Animal Magic

j. SNODGRASS
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Good-Natured Comedy about Animal Folklore, Biblical Silliness, and the Artificial Primate Habitat I call Home. What can ancient Animal Myths and Fables tell us about how to be Human in modern life? SNODGRASS is a college teacher, public speaker, and the author of Shakespeare’s Goddess, Genesis and the Rise of Civilization, and Chaos Chaos. More info at j-snodgrass.com

  1. MAR 9

    Something Else About Elephants

    Are Elephants made of Milk?  Or Eggs?  Or both?  And why don't they have wings anymore?  How did Ganesha get his Distinctive Look?  In this Episode, we'll search the Scriptures of India for Answers you can't find in a Biology Textbook.

    16 min

  2. FEB 11

    Something About Elephants

    Even after centuries of zoology, the Elephant remains defiantly mythical.  In this episode, we'll explore some Classical Roman and Christian beliefs about this gentle giant.

    13 min

  3. JAN 30

    Hardware

    My car and my phone get along so well that I feel like a third wheel, and I often feel like they'd be happier without me.  Am I an obstacle that the tools have to work around?  I recently found this live recording of "Hardware" from 2021.  Some things I said about hardware and software in 2021 now sound outdated, but the main message still comes through, and this is one of my favorites of all of these I've written.  Special thanks to the one person who kept laughing while I was saying this.

    22 min

  4. 12/15/2025

    The Boar's Head (A Creepy Cincinnati Christmas Tradition)

    In this Very Special Holiday Episode, we'll Share Something Happily Forgotten, a Christmas Mystery long buried in the snow of the past.  We'll also wonder why Pigs are the baddest animals in the Bible.

    14 min

  5. 12/02/2025

    Pigs on the Wing

    On December 3rd, 1976, a 30-foot pig flew over England, disrupting air traffic and scaring the manure out of a rancher's cattle.  In this special anniversary episode, we'll share the timeless tale of the photo-shoot for the Pink Floyd Animals album cover.  And we'll consider what it may have to do with Orwell's novel Animal Farm, and whether that book still has anything to teach us in America today.

    16 min
  6. A Big Black Cloud Over Ohio (A Haunted Road-Trip to Witness Nick Cave)

    11/10/2025

    A Big Black Cloud Over Ohio (A Haunted Road-Trip to Witness Nick Cave)

    The absolutely true story of a journey to witness Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds in concert, with some silly and supernatural surprises.  This doesn't contain any music samples, but refers to "Jubilee Street" (I recommend the Copenhagen live version), "Tupelo," "Wild God," "Conversion" and "Into My Arms."

    14 min

  7. 10/16/2025

    Circe in the Odyssey (Halloween Special)

    In this "Season of the Witch" we'll be looking at the ancient myth of Circe, the Sorceress in The Odyssey.  This Enchantress is dangerous (especially to chauvinist pigs) but also a savior who instructs Odysseus and his men about how to face the perils ahead.  Times of terror can be times of transformation, sometimes for the better.

    16 min

  8. 09/29/2025

    The Sirens' Song

    A Heart concert got me thinking about Odysseus and the Sirens.  And I wondered - what might the Sirens be saying if they were singing today?  (A Band Called Heart 0:00-3:00 / The Odyssey 3:00-11:00 / The Sirens Today? 11:00-13:30 / The Heart Concert 13:30-18:30)

    19 min
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Good-Natured Comedy about Animal Folklore, Biblical Silliness, and the Artificial Primate Habitat I call Home. What can ancient Animal Myths and Fables tell us about how to be Human in modern life? SNODGRASS is a college teacher, public speaker, and the author of Shakespeare’s Goddess, Genesis and the Rise of Civilization, and Chaos Chaos. More info at j-snodgrass.com

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  • Creator
    j. SNODGRASS
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    33
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Animal Magic