Join story nerds C Alexandra and John Cordial in their often meandering and illuminating conversations about the stories humans tell themselves, historical, mythological, and legendary, and how no one—not even gods or heroes—can escape misogyny.
Yep, it's the sapphic cave sun kami and the original Pocketful of Sunshine, Amaterasu. But of course there's a lot more to her and even to that story. C takes us on a tour of Japan's shinto religion and we discuss some fun myths, terrible divine siblings, flayed horses and their effect on weaving, and, as always, some cool feminist history, all related to the queerer than expected but not in the way you think sun kami, Amaterasu. Link to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. RIP Dolly.&nb...
2 Jul 2026
A Truth Universal? (Jane Austen's Political Legacy)
It's actually a truth universal that everyone knows that quote. But what of the writer? And what of her politics? Chesnaye takes us on a proper journey through Jane Austen's subversive political undertones. Everyone knows she's one of the greats but did you ever think about how her very existence as a novelist was a political statement? A legend of the literary, her political legacy was softened, but in the pages of her novels, and with a sharpness that could cut the very paper she's printed ...
26 Jan 2026
Eleanor Roosevelt pt 4: "Then remaining silent is cowardly."
"If silence seems to give approval then remaining silent is cowardly." - Eleanor Roosevelt, My Day September 1944. And now, dear listeners, C takes us on a voyage through the final years of Eleanor's life. From being a delegate at the first ever UN, to becoming the strongest champion for human right's we have ever witnessed. Eleanor took on huge challenges, built bridges, and never, ever stopped speaking out for what was right. She wrote more, politicked more, and in the end left a legacy of ...
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