Podcasts about other monsters

As the 2025 Kickstarter draws to a close (there's still time to back!) we're looking ahead at one of the major projects we have coming this year - Dawn of The Dogman. But not that, because it's not out yet! Instead Mark, Heather and Seth are talking about the some of the other Monsters of Michigan.  Back the 2025 Kickstarter Campaign  email Monsteropolis@smalltownmonsters.com BONUS: - Aaron's Unedited Producer Notes: Monsteropolis Monsters of Michigan WELCOME BACK KICKSTARTER is still running. Last episode before the campaign ends. To keep the excitement going we're talking about one of our upcoming projects - DAWN OF THE DOGMAN, but not THAT, because that's what the movie is, and you can't see it yet. Instead we're looking at the OTHER Monsters of Michigan. At least a few of them. There might be more.  Wendigo – cannibalistic humanoid monster. Strong association with winter and extreme cold. Comes from native legends.  Has gained a lot of popularity in the modern era, frequently placed alongside other cryptids, but very much its own Native legend.  Comes from the Algonquin language/dialect spoken by tribes like Ojibwe, Kree and Saulteaux.  You can kill a Wendigo by putting hot tallow down its throat, which melts its icy heart and kills it. Otherwise they're pretty much invincible. At least in some legends.  Like a lot of native lore/older legends, as the Wendigo has become more popular it's been adapted as a storytelling motif. A lot of horror/narrative podcasts use it as the “monster of the week,” the video game Until Dawn features the Wendigo as it's primary antagonist (the special edition or secret ending bonus or whatever for that game has Chad Lewis in it talking about the Wendigo)  Loup Garou - You'll have to wait for Dawn of The Dogman. Dogman and Loup Garou aren't exactly the same thing (Rougarou also) and if we wanted to we could get in the weeds and pinpoint differences between what we consider the modern “Dogman” phenomenon and the Loup Garoux vis a vis the term's roots in France but nah, we savin' that.  Sasquatch - The BFRO lists 225 sightings for Michigan, and those are just the ones that made the cut.  I don't really know what else to say about this. Michigan is big and cold and there's woods, so like, Bigfoot can hide there. Hey, here's a cool Class A report from the BFRO!  Spring of 1999, near Copemish/Thompsonville “I was walking in the woods down a two track by Thompsonville in the early spring morning. On these early morning walks I often scare up deer and occationally a bear so when I heard the noises of something running in the woods I expected to see some such animal. Instead I saw what looked to me like a large man dressed in white running at an incredible speed. He was about 50 yards away and I tracked him for some distance. I was amazed at how he ran so fast through the dense undergrowth. He had to have long legs to be able to traverse the fallen trees and swampy areas. The next day I was walking in that same area and discovered tracks that confirmed to me it was not a man I had seen. They were quite large - about 18 inches or so. I could only see three toe prints thought there may have been more that didnt inprint and what may have been claws or long toenails that left a mark. The distance between them was about three of my strides long.” Pressie - five bucks you already know what this is. That's right baby, a WATER MONSTER, ERRBODY got a water monster these days. ERRBODY also be stealing Nessie's alliteration. What happened to originality. Just kidding, no really though I don't like this trend, kind of glad it's died off, anyway PRESSIE is, Supposed to be whale tailed and horse headed and have whiskers. Sort of sounds like a big manatee. It hangs out in Lake Superior. Lots of water there, plenty of places to hide. Very good monster place.  Is Pressie a manatee? Must investigate.  Probably not. It's supposed to be 75 feet long.  First spotted in 1894! Wow. From there it jumps to 1977 with a few sightings in between, and conjecture over rumors of sightings in “the 1990s” Named for Presque Isle River where it has frequently been seen.  Nain Rouge - bon nuit, The Red Dwarf AKA Red Man AKA Little Red Man. I did a House of Monsters on this guy. He's a favorite.  Said to be a harbinger of bad luck and ill fortune Shows up before something bad happens Ya'll know Detroit be real french? City was founded by Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac in the 1700s. ONE DAY this guy is on a stroll with his wife, when suddenly a TINY RED MAN jumps out of the bushes. Antoine yelled at the tiny man and hit him with his cane, after which he was CURSED. He eventually lost his fortune and died in poverty.  The Nain has been blamed for a number of tragedies over the years, though whether he's supposed to be causing them or is just showing up to give people a warning seems to be a matter of interpretation. 1763 - The Battle of Bloody Run - 60 british soldiers are massacred by Native inhabitants (OH BUT OF COURSE this had nothing to do with the European settlers encroaching upon land and devastating their populations, sure, totally unprovoked, blame the nain, sorry feeling fighty today, been binging Cobra Kai) The great fire of 1805 - Massive city wide fire, destroyed nearly the entire thing. Massive loss of life and property. In the wake of the fire the city's flag was changed to include the phrase “Speramus meliora; resurget cineribus,” which means “We hope for better things; it will arise from the ashes.” Man I get chills every time, that's  inspiring. 1967 - The 12th Street Riot - one of the deadliest examples of civil unrest in the United States at that time. Precipitated by a number of onerous conditions, such as racial segregation and over-policing, the riot would result in 43 deaths, nearly 1200 injuries and over 700 arrests. It went on for five days. 1976 - a huge blizzard knocked out and crippled much of the city's infrastructure And other tragic events throughout the years.  The city would eventually embrace the Nain as a local symbol, holding an annual parade where they chase the Nain out of the city to usher out the bad luck. Fun fact, there's an OLDER story about Napoleon taking advice from a Little Red Man who advised him on battle tactics. He only lost when he didn't listen. He's supposed to have met the guy in an ancient egyptian tomb before declaring himself Emperor of France.  PRODUCER'S NOTE - I'm very much of the opinion that the Nain Rouge is a direct folkloric descendent of Napoleon's little red man, not literally but like, there's clearly a lineage there.  Giant Green Squirrel of Amble: “It is literally just a very large, green squirrel.” - Reddit Okay so. I guess this is a squirrel the size of a cow or a small car.  It makes a lot of loud chirping and squeaking noises, and it's also green There, uh... There doesn't seem to be a lot more to this. Or anything else. I like it though, let's make a movie about it.  https://99wfmk.com/monster-squirrel-amble/ Okay also though, there are apparently giant squirrel legends present in some native cultures in Nova Scotia (The Micmac Tribe) - some researchers believe these were derived from stories about giant ground sloths, which were (are?) a thing. So there is some background to this one. No idea if theres a direct link to the Michigan one.  There are OTHER weird Michigan monsters, but because the movie doesn't come out for a bit we're gonna save ‘em. Thank you for listening, and be sure to go back the Kickstarter RIGHT NAAAOOO - Link in the show notes. There are only four days left (counting today at time of air), and then a brief window for late backing with much higher rates due to kickstarter specific policies beyond our control. If you'd like to add on a copy of Mark Matzke's Ten Years: A Decade of Monsters, send an email to Courteney! contactus@smalltownmonsters.com Tune in next time, until we meet again! (Skeletor running away meme)        

Lilly Dancyger joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about the challenges of existing in the world as a woman, approaching the writing process with a sense of exploration and curiosity, discovering what's really essential and what can we let go of, the nitty-gritty of writing an essay, getting clarity on our material, finding the container to write about what we need to write, articulating the connections we're making, girlhood, going off the rails as a teenager, how grief and art can be inextricably linked, the tug to write about close relationships with women, living in community and caring for each other, and her book First Love: A Collection of Essays on Friendship.   Also in this episode: -sad girls -tending to friendships -being open to not knowing where the story is going to go   Books mentioned in this episode: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosio The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara The Heart and Other Monsters by Rose Anderson Memorial Drive by Natasha Tretheway Stay True by Hua Hsu Girlhood by Melissa Febos White Magic by Elissa Washuta The Clean Life by CJ Hauser Easy Beauty by Chloe Cooper Jones Love is a Burning Thing by Nina St. Pierre   Lilly Dancyger is the author of First Love: Essays on Friendship (The Dial Press, 2024), and Negative Space (SFWP, 2021). She lives in New York City, and is a 2023 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in nonfiction from The New York Foundation for the Arts. Her writing has been published by Guernica, Literary Hub, The Rumpus, Longreads, Off Assignment, The Washington Post, Playboy, Rolling Stone, and more. She teaches creative nonfiction in MFA programs at Columbia University and Randolph College. Find her on Instagram at @lillydancyger and Substack at The Word Cave.   Connect with Lilly: Website: https://www.lillydancyger.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lillydancyger/ X: https://twitter.com/lillydancyger Substack: https://lillydancyger.substack.com/ Get her book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/714347/first-love-by-lilly-dancyger/ Learn more about her classes: https://www.lillydancyger.com/classes   – Ronit's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Rumpus, The New York Times, The Iowa Review, Hippocampus, The Washington Post, Writer's Digest, American Literary Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named Finalist in the 2021 Housatonic Awards Awards, the 2021 Indie Excellence Awards, and was a 2021 Book Riot Best True Crime Book. Her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' 2020 Eludia Award and the 2023 Page Turner Awards for Short Stories. She earned an MFA in Nonfiction Writing at Pacific University, is Creative Nonfiction Editor at The Citron Review, and lives in Seattle with her family where she teaches memoir workshops and is working on her next book. More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com   Sign up for monthly podcast and writing updates: https://bit.ly/33nyTKd Substack: https://substack.com/@ronitplank Newsletter sign-up: https://ronitplank.com/#signup   Follow Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://twitter.com/RonitPlank https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank Background photo credit: Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

As we put another series to bed, Mike, Devaughn and Ariel decided to break away from the typical "ranking" formula and go for something a little outside the box. With almost 40 segments to choose from, we out together our own V/H/S mixtapes, choosing anthology segments to fit our own twisted themes like "Bigfoot and Other Monsters," "The Gods Must Be Crazy," "Betrayal," and more. We had some fun with talking about a smorgasbord of our favorites. If you want to hear one of our crew talk definitive rankings, Devaughn's "Spectre Cinema Club ranked all the segments and you can check those out here....   If you like what you're listening to make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcast feeds.    Please take a moment to rate and review us on the Apple Podcast app, or rate us on the Spotify app. Reviews and five star ratings help new listeners find us every day, and we greatly appreciate the feedback and support.    Check out our website for easy access to our full catalog of shows, with hundreds of hours of free content. You can search the catalog, leave a review and even leave us feedback all from the site. Go to www.podandthependulum.com to check it out.  If you have the means, consider becoming a patron today and support the show. Patreon members get exclusive full length episodes, audio fan commentaries, exclusive mini-sodes and more. Join today at patreon.com/podandthependulum.

