Podcasts about fantastic creatures

Melvyn Bragg and guests explore dragons, literally and symbolically potent creatures that have appeared in many different guises in countries and cultures around the world. Sometimes compared to snakes, alligators, lions and even dinosaurs, dragons have appeared on clay tablets in ancient Mesopotamia, in the Chinese zodiac, in the guise of the devil in Christian religious texts and in the national symbolism of the countries of England and Wales. They are often portrayed as terrifying but sometimes appear as sacred and even benign creatures, and they continue to populate our cultural fantasies through blockbuster films, TV series and children's books. With:Kelsey Granger, Post Doctoral Researcher in Chinese History at the University of EdinburghDaniel Ogden, Professor of Ancient History at the University of ExeterAnd Juliette Wood, Associate Lecturer in the School of Welsh at the University of Wales. Producer: Eliane GlaserReading list:Paul Acker and Carolyne Larrington (eds.), Revisiting the Poetic Edda: Essays on Old Norse Heroic Legend (Routledge, 2013), especially ‘Dragons in the Eddas and in Early Nordic Art' by Paul AckerScott G. Bruce (ed.), The Penguin Book of Dragons (Penguin, 2022)James H. Charlesworth, The Good and Evil Serpent: How a Universal Symbol became Christianized (Yale University Press, 2009)Juliana Dresvina, A Maid with a Dragon: The Cult of St Margaret of Antioch in Medieval England (Oxford University Press, 2016)Joyce Tally Lionarons, The Medieval Dragon: The Nature of the Beast in Germanic Literature (Hisarlik Press, 1998)Daniel Ogden, Dragons, Serpents, and Slayers in the Classical and Early Christian Worlds: A Sourcebook (Oxford University Press, 2013)Daniel Ogden, The Dragon in the West (Oxford University Press, 2021)Christine Rauer, Beowulf and the Dragon (D.S. Brewer, 2000)Phil Senter et al., ‘Snake to Monster: Conrad Gessner's Schlangenbuch and the Evolution of the Dragon in the Literature of Natural History' (Journal of Folklore Research, vol. 53, no. 1, 2016)Jacqueline Simpson, British Dragons: Myth, Legend and Folklore (first published 1980; Wordsworth Editions, 2001) Jeffrey Snyder-Reinke, Dry Spells: State Rainmaking and Local Governance in Late Imperial China (Harvard University Press, 2009)Roel Sterckx, The Animal and the Daemon in Early China (State University of New York Press, 2002)Roel Sterckx, Chinese Thought: From Confucius to Cook Ding (Pelican Books, 2019)J. R. R. Tolkien, The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays (first published 1983; HarperCollins, 2007)Christopher Walter, The Warrior Saints in Byzantine Art and Tradition (Routledge, 2003)Juliette Wood, Fantastic Creatures in Mythology and Folklore: From Medieval Times to the Present Day (Bloomsbury Academic, 2018) Yang Xin, Li Yihua, and Xu Naixiang, Art of the Dragon (Shambhala, 1988)In Our Time is a BBC Studios Audio production Spanning history, religion, culture, science and philosophy, In Our Time from BBC Radio 4 is essential listening for the intellectually curious. In each episode, host Melvyn Bragg and expert guests explore the characters, events and discoveries that have shaped our world.

