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Ravin' Girls Special Episode: All The Crooked Saints Episode Summary: Shannon and Nievita sit down and review Maggie Stiefvater's new release, All The Crooked Saints! Join us for an informal discussion of saints, family, darkness, symbolism, metaphors, music, love, and how sometimes prose just begs to be read out loud. NOTE: Spoiler section begins AFTER the sign-off at timestamp 46:20 (approx. depending on your player) so stick around for the second portion if you've already read ATCS, OR if you don't care about being spoiled. Bonus: you will learn which “character” Nievita identified with most strongly! Subscribe at: https://ravingirls.podiant.co or wherever you get your podcasts. - - - - - Next Episodes: 11/2/17-- Ravin' Girls Episode 3, covering chaps. 9-11 of TRB 11/16/17 -- Ravin' Girls Episode 4, covering chaps. 12-14 of TRB Follow Us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ravingirls Tumblr: https://ravingirls.tumblr.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/ravingirls WordPress: https://ravingirls.wordpress.com - - - - - Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions: Publishing Reviews: Excerpt on Mashable: http://mashable.com/2017/05/19/maggie-stiefvater-all-the-crooked-saints/#um_TFNi8.qqk Kirkus Reviews: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/maggie-stiefvater/all-the-crooked-saints/ Tor Review (SPOILERS): https://www.tor.com/2017/10/12/book-reviews-all-the-crooked-saints-by-maggie-stiefvater/ Genre: Magical Realism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_realism Tall Tales: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tall_tale Fabulism: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fabulism Research: Holy Infant Painting: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Infant_of_Atocha Strange happenings in San Luis Valley, CO: https://www.ourstrangeplanet.com/the-san-luis-valley-monitoring-a-hot-spot/ Lechuza, or the women who turn into owls: http://www.texasescapes.com/MikeCoxTexasTales/156Lechuza.htm Controversy: Original EW article: http://ew.com/books/2017/03/21/maggie-stiefvater-all-the-crooked-saints-cover-reveal/amp/ Responses: https://www.twitter.com/bookwormwanders/status/844276996490346496 https://onlybylaura.com/2017/03/23/staying-in-your-lane-and-other-publishing-woes/ Review by Francisco X. Storm, one of the sensitivity readers and author of Marcelo In The Real World: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2158613746 Diversity in YA: http://www.diversityinya.com (written by the amazing Anna-Marie McLemore. I highly recommend her book When The Moon Was Ours as an example of contemporary Magical Realism. I can't believe I forgot about it during the episode. -N) Recommendations for Contemporary Magical Realism: https://www.twitter.com/Bookwormwanders/status/844280445122625536 Latinx Reviews (limited to folks who have read the book): https://www.goodreads.com/review/show?id=1949787674 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1894031167 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1909378479 http://abookandacupofcoffee.blogspot.rs/2017/09/arc-review-all-crooked-saints-by-maggie.html?m=1 Maggie talks about her husband: http://maggiestiefvater.blogspot.com/2010/04/on-young-love-all-that-jazz.html?m=1 - - - - - Acknowledgements: All The Crooked Saints and all affiliated properties are copyright Maggie Stiefvater and Scholastic, Inc. The Ravin' Girls reference these properties for the purpose of literary analysis. Intro and Outro music by Damiano Baldoni, used under CC Attribution License: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/ The original tracks have been edited for the podcast. - - - - - Tags: special episode, ravin' girls, raven cycle podcast, ya lit, literary analysis, trc, the raven cycle, maggie stiefvater, all the crooked saints, atcs
Episode Summary: Welcome to Episode 2! We cover chapters 4-8 of The Raven Boys, with a Deep Dive on Geoffrey of Monmouth. Nievita reveals her favorite Easter egg of TRC and exhibits her ignorance of the imports/exports of Virginia, much to Shannon's amusement. We question whether ghosts have pockets, and how this could possibly be the first meeting of the Gangsey. There may or may not be some tears when talking about the Lynch brothers. Subscribe at: https://ravingirls.podiant.co or wherever you get your podcasts, and please comment, rate, or review! - - - - - Next Episodes: 11/2/17-- Ravin' Girls Episode 3, covering chaps. 9-11 of TRB and don't forget to look for our first SPECIAL EPISODE RELEASE-- a Spoiler-Free Review of Maggie's new book, All The Crooked Saints! Follow Us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ravingirls Tumblr: https://ravingirls.tumblr.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/ravingirls WordPress: https://ravingirls.wordpress.com - - - - - Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions: Please see our Tumblr, WordPress, or Facebook pages to see the full list of all links related to this episode! - - - - - Acknowledgements: The Raven Cycle and all affiliated properties (The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, and The Raven King) are copyright Maggie Stiefvater and Scholastic, Inc. The Ravin' Girls reference these properties for the purpose of literary analysis. Intro and Outro music by Damiano Baldoni, used under CC Attribution License: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/ The original tracks have been edited for the podcast.
