Ravin' Girls Ep.1: Finicky Camaros

Episode 1 October 05, 2017 01:26:14
Ravin' Girls Ep.1: Finicky Camaros
Ravin' Girls: A Raven Cycle Podcast
Ravin' Girls Ep.1: Finicky Camaros

Oct 05 2017 | 01:26:14

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Show Notes

**_Episode Summary:_** Oh geez, we’re finally here! Welcome to Episode 1, where Shannon and Nievita cover the Prologue through Chapter 3 of _The Raven Boys_. We introduce Blue and her boys, discuss fairytale inversions, the folklore behind St. Mark’s Eve, why you shouldn’t eat mistletoe, the potential supernatural nature of the Pig, and what may possibly be the longest slow-burn reveal of the whole series. Subscribe at: or wherever you get your podcasts, and please comment, rate, or review! _WARNING_ \-- Minor spoilers for _American Horror Story: Coven_ are mentioned. \- - - - - ** _Next Episodes:_** _10/14/17_ \-- Ravin' Girls Episode 2, covering chaps. 4-8 of TRB **_and a_** SPECIAL EPISODE RELEASE-- a Spoiler-Free Review of Maggie’s new book, All The Crooked Saints! ** _Follow Us:_** Twitter: Tumblr: Facebook: WordPress: **_\- - - - -_** ** _Links to Articles, Websites, and Other Discussions:_** * Wikipedia--St. Mark’s Eve: * Maggie talks St. Mark’s Eve inspiration: * Vice article: * James Montgomery's poem “The Vigil of St. Mark”: * Keats poem “The Eve of St. Mark”: * Incredibly well researched list of traditions with primary sources, even included reference to someone who charged to tell others if they were to die: * Good overview of folklore: * Venice customs and English divinations: * Book of Days: * “Notes and Queries” Dumb Cake Recipe: [https://books.google.com/books?id=M2oEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=st.+mark%27s+eve+dumb+cake+recipe&source=bl&ots=8ak8KiYUSD&sig=fnTua6GnhuykSGMGcgbzA14do0E&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi4peur8L3VAhUQx2MKHa_sBL0Q6AEINjAC#v=onepage&q=st.%20mark's%20eve%20dumb%20cake%20recipe&f=false](https://books.google.com/books?id=M2oEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=st.+mark%27s+eve+dumb+cake+recipe&source=bl&ots=8ak8KiYUSD&sig=fnTua6GnhuykSGMGcgbzA14do0E&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi4peur8L3VAhUQx2MKHa_sBL0Q6AEINjAC#v=onepage&q=st.%20mark's%20eve%20dumb%20cake%20recipe&f=false) * Dumb-cake fatalities: * **MAGGIEWATCH** Maggie’s tour dates for All The Crooked Saints: \- - - - - ** _Acknowledgements:_** The Raven Cycle and all affiliated properties (The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, and The Raven King) are copyright Maggie Stiefvater and Scholastic, Inc. The Ravin’ Girls reference these properties for the purpose of literary analysis. Intro and Outro music by Damiano Baldoni, used under CC Attribution License: [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty](http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/ "Link: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/Lost_Dinasty/") The original tracks have been edited for the podcast.

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