Best Girl Friday Productions Podcasts (2023)

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Mortal Pretensions in John Donne’s “Death Be Not Proud” (Holy Sonnet 10) 57:49

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A recusant Catholic turned Protestant, a rake turned priest, a scholar, lawyer, politician, soldier, secretary, sermonizer, and of course, a poet— John Donne’s biography contains so many scuttled identities and discrete lives, perhaps its no wonder that his great subjects were mortality and death. His Holy Sonnets, likely composed between 1609 and …

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Trauma and Repetition in Roman Polanski’s “Chinatown” (1974) 48:34

1M ago48:34

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Roman Polanksi’s 1974 film “Chinatown” seems to have little to do with its titular neighborhood, which is the setting for only one horrible and final scene. Chinatown functions instead to represent the traumatic moment that drives this story just because it is hidden from view—a place indecipherable even to the hard-boiled private investigator who …

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The Good Story Podcast

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Episode 33: Sara Zarr YA & Middle Grade Author 1:02:58

2M ago1:02:58

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Join Mary Kole and Sara Zarr as they talk about the complex realities surrounding publishing and becoming a career author within a rapidly shifting young adult and middle grade marketplace. Sara Zarr brings insight and personal experiences to surviving the sudden and drastic changes within the YA marketplace, such as the popularization of certain Y…

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Better and Bested in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” 59:06

2M ago59:06

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It’s a play full of contradictions, secrets, lies, and unspoken rules. It’s a play decidedly for adults, but about a child—an imaginary one, no less. It takes place on a college campus, but it is absent of students. And it’s about “fun and games” and “playing pretend,” but its games are harsh and shocking, and playing pretend involves vengeance and…

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Pagan Poetics in “Sunday Morning” by Wallace Stevens 1:14:46

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Wallace Stevens was an ungainly insurance executive, but his poetry is serene and secularly reverential. In particular, his poem “Sunday Morning” seems to suggest that the rhythm of the natural world—if we give it enough rapt attention—is as good as any chant or prayer. But can a return to nature worship solve the problem of nihilism, once monothei…

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Friday Night Moms

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Normalizing Blended Families w/ Courtney Ottrix 1:23:00

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Welcome to Friday Night Moms, a weekly podcast where we grab drinks and unpack the new normal of motherhood. We’re your hosts Celia and Danielle, long-time friends, entrepreneurs, and #boymoms. Celia is an interior designer and owner of the online concept store, Sticki Icki, and Danielle is a social entrepreneur, marketer, photo producer, and owner…

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Production for Use in “His Girl Friday” 54:39

4M ago54:39

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Before she settles down to life of homemaking, security, and insurance policies with Bruce Baldwin in Albany, star reporter Hildy Johnson has one more story to write for her ex-husband and ex-boss Walter Burns, editor of the Morning Post. Hildy must write up an interview with convicted killer Earl Williams that will grant him a last-minute reprieve…

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The Good Story Podcast

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Episode 32: J.C. Geiger, YA Author & Mixtape Maker 1:08:27

4M ago1:08:27

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Tune in for a chat with Mary Kole's long-time friend in the children's publishing space, YA Author J.C. Geiger. He tells all about how he made an epic mixtape with music no one's heard before (and met his heroes in the process), writing young adult characters, the future of post-pandemic fiction, and—of course—the power of music. Website: https://j…

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Post-Doctoral Bedevilment in Christopher Marlowe’s “Dr. Faustus” 1:12:30

5M ago1:12:30

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Dr. Faustus expected more from his education. After a lifetime of study, his professional options—philosophy, medicine, law, and theology—all seem disappointingly ordinary. He is of course not the first to have this experience. At a societal level, the promise of knowledge is power, especially once it has become technology. At an individual level, …

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Friday Night Moms

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Therapy & Healing Work w/ Aseanté Renee 46:18

5M ago46:18

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Welcome to Friday Night Moms, a weekly podcast where we grab drinks and unpack the new normal of motherhood. We’re your hosts Celia and Danielle, long-time friends, entrepreneurs, and #boymoms. Celia is an interior designer and owner of the online concept store, Sticki Icki, and Danielle is a social entrepreneur, marketer, photo producer, and owner…