Episode Summary: Oh geez, we're finally here! Welcome to Episode 1, where Shannon and Nievita cover the Prologue through Chapter 3 of The Raven Boys. We introduce Blue and her boys, discuss fairytale inversions, the folklore behind St. Mark's Eve, why you shouldn't eat mistletoe, the potential supernatural nature of the Pig, and what may possibly be the longest slow-burn reveal of the whole series. Subscribe at: https://ravingirls.podiant.co or wherever you get your podcasts, and please comment, rate, or review! WARNING-- Minor spoilers for American Horror Story: Coven are mentioned. - - - - - Next Episodes: 10/14/17-- Ravin' Girls Episode 2, covering chaps. 4-8 of TRB and a SPECIAL EPISODE RELEASE-- a Spoiler-Free Review of Maggie's new book, All The Crooked Saints! Follow Us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ravingirls Tumblr: https://ravingirls.tumblr.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/ravingirls WordPress: https://ravingirls.wordpress.com - - - - - Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions: Wikipedia--St. Mark's Eve: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mark%27s_Eve Maggie talks St. Mark's Eve inspiration: http://ravenboys.tumblr.com/post/34241110284/maggie-stiefvater-answers-questions-about-raven Vice article: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/dpxnm7/doomed-to-die-on-st-marks-eve James Montgomery's poem “The Vigil of St. Mark”: http://tellinghistory.co.uk/content/vigil-st-mark Keats poem “The Eve of St. Mark”: http://www.keats-shelley-house.org/en/works/works-john-keats/john-keats-the-eve-of-st-mark Incredibly well researched list of traditions with primary sources, even included reference to someone who charged to tell others if they were to die: https://traditionalcustomsandceremonies.wordpress.com/2014/04/30/custom-demised-porch-watching-on-st-marks-eve/ Good overview of folklore: http://www.dailygrail.com/Guest-Articles/2015/4/Saint-Marks-Eve Venice customs and English divinations: http://www.conviviobookworks.com/blog/category/st-marks-eve/ Book of Days: http://www.thebookofdays.com/months/april/25.htm “Notes and Queries” Dumb Cake Recipe: https://books.google.com/books?id=M2oEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=st.+mark%27s+eve+dumb+cake+recipe&source=bl&ots=8ak8KiYUSD&sig=fnTua6GnhuykSGMGcgbzA14do0E&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi4peur8L3VAhUQx2MKHa_sBL0Q6AEINjAC#v=onepage&q=st.%20mark's%20eve%20dumb%20cake%20recipe&f=false Dumb-cake fatalities: http://www.foodsofengland.co.uk/dumbcake.htm **MAGGIEWATCH** Maggie's tour dates for All The Crooked Saints: https://www.maggiestiefvater.com/appearances/ - - - - - Acknowledgements: The Raven Cycle and all affiliated properties (The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, and The Raven King) are copyright Maggie Stiefvater and Scholastic, Inc. The Ravin' Girls reference these properties for the purpose of literary analysis. Intro and Outro music by Damiano Baldoni, used under CC Attribution License: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty The original tracks have been edited for the podcast.
This week, Paula & Amy celebrate the inagural episode of Season 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race. Lady Gaga was there with her perfect self. We are also celebrating that the AHCA is dead and Trump still sucks. You know who else sucks? Ivanka and Jared, according to their neighbors. Trash everywhere, parking is terrible in Kalorama. The Fatphobic Disaster of the Week is all the people who are fat-shaming Trump. Y'all, just don't talk about people's bodies, especially when there is SO MUCH ELSE to make fun of Trump for. Also, the American health care system is deeply fatphobic. The FUSBPHHTDWTW is the missing black girls in DC. During the Feminist Forum is how American culture looooves to put women on a pedestal so we can tear her down. In this case, Amy Schumer. In the makeup minute, we shout out Amy and Paula's under eye jonx. The recommendations are the movie GET OUT, Girls Episode 3 and cold press coffee, which is the whitest thing Amy has ever talked about ever.
