Ravin’ Girls S2 Ep.16: Dewey Decimal Ogres

Ravin’ Girls Ep.16: Dewey Decimal Ogres

Episode Summary:

Is it finally here? Is this actually real?! Is it happening, or are we just DREAMING? Welcome to Season 2 Episode 16, where we cover the Prologue-Chap.3 of The Dream Thieves!

We are indeed BACK with our first episode covering the second book of The Raven Cycle, The Dream Thieves! Join us as we introduce our favorite hit man, talk about the fairytale-esque stories of the Lynch family, Nievita reveals that she has discovered the birthdate of Niall Lynch, Shannon reveals that she shares one of Ronan’s favorite things, and we both reveal that we are huge nerds by making Monty Python references. (Just kidding on that last one--you already knew we were huge nerds.) And we want you to tell us… what should trigger our Season 2 Drinking Game?

DEEP DIVE: Tropes & Motifs of Fairytales and Celtic Mythology (from approx. the 19:49 minute mark to 36:59, depending on player) 

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Next Episodes:

12/20/18-- Ravin’ Girls Episode 17, covering chapters 4-7 of TDT

1/3/19-- Ravin' Girls Episode 18, covering chapters 8-11 of TDT

Past Episode Guide: https://ravingirls.tumblr.com/episodes

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Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions:

• Samuel Taylor Coleridge: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/samuel-taylor-coleridge

• The “Lake Poets”: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lake-poet

• Origins of the “What if in your dream you went to heaven” Coleridge poetry fragment: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/05/29/flower/

• List of earthquakes in the British Isles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_the_British_Isles#20th_century

• Kirkby Stephen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkby_Stephen

• Borage, flowers and herb uses: https://www.ediblewildfood.com/borage.aspx

• Maggie draws a WikiHow about Dream Thieving: http://maggie-stiefvater.tumblr.com/post/160739089521/i-love-wikihow-they-gave-me-the-go-ahead-to

• Aarne-Thompson Folk Tale Classification System: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarne%E2%80%93Thompson_classification_systems

• Aarne-Thompson-Uther Tale Type Index: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/aarne-thompson-uther-tale-type-index-fables-fairy-tales

• Folklore, Fairy Tales, and Fables of the World Dewey Decimal 398.2: http://www.storyarts.org/classroom/retelling/findingtales.html

• The Multilingual Folk Tale Database: http://www.mftd.org/index.php?action=atu

• Monty Python’s Quest for the Holy Grail, “Swallows Carrying Coconuts”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liIlW-ovx0Y

• Monty Python’s Quest for the Holy Grail, “Bridge of Death”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liIlW-ovx0Y

• TV Tropes, main fairytale tropes: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FairyTaleTropes

• Eglise St Ronan à Locronan (St. Ronan’s Church): https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyril_bkl/3869158610

• Locronan in Brittany: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqZNXsc4va4

• Grimm folk tale, The Raven: http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/grimms/93raven.html

• The Celtic Book of Living and Dying: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1230802.The_Celtic_Book_of_Living_and_Dying

• Heroes of the Dawn: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/543281.Heroes_of_the_Dawn

• Damh the Bard Mabinogion First Branch: https://play.google.com/music/m/Booidhqebbpjcx3uvp77w4r67hy?t=Y_Mabinogi_The_First_Branch_-_Damh_the_Bard

• Damh the Bard Mabinogion 2nd Branch: https://play.google.com/music/m/Bsw3x3k3kyn7gcmumqxwciyewia?t=Y_Mabinogi_The_Second_Branch_-_Damh_the_Bard

• Anthropomorphic Pig: http://ravingirls.tumblr.com/post/178992564784/butchchainsaw-gandower-hauntestly

• @lynchbrothers post about Declan’s “Effervescence” door: http://lynchbrothers.tumblr.com/post/174283577151/declan-my-roommates-arent-home-tonight-if-you

• What is fluxgrate gradiometry: http://www.lgs.ie/magnetic-gradiometry.shtml

• The true story behind the Pied Piper of Hamelin: https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/pied-piper2.htm

• Maggie’s Mitsubishi Evo, “The Knife Incident”: http://maggie-stiefvater.tumblr.com/post/109830738476/what-is-the-knife-incident

• Painting the knife on her Mitsubishi Evo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_7WQS_tOFU

• Kavinsky wasn’t loved enough at the factory: http://maggie-stiefvater.tumblr.com/post/92588393596/car-question-kavinsky-routinely-messes-up

**MAGGIEWATCH**

Maggie has been in England and Scotland for the past few weeks, we hope doing location research for upcoming projects! She had teased a possibility for a sequel to the Scorpio Races. Here she tweets about visiting the Roman Baths in Bath: https://twitter.com/mstiefvater/status/1065301590851166213

Announcements: 

We WILL be doing the promised giveaway for Season 2: The Dream Thieves in mid-January 2019, so please watch our social media accounts for how to enter. GOOD LUCK!

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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.

