Outlander Soul

This is going to be a busy year in Outlander! We've got the new TV series starting 16 Feb 2020, Herself is *hopefully* finishing the newest book, and we've got a new podcast season in the works for you! We wanted to update you on a few developments and do a bit of fan-girling over the new TV season, which looks SO GOOD!! We look forward to being with you again very soon!

We're back with part 2 with our wonderful guest (and listener) Dr Amy Davis, a film/media scholar based at the University of Hull in the UK. We continue our talk and share with you all you wanted to know but didn't about the ways in which Outlander resonates with and differs from classic fairy tales and works as a feminist fairy tale itself.

Did you know that there are several theories on how time travel works? Do you know which one is used in the Outlander universe? And what is the relationship between free will and fate, choice and determinism when we talk about traveling through time? In this episode, Terry and Jayme discuss the various theological and philosophical conundrums present in the Outlander text related to theology and time travel.

Terry & Jayme explore the difference between myth and parable, then discuss why Outlander is a parable subverting the traditional romance genre.

We love our listeners! We’re back for the second part of our season finale where Jayme and Terry respond to further listener feedback! This time, we delve into further conversation about sexual violence, mercy, vengeance, justice, and touch a bit on the theme of colonization in Outlander. Plus, we field a few suggestions given by listeners for future episodes, which we’ll be considering for Season 4! One of our dear listeners, Marilyn Pukkila, shared this quote with us via email with which we end this episode. It comes from Sheldon Kopp’s "If You See the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him!': “We must learn to love in the absence of illusion. We must try to live a just life in an unjust world. We must be willing to go on caring even when we are helpless to change things. Our best may not be good enough. Still it will have to do. I’m not o.k. You’re not o.k. And that’s o.k.” Hang in there, dear listeners! We’ll be back with new episodes in February 2020!