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Widow's Bay – S01E06-10 – The island's many mysteries
Eight bells toll in the Widow's Bay season 1 finale – setting Elysia, Mark (Nevermind the Music), and Lisa (Into the West) off on an investigation to uncover what they mean. Sifting through the heart, horrors, and humor of the second half of the season, they piece together the emerging mythology...
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Silmarillion Stories - E25 - Túrin Turambar Part 2
John is joined by Marilyn R. Pukkila to discuss the second part of Of Túrin Turambar , the twenty-fifth portion of The Silmarillion . They discuss classical heroes, the grimdark present in Tolkien's writings, and how a character gets in their own way. Marilyn's Website Marilyn R. Pukkila, Re...
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The Empire and the Local Police
Bryan8063 draws parallels between the Empire’s expansion on Janix in Star Wars Maul and Germany’s Nazification of the police.
Not My Jam? Think Again: Starfleet Academy, Captain Nahla, and Why the Heroic Leadership Mold Needs to Retire
Doove71 discusses how Captain Nahla's leadership breaks the mold. And it's needed.