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Inclusive Heathen podcast containing a healthy dose of geekery, a fair bit of cake and a hint of queer, by Suzanne Martin, the Gytha in Jeans, and a Coffee-Powered Druid called Kate Coldwind. Welcome around the virtual campfire!
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Saturday Sep 15, 2018
Saturday Sep 15, 2018
Episode 42 – Beasts of Battle
Things we talk about in this episode:
Opening Music:
'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.
[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I]
Closing Music:
'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence
[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients]
Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org
Kate’s slight diversion into Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. You can read along here: http://classics.mit.edu/Antoninus/meditations.1.one.html
‘The Beasts of Battle’ - the eagle, the raven and the wolf, often referred to as a group in company of each other. http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/beasts.shtml
Anglo-Saxon literature, including Beowulf – uses them as a foreshadow, or feasting on the dead after battle. A negative image.
Jaws theme music – used as a precursor or foreshadow to shark attacks in the 1975 film, Jaws. If you need a reminder of what it sounds like, head here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV8i-pSVMaQ
Go-Pro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV8i-pSVMaQ
The reasons for those sharks-eye view shots: http://www.cracked.com/article_24010_6-classic-movie-moments-made-possible-by-dumb-mistakes.html and http://www.cracked.com/article_16940_6-classic-movies-that-narrowly-avoided-disaster.html
Pavlov – a scientist who explored the way that animals could associate a ringing bell with the production of food, this became known as Classical Conditioning: https://www.simplypsychology.org/pavlov.html
“They’re going to cut us to pieces, roast us over an open fire, and eat us!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu6ZpVlzhUk
OE poem: The Wanderer http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=get&type=text&id=wdr
OE poem: Beowulf
OE poem: Judith https://anglosaxonpoetry.camden.rutgers.edu/judith/
OE poem: Exodus https://anglosaxonpoetry.camden.rutgers.edu/exodus/
Anubis – the Jackal-headed Egyptian god of the dead https://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/anubis.html
OE poem: The Battle of Maldon https://anglosaxonpoetry.camden.rutgers.edu/battle-of-maldon/
Space Marine Chapter. Marines. In Space. With plenty of different Chapters to choose from. http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Pictorial_List_of_Space_Marine_Chapters_A-L
Dehumanisation of enemies – a stage of Genocide http://www.genocidewatch.org/genocide/8stagesofgenocide.html and https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/philosophy-dispatches/201112/dehumanization-genocide-and-the-psychology-indifference-0
Sutton Hoo – Wolves and birds imagery, especially on the shield http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/1433758 and decorative purse flap. http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/1433755
Viking literature: Poetic Edda – uses them as a positive image, often in praise of an individual warrior.
“He fed the eagle out in Greece” From the Invar Runestones, identification number ‘SO 179’ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingvar_runestones and
They journeyed boldly; /Went far for gold,
Fed the eagle / Out in the east,
And died in the south / In Saracenland
—Gripsholm Rune-Stone (c. 1050)
Berserker- Have a read here: http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/berserke.shtml
Bayeux tapestry - the raven banner imagery. There are two images here, one banner with a hopeful force, and the second as an empty banner trampled under horse as the force is routed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raven_banner
Ravens in Norse culture – Hugin and Munin: http://oldeuropeanculture.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-riddle-of-odins-ravens.html
Odin’s companion wolves – Geri and Freki: https://earthandstarryheaven.com/2015/02/07/1-mythological-wolves-garm-fenrir-and-loki/
Roman eagles: https://www.romeartlover.it/Bestiario.html
The Wolf Age – is described just before the Ragnarok battles happen. https://thenorsegods.com/norse-mythology/
Vargar (wolves) – outlaws and criminals are described as this in the law codes: http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/beasts.shtml
Garm and Fenrir. Read more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garmr here: https://norse-mythology.org/garm/ and here: http://www.loridevoti.com/fenrir-garm-wolves-norse-myth/
Shrieking violins - Suzanne was thinking about Psycho (1960) and the shower scene. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WtDmbr9xyY
1812 Overture – go have a listen, it’s awesome :) Especially this version: (and yes, it’s got the cannons.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko5Bz6h55us
That song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqZsoesa55w
You deserve a bonus for getting this far, have a virtual cookie and a bit of something different. We both like flashmobs when they’re done well – like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6W2ZMpsxhg
How to find us online
Saturday Sep 01, 2018
Saturday Sep 01, 2018
Episode 41 – Laughter Good, Jokes Bad
Things we talk about in this episode:
Opening Music:
'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.
