Into the Fold: A Grishaverse Podcast
Episodes
King of Scars: Ch’s 13-16
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
BAM! A double dose of Into the Fold! We’re so happy to finally be putting out episodes again. Thank you so much to everyone for sticking with us whi...
King of Scars: Ch’s 7-12
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Oh, how it’s been so long! We’re so sorry we’ve been gone!” Life has been really life-ing lately, but we’re glad to be back with the next...
King of Scars: Chapters 1-6
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We haven’t said this for a while, but it’s time to start a new book! This week, its chapters 1-6 of King of Scars.This poor kid believes in the bo...
Crooked Kingdom Trivia Smackdown (ft. Dani & Lucero from Sombra y Cuervos)
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready for an explosive episode of Into the Fold as we dive headfirst into the chaos, heartbreak, and brilliance of Crooked Kingdom—this time, tr...
Crooked Kingdom - Chapters 41 Through the End
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have reached the end… of Crooked Kingdom! This week, we are breaking down the final chapters in the second book of the Six of Crows duology (fina...
Crooked Kingdom Pat 6 Chapters 33-40
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s not quite the end, but it’s close (and for one of the characters it is)!Wylan finally learned how to dieTwo pillars of different communities ...
Crooked Kingdom - Part 5
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lights, camera, AUCTION! We’re in the next-to-last part of Crooked Kingdom and all the plans are finally coming together! We have news AND a message...
Crooked Kingdom Part 4: The Unexpected Visitor
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back to our usual format, and we’re keeping it moving through part 4 of Crooked Kingdom! Geoff still has a crush on Colm Fahey Kaz actua...
Crooked Kingdom: Part 3
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year! Our first episode of 2025 is a special one, because it was recorded LIVE IN GEOFF’S LIVING ROOM Read “I’ll Get Back to You” ...
Crooked Kingdom: Chapters 5-10
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 of Crooked Kingdom, we start with a visit from Jesper’s father and end with chaos in costumes while rescuing a beloved member of the team!...
Crooked Kingdom: Chapters 1-4
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for us to get cracking on Crooked Kingdom! Retvenko Rewind: it’s okay, we forgot about him too Kaz wouldn’t really do THAT, would ...
Six of Crows Trivia Smackdown with Sombra y Cuervos
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this highly anticipated episode, Geoff and Julianna face off against Lucero and Dani from the "Sombra y Cuervos" podcast in an epic Six o...
Six of Crows: Book Recap
27 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Here it is! The episode that should have been at Literary Ink but we now bring to you not live! Geoff is back and feeling better! This episode highlig...
BONUS Live at Literary Ink
20 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Literary Ink tattoo convention in Chattanooga, Tennessee we have the one and only Julianna! Unfortunately Geoff got covid as was not abl...
Six of Crows Chapters 39 Through the End
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let the record show that we kept our promise! We have reached the end of Six of Crows before we got to LIterary Ink this summer, and also in this glor...
Six of Crows: Chapters 32 - 38
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are BACK and super psyched to get into the thick of the action with chapters 32-38 of Six of Crows! We DID read The Familiar, but our full review...
Geoff and Julianna's Friendship Corner!!! (Life Updates!)
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Friends! It's been a while and we have missed you so! We just wanted to drop a quick episode to say HIIIIIIIIII! We love you! We are still h...
Six of Crows Chapters 27-31
13 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Ice Court Job is in FULL EFFECT in this week’s episode, as we get into chapters 27-31 of Six of Crows! LB is going on tour (let us know if ...
Six of Crows: Chapters 22 through 26 (aka Backstory 101)
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Before Geoff and Julianna head off on their world travels, we have to talk about this prison break. So, this week, we are getting into chapters 22-26 ...
Six of Crows Book Club: Chapters 20 and 21
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re stopping off at a coffee shop (they have those) to discuss chapters 20 and 21 of Six of Crows! New goal: finished SoC by the ti...
Episode 59: Six of Crows Chapters 18 & 19
13 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back on our chapter discussions (and our usual shenanigans)! Our podcast has a new executive producer ;-) Check out Geoff on TV and Movie ...