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Episode Summary: Welcome to Episode 7, where we cover Chapter 19-22 of The Raven Boys! Finally, it's the episode where we get the band together! Adam finally contacts Blue (three whole days later!) by way of an apology carnation, there is an exhibition of Ronan's dubious grasp on physics, and the Gangsey goes exploring in a highly convenient plot-icopter. Nievita does her best (absolute worst) Schwarzenegger impression, it is revealed that Nievita and Shannon went to middle school with the exact same person, and Shannon poses the question: does the Raven Cycle pass the Bechdel Test? DEEP DIVE: Geoglyphs Subscribe at: https://ravingirls.podiant.co or wherever you get your podcasts, and please comment, rate, or review! - - - - - Next Episodes: 2/15/18-- Ravin' Girls Episode 8, covering chapters 23-24 of TRB 3/1/18-- Ravin' Girls Episode 9, covering chapters 25-26 of TRB Past Episode Guide: https://ravingirls.tumblr.com/episodes - - - - - Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions: Find our complete shownotes on WordPress: https://ravingirls.wordpress.com - - - - - Acknowledgements: The Raven Cycle and all affiliated properties (The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, and The Raven King) are copyright Maggie Stiefvater and Scholastic, Inc. The Ravin' Girls reference these properties for the purpose of literary analysis. Intro and Outro music by Damiano Baldoni, used under CC Attribution License: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/ The original tracks have been edited for the podcast.
Episode Summary: Welcome to Episode 10, where we cover Chapters 27-29 of The Raven Boys! Nievita and Shannon wander deep into the world of Ghost Stories as one of the biggest twists of the series is revealed! No, wait, it was revealed in Episode 2... our bad. We debate whether Calla is a fan of German Expressionism, where Gansey might keep his mint leaves, who is the bigger fashion disaster between Gansey and Blue, whether or not Bluesey is a “Puzzle Couple”, and somehow Nievita makes way too many D&D jokes. Yeah, I guess that's actually something that can happen. Who knew? DEEP DIVE: Ghost Story Tropes Subscribe at: https://ravingirls.podiant.co or wherever you get your podcasts, and please comment, rate, or review! - - - - - Next Episodes: 4/19/18-- Ravin' Girls Episode 11, covering chapters 30-32 of TRB 5/3/18-- Ravin' Girls Episode 12, covering chapters 33-35 of TRB Past Episode Guide: https://ravingirls.tumblr.com/episodes - - - - - Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions: Find our complete shownotes on WordPress: https://ravingirls.wordpress.com - - - - - Acknowledgements: The Raven Cycle and all affiliated properties (The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, and The Raven King) are copyright Maggie Stiefvater and Scholastic, Inc. The Ravin' Girls reference these properties for the purpose of literary analysis. Intro and Outro music by Damiano Baldoni, used under CC Attribution License: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/ The original tracks have been edited for the podcast.
Episode Summary: Welcome to Episode 9, where we cover Chapters 25-26 of The Raven Boys! A lot of language discussion in this one, which is terrible because neither of us speak Latin! (Please forgive Nievita's terrible pronunciation.) The gang heads back to the mysterious wood, where they discover that Future-Ronan has left them a message on a rock: The Trees Speak (Really Crappy) Latin. Time travel! Mysterious entities! Puking ghosts! Real talk! And stick around to experience to the Ultimate MVC Rumble, the Brodown Hoedown Showdown!! MINI-DEEP DIVE: Why the Latin is so terrible Subscribe at: https://ravingirls.podiant.co or wherever you get your podcasts, and please comment, rate, or review! - - - - - Next Episodes: 3/15/18 -- SPECIAL EPISODE covering the Opal short story released in The Raven King paperback 4/5/18-- Ravin' Girls Episode 10, covering chapters 27-30 of TRB Past Episode Guide: https://ravingirls.tumblr.com/episodes - - - - - Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions: Find our complete shownotes on WordPress: https://ravingirls.wordpress.com - - - - - Acknowledgements: The Raven Cycle and all affiliated properties (The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, and The Raven King) are copyright Maggie Stiefvater and Scholastic, Inc. The Ravin' Girls reference these properties for the purpose of literary analysis. Intro and Outro music by Damiano Baldoni, used under CC Attribution License: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/ Christmas Time Is Here by Vince Guaraldi Trio (1965 Charlie Brown Christmas Special) used under parody. The original tracks have been edited for the podcast.
Episode Summary: Welcome to Episode 13, where we cover Chapters 36-38 of The Raven Boys! While 13 is generally one of Nievita's favorite numbers, this episode feels very unlucky indeed. We take a dark ride through the confrontation between Adam and Robert Parrish and the immediate aftermath--and while we do cry, it's possibly not as much as we thought we would. We tackle some pretty heavy topics such as the responsibility of Adam's mom, Ronan's expression of his pain and frustration, the protection that white privilege affords some of the characters, and how Gansey's own parental emotional neglect may have played in to his responses (but does not excuse his victim-blaming.) Strap in, my friends… you know it's a tough one when Whelk is the comic relief. WARNING: These chapters deal with the direct result of domestic abuse. Please practice self-care while listening. We love you! Subscribe at: https://ravingirls.podiant.co or wherever you get your podcasts, and please comment, rate, or review! - - - - - Next Episodes: 6/7/18-- Ravin' Girls Episode 14, covering chapters 39-43 of TRB 6/21/18-- Ravin' Girls Episode 15, covering chapters 44-48 of TRB Past Episode Guide: https://ravingirls.tumblr.com/episodes - - - - - Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions: Find our complete shownotes on WordPress: https://ravingirls.wordpress.com
Episode Summary: Welcome to Episode 8, where we cover Chapters 23-24 of The Raven Boys! Finally, Cabeswater! We start to feel like Maggie might be smacking us upside the head with all of the foreshadowing in this chapter, because basically the whole plot of the Raven Cycle is laid out here. Gansey shoots finger guns, Ronan claims his territory, Adam is the resident Smart Guy, and Blue finds herself inside of a tree for the first time. Physics are 100% solid in this series, Shannon walks us through the ins and outs the “science” of using EMFs in ghost hunting, and Nievita drops a truth bomb about Blue's nickname. DEEP DIVE: EMF Readers and Ghost Hunting Subscribe at: https://ravingirls.podiant.co or wherever you get your podcasts, and please comment, rate, or review! - - - - - Next Episodes: 3/1/18-- Ravin' Girls Episode 9, covering chapters 25-26 of TRB 3/15/18 -- SPECIAL EPISODE covering the Opal short story released in The Raven King paperback Past Episode Guide: https://ravingirls.tumblr.com/episodes - - - - - Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions: Find our complete shownotes on WordPress: https://ravingirls.wordpress.com - - - - - Acknowledgements: The Raven Cycle and all affiliated properties (The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, and The Raven King) are copyright Maggie Stiefvater and Scholastic, Inc. The Ravin' Girls reference these properties for the purpose of literary analysis. Intro and Outro music by Damiano Baldoni, used under CC Attribution License: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/ Forest sounds from Freesound.org, used under CC Attribution License: https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/186416/ The original tracks have been edited for the podcast.
Episode Summary: Welcome to Episode 14, where we cover Chapters 39-43 of The Raven Boys! We are just one episode away from the end of Season 1 and wrapping up the first book of the Raven Cycle. It's been a lot of laughs and tears so far, and just like these chapters we are winding up to go out with a stampede! Or, well, something like that. Shannon drops some Transformers trivia and calls Nievita out on her taste in men; Nievita makes a Rick Riordan joke and questions whether Punxsutawney Phil is actually immortal as claimed; and we discuss terrible lunch habits and that Whelk is indeed correct on one thing and one thing only… guacamole might be worth committing murder for. DEEP DIVE: The Folklore of Weather Forecasting (approx. 33:53-47:25 depending on player) Subscribe at: https://ravingirls.podiant.co or wherever you get your podcasts, and please comment, rate, or review! - - - - - Next Episodes: 6/21/18-- Ravin' Girls Episode 15, covering chapters 44-48 of TRB HIATUS-- We will be taking a short break between Season1: The Raven Boys and Season2: The Dream Thieves -- stay tuned to social media & subscribed to our feed for giveaways and announcements! Past Episode Guide: https://ravingirls.tumblr.com/episodes - - - - - Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions: Find our complete shownotes on WordPress: https://ravingirls.wordpress.com - - - - - Acknowledgements: The Raven Cycle and all affiliated properties (The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, and The Raven King) are copyright Maggie Stiefvater and Scholastic, Inc. The Ravin' Girls reference these properties for the purpose of literary analysis. Intro and Outro music by Damiano Baldoni, used under CC Attribution License: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/ The original tracks have been edited for the podcast. Ravin' Girls logo and banner art © 2018 Mio Mäkijärvi, All Rights Reserved. Please visit http://kojotei.tumblr.com/ for more information. trc, ravencycle, ravenboys, maggiestiefvater, ravencyclepodcast, episode14, ravingirls, podcast, yalit, literaryanalysis, literary, analysis, raven, cycle, boys, king, dream, thieves, lily, blue, trb, tdt, bllb, trk, theravenboys, thedreamthieves, bluelily, theravenking, maggie, stiefvater
Episode Summary: Welcome to Episode 2! We cover chapters 4-8 of The Raven Boys, with a Deep Dive on Geoffrey of Monmouth. Nievita reveals her favorite Easter egg of TRC and exhibits her ignorance of the imports/exports of Virginia, much to Shannon's amusement. We question whether ghosts have pockets, and how this could possibly be the first meeting of the Gangsey. There may or may not be some tears when talking about the Lynch brothers. ** ** Subscribe at: or wherever you get your podcasts, and please comment, rate, or review! ** ** - - - - - ** ** Next Episodes: 11/2/17-- Ravin' Girls Episode 3, covering chaps. 9-11 of TRB and don't forget to look for our first SPECIAL EPISODE RELEASE-- a Spoiler-Free Review of Maggie's new book, All The Crooked Saints! ** ** Follow Us: Twitter: Tumblr: Facebook: WordPress: ** ** - - - - - ** ** Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions: * Barrington Whelk's namesake: * Wikipedia Article on Historia Regum Britanniae, written in 1136: * The Dragon and The Unicorn by A.A. Attinasio : * Entire translation of The History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth (translator Aaron Thompson): * Sleeping kings/kings under the mountain: * More sleeping hero legends: * Tumblr post about Ronan's speeding tickets (courtesy @admlynch): * Pilot Mountain, NC legends: * Coventina (Roman/British water godess) as Lady of the Lake: ** ** - - - - - ** ** Acknowledgements: The Raven Cycle and all affiliated properties (The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, and The Raven King) are copyright Maggie Stiefvater and Scholastic, Inc. The Ravin' Girls reference these properties for the purpose of literary analysis. Intro and Outro music by Damiano Baldoni, used under CC Attribution License: The original tracks have been edited for the podcast. ** ** - - - - -
Welcome to Season 2 Episode 18, where we cover Chapters 8-11 of The Dream Thieves! We discover that Nievita has a strange attraction to a particular body part, that Shannon was blindsided by the Pynch first kiss, and we ask our listeners how they pronounce the name “Niall”. Find out how the tradition of running moonshine relates to Ronan's favorite hobby. Find out how Blue got her name, and what folklore tradition Nievita thinks is tied to 300 Fox Way. And your Ravin' Girls hosts finally reveal their Hogwarts Houses on the podcast… not like anyone is surprised, we're sure! DEEP DIVE: The Cultural Influence of the Scots-Irish in Appalachia (from approx. the 45:56 minute mark to 1:09:58, depending on player) CAUTION: These chapters deal with the aftermath of childhood abuse. Please practice self-care while listening. We love you! Subscribe at: https://ravingirls.podiant.co or wherever you get your podcasts, and please comment, rate, or review! - - - - - Next Episodes: 1/24/19-- Ravin' Girls Episode 19, covering chapters 12-14 of TDT 2/7/19-- Ravin' Girls Episode 20, covering chapters 15-18 of TDT Past Episode Guide: https://ravingirls.tumblr.com/episodes - - - - - Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions: Find our complete shownotes on WordPress: https://ravingirls.wordpress.com - - - - - Acknowledgements: The Raven Cycle and all affiliated properties (The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, and The Raven King) are copyright Maggie Stiefvater and Scholastic, Inc. The Ravin' Girls reference these properties for the purpose of literary analysis. Intro and Outro music by Damiano Baldoni, used under CC Attribution License: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/ The original tracks have been edited for the podcast. Ravin' Girls logo and banner art © 2018 Mio Mäkijärvi, All Rights Reserved. Please visit http://kojotei.tumblr.com/ for more information.
**Episode Summary:** Does anyone ever sleep in this town? In this episode, we cover three chapters that happen deep in the middle of the Henrietta night. We discover what Shannon finds spooky but Nievita loves, what the original draft versions of Gansey and Blue were like, how the Fae and corpse roads are intertwined, whether spelunking is really more dangerous than motorcycle racing, and Nievita's headcanon for Gansey's journal (it involves unicorns.) Deep Dive: the history of Ley Lines and the folklore of Fairy Paths Also mentioned: a possible SPECIAL VIDEO episode if we reach 100 subscribers. Tell your friends! Subscribe at: https://ravingirls.podiant.co or wherever you get your podcasts, and please comment, rate, or review! - - - - - Next Episodes: 11/16/17-- Ravin' Girls Episode 4, covering chaps. 12-14 of TRB 12/7/17-- Ravin' Girls Episode 5, covering chap. 15 of TRB Follow Us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ravingirls Tumblr: https://ravingirls.tumblr.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/ravingirls WordPress: https://ravingirls.wordpress.com - - - - - Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions: Please see our Wordpress page (https://ravingirls.wordpress.com) for complete list of links related to this episode. - - - - - Acknowledgements: The Raven Cycle and all affiliated properties (The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, and The Raven King) are copyright Maggie Stiefvater and Scholastic, Inc. The Ravin' Girls reference these properties for the purpose of literary analysis. Intro and Outro music by Damiano Baldoni, used under CC Attribution License: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/ The original tracks have been edited for the podcast.
Episode Summary: Welcome to Season 2 Episode 17, where we cover the Chaps. 4-7 of The Dream Thieves! Join us as we talk about the Thunderdome that is academia, and have an Anglo Saxon party. Nievita, always our timeline sleuth, has figured out the date Niall Lynch was killed. Shannon takes fashion tips from Orla. Also, we discuss whether hitmen and prep-school students are more susceptible to propaganda than the rest of us. DEEP DIVE: A Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons in Britain (from approx. the 14:03 minute mark to 22:57, depending on player) Subscribe at: https://ravingirls.podiant.co or wherever you get your podcasts, and please comment, rate, or review! - - - - - Next Episodes: 1/3/19-- Ravin' Girls Episode 18, covering chapters 8-11 of TDT 1/17/19-- Ravin' Girls Episode 19, covering chapters 12-14 of TDT Past Episode Guide: https://ravingirls.tumblr.com/episodes - - - - - Find our complete shownotes on WordPress: https://ravingirls.wordpress.com - - - - - Acknowledgements: The Raven Cycle and all affiliated properties (The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, and The Raven King) are copyright Maggie Stiefvater and Scholastic, Inc. The Ravin' Girls reference these properties for the purpose of literary analysis. Intro and Outro music by Damiano Baldoni, used under CC Attribution License: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/ The original tracks have been edited for the podcast. Ravin' Girls logo and banner art © 2018 Mio Mäkijärvi, All Rights Reserved. Please visit http://kojotei.tumblr.com/ for more information.
Welcome to Season 2 Episode 19, where we cover Chapters 12-14 of The Dream Thieves! This time around we discuss the possibility of dream creature cryptids, death cooties, what car Nievita used to race, and Shannon's fancast for Mr. Gray. Find out which one of us likes plain yogurt and who thinks the fruit is the best part. We tease Blue a lot for being inadvertently gushy over one Richard Campbell Gansey III. And we answer a listener question about our feelings regarding unusual ‘ships for the Raven Cycle. DEEP DIVE: The Triple Goddess (from approx. the 37:58 minute mark to 48:20, depending on player) Subscribe at: https://ravingirls.podiant.co or wherever you get your podcasts, and please comment, rate, or review! - - - - - Next Episodes: 2/7/19-- Ravin' Girls Episode 20, covering chapters 15-18 of TDT 2/21/19-- Ravin' Girls Episode 21, covering chapters 19-22 of TDT Past Episode Guide: https://ravingirls.tumblr.com/episodes - - - - - Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions: Find our complete shownotes on WordPress: https://ravingirls.wordpress.com - - - - - Acknowledgements: The Raven Cycle and all affiliated properties (The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, and The Raven King) are copyright Maggie Stiefvater and Scholastic, Inc. The Ravin' Girls reference these properties for the purpose of literary analysis. Intro and Outro music by Damiano Baldoni, used under CC Attribution License: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/ The original tracks have been edited for the podcast. Ravin' Girls logo and banner art © 2018 Mio Mäkijärvi, All Rights Reserved. Please visit http://kojotei.tumblr.com/ for more information. trc, ravencycle, ravenboys, maggiestiefvater, ravencyclepodcast, episode18, ravingirls, podcast, yalit, literaryanalysis, literary, analysis, raven, cycle, boys, king, dream, thieves, lily, blue, trb, tdt, bllb, trk, theravenboys, thedreamthieves, bluelily, theravenking, maggie, stiefvater
**Episode Summary:** Welcome to Episode 4, where we cover Chapters 12-14 of The Raven Boys! So, who's a socially awkward shitbird? Well, all of the characters, really, but Whelk in particular. In this episode we discuss Ronan and Gansey as old marrieds, Whelk being a genuinely distasteful human, how no one in the town of Henrietta seems to possess object permanence, and how sometimes your first instincts to help a situation are the wrong ones. **DEEP DIVE:** Dowsing and pendulums **WARNING:** These chapters deal with the direct result of domestic abuse. Please practice self-care while listening. We love you! **Subscribe at:** https://ravingirls.podiant.co or wherever you get your podcasts, and please comment, rate, or review! - - - - - **Next Episodes:** 12/7/17-- Ravin' Girls Episode 5, covering chapter 15 of TRB and a SPECIAL EPISODE RELEASE-- covering the Raven Cycle Holiday Short Stories on 12/21/17! - - - - - **Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions:** Find our complete shownotes on WordPress: https://ravingirls.wordpress.com - - - - - **Acknowledgements:** The Raven Cycle and all affiliated properties (The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, and The Raven King) are copyright Maggie Stiefvater and Scholastic, Inc. The Ravin' Girls reference these properties for the purpose of literary analysis. Intro and Outro music by Damiano Baldoni, used under CC Attribution License: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/ The original tracks have been edited for the podcast.
**_Episode Summary:_** Oh geez, we're finally here! Welcome to Episode 1, where Shannon and Nievita cover the Prologue through Chapter 3 of _The Raven Boys_. We introduce Blue and her boys, discuss fairytale inversions, the folklore behind St. Mark's Eve, why you shouldn't eat mistletoe, the potential supernatural nature of the Pig, and what may possibly be the longest slow-burn reveal of the whole series. Subscribe at: or wherever you get your podcasts, and please comment, rate, or review! _WARNING_ -- Minor spoilers for _American Horror Story: Coven_ are mentioned. - - - - - ** _Next Episodes:_** _10/14/17_ -- Ravin' Girls Episode 2, covering chaps. 4-8 of TRB **_and a_** SPECIAL EPISODE RELEASE-- a Spoiler-Free Review of Maggie's new book, All The Crooked Saints! ** _Follow Us:_** Twitter: Tumblr: Facebook: WordPress: **_- - - - -_** ** _Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions:_** * Wikipedia--St. Mark's Eve: * Maggie talks St. Mark's Eve inspiration: * Vice article: * James Montgomery's poem “The Vigil of St. Mark”: * Keats poem “The Eve of St. Mark”: * Incredibly well researched list of traditions with primary sources, even included reference to someone who charged to tell others if they were to die: * Good overview of folklore: * Venice customs and English divinations: * Book of Days: * “Notes and Queries” Dumb Cake Recipe: [https://books.google.com/books?id=M2oEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=st.+mark%27s+eve+dumb+cake+recipe&source=bl&ots=8ak8KiYUSD&sig=fnTua6GnhuykSGMGcgbzA14do0E&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi4peur8L3VAhUQx2MKHa_sBL0Q6AEINjAC#v=onepage&q=st.%20mark's%20eve%20dumb%20cake%20recipe&f=false](https://books.google.com/books?id=M2oEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=st.+mark%27s+eve+dumb+cake+recipe&source=bl&ots=8ak8KiYUSD&sig=fnTua6GnhuykSGMGcgbzA14do0E&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi4peur8L3VAhUQx2MKHa_sBL0Q6AEINjAC#v=onepage&q=st.%20mark's%20eve%20dumb%20cake%20recipe&f=false) * Dumb-cake fatalities: * **MAGGIEWATCH** Maggie's tour dates for All The Crooked Saints: - - - - - ** _Acknowledgements:_** The Raven Cycle and all affiliated properties (The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, and The Raven King) are copyright Maggie Stiefvater and Scholastic, Inc. The Ravin' Girls reference these properties for the purpose of literary analysis. Intro and Outro music by Damiano Baldoni, used under CC Attribution License: [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty](http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/ "Link: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/") The original tracks have been edited for the podcast.
Welcome to Episode 12, where we cover Chapters 33-35 of The Raven Boys! In this episode, we ponder the deepest of all philosophical questions: whether or not Gansey might be seeing alternate timelines, what the bathing habits of wizards truly are, what “butternut” is actually a euphemism for, and the hotly-contested eternal debate between, “The Pig is magic,” vs. “The Pig is just a piece of crap”. And, Lovely Listeners, this time around be happy that podcasting is not a fully sensory experience! They don't call it “Devil's Dung” for nothing... DEEP DIVE: Psychometry MINI-DEEP DIVE: Asafetida Subscribe at: https://ravingirls.podiant.co or wherever you get your podcasts, and please comment, rate, or review! - - - - - Next Episodes: 5/17/18-- Ravin' Girls Episode 13, covering chapters 36-38 of TRB 6/7/18-- Ravin' Girls Episode 14, covering chapters 39-43 of TRB Past Episode Guide: https://ravingirls.tumblr.com/episodes - - - - - Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions: Find our complete shownotes on WordPress: https://ravingirls.wordpress.com - - - - - Acknowledgements: The Raven Cycle and all affiliated properties (The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, and The Raven King) are copyright Maggie Stiefvater and Scholastic, Inc. The Ravin' Girls reference these properties for the purpose of literary analysis. Intro and Outro music by Damiano Baldoni, used under CC Attribution License: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/ The original tracks have been edited for the podcast. Ravin' Girls logo and banner art © 2018 Mio Mäkijärvi, All Rights Reserved. Please visit http://kojotei.tumblr.com/ for more information. trc, ravencycle, ravenboys, maggiestiefvater, ravencyclepodcast, episode12, ravingirls, podcast, yalit, literaryanalysis, literary, analysis, raven, cycle, boys, king, dream, thieves, lily, blue, trb, tdt, bllb, trk, theravenboys, thedreamthieves, bluelily, theravenking, maggie, stiefvater
Episode Summary: Is it finally here? Is this actually real?! Is it happening, or are we just DREAMING? Welcome to Season 2 Episode 16, where we cover the Prologue-Chap.3 of The Dream Thieves! We are indeed BACK with our first episode covering the second book of The Raven Cycle, The Dream Thieves! Join us as we introduce our favorite hit man, talk about the fairytale-esque stories of the Lynch family, Nievita reveals that she has discovered the birthdate of Niall Lynch, Shannon reveals that she shares one of Ronan's favorite things, and we both reveal that we are huge nerds by making Monty Python references. (Just kidding on that last one--you already knew we were huge nerds.) And we want you to tell us… what should trigger our Season 2 Drinking Game? DEEP DIVE: Tropes & Motifs of Fairytales and Celtic Mythology (from approx. the 19:49 minute mark to 36:59, depending on player) Subscribe at: https://ravingirls.podiant.co or wherever you get your podcasts, and please comment, rate, or review! - - - - - Next Episodes: 12/20/18-- Ravin' Girls Episode 17, covering chapters 4-7 of TDT 1/3/19-- Ravin' Girls Episode 18, covering chapters 8-11 of TDT Past Episode Guide: https://ravingirls.tumblr.com/episodes - - - - - Find our complete shownotes on WordPress: https://ravingirls.wordpress.com - - - - - Acknowledgements: The Raven Cycle and all affiliated properties (The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, and The Raven King) are copyright Maggie Stiefvater and Scholastic, Inc. The Ravin' Girls reference these properties for the purpose of literary analysis. Intro and Outro music by Damiano Baldoni, used under CC Attribution License: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/ The original tracks have been edited for the podcast. Ravin' Girls logo and banner art © 2018 Mio Mäkijärvi, All Rights Reserved. Please visit http://kojotei.tumblr.com/ for more information. trc, ravencycle, ravenboys, maggiestiefvater, ravencyclepodcast, episode16, ravingirls, podcast, yalit, literaryanalysis, literary, analysis, raven, cycle, boys, king, dream, thieves, lily, blue, trb, tdt, bllb, trk, theravenboys, thedreamthieves, bluelily, theravenking, maggie, stiefvater