Palindrome Press

Sela Nazani (writer on IG @palindromepress) &  GP Vahan (artist on IG @gpvahan) have a conversation in Armenian (Western), trying very hard not to mix English or other languages. Discussion topics include: Lebanon | Armenia | Armenian singers | Music | Dances | Rome | Montreal & Laval | Comedy | Comedians | Coffee | Cigarettes on a Platter | Travel | Food | Ice Cream/ Bouza | Restaurants | Politics | Astrology | Virgo & Pisces | Reality vs. Fantasy | Writers | Artists | Armenian Coffee Cup Readings | Mario Kart | My Cousin Vinny | & much more. Thanks for listening! —————————- We've avoided using Spotify advertising so far. To support our work, reach out, subscribe, and let us know what you love about our podcast. Please make sure to also follow us on social media.

Sela Nazani (writer on IG @palindromepress) &  GP Vahan (artist on IG @gpvahan) talk about Egyptian Mythology. Discussion topics include: Isis & Osiris| The Book of the Dead | The Pyramid Texts | Weighing of the Heart | Horus | Set | Afterlife | Hades & Underworld | A'Aru - Field of Reeds | Amduat | Paradise | Ammit | Divine Retribution | Ma'at | Truth, Balance, Harmony, Justice | Nut Sky Goddess | Positions | Domination | Hierarchy | Hieroglyphics | Hatchepsut  | Tuthmose I | King Tutankhamun | Nile River | Howard Carter | Men in Kilts | Outlander | The Mummy (1999) | Scarab | Upper & Lower Egypt | Crowns | The Pharaohs' Golden Parade (Cairo, 2021) | Amira Selim | Greek vs. Egyptian Myths | Zeus | Egyptian Priestess. Thanks for listening! —————————- We've avoided using Spotify advertising so far. To support our work, reach out, subscribe, and let us know what you love about our podcast. Please make sure to also follow us on social media.

Sela Nazani (writer on IG @palindromepress) &  GP Vahan (artist on IG @gpvahan) talk about motorcycle shopping, Armenian moms, and more. Discussion topics include: Armenian Museum in Watertown | Armenianness… for lack of a better word | WWI | Museum Collections | Urartu | Armenian History | Contemporary Art | Textiles | Ancient Coins | Bagratuni | Genocide | Motorcycles | Kawasaki | Motorcycle gear | Spaceballs | Tattoos | Makeup | Henna | Social Media | Armenian Moms | Armenian Church | Nadia Murad | Real World Problems | Anger/ Road Rage | Fears | Accidents | Fears | Publishing | Books | Poetry | Writing | Mythology | Illustration | Illumination Manuscripts | Shrek. As always, these conversations are unscripted. Thanks for listening! —————————- We've avoided using Spotify advertising so far. To support our work, reach out, subscribe, and let us know what you love about our podcast. Please make sure to also follow us on social media.

Sela Nazani (writer on IG @palindromepress) &  GP Vahan (artist on IG @gpvahan) talk about J.R.R. Tolkien. Discussion topics include: Edith Tolkien | C.S. Lewis | Poetry | Reading of Tolkien's poem: Mythopoeia (making of myths) | Philomythus (lover of myths) vs. Misomythus (hater of myths) | Linguistics | Beowulf | Green Great Dragon | Lord of the Rings | The Silmarillion | The Hobbit | Good & Evil | WWI | Motorcycles/ Scooters | Hopes & Dreams | Love | Inspiration | Mythology & Beyond | Vacations | Into the Woods | Giants in the Sky | Trees | Science/ Technology vs. Spirituality & Mythology | Cognitive Rest / Mental Health. Thanks for listening! —————————- We've avoided using Spotify advertising so far. To support our work, reach out, subscribe, and let us know what you love about our podcast. Please make sure to also follow us on social media.

Sela Nazani (writer on IG @palindromepress) &  GP Vahan (artist on IG @gpvahan) talk about Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghilbli.  Discussion topics include: the meaning behind the name Ghibli | Female Protagonists | Joe Hisaishi | Film Scores | Music Composition | Totoro | The Cat Returns | Kiki's Delivery Service | Music | Animation | Manga | Book- The Works of Hayao Miyazaki: The Japanese Animation Master  | Documentary- Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind | Howl's Moving Castle | Spirited Away | Princess Mononoke | Castle in the Sky | World War II | Japan | Utsunomiya | U.S. Strategic Bombing During WWII | Nuclear Attacks on Nagasaki & Hiroshima | A6M "Zero" Fighter Planes | Nature | Conservation | Harvey Weinstein | The English Patient | Desert Winds | Samurai Sword | Art of Animation | CGI | Zombies | Storyboarding | Boro the Caterpillar | Ghibli Museum | Dune (1984) | Amaterasu by Mythology & Beyond.  Thanks for listening! —————————- We've avoided using Spotify advertising so far. To support our work, reach out, subscribe, and let us know what you love about our podcast. Please make sure to also follow us on social media.

