Podcasts about relics

In this session, Hans Schantz discusses the Based Books Sale, reviewing last year's performance as well as what is to come in 2026. We also give some airtime to the Relics anthology project that is currently curating submissions. Lastly, he gives us an update on his next installment of Fields & Energy.

Disover Cork's hidden treasures and some amazing stories, as Conor Tallon caught up with Curator of Cork Public Museum, Dan Breen, for another intriguing episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shiver me timbers you've never seen Andy so excited!Josh “Captain Redbeard” Scott is in studio today and he brought a chest full of pirate treasure! Andy reached out to him on Instagram, and the two really connected! The Bros can barely contain themselves! Josh has a genuine passion for history and committed to his dream at a young age, finding lost treasure! Now he travels the world in search of rare relics and their stories! His knowledge and enthusiasm are contagious!From Spanish doubloons, Dutch maps, French cutlasses, and actual treasure chests, he deals in everything! What a fascinating job!The guys are all in, and did you know Joe has a very big birthday coming up?!Check out Redbeard's Relics on Instagram, link below!https://www.instagram.com/redbeardsrelics/ Support our pod with our official merch!https://bropodmerch.bigcartel.com

Epysode 72: The Travel Agency by The Travel Agency. Additional commentary by Uncle Herff. This week we explore the self-titled album by The Travel Agency, a quietly adventurous record that drifted through the late-'60s underground and never quite found its audience. Blending folk-rock and studio psychedelia, the album feels like a band's debut record where they are trying to find their feet. Over the years, it's become a bit of a cult-classic for some, while others dismiss it as nothing more than a throwaway from the era. Take a listen and decide for yourself. I hope you dig The Travel Agency as much as I do. - Farmer John ===CONNECT & SUPPORT=== Transport yourself into the realm of grooviness by supporting us on Patreon for as little as $2/month using this link --> patreon.com/FarmerJohnMusic Use this link to follow us on Facebook --> https://www.facebook.com/farmerjohnmusic/ Use this link to follow us on Instagram --> https://www.instagram.com/vinylrelics/ Use this link to follow us on TikTok --> https://www.tiktok.com/@vinylrelicspodcast Use this link to follow us on BlueSky --> https://bsky.app/profile/farmerjohnmusic.bsky.social And find us on X @VinylRelicsPod Email me @ ⁠farmerjohnmusic@gmail.com⁠ ===LINKS=== Fransisco Lupica interview from 2017: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvFDqZHbSMM⁠   ===THE MUSIC=== Songs used in this Epysode, in order of appearance. Here's a link to a Spotify playlist for all the tracks featured. *denotes track is not available on Spotify. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5oLXvrQWjHN5BFpsn71YQK?si=44bc0f92243d4b79 HONEYBUS "Black Mourning Band" CLINT EASTWOOD “Bouquet Of Roses” DIANA KRALL “Why Should I Care?” CLINT EASTWOOD “Theme From Mystic River" *ACT III “Made For You” *THE US “Just Me” THE TRAVEL AGENCY “Time” THE TRAVEL AGENCY "What's A Man" THE TRAVEL AGENCY "Sorry You Were Born" THE TRAVEL AGENCY "Cadillac George" THE TRAVEL AGENCY "So Much Love" THE TRAVEL AGENCY "Make Love" THE TRAVEL AGENCY "That's Good" THE TRAVEL AGENCY "I'm Not Dead" THE TRAVEL AGENCY "She Understands" THE TRAVEL AGENCY "Come To Me" THE TRAVEL AGENCY "You Will Be There" THE TRAVEL AGENCY "Old Man" ??MYSTERY ARTIST?? Tune in next week to find out... NEWPORT ELECTRIC "If Wishes Were Horses" ^^ That's my band. This is shameless self-promotion!! Here's a link to our music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5y6kGmYnS4SWvqAfijhDdp?si=FvYvjpkzTy6r8fg7FKwKPA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kev and Rob agree to be each other's best men to pass the time while reflecting on the somewhat uneven (and uneventful) outing that was “Ko'Zeine” (SA). To ward off the hallucinations caused by warp slug, they discuss past episodes where characters found themselves alone on the bridge of a starship: "The Mark of Gideon" (TOS), “One” (VOY), “Relics” (TNG), and “Singularity” (ENT).SA 1×07 Ko'ZeineTOS 2×05 Amok Time T'PringTOS 3×17 The Mark of GideonTOS 1×25 This Side of ParadiseVOY 4×25 OneSNW 3×09 Terrarium Erica OrtegasTNG 6×04 RelicsMontgomery Scott Dyson Sphere TOS 1×25 This Side of Paradise Star Trek: GenerationsENT 2×09 SingularityTNG 7×19 Genesis TNG 1×03 The Naked Now TNG 4×05 Remember Me(00:00) - Episode 88: Alone on the Bridge (SA 1×07 Ko'Zeine) (00:46) - SA 1×07 Ko'Zeine (16:31) - Alone on the bridge (18:49) - TOS 3×16 The Mark of Gideon (24:42) - VOY 4×25 One (32:09) - TNG 6×04 Relics (39:43) - ENT 2×09 Singularity (44:00) - Next week Music: Distänt Mind, Brigitte Handley

A brief summary of our latest Journal of Shells: cybernetics and automata, spirit and machine. There's still time to join our Print Club on Patreon!    Plus, on Patreon: The space age's corpse treated as a saint in Ballard's Dead Astronaut; another diagnosis of the paranoid American in recent film Bugonia; syncs and thoughts galore.  Join our Patreon for this full episode, printed Journal of Shells, our full episode archive, and ongoing exclusive content. https://www.patreon.com/c/consensusunreality

"At the time of the holy Patriarch Thomas I of Constantinople (607-610), the relics of some unknown holy Martyrs were discovered buried in the district of Eugenius. As soon as the Patriarch exposed them for the veneration of the people who gathered from all over the city, numerous healings took place.   "Many years had gone by when a clergyman named Nicolas, who worked as a book copyist, learnt by divine revelation that among these anonymous relics were those of Saint Paul's disciples, the holy apostles Andronicus and Junia, who are mentioned in the Epistle to the Romans (16:7). The Emperor Andronicus I (1183-5) built a beautiful church at the place where thise relics were venerated." (Synaxarion)

EPYSODE 71: Story, by Honeybus. Guest: Honeybus guitarist Colin Hare. Additional commentary by Uncle Herff. This week we drop the needle on Story, the lone and luminous album from Honeybus, a band forever linked to one perfect song, yet capable of so much more. Blending baroque pop, pastoral psychedelia, and late-'60s studio ambition, Story captures a moment when British pop was quietly shifting gears. Guitarist Colin Hare joins us with exclusive commentary, sharing firsthand memories of the band's creative highs, industry frustrations, and the strange afterlife of an album that slipped through the cracks. Story is what happens when the music outlives the moment it was born into. I hope you dig Story as much as I do. - Farmer John ===CONNECT & SUPPORT=== Transport yourself into the realm of grooviness by supporting us on Patreon for as little as $2/month using this link --> patreon.com/FarmerJohnMusic Use this link to follow us on Facebook --> https://www.facebook.com/farmerjohnmusic/ Use this link to follow us on Instagram --> https://www.instagram.com/vinylrelics/ Use this link to follow us on TikTok --> https://www.tiktok.com/@vinylrelicspodcast Use this link to follow us on BlueSky --> https://bsky.app/profile/farmerjohnmusic.bsky.social And find us on X @VinylRelicsPod Email me @ ⁠farmerjohnmusic@gmail.com⁠ ===LINKS=== Dutch program dicussing one-hit wonders: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxesvcavSOU⁠ Check out Colin's solo albums here: ⁠https://colinhare.bandcamp.com⁠   ===THE MUSIC=== Songs used in this Epysode, in order of appearance. Here's a link to a Spotify playlist for all the tracks featured. *denotes track is not available on Spotify. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2u8Bq59frvsExdybMYeRgi?si=XT39-WwjTp6DV7eEzDQhOw PETER KAUKONEN "That's A Good Question" GRANT TRACY "Everybody Shake" THE APPLEJACKS "Over Suzanne" HONEYBUS "Delighted To See You" CLIFF RICHARDS & THE SHADOWS "Move It" THE BEATLES "Bad Boy" THE HONEYCOMBS "Have I The Right" HONEYBUS "(Do I Figure) In Your Life" HONEYBUS "I Can't Let Maggie Go" HONEYBUS "Throw My Love Away" *HONEYBUS "Francoise" HONEYBUS "Girl Of Independent Means" HONEYBUS "Would You Believe" ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK "Release Me" HONEYBUS "Story" HONEYBUS "Black Mourning Band" HONEYBUS "Scarlet Lady" HONEYBUS "Fresher Than The Sweetness Of Water" HONEYBUS "He Was Columbus" HONEYBUS "Celings No. 1" HONEYBUS "Under The Silent Tree" HONEYBUS "She's Out There" THE ROLLING STONES "She Said Yeah" HONEYBUS "She Said Yes" HONEYBUS "I Remember Caroline" HONEYBUS "How Long" HONEYBUS "Celings No. 2" *COLIN HARE "Underground Girl" *COLIN HARE "New Day" *COLIN HARE "Just Like Me" PETE DELLO & FRIENDS "A Good Song" PETE DELLO & FRIENDS "It's The Way" *HONEYBUS "Big Ship" HONEYBUS "Cross Channel Ferry" HONEYBUS "Be Thou By My Side" COLIN HARE "Saw Her Face" COLIN HARE "Incredibly Bad" ??MYSTERY ARTIST?? Tune in next week to find out... NEWPORT ELECTRIC "Beauty In The Wasteland" ^^That' my band. This is shameless self-promotion!! Here's a link to our music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5y6kGmYnS4SWvqAfijhDdp?si=MiKHDGQwQ6Kyzw1t4QM0Gg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emily caught a multitude of plagues during her recent trip, so please enjoy a rerun! We'll be back next week with that fresh content you all deserve. Support Afternoonified by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/afternoonified Find out more at https://getafternoonified.com

From forgotten homesteads to treasured family heirlooms, Matthew and Katie Avant believe history lives in the objects we choose to keep.In this episode, we sit down with Nashville-based, award-winning director Matthew Avant and producer Katie Avant, creators of the documentary adventure series ROOTS & RELICS. Matthew and Katie take us behind the scenes of the show, where host JD Hart travels across America uncovering powerful, often surprising stories hidden inside rare artifacts and deeply personal relics.The filmmakers share how ROOTS & RELICS blends documentary filmmaking, archival research, cinematic reenactments, and hands-on discovery to reveal stories of ancestry, ranching culture, lost homesteads, and American identity. More than a conversation about filmmaking, this episode explores why personal history matters, how objects become storytellers, and what it takes to turn real-world artifacts into emotionally resonant cinema.Whether you're a documentary filmmaker, history buff, or storyteller searching for meaning beneath the surface, this episode is packed with insight and inspiration.

