunk of the No Cartridge podcast to discuss Iji, Blaidd, and Selivus, or the Ranni Boys. Topics include: Miyazaki's famous parables, Handsome Wolf Men, the open-ended nature of Fromsoft questlines, fanfiction corner, Lore (tm), and Miquella as an ancient anime dragon. 

]]> This week Aysha sits down with Trevor Strunk of the No Cartridge podcast to discuss Iji, Blaidd, and Selivus, or the Ranni Boys. Topics include: Miyazaki's famous parables, Handsome Wolf Men, the open-ended nature of Fromsoft questlines, fanfiction corner, Lore (tm), and Miquella as an ancient anime dragon. 

]]> Aysha U. Farah false No 3643 19 full Episode 15- Chaos (Or Builds) Episode 15- Chaos (Or Builds) https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-15-chaos-or-builds/ https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-15-chaos-or-builds/#comments Sat, 17 Jan 2026 18:25:36 -0500 allmymaidens.podbean.com/ed051140-b28f-317a-bf2a-1a0b15309ca8 Okay, I'm gonna be real with this one, we were supposed to talk about character builds, but we did that for maybe five combined minutes and just riffed through the rest. Topics include: the unbearable lightness of trying to make anything at all, Pathologic corner, Homestuck corner, and Dung Eater's hole, for some reason.

All I can say is, sorry about this one, folks.

]]> Okay, I'm gonna be real with this one, we were supposed to talk about character builds, but we did that for maybe five combined minutes and just riffed through the rest. Topics include: the unbearable lightness of trying to make anything at all, Pathologic corner, Homestuck corner, and Dung Eater's hole, for some reason.

All I can say is, sorry about this one, folks.

]]> Aysha U. Farah false No 3188 18 full BONUS - Baldur's Gate 3 BONUS - Baldur's Gate 3 https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/bonus-baldurs-gate-3/ https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/bonus-baldurs-gate-3/#comments Sun, 04 Jan 2026 09:44:21 -0500 allmymaidens.podbean.com/f208669b-46b4-3b94-8e94-0c3169f73c48 We're finally breaking out of our Fromsoft cell, starting with Larian's monstrous masterpiece, Baldur's Gate 3.  Aysha is joined by Brian from the Worst of All Possible Worlds for a conversation where we can't stay on track to save our lives. Topics include: all the different things you can fuck, Hot Gollum, putting musical numbers in everything, Alan Wake corner, and leaving on Astarion on the beach for several weeks.

]]> We're finally breaking out of our Fromsoft cell, starting with Larian's monstrous masterpiece, Baldur's Gate 3.  Aysha is joined by Brian from the Worst of All Possible Worlds for a conversation where we can't stay on track to save our lives. Topics include: all the different things you can fuck, Hot Gollum, putting musical numbers in everything, Alan Wake corner, and leaving on Astarion on the beach for several weeks.

]]> Aysha U. Farah false No 303 17 full Episode 14 - Radahn Episode 14 - Radahn https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-15-radahn/ https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-15-radahn/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2025 12:58:56 -0500 allmymaidens.podbean.com/f0088578-e160-3ae7-84b1-e0953a4476ef Aysha and Miles are joined by actor Sam Oguma , to discuss the motherfuckin' starboy himself: Radahn. Topics include: being well-endowed with horse, dragon corner, Sam's audio (sorry, blame windows 11) re-litigating the Allegations, and OOPS! elden ring is cancelled, please call your pastor to ban elden ring on steam. 

 

 

]]> Aysha and Miles are joined by actor Sam Oguma , to discuss the motherfuckin' starboy himself: Radahn. Topics include: being well-endowed with horse, dragon corner, Sam's audio (sorry, blame windows 11) re-litigating the Allegations, and OOPS! elden ring is cancelled, please call your pastor to ban elden ring on steam. 

 

 

]]> Aysha U. Farah false No 5027 16 full BONUS EPISODE - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice BONUS EPISODE - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/bonus-episode-sekiro-shadows-die-twice/ https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/bonus-episode-sekiro-shadows-die-twice/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:40:35 -0500 allmymaidens.podbean.com/24b8a163-20e6-3dc8-bde5-bd1a992089fd THIS IS A PREVIEW! Get the full episode on our patreon! 

 

Aysha and Miles are joined by James Wright, writer of games and comics, to talk about Sekiro, the (in one host's opinion) best action game ever made. Topics include: getting good, why Sekiro is a rhythm game, annoying all your coworkers by only wanting to talk about Fromsoft games, foxy grandpas, and being a guy who is full of bugs.

 

 

]]> THIS IS A PREVIEW! Get the full episode on our patreon! 

