Hallowed Ground StoryCast

Hallowed Ground Media

Hallowed Ground StoryCast is all about the most influential movies, shows, and books in our lives. Find out how we became friends, what inspired our careers, and why we podcast. This season, we have another round of brilliant guests to share with you.

  1. Tokyo Pet Shop of Horrors

    01/10/2021

    Tokyo Pet Shop of Horrors

    Anya and Alan welcome Stitchomancery to talk about Tokyo Pet Shop of Horrors by Matsuri Akino. What happens when adults believe every comic and animation is ok for kids? 90s Manga and Anime is what! This story explores the creepy space of pets that can grant wishes. Sometimes those wishes aren’t what is best for us. Whether we wish for it or not, though- Count D knows what we need! The Wiki of the “Pet Shop of Horrors” universe. What is a “Gay Panic”?? Tokyo Pop was struck by the shift to digital books and online delivery vs brick-and-mortar stores in 2010s Josei Manga is a thing Japan ranks high on the concept of “Monoethnicity” which contributes to the continued legacy of European notions Race Hierarchy introduced and practiced in the early 20th Century inside Japan. But leading up to, and during, WWII Japan created an Empire called “The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperiety Sphere” that was legitimized based on Japanese racial superiority and included cultural assimilation, mass rape of Chinese women, and scientific experimentation on live Korean prisoners. A Kappa is a mythological creature. “Flipped” Manga was a thing in the 90s. Futekiya is a thing. The US Senate hearings in the 1950s around “Seduction of the Innocent” changed Comics and Animation in America and led to self-censorship of the medium to remain aimed at young people. Perfect Blue was a late 90s anime feature film made for adult audiences. Tokyo Ghoul is a thing. Eva Braun was a real person in the history of facsist Germany and her life was folded in to an adaptation of history by Akino. Toni Morrison wrote Beloved. Eli Roth’s History of Horror Follow Stitch on Twitter, visit the website, and check out Stitch on Teen Vogue. Our theme song is Background Blues Guitar by Blowball Music. Please visit our website to find out what we will be talking about in the future. If you would like to give us feedback, please email us: contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com Follow the podcast on Twitter @HGStoryCast, follow Anya @StrangelyLiterl

    1 h y 17 min
  2. Animorphs

    01/09/2021

    Animorphs

    Anya and Alan welcome Poetry to talk about the influential Animorphs series by Katherine Applegate. We discuss the whole series but focus on “The Departure” Book 19. When is a kids series not just a kids series? When the real monster is war! There are monsters on both sides, and heroes on both sides. Radical empathy might be the only path- or maybe just another weapon. Poetry’s fan-fiction crossover is Daemorphing on AO3 Animorphs are a (fictional) thing Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers is a (fictional) thing Science Fantasy is a (meta-fictional) thing Morph Club is a fun Animorphs podcast Katherine Applegate’s letter to the fans about the end of Animorphs Natural Kinds may or may not be a thing (but are a philosophical thing) Karen is a meme Follow Poetry on Tumblr Our theme song is Background Blues Guitar by Blowball Music. Please visit our website to find out what we will be talking about in the future. If you would like to give us feedback, please email us: contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com Follow the podcast on Twitter @HGStoryCast, follow Anya @StrangelyLiterl

    1 h y 36 min
  3. Le Morte de Arthur

    01/07/2021

    Le Morte de Arthur

    Dr. Paul Moffett joins Anya and Alan to discuss Sir Thomas Mallory’s “Le Morte d’Arthur.” We compare the Roundtable Knights to Super Heroes, discuss 500 year-old dirty jokes, and learn how this story has shaped Paul’s life. If you haven’t taken a class at Clockwork’s Academy then you are missing out! Be sure to check the links in our Show Notes! Shop for Paul’s books! Buy “Maybe if I Pull Harder.” Visit Clockworks Academy! Shop for an online course! Take the 3rd King Arthur course about the Holy Grail. Follow Dr Paul on Twitter: Academic and Personal Our theme song is Background Blues Guitar by Blowball Music. Please visit our website to find out what we will be talking about in the future. If you would like to give us feedback, please email us: contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com Follow the podcast on Twitter @HGStoryCast, follow Anya @StrangelyLiterl

    1 h y 50 min
  4. Nanette

    01/06/2021

    Nanette

    Anya and Alan talk about the Hanna Gatsby comedy special “Nanette”! We rant a lot in this episode about the nature of Art. Society. And Joss Wedon. It’s the nice ranting though. Unless you like systemic oppression, then you shouldn’t listen because you will get your feelings hurt. Sorry about the sound quality issues with Anya’s audio. Alan tried to clean it up as much as possible, but it was very rough. We don’t know what happened, but we will do our best to get things back to our regular standard of sounding good. Our theme song is Background Blues Guitar by Blowball Music. Please visit our website to find out what we will be talking about in the future. If you would like to give us feedback, please email us: contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com Follow the podcast on Twitter @HGStoryCast, follow Anya @StrangelyLiterl