Sela Nazani (writer on IG @palindromepress) &  GP Vahan (artist on  IG @gpvahan) talk about the Mythology & Beyond channel on YouTube. Discussion topics include: Mythology / Religion / Pagan / Zoroastrianism / World Myths / Tolkien / Snorri Sturluson / Armenian Mythology / Armenian History / Armenian Genocide / Armenia / Turkey / Anatolia / Asia Minor / Anahid / Fertility Goddess / Vanatur / Aramazd / Ahura Mazda / Leza / Astghik / Zeus / Boadicea / Medusa / Amaterasu / Hanuman / India / Persia / Akhtamar / Lake Van / Queen Pharantzem / Vartan Mamigonian /City of Ani / Armenian Warrior Women / Amazons / Armenian Church / Artsakh / Historical Armenia / Armenian Highlands / Books / Oral Traditions / Native American / Indigenous / Art / Illustrations / Barry White / Storyboard / Narration / Music / John William Waterhouse / Artist Support / Kermit / Muppets.  Thanks for listening! —————————- We've avoided using Spotify advertising so far. To support our work, reach out, subscribe, and let us know what you love about our podcast. Please make sure to also follow us on social media.

Sela  Nazani (writer on IG @palindromepress) & GP Vahan (artist on  IG  @gpvahan) talk about death, and the loss of close family members.  They also discuss dreams and forgiveness. Sela almost didn't publish this episode since it was an extremely emotional subject to get through.  As with previous episodes, this was unscripted, but also had to be highly edited to remove some of the more difficult portions. We recorded this  episode in a different location, so there's some background noise that  we couldn't avoid. Discussion topics include  poetry / death / dreams /  forgiveness / NYC / Coming to America / Lebanon / Lebanese civil war / Turkish / elder care / grandparents / US Senate internship /  Armenian / Armenian Genocide / Random House /depression / nostalgia /  hope / childhood / trauma / afterlife / spirituality. Thanks for  listening! We've avoided using Spotify advertising so far. To support our work, reach out, subscribe, and let us know what you love about our podcast. Please make sure to also follow us on social media.

***Spoiler alert!!***. Sela Nazani (writer on IG @palindromepress) &  GP Vahan (artist on IG @gpvahan) have an unscripted discussion about the movies Ladyhawke (1985) and  Fire (1996). Make sure you’ve watched both movies  before listening to this episode. We also refer back to the movies we watched on episode 3. Discussion topics include: fantasy /  movie soundtracks / Chocolat / The English Patient / The Count of Monte Cristo / Princess Bride / Clash of the Titans / nature / medieval France  / Rutger Hauer / Deepa Mehta / Shabana Azmi / India / partition of India / Taj Mahal / marriage / family / love / LGBTQ / freedom of speech / Ramayana / Sita & Rama / Old Hollywood / Beirut & Bollywood / melodrama /  Classic Hollywood / childhood / Golden Age of Hollywood / Sound of Music / Stalag 17 / World War II / Imitation of Life / William Holden / Lord of the Rings / "the  gaze" / children's book / mythology / Akhtamar / Aralez / Tork Angegh / Mythology & Beyond on YouTube / Mass Creator Awards.  Thanks for listening! —————————- We've avoided using Spotify advertising so far. To support our work, reach out, subscribe, and let us know what you love about our podcast. Please make sure to also follow us on social media.

***Spoiler alert!!***. Sela Nazani (writer on IG @palindromepress) & GP Vahan (artist on IG @gpvahan) have an unscripted discussion about the movies Legend (1985) and Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019). Make sure you’ve watched both movies before listening to this episode. Discussion topics include: music / Latin / Tangerine Dream / Darkness / goblins / faeries / good & evil / unicorns / goth / Peter Pan / Harry Potter / seduction / Legend of Zelda / Ridley Scott / Tom Cruise / painting / women painters / "the gaze" / the story of Orpheus & Eurydice / France / 18th century France / abortion / drugs / LGBTQ / fantasy / mythology / video games / Mortal Kombat / children's book / nature / poetry.  Thanks for listening! —————————- We've avoided using Spotify advertising so far. To support our work, reach out, subscribe, and let us know what you love about our podcast. Please make sure to also follow us on social media.

Sela Nazani (writer on IG @palindromepress) & GP Vahan (artist on IG @gpvahan) discuss their love for music. Discussion topics include poetry, sexuality, motherhood, opera, NYC, Armenian Church, Beirut conservatory, DJ, French, Latin. Want to follow along? Check these out: Lacuna Coil “Trip the Darkness” / Cristina Scabbia / Rammstein / System of a Down / DJ Lady Tom / Eurodance and trance / LL Cool J “I Need Love” / En Vogue “Free Your Mind” / Nicki Minaj & Ariana Grande / Enigma “Mea Culpa” (MCMXC a.D. original version), “Mea Culpa Orthodox Version”, “Gravity of Love” / Enya / Engelbert Humperdinck / Queen Latifah “U.N.I.T.Y.” (Truly a Queen!!!) / Old-school hip hop / Missy Elliott “Work It” / Dolly Parton  “I Will Always Love You” / Whitney Houston”I Will Always Love You” / Skyrim – Jeremy Soule / George Michael “Father Figure” “Cowboys and Angels” "Freedom" "Too Funky"/ Tania Harcourt-Cooze / Samuel Taylor Coleridge “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” “Kubla Khan” / Renata Tebaldi / Mario Del Monaco / La Bohème / The Tales of Hoffmann / Carmina Burana “O Fortuna” / Lebanese National Conservatory / Metropolitan Opera / Thievery Corporation / Gotan Project / Massive Attack / Nirvana / Soundgarden / Garbage / Thanks for listening!