Join us with Gary Robertson and his Team to discuss Lothian Relics Detectormania Rallies this year and the usual metal detecting chat.Sponsored by Metal Detecting News Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-big-detecting-show--3690873/support.

Conor Tallon called into Cork Public Museum to talk to Curator Dan Breen, and begin a series looking at some of the amazing archaeological finds and historical artifacts we can all discover on a visit! They began with one of the tiniest and oldest objects in the Museum's collection! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#319th for 12th February, 2026 or 3312! (33-Oh twelvenish)http://loosescrewsed.comJoin us on discord! And check out the merch store! PROMO CODEShttps://discord.gg/3Vfap47ReaSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LooseScrewsEDSquad Stuff:  ALEXENDRINUSPP Stuff: lifted with unspoken consent from KrugerFive on the LS discordUpdate 2-12 from KrugerFive on the LS Discord - Powerplay Cycle 67: Relics supply are back down to normal and the hangover sets in! Can't always hang on to all those systems you acquire. Interesting cycle with the usual suspects missing in action.Archer with the best week post-relics. Adding the most systems with 10 including a fortified and strongholdKaine and Winters followed with 7 new systems.Aisling suffering the most. Only 1 new system but losing a stronghold and a fortified.Antal and Patreus also hit this week with Antal losing 4 systems and Patreus 3.Is the FDev supported campaign against Antal taking shape?https://www.k5elite.com/Dev News (12/11): Select armor and outfits for on foot action are on sale!Galnet News: Galnet News | Elite Dangerous Community Site PIRATE ACTIVITY SURGES AS SECURITY FORCES ARE REDEPLOYED (2/10/26)Discussion :Is there suddenly too much to do in the game?Let's do the Radacoida TIme-Warp Again! (reminder to updoot the bug report if you havent)Video: https://youtu.be/ekwgBLI1KNg?si=I52Fry7ZvtrlQwf2Bug report: https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/82481Community Corner :Lave Radio does Family Fortunes/Feud gameshow that we are running on February 28th as part of Gameblast for Special Effect. BE ONE OF THE SURVEYED COMMANDERS!!!https://forms.gle/ChB1xbGyDdcRqAZ76

Wir berichten von aktuellen Erscheinungen, ersten Beiträgen vom Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival, Genre und haben zur Abwechslung auch mal eine Dokumentation am Start...(00:00:22) Vom bevorstehenden Karneval und den THURSDAY NIGHTMARES(00:07:23) Aktueller Torture-Horror aus Argentinien: 1978 (2024) [Prime, AppleTV](00:22:49) Ausgewählte Beiträge vom Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival (11.-16.03.26)(00:32:04) THE PLAGUE – DIE PEST (2025) kommt mit ordentlich Vorschusslorbeeren [nur US: Prime, AppleTV](00:42:10) Creature-Feature im Museum der Angst: THE RELIC (1997) [Prime, AppleTV](00:51:51) Falscher Patreon-Pick: MELANIA TRUMP – DIESES OBSKURE OBJEKT DER MACHT (2020) [Prime, arte]Viel Vergnügen! THURSDAY NIGHTMARES: https://www.kinopolis.de/bn/events/detail/thursday-nightmares-filme-+-talk/5688Wir freuen uns über Unterstützung: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/filmfressen Paypal - kontakt@filmfressen.de Merch - https://www.shirtee.com/de/catalogsearch/result/?q=filmfressen Feedback und Koop-Anfragen: kontakt@filmfressen.de Filmfressen auf Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Filmfressen-904074306371921/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filmfressen Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ManuFilmfressen Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/PeterFilmfresse Cineviel: https://podriders.de/podcast/cine-viel-podcast

EPYSODE 70: Black Kangaroo by Peter Kaukonen. Guest: Peter Kaukonen. Additional commentary by Uncle Herff. This week we dive deep into Black Kangaroo, the cult-classic album by Peter Kaukonen. This epysode features exclusive commentary from Peter himself, as he reflects on the album's creation, the musical influences behind it, and the stories woven into its tracks. From the recording process to the legacy of the record on vinyl, this conversation offers rare insight for fans of classic albums, vinyl collectors, and listeners discovering it for the first time. I hope you dig Black Kangaroo as much as I do. - Farmer John ===CONNECT & SUPPORT=== Transport yourself into the realm of grooviness by supporting us on Patreon for as little as $2/month using this link --> patreon.com/FarmerJohnMusic Use this link to follow us on Facebook --> https://www.facebook.com/farmerjohnmusic/ Use this link to follow us on Instagram --> https://www.instagram.com/vinylrelics/ Use this link to follow us on TikTok --> https://www.tiktok.com/@vinylrelicspodcast Use this link to follow us on BlueSky --> https://bsky.app/profile/farmerjohnmusic.bsky.social And find us on X @VinylRelicsPod Email me @ ⁠farmerjohnmusic@gmail.com⁠ ===LINKS=== Check out Peter's website for album info, merch and more. https://peterkaukonen.com   ===THE MUSIC=== Songs used in this Epysode, in order of appearance. Here's a link to a Spotify playlist for all the tracks featured. *denotes track is not available on Spotify. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2UBKztnoBIUTXgGVtyhUQ1?si=dfdc2a942d9d4238 FIELDS "Love Is The Word" *Edgar Varise "Platinum" *Chalo Dildar Chalo - song title unknown LITTLE WALTER "My Babe" MUDDY WATERS "Rollin' Stone" THE CARTER FAMILY "Wildwood Flower" SONNY TERRY & BROWNIE McGHEE "Born And Livin' With The Blues" REV. GARY DAVIS "Death Don't Have No Mercy" THE CHARLATANS "High Coin" PETER KAUKONEN "Up Or Down" PETER KAUKONEN "Postcard" PETER KAUKONEN "What We All Know And Love" PETER KAUKONEN "Billy's Tune" PETER KAUKONEN "Barking Dog Blues" PETER KAUKONEN "Dynamo Snackbar" PETER KAUKONEN "Prisoner" PETER KAUKONEN "That's A Good Question" STARSHIP "We Built This City" PAUL KANTNER/JEFFERSON STARSHIP "Let's Go Together" LINK WRAY "Be What You Want To" TERRY ALLEN "The Juarez Device (aka Texican Badman" *PETER KAUKONEN "Bare Oaks" *PETER KAUKONEN "That's A Good Question" (version 2) ??MYSTERY ARTIST?? Tune in next week to find out... NEWPORT ELECTRIC "If Wishes Were Horses" ^^That's my band. This is shameless self-promotion!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Lexy Show, we're sitting down with the founder of Nostalgic Nooks, a Brooklyn-based creative venture transforming vintage electronics into cozy, one‑of‑a‑kind pet furniture. What started as a personal creative project—upcycling discarded radios and TVs into elegant pet beds—has grown into a beloved boutique that marries nostalgia, craftsmanship, and sustainability.  In our conversation, we explore how the brand was born at the intersection of retro charm and pure ingenuity, why preserving original vintage character matters, and how a playful idea became a thriving creative business. We dig into the tactile joy of breathing new life into forgotten objects and what it's like to build a community around something as whimsical and meaningful as pet furniture built from relics of the past.  We also discuss the emotional and environmental value of upcycling and how Nostalgic Nooks offers a new perspective on sustainable creative work—reminding us that the stories embedded in objects can live on in beautiful, functional ways. Whether you're a fan of vintage design, curious about sustainable creativity, or simply love hearing inspiring maker stories, this episode is a must‑listen.Tune in for a conversation that's equal parts heart, humor, and handmade magic.#TheLexyShow #NostalgicNooks #Upcycling #SustainableDesign #CreativeEntrepreneurs

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EPYSODE 69: "Fields", by Fields. Guest: Rick Fortune. Additional commentary by Uncle Herff. This week we drop the needle on the criminally overlooked, self-titled debut album from California psych-rock band Fields. Blending swirling harmonies, fuzz-drenched guitars, and West Coast sunshine, Fields (1969) remains a rare and coveted LP among collectors, yet few know the story behind its creation. Join us as we explore the band's origins, their music, what gave their album its distinctive vibe, and why Fields has earned a cult following among psychedelic rock aficionados. Whether you're a crate-digging vinyl hunter or a fan of late '60s rock obscurities, this epysode is your gateway into one of the era's best hidden treasures. I hope you dig Fields as much as I do. - Farmer John ===CONNECT & SUPPORT=== Transport yourself into the realm of grooviness by supporting us on Patreon for as little as $2/month using this link --> patreon.com/FarmerJohnMusic Use this link to follow us on Facebook --> https://www.facebook.com/farmerjohnmusic/ Use this link to follow us on Instagram --> https://www.instagram.com/vinylrelics/ Use this link to follow us on TikTok --> https://www.tiktok.com/@vinylrelicspodcast Use this link to follow us on BlueSky --> https://bsky.app/profile/farmerjohnmusic.bsky.social And find us on X @VinylRelicsPod Email me @ ⁠farmerjohnmusic@gmail.com⁠   ===THE MUSIC=== Songs used in this Epysode, in order of appearance. Here's a link to a Spotify playlist for all the tracks featured. *denotes track is not available on Spotify. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/69upfBS0flXVPdXwqvG1xs?si=bb2c64766f584d28 MELLOW CANDLE "Dan The Wing" THE ROLLING STONES “She Said Yeah” WILLIAM CLARK GREEN “She Likes The Beatles” THE PREACHERS “Who Do You Love” THE YARDBIRDS “Happenings Ten Years Time Ago” THE VEJTABLES “I Still Love You” *THE W.C. FIELDS MEMORIAL ELECTRIC STRING BAND “I'm Not Your Stepping Stone” THE W.C. FIELDS MEMORIAL ELECTRIC STRING BAND “Hippy Elevator Operator” THE MERRY-GO-ROUND “You're A Very Lovely Woman” FIELDS "Elysian Fields" FIELDS "Bide My Time" FIELDS "Take You Home" FIELDS "Jump On You" FIELDS "Sun Would Set" FIELDS "Love Is The Word" THE PARASITES OF THE WESTERN WORLD “A Rare Case Of The Blues” FORTUNE “Thrill Of It All” FORTUNE “Level Ground" ??MYSTERY ARTIST?? Tune in next week to find out... NEWPORT ELECTRIC "Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time" ^^ That's my band, this is shameless self-promotion!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Relics in the Bible? Laity and Bible interpretation? What's the Fundamental Option? Join us for Open Line Wednesday with Fr. Mitch Pacwa.