Winter Fete 2023 Featuring Not So Young Adults Pod
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Holidays to you and yours! Wherever, whatever, and however you celebrate, we are so happy to have another year with you on the books. Once again...
Six of Crows Chapters 16 and 17
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With so much going on around the holidays, we had a lot of energy going into this week’s new episode! Bridges can be hills? Netflix canceled Sha...
Six of Crows Chapter 14 and 15
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Time to round off part 2 of SoC this week with chapters 14 and 15! Nina and Matthias are so intertwined, they even take turns telling the same backs...
Six of Crows Chapter 12 and 13
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back-back-back-back-BACK again! This week, we are finally getting back into our chapter discussions with chapters 12 and 13 of Six of Crows! ...
LIVE at LeakyCon 2023: Grishaverse 101
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to all who came to see us live at LeakyCon this year! We got to do a panel all about the Grishaverse for beginners! We had a blast and know you...
Ante Dekovic: Emmy Nominated VFX Supervisor for Shadow and Bone
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are excited to have out first guest and very COOOOOOOOL guest on the pod, Ante Dekovic! Ante Dekovic was born in Croatia and grew up in G...
Six of Crows: Chapters 10 & 11
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy our discussion of this week’s chapters, because the next episode we have coming out will be recorded LIVE AT LEAKYCON! Congrats to the S&a...
Six of Crows: Chapters 7, 8 & 9
08 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Apologies for the delay (and the audio feedback in our fun segment), but we are REALLY getting into some juicy moments from Six of Crows as we dis...
SIx of Crows Chapters 5 and 6 - HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!!
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Pride Month! This week, we are discussing chapters 5 and 6 of Six of Crows. We’re breaking into prison, so that we can break into prison later...
We are Hell Bent for Dark Academia: A Dive into Nineth House and Hell Bent with the Book and Bottle Podcast
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have a guest spot we did with the amazing Book and Bottle Podcast: Callisa and Holly are joined by Julianna and Geoff in this review ep...
Six of Crows: Chapters 3 and 4
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to listen to this episode where Kaz gets a mission! Geoff has a BIG surprise for Julianna Kaz vs. ...
A Series of Unfortunate Events Movie: A Very COOOOOL Crossover with Not So Young Adults Pod
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Time for a bonus crossover episode! It's a very special week here at Into the Fold as we're covering the Academy Award-winning film, A Series ...
Six of Crows: Chapters 1 and 2
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve been promising for a while now that we were going to start discussing Six of Crows, and now it’s finally happening! We’ve recorded SO m...
Shadow and Bone Netflix Show Season 2 Review
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SPOILER ALERT! This week, we are sharing our thoughts and opinions on Shadow & Bone: Season 2! This is a VERY spoiler-heavy episode, so we won...
Ruin and Rising Trivia SMACKDOWN with Sombra y Cuervos
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's that time again! Time for our book-ly (now) tradition of having a trivia SMACKDOWN with Dani and Lucero of Sombra y Cuervos. Join us for a 20-que...
Shadow and Bone Trilogy Wrap Up
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We aren’t just wrapping up Ruin & Rising, we’re wrapping up the whole Shadow & Bone trilogy! And we’re doing it in a way that is very “...
Ruin and Rising Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 17, 18 and After
04 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve been threatening to reach the end of the Shadow & Bone trilogy for a long time, and now we finally have! Stay excited! Season 2 of Shado...
Ruin and Rising Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 15 and 16
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Getting close to the end of Ruin & Rising (no really, we mean it) and there’s NO shortage of moments to talk about: Read Hell Bent, and send us yo...
Ruin and Rising Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 13 and 14
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Everybody’s heard that the (fire)bird is the word… but is it, though? Alina and the crew are splitting in two and going off on missions in chapter...
Winter Fete 2022 - An Annual Tradition (Now)
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
2022 is coming to a close, and we are celebrating the holiday season with our (now) annual Winter Fete! Get ready for some delightful, unhinged, unpre...