[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I]
Closing Music:
'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence
[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients]
Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org
Life, the Universe and Everything/ Vroomfondle and Magicthighs/ Deep Thought/ Knowing Where your Towel is: all from The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy
Laconic - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laconic_phrase
Spartans - “This is Spelling!” Ahem, paraphrased from Frank Millers 300: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416449/
Winnie the Pooh: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh
Eir, Goddess of Healing, as an attendant of Frigga https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eir
The character of Garm in Guild Wars 2: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Garm
Garmin - sat nav makers: https://www.garmin.com/en-GB/
That loo roll, what we got all confused with: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charmin
‘Too soon…’An Indiegogo campaign from 2015 from Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/con-man#/
Diana Paxson https://diana-paxson.com/
Scorpio/ Scorpius https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpius
I, Claudius https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Claudius_(TV_series)
Ribbit – Frogs and the Hollywood Accent http://www.frog-shots.com/Who_says_RIBBIT_.html
Pirates what go ‘Arrrh’ http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2007/06/did_pirates_really_say_arrrr.html?via=gdpr-consent
“Try a little tenderness” Donkey from the film Shrek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMaFjEH1B0g
“In a dark, dark town” Funnybones by Allan Ahlberg https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/40987/funnybones/9780241334690/
The one about ducks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFK2Xq2RyiU
How to find us online
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
Episode 40 – Ethics and Practicalities of Rune Reading II
Things we talk about in this episode:
Opening Music:
'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.
[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I]
Closing Music:
'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence
[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients]
Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org
Phobia of patterns of holes – yes, it’s a thing: https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/01/07/phobia-of-irregular-hole-patterns-may-be-tied-to-disgust-not-fear/130882.html
Coffee from a packet – have a listen way back in Episode 1
Cawdor – From the Shakespeare play, Macbeth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth In particular the production by Oddsocks Theatre Company http://www.oddsocks.co.uk/
Find your nearest loo – preferably before you start reading for your first client
Take a bottle of water with you – you’re going to be doing a lot of talking, and you might not get chance to get a drink otherwise
Take a box of tissues with you – it helps preserve the dignity of your clients. A large box, not a packet of pocket tissues, else you’ll end up giving the whole packet to your first client, and then you’re without...
Decide how long each reading will take – balance how long you can talk with how many you want to do in one event. This will affect how much profit you make (if you charge at all) and how late the event will end up running… When you start out, you might only want to do a few, with ample breaks in between – be kind to yourself and your developing skills, don’t overface yourself in your first few events.
Spread – not Marmite – but a set pattern that you can lay runes out in, or you might choose to drop all of them, and pick three at random.
If you’re doing an event, such as a psychic night, ensure that you know what the cut is from your money beforehand – does someone else collect the money, do you collect it and pay a percentage or fee afterwards? Do people buy tickets beforehand and you get a set price for the whole evening? Know what to expect before you attend.
Practice a set spiel before you actually get to the casting part – it helps your client know what to expect, and helps you settle into the whole process. Repeating that set opening every time you cast will become a type of meditation for you – a way that you can get your brain into the right place before you start.
Think about that you want to say if you get nothing from the runes for your client – do you manage their expectations beforehand, or just explain it as it comes up? There will be occasions when the connection doesn’t happen, it doesn’t matter how experienced you are, or how much knowledge you have, it doesn’t have to be anything that you’ve done wrong or differently.
Don’t poke the smiling old man with a broom… especially in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld and the character of Lu-Tze https://wiki.lspace.org/mediawiki/Lu-Tze
Most of the time, the images, words, smells or other messages will not make sense to you – have a think on whether it’s ethical for you to moderate what you get in telling your client, or is it more ethical not to moderate it?
UK specific – some people may come to you expecting it’s for ‘entertainment purposes only’, and you tell them what you’re getting, and you say something that hits home, they may not be expecting that. Manage the expectations and confidentiality of your client from the beginning.
Decide whether you want to invite your clients to comment on your words afterwards, or not. Don’t expect this of them, some clients may not want to share. As a reader – get used to disappointment and not getting closure from your client.
A few words on dealing with sceptics: as a reader, you can choose to read for them, or not. They may be angry, scared or defiant and aim it at you. Ultimately a sceptic chooses what to believe. As a reader, so do you.