Scotty is back! Join Rob, Nick, and Sean as we discuss "Relics" in the 2nd half of the episode. Before we get to talk Scotty, Sean asks us our background in Trek, and we eulogize two titans of the film industry who have passed.

What if the ache you feel on Sunday isn't a lack of passion, but a hunger for roots? Tony Nektarios Vasquez joins us to share how a Pentecostal upbringing, a non-denominational season, and eventually a Calvinist-leaning church plant still left him asking where the first 1,500 years fit in. His story is not a theory lesson—it's a family saga: a praying father discovering the Desert Fathers, a brother slipping out to Vespers, a wife and children encountering reverence for the first time, and a co-pastor who realized that history, Scripture, and worship belong together.We trace Tony's path from Pentecostal roots and a non-denominational church plant to a sober look at church history, liturgy, and apostolic succession. Family doubts, online study, and the beauty of Vespers turn hesitation into conviction as Scripture and tradition align.• questioning charismatic altar practices and emotionalism• moving from Reformers to the first 1,500 years• parish visits to St James and first Vespers• answers on icons, relics, and intercession from Scripture• liturgy as continuity with Old Testament worship• apostolic succession and the promise that the Church endures• closing a young church to enter Orthodoxy• finding healing and stability in the sacramentsWe walk through the uncomfortable questions most avoid. Are altar manifestations genuine or coached? Does sola fide stand when held beside James and the early Church? How do relics, icons, and the intercession of the saints square with the Bible? Tony takes us inside St. James Orthodox Church in Modesto, where incense and chant weren't novelty, but a doorway to Christ-centered prayer. He shares the moment his daughter said the hymns made her want to cry, the way Revelation reframed prayer as a communion of heaven and earth, and how apostolic succession answered the authority problem that haunted his independent church.This conversation is a guided tour from system to story, from proof texts to a living tradition. We touch on the continuity between Old Testament worship and the Divine Liturgy, the claim that the Church Christ founded never paused or rebooted, and the quiet courage it took to close a young church for a faith that felt both ancient and alive. If you've wondered where the dots connect—Scripture, history, and sacrament—this is an honest map drawn in real time.If this resonates, share it with a friend, subscribe for more thoughtful journeys into the ancient faith, and leave a review to help others find the show. Your questions and stories shape future episodes—drop them in the comments and say hello to Tony.Questions about Orthodoxy? Please check out our friends at Ghost of Byzantium Discord server: https://discord.gg/JDJDQw6tdhPlease prayerfully consider supporting Cloud of Witnesses: https://www.patreon.com/c/CloudofWitnessesFind Cloud of Witnesses on Instagram, X.com, Facebook, and TikTok.Please leave a comment with your thoughts!

What does science have to say about a saint's body when it is found to be incorruptible? Why do Catholics venerate relics? Is this science or superstition? Is it faith or paganism? Join Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, to hear about this fascinating subject.Become a Marian Helper!Discover more about the Catholic faith on Divine Mercy Plus! 

#317 for 30shd January, 2026 or 3312! (33-Oh-fucking twelve Lark)http://loosescrewsed.comJoin us on discord! And check out the merch store! PROMO CODEShttps://discord.gg/3Vfap47ReaSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LooseScrewsEDSquad Stuff:War in Alexandrinus won. Thank you to everyone who pitched in!PP Stuff: lifted with unspoken consent from KrugerFive on the LS discordUpdate from KrugerFive on the LS Discord - Powerplay Cycle 65:Relics are back and the powers have taken advantage! Currently at 400t but expected to hit 600t this weekIt has been 14 weeks since the last relics boom, and 12 weeks to the one before thatYong-Rui with the best week. Not as many systems as Aisling (+33 vs +38), but picked up an additional stronghold for the edgeAisling picked up the most systems this week (+38), but suffered a stronghold loss. In fact 2 strongholds were undermined, but Aisling added another elsewhere to make up for oneKaine continues to pull away and hold the FDev rankings 6th place from Archerhttps://www.k5elite.com/Dev News (12/11): “Noble” paint jobs on sale for many of the older ships - looks like royalty designs from card decks or jousting bannersGalnet News: Galnet News | Elite Dangerous Community Site “Ventura Transformation” Video Goes Viral“My energy levels have been through the roof, and after putting in so much effort I feel like I can achieve anything! I want to hike across the rainforests of Planet Lave in support of ongoing conservation efforts there.”Genetic Study of Radicoida Unica Released“October Consortium researchers highlight observations that the plant may form symbiotic relationships with biological creatures with prolonged exposure. It seems aware of activity around it…”“it contains a compound which improves physical performance and reduces thinking time in laboratory mice…”Discussion :What do we think “reduces thinking time in laboratory mice” really means?Could “rainforests” and other Earthlike features be featured in an Operations scenario (bypassing the need to unlock earthlike worlds en masse to provide a taste of this experience)?Community Corner :Ask people to throw out ideas in the Chig-Chat Discord channel for Loose Screws LIVE SRV races

EPYSODE 68: Swaddling Songs, by Mellow Candle. Guest: Mellow Candle's Alison O'Donnell. Additional commentary by my twin brother Maurice. This week we drop the needle on a true cult classic. Released in 1972 and largely overlooked in its time, this singular album has since become a holy grail of British folk-rock, revered for its mysticism and haunting beauty. Led by the spellbinding voices of Clodagh Simonds and Alison Williams (now Alison O'Donnell), Mellow Candle fused pastoral folk with progressive rock flourishes, baroque arrangements, and flashes of jazz and classical influence. Tracks like “Sheep Season” and “Dan the Wing” unfold with dramatic, almost otherworldly crescendos. With Alison's help, we explore the story behind the band, the circumstances that shaped Swaddling Songs, and why it vanished so quickly after its release, only to be rediscovered decades later by collectors and crate diggers. Light a candle, settle in, and join us as Vinyl Relics revisits one of the most enchanting lost records of the early '70s. I hope you dig Swaddling Songs as much as I do. -Farmer John ===CONNECT & SUPPORT=== Transport yourself into the realm of grooviness by supporting us on Patreon using this link --> patreon.com/FarmerJohnMusic Use this link to follow us on Facebook --> https://www.facebook.com/farmerjohnmusic/ Use this link to follow us on Instagram --> https://www.instagram.com/vinylrelics/ Use this link to follow us on TikTok --> https://www.tiktok.com/@vinylrelicspodcast Use this link to follow us on BlueSky --> https://bsky.app/profile/farmerjohnmusic.bsky.social And find us on X @VinylRelicsPod Email me @ ⁠farmerjohnmusic@gmail.com⁠ ===LINKS=== Check out all of Alison's music here: https://alisonodonnell.bandcamp.com   ===THE MUSIC=== Songs used in this Epysode, in order of appearance. Here's a link to a Spotify playlist for all the tracks featured:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jtVg6Mft71ZW9Niixuma1?si=f05d853ad16b44cb *denotes track is not available on Spotify. BILLY NICHOLLS "London Social Degree" OTIS REDDING “(Sittin' On The) Dock Of The Bay” THE SUPREMES “Reflections” *LOVE “She Comes In Colours” JONI MITCHELL “Blue” *MELLOW CANDLE “Feeling High” *MELLOW CANDLE “Tea With The Sun”  JETHRO TULL “Teacher” MELLOW CANDLE "Heaven Heath" MELLOW CANDLE "Sheep Season" MELLOW CANDLE "Silver Song" MELLOW CANDLE "The Poet And The Witch" MELLOW CANDLE "Messenger Birds" MELLOW CANDLE "Dan The Wing" MELLOW CANDLE "Reverend Sisters" MELLOW CANDLE "Break Your Token" MELLOW CANDLE "Buy Or Beware" MELLOW CANDLE "Vile Excesses" MELLOW CANDLE "Lonely Man" MELLOW CANDLE "Boulders On My Grave" *FOVEA HEX “A Hymn To Sulphur” *FLIBBERTIGIBBET “Episodes” UNITED BIBLE STUDIES “Circles & Chambers” UNITED BIBLE STUDIES “Hoist The Drawbridge” *MELLOW CANDLE “The Virgin Prophet” ??MYSTERY ARTIST?? Tune in next week to find out... NEWPORT ELECTRIC "Now It's All This" ^^ That's my band. This is shameless self-promotion! Here's a Spotify link to hear all our music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5y6kGmYnS4SWvqAfijhDdp?si=7zRH2mG6SPmkdC4ysT7oOw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In my experience it's a safe bet that most Protestants are not enthused about the veneration of relics— i.e. bits of a saint's bone or bits of things they once used, such as pieces of their clothing (these are called “secondary relics”). That would apply even to Protestant “saints”: if I came to a Lutheran carrying a fragment of Martin Luther's shinbone in a fancy reliquary box and asked him if he would like to venerate it, he would probably take a pass and reply, “Thanks anyway.” If I came to a Calvinist with a similar fragment of Calvin's shinbone in a reliquary and made the same offer, he would probably knock the box from my hand with a stern Genevan rebuke.

In the year after the Saint's repose both the Emperor Arcadius and his wife Eudoxia, who had been most responsible for St John's exile, died. Their son Theodosius II succeeded to the throne. Soon most of the exiled supporters of St John were restored to their sees. In 434 St Proclus, a disciple of St John Chrysostom, was made Archbishop of Constantinople, and persuaded the Emperor to have St John's relics solemnly translated from Comana to Constantinople. But all efforts to disinter his remains failed, as if his coffin were sealed in the earth. Learning of this, the Emperor wrote a letter to St John asking forgiveness for his father's persecution, and pleading with him to agree to return to the Imperial City for the benefit of the faithful. As soon as this letter was placed over the Saint's tomb, his coffin was removed with no difficulty and conveyed solemnly to Constantinople.   When the cortege reached Constantinople, the Emperor met it and prostrated himself before it, once again begging the Saint's forgiveness for the sins of the State against him. At last, the relics were deposited beneath the altar of the Church of the Holy Apostles, where they worked many miracles during the celebration of the Liturgy. Since then, the relics have been scattered throughout the world, where they never fail to reveal the Saint's loving presence.

