Episode 24: Mami Wata (dead sailors are not sea trash)

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12/10/19 • 29 min

Get ready for a badass black mermaid from over 4,000 years ago! That's right! On this week's episode, Carly wins over Sam's icy cold Minnesotan heart with Mami Wata, an African goddess of the ocean. The ladies also ponder the universal truths of human experience, like laughter, joy, dance, and our fascination with the beautiful vastness of oceans, and the fact that IT CAN TOTALLY KILL YOU

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Episode 23: Bearskin, Bird, Mouse, and Sausage (Sam's Bonkers Storytime 1)

Sam takes some delightful liberties with our podcast premise as she explores a couple of lesser-known and utterly bonkers Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Of course, these tales are presented in an endearingly Sam-fashion as the devil wears a top hat, a guy wears a bear carcass for years, and a bird, a mouse, and a sausage are all roommates! Yep, you read that right--roommates.

Show notes, reference images, and sources: https://probablyimprobablepodcast.home.blog/2019/12/04/episode-23-bearskin-bird-mouse-and-sausage-sams-bonkers-storytime-1-2/

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Episode 25: Bluebeard (Just ignore the anthropomorphic wardrobe)

Sam is enjoying her slightly new direction with her episodes by again recounting an old folktale. This time it's the mysterious wealthy landowner, and multi-widower, Bluebeard. Join this discouraged actress and discouraged blood-ologist in a time, long ago, when women were viewed primarily as currency, property, or simply a huge inconvenience, where Sam weaves an unforgettable tale of Bluebeard.

Show notes, sources, and reference images can be found here: https://probablyimprobablepodcast.home.blog/2019/12/17/episode-25-bluebeard-just-ignore-the-anthropomorphic-wardrobe-2/