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Mommy Chaos 31:38

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Welcome to Friday Night Moms, a weekly podcast where we grab drinks and unpack the new normal of motherhood. We’re your hosts Celia and Danielle, long-time friends, entrepreneurs, and #boymoms. Celia is an interior designer and owner of the online concept store, Sticki Icki, and Danielle is a social entrepreneur, marketer, photo producer, and owner…

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Fate and Blame in “Long Day’s Journey into Night” 1:07:48

6M ago1:07:48

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Who is to blame for Mary Tyrone’s morphine addiction? Is it Mary herself? Is it Edmund, her younger son, after whose difficult birth Mary was first prescribed the drug? Is it Jamie, her older son, who caused the death of the brother that Edmund was born to replace? Is it the doctor who prescribed morphine too readily? Or is it James, Mary’s husband…

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Episode 31: Lisa Stringfellow, Middle-Grade Fantasy Author 50:47

6M ago50:47

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Lisa Stringfellow, award-winning author and middle school teacher, discusses her debut novel about mermaids and mythology set in the Caribbean, “A Comb of Wishes.” She talks through her long journey from draft to finished book—plus plans for Book 2—and shares craft and industry tips she’s learned along the way. Website: https://lisastringfellow.com…

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Fibroids and Motherhood w/ Rosco Spears 1:27:20

7M ago1:27:20

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Welcome to Friday Night Moms, a weekly podcast where we grab drinks and unpack the new normal of motherhood. We’re your hosts Celia and Danielle, long-time friends, entrepreneurs, and #boymoms. Celia is an interior designer and owner of the online concept store, Sticki Icki, and Danielle is a social entrepreneur, marketer, photo producer, and owner…

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Camp Dreadwood

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The Dyatlov Pass 16:30

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Merry takes advantage of a hike with the campers to tell the tragic tale of the Dyatlov Pass and explain some of the theories behind one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the 20th century. Camp Dreadwood is a Housecraft Original Production, with all writing and sound editing by Housecraft's very own Mother of Mayhem Lu, with all original music …

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Episode 30: Benjamin Roesch, YA/MG Author 56:03

7M ago56:03

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Benjamin Roesch joins us to talk about his debut novel—but not his first novel—published with LGBTQ+ young adult indie publisher Deep Hearts. We talk about turning short stories into a novel, coming of age fiction, and being an older debut writer. Website: https://benjaminroesch.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/bbroesch Good Story Company: If you h…

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Camp Dreadwood

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The Westfield Watcher 19:42

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Merry has an unexpected surprise that leads her a tale of dark and terrifying paranoia that hits when the Westfield Watcher begins writing to the owners of 657 Boulevard. Tsk, tsk, tsk. You don't want to make 657 Boulevard unhappy. Guest starring Anthony Diaz of 50 States of Terror, who you can find on Instagram and Facebook at 50 States of Terror-…

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Episode 29: Leslie "LAM" Miller, CEO of Girl Friday Productions 58:07

8M ago58:07

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CEO of independent publisher Girl Friday Productions Leslie Miller, aka "LAM" joins the Good Story Podcast to talk all things publishing, marketing, and building your platform as an author. Having worn all the different hats, she discusses the differences between traditional publishing, self-publishing, indie publishing, and hybrid publishing, and …

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Friday Night Moms

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Bed, Bath & Beyond: Our Favorite Baby Products 1:12:33

9M ago1:12:33

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Welcome to Friday Night Moms, a weekly podcast where we grab drinks and unpack the new normal of motherhood. We’re your hosts Celia and Danielle, long-time friends, entrepreneurs, and #boymoms. Celia is an interior designer and owner of the online concept store, Sticki Icki, and Danielle is a social entrepreneur, marketer, photo producer, and owner…

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Camp Dreadwood

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A Merry Tale- The Descent 15:55

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It's another beautiful day here at Camp Dreadwood! And your favorite camp counselor, Merry Macabre, is up to her usual shenanigans- uncovering a mystery. What lies beneath Camp Dreadwood? And what does it have to do with Merry? Enter the descent and find out. All episodes are written and voiced by Housecraft's very own Mother of Mayhem Lu, with edi…

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Friday Night Moms

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I Am Not My Hair 26:57

9M ago26:57

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Welcome to Friday Night Moms, a weekly podcast where we grab drinks and unpack the new normal of motherhood. We’re your hosts Celia and Danielle, long-time friends, entrepreneurs, and #boymoms. Celia is an interior designer and owner of the online concept store, Sticki Icki, and Danielle is a social entrepreneur, marketer, photo producer, and owner…

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Episode 28: Ronald L. Smith, Children's Book Author 1:00:25

9M ago1:00:25

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Award-winning children’s book writer Ronald L. Smith, author of Black Panther: The Young Prince and Spellbound, joins the Good Story Podcast. We talk about writing dark and unconventional stories for middle grade, his writing routine, and marketing yourself as an author. And, of course, he tells all about what it’s like to write in collaboration wi…

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Camp Dreadwood

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The Cecil Hotel 12:39

10M ago12:39

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Camp is officially back in sessions, the kids are afoot and Merry is telling all the spooky stories! This week she explores the Cecil Hotel and the nightmares within.By A Housecraft Production by Mother of Mayhem Lu

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Breast is Best 32:06

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Welcome to Friday Night Moms, a weekly podcast where we grab drinks and unpack the new normal of motherhood. We’re your hosts Celia and Danielle, long-time friends, entrepreneurs, and #boymoms. Celia is an interior designer and owner of the online concept store, Sticki Icki, and Danielle is a social entrepreneur, marketer, photo producer, and owner…

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What's Good in the Hood? 1:05:42

10M ago1:05:42

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Welcome to Friday Night Moms, a weekly podcast where we grab drinks and unpack the new normal of motherhood. We’re your hosts Celia and Danielle, long-time friends, entrepreneurs, and #boymoms. Celia is an interior designer and owner of the online concept store, Sticki Icki, and Danielle is a social entrepreneur, marketer, photo producer, and owner…

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Camp Dreadwood

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The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders 18:20

10M ago18:20

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School's out and the kids are back at Camp Deadwood for more terrifying tales of true crime and unsolved mysteries by a camp counselor with a secret of her own. This week Merry Macabre gets into the Oklahoma Girl Scout murders. This particular tale is not suitable for young audiences and does contain elements of murder and rape. Listener discretion…

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Sleep Training 47:16

10M ago47:16

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Welcome to Friday Night Moms, a weekly podcast where we grab drinks and unpack the new normal of motherhood. We’re your hosts Celia and Danielle, long-time friends, entrepreneurs, and #boymoms. Celia is an interior designer and owner of the online concept store, Sticki Icki, and Danielle is a social entrepreneur, marketer, photo producer, and owner…

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The Good Story Podcast

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Episode 27: Roz Morris, Ghostwriter and Writing Coach 1:00:37

10M ago1:00:37

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Writer, writing teacher, ghost writer, and general literary icon Roz Morris joins Mary Kole on the Good Story Podcast. They dive into the mechanics of storytelling and discuss how to connect with your audience—whether you're writing someone else's story or you're telling your own. Website: https://rozmorris.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/Roz_Morr…

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Go Girl To No Girl 37:14

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Welcome to Friday Night Moms, a weekly podcast where we grab drinks and unpack the new normal of motherhood. We’re your hosts Celia and Danielle, long-time friends, entrepreneurs, and #boymoms. Celia is an interior designer and owner of the online concept store, Sticki Icki, and Danielle is a social entrepreneur, marketer, photo producer, and owner…

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Work as Madness in “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957) 55:41

11M ago55:41

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In the beginning, Colonel Nicholson seems to be a stickler for principle, willing to die rather than have his officers do menial labor in a Japanese prison camp. In the end, his principles seem to be a cover for personal vanity. He is willing to put his officers to work building a bridge for his enemies, as long as it leaves him with a legacy. “The…