Ravin’ Girls logo and banner art © 2018 Mio Mäkijärvi, All Rights Reserved. Please visit  http://kojotei.tumblr.com/ for more information.

Ravin’ Girls S2 Ep.17: Creampuff Soul

Ravin’ Girls Ep.17: Creampuff Soul

Episode Summary:

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 17, where we cover Chaps. 4-7 of The Dream Thieves!

Join us as we talk about the Thunderdome that is academia, and have an Anglo Saxon party. Nievita, always our timeline sleuth,  has figured out the date Niall Lynch was killed. Shannon takes fashion tips from Orla. Also,  we discuss whether hitmen and prep-school students are more susceptible to propaganda than the rest of us.

DEEP DIVE: A Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons in Britain (from approx. the 14:03 minute mark to 22:57, depending on player) 

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Next Episodes:

1/3/19-- Ravin' Girls Episode 18, covering chapters 8-11 of TDT

1/17/19-- Ravin’ Girls Episode 19, covering chapters 12-14 of TDT

Past Episode Guide: https://ravingirls.tumblr.com/episodes

Follow Us:

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Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions:

• Apparently Tumblr has decided to hide this post about Kavinsky: https://tinyurl.com/y9eafffj

• The Irrepressibles, “In This Shirt”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1XhabUawmU

• “In This Shirt” lyrics: https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858816221/

• 10 things about the Anglo Saxons: https://www.historyextra.com/period/anglo-saxon/facts-anglo-saxons-dates/

• Hadrian’s Wall tourist info: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/hadrians-wall/

• What did the Anglo Saxons ever do for us: https://www.historyextra.com/period/anglo-saxon/michael-wood-what-did-anglo-saxons-do-us/

• Bayeux Tapestry: https://www.historyextra.com/period/norman/5-bayeux-tapestry-facts-what-is-it-why-was-it-made-and-what-story-does-it-tell/

• Beowulf: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf

• Beowulf by All: https://texttechnologies.stanford.edu/publications/beowulf-all?fbclid=IwAR3QTRB5wGSvi2NltbJbSBKXVSpQBwIzh0Xf9Pul9-OZrA1tjNKZmx5jrvw

• Jamie Zurn, The British History Podcast: https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/

• Excerpt from Beowulf the Rock Musical, by Ken Pickering and Keith Cole: https://www.dramaticpublishing.com/media/pdf/excerpts/IEC_exBeowulfBJ2.pdf

• Palazzo Pants: https://www.stylecraze.com/articles/all-about-palazzo/#gref

• Warner Brothers cartoon character Foghorn Leghorn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3YK95jW5p0

• Ancient cultures couldn’t see blue: https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-blue-and-how-do-we-see-color-2015-2

• Wayne’s World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z7Z6EWimoU

• Facial recognition and the brain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_perception

• Fusiform Gyrus, the Amygdala, and Face Perception: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/fusiform-face-area

• The amygdala makes snap judgements: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/07/brain-judges-trustworthiness-faces_n_5656014.html

• Harvard Implicit Bias Tests: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/

• Can you fix something by thumping it?: https://www.popsci.com/article/technology/can-you-fix-machine-smacking-it

• Fonzie from Happy Days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A-DCWlLfOQ

• “Timmy in the Well” Trope: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TimmyInAWell

**MAGGIEWATCH**

Listener @yoongii_s on Twitter had the chance to attend Maggie’s recent writing workshop in Edinburgh, and they let us know that Maggie said she, “was working on unrelated (to The Raven Boys)  graphic novels!” Maggie is also doing more workshops throughout the USA, but unfortunately many of them (if not all) sold out within hours of being announced.

Announcements: 

We WILL be doing the promised giveaway for Season 2: The Dream Thieves in mid-January 2019, so please watch our social media accounts for how to enter. GOOD LUCK!

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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.

Ravin’ Girls logo and banner art © 2018 Mio Mäkijärvi, All Rights Reserved. Please visit  http://kojotei.tumblr.com/ for more information.

Ravin' Girls Episode 18: Turkey Cordon Dieu

Ravin’ Girls S2 Ep.18: Turkey Cordon Dieu

Episode Summary:

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 18, where we cover Chapters 8-11 of The Dream Thieves!

We discover that Nievita has a strange attraction to a particular body part, that Shannon was blindsided by the Pynch first kiss, and we ask our listeners how they pronounce “Niall”. Find out how the tradition of running moonshine relates to Ronan’s favorite hobby. Find out how Blue got her name, and what folklore tradition Nievita thinks is tied to 300 Fox Way. And your Ravin’ Girls hosts finally reveal their Hogwarts Houses on the podcast… not like anyone is surprised, we’re sure!

DEEP DIVE: The Cultural Influence of the Scots-Irish in Appalachia (from approx. the 45:56 minute mark to 1:09:58, depending on player) 

CAUTION: These chapters deal with the aftermath of childhood abuse. Please practice self-care while listening. We love you!

