Episode 105: Queen of Mystery & Magic allows us to escape to New Orleans for a time to explore the poetry surrounding Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen, who lived a life unlike many popular stories about her have led us to believe.
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Episode 104: A Woman Ferocious and Untameable
Episode 104: A Woman Ferocious and Untameable delves into the folklore of Baba Yaga, the Slavic witch of folktale, literature and popular culture. We have frequent mentions of cannibalism also, without actually using the word “cannibalism.” We do not have the courage that Baba Yaga has! But you do so LISTEN!
103: An Improper Witch
Episode 102: She’s a Witch!
Episode 101: A Little Comma-Raderie
Episode 100: Excess Fowl Who Came to Earth
Episode 100: You Tube Video Link
Episode 99: Haiku Hit-Me Stance
Episode 98: The Dude Inside of You
Episode 97: Fruit of the Unenclosed Land
Episode 96: To Ramble About Plundering
Episode 96: To Ramble About Plundering includes discussion of one of the best poems we have received at the museum in quite some time. Check out Holly Van Auken’s “In Its Time” and then tolerate Bill and Shaun getting into aesthetics, strip malls, Barbie jokes and more.