Adam Bursi's Traces of the Prophets: Relics and Sacred Spaces in Early Islam (Edinburg University Press, 2024) uses writings by early Muslims to map a history of material objects, relics, and tombs of prophetic figures as they were conceptualized in the 8th and 9th centuries. The book draws from various genres of writings, including biographies and hadith of the Prophet Muhammad and Qur'an commentaries and juristic compilations to capture the tensions and practices around tomb and relic veneration. Some of the discussion of Muslim relic veneration are polemical as they aim to establish some boundaries around similar pious practices amongst Jewish and Christian communities. In the process, we learn that there were indeed debates with regards to the post-mortem “traces” or “athar” of Muhammad's tomb, which then impacted how spaces associated with him were also perceived, as well as other prophetic figures like Ibrahim (Abraham) or Daniel. Such examples raise conceptual questions of absence and presence and Prophet Muhammad's capacity for intercession and obligatory versus non-obligatory rituals. In charting these early Muslim debates and narratives, Bursi masterfully captures the differing approaches Muslims had to holy bodies and sacred spaces. The book will be of interest to scholars who think about early Islamic history and also for scholars who work on contemporary Islamic material and shrine cultures. Shobhana Xavier is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Queen's University. More details about her research and scholarship may be found here and here. She may be reached at shobhana.xavier@queensu.ca. You can follow her on Twitter via @shobhanaxavier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Adam Bursi's Traces of the Prophets: Relics and Sacred Spaces in Early Islam (Edinburg University Press, 2024) uses writings by early Muslims to map a history of material objects, relics, and tombs of prophetic figures as they were conceptualized in the 8th and 9th centuries. The book draws from various genres of writings, including biographies and hadith of the Prophet Muhammad and Qur'an commentaries and juristic compilations to capture the tensions and practices around tomb and relic veneration. Some of the discussion of Muslim relic veneration are polemical as they aim to establish some boundaries around similar pious practices amongst Jewish and Christian communities. In the process, we learn that there were indeed debates with regards to the post-mortem “traces” or “athar” of Muhammad's tomb, which then impacted how spaces associated with him were also perceived, as well as other prophetic figures like Ibrahim (Abraham) or Daniel. Such examples raise conceptual questions of absence and presence and Prophet Muhammad's capacity for intercession and obligatory versus non-obligatory rituals. In charting these early Muslim debates and narratives, Bursi masterfully captures the differing approaches Muslims had to holy bodies and sacred spaces. The book will be of interest to scholars who think about early Islamic history and also for scholars who work on contemporary Islamic material and shrine cultures. Shobhana Xavier is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Queen's University. More details about her research and scholarship may be found here and here. She may be reached at shobhana.xavier@queensu.ca. You can follow her on Twitter via @shobhanaxavier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/middle-eastern-studies

Adam Bursi's Traces of the Prophets: Relics and Sacred Spaces in Early Islam (Edinburg University Press, 2024) uses writings by early Muslims to map a history of material objects, relics, and tombs of prophetic figures as they were conceptualized in the 8th and 9th centuries. The book draws from various genres of writings, including biographies and hadith of the Prophet Muhammad and Qur'an commentaries and juristic compilations to capture the tensions and practices around tomb and relic veneration. Some of the discussion of Muslim relic veneration are polemical as they aim to establish some boundaries around similar pious practices amongst Jewish and Christian communities. In the process, we learn that there were indeed debates with regards to the post-mortem “traces” or “athar” of Muhammad's tomb, which then impacted how spaces associated with him were also perceived, as well as other prophetic figures like Ibrahim (Abraham) or Daniel. Such examples raise conceptual questions of absence and presence and Prophet Muhammad's capacity for intercession and obligatory versus non-obligatory rituals. In charting these early Muslim debates and narratives, Bursi masterfully captures the differing approaches Muslims had to holy bodies and sacred spaces. The book will be of interest to scholars who think about early Islamic history and also for scholars who work on contemporary Islamic material and shrine cultures. Shobhana Xavier is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Queen's University. More details about her research and scholarship may be found here and here. She may be reached at shobhana.xavier@queensu.ca. You can follow her on Twitter via @shobhanaxavier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion

Adam Bursi's Traces of the Prophets: Relics and Sacred Spaces in Early Islam (Edinburg University Press, 2024) uses writings by early Muslims to map a history of material objects, relics, and tombs of prophetic figures as they were conceptualized in the 8th and 9th centuries. The book draws from various genres of writings, including biographies and hadith of the Prophet Muhammad and Qur'an commentaries and juristic compilations to capture the tensions and practices around tomb and relic veneration. Some of the discussion of Muslim relic veneration are polemical as they aim to establish some boundaries around similar pious practices amongst Jewish and Christian communities. In the process, we learn that there were indeed debates with regards to the post-mortem “traces” or “athar” of Muhammad's tomb, which then impacted how spaces associated with him were also perceived, as well as other prophetic figures like Ibrahim (Abraham) or Daniel. Such examples raise conceptual questions of absence and presence and Prophet Muhammad's capacity for intercession and obligatory versus non-obligatory rituals. In charting these early Muslim debates and narratives, Bursi masterfully captures the differing approaches Muslims had to holy bodies and sacred spaces. The book will be of interest to scholars who think about early Islamic history and also for scholars who work on contemporary Islamic material and shrine cultures. Shobhana Xavier is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Queen's University. More details about her research and scholarship may be found here and here. She may be reached at shobhana.xavier@queensu.ca. You can follow her on Twitter via @shobhanaxavier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EPYSODE 67: "Would You Believe", by Billy Nicholls. Guest: Billy Nicholls. Additional commentary by Uncle Herff. This week we present one of the most beautiful and bittersweet stories in 1960s British pop: Billy Nicholls' legendary 1968 album Would You Believe. Hailed by critics, this shimmering psych-pop masterpiece was shelved before its proper release and went on to become one of the rarest and most sought-after records in the collector world. We explore the album's lush orchestration, studio craftsmanship, and the influence of the Immediate Records scene, including the key roles played by producer Andrew Loog Oldham and some of Billy's famous musician friends. We discuss the label troubles, industry upheavals, and twists of fate that kept this stunning record in the shadows for decades. Plus a great story of how a Beatle helped kickstart Billy's career! Whether you're a long-time admirer of this wonderful album or discovering it for the first time, this epysode unpacks the music, the myth, and the enduring magic that transformed a once-lost LP into a psych-pop holy grail. I hope you dig "Would You Believe" as much as I do. - Farmer John ===CONNECT & SUPPORT=== Transport yourself into the realm of grooviness by supporting us on Patreon using this link --> patreon.com/FarmerJohnMusic Use this link to follow us on Facebook --> https://www.facebook.com/farmerjohnmusic/ Use this link to follow us on Instagram --> https://www.instagram.com/vinylrelics/ Use this link to follow us on TikTok --> https://www.tiktok.com/@vinylrelicspodcast Use this link to follow us on BlueSky --> https://bsky.app/profile/farmerjohnmusic.bsky.social And find us on X @VinylRelicsPod Email me @ ⁠farmerjohnmusic@gmail.com⁠ ===LINKS=== Check out Billy's albums and other merchandise here: https://www.billynicholls.com   ===THE MUSIC=== Songs used in this Epysode, in order of appearance. Here's a link to a Spotify playlist for all the tracks featured: *denotes track is not available on Spotify. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1WPmas1G4PACpC7Jy8VdEm?si=4a4261f398e545e3 *RELATIVELY CLEAN RIVERS "The Persian Caravan" THE SQUADRONAIRES “Cement Mixer” JOE BROWN “See You In My Dreams” EDDIE COCHRAN “Summertime Blues” THE EVERLY BROTHERS “When Will I Be Loved” BUDDY HOLLY “Crying, Waiting, Hoping” *BILLY NICHOLLS “Cut And Come Again” (demo) DEL SHANNON “Cut And Come Again” BILLY NICHOLLS “Would You Believe” BILLY NICHOLLS "Come Again" BILLY NICHOLLS "Life Is Short" BILLY NICHOLLS "Feeling Easy" BILLY NICHOLLS "Daytime Girl" BILLY NICHOLLS "Daytime Girl (Coda)" BILLY NICHOLLS "London Social Degree" BILLY NICHOLLS "Portobello Road" BILLY NICHOLLS "Question Mark" BILLY NICHOLLS "Being Happy" BILLY NICHOLLS "Girl From New York" BILLY NICHOLLS "It Brings Me Down" BILLY NICHOLLS “Kew” BILLY NICHOLLS “White Lightning” WHITE HORSE “Give It Up” WHITE HORSE “Can't Stop Loving You” PETE TOWNSHEND “Forever's No Time At All” BILLY NICHOLLS “Under One Banner” MORGAN “Flying High” ??MYSTERY ARTIST?? Tune in next week to find out... NEWPORT ELECTRIC "Written In The Cards" ^^That's my band. Shameless self-promotion!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Epysode 66: "Relatively Clean Rivers", by Relatively Clean Rivers. Additional commentary by Uncle Herff. This week we drop the needle on one of the most elusive albums in psych-folk/rock history: the self-titled 1976 release by Relatively Clean Rivers. Join us as we explore the origins of this enigmatic project, the visionary mind of Phil Pearlman, and the winding path that turned this quietly released LP into a collector's holy grail. We break down the album's dreamy acoustic textures and the unique blend of folk, country, and West Coast psychedelia that has kept crate diggers searching for original pressings for decades. Whether you're discovering it for the first time or revisiting a beloved classic, this epysode uncovers the legacy that make this record a true vinyl treasure. I hope you dig "Relatively Clean Rivers" as much as I do. - Farmer John ===CONNECT & SUPPORT=== Transport yourself into the realm of grooviness by supporting us on Patreon using this link --> patreon.com/FarmerJohnMusic Use this link to follow us on Facebook --> https://www.facebook.com/farmerjohnmusic/ Use this link to follow us on Instagram --> https://www.instagram.com/vinylrelics/ Use this link to follow us on TikTok --> https://www.tiktok.com/@vinylrelicspodcast Use this link to follow us on BlueSky --> https://bsky.app/profile/farmerjohnmusic.bsky.social And find us on X @VinylRelicsPod Email me @ ⁠farmerjohnmusic@gmail.com⁠ ===LINKS=== Karen Darby of The Beat of the Earth full interview: https://members.tripod.com/lysergia_2/LamaWorkshop/Bote/lamaBeatOfTheEarth.htm   ===THE MUSIC=== Songs used in this Epysode, in order of appearance. There is no playlist for this epysode as the album is not available on Spotify. TÍR NA NÓG "Dance Of Years" PHIL & THE FLAKES “Chrome Reversed Rails” BEAT OF THE EARTH “The Beat Of The Earth Side One” THE ELECTRONIC HOLE “The Golden Hill” THE ELECTRONIC HOLE “Love Will Find A Way” RELATIVELY CLEAN RIVERS "Easy Ride" RELATIVELY CLEAN RIVERS "Journey Through The Valley Of O" RELATIVELY CLEAN RIVERS "Babylon" RELATIVELY CLEAN RIVERS "Last Flight To Eden" RELATIVELY CLEAN RIVERS "Prelude" RELATIVELY CLEAN RIVERS "Hello Sunshine" RELATIVELY CLEAN RIVERS "They Knew What To Say" RELATIVELY CLEAN RIVERS "The Persian Caravan" RELATIVELY CLEAN RIVERS "A Thousand Years" ??MYSTERY ARTIST?? Tune in next week to find out... NEWPORT ELECTRIC "Nobody Sings The Blues Anymore" ^^ That's my band, this is shameless self-promotion!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Replant & Revitalize Podcast, Mark Clifton and Mark Hallock continue their conversation around church revitalization trends that may be resurfacing in today's ministry context. Drawing from Thom Rainer's article, “Twenty Relics of Church Past,” they examine which historic church practices are making a comeback—and what that means for pastors, church planters, and leaders serving in replant and revitalization settings. This discussion helps church leaders discern whether these returning practices are helpful tools for gospel ministry or remnants better left in the past. Church Practices and Ministry Trends Discussed Church choirs and their role in congregational worship The church parlor as a space for fellowship and connection Weekly home visitation as a discipleship strategy The return of hymnals in worship services Wednesday night fellowship meals and community-building A casual approach to recruiting children's ministry volunteers Program-driven philosophies of ministry Large pulpits and traditional sanctuary design Special music and choir anthems Food pantries as a community outreach tool Use of the King James Version (KJV) in preaching and teaching Office hours for ministry staff and accessibility Landline phones and church communication methods Whether you're leading a declining church, revitalizing a legacy congregation, or planting with an awareness of church history, this episode offers practical insight into how the past can inform the future of local church ministry. Resources Related to This Episode “Twenty Relics of Church Past” by Thom Rainer

