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Fabulous Furry Tales podcast #4
<==Download podcast here.Fifteen and a half minutes this week, about 7.3 MB download. This week's topic: Beatrix Potter and The Tailor of Gloucester. Sorry it took so long to get this one out, delays were caused by NaNoWriMo and MFF, both now ended for this year.
<==For those brave enough to want to subscribe. Note that the RSS/XML link has been revised since the original announcement. I wasn't happy with the one generated by Ourmedia, since it combined everything I post into a single subscription. Those of you who want Fabulous Furry Tales without adulteration will probably want to unsub and resubscribe here.
Written transcript also available upon request. Or download it here (in PDF format.) Hope you enjoy it. :)
P.S. After some earlier confusion, here's a bit of info for the uninitiated. You do not need an iPod in order to listen to a podcast. The 'cast is just an mp3 file and it can be played back on any device that reads mp3 files, including, most likely, the same PC you are reading this on. The XML link is used to subscribe with an RSS reader that automatically downloads each new podcast when it is released. You don't need such software in order to listen, though.
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Those two Jethro Tull albums are the all time favorites of both myself and my wife. Just hearing "One Brown Mouse" brings back many pleasant memories!
I wish my download speed was faster, though. Could you email me the transcript? dogteam@"Nospam"interbaun.com
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I have the same problem with uploading. It takes almost an hour to upload the 15 minute cast.
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Listens and Types.
I have a fondness for books and you librarian types but on to the
content:
Midwest? Cool. And Jethro Tull? Cool.
Its nice that you have the range to allow such as Tull into
your furry fun.
Beatrix...
These stories are part of what I consider to be my
naescent period of furry as a "tween" as they currently
call it.
Theres been some scifi done with that story, following
along with all of us who grew up with them, such as:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1568580622/104-1849762-8470321?v=glance&n=283155&v=glance
The genre /has/ evolved, as FM is one manifestation of it,
but, I think, it should always keep at least a modicum of
the gentle child like nature in it.
Another comment I'd like to make is how Potter was kept
in the gender box, she couldn't possibly have anything
to contribute to science. As the dad of a daughter I'm
pleased to see that she at least proved them wrong with
her talent towards writing. I'm particularly fond of the
part that Beatrix played with keeping many small pets in
the house and her interest in natural history. Though, to
be honest here, /I/ do most of the caring for the small
pets. *le sighs and gives Bun some water*
I'd like to point out that women tend to be much better
then men at the day to day collection of science, Darwin
notwithstanding.
I must amend my usual saying that "I discovered furry because
of 19th century men" to include, at least, one woman.
Yes, generosity and gratitude /are/ moral goods that are, far too often,
taken for granted or denigrated.
At age 47 she had to defy her parents wishes? Thankfully things
have changed, for men as well as women.
Yay for Beatrix land being made into a preserve.
One thing I'd advise is that much of the things from
Beatrix age are now online and maybe...though this would
be hard in a vocal sense...giving a link would make
for faster and better appreciation.
Its your show, and amazingly well done, I mean I'd like to
have you do the reading of say Watership Down on cd or such,
you have that voice thats calm but keeps ones interest. Anyway...
I hope you /do/ describe how the genere evolves with
say Tolkien and Lewis or later in the 70s with O'Brian
and Adams.
One way or another, your always interesting to listen too, and
I hope you continue this series. Make sure that when its
hugely succesful you get paid.
^.~
Re: Listens and Types.
As for getting paid, I can only wish. But that's OK, I'm doing this because I want to.
Yes, Potter was still under her mother's thumb when she rebelled and married "Mr Heelis" as she always called him in her own journal and letters. Sounds a bit stuffy and chilly to me, but who knows. At least she got off on her own and was allowed to do what she wanted to. She became quite a sheep producer, prize winner, a big breeder. I do remember though some amusing notes in her journal in which she admitted to the difficulties she was having in learning to cook such simple things as bacon. Fortunately, Mr Heelis knew a bit about it himself, and apparently demonstrated some techniques to her.
I resist giving too many web references verbally because of the need to spell things out, which is awkward. Also, many of them are quite long URLs. In this case, I don't know of an online source that includes the color illustrations, and those are just too important. ;)
And yes, we are now going to visit some modern writers. C. S. Lewis and Narnia is coming in the next week or two, since the release of the film is immanent. Richard Adams, Jan Needle, William Horwood are slated for a visit very soon.
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Moving to some more modern stuff for a while now. I'm not sure which will be next, but I know I want to get to Narnia along with the movie release, so that will be in the next week or two.