This bedtime story is for lovers of history and gothic atmosphere. In tonight's talk, we explore the origins and multiple faces of two myths: Werewolves and Dragons. From Ancient Greece to China, Scandinavia to Egypt, we travel the world to discover the roots of their modern, fantasy, and fiction iterations. Welcome to Lights Out Library Join me for a sleepy adventure tonight. Sit back, relax, and fall asleep to documentary-style bedtime stories read in a calming ASMR voice. Learn something new while you enjoy a restful night of sleep. Listen ad free and get access to bonus content on our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LightsOutLibrary621⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen on Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LightsOutLibraryov⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   ¿Quieres escuchar en Español? Echa un vistazo a La Biblioteca de los Sueños! En Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1t522alsv5RxFsAf9AmYfg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ En Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/la-biblioteca-de-los-sue%C3%B1os-documentarios-para-dormir/id1715193755⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ En Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LaBibliotecadelosSuenosov⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #sleep #bedtimestory #asmr #sleepstory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Telephone, Telegraph, Tell a Friend about the Goblins and Growlers Podcast. → Bonus episodes and early access on Patreon (http://patreon.com/goblinsgrowlers) → Subscribe to our monthly gaming newsletter (https://goblinsandgrowlers.beehiiv.com/subscribe) → Join the Goblins and Growlers Discord (http://bit.ly/goblindiscord) This week, I had the chance to FINALLY connect with Lucas Zellers of Mage Hand Press about "Book of Extinction," which he's been working on for more than four years. It's an amazing bestiary that's really more like four books in one. I have so much to say about this book, but you can listen/watch the podcast to hear it all. We also have a couple of Deep Dives with Lucas on Patreon: We discuss the saddest extinction stories in the book and then, next week, we talk about his newest project, "Glatisant," which he wrote while shifting gears after the completion of "Book of Extinction." Lucas Zellers is an author and game designer at the intersection of natural history and game design. A marketing professional by day, educator by later in the day, and birdwatcher by whenever possible, Lucas helps mission-driven organizations of all sizes reach the right audiences through sustainable long-term growth strategies. He's also one half of Graftbound, an independent publisher of incisive, tactile games that explore life's richest relationships. He'll always play a warlock, roll a chunky d20, or add too much garlic. Check us out on Patreon (http://www.patreon.com/goblinsgrowlers) for bonus Deep Dive videos along with early access to the video and audio of the podcast.  LISTEN, RATE, AND SUBSCRIBE! If you like the show, please tell a friend about it. And if you want to tell more people, then please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and/or your podcatcher of choice. You can find and/or support us at all the places below: https://patreon.com/goblinsgrowlers https://facebook.com/GoblinsAndGrowlers https://goblinsandgrowlers.podbean.com (and basically any other podcatcher) https://quidproroll.podbean.com (our sister podcast, the best narrative play)

Greetings Wanderers!Welcome back to another spook-filled episode! Today we are taking a trip to the gorgeous Japan to learn about Yokai! Yokai is, for lack of a better term, a catch-all term for anything and everything unexplainable. From the supernatural, to scary stories to keep your kids from misbehaving,to reasons why you should not throw away an object that is still useful. There is truly a Yokai for EVERYTHING. So pack some snacks, a warm sweater, and perhaps some tea to drink as we dive in! Artist Racoons!!https://www.titotheraccoon.com/shophttps://www.boredpanda.com/tito-piper-cheeto-raccoon-finger-painting-art/Resources:https://japanobjects.com/features/yokaihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%8Dkaihttps://yokai.com/ (INSANE list of yokai )https://bpwriter22.wordpress.com/2018/06/20/9-strange-yokai-from-japanese-folklore/https://www.jittiusa.org/jitti-journal-1/do-you-know-%E2%80%9Cyo-kai%3F%E2%80%9D#:~:text=You%20may%20also%20think%20of,protect%20us%20from%20natural%20disasters.8 creatures of Japanese folklore by region in Japan: the Yokai PeakExperienceJapan (peak-experience-japan.com) About Japan: A Teacher's Resource | Yōkai: Fantastic Creatures of Japanese Folklore | Japan Society10 Terrifying Japanese Yōkai (Supernatural Creatures) (thecollector.com)We would love to hear from you!Follow us on Instagram! @foolishwandererspodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/foolishwandererspodcast/Subscribe to our Youtube: Foolish Wanderers Podcasthttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwnmv7ddZw4g4KgCw9viNsgEmail us at: fwplisteners@gmail.com

The Fantastic Beasts franchise, a spin-off from the beloved Harry Potter series, finds itself on shaky ground. Director David Yates has revealed that the series is currently on hold and not a priority for Warner Bros. Discovery. What's more, the initial plan for a five-movie series was not the studio's idea but a spontaneous revelation by author J.K. Rowling, catching the creative team off guard during a press event for the first film. The franchise's future looks uncertain due to declining box office earnings, an identity crisis that transformed the narrative, controversies surrounding cast changes and J.K. Rowling's views on transgender rights. While the first film saw immense success, subsequent entries struggled, with dwindling interest and a shift from creatures to a wizarding world war storyline. For fans of the magical world, it seems the Fantastic Beasts series is currently under a spell of uncertainty, with no new movies in sight.