Summary: "Finger of God." We're taking a break this week so we have dug up an episode about one of the all-time best summer blockbuster films: Twister. Also discussed: Women and Other Monsters, Minor Feelings, and public swimming pool etiquette.   Show notes: Helen Hunt Answers Every Question We Have About Twister (Vulture)   Twister Is the Perfect '90s Disaster Flick (Vulture)  Recommendations: Andrea G.: Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong (book) Lisa: Ted Lasso, Season 2 (TV) Andrea W.: Women and Other Monsters by Jess Zimmerman (book/audiobook)   Music credits: "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive  CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed: "OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL   Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Stitcher (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Google PlayPop This! on TuneIn radioPop This! on TwitterPop This! on Instagram Logo design by Samantha Smith Pop This! is two women talking about pop culture. Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist. Press play and come hang out with your two new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.  

In this episode, Keli talks about Project Reclamation's book club and its deep dive into how the fuck we got here in the very specific intersectional blend of patriarchy, white supremacy, Christian supremacy, etc. we find ourselves living in today. She talks about books the club has read so far, such as "When Women Ruled the World" by Kara Cooney and "Women and Other Monsters" by Jess Zimmerman, as well as upcoming books "Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes" by Elizabeth Lesser, "God Is a Black Woman" by Christena Cleveland, and "Fearing the Black Body" by Sabrina Strings. Want to join the conversation? Join Project Reclamation at https://kelilynjewel.com/reclamation

Hoje não trazemos as recomendações do costume, mas sim uma lista de títulos que nos conquistaram, mesmo que não tenhamos lido todos. Fiquem com estes belos minutos de apreciação a palavras, e partilhem os vossos também! Livros mencionados neste episódio: - Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail, Ashley Herring Blake (1:35) - Encontro, Natasha Brown (4:15) - Penance, Eliza Clark (4:54) - You Made a Fool of Death with your Beauty, Akwaeke Emezi (10:40) - Call Me By Your Name, André Aciman (11:09) - A Insustentável Leveza do Ser, Milan Kundera (11:41) - História de Quem Vai e de Quem Fica, Elena Ferrante (12:59) - The Heart and Other Monsters, Rose Andersen (13:21) - If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things, Jon McGregor (13:53) - In My Dreams I Hold A Knife, Ashley Winstead (14:31) - The Heart's Invisible Furies, John Boyne (15:04) - Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don't Want to Forget to Remember, Lauren Graham (16:26) - Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (17:17) - You Have to Make Your Own Fun Around Here, Frances Macken (17:55) - Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng (18:49) - Sea of Tranquility, Emily St. John Mandel (19:24) - Hello Beautiful, Ann Napolitano (20:37) - How High We Go In the Dark & Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone, Sequoia Nagamatsu (21:08) - The Loudness of Unsaid Things, Hilde Hinton (21:51) - The Sun is Also a Star, Nicola Yoon (22:20) - How to Kill Your Family, Bella Mackie (22:43) - All the Lovers in the Night, Mieko Kawakami (23:08) - Swimming in the Dark, Tomasz Jedrowski (23:53) - Things We Do Not Tell The People We Love, Huma Qureshi (24:51) - Alone with You in the Ether, Olivie Blake (25:08) - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Ocean Vuong (25:15) - The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai (25:40) - Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan (26:14) - A gente mira no amor e acerta na solidão, Ana Suy (26:53) - We All Want Impossible Things, Catherine Newman (28:45) - All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr (29:00) - These Precious Days, Ann Patchett (30:25) - Same Bed Different Dreams, Ed Park (32:00) - At Certain Points We Touch, Lauren John Joseph (32:15) - Stay True, Hua Hsu (32:42) - Tudo São Histórias de Amor, Dulce Maria Cardoso (33:51) - What We Kept to Ourselves, Nancy Jooyoun Kim (34:24) - Tudo Pode Ser Roubado, Giovana Madalosso (34:43) - If We're Being Honest, Cat Shook (35:08) - By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept, Elizabeth Smart (35:22) - Once Upon a Broken Heart, Stephanie Garber (35:52) - Enquanto o Fim Não Vem, Mafalda Santos (36:22) - I am, I am, I am, Maggie O'Farrell (36:45) - Pequena Coreografia do Adeus, Aline Bei (37:04) - What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, Raymond Carver (38:09) - How to Love Your Daughter, Hila Blum (38:29) - How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water, Angie Cruz (38:54) - The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, Aimee Bender (39:17) - Clap When You Land, Elizabeth Acevedo (40:07) - Apneia, Tânia Ganho (40:26) ________________ Enviem as vossas questões ou sugestões para livratepodcast@gmail.com. Encontrem-nos nas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/julesdsilva www.instagram.com/ritadanova twitter.com/julesxdasilva twitter.com/ritadanova Identidade visual do podcast: da autoria da talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com. Genérico do podcast: criado pelo incrível Vitor Carraca Teixeira, que podem encontrar em www.instagram.com/oputovitor.

The Blasters & Blades Podcast Just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things that go "abracadabra," "pew," "zoom," "boop-beep" and rhyme with Science Fiction & Fantasy. Co-Hosts: Doc Cisca (Uber Book Fan) (Army Medic) JR Handley (Author) (Grunt) Nick Garber (Comic Book Artist) (Super Grunt) Madam Stabby Stab (Uber Fan) (Horror Nerd) We work for free, so if you wanna throw a few pennies our way there is a linked Buy Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling! Support the Show: ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley⁠  Our Website: ⁠https://anchor.fm/blasters-and-blades⁠  Our LinkTree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/blastersandbladespodcast⁠ Today's Sponsor Bengali by Apogee Comics: https://www.fundmycomic.com/Bengaliissue3   Coffee Brand Coffee Affiliate Support the Show: https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/?ref=y4GWASiVorJZDb Discount Code: PodcastGrunts Coupon Code Gets you 10% off     Monster Definition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster   The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters by Rosemary Ellen Guiley: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-encyclopedia-of-vampires-werewolves-and-other-monsters_rosemary-ellen-guiley/410506/item/7978371   Wanted Undead or Alive: Vampire Hunters and Other Kick-ass Enemies of Evil by Jonathan Maberry: https://amzn.to/494y9X0   Follow Bryan Thomas Schmidt on social media Bryan's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Bryan-Thomas-Schmidt/author/B004FRQ7XS Bryan's Website: https://bryanthomasschmidt.net/ Bryan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/BryanThomasS Bryan's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bryanthomass Bryan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryanthomasschmidt/ Bryan's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BryanThomasS/featured Bryan's Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Thomas_Schmidt Bryan's Beacon AI Account: https://beacons.ai/bryanthomass   Follow Erin Louis on social media Erin's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Erin-Louis/author/B00QSHHOW6 Erin's Website: https://www.erinlouis.com/ Erin's Publisher: https://hellboundbookspublishing.com/authorpage_louis.html Erin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ErinLouis666 Erin's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erinlouis666/ Erin's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erinlouis666/   Follow Isaac Craft on social media Isaac's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Isaac%20Craft/author/B082XWDQ5C Isaac's Website: https://isaaccraft.wordpress.com/ Isaac's Twitter: https://twitter.com/isaaccraft34 Isaac's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/isaac.craft.16 Isaac's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/isaacecraft/     #scifishenanigans #scifishenaniganspodcast #bbp #blastersandblades #blastersandbladespodcast #podcast #scifipodcast #fantasypodcast #scifi #fantasy #books #rpg #comics #fandom #literature #comedy #veteran #army #armyranger #ranger #scififan #redshirts #scifiworld #sciencefiction #scifidaily #scificoncept #podcastersofinstagram #scificons #podcastlife #podcastsofinstagram #scifibooks #awardwinningscifi #newepisode #podcastersofinstagram #podcastaddict #podcast #scifigeek #scifibook #sfv #scifivisionaries #firesidechat #chat #panel #fireside #BryanThomasSchmidt #ErinLouis #XtinaMarie #IsaacCrafts #threeravenspublishing #threeravens #3ravenspublishing #3ravens #3RP #HellboundBooksPublishing #HellboundBooksPublishingLLC #religionquestion #coffee #tea #coffeeortea #Twizzlers #RedVines #Pancakes #MonsterEnergy #Pizza #Raisinets #HotSauce #AddamsFamily #Werewolves #Vampires #Predator #CandyTax #Reeses #KitKat #ThinMints #Butterfingers #CandyCorn #MikeAndIkes #Mike&Ike #Skinwalkers #Windigo #TheNun #TimCurry #IT #Jaws #Wardogs #AlmostHumans #SimonPegg #ShaunOfTheDead #JurassicPark #DrHenryWu #Beetlejuice #Nessy #LochNess #Mummy #Frankenstein #Dracula #Succubus #Zombies #SwampThing #GoodAndPlenty --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blasters-and-blades/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blasters-and-blades/support

