Spooktacular October Ghosties and Ghoulies,

What do you think of first when you hear, “The Raven?”

Fear?

Terror?

The Simpsons?

Death?

Well, we thought of all of those things and more throughout this breakdown episode of “The Raven,” by Edgar Allen Poe. This eerie poem is a rollercoaster of emotions, and can elicit different ones from person to person. The foremost emotion felt by most is that of loss, and mourning. Poe had the intent to elicit dread from the audience, as pointed out in his essay, “The Philosophy of Composition,” produced a year after “The Raven.” Was he defending his own writing, or laying the groundwork to shape future generations of poets?

Find out in this week’s breakdown episode.

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Have a haunted October,

Owen, Daniel, and Kari

"Magic Escape Room"

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"Morgana Rides"

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"Night Vigil"

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"Symmetry"

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Happy Spooky times to one and all,

This October we shall be narrating American author, Edgar Allan Poe's famously eerie poem “The Raven.” It was published in the New York Evening Mirror On January 29, 1845 and was equally praised and panned by critics of the day. The poem made Poe famous throughout both England and America.

Most everyone already knows of the story, but in rereading, recording, and editing this episode Owen learned many more of the details of the story and has many more questions about it. How good is your knowledge of “The Raven?” Are there any bits that you were surprised by in this week’s episode, upon hearing it anew?

Let us know on social media.

Have a haunted October,

Owen, Daniel, and Kari

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"Ossuary 1 - A Beginning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Why hello there,

Today Kari Nixon, PhD, reads Things Worth Knowing from the April 18th edition

of the London Journal from 1863

Welcome back to Victorian Periodical Parade, 160 years ago folks were still interested in everyday events, the royals, and travel. They were folks just like us coming up with reasons to do things, reasons for why things happened, and making sense of it all.

Today Kari reads through the miscellaneous articles included in the publication along with Chapters 10 and 13 of Lady Audley’s Secret. After listening to this episode, hope on over to spotify to listen back to Chapter 1 of the Lady Audley’s Secret and see if any new pieces of information catch your attention.

After this episode we will be switching things up and gearing up for the halloween season with a dark narration of a spooky poem, we hope that you like it. We hope to hear from you on Instagram, Twitter, or Youtube

Have a great day!

Kari, Owen, and Daniel

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