Ruin and Rising Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 11 and 12
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever thought to yourself “Well… what do we do now?” In this week’s episode, our heroes find themselves wondering just that! We are...
Ruin and RIsing Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 8, 9 and 10
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re discussing chapters 8-10 of Ruin and Rising this week. No, really! We’re actually doing it. We got a breakdown of the Grishaverse panel at...
Demon in the Wood, Julianna in the Chicago and Geoff in the LeakyCon
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Geoff and Julianna have been off on their own amazing adventures in the past few weeks, much like the Darkling in Leigh Bardugo’s latest release. So...
Geoff is Thirty, Flirty and Nerdy!
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Geoff and Julianna are jet-setting so we have a special episode from the other Juliana for you! Enjoy! Summary: “Be yourself because every...
Ruin and RIsing Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 6 and 7
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are a lot of highs and lows (no really, they literally go up super high after being underground) in chapters 6 and 7: It’s not a question of...
Ruin and RIsing Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 4 and 5
17 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are full of funny voices and Kate Bush references in this week’s episode, where we discuss chapters 4 and 5 of Ruin and Rising (NOT Seige and Sto...
Ruin and RIsing Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 2 and 3
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There’s some crafting (and ambulances) in the background of this episode, so clearly good AND bad things were happening in the world while we were r...
Ruin and RIsing Book-Club Read-Along: Before and Chapter 1
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time to start Ruin and Rising! After two months of doing other things, it’s nice to get back to our chapter discussions. Hope you like our ...
Into the Fab Wizard Rock World! A Bonus with WZRD Radio Podcast
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For this bonus episode, we're switching it up a little! While Julianna was off on vacation, Geoff had a conversation with our friend Bess from WZRD Ra...
First Birthday Palooza Party!
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Birthday to us! We can’t believe we’ve been doing this show for a whole year already, and now it’s time to reflect on all the inside jokes...
TRIVIA SMACKDOWN for Siege and Storm with Sombra y Cuervos
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dani and Lucero from Sombra y Cuervos are BACK and this time we are conducting a trivia smack down for Siege and Storm! We hope you enjoy it and...
Siege and Storm Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 23 and After
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It is the end! Not of the show, but of yet another Grishaverse book! Today, we complete the chapters of Siege and Storm! “Shadow and Bone” cele...
Siege and Storm Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 21 and 22
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the dramatic entrance we all knew was coming! We even have the soundtrack for it all worked out! *Trigger warning: there is a brief discussion ...
Siege and Storm Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 19 and 20
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It is finally time for us to discuss THAT moment… The one we all knew was coming! We recycled our last podcast question to make sure everyone’s ...
Siege and Storm Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 17 and 18
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Make sure you’ve dressed appropriately because this week we’re going to a PICKLE PARTY (in costume)! Leigh Bardugo is headed to New York Comic...
Siege and Storm Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 15 and 16
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In chapters 15 and 16 of Siege and Storm, Alina is trying her best. The best that can be said: it could be going worse. Tough choice: murder the Ap...
Siege and Storm Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 13 and 14
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s chapters bring the gang back to the Little Palace and set them up for… a total cluster of squabbling grisha! Leigh Bardugo’s next ...
Siege and Storm Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 11 and 12
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we are reunited with old characters and meet new ones that might actually be worse people than Mal Oretsev! Julianna think...
Siege and Storm Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 9 and 10
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Despite our Zoom call getting dropped twice, we had a great discussion this week for chapters 9 and 10 of Siege and Storm! Our Grisha tally is growi...
Into the Fo...Forks, Washington: A Twi-Lit Podcast crossover with Jess and Spencer
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus: Twi-Lit Podcast crossover w/ Jess and Spencer We had such a great time with our friends Jess and Spencer on twi-LIT podcast recently, we decide...
Siege and Storm Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 7 and 8
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Siege and Storm Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 5 and 6
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Buckle up, kids! There’s a loooooooong chapter and a short chapter on this one. Budapest: it’s the Buda-best! Literally, nobody blames Genya ...