What you'll learn in this episode:   How Kristen decided to start the next phase of her career at Scotland's University of Dundee Why metalsmithing and jewelry attracts people who like a challenge How creating jewelry can be like creating an opera What young jewelry artists can learn by entering competitive exhibitions Why curiosity can help artists overcome shyness and fear   About Kristin Beeler   Kristin Beeler joined the faculty of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design at the University of Dundee, Scotland UK in 2023.   From 2002-2023, she was Professor of Art and Coordinator of Jewelry and Metalwork at Long Beach City College in the Los Angeles, California area. She is native to the Blue Ridge Mountains of central Appalachia and is a second generation graduate of historically interracial and craft-centered Berea College receiving a BFA in Crafts and Applied Design with a minor in Philosophy (1989). Her Master of Fine Arts in Jewelry from the University of Arizona (1994) was followed later by post graduate studies at Alchemia Jewellery School in Florence, Italy (2011) and  Atelier Rudee, Bangkok, Thailand (2013).   Solo exhibitions include Integumentum 2021 at Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, Maryland, Archive of Rag and Bone at Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Phoenix, Arizona (2016) and Beauty and Other Monsters at Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Fransisco, California (2007).   Additional Resources: Kristin's Website Kristin's Instagram Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design The Jewellery and Metal degree programme at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design Instagram  Long Beach City College Metalsmithing IG:@lbccjewelryandmetalwork https://thestrawfactory.com/ IG:@straw.factory   Photos Available on TheJewelryjourney.com   Transcript:   After two decades as a professor at Long Beach City College, artist and jeweler Kristin Beeler is heading back to school herself at Dundee University in Scotland. Although any international move comes with fear, Kristin has relied on a sense of curiosity to keep pushing her work froward. She joined the Jewelry Journey Podcast to talk about why certain artists are drawn to metal; how she tries to create context through her work; and why some of the most important lessons she learned were from submitting her work to competitive exhibitions. Read the episode transcript here. Sharon: Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Jewelry Journey Podcast. This is the second part of a two-part episode. If you haven't heard part one, please head to TheJewelryJourney.com.    If you look at Kristin Beeler's jewelry, she looks like she's a risk taker, but that's not really true. She has followed a well-worn path, but she also has risk in her work. She received her master's and then became a professor of art at Long Beach City College. She teaches both metal arts and jewelry. She is the Coordinator of Jewelry and Metalwork for Long Beach City College. Welcome back.    Did you have to do a lot of looking to find a school like that in the U.S.?   Kristin: It was a school my mother went to, so I was second generation.   Sharon: Wow! What are your thoughts about metalwork versus jewelry arts? I saw that you did some gloves in Tyvek. It was hard to pin down what you do because it's very esoteric. It has a lot of meaning. I kept asking, “Why this?”   Kristin: The work I do is more driven by an idea and trying to build a full context for an idea. The jewelry is part of that context. It's a bit like going to the opera. I love opera, and I love it because it's a full context. The stage is opera. The music is opera. The singing is opera. The costuming is opera. It is all of those things, and those things come together to produce this one idea. I wouldn't say my work is theatrical, but I think it has some operatic qualities when it works well. It's not meant to follow one particular pathway because, as I said, not everything is a piece of jewelry. Some things are meant to manifest through other things, and jewelry is a part of that.    Sharon: I see that you've been in a lot of competitions, where your jewelry is judged. Do you have trepidations? I can't imagine doing anything like that.   Kristin: It's really hard at first. It's one of the hardest things to get my students to do because when you do it, the risk of failure is huge. You're going to be rejected, but it is such good practice. That's what being an artist is about: trying to find the place where your work fits, and if your work isn't fitting into the place you want to go and into the trajectory you want, figuring out how to make it go into that trajectory. It makes shifts to what you're working on.    I haven't done it in quite a long time; most of what I do now is invitational work, but I do find it interesting to enter competitive exhibitions. It does a couple of things. Usually if I'm applying for a competitive exhibition, it could be because I want to get my work in front of a juror, or it's in a location where I want to go, where I have friends. Or it's a theme I like and I find interesting. But I had to go through a period of doing it and becoming O.K. with someone saying no and doing it anyway. When I was in graduate school, I was told, “Be prepared to wallpaper your room with rejection letters. Get rejected as much and as often as you can because it is a skill to build up and not let that stop you.”    Sharon: Are you ever rejected if it's invitational?   Kristin: If it's invitational, it's because they've seen my work and they want something in particular.   Sharon: That must have been a big hurdle in the beginning. To be rejected must have been a big hurdle.   Kristin: It probably was. Looking back on it now, it's funny. I was silly to be so worried about that. I think I was lucky that my work was pretty readily accepted. I think I did quite well. Even going into this new career—I'm basically going into a second career—there are moments when I think, “I don't know if I can do this. What was I thinking?” and I can go back to those moments previously where I tried to do something where uncertainty was guaranteed, or I didn't know how it was going to work out. I can say, “Well, I did that, and it worked out O.K.”   Sharon: Did SNAG help you? You were on the board of SNAG. Why don't you tell us what it is?   Kristin: The Society of North American Goldsmiths is the organization for the field. I have worked with SNAG since 1999 or 1998. That was when I first started volunteering for them. I started working with SNAG because I would go to the conferences at the encouragement of my graduate faculty, and I was kind of terrified. There were a lot of people there whose work I would see in publications or I'd hear about them. I was quite shy, so the easiest thing for me to do was offer to volunteer for something. If I don't know what to do, I'll work, so volunteering was a perfect thing to do. It was intuitive.    It wasn't planned at all, but I met so many interesting people by volunteering at the conferences. They would say, “Oh, would you be able to do this?” and I would say, “Well, yeah,” and then I would meet more interesting people. I don't know that it was a great expansion time for my work because there are only so many hours in the day. When you're putting your energy out for one thing, it's not necessarily going in the other direction. So, I don't know that I was accomplishing as much in my studio, but I was meeting really, really interesting people and having some really interesting conversations. I think that that was one of the most valuable things about being involved with SNAG, just getting to know the community in a deep way.    I served on the board of SNAG for five years between 2001 and 2005. I've had some job with SNAG almost every year since then, some small thing, helping with exhibitions. I have worked with the Diversity, Equity, Access and Inclusion Committee. I have worked with the Educational Endowment Committee. Currently I serve as trustee for the SNAG Educational Endowment Scholarship Trust. That is my primary role with SNAG at this point.   Sharon: Do you recommend it to your students as a way to learn about the field?   Kristin: Always, yeah. That and listening to Jewelry Journey.   Sharon: I don't know about that. I was thinking about you listening to other people's opinions. I once heard someone say that they felt they had to know who the artist was before they could wear the piece of jewelry. I just felt like, “Well, is it pretty? Do I like it?” and that sort of thing. That's why I would be intimidated.   Kristin: It was interesting to humanize all of those things. Often the work can be much richer once you have a better idea of the person who made it. It can alter your perspective on pieces to know who made it. Sometimes you might not want to know, but I think one of the great blessings of this field is that it is full of generous and warmhearted people who are so willing to share what they know.   Sharon: Do you consider yourself one of those people willing to share what you know?   Kristin: I hope to be, yeah.    Sharon: I'm struck by the fact that you say you were shy, because you don't come across that way at all. Does that present itself in your reluctance in going abroad and when you started teaching? Was that a concern?   Kristin: Yes, I was pathologically shy, but more than that I was curious. I think curiosity trumps those reluctances if you allow it to. Being curious takes you outside of yourself. You can become involved in other people's stories and other people's interests. When you change that reflection, then it's much easier to get to know people and enjoy them. As I said, my go-to was to do some work and find other people who are doing work and just help them. Carrying the load together is always a good way of lifting yourself up as well.    When I started teaching full-time, I spent probably the first several years pretending to be someone who is comfortable in front of a classroom. I don't know that I was, but I could pretend to be someone who was. I think going to Scotland, now that the challenge is there, it's exciting and terrifying by turns, but I'm so curious. I always want to know what happens when you do this or what happens when I do this. Pulling into that curiosity is a life raft.   Sharon: Do you have a history with the country? Did your family come from there? Did you visit it a few times?   Kristin: No, I had never been to Scotland before I interviewed, but my family has lived in Appalachia for about 400 years.   Sharon: Where?   Kristin: Appalachia.   Sharon: Oh, 400 years, wow!    Kristin: Yes, so they have been there for a very long time. Many people from that area came from Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, so Scottish history was something we grew up with because of this strong connection to Scottland and Ireland. The music that was local to where I grew up came straight from Scottland. The local dances, the crafts in particular. Things that had been brought 400 years earlier were still practiced, and a lot of those skills came from Scottland.    Sharon: Do you lie in bed at night, or are you grocery shopping and an idea comes to you and you start on it?   Kristin: For my studio practice?   Sharon: Yeah.    Kristin: There are probably two tracks to that. One is that it's all a long inquiry that never stops. It‘s one little thing that leads to the next. It doesn't have a beginning or an end. It's kind of all in the middle and ideas roll in one direction or another. Pieces may not finish, but I'm committed to finishing bodies of work. I'm really terrible about it, actually. In terms of solutions—I think maybe what you're asking about is solutions to particular problems—those are things that revolve as well. Sometimes I'll see something, or I'll be making something that doesn't make sense in the moment, but I'll just hold onto it. It's like I'm looking for an answer to a problem. It's like, “Oh, there it is in this book or in this drawer of samples I made.” If I waited for ideas to come to me, I'd be waiting a really long time. I have to go out and hunt for them. They're constantly generating, but the solutions to problems plug in at different locations on a very long timeline.   Sharon: For instance, on some of the projects, whether you're invited or you decide to enter a competitive situation, once that's done, do you say, “O.K., that's nice. That's done. Now, I'm on to the next thing,” or is it done?   Kristin: These pieces often cycle in and out. Unless a piece is purchased, they all belong to this collection of pieces that are shown in different iterations. For group exhibitions, there may be between two and four pieces that are shown together, but for solo exhibitions, there's a larger body of work. Every time I show that body of work, it may have different pieces in that collection that are shown.   Sharon: What happened to the gloves that are made of Tyvek? How did you come up with the idea of Tyvek?   Kristin: Oh, I love Tyvek. It is such a fun material. Certain materials just didn't appeal to me, and I have all of these Tyvek mailers. I would get things in the mail, and they come in those Tyvek mailers. I saved all these mailers for years and thought, “I'm going to do something with them.” Then I realized you could just buy it. I had kept it because it has this beautiful, papery, silky quality to it which is really nice. It's virtually indestructible until it's not, so it has this strength but this vulnerability as well. I like that about it.    From time to time, I have made gloves over the years because I think they're interesting objects. There's such a strong relationship to the body and what we do with our hands. Those gloves in particular were designed with this young woman in mind who had this scarf. I already said I love opera, so having these opera-length gloves, I used a vintage pattern for that. I had her scarf embroidered on these very delicate but strong gloves that were kind of ethereal. That was perfect for my purpose.   Sharon: That's interesting. I saw the pictures, but I wasn't sure what it was. That's very interesting. Thank you very much for being with us today. Good luck in Scotland. We'll be reading about you.   Kristin: Thank you so much, Sharon. This was so fun.   Sharon: We will have photos posted on the website. Please head to TheJewelryJourney.com to check them out.   Thank you again for listening. Please leave us a rating and review so we can help others start their own jewelry journey.

