Welcome to Season 2 Episode 22, where we cover Chapters 23-26 of The Dream Thieves!

The Gray Man breaks into Monmouth while flirting with Maura, the Gangsey and Orla make a sweaty and frustrating boat trip to discover some enigmatic clues, and Blue meets her mom’s new suitor while rehearsing The Little Mermaid with Noah. We talk about the Gray Man’s life motto, who has the cutest pet names (spoiler: it’s Mr. Gray’s rental car), and if we would rather live at 300 Fox Way or The Barns. Shannon has an adorable accent, Nievita acts out a piece of fan art (great podcast content for sure), we wonder Who Wore It Best, and we all find out why Alfred was So Damned Great!

DEEP DIVE: Alfred the Great (from approx. the 13:18 minute mark to 21:24, depending on your player)

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Next Episodes:
3/21/19-- Ravin’ Girls S2 Episode 23, covering chapters 27-30 of TDT
4/4/19-- Ravin' Girls S2 Episode 24, covering chapters 31-33 of TDT
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Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions:

Kinks Album on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/Bes23euln7gqmdr7fzgkktcxlim?t=Muswell_Hillbillies_Legacy_Edition_-_The_Kinks
Ravin’ Girls, discussion about Ronan as a snake: http://ravingirls.tumblr.com/post/179264205234/this-will-probably-come-up-in-recording-anyways
You can’t tell me Mr. Gray doesn’t look like this (anthropomorphic Pig): http://ravingirls.tumblr.com/post/178992564784/butchchainsaw-gandower-hauntestly
Reservoir Dogs (warning for Quentin Tarantino language): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W5KhfJHF_4
D&D Improvised Weapon Rules: https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Weapons#toc_14
BBC Bitesize with cartoons: https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/articles/z9tdq6f
US watchable format for cartoon: https://vimeo.com/120476743
Royal UK summary of ATG reign: https://www.royal.uk/alfred-great-r-871-899
Most perfect man in history?: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/alfred-great-most-perfect-man-history
Cherryandsister’s wonderful fanart of the boat scene: http://cherryandsisters.tumblr.com/post/137622599194/i-love-this-scene-so-much
Wikipedia boss definition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield_boss
Margaret Hanmer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Hanmer
Urien: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urien
Ywain, Arthurian knight: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ywain
Why Were The Kinks Banned From Playing in the U.S.?: http://rulefortytwo.com/secret-rock-knowledge/chapter-8/kinks-ban/
Link to our iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ravin-girls-a-raven-cycle-podcast/id1286440047?mt=2

**MAGGIEWATCH**

WE HAVE A TITLE AND RELEASE DATE FOR THE FIRST BOOK OF THE DREAMER TRILOGY!!! Book One is Call Down The Hawk, and the release date is scheduled to November 5th, 2019. Visit here for the official blurb from Scholastic: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31373184-call-down-the-hawk

Announcements:

Like last year, Nievita will be attending Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle March 14th-17th (https://www.emeraldcitycomiccon.com/). If any listeners will be there as well, feel free to get in touch through e-mail at substnceprty@gmail.com--I would love to meet other fans for a low-pressure get-together!

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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.

Rondeau (the theme from "Masterpiece Theatre") in public domain, performance by New York Trumpet Ensemble: https://youtu.be/V6bIh2HQA44