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Afgelopen week overleed de Amerikaanse componist Harold Budd. Hij werd onder meer bekend door zijn samenwerking met ambient-kunstenaar Brian Eno, maar creëerde daarnaast, ook samen met anderen, een groot aantal minimalistische, experimentele en ingetogen, 'ambient'-achtige werken. Een keuze uit zijn muziek in het laatste half uur van deze uitzending. Daaraan voorafgaand een fragment uit een uitvoerig gesprek met pianist Harmen Fraanje (zie elders op deze website voor het integrale interview) over zijn samenwerking met de Finse zangeres Aino Peltomaa en de eveneens Finse viola da gamba-speler Mikko Perkola. Hun album verschijnt in januari. Maar we gaan ook een rondje zingen rond de kerstboom! Laat weten wat je favoriete versie is van Ríu, Ríu, Chíu - een 16e eeuws liedje over de maagd Maria en de komst van het kindeke Jezus, compleet met duizend engelen, feestelijk tromgeroffel en wat al niet... 23:04:37 CD Christmas at King's (Warner Classics ‎– 0190295159597) Mateo Flecha: Ríu Ríu Chíu Choir of King's College Cambridge olv Stephen Cleobury 2'00” CD Psallite! A Renaissance Christmas ( Chanticleer Records CR-8806) Mateo Flecha: Ríu Ríu Chíu Chanticleer 2'01” CD A Child for Us Is Born (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 19075802592) Mateo Flecha: Ríu Ríu Chíu Joel Frederiksen & Ensemble Phoenix München 2'49” 23.13 CD Song of Beasts, Fantastic Creatures in Medieval Song (Ramée RAM1901) Johannes Ciconia: Una Panthera Ensemble Dragma 5'11” 23.20 CD AER (Fuga Libera FIAVX2000002) Hildegard von Bingen, Aino Peltomaa, Harmen Fraanje, Mikko Perkolaa: O Virtus Sapientie Aino Peltomaa, Harmen Fraanje, Mikko Perkolaa 2'26” CD Shades of Blue (Astro Music AM1501) Harmen Fraanje, Brice Soniano, Tom Gouband: O Virgo Splendens Harmen Fraanje, Brice Soniano, Tom Gouband 7'15” 23.35 CD The Pavilion of Dreams (Editions EG EEGCD30) Harold Budd: Hismillahi ‘Rrahmani ‘Rrahim (fragment) Harold Budd 9'56” 23.45 CD The Pearl (Editions EG EGED 37) Harold Budd & Brian Eno: A stream with bright fish Harold Budd & Brian Eno 3'56” 23.50 CD Another Flower (Darla Records ‎– DRL360) Harold Budd & Robin Guthrie: Perfect Fire Harold Budd & Robin Guthrie 6'02”

Day 335 of the Holy Bible One Year CHALLENGE. Experience. Daniel has visions of fantastic creatures. 1 John 2: Don't follow enemies of Christ Support the show at Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/storymaster Find us at https://www.oneyearholybible.com/ Join our Facebook group for further discussion: https://www.facebook.com/the1yearbiblechallenge Daniel 7 Daniel 8:1-14 1 John 2:12-27 Psalm 136:13-26 You're listening to the "Holy Bible One Year CHALLENGE" with Master Storyteller, Michael Wood. Featuring the Holy Bible Easy-to-Read version and used by permission from Bible League International --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/1yearbible/message

Composer Ian Chen says writing the soundtrack for the Chinese mythology-inspired Fantastic Creatures by Blue Callisto Studios was a dream project because he combined his love of traditional Chinese instruments with the myths he listened to as a child and his love of real-time strategy games. He enjoyed the challenge of combining traditional Chinese instruments with Western ones to bring out the best qualities of both. Fantastic Creatures uses Chinese myths of creation and destruction to give the player a choice to bring the desolate world back to live, or destroy evertying. Ian says he enjoyed giving a musical voice to the ancient gods and godesses whose stories he learned as a child. Ian's soundtrack was nominated for Game Music of the Year by the Game Audio Network Guild. Although it didn't receive the award, Ian says it was an amazing honor to have his first full-length game score recognized alongside those of established game composers. And it's whetted his appetite to write more