What you'll learn in this episode:   How Kristen decided to start the next phase of her career at Scotland's University of Dundee Why metalsmithing and jewelry attracts people who like a challenge How creating jewelry can be like creating an opera What young jewelry artists can learn by entering competitive exhibitions  Why curiosity can help artists overcome shyness and fear   About Kristin Beeler   Kristin Beeler joined the faculty of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design at the University of Dundee, Scotland UK in 2023.   From 2002-2023, she was Professor of Art and Coordinator of Jewelry and Metalwork at Long Beach City College in the Los Angeles, California area. She is native to the Blue Ridge Mountains of central Appalachia and is a second generation graduate of historically interracial and craft-centered Berea College receiving a BFA in Crafts and Applied Design with a minor in Philosophy (1989). Her Master of Fine Arts in Jewelry from the University of Arizona (1994) was followed later by post graduate studies at Alchemia Jewellery School in Florence, Italy (2011) and  Atelier Rudee, Bangkok, Thailand (2013).   Solo exhibitions include Integumentum 2021 at Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, Maryland, Archive of Rag and Bone at Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Phoenix, Arizona (2016) and Beauty and Other Monsters at Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Fransisco, California (2007).   Additional Resources: Kristin's Website Kristin's Instagram Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design The Jewellery and Metal degree programme at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design Instagram  Long Beach City College Metalsmithing IG:@lbccjewelryandmetalwork https://thestrawfactory.com/ IG:@straw.factory   Photos Available on TheJewelryjourney.com    Transcript:   After two decades as a professor at Long Beach City College, artist and jeweler Kristin Beeler is heading back to school herself at Dundee University in Scotland. Although any international move comes with fear, Kristin has relied on a sense of curiosity to keep pushing her work froward. She joined the Jewelry Journey Podcast to talk about why certain artists are drawn to metal; how she tries to create context through her work; and why some of the most important lessons she learned were from submitting her work to competitive exhibitions. Read the episode transcript here.    Sharon: Hello, everyone. Welcome to The Jewelry Journey Podcast. This is the first part of a two-part episode. Please make sure you subscribe so you can hear part two as soon as it's released later this week. If you look at Kristin Beeler's jewelry, she looks like she's a risk taker, but that's not really true. She has followed a well-worn path, but she also has risk in her work. She received her master's and then became a professor of art at Long Beach City College. She teaches both metal arts and jewelry. She is the Coordinator of Jewelry and Metalwork for Long Beach City College. She has been at the college for at least seven years, and this is her last term there.    She is not afraid to put herself and her work out there, as evidenced by the many exhibitions and jury situations she has been in. She's not afraid for others to judge her work, but her biggest risk is upcoming. That is to be a lecturer in the metal arts department at the University of Dundee in Scotland. We'll hear more about this today. Kristin, I'm glad to have you on the podcast.    Kristin: I'm so glad to be here, Sharon. Thank you.   Sharon: It's great to have you. First, what are your trepidations about going across the world?    Kristin: It is an adventure for sure. I've actually been at Long Beach City College for 21 years. This was my 21st year, so it's been quite an adventure. It's been an amazing time to spend with the students and an impressive faculty at the school. It's been an incredible privilege, and it's also given me the opportunity to develop a really strong program. Our jewelry entrepreneurship program is only a few years old, but we've been able to grow exponentially because of it.    It's interesting going to Scotland. I'll be joining the faculty of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design and the Jewelry and Metal Design Program. It's an amazing faculty there. They're one of the top design schools in the U.K. They have an amazing track record, and the faculty has also been working together for a long time. Here, I know where the funders are. I know where the suppliers are. I know where the galleries are. There, it's all going to be new. I don't know the funders. I don't know the suppliers. I don't know the metrics well enough. All these things are going to be so sparkly and new, so I hope they're patient with me.   Sharon: Did they come to you, or did you go to them?    Kristin: It's an interesting story. I have put quite a lot of time into the program at Long Beach City College. As I said, it had grown exponentially, and a lot of that growth happened during the pandemic. There was a lot of extra work that had to be done, and last fall, I took a term off to recover. I was a bit worn out. I was really burned out. So, I took a term off and had some time to think about what I wanted to do with myself after teaching for 20 years. I realized that what I wanted to do was go back to school. I was a bit jealous of my students because they were having such a good time. I'd always wanted to get a Ph.D., so I started talking to programs in the U.K. and EU because there are no practice-based Ph.D.s in our field in the U.S. I was looking for programs that I might be able to start either while I was still teaching and going into semi-retirement or after I retired.   I had had a wonderful conversation with Sandra Wilson at the University of Dundee. They have a wonderful Ph.D. program in jewelry. There are a number of programs they have practice-based Ph.D.s in, and I had a wonderful conversation with her. She was very supportive. I was getting ready to start putting together an application when they posted a full-time lecturer research position, so I thought, “Well, maybe I'll try that.” I applied for the position and didn't hear anything back for quite a long time. The university processes have their own pace. I think it was a Friday when I got an email saying, “Can you come and interview next Thursday?” There wasn't even time to ask if I could do a Zoom interview. I talked to my family, and they said, “Just go.” I left on Tuesday, interviewed on Thursday, and they made their first offer on Friday and I accepted it. It was serendipitous that I happened to be looking at Sandra Wilson's Instagram. I'd go for days and weeks, months without looking at Instagram, and I happened to look on the right day and see the post about the position opening. Now I'm surrounded by packing boxes.   Sharon: Wow! When you say a practice-based Ph.D. or a practice applied Ph.D., what does that mean and how is it different?   Kristin: Normally we think of Ph.D.s as being text-based. You present a dissertation that is all textual, and you have a verbal defense of the Ph.D. A practice-based Ph.D. can have other formats. Mine will likely have a text component, but also the practice, the work we do in the studio is part of the work for the Ph.D. That is a huge portion of the research. It requires very particular methodologies for approaching that research, but it's an approach that isn't very common in the U.S. It's much more common in the EU, U.K., Australia. I can't remember if there are any in Asia, but it's not found that much in the U.S., a practice-based Ph.D.    Sharon: Yeah, you think of a Ph.D., at least the way I know it from the U.S., as “piled higher and deeper.” You're going to be in a big city. It's mostly what happens.   Kristin: It's a wonderful acknowledgement of the actual work and contribution that artists make as opposed to, “Anybody can do that.” When you start to follow a line of inquiry to a very deep level, it allows so much more to unfold. You are able to connect with people who are doing similar work in different fields. I will be talking to people in the life sciences department. They have one of the top life sciences departments in the U.K., so I'll be able to work with them to do some overlap. It provides some really interesting opportunities for study, which I'm very excited about.    Sharon: How long would it be if you walked in the door and were accepted? How long of a program is it?   Kristin: It's difficult to say. Three to five years would be normal, I think. As I'm teaching, it's actually a part of my job to do that research. I'd be similar to someone who's in the lab doing research for a research lecture. So, I don't know how long. We'll see.   Sharon: I had trouble pinning it down because you're described as professor of metal arts and jewelry arts, applied design and an artist, so I didn't know. What are you, in a sense?   Kristin: I would hate to have to pick one of those things. We're very multilayered creatures, aren't we? I love making tacos, but I'm not someone who only makes tacos. I think that as makers we have our preferences, but just depending on what someone's interests, inclinations or curiosities are. I primarily work in jewelry because it is a method of approach, a method of inquiry, but what is interesting to me is the relationship to the body, and I particularly enjoy the history of it, its attachments. It has a lot of layering that I find really interesting, but when I get bored or stuck on a problem, I'll make a garment or I'll do drawings. It's not part of my practice to only do one thing. Not everything is a piece of jewelry, even though that's what I am primarily known for.   Sharon: How does that fit with metal arts?   Kristin: My training is in metal. Understanding both the properties and the way metal works is an interesting challenge. It's what I teach the most; working with metal and how to master it and develop skill bases. In my own practice, metal is a part that is foundational, but not complete.   Sharon: Do you see a difference in the way the mind works for the students who are more interested in jewelry versus those who are interested in metal? For instance, how do you differentiate? Is there a way the mind works that's drawn to metal versus a different mind for somebody drawn to jewelry arts or a different area?   Kristin: A teacher that I had a long time ago said, “People who are drawn to metal are people that like a little pushback. They like a little resistance.” Metal has its own logic, and you have to understand and follow that logic. Clay, for example, has a lot of process. It's very technology driven, but it also can be very intuitive. Painting can be very intuitive. You can go backwards and forwards. With jewelry, there's a massive skill base that is required technically, so the students who like the idea of working with metal in particular love that challenge. They are turned on by that challenge. They light up when something goes right, and sometimes they even light up when things go wrong because now they have more information.    For students who are attracted specifically to jewelry, often that is a gateway. They're attracted to the idea of jewelry. Sometimes they're attracted to the idea of being able to actually make a living in the arts. One of the important things that jewelry has to offer is that you can actually support yourself with your design and art skills. Sometimes, once they get to know the properties of working with metal, they may love it or they may not. Often, they do. Often, they're really compelled by it. Sometimes they have to find their own way to work with materials that have more flexibility in the processing. You're right. They are different mindsets in that way.   Sharon: It seems like there would be.   Kristin: You're absolutely right.   Sharon: You've been there for 21 years at the college. Did you pick up your master's and your Ph.D. while you were teaching, even though some of it's an applied Ph.D.?   Kristin: I will be starting my Ph.D. in Scotland. That's part of that plan. I did my Master of Fine Arts at the University of Arizona. That program has closed now. Michael Croft was my primary graduate advisor. Michael is a very gifted educator, fierce when we were in graduate school, but incredibly knowledgeable. He's not someone whose work you're going to hear a ton about because he doesn't aim for the spotlight. He's a quiet guy, but he made a name for himself in the 70s. He's a very highly respected jeweler and educator.    His partner is Eleanor Moty, who you may know of. Eleanor Moty was a consistent presence. Even though she was at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, she was a consistent presence in Tucson, where our graduate program was, so she had an influence there. Arizona at the time had four graduate programs in jewelry and metalwork. There was a very strong jewelry and metalwork community in Arizona up until the early 2000s. All of those have either changed or closed in the meantime. So, my inculturation to the jewelry and metalwork community was formed inside, literally, a crucible of the desert of Arizona. There was a very strong community.    In some ways, my undergraduate education was equally or possibly even more formative than my graduate education. I went to Berea College in Berea, Kentucky. It was a small, private, liberal arts college that is one of the very few work colleges in the U.S. That means every student who goes there works for the school and, in exchange, pays little or no tuition. It is one of the top schools in that region, particularly in the south. It's an amazing place.    There are a couple of things about it. It was founded by abolitionists in 1856 and since that time has had a history of coeducation. It was the first coeducational college in the south. Since that time, that has been its mission: to educate everyone equally. It has also been one of the very few schools that has its own crafts program. The students actually work in college-run craft industries. There is a huge ceramics industry; there's a huge weaving industry. They closed the jewelry industry right before I got there. The work is made by students, produced by the school and sold by the school, and it's sold nationally. It has a new designer residence program. Stephen Burks has been the first designer in residence. He is connected to Berea through Design Within Reach and a chair manufacturing company—   Sharon: Herman Miller.   Kristin: Herman Miller, thank you. The program has a tremendous amount of reach, and that program had a huge influence on how I think about craft and community.   Sharon: We will have photos posted on the website. Please head to The JewelryJourney.com to check them out.    

