omens

Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's novel about the comedy of Armageddon seems to be the very definition of "twee." We try to unpack what that concept means and how it contributes to the authors' humanist message.

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• Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
• Cat's Cradle
• Breakfast of Champions
• Galapagos
• Guards! Guards!

Additional Resources:

• The Twee Revolution
• Good Omens: How Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett wrote a book
• Humorous Humanist Armageddon: Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens
• What I'm Reading: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

Marvel has two high profile shows releasing this month in the MCU's Inhumans and Fox's The Gifted.  

Inhumans has been critically panned and opened to poor reception. Is that fair? On the other hand, The Gifted has plenty of promise despite a derivative premise (Heroes 2.0). Tune in to hear our thoughts.  

Welsh Death Omens

British Goblins: Welsh Folk Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1881)

Book 2 Chapter 7

by

Wirt Sikes

Welsh Death Omens includes the Welsh Banshee or Gwrach y Rhibyn, crying spirits, the groaning spirits as well as corpse candles and the chirping of a bird at the door of a person about to die. Taliesin predicted the frightful monster known as the Fad Felen which comes from the marsh with hair, teeth and eyes like gold and brings death in its wake. Sikes also talks about the frightful female spectres, banshees and black maidens familiar across the Celtic World as harbingers of death.

Running Order:

• Cambrian Death Portents 1:33
  
• The Corpse-Bird 2:48
  
• The Tan-Wedd 4:00
  
• Listening at the Church Door 6:12
  
• The Lledrith 7:27
  
• The Gwrach y Rhibyn 9:22
  
• The Llandaff Gwrach 12:08
  
• Ugliness of this Female Apparition 15:03
  
• The Black Maiden 15:13
  
• The Cyhyraeth, or Crying Spirit 16:45
  
• Its Moans on Land and Sea 17:55
  
• The St. Mellons Cuhyraeth 21:22
  
• The Groaning Spirit of Bedwellty 23:05

Names Used in this Section

All proper names, and words in Welsh or other languages, are recorded here in the show-notes and we've done our best to get the pronunciations right for you.

Tan-Wedd
Lledrith
Gwrach y Rhibyn
Llandaff Gwrach
Cyhyraeth
St. Mellons Cuhyraeth
Bedwellty
The Banshee
Mr. Baring-Gould
Tolaeth
Cwn Annwn
Cwn y Wybr
Canwyll Corph
Teulu
Aderyn y Corph
Warwickshire
Mr. Davis to Mr. Baxter
Walter Watkins
Neuadd, parish of Brecknockshire
Taf Fechan Chapel
Llewelyn Sion of Llangewydd
Fad Felen
Rhos Church
Maelgwyn Gwynedd
Taliesin
Mallt y Nos
Rev. D. R. Thomas
Archaeologia Cambrensis
Croker
Ceffyl heb un pen
Marw coel
Y mae mor salw a Gwrach y Rhibyn
Fy ngwr (my husband)
Fm ngwraig (my wife)
Fy mlentyn bach (my little child)
Och Dduw!
Cardiff
Cow and Snuffers Inn
Benshi
Sir Walter Scott
Hermes
Black Maiden
Caerleon
Peredur
Avagddu
Glamorganshire
Prophet Jones
David Prosser, of Llanbyther Parish
'Woolach!'
Joshua Coslet
Towy
Carmarthenshire
Inis Cenin
Non, mother of St. David
Llan-non, Church of Non
Monmouthshire
Mary Morgan
Crumlyn Bridge
'O Dduw, beth a wnaf fi?' (O God, what shall I do?)
Meredith Thomas
Thomas Edward Morgan
Anthony Aaron
William Harry Rees

British Goblins can be found on Archive.org

You can find out more about Wirt Sikes on Wikipedia.

Try the Celtic Myth Podshow for the Tales and Stories of the Ancient Celts at http://celticmythpodshow.com or on Apple Podcasts.

Our theme music is "Gander at the Pratie Hole" by Sláinte.  You can find their music on the Free Music Archive.

On this week's minisode, Fritz talks about a video showing a man encountering a smoldering meteorite in his backyard, Nick Spry shares a personal ghost story from his place of work, Angela finds a website purportedly showing a secret base on the Moon, Mandaddy talks about a Twitter ghost story called "Dear David" and sleep paralysis, Kaz speaks about the TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Good Omens

The Defenders is Netflix's premiere super hero team.  A ragtag group of vigilantes brought together by a common foe.  We give you background and required reading for all four heroes; Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and Iron Fist.  We also look forward to the future of the show and give suggestions on who Netflix can introduce in their universe next. 

