Lionskin

In this episode I talk a bit about what I see in the movie Braveheart, specifically the movie as a grand bit of historical fantasy.

Today I talk about Mouse Guard, one of my favorite comic books (it may well be my favorite in fact) as well as comics in general, my thoughts on comedy, Celtic and Irish mythology, and of course, mice.

I wanted to talk about a fun medieval book. For some reason I chose the Silver Chair by CS Lewis. Prepare for a dive to the depths of the earth and the heights of heaven as I explore this allegory of being a conduit of Godly love.

For the inaugural episode of this iteration of The Lionskin Podcast, I talk about the most disagreeable part of The Lord of the Rings, which just happens to be the entire story's summary. I also talk about ghosts, trees talking to each other, and I debut my own very simple arrangement of Rosin the Bow for mandolin, a traditional American, Scottish, and Irish tune from the early 1800s.

My Warriors—In this episode I, Q. Alexander, talk about Lost Tapes, a bizarre found footage monster tv show that aired on Animal Planet when I was in high school, and how it is the perfect monster show.

My Warriors—In this first of Lionskin Adventure, I talk about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, and my first thoughts, as I am a grown man reading it for the first time. I liked it, so if you can’t handle Harry Potter being criticized you can listen to this without fear.

Stand by for an important news bulletin.

What is good in life? Not going to war with Russia, that is what. Here are my thoughts on the Russian Collusion, and how the Democratic Party used the old school Roman technique of declaring a rival people “Barbarians” for political gain. Source books: Tacitus’ Germania, and Julius Caesar’s The Conquest of Gaul.

This one is going places. A majestic collection of many subjects—King James, Thomas Hobbes, Climate Change, Science, Religion, Anxiety, Black Holes, Joseph Campbell, and my neighbor’s leaf blower, all pointing to one thing: Question Everything. Don’t be manipulated. Also, the book I’m recommending is Worm Ouroboros by E.R. Eddison. Good stuff. Please read it all and let me know how the ending is treating you.

How exactly has Donald J. Trump maintained control of America for this long with so much against him? Well he may have stumbled into it, or he is an adept reader of Renaissance Italian political treatises. Either way, he’s a folk hero on his greatest adventure yet. He’s also orange.

Can’t avoid talking about politics without talking at least a little bit about the News and how I read it.

What Lionskin is going to be all about.