Blithe Spirits Halina A. Adams

Romance, romance, romantic, Romantic, Romanticism, 1789-2017
Academics have recently "discovered" romance novels--bodice rippers, Regencies, love stories--but the ideas in these books have a deep history, one that links them to Sir Walter Scott, Lord Byron, and Jane Austen. This episode, I look at the steamy bits and their social and political foremothers. From Romanticism to the romance novel, what can we learn about reading, imagination, women, and opposition?
Featured songs in this episode:
“eros vibraphone,” The Books, ShortDocs 2010
“Rise and Shine,” Audio Binger
“Pulsars,” Podington Bear, Textural
“Light,” Borrtex, Creation
“3,” Bisamråtta, Life on Mars
“machinery,” Kai Engel, caeli
“Love is Not,” Broke for Free, Petal
“Encounter,” Podington Bear, Textural
“Night Caves,” Lee Rosevere, Music for Podcasts 4
“Who, What, When???” Squire Tuck, Who, What, When???
“RUNNING WATERS,” Jason Shaw, Audionautix: Acoustic
“Love (Reprise,” Steve Combs, Love and Fear
“Inamorata,” Blue Dot Sessions, Bodytonic
“Waking up to the Sun,” Pictures of the Floating World, Approach
“Etude,” Ondrosik, Nostalgic and Procrastination
“Lullaby for Democracy,” Doctor Turtle, The Double-Down Two-Step
“Starling,” Podington Bear, Solo Instruments
 
Recommended Reading:
Pamela Regis, A Natural History of the Romance Novel, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003.
Stephanie Moody, “Identification, Affect, and Escape: Theorizing Popular Romance Reading,” Pedagogy 16, no. 1 (January 2016): 105-123.
Patricia Zakreski, “Tell Me Lies: Lying, Storytelling, and the Romance Novel as Feminist Fiction,” Journal of Popular Romance Studies 2, no. 2 (April 2012): n.p.
 
Blithe Spirits is written, recorded, and edited by Halina Adams. (c) 2017

140 characters to 400 pages, 1847-2017.
Humans are hard-wired to love stories--and the more personal the tale the better. But with every narrative there come certain complications: the audience, the author, the text. This week we delve into the surprising connections between Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Twitter. We start with Patton Oswalt, take a couple of detours into Shakespeare and Jane Austen, and think about publishing, freedom of expression, and identity. Oh, and we all agree that St. John Rivers is the absolute worst.
Blithe Spirits is written, performed, and edited by Halina Adams.
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Music featured in this episode:
“Surface Tension 3,” Podington Bear, Piano I
“Twosome,” Podington Bear, Uplifting
“Excidentis foliae,” Damiano Baldoni, Crystal Lake
“forgive me,” Damiano Baldoni, Crystal Lake
“Bluebell (Acoustic),” Axletree, Sunset
“Three kites circling,” Axletree, Cormorant
“Kwartet Japonski,” Maciej Zolnowski, Kwartet Japonski I + II
“A Sea Change,” Kyle Preston, Geo
“la dance nostalgique,” The Owl, Fairy Forest
“Noted,” Julie Maxwell’s Piano Music, Lover’s Quest
“Better Way,” Kai Engel, Better Way
“Se recourber,” Mon Plaisir, Bonjour from Paris, Nantes and Montreal
“Opus 04,” Dexter Britain, Creative Commons, Volume 7
“Days Gone By,” Scott Holmes, Film & Documentary
“Flight,” Scott Holmes, Film & Documentary

Two men, two volumes, a river and a sea. 1842-1980.
We may think that Bruce Springsteen and Alfred, Lord Tennyson are two very different artists, but once we start digging into their work, interesting similarities arise. Join me as I take a tour of Poems (1842) and The River (1980), with heartbreaking pit-stops, lovely ladies, and lots of wrong terms.
Notes & credits:
Blithe Spirits is written, performed, and produced by Halina Adams (@Halina_Adams)
artwork from author’s private collection and modified by her
Music:
Kai Engel, “Harbor,” from The Run
Bruce Springsteen, “I’m on Fire,” Live, 1975-85, copyright Columbia Records
aAirial, “Splash,” from Winterkauen
Scott Holmes, “Still Missing”
Springsteen, “The River,” The River, copyright Columbia Records
Springsteen, “Drive All Night,” The River, copyright Columbia Records
Julie Maxwell, “Cerberus Fossae,” from My Kingdom’s Chorus
Springsteen, “Crush on You,” The River, copyright Columbia Records
Podington Bear, “Looking for Trouble,” from Piano I
Podington Bear, “Running on Empty,” from Brooding
Podington Bear, “Sensitive,” from Brooding
Podington Bear, “Skeptic,” from Brooding
Podington Bear, “Down and Around,” from Brooding
Borrtex, “Hope,” from Peaceful Mind
Springsteen, “Hungry Heart,” Live, 1975-85, copyright Columbia Records
Dexter Britain, “The Time to Run,” from Creative Commons Selections
Kai Engel, “Low Horizon,” from The Scope
Kai Engel, “Seeker,” from The Run
Springsteen, “I’m on Fire,” Born in the USA, copyright Columbia Records
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