For this week's news discuss Arnold's new/old role in the next Terminator film. We also dig into the casting for upcoming Amazon series Good Omens; starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant.  Finally, Moviepass's drastic dip in price incites discussion of it's implications to the industry. 

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Ever wonder why rabbits and their feet are associated with luck? Or why even though fear of spiders is especially popular, many associate them with luck and prosperity? Or why cats, and especially black cats, carry so many superstitions?

For the month of March, I’ll be looking at the stories behind common superstitions and symbols of luck.

I’m your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind Lucky Animals.

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http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/12/rabbits-foot-considered-lucky/

http://www.csicop.org/superstition/library/rabbits_foot

http://www.csicop.org/superstition/library/spiders

http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/easter-symbols

http://mentalfloss.com/article/67639/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-charlottes-web

http://people.com/pets/10-lucky-animals-that-can-help-you-win-the-powerball-jackpot/cats

http://goodlucksymbols.com/spider-symbolism/

http://www.luckymojo.com/spider.html

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/why-we-worry/201407/why-are-we-afraid-spiders

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/09/why-black-cats-are-considered-bad-luck/

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http://www.cracked.com/article_18963_6-cats-more-badass-than-you-and-most-superheroes.html

the Bookies podcast is a monthly book club.  this month we have read Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.  first published in 1990 this book is about an angel Aziraphale and a demon Crowley working together to stop the apocalypse.  this is the second Terry Pratchett novel to be talked about on the Bookies Podcast.  go back to our first episode to hear us talk about the Disk World novel Pyramids. this is the first Neil Gaiman novel we have read on the podcast but most definitely not the last. I hope you enjoy this episode of the Bookies Podcast.      

The Grumpy Old Guys review Elder Sign: Omens, the digital app version of the tabletop card and dice game, Elder Sign.

It's a very special episode of Nerd Lunch! This week on the show, CT, Jeeg and Pax take off for the Great White North and are replaced by The Atomic Geeks. Michael DiGiovanni (aka MD), Christian Nielsen and Mike Downs take over Nerd Lunch and welcome Fourth Chair Ryan Hewson from The Perpetual Geek Machine Podcast. The four of them do their take on the Fan Fic Reviews franchise topic (previously done in episodes 18 and 62). Stories from FanFiction.net covered include Knight Rider meets The Incredible Hulk, Police Academy, Good Omens, and Buffy meets Kill Bill. Nerd To-Dos include new podcasts and blogs and networking appliances.

And be sure to check out CT, Jeeg and Pax on this week's episode of The Atomic Geeks where they do their take on Gunpoint Reviews!

It's a very special episode of Nerd Lunch! This week on the show, CT, Jeeg and Pax take off for the Great White North and are replaced by The Atomic Geeks. Michael DiGiovanni (aka MD), Christian Nielsen and Mike Downs take over Nerd Lunch and welcome Fourth Chair Ryan Hewson from The Perpetual Geek Machine Podcast. The four of them do their take on the Fan Fic Reviews franchise topic (previously done in episodes 18 and 62). Stories from FanFiction.net covered include Knight Rider meets The Incredible Hulk, Police Academy, Good Omens, and Buffy meets Kill Bill. Nerd To-Dos include new podcasts and blogs and networking appliances.

And be sure to check out CT, Jeeg and Pax on this week's episode of The Atomic Geeks where they do their take on Gunpoint Reviews!

It's a very special episode of Nerd Lunch! This week on the show, CT, Jeeg and Pax take off for the Great White North and are replaced by The Atomic Geeks. Michael DiGiovanni (aka MD), Christian Nielsen and Mike Downs take over Nerd Lunch and welcome Fourth Chair Ryan Hewson from The Perpetual Geek Machine Podcast. The four of them do their take on the Fan Fic Reviews franchise topic (previously done in episodes 18 and 62). Stories from FanFiction.net covered include Knight Rider meets The Incredible Hulk, Police Academy, Good Omens, and Buffy meets Kill Bill. Nerd To-Dos include new podcasts and blogs and networking appliances.

And be sure to check out CT, Jeeg and Pax on this week's episode of The Atomic Geeks where they do their take on Gunpoint Reviews!