 

Aysha and Miles are joined by James Wright, writer of games and comics, to talk about Sekiro, the (in one host's opinion) best action game ever made. Topics include: getting good, why Sekiro is a rhythm game, annoying all your coworkers by only wanting to talk about Fromsoft games, foxy grandpas, and being a guy who is full of bugs.

 

 

]]> Aysha U. Farah false No 301 15 full Episode 13 - Rogier Episode 13 - Rogier https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-13-rogier/ https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-13-rogier/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:09:23 -0500 allmymaidens.podbean.com/0941a4fb-10a9-331c-a1b6-6ab03422b02d This episode Aysha sits down with her Worker's Lit cohost Jacob to discuss everybody's favorite Niceboy Twink Wizard: Sorcerer Rogier. Topics include: gay stuff (positive), gay stuff (negative), Fia's eboys reprise, dying of the death disease, possible alternate boyfriends for Rogier, and exciting new Elden Ring merch ideas. 

 

]]> This episode Aysha sits down with her Worker's Lit cohost Jacob to discuss everybody's favorite Niceboy Twink Wizard: Sorcerer Rogier. Topics include: gay stuff (positive), gay stuff (negative), Fia's eboys reprise, dying of the death disease, possible alternate boyfriends for Rogier, and exciting new Elden Ring merch ideas. 

 

]]> Aysha U. Farah false No 3491 14 full Episode 12 - Godfrey Episode 12 - Godfrey https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-12-godfrey/ https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-12-godfrey/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:44:07 -0500 allmymaidens.podbean.com/e9d29610-7b8f-3f9b-8a82-64bd5542bf23 Aysha and Miles are joined once again by Kevin Vibert of The Penumbra Podcast to talk about our top lion boy. Topics include: exclusive Lands Between vape flavors, the pussy that makes you normal, Fromsoft cutscenes, and the number 1 question: is the Greater Will white people? Discuss. 

 

We have a patreon!! 

]]> Aysha and Miles are joined once again by Kevin Vibert of The Penumbra Podcast to talk about our top lion boy. Topics include: exclusive Lands Between vape flavors, the pussy that makes you normal, Fromsoft cutscenes, and the number 1 question: is the Greater Will white people? Discuss. 

 

We have a patreon!! 

]]> Aysha U. Farah false No 4389 13 full BONUS EPISODE - Bloodborne BONUS EPISODE - Bloodborne https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/bonus-episode-bloodborne/ https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/bonus-episode-bloodborne/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2025 12:36:53 -0400 allmymaidens.podbean.com/43092ccd-ccf0-328d-9cb0-02876afe5a20 THIS IS A PREVIEW - Get the full episode on Patreon. 

Happy Halloween, Maidens! Welcome to All my Maidens' first ever bonus episode. Aysha is joined by Jonny Sims of the Magnus Archives to answer the age old question, what IS blood, anyway? Topics include: eyes on the inside, the fine art of Making it Weirder, women and what is even up with them, the masculine urge to become the void's special boy, and Jonny's new character: the Spooky Man.

 

]]> THIS IS A PREVIEW - Get the full episode on Patreon. 

Happy Halloween, Maidens! Welcome to All my Maidens' first ever bonus episode. Aysha is joined by Jonny Sims of the Magnus Archives to answer the age old question, what IS blood, anyway? Topics include: eyes on the inside, the fine art of Making it Weirder, women and what is even up with them, the masculine urge to become the void's special boy, and Jonny's new character: the Spooky Man.

 

]]> Aysha U. Farah false No 73 12 full Episode 11 - Latenna Episode 11 - Latenna https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-11-latenna/ https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-11-latenna/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:30:20 -0400 allmymaidens.podbean.com/ea845553-c15c-3210-b3b4-3d46d09b0bdf Wolf girl hours! Aysha and Miles discuss Latenna, a hot chick with no feet. Topics include: the cum-adjacent quality to silver blood, frog men, Silksong corner, dogs as collaborators, and whatever the fuck is going on with Rykard's whole torture dungeon. 

]]> Wolf girl hours! Aysha and Miles discuss Latenna, a hot chick with no feet. Topics include: the cum-adjacent quality to silver blood, frog men, Silksong corner, dogs as collaborators, and whatever the fuck is going on with Rykard's whole torture dungeon. 

]]> Aysha U. Farah false No 3337 11 full Episode 10 - Malenia Episode 10 - Malenia https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/malenia/ https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/malenia/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:06:41 -0400 allmymaidens.podbean.com/200e5474-7f39-3a26-a551-76be5e030e24 This week we're diving into the goddess of rot herself, Malenia, Blade of Miquella. Aysha and Miles are joined by Lenore of the Socialist Shelf and AJ of The Worst of All Possible Worlds, two returning champions. Topics include: getting your shit rocked by a naked woman with no arms, eating ass, Miquella's Whole Thing, Aysha's Philosophy Corner, and Fromsoft's persistent themes of flow vs. stagnation. 