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Ajahn Brahm shares mysterious stories about virtue, relics, faith and a cat. Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube  

Are some church traditions from the past making a comeback? In this episode of the Revitalize & Replant podcast, Mark Clifton and Mark Hallock discuss insights from an article by Thom Rainer that examines historical church practices that may be re-emerging in today's ministry context. This conversation helps pastors and church leaders think critically about tradition, culture, and ministry effectiveness—distinguishing between meaningful practices and those that may hinder church revitalization. In this episode, Mark and Mark discuss church practices that may be returning, including: Sunday evening worship services Stand-and-greet moments during worship Suits and ties in church attire The use of organs in worship services Printed church newsletters Prolonged and frequent business meetings Referring to small groups as “Sunday School” Whether you're leading a traditional congregation, revitalizing an aging church, or navigating cultural change, this episode offers helpful perspective on how churches can honor the past while staying mission-focused. Resources Related to This Episode: “Twenty Relics of Church Past” by Thom Rainer

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In this episode, BT interviews author Mark McPherson. Join us as we delve into the profound significance of relics, exploring their historical context, the interplay of faith and superstition in medieval society, and the personal journeys that shape our understanding of spirituality. Through a conversation with author Mark McPherson, the discussion unfolds around the power of storytelling, the nature of belief, and the rich tapestry of history that informs contemporary spirituality.Website: conquestoffoy.com

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On today's episode Kyler welcomes filmmaker Matthew Avant to discuss his compelling new documentary pilot, Roots and Relics. Inspired by his father's passion for history and a lifetime spent visiting historic sites, Matthew has created a show that focuses on the deep-seated stories behind family heirlooms. The conversation explores the project's origins, starting with Matthew's early days filming family interviews in 2001 and evolving into a series that uses unique artifacts as windows into the past.A central highlight of the discussion is the fascinating history of Blacktail Ranch, where Matthew filmed his pilot. He recounts the harrowing story of a 19th-century miner named Joe Baker, whose final words were discovered etched into a limestone rock after a grizzly bear attack—a "final text" from 1881 that now sits in a family museum alongside a 5-mile-deep cavern filled with 13,000-year-old artifacts. Beyond the history, Matthew shares insights into his creative process, working with host J.D. Hart, and his diverse background in sci-fi and horror filmmaking. Be sure to catch the screening of Roots and Relics at Dances with Films in New York City on Saturday, January 17th at 3:00 PM.---Episode Links:IG: @rootsandrelicstvMedia SavantDances with FilmsBlacktail Ranch

Um país atravessado por governos autoritários e misturas culturais e recentemente uma onda de protestos tomaram conta. Separe trinta minutos do seu dia e aprenda com o professor Vítor Soares (@profvitorsoares) sobre a História do Nepal.-Se você quiser ter acesso a episódios exclusivos e quiser ajudar o História em Meia Hora a continuar de pé, clique no link: www.apoia.se/historiaemmeiahoraConheça o meu canal no YouTube e assista o História em Dez Minutos!https://www.youtube.com/@profvitorsoaresConheça meu outro canal: História e Cinema!https://www.youtube.com/@canalhistoriaecinemaOuça "Reinaldo Jaqueline", meu podcast de humor sobre cinema e TV:https://open.spotify.com/show/2MsTGRXkgN5k0gBBRDV4okCompre o livro "História em Meia Hora - Grandes Civilizações"!https://a.co/d/47ogz6QCompre meu primeiro livro-jogo de história do Brasil "O Porão":https://amzn.to/4a4HCO8PIX e contato: historiaemmeiahora@gmail.comApresentação: Prof. Vítor Soares.Roteiro: Prof. Vítor Soares e Prof. Victor Alexandre (@profvictoralexandre)REFERÊNCIAS USADAS:- DES CHENE, Mary. Relics of Empire: A Cultural History of the Gurkhas, 1815–1987. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.- GELLNER, David N. Resistance and the State: Nepalese Experiences. New Delhi: Social Science Press, 2007.- GELLNER, David N. Religion, Secularism, and Ethnicity in Contemporary Nepal. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016.- LAWOTI, Mahendra. Towards a Democratic Nepal: Inclusive Political Institutions for a Multicultural Society. New Delhi: Sage, 2007.- LOCKE, John K. Karunamaya: The Cult of Avalokitesvara-Matsyendranath in the Valley of Nepal. Kathmandu: Sahayogi Press, 1980.- SLUSSER, Mary Shepherd. Nepal Mandala: A Cultural Study of the Kathmandu Valley. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1982- STILLER, Ludwig F. The Rise of the House of Gorkha: A Study in the Unification of Nepal, 1768–1816. Kathmandu: Human Resources Development Research Centre, 1975.- WHELPTON, John. A History of Nepal. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.

SPECIAL EPYSODE: The 2025 "In Memoriam" Fantasy Band Discussion. GUESTS: Uncle Herff and Christian Swain. In this special epysode, we honour the artists who left us in 2025 by building the ultimate “In Memoriam” Fantasy Band. Through reflection and a deep appreciation for their musical legacies, we imagine what it would sound like if these departed legends shared the same stage. We discuss their standout contributions, the impact they made on their genres, and why their absence leaves such a lasting void. It's part tribute, part creative celebration, and all heart. Whether you love fantasy band drafts, year-end music retrospectives, or simply want to remember the voices that shaped the soundtrack of our lives, this epysode offers a heartfelt and thoughtful sendoff. The great gig in the sky added some incredible talent this year. From all of us here, and on behalf of all the fans throughout the world, we say thank you for the incredible music you leave behind. RIP. ===CONNECT & SUPPORT=== Transport yourself into the realm of grooviness by supporting us on Patreon for as little as $2/month using this link --> patreon.com/FarmerJohnMusic Use this link to follow us on Facebook --> https://www.facebook.com/farmerjohnmusic/ Use this link to follow us on Instagram --> https://www.instagram.com/vinylrelics/ Use this link to follow us on TikTok --> https://www.tiktok.com/@vinylrelicspodcast Use this link to follow us on BlueSky --> https://bsky.app/profile/farmerjohnmusic.bsky.social And find us on X @VinylRelicsPod Email me @ ⁠farmerjohnmusic@gmail.com⁠   ===THE MUSIC=== Songs used in this Epysode, in order of appearance. Here's a link to a Spotify playlist for all the tracks featured. *denotes track is not available on Spotify. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0qpwMQ1gWbDiVAu7VwoEEH?si=1cf3a9b654974061 SLY & THE FAMILY STONE "Thank You" JANIS JOPLIN "Kozmic Blues" BLONDIE "Heart Of Glass" THE PRETTY THINGS "Don't Bring Me Down" THE BEACH BOYS "God Only Knows" CHAKA KHAN "Move Me No Mountain" JOHN MARTYN "Solid Air" BOOKER T. & THE MG'S "Green Onions" *WATCHPOCKET "Four Walls" OTIS REDDING "Try A Little Tenderness" TOM LEHRER "The Folk Song Army" THE BAND "Ophelia" THE BAND "Chest Fever" THE BAND "Whispering Pines" TERRY REID "Superlungs My Supergirl" TERRY REID "To Be Treated Rite" SLY & THE FAMILY STONE "Everyday People" SLY & THE FAMILY STONE "I Wanna Take You Higher" (live) CHRIS REA "The Road To Hell Part 2" JOE ELY "The Road Goes On Forever" THE YOUNGBLOODS "Get Together" KISS "Shock Me" ROBERTA FLACK "Killing Me Softly With His Song" THE ALARM "Rain In The Summertime" BADFINGER "I Can't Take It" MARIANNE FAITHFULL "Broken English" OZZY OSBOURNE "Crazy Train" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this episode of Trekking Through Time and Space... Hoai-Tran and Jacob encounter some "Relics" as James Doohan's Montgomery Scott makes his grand return in Star Trek: The Next Generation. But as Scotty says hello, a major Doctor Who character seemingly says goodbye over in "Face the Raven." Doctor Who: Face the Raven - 1:07 Star Trek: Relics - 38:38 Episode Rankings - 1:27:52 Logo by David Scaliatine. Send all questions, comments, concerns, suggestions, and complaints to trekkingtimepodcast@gmail.com Support us on Patreon for early access to new episodes, weekly bonus episodes, and more.

