- 43: Propaganda for the Win
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Propaganda for the Win Rory Roberts11 April 2022, 2:27 am - 42: We Need to Talk About Our Racist Past and Present
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NPR’s Code Switch Podcast - Episode mentioned today: Tulsa: 100 Years Later
2 June 2021, 12:11 am - 41: What Happened in 2020?
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041 What Happened 20202 January 2021, 5:16 am - 40: A Bitter Pill
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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/
Music: "Ever Mindful" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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2 November 2019, 1:36 am - 39: Therein Lies Madness
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Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email [email protected].2 October 2019, 1:51 am - 38: Anatomy of a Good Yarn
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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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Anatomy of a Good Yarn Rory Roberts
Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email [email protected].2 April 2019, 12:33 am - 37: Demons and Demon Cats
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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
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Demons and Demon Cats Rory Roberts2 October 2018, 1:29 am - Episode 36: Black and Bleu
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 the BBC.
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180312-the-racist-message-hidden-in-a-masterpiece - Kelly Grovier’s take on black.
https://www.chrismoore.com/books/sacre-bleu/ - Sacre Bleu by Christopher Moore. Follow the link on this page to read the first two chapters.
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"Inner Light" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Black and Bleu Rory Roberts
Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email them to me at [email protected]!22 September 2018, 7:41 pm - Episode 35: Victorians and their Dangerous Libraries
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-designed-to-protect-women-from-library-loafers
The Dangers Facing Victorian Librarians: https://daily.jstor.org/being-librarian-dangerous/
More information beyond the short article can be found here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25542241?mag=being-librarian-dangerous&seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents
Some Books Can Kill: https://daily.jstor.org/some-books-can-kill/
Documentary covering deadly everyday items of the Victorian age: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nqq_nFkRcs
Dr. Suzannah Lipscombe: http://suzannahlipscomb.com/
The Dollop Episode about Hat Pins and Mashers: https://thedollop.libsyn.com/213-mashers-and-hatpins
Victorians and their Dangerous Libraries Rory Roberts3 September 2018, 10:13 pm - Episode 33: The Strangers' Case
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-being-used-for-refugee-rights-today/ - The full text of the speech can be read here, and there are also two videos not linked here: One of Ian McKellan performing it, and another featuring Harriet Walter.
https://www.rescue-uk.org/video/strangers-case-shakespeares-rallying-cry-humanity - Filmed at Shakespeare’s Globe in 2018.
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/english/research/currentprojects/multiculturalshakespeare/news/?newsItem=8a17841a6411e8b401642243e1b859b6 - a different take, turning it into a local pub scene, also filmed in 2018.
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The Strangers' Case Rory Roberts22 July 2018, 12:25 am - Episode 32: Wedlock
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Wendy Moore, Author: http://www.wendymoore.org/
Music: "Peace of Mind" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Wedlock Rory Roberts12 July 2018, 6:06 am - More Episodes? Get the App