Darkness Radio presents The Texas Dogman Triangle, Texas Terror Dogs & Other Monsters with Paranormal Researcher/Author, Aaron Deese! Texas is a vast land of history and legend. For centuries the state has been saturated in folklore and mythology, and contains its fair share of ghosts, UFOs, conspiracies and buried treasure. It is also the home of monsters. For over 100 years Texas has played host to encounters with upright walking canines - werewolves, or as they are now often called, Dogmen. In 2021 a pattern seemed to emerge, giving rise to what some now call the Texas Dogman Triangle. Are these creatures real, or imaginative hysteria? Urban legend, or unidentified animal? Biological anomalies or spectral horrors beyond our comprehension? That depends on who you ask. Welcome to the Lone Star State. Welcome to the Texas Dogman Triangle. On today's show, Aaron Deese joins us to talk about the incredible creatures that exists in this amazing area of the southern U.S., and splits some fine hairs on some of the actual phenomena taking place in the area! Get Aaron's book, "The Texas Dogman Triangle",here: https://bit.ly/3BVvnnR See Aaron at STM Monsterfest :  https://www.smalltownmonsters.com/stmmonsterfest #paranormal  #supernatural  #metaphysical  #paranormalpodcasts  #darknessradio  #timdennis #aarondeese #thetexasdogmantriangle #smalltownmonsterspublishing  #Aliens  #UFO #UAP #Alienspaceships  #shadowpeople  #Cryptids #Cryptozoology #bigfoot #sasquatch #yeti  #dogman #texasterrordogs #kengerhard #chupacabra #beastofbrayroad #lindagodfrey #lyleblackburn

Darkness Radio presents The Texas Dogman Triangle, Texas Terror Dogs & Other Monsters with Paranormal Researcher/Author, Aaron Deese! Texas is a vast land of history and legend. For centuries the state has been saturated in folklore and mythology, and contains its fair share of ghosts, UFOs, conspiracies and buried treasure. It is also the home of monsters. For over 100 years Texas has played host to encounters with upright walking canines - werewolves, or as they are now often called, Dogmen. In 2021 a pattern seemed to emerge, giving rise to what some now call the Texas Dogman Triangle. Are these creatures real, or imaginative hysteria? Urban legend, or unidentified animal? Biological anomalies or spectral horrors beyond our comprehension? That depends on who you ask. Welcome to the Lone Star State. Welcome to the Texas Dogman Triangle. On today's show, Aaron Deese joins us to talk about the incredible creatures that exists in this amazing area of the southern U.S., and splits some fine hairs on some of the actual phenomena taking place in the area! Get Aaron's book, "The Texas Dogman Triangle",here: https://bit.ly/3BVvnnR See Aaron at STM Monsterfest :  https://www.smalltownmonsters.com/stmmonsterfest #paranormal  #supernatural  #metaphysical  #paranormalpodcasts  #darknessradio  #timdennis #aarondeese #thetexasdogmantriangle #smalltownmonsterspublishing  #Aliens  #UFO #UAP #Alienspaceships  #shadowpeople  #Cryptids #Cryptozoology #bigfoot #sasquatch #yeti  #dogman #texasterrordogs #kengerhard #chupacabra #beastofbrayroad #lindagodfrey #lyleblackburn

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My special guest is Leo Braudy, who's here to discuss his book Haunted On Ghosts Witches, Vampires Zombies, and Other Monsters of the Natural and Supernatural Worlds.        An award-winning scholar and author charts four hundred years of monsters and how they reflect the culture that created them.     Leo Braudy, a finalist for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, has won accolades for revealing the complex and constantly shifting history behind seemingly unchanging ideas of fame, war, and masculinity.     Continuing his interest in the history of emotion, this book explores how fear has been shaped into images of monsters and monstrosities. From the Protestant Reformation to contemporary horror films and fiction, he explores four major types: the monster from nature (King Kong), the created monster (Frankenstein), the monster from within (Mr. Hyde), and the monster from the past (Dracula). Drawing upon deep historical and literary research, Braudy discusses the lasting presence of fearful imaginings in an age of scientific progress, viewing the detective genre as a rational riposte to the irrational world of the monstrous. Haunted is a compelling and incisive work by a writer at the height of his powers.      It's super easy to access our archives!   Here's how:   iPhone Users: Access Mysterious Radio from Apple Podcasts and become a subscriber there, or if you want access to even more exclusive content, join us on Patreon.

My special guest is Leo Braudy, who's here to discuss his book Haunted On Ghosts, Witches Vampires, Zombies, and Other Monsters of the Natural and Supernatural Worlds.About the book:An award-winning scholar and author charts four hundred years of monsters and how they reflect the culture that created themLeo Braudy, a finalist for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, has won accolades for revealing the complex and constantly shifting history behind seemingly unchanging ideas of fame, war, and masculinity. Continuing his interest in the history of emotion, this book explores how fear has been shaped into images of monsters and monstrosity. From the Protestant Reformation to contemporary horror films and fiction, he explores four major types: the monster from nature (King Kong), the created monster (Frankenstein), the monster from within (Mr. Hyde), and the monster from the past (Dracula). Drawing upon deep historical and literary research, Braudy discusses the lasting presence of fearful imaginings in an age of scientific progress, viewing the detective genre as a rational riposte to the irrational world of the monstrous. Haunted is a compelling and incisive work by a writer at the height of his powers.Follow us on InstagramFollow us on Facebook It's super easy to access our archives! Here's how: iPhone Users:Access Mysterious Radio from Apple Podcasts and become a subscriber there, or if you want access to even more exclusive content, join us on Patreon. Android Users:Enjoy over 800 exclusive member-only posts to include ad-free episodes, case files, and more when you join us on Patreon.  Please copy and Paste our link in a text message to all your family members and friends! We'll love you forever! (Check out Mysterious Radio!)

My special guest is Leo Braudy who's here to discuss is book called Haunted On Ghosts Witches Vampires Zombies and Other Monsters of the Natural and Supernatural Worlds. An award-winning scholar and author charts four hundred years of monsters and how they reflect the culture that created them Leo Braudy, a finalist for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, has won accolades for revealing the complex and constantly shifting history behind seemingly unchanging ideas of fame, war, and masculinity.   Continuing his interest in the history of emotion, this book explores how fear has been shaped into images of monsters and monstrosity. From the Protestant Reformation to contemporary horror films and fiction, he explores four major types: the monster from nature (King Kong), the created monster (Frankenstein), the monster from within (Mr. Hyde), and the monster from the past (Dracula). Drawing upon deep historical and literary research, Braudy discusses the lasting presence of fearful imaginings in an age of scientific progress, viewing the detective genre as a rational riposte to the irrational world of the monstrous. Haunted is a compelling and incisive work by a writer at the height of his powers. Want All Paranormal Episodes? Subscribe To Our Podcast Paranormal Fears! Follow Paranormal Fears on Apple Podcasts Follow Paranormal Fears on Spotify Follow Paranormal Fears on Google Follow Paranormal Fears on Amazon Follow Paranormal Fears on Podcast Addict Follow Paranormal Fears on TuneIn Radio or in your favorite podcast app! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I sit down with my resident expert on modern feminist theory, Krista. We chat about the male gaze vs female gaze, wanting someone to survive late-stage capitalism with, and the fish pic phenomenon. Book recommendations from this episode include Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos, Women and Other Monsters by Jess Zimmerman, and The Madwoman in the Attic by Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/datingbidesign/support

We dig into Gwen E. Kirby's 'S*** Cassandra Saw' with Glory Edim of Well Read Black Girl and Jess Zimmerman, author of 'Women and Other Monsters.'