Pass Go and collect $200 – the wonders of Monopoly. https://monopoly.hasbro.com/en-gb
There are many ethical considerations that you can have a think about before your first client sits down with you. Keep client confidentiality in mind, and think about any circumstances that you might break that – if someone discloses abuse to you, for example. How might you handle that in the best way for your client?
How to find us online
Wednesday Aug 01, 2018
Wednesday Aug 01, 2018
Episode 39 – Ethics and Practicalities of Rune Reading I
Things we talk about in this episode:
Opening Music:
'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.
[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I]
Closing Music:
'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence
[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients]
Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org
This episode is purely UPG, and is the things that Suzanne has considered when casting runes for others. It’s not the only way to approach this, there are many things to consider when you cast runes and interpret them. It’s also the first one of a two-parter – the discussion went on a little longer that we thought it would, and so we’ve split it into two.
“Warm knees!” Havmal verse 3
“There are many models and they have a plan” paraphrased from Battlestar Galactica opening https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407362/crazycredits
Transformers Before all the Michael bay films, there was a children’s cartoon: https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-gb
“That goes for you two idiots with your eyes closed behind the sheet of glass” From The Goon Show episode Napoleons Piano, first broadcast 11th October 1955
1812 Overture: https://www.classicfm.com/lifestyle/wellbeing/1812-overture/
Schrodinger’s dog… ok, so the original is Schrodingers cat: http://www.iflscience.com/physics/schr%C3%B6dinger%E2%80%99s-cat-explained/
Feynman diagrams – used to describe particle interactions in physics: https://www.quantumdiaries.org/2010/02/14/lets-draw-feynman-diagams/
Jason Momoa – like he needs an introduction from us: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0597388/
Cylon’s – from Battlestar Galactica, especially nice in the reboot 2004 - 2009
“Have a gorilla” Running gag in The Goon Show, most often said by the character Grytpype-Thynne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Goon_Show_running_jokes
“Tonight Matthew, I’m going to be…” line from ‘Stars in Their Eyes’ (TV show 1990 - 2006) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stars_in_Their_Eyes
The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins young adult dystopian book trilogy, which was them made into films https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games
“A mug of your finest hot water with brown grit in it” – Mrs Miggins Pie Shop, Blackadder
http://blackadder.wikia.com/wiki/Mrs._Miggins
Vitki – someone who specialises in talismanic uses of runes
The runic graffiti of Maeshowe: http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/maeshowe/maeshrunes.htm
When you cast runes for someone else, there are practical and ethical things to consider:
Using runes for self reflection.
Consider whether you want to charge for reading runes for someone else. There is no right answer for this.
Tea leaf-omancy – otherwise known as tasseography: http://www.teausa.com/14531/reading-tea-leaves
Legal considerations: UK Trading Standards Regulations: “This service is for entertainment purposes only” Many places across the world require psychics, diviners or oracles to have a disclaimer on their services: see example here: https://propsychicreadings.com/psychic-tarot-reading-legal-disclaimer/
The Witchcraft Act (replaced by the Fraudulent Mediums Act in 1951)
Squiddly spooge: from Invader Zim episode Dark Harvest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37ERbN2eb0o
Gardenarian Wicca http://british-wicca.com/
The Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951 (now incorporated into UK Trading Standards Regulations)
See here for a short overview of UK law relating to witchcraft https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/private-lives/religion/overview/witchcraft/
How to find us online
Sunday Jul 15, 2018
Sunday Jul 15, 2018
Episode 38 – Musical Kennings
Things we talk about in this episode:
Opening Music:
'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.
[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I]
Closing Music:
'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence
[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients]
Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org
Hogswatch/ Soul Cake Duck – both from the Discworld, Terry Pratchett
Yes, there is the heathen equivalent of an Easter Egg hidden away in one of our earlier episodes… ssssshhh, don’t tell everyone.
“That’s a good cup’o’joe.” Monsters vs Aliens (2009) https://www.videodetective.com/movies/monsters-vs-aliens-good-cup-of-joe/963754
Kenning – the Havamal example
the rune poem: ‘the sea-horse on the whale road’
If you want to read more about kennings:
“to ken” in Scot’s dialect
the rune Kennaz
That episode in Start Trek: The Next Generation – “Darmok” (season 5, episode 2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darmok and http://www.startrek.com/article/one-trek-mind-deciphering-darmok
Spartans at Thermopylae https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Thermopylae-Greek-history-480-BC
Earth to Asgard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWmfIacPS94
Freya:
Salute by Little Mix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjpa0SMOug0
RESPECT – Aretha Franklin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FOUqQt3Kg0
Frey:
“You don’t half look like your picture,”
Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr0tTbTbmVA
Fields of Gold by Eva Cassidy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UVjjcOUJLE
Diablo Roja by Rodrigo e Gabriella https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgvaEHbeY2k you can watch them playing it live here (with an extra twiddly bit in the middle) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT9hvyDvKHA
Hel
Living Dead Girl by Rob Zombie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvsMPOfblfg
Skathi
Life on Earth by Snow Patrol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqYWcp1JH7Y
Baldur
Shine by Take That https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwC1Ctrj6Xk
Titanium by Sia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRfuAukYTKg
Ragnarok
Skyfall by Adele https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HKoqNJtMTQ
Broadsword by Jethro Tull https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVBT6wktF5E
Come with Me Now by Kongos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz2GVlQkn4Q
Einherjar
The theme from Police Academy (1984). For a more eloquent exploration of reasoning, see this article: http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-dumb-movies-with-disproportionately-awesome-theme-songs/
Being played by a police band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjWkTm4nTg4
Midgard
Hammer of Bronze by Robert Falkenstein http://www.odins-gift.com/poth/H/hammerofbronze.htm
I’m a Human Being by Sandi Thom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFCVuvC9iF8
Frigga’s relationship with Odin
The First Time (ever I saw your face) by Roberta Flack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id_UYLPSn6U
Loki tied to the rocks, calling out to Odin
Hello by Adele https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQHsXMglC9A
“Covered in bees!” Eddie Izzard, from his Glorious tour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs-tl6GBOBo
How to find us online
Sunday Jul 01, 2018
Sunday Jul 01, 2018
Episode 37 – Thor’s Journey to Utgard (Part 2)
Things we talk about in this episode:
Opening Music:
'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.
[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I]
Closing Music:
'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence
[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients]
Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org
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Working Men’s Clubs - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_men%27s_club
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Derby and Joan Clubs – post-war social clubs for senior citizens, often with light entertainment, live music, board games and light refreshments. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darby_and_Joan and https://www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/Uploads/Documents/About%20us/Darby_and_Joan.pdf
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‘Born to Rune’ Reference to a new leather robe that the Dean makes in Terry Pratchett’s Soul Music published in 1994 http://discworld.wikia.com/wiki/Soul_Music
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‘That Stone Guy from Ragnarok’ - Korg. See https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2017/11/05/five-brilliant-hidden-jokes-you-probably-missed-in-thor-ragnarok/#5d7c20236c5c
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Thing 1 and Thing 2 – Dr Seuss, The Cat in the Hat http://seuss.wikia.com/wiki/Thing_One_and_Thing_Two
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“The hero Midgard deserves, not the hero Midgard needs...” parody of The Dark Knight (2008)(ending scene) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2jPwMM7Do4 https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_(film)
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“Breaker of crockery.” From Thor (2011) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOztBBSqDTM
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“You won’t like me when I’m hangry.” Parody of ‘You Won’t like me when I’m angry’, most famously from The Hulk. Head here for the trope: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry and here for the Hulk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulk_(comics)
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“Thor shot first.” Parody of ‘Han Shot First.” Star Wars (IV:A New Hope) – referencing a scene which was changed in the Special Edition of Star Wars, to show Han Solo shooting a bounty hunter in response to being shot at. The original showed him shooting the bounty hunter first (which gives a much better start to his character arc from rogue to hero.) http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Han_shot_first
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Tricksters and hunger/food – Head back to Frithcast episode 26
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“Would the Real Slim Shady please stand up?” Slim Shady is an alter-ego of the rapper Eminem, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Real_Slim_Shady
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How to find us online
Friday Jun 15, 2018
Friday Jun 15, 2018
Episode 36 – Thor’s Journey to Utgard (Part 1)
Things we talk about in this episode:
Opening Music:
'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.
[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I]
Closing Music:
'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence
[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients]
Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org
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Prime Numbers - https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/pre-algebra-factors-multiples/pre-algebra-prime-numbers/v/prime-numbers
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“George, don’t do that.” from the wonderful Joyce Grenfell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXhHFgDRNBQ
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“Stand back! I’m making toast!” The epic toast making scene from Invader Zim - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ntiphuey8g
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The Odd Couple (1968) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Odd_Couple_(film)
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Stadler and Waldorf – from The Muppets – the two elderly gentlemen known for their cantankerous opinions. If you want to see them in action, head here for a compilation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6I_dKUYyI4
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“We could do ‘get help!’” from Thor Ragnarok (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpZakOJlRoY
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Thors Journey to Utgard – other versions that you can have an explore around:
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Tolkien’s Middle Earth http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Middle-earth
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Titus Andronicus - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/moveable-type/pdfs/2009-10/ArticleGregg-TitusAndronicus.pdf
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“Meow Meow” What Darcy, Jane Fosters sister called Mjolnir in Thor (2011), and Thor: The Dark World (2013)
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“Did you have PPI missold?” https://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/advice/i-think-ive-been-mis-sold-ppi-what-should-i-do
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“The first rule of Goat Club...” paraphrased from Fight Club (1999)
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Forty days and forty nights – a biblical metaphor for a long time.
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“Frodo leaves the shire, arrives at Mordor, drops the ring in – job done.” - The short, short version of JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.
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Peter Dinklages dwarf-giant in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) (spoilers in the link) http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/the-avengers/feature/a855259/avengers-infinity-war-peter-dinklage-eitri/
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Seven League Boots – see also Ten League Boots – common in fairy tales, such as this one originally written in French: http://www.tenleagueboots.com/company/little-thumb/index.html
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Langoliers – TV mini series 1995 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112040/
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Gordian Knot - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordian_Knot
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“Everything’s fine, la, la, la, just getting a bucket.” Calvin and Hobbes comic strip 12th August 1988
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Thing One and Thing Two – Dr Seuss, The Cat in the Hat: http://seuss.wikia.com/wiki/Thing_One_and_Thing_Two
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How to find us online
Friday Jun 01, 2018
Friday Jun 01, 2018
Episode 35 – Honour
Things we talk about in this episode:
Opening Music:
'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.
[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I]
Closing Music:
'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence
[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients]
Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org
“No, she hasn’t got a funny hat on...” Joyce Grenfell http://www.monologues.co.uk/First_Ladies/Free_Activity_Period.htm
Flailing Chocolate International Tour Locations – The Herdwick Stadium, Giggleswick (From way back in Episode 5...)
“No, no, no, parking is available in the Upper Field.” The Vicar of Dibley (1994) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/11217538/The-Vicar-of-Dibley-6-funniest-moments.html
Thanos – the Marvel Cinematic Universe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanos
“Honour has killed millions of people, it hasn’t saved a single one.” Jean Baptise Emmanuelle Zorg, The Fifth Element (1997) https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Fifth_Element
“Valiant men who exert a good influence are called Drengr.” Snorri Sturlson: from http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/society/text/drengur.htm
Honour in Egil’s Saga: https://sillyhistory.com/2015/09/26/honor-in-egils-saga/
Egil’s Saga if you’d like to have a read: http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Egla/Egils_saga.pdf
“It’s better not to offer, than offer too much.” - Havamal 144 (https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/havamal.html)
Thorolf (from Egil’s Saga) features on Pimp my Longship – (Kate says sorry for the wee sweary)
“This is Sparta!” - Leonidas, 300 (2006) for a clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qR0Uke2XNI
An exploration of honour http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/society/text/drengur.htm
“Fools rush in, where angels fear to tread” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fools_rush_in_where_angels_fear_to_tread
Sun Tzu – On the Art of War - https://sites.ualberta.ca/~enoch/Readings/The_Art_Of_War.pdf
Mary Rose - https://maryrose.org/
USS Nimitz - http://www.nimitz.navy.mil/
Gragas – medieval law book http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/society/text/drengur.htm
Declaration 127 - http://www.heathenhof.com/declaration-127/
Delenn/ Sheridan and Sebastian - Comes the Inquisitor (Season 2, episode 21) Babylon 5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comes_the_Inquisitor
Honour is a concept that Suzanne finds comes in at interactions between people that are non-regular. It’s more likely to be evidenced in situations that you don’t face every day – situations that may be at the extremes of human behaviour in the modern day. You can act honourably in any situation you face, but honour is subjective to your own interpretation, and how the people around you view what you have done (and to a lesser extent, why you have done it).
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Tuesday May 15, 2018
Tuesday May 15, 2018
Episode 34 – Three Little Norns Part II
Things we talk about in this episode:
Opening Music:
'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.
[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I]
Closing Music:
'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence
[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients]
Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org
“Pink and white mellows” - marshmallows in the UK, may be known as other things elsewhere. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshmallow
Girl Guides https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/
“It’s goodnight from me and goodnight from her” Paraphrased from The Two Ronnie’s as one of their classic sign offs
Kate does all the introductions
chips and scraps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scraps_(batter)
The Norn’s have a rock garden
The relative size of stars (just in case you want to have a watch) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoW8Tf7hTGA
“The thing about the Yggdrassil, is that it’s really, really big...” Parphrased from the Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy http://hitchhikersguidequotes.tumblr.com/post/13945214509/space-is-big-really-big-you-just-wont-believe
Parcae (the Roman equivalent) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parcae
Spinning with a drop spindle https://www.interweave.com/article/spinning/about-drop-spindle-spinning/
“Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey” Dr Who ‘Blink’ 2007 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2nNzNo_Xps
“Covered in Bees” Eddie Izzard – from his Glorious DVD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs-tl6GBOBo
The International Astronomical Union https://www.iau.org/
Bolas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolas
“You don’t look like your average...” Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW_6WkbwyKA
Nidhogg https://norse-mythology.org/gods-and-creatures/giants/nidhogg/
Skyrim - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim
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Tuesday May 01, 2018
Tuesday May 01, 2018
Episode 33 – Three Little Norns from School are We
Things we talk about in this episode:
Opening Music:
'Ancient Whispers I' by P C III, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.
[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/Ad_Astra_Vol_1/03_Ancient_Whispers_I]
Closing Music:
'Round II - The Ancients' by Learning Music, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence
[http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Learning_Music/An_End_Like_This/32_Round_II_-_The_Ancients]
Background fire ambience by inchadney from freesound.org
‘Four Candles/ If yon’s a meat pie...’ Two sketches from The Two Ronnies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VkjDSxBVqw and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpUY7n7ds9g
Three Little Maids from School Are We – From The Mikado, Gilbert and Sullivan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXWkIZUPmDY
Arthur Dent – The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Dent
‘A very good place to start’ - Do, Ray, Me, The Sound of Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RW3nDRmu6k
Gandalf rolling his ‘rrrrr’s’ in pronouncing ‘Mordor’ – From ‘The Lord of the Rings’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waGogciXcJA
Oxo cubes – gravy granules in cube form… first created in 1910… http://www.oxo.co.uk/our-range/stock-cubes
Life as a thread within the tapestry
The Death of Baldur and Frigga’s spellsong
The Mirror of Galadriel - http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_Mirror_of_Galadriel
The Roman Parkai – the equivalent in Roman cosmology and the Greek Moirai– the equivalent in Greek cosmology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fates
The synchronicity between the Greek and Roman deities https://www.oneonta.edu/faculty/farberas/arth/ARTH209/gods_greek_roman.html
The Stygian Witches – from The Clash of the Titans (1981) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clash_of_the_Titans_(1981_film)
“Don’t you roll that crystal eye at me...” Parodied from ‘Don’t Roll Those Bloodshot Eyes at Me.’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR_A4Su-TrI
Fatalism in the Havamal – verse 23
Que Sera Sera - https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=que%20sera%20sera
Alia iacta est – Julius Caesar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alea_iacta_est
The Allfather asks for a sacrifice – (Suzanne can’t remember which dratted Saga this comes from. She’ll do her best to hunt it out before the deadline for this episode to go up on time. Any hints greatly accepted, answers on a piece of batter puddling to the usual address...)
“Hanged, Mr Holmes” - (Sherlock Season 1, ‘The Great Game’ 2010) https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sherlock_(TV_series)
“No, but his spear is...” - From the Saga of Burnt Njal “Thorgrím climbed up on the roof. Gunnar saw a red coat appear at the window and lunged at Thorgrím with his spear. Thorgrím’s feet slipped from under him and he tumbled from the roof. He then walked over to Gizur who asked: “Well, is Gunnar home?” Thorgrím answered:“All I know is that his spear is!” and fell dead to the ground.”
Stage magic and the Magicians Choice - http://www.mrmagician.co.uk/magicians-choice.html and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equivocation_(magic)
Dr Who – fixed points in history http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Fixed_point_in_time
A side topic – Christianity and the concept of free will https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/a-beginner-s-guide-to-free-will
The Multiverse Theory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVvcOQk6G0Q
Suzanne and Kate sing Skyfall (sung much better by Adele) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HKoqNJtMTQ
Casino Royale is waiting...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino_Royale_(2006_film)
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A little more exploration into the concept of free will in philosophy: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/freewill/