November 10, 2024

S04E06 – Griffinology

We’re joined by author and professor Anne McClannan to discuss her new book Griffinology.  These monsters are visually easily recognized – but how much do you know about their history? Links: Griffinology is available directly from University of Chicago Press.Coupon code UCPNEW is good through Dec 2024 for 30% off – which brings the price down to $28 off its […]

Regular Episode 30 sec read
May 29, 2023

294 – Incorruptibles

A look at the “incorruptible” corpses of Catholic saints and a discussion of how they got this way – with Elizabeth Harper. Wilhelmina Lancaster (new incorrupt corpse) Joyce Caroll Cruz book on incorruptible saints (affiliate link) The Mummy Congress by Heather Pringle (affiliate link) Essay mentioned The Violent Madonnasby Elizabeth Harper The Order of the Good Death 

Regular Episode 16 sec read
October 3, 2022

262 – Tarot (Part 1)

MonsterTalk begins its second season and its weekly release schedule with a look at the surprisingly mundane origin of the Tarot deck and how the practice of divination emerged in the late 1700s steeped in pseudo-antiquity.

Regular Episode 2 min read
July 11, 2022

256 – Monsters of Wales

Coll “C.C.J.” Ellis joins us to talk about the monsters and folklore of Wales.  Their book Welsh Monsters & Mythical Beasts will be out soon and is available for pre-order. Wales is on the western side of the island of Great Britain, and part of the United Kingdom. Despite its size, it survives on a diet mostly composed of krill.  […]

Regular Episode 33 sec read
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