Day 334 of the One Year Audio Bible Podcast Experience. Daniel has visions of fantastic creatures. 1 John 2: Don't follow enemies of Christ Daniel 7 Daniel 8:1-14 1 John 2:12-27 Psalm 136:13-26 CLICK HERE to support this podcast. Your donation will keep this podcast FREE for everyone around the world. Your support helps us add new episodes, add more music, and more voice actors! Come back to earlier episodes for a new Bible Experience! Taken from the HOLY BIBLE: EASY-TO-READ VERSION © 2014 by Bible League International and used by permission. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/1yearbible/message

This evening, the theme of the show is Fantastic Creatures. First, Gabriel Veiga recites the classic tale Beauty and the Beast. Then, Paula Henriquez-Karmis reads the tale The Giraffe with the Missing Neck, written especially for Radio Dodo by Michel Marc Bouchard. After, we dance on Choeur en Jazz's music. The show goes on with The Unicorn and His Friends read by Gabriel. Finally, Paula recites another part of My friend Dounia by Marya Zarif. Thank you so much for listening to Radio-Dodo. See you soon!

This evening, the theme of the show is Fantastic Creatures. First, Gabriel Veiga recites the classic tale Beauty and the Beast. Then, Paula Henriquez-Karmis reads the tale The Giraffe with the Missing Neck, written especially for Radio Dodo by Michel Marc Bouchard. After, we dance on Choeur en Jazz’s music. The show goes on with The Unicorn and His Friends read by Gabriel. Finally, Paula recites another part of My friend Dounia by Marya Zarif. Thank you so much for listening to Radio-Dodo. See you soon!    

We start by talking about haircuts and move on to talking about the trailers for Logan, Power Rangers, Fantastic Creatures, Rouge One and Wonder Woman. We then go on to discuss Dr. Strange. It's a long one, hope you packed a lunch. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  Wrapping up their series on Fantastic Creatures the gruesome twosome invite our listeners to send us their thoughts, which means we discuss: * Wehlan's Moorcock art making elves sexy (thanks Rachel Khan @portablecity) * Dire Halflings! * The Fertility of Half Elves (thanks to @lindybeige) * Elephantmen (finally, honest) * Channel 4’s Humans & Azimov's Laws of Robotics * R E Howard on race and sex (most picked up listening @theCromcast) * And plenty more! Thanks to everyone who got in touch!   And whislt we are on the subject, please take the time to do our listener survey & help shape our future episodes https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/CWBKB2K   Follow us on Twitter @dissectingwrlds and/or join our FACEBOOK group for more!

  This month Wolf-Man Kehaar and Man-Wolf Matt stare into the darkness without and within, as our Fantastic Creatures series looks in horror at, um, horror. This time we reach into the recesses of our primal fears and talk about: Vampires, ancient and modern; from predator to love interest. Werewolves (there wolves!), and fears of the the beast within Stalkers and Serial Killers Lovecraftian Horrors and much more! Glorious Classic “Horror Express” is in the public domain and can be viewed, in it’s entirery, on YouTube here   Microscope is here: http://www.lamemage.com/store.html and the DW2 announcement post is here Comments to dissectingworlds@yahoo.com , tweet @dissectingwrlds or the facebook group.  

A new Harry Potter movie (that will likely not include Harry Potter) plus... there's a new iPhone coming out. Who knew? Featuring - Fantastic Creatures headed to the big screen - So you have a license to print money. Now what? - DC responds to the Harley Quinn artist call controversy - iPhone 5C and 5S: The untold story - Living in a post iPhone dominated world   Links JK Rowling to write new wizardy movieDC Apologizes for Harley contest (not really)iPhone 5C and 5S info for fanboys  Subscribe on iTunes!    Follow us on twitter @GiRPodcast or shoot us an e-mail at girpodcast@gmail.com