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Dive into Christmas true crime, Santa Claus history, and holiday folklore with the real medieval relic heist that helped shape the legend of Santa. In 1087, sailors from Bari, Italy break into the tomb of St. Nicholas in Myra (modern Turkey)—and the world's most famous Christmas icon gets a disturbingly real origin story.Inside the candlelit crypt, witnesses claim the tomb is flooded with mysterious liquid—the “manna” of St. Nicholas—and the thieves interpret it as a sign the saint approves. But back on shore, the people of Myra collapse into grief and fury, pleading for even a single fragment. And when the relics reach Bari, the celebration turns volatile: church power struggles, blood spilled in the saint's name, and a brand-new basilica built to lock the prize in place.Then the rivalry escalates. Venice returns to Myra and scoops up what Bari left behind—tiny fragments, crushed pieces, a second claim to the same saint. Centuries later, science steps into the story: anatomical studies, missing bones, and the unsettling realization that Santa's “origin story” includes grave-robbing, propaganda, and a relic war that rewrote Europe's holiday traditions.Inside this episode:The 1087 relic heist: how Bari's sailors infiltrate Myra and break into the tomb“Furta sacra”: the medieval logic that framed theft as holy rescueThe grief of Myra: a town begging for any piece of their protectorBari's power play: riots, control of the relics, and a basilica built for a stolen saintBari vs. Venice: the second “collection” of bones and a centuries-long relic rivalryMiracles and manna: the eerie liquid linked to St. Nicholas and why skeptics argue backThe Santa connection: how this crime helped carry St. Nicholas into Western Europe's Christmas traditionWe're telling that story tonight.

