Popcast

Describing Sylvia Plath in 1972, Plath's editor Fran McCullough says: "instances of her bitchiness and snobbery [were] quite astonishing. And of course she was a Scorpio." Jumping off from there, host Eliza Smith uses the lens of astrology to understand Plath's work, asking Bay Area astrologer Jessica Lanyadoo to analyze Plath's star chart. What follows is a tragic and insightful reading. Want to see what Sylvia Plath's star chart looks like? Have a peek here: http://popuparchive.tumblr.com/post/112725167669/popcast-episode-two-is-live-and-its-a-good-one Listen to the original radio doc from The Pacifica Radio Archives: www.popuparchive.com/collections/925/items/6821

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With all the talk of a "golden age" of audio, it can be easy to forget that producers have been putting together intimate, conversational audio pieces for decades. In this Popcast, hear about the surprising podcast-like feel of a 1972 radio documentary about Sylvia Plath.Listen on Pop Up Archive, along with a full machine transcript: https://www.popuparchive.com/collections/4425/items/34632Hear the original piece from the Pacifica Radio Archives on Pop Up Archive: www.popuparchive.com/collections/925/items/6821

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