The8ook8ender's Podcast: Recent Episodes
Pranav Ayyappan
As homage to the little children on their grandparents' laps and to the books on all the undisturbed shelves of musty libraries, I try to revive the ancient art of storytelling.
I'm back for a second!
Let's compare and contrast Casey McQuiston's 2019 novel 'Red White and Royal Blue' with it's 2023 film adaptation.
Listen to me dreamily quote emails, struggle to comprehend American Politics and whine about all the things the movie lacks because it doesn't have June Clairmont Diaz.
Stay tuned for a chaotic conversation style episode about the same book/movie combo in the near future!
.
.
follow @the8ook8ender https://www.instagram.com/the8ook8ender/?hl=en on Instagram for more updates
email: the8ook8ender@gmail.com
Music: Both of us by madIRFAN from Pixabay
Embrace by ItswatR from Pixabay
The second and final in the two part finale.
Find within, the demi-god who inherited his pride from the gods, the goddess more a mother than mortals often are, the valient prince fighting on the wrong side, the coward who killed the lion and the father whose honesty melted the frozen heart of a hero.
I hope you treat this tale of Troy as the base you needed to look for many more. I hope it brought you peace in these weird times. Thankyou for sailing with me through the shallows in the ocean of odes and for standing by me at their tomb by the sounding sea. I hope you have an amazing time!
socials- @the8ook8ender on instagram and the8ook8ender@gmail.com
The first in a two-part finale. After taking round-about ways through many allied stories, the Iliad finally begins. Find the story of the warrior and the wimp, the hero with augmented god-sight, heavenly whisking services and many more within this long-awaited chapter. And as always, brace yourselves for these stories of despicably large mortal egos and crazy godly shenanigans, sprinkled with a healthy heap of social satire! socials- @the8ookbender on instagram and the8ook8ender@gmail.com
long life, or glory? People tried to chose for him, but his choice changed history.
The movie Troy is horrible, listen to find out everything it got wrong!
Listen, to find out who the true goddess of war is and how much her father decided her life was worth.
Do our gods love us? Or are they terrified of us?
[Cover art by @archetipical on instagram]
socials- @the8ookbender on instagram and the8ook8ender@gmail.com
Also, Spy Kids2 is the best movie ever. Fite me.
Stories have many versions, each is as true as the next. This episode is about minor gods who might have created the universe and the greatest (B)romance in Mythology. Why did his mother throw him in a river and why do anatomy professors know Greek Mythology? Listen to find out!
socials- @the8ookbender on instagram and the8ook8ender@gmail.com
Love is not pretty, gods are not above jealousy. Fate is less a path than a labyrinth and heroes can be villains. Behind every power couple, there are honest people left in the dust and the price of a kiss is often blood. You have heard the tale of the heroine; within is the tale of the hero... or the villain
socials- @the8ookbender on instagram and the8ook8ender@gmail.com
Everyone's heard of the Trojan war. This is the story of the epic characters who played a role in it. Who was the most beautiful woman in the world? Is pretty privilege real? Who wrote this story and who was it written for? Hopefully you'll find out once you listen.
socials- @the8ookbender on instagram and the8ook8ender@gmail.com
In the old days, the story teller was a healer, a magician and most importantly- a teacher. Within the tales by civilizations part, we can glimpse the earliest answers we made up to the existential questions that confound us still. In times of hopelessness and absolute boredom, I passed time immersing myself in the proverbial torrent of tales. The 8ook8ender's podcast is my attempt at reviving the ancient art of storytelling.