]]> This week we're diving into the goddess of rot herself, Malenia, Blade of Miquella. Aysha and Miles are joined by Lenore of the Socialist Shelf and AJ of The Worst of All Possible Worlds, two returning champions. Topics include: getting your shit rocked by a naked woman with no arms, eating ass, Miquella's Whole Thing, Aysha's Philosophy Corner, and Fromsoft's persistent themes of flow vs. stagnation. 

]]> Aysha U. Farah false No 4758 10 full Episode 9 - Hyetta Episode 9 - Hyetta https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-9-hyetta/ https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-9-hyetta/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:39:23 -0400 allmymaidens.podbean.com/8d1e0e3d-9f93-3391-890e-be72eba5e406 This week Aysha is joined once again by Jacob from the Socialist Shelf to discuss everybody's favorite eyeball eater, Lightseeker Hyetta. Topics include: the shadow realm, the benefits of three fingers as opposed to two fingers, Elden Greg's sexuality, and an needlessly long rant about Steven Moffat. 

]]> This week Aysha is joined once again by Jacob from the Socialist Shelf to discuss everybody's favorite eyeball eater, Lightseeker Hyetta. Topics include: the shadow realm, the benefits of three fingers as opposed to two fingers, Elden Greg's sexuality, and an needlessly long rant about Steven Moffat. 

]]> Aysha U. Farah false No 3909 9 full Episode 8 - Siofra River Well Episode 8 - Siofra River Well https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-8-siofra-river-well/ https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-8-siofra-river-well/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:15:33 -0400 allmymaidens.podbean.com/36db5142-2816-30cf-91db-a173ad771826 This week we're talking about a place, rather than a person! Aysha is joined by Brian from the Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast, to discuss the Siofra River Well. Topics include: immersive theatre corner, baldur's gate corner, trying desperately to stay on topic corner, the current censorship apocalypse, and Blaidd's clicker training.

]]> This week we're talking about a place, rather than a person! Aysha is joined by Brian from the Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast, to discuss the Siofra River Well. Topics include: immersive theatre corner, baldur's gate corner, trying desperately to stay on topic corner, the current censorship apocalypse, and Blaidd's clicker training.

]]> Aysha U. Farah false No 5711 8 full Episode 7 - Rykard Episode 7 - Rykard https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-7-rykard/ https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-7-rykard/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:54:31 -0400 allmymaidens.podbean.com/f3069080-1381-3b86-a24d-e53c24921701 Aysha and Miles are joined by prolific writer and podcaster Austin Walker to discuss everyone's favorite volcano god/man, Rykard. Topics include: the snake finale we could have had, the value of fucking off to hang with the boys, everybody being related to everyone, and Miles' theory of Character Feet. 

]]> Aysha and Miles are joined by prolific writer and podcaster Austin Walker to discuss everyone's favorite volcano god/man, Rykard. Topics include: the snake finale we could have had, the value of fucking off to hang with the boys, everybody being related to everyone, and Miles' theory of Character Feet. 

]]> Aysha U. Farah false No 4330 7 full Episode 6 - Ranni Episode 6 - Ranni https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-6-ranni/ https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-6-ranni/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:56:39 -0400 allmymaidens.podbean.com/d56db43b-dc6a-375f-92d9-47f31bffb26d Aysha and Miles are joined by game director Jonathan Stauder, to discuss everyone's favorite waifu, Ranni the Witch. Topics include: the value of missable content, ending cutscenes, the gamer sexism vortex, and murdering a bunch of guys so you don't have to marry your brother. 

]]> Aysha and Miles are joined by game director Jonathan Stauder, to discuss everyone's favorite waifu, Ranni the Witch. Topics include: the value of missable content, ending cutscenes, the gamer sexism vortex, and murdering a bunch of guys so you don't have to marry your brother. 

]]> Aysha U. Farah false No 4714 6 full Episode 5 - Fromsoft Episode 5 - Fromsoft https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-5-fromsoft/ https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-5-fromsoft/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:35:08 -0400 allmymaidens.podbean.com/a52f9d57-197c-3f3e-afa3-b63f65dc77c4 *SPOILER WARNING* we talk very generally about Nightreign bosses from about 28:00-32:00, just in case you want to skip that.