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PhD Kimoni Just AFROCARIBBEAN VIBES Volume 175 4-28-22

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PhD Kimoni Just AFROCARIBBEAN VIBES Volume 175 5:58:52

11M ago5:58:52

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Afro-Caribbean mix is here Need the perfect playlist? I got you covered!!!! afrocaribbeanvibesmix.com 1. (Redrum Riddim) - Gyptian - It's Been a While 2. (Redrum Riddim) - Nateesha Stream - All I Want 3. (Redrum Riddim) - Thurteen13 - Where Mi Come From 4. (Redrum Riddim) - Treesha - Survivor 5. (RETRIBUTION RIDDIM) - Shavrine - Life Journey 6. (RE…

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The Fourth Quarter 59:47

11M ago59:47

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Welcome to Friday Night Moms, a weekly podcast where we grab drinks and unpack the new normal of motherhood. We’re your hosts Celia and Danielle, long-time friends, entrepreneurs, and #boymoms. Celia is an interior designer and owner of the online concept store, Sticki Icki, and Danielle is a social entrepreneur, marketer, photo producer, and owner…

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A COVID Christmas 33:07

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Welcome to Friday Night Moms, a monthly podcast where we grab drinks and unpack the new normal of motherhood. We’re your hosts Celia and Danielle, long-time friends, entrepreneurs, and #boymoms. Celia is an interior designer and owner of the online concept store, Sticki Icki, and Danielle is a social entrepreneur, marketer, photo producer, and owne…

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Episode 26: Tami Charles, Children's Book Author 1:05:59

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New York Times Bestselling children's book author Tami Charles joins the Good Story Podcast to talk about experimenting with verse, amplifying the stories of girls of color, and writing what you feel. Website: https://tamiwrites.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TamiWritesStuff Good Story Company: If you have a story in your head, we’re here to help…

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Celia's Birth Story: This is all lovely, but I need the drugs 1:05:39

11M ago1:05:39

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Welcome to Friday Night Moms, a monthly podcast where we grab drinks and unpack the new normal of motherhood. We’re your hosts Celia and Danielle, long-time friends, entrepreneurs, and #boymoms. Celia is an interior designer and owner of the online concept store, Sticki Icki, and Danielle is a social entrepreneur, marketer, photo producer, and owne…

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What Falls Upon the Living in James Joyce’s “The Dead” 1:03:32

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In 1906, presumably finished with his short story collection Dubliners, James Joyce wrote to his brother with dissatisfaction that, though he set about to create a comprehensive portrait of Ireland’s capital city, he had not managed to render its famous, unrivaled hospitality. His efforts to rectify this omission resulted in “The Dead,” the book’s …

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Danielle's Birth Story: Biii*tch, seven more hours?!! 48:38

12M ago48:38

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Welcome to Friday Night Moms, a monthly podcast where we grab drinks and unpack the new normal of motherhood. We’re your hosts Celia and Danielle, long-time friends, entrepreneurs, and #boymoms. Celia is an interior designer and owner of the online concept store, Sticki Icki, and Danielle is a social entrepreneur, marketer, photo producer, and owne…

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Chirping Birds are the Enemy of the State 20:48

12M ago20:48

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Welcome to Friday Night Moms, a monthly podcast where we grab drinks and unpack the new normal of motherhood. We’re your hosts Celia and Danielle, long-time friends, entrepreneurs, and #boymoms. Celia is an interior designer and owner of the online concept store, Sticki Icki, and Danielle is a social entrepreneur, marketer, photo producer, and owne…

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Friday Night Moms Trailer 3:13

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Thanks for tuning in to the Friday Night Moms podcast! We’re your hosts, Celia and Danielle, long-time friends, entrepreneurs, and #boymoms. Celia is an interior designer and owner of the online concept store Sticki Icki, and Danielle is a social entrepreneur, marketer, photo producer, and owner of a photography production agency. Friday Night Moms…

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Finding Home in Stephen Spielberg’s “E.T.” (1982) 1:00:25

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Stephen Spielberg once said that he was “still waiting to get out of [his] Peter Pan shoes and into [his] loafers.” Being a filmmaker, he said, was his way of remaining a child. Sort of. While his film “E.T.” is told from a child’s vantage point, it does not completely honor the wish to remain there. Like the alien he befriends, Eliot has been aban…

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The Power of Calm: Two Wordsworth Sonnets 1:06:10

1y ago1:06:10

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William Wordsworth wrote no fewer than 523 sonnets over the course of his career. (By comparison, the second most prolific Romantic sonneteer was Keats with a paltry 67.) Two of Wordsworth’s best-loved efforts in the form are both Petrarchan sonnets with the same rhyme scheme, written in the same year, published in the same volume. Yet their messag…

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Episode 25: Leslie C. Youngblood, Author 1:05:04

1y ago1:05:04

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Author and former assistant professor of creative writing Leslie C. Youngblood joins Mary Kole on the Good Story Podcast. She shares her journey through her MFA program, gives tips on crafting interesting character relationships, and weighs in on one of the hottest questions for authors today: traditional or self-publishing? Website: https://www.le…

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What Nature Betrays: Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey” (Part 2) 55:44

1y ago55:44

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In Part 1 of our discussion of “Tintern Abbey,” we talked about whether Wordsworth was right to suggest that our experience of nature was good not just for restoring our weary spirits, but for helping us to mature and even for making us better people. In part two, we explore his justifications for this thesis, in particular the claim that nature co…

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Mother Nature’s Nurture in Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey” (Part 1) 51:12

1y ago51:12

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After an absence of five years, the poet William Wordsworth returned to the idyllic ruins of a medieval monastery along the River Wye. The spot was perhaps not so very different from his last visit, but Wordsworth found that he had undergone a significant transformation in the intervening years. In a long blank-verse meditation, he explores the cha…

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The Fool Gets Hurt in Fellini’s “La Strada” (1954) 51:37

1y ago51:37

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Fellini called his film “La Strada” a dangerous representation of his identity, and had a nervous breakdown just before completing its shooting. Perhaps this identity, and its vulnerability, have something to do with the film’s portrayal of a disappointed hope that love might vanquish pride, if properly assisted by the forces of playfulness and cre…

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False Roles and Fictitious Selves in “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin 1:00:14

1y ago1:00:14

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In the late 19th century, the “New Woman” was a term coined by Henry James for a particular kind of feminist who demanded freedom of behavior, dress, education, and sexuality. Out of that paradigm came “The Awakening,” a novel that scandalized critics upon its publication with its tale of New Orleans society wife Edna Pointellier, who tries to thro…

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(post)script: Post-Wonderful 18:54

1y ago18:54

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Wes & Erin continue their discussion of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Thanks to our sponsor for this episode, NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Aspiring filmmakers and screenwriters can learn more about their online courses at tischpro.smashcut.com/subtext. Most (post)script episodes are paywalled. To get them all, become a paid subscriber at Patreon or d…

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Camp Dreadwood

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A Very Merry Christmas Special 1:05:19

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The holidays are here and we at Housecraft wanted to thank our listeners with all our hearts. So we teamed up with all our Housecraft podcast family to bring tales of whimsy, murder, cryptids, witchcraft and Yuletide traditions! Join The Witching Hour, 50 States of Terror and Camp Dreadwood as we weave holiday tales just for you! So Much Credit for…

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The Pain of Anonymity in “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946) 56:06

1+ y ago56:06

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Though sometimes accused of a sentimentality dubbed “Capracorn,” Frank Capra’s films are clear-eyed about the suffering of the everyman. A quintessential director of the Great Depression and World War II eras, Capra expressed better than most the desperation at the heart of a young country’s ambitions. And as a chronicler of his age’s disillusionme…

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(post)script: Is “Die Hard” a Christmas Movie? 16:44

1+ y ago16:44

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Wes & Erin continue their discussion of “Die Hard.” The first (and much longer) part of this discussion can be found here. Thanks to our sponsor for this episode, NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Aspiring filmmakers and screenwriters can learn more about their online courses at tischpro.smashcut.com/subtext. Most (post)script episodes are paywalled.…

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