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Next Episodes:

1/24/19-- Ravin’ Girls Episode 19, covering chapters 12-14 of TDT

2/7/19-- Ravin' Girls Episode 20, covering chapters 15-18 of TDT

Past Episode Guide: https://ravingirls.tumblr.com/episodes

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Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions:

• The (almost) 1000-year-old Ancient Ram Inn: https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/the-ancient-ram-inn-wotton-under-edge-gloucestershire

• Somebody Else’s Problem Field: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somebody_else%27s_problem

• Poverty Thinking: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/11/your-brain-on-poverty-why-poor-people-seem-to-make-bad-decisions/281780/

• SPENT “game”, a poverty simulator: http://playspent.org/html/

• Ravin’ Girls post about Woodberry Forest School/Aglionby tuition: http://ravingirls.tumblr.com/post/179284618844/i-just-started-listening-to-your-podcast-this-week

• Intermittent Explosive Disorder: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evil-deeds/201007/intermittent-explosive-disorder-no-is-not-all-about-mel-mad-max-gibson

• Harvard study, trauma passed on in sperm: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/child-abuse-dna-trauma-genetics-molecular-scars-sperm-harvard-university-a8563906.html

• Anxiety passed on in the sperm of mice: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2013/11/15/mice-inherit-the-fears-of-their-fathers/

• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/dialectical-behavior-therapy

• Adventures of Hufflepuff and Slytherin: http://ravingirls.tumblr.com/post/176700061664/the-adventures-of-hufflepuff-and-slytherin-when

• The Other Irish: The Scots-Irish Rascals Who Made America by Karen F. McCarthy: https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Other_Irish.html?id=lOexuAAACAAJ

• Documentary, The Scots-Irish in Appalachia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHOyYQ0Wm_I

• Blue Ridge National Heritage Area: https://www.blueridgeheritage.com/heritage/historic/cultural-heritage/scots-irish-heritage/

• A Glimpse of Appalachian Heritage: https://www.vincentproperties.com/blog/scots-irish-appalachia/

• The People’s Heritage: http://hendersonheritage.com/the-people-heritage-dialect-homestead-clothing/

• Brief History of Moonshine: http://mentalfloss.com/article/71993/brief-history-moonshine

• Panel discussion, “Tradition and Identity in Irish, Scottish and Appalachian Ballads”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQx5ZcR7l-c

• Documentary, The Scots-Irish musical legacy in the USA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN3H2JPqKRY

• Appalachian Dulcimer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_dulcimer

• Wayfaring Strangers: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21888019-wayfaring-strangers

• Short Podcast from WBUR, This Music Has No Borders: Scots-Irish Music In Appalachia: https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2014/10/01/wayfaring-strangers-book

• Swannanoa Gathering: https://www.swangathering.com/

• Documentary, “Mountain Talk” by The Language & Life Project: https://youtu.be/iHIJfbYhQFg

• Appalachian English Wikipedia:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_English

• John Richards, “Folk Magic and Protestant Christianity in Appalachia”: https://www.scribd.com/doc/82862186/Folk-Magic-and-Protestant-Christianity-in-Appalachia

• Appalachian folk healers: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/southern-appalachia-folk-healers-granny-women-neighbor-ladies

• Granny witches: https://gotmountainlife.com/granny-witches/

• Byron Ballard: https://mountainx.com/living/wellness/byron-ballard-keeps-appalachian-folk-magic-practices-alive/

• Traditions of Granny Witches: https://witchesofthecraft.com/2018/05/05/different-paths-of-witchcraft-appalachian-granny-magic/

• Healing and Magic in Appalachia: https://remedygrove.com/traditional/grannywomenhealingandmagic

• Haint Blue: https://www.theawl.com/2018/01/haint-blue-the-ghost-tricking-color-of-southern-homes-and-gullah-folktales/

• Blue was named after her aura: https://66.media.tumblr.com/c77777b70f97252744ac9c7b92b493f0/tumblr_n4r7uloWE31rk5a9yo1_1280.jpg

• The Moonlit Road podcast: https://www.themoonlitroad.com/

• Original draft regarding the term “Greywaren”: http://maggie-stiefvater.tumblr.com/post/129496081531/maggie-stiefvater-i-cant-believe-im-showing

**MAGGIEWATCH**

Maggie unexpectedly released a new TRC holiday-themed short story on Christmas Eve, entitled, “A Very Declan Christmas”: http://maggiestiefvater.com/a-raven-cycle-holiday-short/

If you have not had a chance to listen, we covered the previous Raven Cycle holiday stories in our 2017 Special Episode “Henrietta Holidays”: https://ravingirls.podiant.co/e/35c8adf7f5f12e/

Announcements: 

The Ravin’ Girls Season 2 giveaway will run January 22nd, 2019 through the 31st, with winners being contacted the first weekend of February. Keep an eye on our social media (@ravingirls everywhere) for entry requirements, and good luck to each and every one of you!

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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.

Ravin’ Girls logo and banner art © 2018 Mio Mäkijärvi, All Rights Reserved. Please visit  http://kojotei.tumblr.com/ for more information.