Siege and Storm Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 3 and 4
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We said that stuff was going to go down in these chapters, and we were right! “FYI” now stands for “F*** YOU, IVAN!” Leigh Bardugo eloped a...
Siege and Storm Book-Club Read-Along: Before and Chapters 1 and 2
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time to start a new book: Siege and Storm! We are looking forward to the new characters we will meet and the conversations we are going to have...
Shadow and Bone Book Trivia with the Ladies of Sombra y Cuervos
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year, everybody! We are happy to (finally) present our first trivia crossover with Dani and Lucero from Sombra y Cuervos covering Shadow and...
Holiday Winter Fete Party: Celebrating Shadow and Bone and the Grishaverse
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Come one, come all! Join Geoff and Julianna as they celebrate the end of the year by throwing their very own WINTER FETE! It’s all fun and games (wi...
Shadow and Bone Book-Club Read-Along: Wrapping Up the Book
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We apologize for the delay, but we finally tracked down the volcra that stole our episode and got it back! Here we are wrapping up our discussion of S...
Shadow and Bone Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 21, 22 and After
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We have reached the end of Shadow and Bone! But don’t worry, the fun won’t stop here! We have plenty more books to talk about and some holiday-the...
Shadow and Bone Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 19 & 20
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are SO CLOSE to the end of Shadow and Bone, we can smell it! Even though we had some technical issues with this one, we had a great conversation ab...
BONUS: Interview with Leigh Bardugo at the PEN/Faulkner Foundation Reactions
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
*SPOILER ALERT* - This bonus episode contains spoilers for the entire Grishaverse (that means ALL the books). Leigh Bardugo recently did an inte...
Shadow and Bone Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 17 & 18
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are getting SO close to the end of book 1! There will be a lot of talking in these chapters (and on this podcast): Ben Barnes gave an interview w...
Shadow and Bone Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 15 & 16
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’re getting close to the end of Shadow and Bone! This week, it’s chapters 15 and 16. Geoff’s voice is worn out and Julianna’s hat is a squ...
Shadow and Bone Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 13 & 14
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our hosts Geoff and Julianna discuss chapters 13 and 14 of Shadow and Bone and sing a lot of songs (seriously, it’s a lot)! We are planning our fi...
Shadow and Bone Book-Club Read-Along: Chapters 11 & 12
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss chapters 11 and 12 of Shadow and Bone this week with all the usual nonsense! Shoutouts to two grishaverse podcasts we just became aware o...
Shadow and Bone Book Read-Along: Chapters 9 & 10
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’re covering chapters 9 and 10 of Shadow and Bone this episode (so we’re somewhere in the middle)! Geoff’s audio got lost in the Fold, but w...
Shadow and Bone Book Read-Along and Discussion: Chapters 7 & 8
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are discussing chapters 7 and 8 of Shadow and Bone! We meet a lot of new characters for the first time, and our opinions of some already...
Shadow and Bone: Chapters 5 & 6
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a lot going on in chapters 5 and 6 of Shadow and Bone, but Alina just wants to get some sleep (don’t we all)! Julianna is getting better...
Shadow and Bone: Chapters 3 & 4
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In chapters 3 and 4 of Shadow and Bone, there are A LOT of people trying to figure out what happened in the Shadow Fold, but none of them are that bot...
Shadow and Bone: Before/Chapters 1 & 2
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are FINALLY starting our chapter discussions with “Before/Chapter 1 & 2” of Shadow and Bone!!! Geoff and Julianna talk about why orphans ...
Setting the Couse (Get to Know the Grishaverse Basics)
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Geoff and Julianna break down the makeup of the Grishaverse! We'll go all over the map (literally) and learn about the mysterious power of the Grisha!...
Welcome to the Fold (An Introduction to Us!)
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Into the Fold: an in-depth look at Leigh Bardugo’s “Grishaverse” and all that it contains! In this episode, hosts Julianna and Geoff ...
Trailer: Join us in the Fold!
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join hosts Geoff and Julianna everyother Thursday as they dive into the Shadow and Bone books along with all the other facets of the Grishaverse. They...