Strange Muses
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Strange Muses explores the why behind the reason dark tales, bizarre lore and peculiar concepts inspire creativity. Like a moth to flame many of us are drawn to dark spaces. Join Janine and Vincent as they explore how dark themes tap into the human experience, why they are such rich muses, and what they can teach us about ourselves.
Location:
Canada
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
Strange Muses explores the why behind the reason dark tales, bizarre lore and peculiar concepts inspire creativity. Like a moth to flame many of us are drawn to dark spaces. Join Janine and Vincent as they explore how dark themes tap into the human experience, why they are such rich muses, and what they can teach us about ourselves.
Language:
English
Episodes
S02E01 Goodbye Horses and The Silence of the Lambs
3/20/2023
In 1986, Q Lazzarus released the song "Goodbye Horses", but it was in 1991 that the song was lifted out of obscurity by a blockbuster horror film.
Goodbye Horses by Johnny Hollow on Spotify
Other resources:
Goodbye Horses by Q Lazzarus on Youtube
Silence of the Lambs cultural impact
Buffalo Bill
Diane Luckey obituary
William Garvey on the meaning of Goodbye Horses
William Garvey RIP
Baghavad Gita
Hindu philosophy of the senses
This is a Johnny Hollow Production. You can find us at johnnyhollow.com, and support us at patreon.com/johnnyhollow
Johnny Hollow is: Janine White and Vincent Marcone
Johnny Hollow on Spotify
Audio production and sound design by Janine White
You can find Janine at janinewhite.ca
Podcast cover art by Vincent Marcone
You can see more ofVincent's artwork at Mypetskeleton.com
Support the show
Support the show
Duration:00:24:14
S01E05 - The Devil: 666 Shades of Gray
5/13/2022
The Devil has a bad reputation as the epitome of pure evil, but we think there's more to it than that.
Featuring Devils Night by Johnny Hollow.
Special Guest: Rodrigo Gudino
You can find Rodrigo at rodrigogudino.com and his magazine about all things horror at rue-morgue.com
Special thanks to the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund for their support of this project.
This is a Johnny Hollow Production. You can find us at johnnyhollow.com, and support us at patreon.com/johnnyhollow
Johnny Hollow is: Janine White and Vincent Marcone
Johnny Hollow on Spotify
Audio production and sound design by Janine White
You can find Janine at janinewhite.ca
Podcast cover art by Vincent Marcone
You can see more ofVincent's artwork at Mypetskeleton.com
Support the show
Duration:00:39:34
S01E04 - Bloodsuckers: The Anti-Muse
5/13/2022
Do you know that feeling when you just don't have it in you? When you feel like your creativity has been sucked dry? We have a name for that. Featuring Bloodsuckers by Johnny Hollow.
Special Guests:
Thomas Dsyzinski
Karl Mohr http://multibeat.com/
Sarah Legault http://www.sarahlegault.com/
Cole Sullivan
Kitty Thompson
Special thanks to the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund for their support of this project.
This is a Johnny Hollow Production. You can find us at johnnyhollow.com, and support us at patreon.com/johnnyhollow
Johnny Hollow is: Janine White and Vincent Marcone
Johnny Hollow on Spotify
Audio Production and sound design by Janine White
You can find Janine at janinewhite.ca
Podcast cover art by Vincent Marcone
You can see more of Vincent's artwork at Mypetskeleton.com
Support the show
Duration:00:26:09
S01E03 - The Superhero: Role Model or Role Play?
5/13/2022
Why do we spend so much time imagining superheroes? Part two of our conversation with comic artist Phil Jimenez. Featuring Superhero by Johnny Hollow.
Special Guest: Phil Jimenez
You can find Phil on Twitter and Instagram @philjimeneznyc
His breathtaking 2021 comic book collaboration with Kelly Sue DeConnick is called Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons and can be found at dccomics.com.
Special thanks to the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund for their support of this project.
This is a Johnny Hollow Production. You can find us at johnnyhollow.com, and support us at patreon.com/johnnyhollow
Johnny Hollow is: Janine White and Vincent Marcone
Johnny Hollow on Spotify
Audio Production and sound design by Janine White
You can find Janine at janinewhite.ca
Podcast cover art by Vincent Marcone
You can see more of Vincent's artwork at Mypetskeleton.com
Support the show
Duration:00:24:45
S01E02 - The Wild Hunt: Apocalyptic Anxiety
5/13/2022
A dark warning delivered by a group of wild phantoms...Is the end of the world drawing near? Let's worry about it together. Part one of our conversation with comic artist Phil Jimenez.
Featuring The Wild Hunt by Johnny Hollow.
Special Guest: Phil Jimenez
You can find Phil on Twitter and Instagram @philjimeneznyc
His stunning 2021 comic book collaboration with Kelly Sue DeConnick is called Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons and can be found at dccomics.com.
Transcendental Etude No 8 "Wilde Jagd" is performed by Brett Goetz.
Special thanks to the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund for their support of this project.
This is a Johnny Hollow Production. You can find us at johnnyhollow.com, and support us at patreon.com/johnnyhollow
Johnny Hollow is: Janine White and Vincent Marcone
Johnny Hollow on Spotify
Audio production and sound design by Janine White
You can find Janine at janinewhite.ca
Podcast cover art by Vincent Marcone
You can see more ofVincent's artwork at Mypetskeleton.com
Support the show
Duration:00:28:43
S01E01 - Cunning Ileane: Not Your Usual Disney Princess
5/13/2022
This obscure Romanian princess never made the Disney circuit. She didn't fit the mold. Featuring Nothing Can Stop Ileana by Johnny Hollow.
Special Guest: Donita Roscaniuc
Our version of "Cunning Ileane" was adapted from the 1885 publication Romanian Folktales from worldoftales.com.
Special thanks to the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund for their support of this project.
This is a Johnny Hollow Production. You can find us at johnnyhollow.com, and support us at patreon.com/johnnyhollow
Johnny Hollow is: Janine White and Vincent Marcone
Johnny Hollow on Spotify
Audio Production and sound design by Janine White
You can find Janine at janinewhite.ca
Podcast cover art by Vincent Marcone
You can see more of Vincent's artwork at Mypetskeleton.com
Support the show
Duration:00:32:12