Hello, Maidens! We've got something slightly different for you this week. Aysha talks to Mike and Manda, co-hosts of the Virtual Economy podcast, focusing on the business end of Elden Ring. Topics include: Elden Ring's critical reception, Fromsoft shooters and Fromsoft haters, Nightreign and the importance of taking risks in game dev, and feet. 

]]> *SPOILER WARNING* we talk very generally about Nightreign bosses from about 28:00-32:00, just in case you want to skip that.

Hello, Maidens! We've got something slightly different for you this week. Aysha talks to Mike and Manda, co-hosts of the Virtual Economy podcast, focusing on the business end of Elden Ring. Topics include: Elden Ring's critical reception, Fromsoft shooters and Fromsoft haters, Nightreign and the importance of taking risks in game dev, and feet. 

]]> Aysha U. Farah false No 3817 5 full Episode 4 - Godwyn Episode 4 - Godwyn https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-4-godwyn/ https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-4-godwyn/#comments Sun, 25 May 2025 10:25:12 -0400 allmymaidens.podbean.com/b86e79eb-c450-3ca0-bc7a-f39aa5739139 This week, Aysha is joined by her friends Miles and Merritt K to discuss the one true golden boy: Godwyn, lord of death. Topics include: "communing" with dragons, turning into a big scaly mushroom man, Godwyn's extensive polycule, that one guy named Devin, and our favorite deadbeat adventurer, Sir Clambrose. 

]]> This week, Aysha is joined by her friends Miles and Merritt K to discuss the one true golden boy: Godwyn, lord of death. Topics include: "communing" with dragons, turning into a big scaly mushroom man, Godwyn's extensive polycule, that one guy named Devin, and our favorite deadbeat adventurer, Sir Clambrose. 

]]> Aysha U. Farah false No 4165 4 full Episode 3 - Marika | Radagon Episode 3 - Marika | Radagon https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-3-marika-radagon/ https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-3-marika-radagon/#comments Mon, 12 May 2025 14:15:46 -0400 allmymaidens.podbean.com/846f3635-acba-3b99-9352-acca5831c0e8 Aysha is joined by writer Arden Ripley and animator Jenn Doyle as we break down the character with arguably the Most Gender of All Time: Marika. Topics include going boymode for political reasons, the grotesque beauty of From's character design, our ongoing inability to remember anyone's name, and the age old question: what came first, the jar or the meat? 

]]> Aysha is joined by writer Arden Ripley and animator Jenn Doyle as we break down the character with arguably the Most Gender of All Time: Marika. Topics include going boymode for political reasons, the grotesque beauty of From's character design, our ongoing inability to remember anyone's name, and the age old question: what came first, the jar or the meat? 

]]> Aysha U. Farah false No 3395 3 full Episode 2 - Varré Episode 2 - Varré https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-2-white-mask-varre/ https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-2-white-mask-varre/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2025 18:04:10 -0400 allmymaidens.podbean.com/ebdefa9c-af68-3bd0-838d-d2ccb7cea8c2 This week, Aysha talks to Jacob and Lenore of the Socialist Shelf Podcast, about our favorite first guy you meet in a game who calls you bitchless right off the bat.  Topics include the dolls, the surgeons, all the gay drama in Elden Ring, and our inability to pronounce the name "Mohg" in any consistent way. 

]]> This week, Aysha talks to Jacob and Lenore of the Socialist Shelf Podcast, about our favorite first guy you meet in a game who calls you bitchless right off the bat. 
Topics include the dolls, the surgeons, all the gay drama in Elden Ring, and our inability to pronounce the name "Mohg" in any consistent way. 

]]> Aysha U. Farah false No 3402 2 full Episode 1 - The Tarnished Episode 1 - The Tarnished https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-1-the-tarnished/ https://allmymaidens.podbean.com/e/episode-1-the-tarnished/#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2025 10:23:43 -0400 allmymaidens.podbean.com/edbe1be0-f19b-33c1-9d7e-99fd71a1804e Welcome to the Lands Between! In this first episode, Aysha talks to AJ from the Worst of All Possible Worlds and Kevin from The Penumbra Podcast about the first thing you see in Elden Ring - the opening movie. Topics include: the meaning of Elden, who the Tarnished even are, Godwyn's huge face, Mohg beating the allegations, and the hawk tuah girl, for some reason. 

 

Cover art by J. R. Doyle

 

 

]]> Welcome to the Lands Between! In this first episode, Aysha talks to AJ from the Worst of All Possible Worlds and Kevin from The Penumbra Podcast about the first thing you see in Elden Ring - the opening movie. Topics include: the meaning of Elden, who the Tarnished even are, Godwyn's huge face, Mohg beating the allegations, and the hawk tuah girl, for some reason. 

 

Cover art by J. R. Doyle

 

 

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