Monica Murray Derr Podcasts

We are once again squeaking into a liturgical season. Before (or as) we switch from white (to red) to green, join me as I ramble though The Return of the King, which I think you'll find is pretty liturgically appropriate. Thanks for listening! Support the show or follow me around the internet: Twitter Instagram Website…

Join me on this low-energy ramble though The Two Towers. It is very late and I am very tired. I did my best. German listeners: I know you're from Frankfurt. I don't know why I said Munich. It was late and I still love you. Please don't leave me. Thanks for listening! Support the show or follow me around the internet: Twitter Instagram Website…

Join me as a I ramble through The Fellowship of the Ring. I don't have much to say about that, as I said quite a bit in the episode. Thanks for listening! Support the show or follow me around the internet: Twitter Instagram WebsiteBy Monica Murray Derr

I may have missed the entire (quite long) Christmas season, but I squeaking in there with Ordinary Time. Join me as a muddle through The Children of Hurin. It's not my finest work, but you'll at least get a chance to laugh at me. Join me sometime in Lent for wherever I happen to be in The Lord of the Rings! Thanks for listening! Support the show or…

Well, I'm (there and) back (again). In my ongoing endeavor to not leave this alone for months on end, I've embarked on what I'm calling "my liturgical year of Tolkien." It's Advent, and I'm starting with the Hobbit because reasons. This episode consists primarily of me telling you about all the weirdest bits from the 1977 cartoon. Enjoy. Thanks for…

A sort of review of the new adaptation of Persuasion on Netflix starring Dakota Johnson. You may or may not like it. The movie, not the episode. This episode is great and you will love it. Thanks for listening! Support the show or follow me around the internet: Twitter Instagram WebsiteBy Monica Murray Derr

I got to read Anthony Doerr's new novel Cloud Cuckoo Land before it comes out this Tuesday, so I reviewed it for you all. TL;DR version: it's good, you should read it. Thanks for listening! Support the show or follow me around the internet: Twitter Instagram WebsiteBy Monica Murray Derr

I read Ender's Game over Labor Day Weekend and then I decided to revisit the movie. It's a bit of a slippery fish when it comes to adapting this particular IP and maybe it should just be left alone. Beware: spoilers abound. Thanks for listening! Support the show or follow me around the internet: Twitter Instagram Website…

Don't let FOMO (do people still say that?) lead to resentment. Plus I tease some upcoming content. Watch this space! (Do people still say that?) Thanks for listening! Support the show or follow me around the internet: Twitter Instagram WebsiteBy Monica Murray Derr

Join me as I drone on about the various languages I took at various points in my education in my perpetual search for the point that I was trying to make. This time said point is about which language I should dedicate my precious free time to teaching myself. Thanks for listening! Support the show or follow me around the internet: Twitter Instagram…

I am a big fan of the Loki series that just concluded its first season on Disney+. Give a listen as I go through the show episode by episode with my takes and reactions. There will be spoilers. So many spoilers. I think the only thing I don't spoil is Alligator Loki. ...whoops. Thanks for listening! Support the show or follow me around the internet…

You may have noticed there was no episode last weekend. Was it because it was Independence Day? Was it because I forgot? Or am I trying to buy myself time because I don't have anything else recorded? Who's to say? Whatever the reason, feast your ears on some poetry, both proper poets' poetry, read badly by me, and some other poetry, written badly b…

What is it that makes you see yourself in a fictional character? Or, what is it about a fictional character that makes you feel represented by them? I take issue with the popular understanding of representation in media in an episode that might get me in trouble if, you know, anyone were listening. Thanks for listening! Support the show or follow m…

I admit to just not knowing some stuff that may or may not be important and I probably reveal that I know even less than I think I do. Thanks for listening! Support the show or follow me around the internet: Twitter Instagram WebsiteBy Monica Murray Derr

This time I try not to ramble (thoughII probably fail) while exploring what happens when an introvert does an extrovert's job. Jessica Pan's excellent book Thanks for listening! Support the show or follow me around the internet: Twitter Instagram WebsiteBy Monica Murray Derr

The first episode! I attempt to weigh the pros and cons of writing in books, but I mainly just ramble about the time I read a used copy of Brideshead Revisited. Thanks for listening! Support the show or follow me around the internet: Twitter Instagram WebsiteBy Monica Murray Derr