In this episode, we meet Morgaine (no, a different one!) whose education in Ancient Mediterranean History turns out to be some of the most fascinating conversation I've had in a while! Morgaine and I discuss goddesses of carnal pleasure, the misogyny of translators, and better last lines than "That's All, Folks!"

REFERENCES:
Dreamers & Doers: https://www.dreamersdoers.com/
Sir Thomas Mallory's "Le Morte d'Arthur:" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Morte_d'Arthur
Pat Barker's "The Silence of the Girls:" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silence_of_the_Girls
Emily Wilson's "The Iliad": https://www.emilyrcwilson.com/the-iliad-sept-2023
Emily Wilson's "The Oddessy:" https://www.emilyrcwilson.com/the-odyssey
Gender Identity Today: https://genderidentitytoday.com

• (00:00) - Show Opening
• (00:34) - Introduction
• (01:32) - Morgaine, Why Are You?
• (02:37) - Hippie-Dippy College Education
• (05:48) - Ishtar, Astarte, and Aphrodite Walk into a War
• (11:31) - Does Knowledge of the Iron Age Change Our Perspective Today?
• (13:37) - There Were Civilizations Before the USA
• (15:59) - Etymology as the Basis of History
• (19:59) - Morgaine's Favorite Word
• (22:33) - Let's Play Fairies!
• (24:28) - If You Could Be in History, Who Would You Be?
• (28:29) - The Rage of Morgaine
• (34:42) - Go Be a Hero or Stay as a Farmer
• (39:25) - Ancient Greece Was an Oral Tradition
• (44:17) - Fave Historical Fiction Authors
• (45:34) - How Should Achilles Go Out?
• (49:30) - Emily Wilson's Translations
• (55:38) - Show Closing

In this show, I speak with Sabene - an artist in the true sense whose love for the craft shows in everything she does. Sabene and I discuss cadmium, the art from role-playing games, water lilies that will stop you in your tracks.

REFERENCES:
David Martin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_L._Martin
Frank Frazetta: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Frazetta
William Whittaker: http://williamwhitaker.com/
William-Adolphe Bouguereau: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William-Adolphe_Bouguereau
Hans Holbein - Sir Thomas More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Sir_Thomas_More
John Singer Sargent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Singer_Sargent
Joshua Reynolds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Reynolds
Titian: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titian

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:33) - Show Opening
• (01:39) - Sabene, Why Are You?
• (04:45) - Early Art Influences
• (08:52) - Painting with Oils
• (10:44) - The Struggles of Life Imitates Art
• (15:52) - Finding Something to Say in Art
• (18:26) - Art That Stops You Dead in Your Tracks
• (22:24) - Water Lilies That Leap off the Canvas
• (24:31) - Sabene's Primary Influences
• (26:31) - Even If It Were to Fall Apart within a Year...
• (28:07) - It's Hard to Make a Living as an Artist
• (35:10) - There's Something Wrong with the Mouth
• (37:24) - The Most Controversial Piece of Visual Art
• (40:32) - Charcoal Drawings with the Outback
• (43:30) - Don't Forget to Drink Your Cadmium
• (44:50) - The Artwork "Sabene"
• (48:15) - Not Quite Ready to Speak Sabene's Legacy
• (52:05) - Goodbye #1
• (57:05) - Goodbye #3?
• (55:20) - Show Closing

In this show, we meet Ari - a writer and editor whose healing energy inflames her fiction. Ari and I talk about hate on the internet, Wicca's gender binary, and no actual jokes about squirrels.

REFERENCES:
Clan of the Cave Bear: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clan_of_the_Cave_Bear
Kaikeyi: https://www.amazon.com/Kaikeyi-Novel-Vaishnavi-Patel/dp/0759557330
Ari's Medium: https://medium.com/@arijensineink
Ari's Substack "Fighting for Writing": https://fightingforwriting.substack.com
Ariel Jensine Web Site: https://www.arieljensine.ink/
Gender Identity Today: https://genderidentitytoday.com
Amethysta's Website: https://amethysta.io

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:33) - Show Opening
• (01:30) - Ari, Why Are You?
• (03:42) - Finding Ari's Authentic Voice
• (06:04) - Connecting to Warm Bodies and Herself
• (09:40) - Journaling in the Technology Age
• (14:55) - Let's Play Fantasy (for healing, right?)
• (18:22) - Working in the Metaphysical Realm
• (22:25) - Reading Tarot Isn't Always Helpful
• (24:32) - The Zone of Calm
• (27:12) - The Internet Is a Good Outlet for Pain
• (30:32) - Finding a Perfect Story
• (31:52) - Being a Healer without Religion
• (34:30) - Wicca Could Be More Inclusive
• (37:36) - Ari's Bittersweet Ending
• (43:49) - Separate the Art from the Artist
• (44:24) - Fiction Makes Us All More Empathic
• (46:44) - The Power of Story to Make Us Human
• (53:06) - Where to Find Ari
• (54:34) - That Funny Joke about Squirrels
• (55:20) - Show Closing