    1 h y 47 min
  5. Nice Try! Utopia

    01/05/2021

    Nice Try! Utopia

    Anya and Alan talk about the 2019 podcast ‘Nice Try! Utopia’ hosted by Avery Trufelman and produced by Curbed. We talk about eating crickets, lesbian enclaves, and the sexual revolution…. of the 1840’s in New England. Come visit Utopia with us! Which is a place that doesn’t exist…. ‘Nice Try: Utopia’ isn’t just a podcast, but also a complete blog experience with lots of resources if you want to keep the experience going. Avery Trufelman is a professional podcast host with a fascinating career. Utopia is not a thing Biosphere 2 episode of Nice Try! Bioshpere 2 was a thing. Gaia Hypothesis Teleology in Biology Measures of Truth is not about teleology, even though Alan can’t stop saying that word. Oneida episode of Nice Try! Oneida is still a thing. The Terra Ignota series by Ada Palmer is set in a future free of many identity issues we struggle with- but lots of murder. Herland episode of Nice Try! Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is not just about practical clothes for women. Heterotopia is a thing. Levittown episode of Nice Try! Concord Park started as a racially integrated suburb. White Flight is a thing. Wealth Inequality is either Utopia or Dystopia- depending on where you land. Next Time: Hannah Gadsby- Nanette Our theme song is Background Blues Guitar by Blowball Music. Please visit our website to find out what we will be talking about in the future. If you would like to give us feedback, please email us: contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com Follow the podcast on Twitter @HGStoryCast, follow Anya @StrangelyLiterl

    1 h y 5 min
  6. Tiny Beautiful Things

    09/11/2020

    Tiny Beautiful Things

    Anya and Alan talk about a mutual favorite book, “Tiny Beautiful Things” by Cheryl Strayed. CONTENT WARNING We talk about physical, sexual, and emotional abuse in this episode. We discuss heartbreak, homelessness, and the religion of radical empathy. This book makes us want to be better people- and we want to share it with everyone. The book comes from the blog Dear Sugar that ran on The Rumpus for over a decade Cheryl Strayed announced that her newsletter will revive the advice blog Steve Almond is an American author and co-hosted the Dear Sugars podcast with Cheryl. The Tao te Ching is a thing The Taoist Sage Zhuangzi said "The Perfect Man uses his mind like a mirror - going after nothing, welcoming nothing, responding but not storing.” Tarot is a thing “There’s a Bundle on Your Head” AKA Scared and Confused “The Truth That Lives There” AKA Playing It Safe “Write Like A Motherfucker” “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft” by Stephen King is better understood in spirit than in words. “We Are All Savages Inside” AKA Awful Jealous Person “The Future Has an Ancient Heart” AKA Commencement Speech Cheryl Strayed’s memoir is “Wild” which was also adapted into a film. Check out our podcast about His Dark Materials- Measures of Truth Check out our podcast about American Gods- Shadows and Shamblers Our theme song is Background Blues Guitar by Blowball Music. Please visit our website to find out what we will be talking about in the future. If you would like to give us feedback, please email us: contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com Follow the podcast on Twitter @HGStoryCast, follow Anya @StrangelyLiterl

    1 h y 12 min
  7. Monsoon Wedding

    05/09/2020

    Monsoon Wedding

    Anya and Alan talk about the movie that taught Anya that movies could be Art instead of just entertainment- Monsoon Wedding! We talk about the surprising storyline of abuse, and how it resonates so many years later. The pull between Old India and New India. And how Dubey is NOT ready for a relationship. Cast, crew, and all the deets on ‘Monsoon Wedding’ that IMD can provide. If you see or suspect child abuse in the United States please use these resources to save that child. Please look up Child Welfare institutions in your area, if living outside the US. The Ancient Indian Caste System continues to effect social status in Indian culture, in the same way the nobility system of Europe has lingering effects. Downton Abbey is a touchstone in American Culture for the Victorian Classism of English Society. Of the 5 movies Anya has picked for the podcast, 2 were directed by men. The MeToo Era could be said to have begun in 2006. The Shakespearean Fool is a thing. Next time is “Tiny Beautiful Things” by Cheryl Strayed Our theme song is Background Blues Guitar by Blowball Music. Please visit our website to find out what we will be talking about in the future. If you would like to give us feedback, please email us: contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com Follow the podcast on Twitter @HGStoryCast, follow Anya @StrangelyLiterl

    1 h y 2 min
  8. The Mexican

    05/04/2020

    The Mexican

    Anya and Alan talk about the 2001 Gore Verbinsky movie “The Mexican”. This is a story about stories which are themselves about stories. It helped Alan learn about stories and how a story should tell a story within itself so that the story makes sense. Story. What is Measures of Truth? Star Wars lore: Rule of Two My Best Friend’s Wedding and Erin Brockovich let Julia Roberts show off her range. What is “Men are From Mars and Women are From Venus” The Sopranos changed TV and kicked off a “golden age” in premium cable shows. What is a Bag Man? What’s a Type A Personality? Is MacGuffin that guy who can escape using chewing gum? No? Mr Universe is played by David Krumholtz Hitchhiker Trope Bury Your Gays Trope Fridging Trope Goran Višnjić played Flynn in Timeless and the Car Rental Clerk in The Mexican (who was secretly Flynn all along!!) Next Time: Monsoon Wedding Haiku for Kelli: Loving Guardian, from the Land of the Charmers, Ally from the start. Our theme song is Background Blues Guitar by Blowball Music. Please visit our website to find out what we will be talking about in the future. If you would like to give us feedback, please email us: contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com Follow the podcast on Twitter @HGStoryCast, follow Anya @StrangelyLiterl

    1 h y 49 min
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