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How can you be more relaxed about your writing process? What are some specific ways to take the pressure off your art and help you enjoy the creative journey? With Joanna Penn and Mark Leslie Lefebvre. In the intro, Spotify 2025 audiobook trends; Audible + BookTok; NonFiction Authors Guide to SubStack; OpenAI and Disney agreement on Sora; India AI licensing; Business for Authors January webinars; Mark and Jo over the years Mark Leslie LeFebvre is the author of horror and paranormal fiction, as well as nonfiction books for authors. He's also an editor, professional speaker, and the Director of Business Development at Draft2Digital. Joanna Penn writes non-fiction for authors and is an award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thrillers, dark fantasy, and memoir as J.F. Penn. She's also an award-winning podcaster, creative entrepreneur, and international professional speaker. Mark and Jo co-wrote The Relaxed Author in 2021. You can listen to us talk about the process here. You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights, and the full transcript is below. Show Notes Why the ‘relaxed' author Write what you love Write at your own pace Write in a series (if you want to) Schedule time to fill the creative well and for rest and relaxation Improve your writing process — but only if it fits with your lifestyle You can find The Relaxed Author: Take the Pressure Off Your Art and Enjoy the Creative Journey on CreativePennBooks.com as well as on your favorite online store or audiobook platform, or order in your library or bookstore. You can find Mark Leslie Lefebvre and his books and podcast at Stark Reflections.ca Why the ‘relaxed' author? Joanna: The definition of relaxed is “free from tension and anxiety,” from the Latin laxus, meaning loose, and to be honest, I am not a relaxed or laid-back person in the broader sense. Back in my teens, my nickname at school was Highly Stressed. I'm a Type A personality, driven by deadlines and achieving goals. I love to work and I burned out multiple times in my previous career as an IT consultant. If we go away on a trip, I pack the schedule with back-to-back cultural things like museums and art galleries to help my book research. Or we go on adventure holidays with a clear goal, like cycling down the South-West coast of India. I can't even go for a long walk without training for another ultra-marathon! So I am not a relaxed person — but I am a relaxed author. If I wanted to spend most of my time doing something that made me miserable, I would go back to my old day job in consulting. I was paid well and worked fewer hours overall. But I measure my life by what I create, and if I am not working on a creative project, I am not able to truly relax in my downtime. There are always more things I want to learn and write about, always more stories to be told and knowledge to share. I don't want to kill my writing life by over-stressing or burning out as an author. I write what I love and follow my Muse into projects that feel right. I know how to publish and market books well enough to reach readers and make some money. I have many different income streams through my books, podcast and website. Of course, I still have my creative and business challenges as well as mindset issues, just like any writer. That never goes away. But after a decade as a full-time author entrepreneur, I have a mature creative business and I've relaxed into the way I do things. I love to write, but I also want a full and happy, healthy life. I'm still learning and improving as the industry shifts — and I change, too. I still have ambitious creative and financial goals, but I am going about them in a more relaxed way and in this book, I'll share some of my experiences and tips in the hope that you can discover your relaxed path, too. Mark: One of the most fundamental things you can do in your writing life is look at how you want to spend your time. I think back to the concept of: ‘You're often a reflection of the people you spend the most time with.' Therefore, typically, your best friend, or perhaps your partner, is often a person you love spending time with. Because there's something inherently special about spending time with this person who resonates in a meaningful way, and you feel more yourself because you're with them. In many ways, writing, or the path that you are on as a writer, is almost like being on a journey with an invisible partner. You are you. But you are also the writer you. And there's the two of you traveling down the road of life together. And so that same question arises. What kind of writer-self do you want to spend all your time with? Do you want to spend all your time with a partner that is constantly stressed out or constantly trying to reach deadlines based on somebody else's prescription of what success is? Or would you rather spend time with a partner who pauses to take a contemplative look at your own life, your own comfort, your own passion and the things that you are willing to commit to? Someone who allows that all to happen in a way that feels natural and comfortable to you. I'm a fan of the latter, of course, because then you can focus on the things you're passionate about and the things you're hopeful about rather than the things you're fearful about and those that bring anxiety and stress into your life. To me, that's part of being a relaxed author. That underlying acceptance before you start to plan things out. If the writing life is a marathon, not a sprint, then pacing, not rushing, may be the key. We have both seen burnout in the author community. People who have pushed themselves too hard and just couldn't keep up with the impossible pace they set for themselves. At times, indie authors would wear that stress, that anxiety, that rush to produce more and more, as a badge of honor. It's fine to be proud of the hard work that you do. It's fine to be proud of pushing yourself to always do better, and be better. But when you push too far — beyond your limits — you can ultimately do yourself more harm than good. Everyone has their own unique pace—something that they are comfortable with—and one key is to experiment until you find that pace, and you can settle in for the long run. There's no looking over your shoulder at the other writers. There's no panicking about the ones outpacing you. You're in this with yourself. And, of course, with those readers who are anticipating those clearly communicated milestones of your releases. I think that what we both want for authors is to see them reaching those milestones at their own paces, in their own comfort, delighting in the fact their readers are there cheering them on. Because we'll be silently cheering them along as well, knowing that they've set a pace, making relaxed author lifestyle choices, that will benefit them in the long run. “I'm glad you're writing this book. I know I'm not the only author who wants peace, moments of joy, and to enjoy the journey. Indie publishing is a luxury that I remember not having, I don't want to lose my sense of gratitude.” —Anonymous author from our survey Write what you love Joanna: The pandemic has taught us that life really is short. Memento mori — remember, you will die. What is the point of spending precious time writing books you don't want to write? If we only have a limited amount of time and only have a limited number of books that we can write in a lifetime, then we need to choose to write the books that we love. If I wanted a job doing something I don't enjoy, then I would have remained in my stressful old career as an IT consultant — when I certainly wasn't relaxed! Taking that further, if you try to write things you don't love, then you're going to have to read what you don't love as well, which will take more time. I love writing thrillers because that's what I love to read. Back when I was miserable in my day job, I would go to the bookstore at lunchtime and buy thrillers. I would read them on the train to and from work and during the lunch break. Anything for a few minutes of escape. That's the same feeling I try to give my readers now. I know the genre inside and out. If I had to write something else, I would have to read and learn that other genre and spend time doing things I don't love. In fact, I don't even know how you can read things you don't enjoy. I only give books a few pages and if they don't resonate, I stop reading. Life really is too short. You also need to run your own race and travel your own journey. If you try to write in a genre you are not immersed in, you will always be looking sideways at what other authors are doing, and that can cause comparisonitis — when you compare yourself to others, most often in an unfavorable way. Definitely not relaxing! Writing something you love has many intrinsic rewards other than sales. Writing is a career for many of us, but it's a passion first, and you don't want to feel like you've wasted your time on words you don't care about. “Write what you know” is terrible advice for a long-term career as at some point, you will run out of what you know. It should be “write what you want to learn about.” When I want to learn about a topic, I write a book on it because that feeds my curiosity and I love book research, it's how I enjoy spending my time, especially when I travel, which is also part of how I relax. If you write what you love and make it part of your lifestyle, you will be a far more relaxed author. Mark: It's common that writers are drawn into storytelling from some combination of passion, curiosity, and unrelenting interest. We probably read or saw something that inspired us, and we wanted to express those ideas or the resulting perspectives that percolated in our hearts and minds. Or we read something and thought, “Wow, I could do this; but I would have come at it differently or I would approach the situation or subject matter with my own flair.” So, we get into writing with passion and desire for storytelling. And then sometimes along the way, we recognize the critical value of having to become an entrepreneur, to understand the business of writing and publishing. And part of understanding that aspect of being an author is writing to market, and understanding shifts and trends in the industry, and adjusting to those ebbs and flows of the tide. But sometimes, we lose sight of the passion that drew us to writing in the first place. And so, writing the things that you love can be a beacon to keep you on course. I love the concept of “Do something that you love, and you'll never work a day in your life.” And that's true in some regard because I've always felt that way for almost my entire adult life. I've been very lucky. But at the same time, I work extremely hard at what I love. Some days are harder than others, and some things are really difficult, frustrating and challenging; but at the end of the day, I have the feeling of satisfaction that I spent my time doing something I believe in. I've been a bookseller my entire life even though I don't sell books in brick-and-mortar bookstores anymore—that act of physically putting books in people's hands. But to this day, what I do is virtually putting books in people's hands, both as an author and as an industry representative who is passionate about the book business. I was drawn to that world via my passion for writing. And that's what continues to compel me forward. I tried to leave the corporate world to write full time in 2018 but realized there was an intrinsic satisfaction to working in that realm, to embracing and sharing my insights and knowledge from that arena to help other writers. And I couldn't give that up. For me, the whole core, the whole essence of why I get up in the morning has to do with storytelling, creative inspiration, and wanting to inspire and inform other people to be the best that they can be in the business of writing and publishing. And that's what keeps me going when the days are hard. Passion as the inspiration to keep going There are always going to be days that aren't easy. There will be unexpected barriers that hit you as a writer. You'll face that mid-novel slump or realize that you have to scrap an entire scene or even plotline, and feel like going back and re-starting is just too much. You might find the research required to be overwhelming or too difficult. There'll be days when the words don't flow, or the inspiration that initially struck you seems to have abandoned you for greener pastures. Whatever it is, some unexpected frustration can create what can appear to be an insurmountable block. And, when that happens, if it's a project you don't love, you're more likely to let those barriers get in your way and stop you. But if it's a project that you're passionate about, and you're writing what you love, that alone can be what greases the wheels and helps reduce that friction to keep you going. At the end of the day, writing what you love can be a honing, grounding, and centering beacon that allows you to want to wake up in the morning and enjoy the process as much as possible even when the hard work comes along. “For me, relaxation comes from writing what I know and love and trusting the emergent process. As a discovery writer, I experience great joy when the story, characters and dialogue simply emerge in their own time and their own way. It feels wonderful.” — Valerie Andrews “Writing makes me a relaxed author. Just getting lost in a story of my own creation, discovering new places and learning what makes my characters tick is the best way I know of relaxing. Even the tricky parts, when I have no idea where I am going next, have a special kind of charm.” – Imogen Clark Write at your own pace Mark: Writing at your own pace will help you be a more relaxed author because you're not stressing out by trying to keep up with someone else. Of course, we all struggle with comparing ourselves to others. Take a quick look around and you can always find someone who has written more books than you. Nora Roberts, traditionally published author, writes a book a month. Lindsey Buroker, fantasy indie author, writes a book a month of over 100,000 words. If you compare yourself to someone else and you try to write at their pace, that is not going to be your relaxed schedule. On the other hand, if you compare yourself to Donna Tartt, who writes one book every decade, you might feel like some speed-demon crushing that word count and mastering rapid release. Looking at what others are doing could result in you thinking you're really slow or you could think that you're super-fast. What does that kind of comparison actually get you? I remember going to see a talk by Canadian literary author Farley Mowat when I was a young budding writer. I'll never forget one thing he said from that stage: “Any book that takes you less than four years to write is not a real book.” Young teenage Mark was devastated, hurt and disappointed to hear him say that because my favorite author at the time, Piers Anthony, was writing and publishing two to three novels a year. I loved his stuff, and his fantasy and science fiction had been an important inspiration in my writing at that time. (The personal notes I add to the end of my stories and novels came from enjoying his so much). That focus on there being only a single way, a single pace to write, ended up preventing me from enjoying the books I had already been loving because I was doing that comparisonitis Joanna talks about, but as a reader. I took someone else's perspective too much to heart and I let that ruin a good thing that had brought me personal joy and pleasure. It works the same way as a writer. Because we have likely developed a pattern, or a way that works for us that is our own. We all have a pace that we comfortably walk; a way we prefer to drive. A pattern or style of how and when and what we prefer to eat. We all have our own unique comfort food. There are these patterns that we're comfortable with, and potentially because they are natural to us. If you try to force yourself to write at a pace that's not natural to you, things can go south in your writing and your mental health. And I'm not suggesting any particular pace, except for the one that's most natural and comfortable to you. If writing fast is something that you're passionate about, and you're good at it, and it's something you naturally do, why would you stop yourself from doing that? Just like if you're a slow writer and you're trying to write fast: why are you doing that to yourself? There's a common pop song line used by numerous bands over the years that exhorts you to “shake what you got.” I like to think the same thing applies here. And do it with pride and conviction. Because what you got is unique and awesome. Own it, and shake it with pride. You have a way you write and a word count per writing session that works for you. And along with that, you likely know what time you can assign to writing because of other commitments like family time, leisure time, and work (assuming you're not a full-time writer). Simple math can provide you with a way to determine how long it will take to get your first draft written. So, your path and plans are clear. And you simply take the approach that aligns with your writer DNA. Understanding what that pace is for you helps alleviate an incredible amount of stress that you do not need to thrust upon yourself. Because if you're not going to be able to enjoy it while you're doing it, what's the point? Your pace might change project to project While your pace can change over time, your pace can also change project to project. And sometimes the time actually spent writing can be a smaller portion of the larger work involved. I was on a panel at a conference once and someone asked me how long it took to write my non-fiction book of ghost stories, Haunted Hamilton. “About four days,” I responded. And while that's true — I crafted the first draft over four long and exhausting days writing as much as sixteen hours each day — the reality was I had been doing research for months. But the pen didn't actually hit the paper until just a few days before my deadline to turn the book over to my editor. That was for a non-fiction book; but I've found I do similar things with fiction. I noodle over concepts and ideas for months before I actually commit words to the page. The reason this comes to mind is that I think it's important to recognize the way that I write is I first spend a lot of time in my head to understand and chew on things. And then by the time it comes to actually getting the words onto the paper, I've already done much of the pre-writing mentally. It's sometimes not fair when you're comparing yourself to someone else to look at how long they physically spend in front of a keyboard hammering on that word count, because they might have spent a significantly longer amount of a longer time either outlining or conceptualizing the story in their mind or in their heart before they sat down to write. So that's part of the pace, too. Because sometimes, if we only look at the time spent at the ‘writer's desk,' we fool ourselves when we think that we're a slow writer or a fast writer. Joanna: Your pace will change over your career My first novel took 14 months and now I can write a first draft in about six weeks because I have more experience. It's also more relaxing for me to write a book now than it was in the beginning, because I didn't know what I was doing back then. Your pace will change per project I have a non-fiction work in progress, my Shadow Book (working title), which I have started several times. I have about 30,000 words but as I write this, I have backed away from it because I'm (still) not ready. There's a lot more research and thinking I need to do. Similarly, some people take years writing a memoir or a book with such emotional or personal depth that it needs more to bring it to life. Your pace will also shift depending on where you are in the arc of life Perhaps you have young kids right now, or you have a health issue, or you're caring for someone who is ill. Perhaps you have a demanding day job so you have less time to write. Perhaps you really need extended time away from writing, or just a holiday. Or maybe there's a global pandemic and frankly, you're too stressed to write! The key to pacing in a book is variability — and that's true of life, too. Write at the pace that works for you and don't be afraid to change it as you need to over time. “I think the biggest thing for me is reminding myself that I'm in this to write. Sometimes I can get caught up in all the moving pieces of editing and publishing and marketing, but the longer I go without writing, or only writing because I have to get the next thing done instead of for enjoyment, the more stressed and anxious I become. But if I make time to fit in what I truly love, which is the process of writing without putting pressure on myself to meet a deadline, or to be perfect, or to meet somebody else's expectations — that's when I become truly relaxed.” – Ariele Sieling Write in a series (if you want to) Joanna: I have some stand-alone books but most of them are in series, both for non-fiction and for my fiction as J.F. Penn. It's how I like to read and write. As we draft this book, I'm also writing book 12 in my ARKANE series, Tomb of Relics. It's relaxing because I know my characters, I know my world; I know the structure of how an ARKANE story goes. I know what to put in it to please my readers. I have already done the work to set up the series world and the main characters and now all I need is a plot and an antagonist. It's also quicker to write and edit because I've done it before. Of course, you need to put in the work initially so the series comes together, but once you've set that all up, each subsequent book is easier. You can also be more relaxed because you already have an audience who will (hopefully) buy the book because they bought the others. You will know approximately how many sales you'll get on launch and there will be people ready to review. Writing in a non-fiction series is also a really good idea because you know your audience and you can offer them more books, products and services that will help them within a niche. While they might not be sequential, they should be around the same topic, for example, this is part of my Books for Authors series. Financially, it makes sense to have a series as you will earn more revenue per customer as they will (hopefully) buy more than one book. It's also easier and more relaxing to market as you can set one book to free or a limited time discount and drive sales through to other books in the series. Essentially, writing a book in a series makes it easier to fulfill both creative and financial goals. However, if you love to read and write stand-alone books, and some genres suit stand-alones better than series anyway, then, of course, go with what works for you! Mark: I like to equate this to no matter where you travel in the world, if you find a McDonald's you pretty much know what's on the menu and you know what to expect. When you write in a series, it's like returning to hang out with old friends. You know their backstory; you know their history so you can easily fall into a new conversation about something and not have to get caught up on understanding what you have in common. So that's an enormous benefit of relaxing into something like, “Oh, I'm sitting down over coffee, chatting with some old friends. They're telling me a new story about something that happened to them. I know who they are, I know what they're made out of.” And this new plot, this new situation, they may have new goals, they may have new ways they're going to grow as characters, but they're still the same people that we know and love. And that's a huge benefit that I only discovered recently because I'm only right now working on book four in my Canadian Werewolf series. Prior to that, I had three different novels that were all the first book in a series with no book two. And it was stressful for me. Writing anything seemed to take forever. I was causing myself anxiety by jumping around and writing new works as opposed to realizing I could go visit a locale I'm familiar and comfortable with. And I can see new things in the same locale just like sometimes you can see new things and people you know and love already, especially when you introduce something new into the world and you see how they react to it. For me, there's nothing more wonderful than that sort of homecoming. It's like a nostalgic feeling when you do that. I've seen a repeated pattern where writers spend years writing their first book. I started A Canadian Werewolf in New York in 2006 and I did not publish it until ten years later, after finishing it in 2015. (FYI, that wasn't my first novel. I had written three and published one of them prior to that). That first novel can take so long because you're learning. You're learning about your characters, about the craft, about the practice of writing, about the processes that you're testing along the way. And if you are working on your first book and it's taking longer than planned, please don't beat yourself up for that. It's a process. Sometimes that process takes more time. I sometimes wonder if this is related to our perception of time as we age. When you're 10 years old, a day compared to your lifetime is a significant amount of time, and thinking about a year later is considering a time that is one-tenth of your life. When you have a few more decades or more under your belt, that year is a smaller part of the whole. If you're 30, a year is only one-thirtieth of your life. A much smaller piece. Just having written more books, particularly in a series, removes the pressure of that one book to represent all of you as a writer. I had initial anxiety at writing the second book in my Canadian Werewolf series. Book two was more terrifying in some ways than book one because finally, after all this time, I had something good that I didn't want to ruin. Should I leave well enough alone? But I was asked to write a short story to a theme in an anthology, and using my main character from that first novel allowed me to discover I could have fun spending more time with these characters and this world. And I also realized that people wanted to read more about these characters. I didn't just want to write about them, but other people wanted to read about them too. And that makes the process so much easier to keep going with them. So one of the other benefits that helps to relax me as a writer working on a series is I have a better understanding of who my audience is, and who my readers are, and who will want this, and who will appreciate it. So I know what worked, I know what resonated with them, and I know I can give them that next thing. I have discovered that writing in a series is a far more relaxed way of understanding your target audience better. Because it's not just a single shot in the dark, it's a consistent on-going stream. Let me reflect on a bit of a caveat, because I'm not suggesting sticking to only a single series or universe. As writers, we have plenty of ideas and inspirations, and it's okay to embrace some of the other ones that come to us. When I think about the Canadian rock trio, Rush, a band that produced 19 studio albums and toured for 40 years, I acknowledge a very consistent band over the decades. And yet, they weren't the same band that they were when they started playing together, even though it was the same three guys since Neil Peart joined Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. They changed what they wrote about, what they sang about, themes, styles, approaches to making music, all of this. They adapted and changed their style at least a dozen times over the course of their career. No album was exactly like the previous album, and they experimented, and they tried things. But there was a consistency of the audience that went along with them. And as writers, we can potentially have that same thing where we know there are going to be people who will follow us. Think about Stephen King, a writer who has been writing in many different subjects and genres. And yet there's a core group of people who will enjoy everything he writes, and he has that Constant Reader he always keeps in mind. And so, when we write in a series, we're thinking about that constant reader in a more relaxed way because that constant reader, like our characters, like our worlds, like our universes, is like we're just returning to a comfortable, cozy spot where we're just going to hang out with some good friends for a bit. Or, as the contemplative Rush song Time Stand Still expresses, the simple comfort and desire of spending some quality time having a drink with a friend. Schedule time to fill the creative well and for rest and relaxation Mark: What we do as writers is quite cerebral, so we need to give ourselves mental breaks in the same way we need to sleep regularly. Our bodies require sleep. And it's not just physical rest for our bodies to regenerate, it's for our minds to regenerate. We need that to stay sane, to stay alive, to stay healthy. The reality for us as creatives is that we're writing all the time, whether or not we're in front of a keyboard or have a pen in our hand. We're always writing, continually sucking the marrow from the things that are happening around us, even when we're not consciously aware of it. And sometimes when we are more consciously aware of it, that awareness can feel forced. It can feel stressful. When you give yourself the time to just let go, to just relax, wonderful things can happen. And they can come naturally, never feeling that urgent sense of pressure. Downtime, for me, is making space for those magic moments to happen. I was recently listening to Episode 556 of The Creative Penn podcast where Joanna talked about the serendipity of those moments when you're traveling and you're going to a museum and you see something. And you're not consciously there to research for a book, but you see something that just makes a connection for you. And you would not have had that for your writing had you not given yourself the time to just be doing and enjoying something else. And so, whenever I need to resolve an issue or a problem in a project I'm writing, which can cause stress, I will do other things. I will go for a run or walk the dogs, wash the dishes or clean the house. Or I'll put on some music and sing and dance like nobody is watching or listening—and thank goodness for that, because that might cause them needless anxiety. The key is, I will do something different that allows my mind to just let go. And somewhere in the subconscious, usually the answer comes to me. Those non-cerebral activities can be very restorative. Yesterday, my partner Liz and I met her daughter at the park. And while we quietly waited, the two of us wordlessly enjoyed the sights and sounds of people walking by, the river in the background, the wind blowing through the leaves in the trees above us. That moment wasn't a purposeful, “Hey, we're going to chill and relax.” But we found about five minutes of restorative calm in the day. A brief, but powerful ‘Ah' moment. And when I got back to writing this morning, I drew upon some of the imagery from those few minutes. I didn't realize at the time I was experiencing the moment yesterday that I was going to incorporate some of that imagery in today's writing session. And that's the serendipity that just flows very naturally in those scheduled and even unscheduled moments of relaxation. Joanna: I separate this into two aspects because I'm good at one and terrible at the other! I schedule time to fill the creative well as often as possible. This is something that Julia Cameron advises in The Artist's Way, and I find it an essential part of my creative practice. Essentially, you can't create from an empty mind. You have to actively seek out ways to spark ideas. International travel is a huge part of my fiction inspiration, in particular. This has been impossible during the pandemic and has definitely impacted my writing. I also go to exhibitions and art galleries, as well as read books, watch films and documentaries. If I don't fill my creative well, then I feel empty, like I will never have another idea, that perhaps my writing life is over. Some people call that writer's block but I know that feeling now. It just means I haven't filled my creative well and I need to schedule time to do that so I can create again. Consume and produce. That's the balance you need in order to keep the creative well filled and the words flowing. In terms of scheduling time to relax instead of doing book research, I find this difficult because I love to work. My husband says that I'm like a little sports car that goes really, really fast and doesn't stop until it hits a wall. I operate at a high productivity level and then I crash! But the restrictions of the pandemic have helped me learn more about relaxation, after much initial frustration. I have walked in nature and lain in the garden in the hammock and recently, we went to the seaside for the first time in 18 months. I lay on the stones and watched the waves. I was the most relaxed I've been in a long time. I didn't look at my phone. I wasn't listening to a podcast or an audiobook. We weren't talking. We were just being there in nature and relaxing. Authors are always thinking and feeling because everything feeds our work somehow. But we have to have both aspects — active time to fill the creative well and passive time to rest and relax. “I go for lots of walks and hikes in the woods. These help me work out the kinks in my plots, and also to feel more relaxed! (Exercise is an added benefit!)” –T.W. Piperbrook Improve your writing process — but only if it fits with your lifestyle Joanna: A lot of stress can occur in writing if we try to change or improve our process too far beyond our natural way of doing things. For example, trying to be a detailed plotter with a spreadsheet when you're really a discovery writer, or trying to dictate 5,000 words per hour when you find it easier to hand write slowly into a journal. Productivity tips from other writers can really help you tweak your personal process, but only if they work for you — and I say this as someone who has a book on Productivity for Authors! Of course, it's a good idea to improve things, but once you try something, analyze whether it works for you — either with data or just how you feel. If it works, great. Adopt it into your process. If it doesn't work, then discard it. For example, I wrote my first novel in Microsoft Word. When I discovered Scrivener, I changed my process and never looked back because it made my life so much easier. I don't write in order and Scrivener made it easier to move things around. I also discovered that it was easier for me to get into my first draft writing and creating when I was away from the desk I use for business, podcasting, and marketing tasks. I started to write in a local cafe and later on in a co-working space. During the pandemic lockdown, I used specific playlists to create a form of separation as I couldn't physically go somewhere else. Editing is an important part of the writing process but you have to find what works for you, which will also change over time. Some are authors are more relaxed with a messy first draft, then rounds of rewrites while working with multiple editors. Others do one careful draft and then use a proofreader to check the finished book. There are as many ways to write as there are writers. A relaxed author chooses the process that works in the most effective way for them and makes the book the best it can be. Mark: When it comes to process, there are times when you're doing something that feels natural, versus times when you're learning a new skill. Consciously and purposefully learning new skills can be stressful; particularly because it's something we often put so much emphasis or importance upon. But when you adapt on-going learning as a normal part of your life, a natural part of who and what you are, that stress can flow away. I'm always about learning new skills; but over time I've learned how to absorb learning into my everyday processes. I'm a pantser, or discovery writer, or whatever term we can apply that makes us feel better about it. And every time I've tried to stringently outline a book, it has been a stressful experience and I've not been satisfied with the process or the result. Perhaps I satisfied the part of me that thought I wanted to be more like other writers, but I didn't satisfy the creative person in me. I was denying that flow that has worked for me. I did, of course, naturally introduce a few new learnings into my attempts to outline; so I stuck with those elements that worked, and abandoned the elements that weren't working, or were causing me stress. The thought of self-improvement often comes with images of blood, sweat, and tears. It doesn't have to. You don't have to bleed to do this; it can be something that you do at your own pace. You can do it in a way that you're comfortable with so it's causing you no stress, but allowing you to learn and grow and improve. And if it doesn't work but you force yourself to keep doing it because a famous writer or a six-figure author said, “this is the way to do it,” you create pressure. And when you don't do it that way, you can think of yourself as a failure as opposed to thinking of it as, “No, this is just the way that I do things.” When you accept how you do things, if they result in effectively getting things done and feeling good about it at the same time, you have less resistance, you have less friction, you have less tension. Constantly learning, adapting, and evolving is good. But forcing ourselves to try to be or do something that we are not or that doesn't work for us, that causes needless anxiety. “I think a large part of it comes down to reminding myself WHY I write. This can mean looking back at positive reviews, so I can see how much joy others get from my writing, or even just writing something brand new for the sake of exploring an idea. Writing something just for me, rather than for an audience, reminds me how much I enjoy writing, which helps me to unwind a bit and approach my projects with more playfulness.” – Icy Sedgwick You can find The Relaxed Author: Take the Pressure Off Your Art and Enjoy the Creative Journey on CreativePennBooks.com as well as on your favorite online store or audiobook platform, or order in your library or bookstore. The post The Relaxed Author Writing Tips With Joanna Penn and Mark Leslie Lefebvre first appeared on The Creative Penn.

