Bluestocking
A biweekly podcast aimed at sharing literature, quirky articles, and websites with an interest in promoting self-education. Enjoy!
Episodes
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Music: Escaping Forever by Michael Vignola
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/25/books/review-dopesick-beth-macy-opioid-crisis.html
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a12775932/sackler-family-oxycontin/
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Follow this link to purchase Mike Jay’s fascinating book and support the Public Domain Review: https://www.amazon.com/Visionary-Madness-Matthews-Influencing-Machine/dp/1583947175?ta...
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https://edwardcareyauthor.com/books/little/
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2005/mar/12/featuresreviews.guardianreview8
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/32614/32614-h/32614-h.htm
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https://historycollection.co/disturbing-historical-demons-you-wouldnt-ever-want-to-run-into/
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/19/master-margarita-bulgakov-satire-russia
Questions, comments, or ideas? Email bluestockingpod@gmail.com!
Music: "Silver Flame" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Thank you for listening to Bluestocking, the podcast for people who love to learn, but don’t always have time to study. This episode, I was inspired by a series of stories covering art history in seven colors, and reminded of a book from one of my favorite authors, Sacre Bleu by Christopher Moore.
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https://www.kellygrovier.com/ - poet and art critic Kelly Grovier. Check out his art history series for t...
Greetings, and welcome to Bluestocking, the podcast for people who love to learn, but don’t always have time to study. Today we’re delving into the fascinating world of Victorian libraries.
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Reading Rooms Designed for Women: https://daily.jstor.org/the-reading-rooms-designed-to-protect-women-from-library-loafers/
Gender and Public Space in Victorian America: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1215236?mag=the-reading-rooms-d...
Thank you so much for listening to Bluestocking! This episode is short and maybe not sweet, but certainly poignant. There are some links below if you’re interested in learning more about today’s topic or how you can help some ‘strangers’ through a group like the International Rescue Committee.
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https://www.rescue-uk.org/article/what-strangers-case
https://qz.com/786163/the-banned-400-year-old-shakespearean-speech-bein...
Thank you for listening to Bluestocking, the podcast for people who love to learn, but don’t always have time to study.
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Wendy Moore, Author: http://www.wendymoore.org/
Music: "Peace of Mind" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email bluestockingpod@gmail.com.
Greetings, and welcome to Bluestocking! This episode delves into the joint biography, Romantic Outlaws by Charlotte Gordon, about Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley.
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http://charlottegordonbooks.com/
http://time.com/5133735/wollstonecraft-grave-mary-shelley-frankenstein/
Music: "Relaxing Piano Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180611-why-frankenstein-is-the-story-that-defined-our-fears
Edison Silent Movie, Frankenstein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-fM9meqfQ4
Listen to The Year Without a Summer, about the events that helped inspire Mary Shelley to create Frankenstein: https://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/the-year-without-a-summer-1.html
Or, if you prefer a transcript, from The Allusionist, which ...
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https://www.thelittleprince.com/
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-strange-triumph-of-the-little-prince
http://mentalfloss.com/article/64148/12-charming-facts-about-little-prince
http://mentalfloss.com/article/57198/11-drafts-most-famous-phrase-little-prince
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3621040/The-other-side-of-the-story.html
Greetings, and welcome to Bluestocking!
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https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/medieval-manuscripts-embroidery
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/medieval-marginalia-books-doodles
https://www.instagram.com/uofgcodicologist
https://medievalbooks.nl/2014/10/24/feeling-good-about-bad-skin/
http://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2017/05/ready-are-you-more-medieval-yodas.html
Questions, comments, or ideas? Email b...
Head’s Up: this episode contains strong language.
Helpful (and fun!) links:
Samuel Pepys’ Diary: https://www.pepysdiary.com
F Yeah History Crushes: http://fuckyeahhistorycrushes.tumblr.com/
Questions, Comments, or Suggestions? Shoot me an email: bluestockingpod@gmail.com.
Music Credit: "Perspectives" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/delmonicos-womens-lunch
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/06/charles-dickens-and-the-women-who-made-him
Music from Kevin MacLeod: Garden Music Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email bluestockingpod@gmail.com
Helpful Links Concerning Uncomfortable Truths...
About PT Barnum: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-pt-barnum-greatest-humbug-them-all-180967634/
About Mark Twain: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/11/28/mark-twains-disturbing-passion-for-collecting-young-girls/
Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email bluestockingpod@gmail.com.
Today’s Music: "Wisps of Whorls" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Thank you for listening!
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https://www.dailywritingtips.com/30-words-inspired-by-29-people-and-an-elephant/
Music:
"Relaxing Piano Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Questions, comments, or ideas for a topic you’d like to see covered? Email bluestockingpod@gmail.com.
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