Ravin’ Girls Ep.14: Guacamole Love
Episode Summary:
Welcome to Episode 14, where we cover Chapters 39-43 of The Raven Boys!
We are just one episode away from the end of Season 1 and wrapping up the first book of the Raven Cycle. It’s been a lot of laughs and tears so far, and just like these chapters we are winding up to go out with a stampede! Or, well, something like that. Shannon drops some Transformers trivia and calls Nievita out on her taste in men; Nievita makes a Rick Riordan joke and questions whether Punxsutawney Phil is actually immortal as claimed; and we discuss terrible lunch habits and that Whelk is indeed correct on one thing and one thing only… guacamole might be worth committing murder for.
DEEP DIVE: The Folklore of Weather Forecasting (approx. 33:53-47:25 depending on player)
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6/21/18-- Ravin' Girls Episode 15, covering chapters 44-48 of TRB
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Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions:
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs
Maggie compares the fandom’s reaction to Adam to Voldemort: http://maggie-stiefvater.tumblr.com/post/115211556436/i-am-always-surprised-to-see-how-much-hate-there
Maggie describes Adam’s hair color: http://maggie-stiefvater.tumblr.com/post/84317929621/i-dont-know-if-youve-answered-this-question
Virginia Soil Judging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvaBEoyoInc
Some good general weather forecasting folklore: https://paddling.com/learn/how-to-forecast-the-weather/
Can leaves predict a storm?: https://www.farmersalmanac.com/can-leaves-predict-a-storm-3195
Rain crow article: http://www.heraldcourier.com/outdoor/rarely-seen-rain-crow-is-actually-two-related-birds/article_e85daaf8-652f-11e4-b095-0017a43b2370.html
Mourning Dove: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mourning_Dove/overview
Yellow-Billed Cuckoo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrfLVIXZMdI&t=50s
George Freier, author of Weather Proverbs: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1990/01/04/environment/2d86b1b1-0dd2-4f78-a156-1dd34b53e178/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.5cacf5a6155c
Goodreads page for Weather Proverbs: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1383556.Weather_Proverbs
“The Bends” or Decompression Sickness: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decompression_sickness
Wooly worms: https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/can-woolly-worms-predict-the-weather
Woolly Bears: https://www.almanac.com/content/woolly-bear-caterpillars-and-weather-prediction
Moon Halo: https://www.farmersalmanac.com/ring-around-the-moon-9657
Stephen King’s The Sun Dog: http://stephenking.wikia.com/wiki/The_Sun_Dog
Sun dogs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_dog
Willow stuff: https://www.druidry.org/library/trees/tree-lore-willow
Mountain Ash berries: http://www.ktvz.com/news/bend/the-truth-behind-winter-weather-proverbs/68661754
Confirmation Bias: https://sites.google.com/site/skepticalmedicine//cognitive-biases
Weather Folklore that has scientific backing: https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/22-old-weather-proverbs-that-are-actually-true/
Groundhog Day History/Folklore: https://www.farmersalmanac.com/groundhog-day-history-folklore-23718
Matthew 16:2-5: https://www.biblestudytools.com/nkjv/matthew/passage/?q=matthew+16:2-5
Rick Riordan: http://rickriordan.com/
The height of Hobbits: http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Hobbits
The Greek Goddess Artemis: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Artemis-Greek-goddess
**MAGGIEWATCH**
Maggie describes “the worst thing that fandom has ever done”, sparking a wildfire debate over Adam Parrish: http://maggie-stiefvater.tumblr.com/post/174212970391/friend-whats-the-worst-thing-fandom-ever-did-me
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Acknowledgements:
The Raven Cycle and all affiliated properties (The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, and The Raven King) are copyright Maggie Stiefvater and Scholastic, Inc. The Ravin’ Girls reference these properties for the purpose of literary analysis.
Intro and Outro music by Damiano Baldoni, used under CC Attribution License: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/
The original tracks have been edited for the podcast.
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