EPYSODE 65: "Tír na nÓg" by Tír na nÓg. Guest: Tír na nÓg's Leo O'Kelly. Additional commentary by Uncle Herff. ===CONNECT & SUPPORT=== Transport yourself into the realm of grooviness by supporting us on Patreon for as little as $2/month using this link --> patreon.com/FarmerJohnMusic Use this link to follow us on Facebook --> https://www.facebook.com/farmerjohnmusic/ Use this link to follow us on Instagram --> https://www.instagram.com/vinylrelics/ Use this link to follow us on TikTok --> https://www.tiktok.com/@vinylrelicspodcast Use this link to follow us on BlueSky --> https://bsky.app/profile/farmerjohnmusic.bsky.social And find us on X @VinylRelicsPod Email me @ ⁠farmerjohnmusic@gmail.com⁠   ===THE MUSIC=== Songs used in this Epysode, in order of appearance. Here's a link to a Spotify playlist for all the tracks featured. *denotes track is not available on Spotify. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4zM5HEbJCVWYXGZ6kYflLN?si=2bfa118b1bc740df *MAY BLITZ "Smoking The Day Away" ELVIS PRESLEY “Guitar Man” EMMET SPICELAND “Bunclody” EMMET SPICELAND “Mary From Dungloe” JONI MITCHELL “Night In The City” TÍR NA NÓG: "Time Is Like A Promise" TÍR NA NÓG: "Mariner Blues" TÍR NA NÓG: "Daisy Lady" TÍR NA NÓG: "Tír na nÓg" TÍR NA NÓG: "Aberdeen Angus" TÍR NA NÓG: "Looking Up" TÍR NA NÓG: "Boat Song" TÍR NA NÓG: "Our Love Will Not Decay" TÍR NA NÓG: "Hey Friend" TÍR NA NÓG: "Dance Of Years" TÍR NA NÓG: "Live A Day" TÍR NA NÓG: "Picadilly" TÍR NA NÓG: "Dante" TÍR NA NÓG “The Lady I Love” TÍR NA NÓG “So Freely” TÍR NA NÓG “Two White Horses” TÍR NA NÓG “Most Magical” TÍR NA NÓG “Strong In The Sun” NICK DRAKE “Place To Be” TÍR NA NÓG “Free Ride” SONNY CONDELL “Down In The City” *SCULLION “Carol” *LEO O'KELLY “Will" *LEO O'KELLY “I Prayed To The Devil Last Night” TÍR NA NÓG “I Have Known Love” TÍR NA NÓG “You In Yellow” ??MYSTERY ARTIST?? Tune in next week to find out... NEWPORT ELECTRIC "I Will Wait" ^^That's my band. Shameless self-promotion!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices