Before she ever fell in love, Deirdre was promised to a king. Before she ever made a choice, her fate had already been written. Known as Deirdre of the Sorrows, her story is one of prophecy, exile and doomed love.

This week we jump back into the Ulster Cycle to hear her story and learn about its lasting impact, explore the warrior society that shaped her fate, and trace the lasting cultural impact of one of Ireland’s most haunting tragic heroines.

Cool Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:

• https://celt.ucc.ie
• https://www.dib.ie
• https://libguides.ucc.ie/earlymedievalirish
• https://bardmythologies.com/deirdre-of-the-sorrows/
• https://www.poetryireland.ie/publications/poetry-ireland-review/online-archive/view/the-oral-tradition1
• https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/legendary-deirdre-sorrows

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Kali is one of the most complex and powerful figures in global mythology. In this we follow the evolution of Kali, all the way from her origins in ancient Sanskrit texts to her role as a liberating force in Tantric cosmology, colonial resistance, feminist iconography, and modern pop culture.

We explore her mythology, the duality of being both terrifying and maternal and her radical transformation across centuries. And through her, we examine what it means to destroy in order to start anew.

Cool Stuff Used For This Episode:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kali

https://thegoddessgarden.com/the-hindu-goddess-kali/

https://kashgar.com.au/blogs/gods-goddesses/kali-a-most-misunderstood-goddess?srsltid=AfmBOormCHKWlUxn589YIu5MwQoE8efihmpgnC927hu_6yCCIxynyQ4U

https://www.hinduamerican.org/blog/ma-kali

https://www.kalighatkalitemple.com/article/id/230/history

https://artuk.org/discover/stories/kali-in-art-capturing-the-raging-goddess-of-change-and-destruction

https://dagworld.com/the-goddess-kali-in-bengal-modern-art.html

https://www.memeraki.com/blogs/posts/5-representations-of-maa-kali-that-will-leave-you-speechless?srsltid=AfmBOop2Ss5mPnQ4qhcM4Bs7rWXxCT11ALAdSb_rlPRSIURStXsWIGPv

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Happy New Year! I hope you all had a lovely festive break and are feeling ready to take on 2026! I entered the new year with a bad cold which is not what you want to hear on the podcast.

My loss is your gain though, and I am gifting you an episode of the Patreon Exclusive series 'Heroines of History', this one is all about Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of Henry VIII.

Here's a list of my sources that you can access, the rest were found via my university library:

https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/history-and-stories/katherine-of-aragon/#gs.nrhdca

https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/catherine-aragon-facts-henry-viii-first-wife-mother-death-mary-buried/

https://tudortimes.co.uk/people/katharine-of-aragon-life-story

https://www.thoughtco.com/catherine-of-aragon-marriage-to-henry-viii-3528151

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This is a special episode originally created as a Patreon exclusive as part of the ongoing 'Ladies of Advent' series.

In this opening episode of 'Ladies of Advent' we start with Our Lady of Guadalupe. The divine mother who appeared in 1531 on a cold hilltop outside of Mexico City. She would go on to become a sacred figure in Catholic devotion as well as a symbol of strength, identity and protection for women, indigenous people and revolutionaries.

I really hope you enjoy it!

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Trigger Warning: Pregnancy Loss

In this episode, we drink deep and dive in to the world of Florence & The Machine’s Everybody Scream. An album that fuses mythology, witchcraft, trauma, and feminine power. We explore how Florence Welch channels the voices of witches, mystics, monsters and takes us on a pilgrimage through grief and transformation, through the scream buried in every woman’s throat.

All music Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Cool Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/30/1259372801/florence-welch-everybody-scream-interview-transcript
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/florence-welch-new-album-everybody-scream-interview-1235456844/
https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/185154/Florence-Welch-I-think-I-was-still-processing-what-happened-to-me-and-I-had-a-level-of-PTSD
https://podcasts.musixmatch.com/podcast/the-zane-lowe-interview-series-01gxz24x40p85bgw5q4kyk8361/episode/florence-the-machine-01gxz24x40p85bgw5q4kyk837k
https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/florence-welch-quotes
https://impossiblethingsb4breakfast.wordpress.com/2011/11/06/a-lyrical-review-of-florence-the-machine’s-“ceremonials”/
https://culture.affinitymagazine.us/florence-and-the-machines-high-as-hope-a-track-by-track-analysis/
https://epigram.org.uk/untitled-249/
https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2015/06/03/florence-the-machine-how-big-how-blue-how-beautiful-island/
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52958
https://www.worldhistory.org/Yemoja/

https://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/underworld/mictlan-and-its-inhabitants

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqbBrAzSodY&t=45s

https://cac.org/daily-meditations/julian-of-norwich-part-i-the-mystic-in-the-anchor-hold-2015-07-20/

https://www.thecollector.com/who-was-margery-kempe-medieval-mystic/

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It has been a while, I missed you!

Here's a little mini episode for you all about the women who weave the fate of the world and all who live in it.

Excited to be back and ready to start bringing you some more amazing stories of wonderful women.

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I'm back! I took some time off to have a birthday, but I am back and ready to talk about some more amazing women! In light of the changing of the seasons, this week we are talking about women of the harvest from across the world! We're talking Demeter, Ceres, Pachamama, Zemyna and more.

Cool Stuff Mentioned In This Episode:

https://mythlok.com/pachamama/

https://basketmakersassociation.org.uk/whats-on/straw-work-and-corn-dollies-an-introduction/

https://www.strawcraftsmen.co.uk/cdolly.php

https://www.ryedalefolkmuseum.co.uk/weaving-tradition-and-ritual-with-rural-corn-dollies/

https://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/gods/goddess-of-the-month-chicomecoatl

https://littlewomen.medium.com/mother-earth-in-lithuanian-myths-and-legends-d604069ea62f

https://archive.org/details/greekreligion0000burk/page/n3/mode/2up

https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Homeric_Hymn_to_Demeter.html?id=9gkkDkThbKAC&redir_esc=y

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To celebrate our brand new look, this week we're talking all things logos. We explore the history of the word itself and how logos have transformed through time from Mesopotamia through to the Industrial revolution and the shoes we now wear on our feet.

We also hear from Clara, the amazing artist behind the new Ladies of Lore Logo and listen to her explain her research and process for creating a logo full of incredible women of mythology and folklore from all over the world.

See more from Clara:

Instagram: @neminkaholic

Bluesky: @diesclara.bsky.social

Portfolio: artstation.com/diesclara

Online card: linktr.ee/diesclara

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