Preternatural Investigations

Sharron Kraus
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A podcast about the marvelous things that lie between the mundane and the miraculous

Episodes

  1. EPISODE 1

    Episode 1: Magic and the Preternatural

    In which the concept of the preternatural is introduced and the importance of a preternatural realm lying between the natural and the supernatural is argued…

    31 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    Episode 2: The Magic of Place

    In which a return to Mid Wales triggers a kind of charged and magical experience that feels like a portal onto a more intense world.…

    36 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    Episode 3: Magic, Mystery and a Sense of Wonder

    In which the idea that the sense of wonder we are born with automatically diminishes as we mature is brought into question. The factors that…

    33 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    Episode 4: Fictional Magic and Real Magic

    In which the enchanting music of The Pied Piper, the natural magic of The Secret Garden, and other fictional portrayals of magic are examined and…

    32 min

  5. 09/20/2020

    EPISODE 5: TWO WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT THE PAST

    In which an examination of M.R. James’ approach to writing ghost stories leads to a distinction between two ways of thinking about the past, the…

    30 min

  6. 09/27/2020

    EPISODE 6: OLD TRADITIONS AND NEW

    In which an old, traditional ceremony – The Ancient Castleton Garland Ceremony – is compared with a new, invented one – the burning of the…

    31 min

  7. 10/04/2020

    EPISODE 7: HOW WEIRD IS FOLK?

    In which a contrast between the way folk music is seen in England and the US leads to speculation about the role of Harry Smith’s…

    33 min

  8. 10/11/2020

    EPISODE 8: WEIRDNESS WITHOUT, WEIRDNESS WITHIN

    In which the ways the communities we belong to are shown to affect our sense of self and our ability to find magic, meaning and…

    28 min

  9. 10/18/2020

    EPISODE 9: THE PERSONIFICATION OF EVIL IN SONG

    In which a number of songs that celebrate evil characters are examined and the question ‘why do good people enjoy songs about bad people?’ is…

    27 min

  10. 10/25/2020

    EPISODE 10: ART AS ALCHEMY

    In which the role suffering plays in creating art is explored and the idea of the tortured artist is contrasted with that of the artist…

    31 min

  11. 11/01/2020

    EPISODE 11: THE QUALITY OF WILDNESS

    In which the idea of wildness and the relationship between the human and the wild are explored. Some problematic approaches to wildness are flagged up…

    29 min

  12. 11/08/2020

    EPISODE 12: LIVING IN A PRETERNATURAL WORLD

    In which the main themes that have emerged over the course of this podcast series are drawn out and something is said of what life…

    31 min
  • 12 Episodes

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A podcast about the marvelous things that lie between the mundane and the miraculous

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