Before They Were Live

Josh and Michial are on much firmer ground for these stories, the oldest parts of the 1001 Nights--mostly beast fables and one very strange story about dying from love. 

Josh and Michial wrap up the story of King Umar and his family--and much to their surprise, the loose ends get tied up. 

This month, Josh and Michial discuss the first half of a Sheherazadean tale so long it's basically a mid-length novel, "King Umar ibn-Nu'man and His Family." It's got everything from old ladies farting to holy wars to philosophical disquisitions, and we're talking about it all! Join us!

Josh and Michial take another break from 1001 Nights to talk about Zootopia 2--which they're surprised to find out they liked!

Josh and Michial are back to the 1001 Nights, talking about two of their favorite stories so far: "Nur al-Din and Anis al-Jalis" and "Ghayim al-Ayyub, the Slave of Love." 

Josh and Michial are back, and talking about...oh. Moana 2. 

Josh and Michial are back to talk about five stories from the 1001 Nights, and also to talk irrelevantly about how they met, college radio, and not getting paid by concert promoters. 

Josh and Michial are back to talk about five stories from the first nineteen nights:

- Prologue
- "The Vizier and the Sage Duban"
- "The Envier and the Envied"
- "The Eldest Lady's Story"
- "The Doorkeeper's Story"

This month (a little late) we finish up our brief series on Kipling's Just-So Stories. Good news: We've got a lot more to say about the back half of the book, including detours into C.S. Lewis's Experiment in Criticism and Jacques Derrida's Dissemination. Bad news: a lot of what we have to say is about "How the Alphabet Was Made," a little-loved story. Stay tuned until the end to hear what our next series will be on! 

We're back with a new (albeit short) series on Rudyard Kipling's Just-So Stories. Listen as we talk about the first six stories in this collection and muse a bit on why they don't bear scrutiny as well as fairy tales.