A podcast by three red-headed fantasy authors talking about everything from academic mythology to dick jokes (and sometimes, both at once), as well as the role of fanfiction as an integral yet oft-overlooked part of the literary conversation and in the broader cultural context. It is, obviously, a podcast of extremely deep literary merit.
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A podcast by three red-headed fantasy authors talking about everything from academic mythology to dick jokes (and sometimes, both at once), as well as the role of fanfiction as an integral yet oft-overlooked part of the literary conversation and in the broader cultural context. It is, obviously, a podcast of extremely deep literary merit.
On this week's episode, Macey is forcing us to put on our hiking shoes and dragging us out into the forest to look at some "really nice moss." The tentpoles we’re discussing are Princess Mononoke, Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh, and Ursula K. Le Guin’s story ‘Vaster Than Empires and More Slow.’
What We’re Into Lately
‘a kind of dwell and welcome’ by leupagusReputation by Lex Croucher Seven Days in June by Tia Williamsorange_crushed ‘s Untamed fics (esp Pentimento.)And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee MohamedThe Necessity of Stars by E. Catherine ToblerVictoria Goddard’s books:Greenwing & Dart series (esp Love-in-a-Mist)Ask A Mortician Youtube Channel
Other Stuff We Mentioned
Ted Lasso Gundam WingPonyoRobin Hood legendsHannibalThe Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham JonesThe Jungle Book by Ruyard KiplingThe Secret Life of the Forest by Richard M. KetchumThe Hidden Life of Trees by by Peter WohllebenPandoQISemiosis by Sue BurkeBrain coralGreen Man motifFor the Wolf by Hannah WhittenHild by Nicola GriffithThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter series by J.K. RowlingSpinning Silver by Naomi NovikInto the WoodsSorrowland by Rivers SolomonBlack SailsVikingsMagician by Raymond E. FeistThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsWestworldStargate: AtlantisStar Wars: Return of the JediBlack Spot TV showAvatar Avatar: The Last AirbenderPocahontasAnnihilation by Jeff VanderMeerBTS Episode 16: A Bump In the Night, and Not the Sexy KindEntangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin SheldrakeMerlin Sheldrake’s YouTube video showing him eating book fungusBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. MannEager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben GoldfarbThe Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter WohllebenAround the World In 80 Trees by Jonathan Drori‘Colors of the Wind’ from PochahontasThe Biggest Estate On Earth: How Aborigines Made Australia by Bill GammageTomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden
For Next Time
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
Content WarningsRacism (in ‘Vaster Than Empires and More Slow’)Problematic portrayal of an autistic character (in ‘Vaster Than Empires and More Slow’)
Transcription
The transcript for this episode is available here! Thanks to our team of scribes for their great work!
Be The Serpent
A podcast by three red-headed fantasy authors talking about everything from academic mythology to dick jokes (and sometimes, both at once), as well as the role of fanfiction as an integral yet oft-overlooked part of the literary conversation and in the broader cultural context. It is, obviously, a podcast of extremely deep literary merit.