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/fear https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-think-neandertal/202110/why-we-enjoy-horror-films Haunted: On Ghosts, Witches, Vampires, Zombies, and Other Monsters of the Natural and Supernatural Worlds (Yale University Press, 2016). https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psych-unseen/201510/dracula-the-couch-the-psychiatry-vampires Rodriguez de la Sierra L. Origin of the myth of vampirism. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 1998; 91:290. Henry C. Pop vampires, Freud and primary masochism. Psychoanalytic Review 2014; 101:25-38. 4. Vanden Bergh RL, Kelly JF. Vampirism: A review with new observations. Archives of General Psychiatry 1964: 11:543-547. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/out-the-ooze/201810/why-we-fear-the-zombie-apocalypse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummy https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/mummys-curse-brain-patterns-coincidence-correlation-connection-causation-imagination https://medium.com/applaudience/why-we-fear-mummies-and-should-we-8770016a856a https://www.chapman.edu/wilkinson/research-centers/babbie-center/_files/Babbie%20center%20fear2021/blogpost-americas-top-fears-2020_-21-final.pdf

Just in time for Samhain / Halloween, Christina Rosso-Schneider is on the Wild Wonder Podcast to dive into the witch identity and practice. We covered: – Reclaiming the word “witch” – Witchcraft as an empowering practice – The power of a coven .. and, of course, burning down the patriarchy. Baby witches and elder witches alike will love this episode. Books mentioned in this episode include: Creole Conjure by Christina Ross-Schneider Witches, Sluts, and Feminists by Kristen J. Sollee Cat Call by Kristen J. Sollee Witch Hunt by Kristen J. Sollee Women and Other Monsters by Jess Zimmerman The Odyssey translated by Emily Wilson Shop these books and more at Christina's bookshop “A Novel Idea” at anovelideaphilly.com. BOOKCLUB Wild Wonder Bookclub launched this month. Focusing on translated novels and books by authors from marginalized communities, we'll take a look away from the dominant narrative, uplift differing voices, and take a deep look at our own psychologies and how we connect to each other – all over a live coffee chat! Gain instant access by supporting our work on Patreon at patreon.com/wildwonder. WILD WONDER PODCAST The Wild Wonder Podcast is not possible without your generous support. Support the Wild Wonder Podcast on Patreon at patreon.com/wildwonder. Short on funds? Share the podcast with friends in a text, email, or on social media. The Wild Wonder Podcast is available on YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, and SoundCloud. Be sure to “follow” to receive notifications when episodes are made available.

Episode 76 October 16 2021 On the Needles 0:55 ALL KNITTING LINKS GO TO RAVELRY UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.  Please visit our Instagram page @craftcookreadrepeat for non-Rav photos and info     All Work, Gnome Play by Sarah Schira,  Farmer's Daughter for Starlight KNitting Society Mayhem in Bad Rock (grey), Dirty Little Dandelion (yellow), One Stab (pink)-- DONE!!   Increase Your Score by Knitters Brewing Co.,    Lily Sugar n' Cream in Psychedelic--DONE!!   Newspaper Pullover by Joji Locatelli, Biches & Buches Le Petit Lambswool in Light Grey, Isager Yarn Spinni in Charcoal   Hide & Peak by Maxim Cyr, SugarPlum Circus Merino Sport in Charcoal, Elphaba, Starling and Merlin's Beard   Swing Left socks by Megan Williams, Three Irish Girls Adorn sock in Bridget (2010!) On the Easel 11:05 Sharpie Sketches from Draw it with your eyes closed: the art of the assignment New calendar art! On the Table 20:43   Butternut squash soup with apple chutney  napa/tofu/mushroom/noodle miso soup from How to Cook Everything Vegetarian Vegan bacon Rancho Gordo huge assortment at Church Street Produce. Dipping sauce, ala glorified Thousand Island dressing. Anniversary Lobster from Maine (Thanks Mom!) On the Nightstand 29:46 We are now a Bookshop.org affiliate!  You can visit our shop to find books we've talked about or click on the links below.  The books are supplied by local independent bookstores and a percentage goes to us at no cost to you! Women and Other Monsters: building a new mythology by Jess Zimmerman Exit Strategy by Martha Wells Velvet was the Night by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia Incense and Sensibility by Sonali Dev The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nhgi Vo  Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy  The Missing Treasures of Amy Ashton by Eleanor Ray The Astonishing Life of August March by Aaron Jackson The Principles of Uncertainty by Maira Kalman Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave Middlemarch by George Eliot (I especially recommend the audio version narrated by Juliet Stevenson).   On Reflection 54:05 On the Needles: So many sweaters! One for sister fav Loved the yarn from the Winding Trail baby sweater Sock Madness Semi-finalist!! “Rickrack” sweater—ultimate fave.   On the Easel: Podcast art-- jellyfish april  Artichoke plate from January 13th. 2021 Calendar   On the Table: Seasonal pilaus Tofu croutons beans! Snacking cakes by yossey arafi My family loved everything from 100 Cookies and Simply Julia, and anything in a pita pocket.   On the Nightstand: 177 books for Monica Inspector gamache shout out Invisible life of addie larure by V.E. Schwab   In the past year, I've read 103 books! It's impossible for me to choose one favorite, so here are 7. Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson This is Happiness by Niall Williams Snow Falling on Cedars by David Gutterson Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell Middlemarch by George Eliot

In this episode we are joined by author Jess Zimmerman (she/they) to discuss the history of monstrous representation in cultural texts across history. Jess, who recently published a wonderful book, Women and Other Monsters, offers her vast knowledge about Greek mythology and metaphor to our investigation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. We ask questions like: what makes monsters monstrous? How do representations of femininity get used to characterize monstrous threats to "the hero" of our journey? Why is Fleur's "Veela blood" both monstrous and eroticized, while Madame Maxine's "Giant blood" only the former? And how do Molly Weasley's fits of anger fit into this feminist reading?Tune in for a powerful new way to read some of the series' most beloved and interesting women characters.Follow Jess Zimmerman on Twitter @j_zimms and scoop her book at any local bookstore or online! And be sure to follow Witch, Please on Twitter @ohwitchplease and Instagram and let us know what you think of the episode. Join our Patreon for exclusive content including bonus interviews, Q&As, Watch Alongs and more — our tiers range from $2-$13! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we are joined by author Jess Zimmerman (she/they) to discuss the history of monstrous representation in cultural texts across history. Jess, who recently published a wonderful book, Women and Other Monsters, offers her vast knowledge about Greek mythology and metaphor to our investigation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. We ask questions like: what makes monsters monstrous? How do representations of femininity get used to characterize monstrous threats to "the hero" of our journey? Why is Fleur's "Veela blood" both monstrous and eroticized, while Madame Maxine's "Giant blood" only the former? And how do Molly Weasley's fits of anger fit into this feminist reading?Tune in for a powerful new way to read some of the series' most beloved and interesting women characters.Follow Jess Zimmerman on Twitter @j_zimms and scoop her book at any local bookstore or online! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Summary: "Finger of God." Yes, it's time. This week we talk about one of the all-time best summer blockbuster films: Twister. Also discussed: Women and Other Monsters, Minor Feelings, and public swimming pool etiquette.   Show notes: Helen Hunt Answers Every Question We Have About Twister (Vulture)   Twister Is the Perfect '90s Disaster Flick (Vulture)  Recommendations: Andrea G.: Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong (book) Lisa: Ted Lasso, Season 2 (TV) Andrea W.: Women and Other Monsters by Jess Zimmerman (book/audiobook)   Music credits: "Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive  CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed: "OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL   Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Stitcher (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Google PlayPop This! on TuneIn radioPop This! on TwitterPop This! on Instagram Logo design by Samantha Smith Pop This! is two women talking about pop culture. Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist. Press play and come hang out with your two new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.  

Brea and Mallory help you decide what to read next and give out bookish dating advice. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations Store Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletter Libro.fm MAX FUN DRIVE!For access to the Slack Channel after you join, email proof of membership to readingglassespodcast @ gmail.comBooks Mentioned - Women and Other Monsters by Jess ZimmermanMilk Blood Heat by Dantiel W. MonizWhy Fish Don’t Exist by Lulu Miller 

In this episode Kati and Kelsey discuss the many definitions and types of attraction while discussing how we can broaden our view of any relationship in our lives. We are excited to announce our partnership with Libro.fm. Use our promo code booksandboobs or use the link libro.fm/redeem/booksandboobs for 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 when you sign up for a monthly membership! FOLLOW US:@booksandboobspod on Instagram @books_boobspod on Twitter BOOKS WE COVERED:“Daisy Jones and the Six” by Taylor Jenkins Reid“Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex” by Angela Chen“Pine” by Francine Toon“Asexual Erotics: Intimate Readings of Compulsory Sexuality” by Ela PrzybyloALSO MENTIONED:“Act Your Age Eve Brown” by Talia Hibbert“Women and Other Monsters” by Jess Zimmerman“Godshot” by Chelsea Bieker“The Likeness” by Tana French“The Toll” by Neal Shusterman“Vibrator Nation” by Lynn Comella

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We love to hate them, and now we're gonna rank 'em! Join us as we travel through the Villainous catalog and decide whether our big baddies deserve redemption or not, and why it's definitely okay if they don't. We'll even give you a taste of what movies based on these villains might look like, and we're pretty sure they're all better than their live-action counterparts. *Shoutout to Audibletrial.com/marriedtotheidea - this week's book recommendation is "Women and Other Monsters" by Jill Zimmerman*

We’re joined by author Jess Zimmerman, making her Spirits return, to talk about women and monsters from Greek mythology. We chat Aerosmith music videos, mansplaining, and rant about the lack of allyship from Athena.    Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of misgendering, transphobia, sexualization, misogyny, body horror, death, drowning, violence against women, animal death, body horror, death by suicide, menustration, pregnancy, xenophobia, murder, matricide, and rape.   Guest Jess Zimmerman is the editor-in-chief of Electric Literature and the author of Women and Other Monsters, from Beacon Press. She is also the author, with Jaya Saxena, of Basic Witches (Quirk, 2017). Her nonfiction writing has appeared in The Guardian, Slate, The New Republic, Hazlitt, Catapult, and others. Follow her on Twitter at @j_zimms and subscribe to her newsletter.    Housekeeping - Recommendation: This week, Amanda recommends Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers and The Disordered Cosmos by Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein. - Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books - Call to Action: Check out all of Multitude’s merch at multitude.productions/merch!   Sponsors - Stitch Fix is an online personal styling service that finds and delivers clothes, shoes, and accessories to fit your body, budget, and lifestyle. Get started at stitchfix.com/spirits for 25% off when you keep your whole box! - BetterHelp is a secure online counseling service. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/spirits - Function of Beauty is hair care formulated specifically for you. Save 20% off your first order at functionofbeauty.com/spirits   Find Us Online If you like Spirits, help us grow by spreading the word! Follow us @SpiritsPodcast on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Goodreads. You can support us on Patreon (http://patreon.com/spiritspodcast) to unlock bonus Your Urban Legends episodes, director’s commentaries, custom recipe cards, and so much more. We also have lists of our book recommendations and previous guests’ books at http://spiritspodcast.com/books. Transcripts are available at http://spiritspodcast.com/episodes. To buy merch, hear us on other podcasts, contact us, find our mailing address, or download our press kit, head on over to http://spiritspodcast.com.   About Us Spirits was created by Julia Schifini, Amanda McLoughlin and Eric Schneider. We are founding members of Multitude, an independent podcast collective and production studio. Our music is "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

Jess Zimmerman is editor-in-chief of Electric Literature. Her new book is Women and Other Monsters.“My goals are to be exactly as vulnerable as I feel is necessary. And not that’s necessary to me—that's necessary to the observer, to the reader. If [my story] is out there, it's out there because in order to make the larger point that I wanted to make … I had to give this level of access. It does kind of feel more strategic than cathartic.” Thanks to Mailchimp for sponsoring this week's episode. Show notes: @j_zimms jesszimmerman.com Zimmerman's Electric Literature archive 01:00 Women and Other Monsters (Beacon Press • 2021) 03:00 "Hunger Makes Me" (Hazlitt • Jul 2016) 04:00 Charybdis (theoi.com) 05:00 Mary Roach's website 08:00 The Furies (theoi.com) 11:00 Lindy West's website 12:00 "We Can’t Believe Survivors’ Stories If We Never Hear Them" (Rachel Zarrow • Electric Literature • Mar 2021) 16:00 "Why Are Portholes Being Used on Cows?" (BBC News • Jun 2019) 22:00 Longform Podcast #193: Robin Marantz Henig 24:00 "The Biggest Moments in xoJane History" (Eve Peyser • Jezebel • Jan 2017) 31:00 I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder (Sarah Kurchak • Douglas & McIntyre • 2020) 31:00 Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex (Angela Chen • Beacon Press • 2020) 32:00 "’Where’s My Cut?’: Un Unpaid Emotional Labor" (The Toast • Jul 2015) 33:00 "’Where’s My Cut?’: Un Unpaid Emotional Labor" MetaFilter thread 37:00 Catapult 37:00 Hazlitt 37:00 Electric Literature 38:00 "What We Learned From Meghan and Harry’s Interview" (Sarah Lyall and Tariro Mzezewa • New York Times • Mar 2021) 39:00 "Please Just Let Women Be Villiains" (Elyse Martin • Electric Literature • Feb 2021) 39:00 Circe (Madeline Miller • Little, Brown and Company • 2018) 41:00 "How to Arrange a Poetry Collection Using Mix Tape Rules" (Rachelle Toarmino • Electric Literature • Mar 2021) 41:00 "What If We Cultivated Our Ugliness? or: The Monstrous Beauty of Medusa" (Catapult • May 2017) 43:00 Zimmerman's newsletter Dead Channel 43:00 "A Midlife Crisis, By Any Other Name" (Hazlitt • Jul 2015) 46:00 Lamia (theoi.com) 55:00 "I Always Thought of Myself as a Person Who Pays Attention" (Sarah Miller • Medium • Mar 2021)   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss How Beautiful We Were, Women and Other Monsters, The Ghost Variations, and more great books. Pick up an All the Books! shirt, sticker, and more right here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: We Shall Sing a Song into the Deep by Andrew Kelly Stewart Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue  Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology by Jess Zimmerman  The Ghost Variations: One Hundred Stories by Kevin Brockmeier Decoding Despacito: An Oral History of Latin Music by Leila Cobo Gory Details: Adventures From the Dark Side of Science by Erika Engelhaupt  Once Upon a Quinceañera by Monica Gomez-Hira WHAT WE’RE READING: A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York by Elon Green Fragile Remedy by Maria Ingrande Mora Fatal Fried Rice: A Noodle Shop Mystery by Vivien Chien  Her Here by Amanda Dennis The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race Walter Isaacson  Children of Chicago by Cynthia Pelayo My Old Home: A Novel of Exile by Orville Schell  The Impudent Ones by Marguerite Duras, Kelsey L. Haskett (Translator) I Had a Miscarriage: A Memoir, a Movement by Jessica Zucker  The Darkest Glare: A True Story of Murder, Blackmail, and Real Estate Greed in 1979 Los Angeles by Chip Jacobs The Plum Trees by Victoria Shorr Off the Wild Coast of Brittany by Juliet Blackwell  Search for Her by Rick Mofina Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans  Hungry Hearts: Essays on Courage, Desire, and Belonging by Jennifer Rudolph Walsh Bedside Matters by Richard Alther The Ultimate Evil: The Search for the Sons of Sam by Maury Terry The Western Front: A History of the Great War, 1914-1918 by Nick Lloyd All the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan Life’s Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive by Carl Zimmer Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul?: Essays by Jesse McCarthy The Arsonists’ City by Hala Alyan Things That Grow by Meredith Goldstein Her Dark Lies by J.T. Ellison Edie Richter is Not Alone by Rebecca Handler Tethered to Stars: Poems by Fady Joudah The Recent East by Thomas Grattan The Second Bell by Gabriela Houston Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature by Angus Fletcher American Betiya by Anuradha D. Rajurkar The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson Demos: An American Multitude by Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley The Bone Maker by Sarah Beth Durst The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World by Laura Imai Messina Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction by Michelle Nijhuis The Rose Code by Kate Quinn The Salt Fields by Stacy D. Flood Tono Monogatari by Shigeru Mizuki, Zack Davisson (translator) Abby, Tried and True by Donna Gephart The Hospital: Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town by Brian Alexander Northern Light:  Power, Land, and the Memory of Water by Kazim Ali Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley New Yorkers: A City and Its People in Our Time by Craig Taylor Cloudmaker by Malcolm Brooks When We Were Infinite by Kelly Loy Gilbert Amber and Clay by Laura Amy Schlitz, Julia Iredale Love Like That: Stories by Emma Duffy-Comparone The Girls Are All So Nice Here by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn My Heart by Semezdin Mehmedinovic, Celia Hawkesworth Model Citizen: A Memoir by Joshua Mohr The Fourth Child by Jessica Winter Maniac: The Bath School Disaster and the Birth of the Modern Mass Killer by Harold Schechter  Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales Starfish by Lisa Fipps A Rogue to Remember (League of Scoundrels) by Emily Sullivan Brood by Jackie Polzin Say Your Word, Then Leave: The Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi and the Power of the Truth by Karen Attiah Cosmogony: Stories by Lucy Ives A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome by Emma Southon Tell Me My Name by Amy Reed Dear Black Girl: Letters From Your Sisters on Stepping Into Your Power by Tamara Winfrey Harris The Wild Huntsboys by Martin Stewart Sarahland by Sam Cohen Absentees: On Variously Missing Persons by Daniel Heller-Roazen  The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett  Can’t Take That Away by Steven Salvatore  Sing Me Forgotten by Jessica S. Olson Martian Ghost Centaur by Mat Heagerty, Steph Mided Light Chaser by Peter F. Hamilton and Gareth L. Powell  The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein  It’s Kind of a Cheesy Love Story by Lauren Morrill Shaking the Gates of Hell: A Search for Family and Truth in the Wake of the Civil Rights Revolution by John Archibald Ravage the Dark by Tara Sim Acts of Desperation by Megan Nolan Reality and Other Stories: And Other Stories by John Lanchester Midnight in Cairo: The Divas of Egypt’s Roaring 20s by Raphael Cormack Olive by Emma Gannon  Double Plays and Double Crosses: The Black Sox and Baseball in 1920 by Don Zminda In Search of Mycotopia : Citizen Science, Fungi Fanatics, and the Untapped Potential of Mushrooms by Doug Bierend See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In November 2013, Rose Andersen's younger sister Sarah died of an overdose in the bathroom of her boyfriend's home in a small town with one of the highest rates of opioid use in the state. Like too many of her generation, she had become addicted to heroin. Sarah was 24 years old. To imagine her way into Sarah's life and her choices, Rose revisits their volatile childhood, marked by their stepfather's omnipresent rage. As the dysfunction comes into focus, so does a broader picture of the opioid crisis and the drug rehabilitation industry in small towns across America. And when Rose learns from the coroner that Sarah's cause of death was a methamphetamine overdose, the story takes a wildly unexpected turn. "The memoir of a sister's death in which the line between overdose and murder becomes blurred, The Heart and Other Monsters is the story of two girls wounded by addiction and simultaneously troubled and sustained by a broken, complex family whose actions frequently fall short of their ideals. With the fierce honesty of Domenica Ruta's With or Without You, this is the most clearsighted depiction I know of what it's like to piece life together after a great, irreparable loss, and a deft navigation of the byways and channels leading up to that loss, through it, and beyond." - Brian Evenson, author of SONG FOR THE UNRAVELING OF THE WORLD Rose Andersen’s debut memoir, The Heart and Other Monsters is now available from Bloomsbury. She received her MFA in writing at California Institute of the Arts where she was awarded the CalArts Emi Kuriyama Thesis Prize. She writes to the dulcimer snores of her Boston Terrier, Charlotte, and completes her stories despite the endless barrage of puns from her spouse, Josh. She is published in The Cut, Glamour, The California Sunday, Lit Hub, and Crime Reads among others. ---cash.app/$wakeisland666 —-Venmo: @wake-island666 Theme music by Joseph E. Martinez of Junius Follow us on social at: Twitter: @WakeIslandPod Instagram: @wakeislandpod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wake-island/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wake-island/support

Amanda and Sarah stave off the winter blues with famous First Nations folklore and horse crimes. Sarah explains the disturbing, complex, and strikingly metaphorical legend of the Wendigo through the lens of the Ojibwe. Amanda returns to true crime with the disappearance of candy heiress Helen Brach and the seedy equine reason she may have been targeted. Other subjects covered include generic TV show music, gangster babies, and reptile sizing.  Big news, we have a Patreon!  Note: Sarah would like to point out that the name of one subject is Swift Runner, not Swift River. She apologizes for the error.  Recommendations: Sarah recommends the British TV series Midsomer Murders. Amanda recommends the sci-fi comedy Save Yourselves! and the Netflix anime series Demon Slayer.  Sources:  ‘The Cannibal Talking Head: The Portrayal of the Windigo “Monster” in Popular Culture and Ojibwe Traditions’ by Brady DeSanti, Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, Volume 27 , Number 3, Fall 2015, pp. 186-201 The Self in Northern Canadian Hunting Societies: "Cannibals" and Other "Monsters" as Agents of Healing by Nadia Ferrara and Guy Lanoue, Anthropologica, Vol. 46, No. 1 (2004), pp. 69-83 Murderpedia, Swift Runner Stolen Spirits: The Appropriation of the Windigo Spirit in Horror Literature by Kallie Hunchman, Ball State University Dr. Grace Dillon, professor of Indigenous Nations Studies at Portland State University Cannibalism in contact narratives and the evolution of the wendigo by Michelle Lietz  Daily Mail (Cold case solved after 37 years) Chicago Tribute (Ruby ring may hold clue to 1977 disappearance of heiress) LA Times (Stable Owner Charged in Candy Heiress Brach’s Death) Daily Press (THE DREAM, THE HORSES, THE DEBT AND THE SCAM) ABC7 Chicago (Only person ever sentenced in murder of 'Candy Lady' Helen Brach talks to I-Team) Chicago Reader (Candyland: The Saga of Helen Brach and Her Pet Poodle Sugar) Chicago Tribune (DECADE LATER, BRACH MYSTERY--AND FORTUNE--INTACT)   For updates on future episodes and other fun stuff, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

In this week's episode of Fiction/Non/Fiction, co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan are joined by novelist and essayist Claire Messud and journalist Brendan O'Meara. First, Messud discusses her new book of essays, Kant's Little Prussian Head and Other Reasons Why I Write, and the difficulties of grasping the facts when we're bombarded with so much information daily. Then, O'Meara shares craft insights from his interviews for The Creative Nonfiction podcast and discusses the connections between newsrooms and literary nonfiction. He also previews his memoir-in-progress about his father. To hear the full episode, subscribe to the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. And check out video excerpts from our interviews at LitHub's Virtual Book Channel and Fiction/Non/Fiction's YouTube Channel. This podcast is produced by Andrea Tudhope. Selected readings: Claire Messud Kant's Little Prussian Head and Other Reasons Why I Write The Emperor's Children The Burning Girl When the World Was Steady The Woman Upstairs The Hunters The Last Life Brendan O'Meara Six Weeks in Saratoga: How Three-Year-Old Filly Rachel Alexandra Beat the Boys and Became Horse of the Year The Creative Nonfiction Podcast Episode 60—The Godfather of Creative Nonfiction: Lee Gutkind Episode 99—David Grann on 'The Killers of the Flower Moon' and Why Every Story is a Struggle Episode 121—Susan Orlean on Pacing, Structure, and 'The Library Book' Episode 227: The Futility of Reassurance and Being on the Hook with Seth Godin “Isolation,” audio magazine   Others: Pale Horse, Pale Rider by Katherine Anne Porter The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio The Plague by Albert Camus War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Selected Writings of Paul Valéry Continental Drift by Russell Banks NW by Zadie Smith Another Country by James Baldwin The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald The Company You Keep by Neil Gordon Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates Bronwen Dickey David Carr Sisters in Hate by Seyward Darby The Living and the Dead: War, Friendship and the Battles That Never End by Brian Mockenhaupt The Journalist and the Murderer by Janet Malcolm The Heart and Other Monsters by Rose Andersen Jean Guerrero “Host of ‘The Daily' Clouds ‘N.Y. Times' Effort To Restore Trust After ‘Caliphate'” by David Folkenflik, NPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sharon speaks about her debut novel Half, writing about twin sisters who speak in one voice, publishing during the pandemic, the inspiration for her story, and much more.Half can be purchased at Murder by the Book. Sharon’s 7 recommended reads are:You Will Never Be Forgotten by Mary SouthYou Again by Debra Jo ImmergutBook of the Little Axe by Lauren Francis-SharmaPale Morning Light with Violet Swan by Deborah ReedThe Heart and Other Monsters by Rose HendersenI Have the Answer by Kelly FordonThe Fear of Everything by John McNally

The Heart and Other Monsters is a grief memoir, one that also intersects with a murder mystery. The first thing we learn when we read the first page of the book is that Rose Andersen’s sister has been murdered, but Andersen has no proof. She admits this up front before guiding us through a plausible series of events that implicate a number of people in bringing Sarah’s short life to a sad end.

Welcome back class! Today we are joined by a very special guest, Larry Fessenden. Larry is a horror movie maker extraordinaire and founder of the independent horror production house Glass Eye Pix. His latest movie, Depraved, is a modern retelling of Frankenstein and Tyler and Mike loved it so much we just had to get Larry on to discuss the movie. We have a wide-ranging discussion including Larry's early '90s cult hit Habit, what draws Larry to the classic movie monsters, which themes in Frankenstein still have cultural significance, and how your kid son rebels against you when you are a horror movie maker. Depraved is out Friday, the 13th of September 2019 and will be playing in select theaters in the USA. Find out more about Larry Fessenden on his website GLASS EYE PIX Connect With Us: The Horror Pod Class Facebook Group Signal Horizon on Facebook and Twitter Mike D on Goodreads The Signal Horizon Patreon Page Dark Corners of the Web: You can totally check out Mary Shelley's original for absolutely free over at Project Gutenberg. Helpful Links: Tyler's review of Depraved on Signal Horizon. "Why Frankenstein is the Story that Defines our Fears" from Rebecca Laurence at The BBC. A really cool chart for themes ideas concepts of Mary Shelley's original work. "Frankenstein and Other Monsters" an examination of the concepts of destructive narcissism and perverse relationships in Frankenstein by Stanley S. Gold. Up Next Week: Don't Breathe and the Female Captive  

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Patt Morrison talks with Leo Braudy about his most recent book Haunted: On Ghosts, Witches, Vampires, Zombies, and Other Monsters of the Natural and Supernatural Worlds. Leo Braudy is a professor at the University of Southern California, where he teaches 17th- and 18th century English literature, film history and criticism.

Daniel H. Wilson studied AI and robotics, but turned towards storytelling instead. His love of science fiction brought him to explore his loves and concerns about robotics and the future in Guardian Angels and Other Monsters, his new short story collection from Vintage Books. Source

Nina Brav describes herself as a "Southerner stuck in the snow." Having graduated two years ago from Boston University, she lives and works in Boston as writer, blogger, and entrepreneur, as founder and CEO of A Nina Production. Nina’s writing centers around themes of love, healing, and magic. Last year, Nina co-authored and published her first book of poetry, Love and Other Monsters which, explores the search for love and how life experience impacts our perceptions of it from the perspectives of three women at different stages of life. Nina is currently working on her second poetry book entitled, "Pink Cake and Champagne, Musings on Hate and Healing," This second book delves deep into the emotions that come with ending a long relationship: the love that turns to hate, the lover turned villain, and the all-important work it takes to transform heartbreak into healing.

Haunted: On Ghosts, Witches, Vampires, Zombies, and Other Monsters of the Natural and Supernatural Worlds (Yale University Press) Leo Braudy, a finalist for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, has won accolades for revealing the complex and constantly shifting history behind seemingly unchanging ideas of fame, war, and masculinity. Continuing his interest in the history of emotion, in Haunted: On Ghosts, Witches, Vampires, Zombies, and Other Monsters of the Natural and Supernatural Worlds, he explores how fear has been shaped into images of monsters and monstrosity. From the Protestant Reformation to contemporary horror films and fiction, he explores four major types: the monster from nature (King Kong), the created monster Frankenstein), the monster from within (Mr. Hyde), and the monster from the past (Dracula). Drawing upon deep historical and literary research, Braudy discusses the lasting presence of fearful imaginings in an age of scientific progress, viewing the detective genre as a rational riposte to the irrational world of the monstrous. Haunted is a compelling, incisive work by an awardwinning scholar and author that charts four hundred years of monsters and how they reflect the culture that created them. Leo Braudy is University Professor and Leo S. Bing Chair in English and American Literature at the University of Southern California. He is the author of numerous books, including Jean Renoir: The World of His Films (Doubleday, 1972), a finalist for the National Book Award; The Frenzy of Renown: Fame and Its History (Oxford University Press, 1986), a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award; From Chivalry to Terrorism (Knopf, 2003), a New York Times Notable Book of the Year; and The Hollywood Sign: Fantasy and Reality of an American Icon (Yale, 2011). He lives in Los Angeles, CA.

Leo Braudy talks with host Laurie Winer about his new book Haunted: On Ghosts, Witches, Vampires, Zombies, and Other Monsters of the Natural and Supernatural Worlds; and its relevance for understanding our terrifying new post-election world. Impresario Paul Crewes drops by to recommend Michael Morpurgo's WWII yarn The Amazing Story of Adopho Tips; and we listen to Dorothy Parker's Love Song.

In this episode we talk with Kris Park (Drive Me Crazy 1999, Other Monsters 2016) Ambyr Michelle, Joshua McLerran ("Radio For The Blind" Author)

This week we return to the Gershwin Room to chat with Maureen McHugh, award-winning author of novels China Mountain Zang, Half the Day is Night, Mission Child, and Nekropolis, and the short story collections Mothers and Other Monsters and After the Apocalypse. We discuss her time in Los Angeles and how it is affecting her writing, the nature of story, and many other things.  As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast! PS: This podcast is usually cross-posted at www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/wp, however that site is unavailable at the moment. The episode will be published there when service is restored.

Episode 5 of ASD MS Booktalk Podcast. Books Discussed: Stuff to Hold your Stuff, How to Survive in Antactica, The Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained, The Encyclopedia of Magic and Alchemy, The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters.