Not My Fantasy

Beauty and the Beast (1991) With Taylor Zaccario of Obscure Obessions

Episode 10: Beauty and the Beast (1991 (feat. T Zaccario of Obscure Obsessions)
 
We’re still talking about Beauty and the Beast but now the version everyone knows. We talk about a film as influential on Cullen as the Bible and one Hannah could take or leave. We talk Cupid and Psyche and Bluebeard and turning the pretty love interest into the protagonist. Is it true love (Yes)? Is it Stockholm Syndrome (No) ? Is a Grad School project a report (Maybe)? T is back to go over these deep questions with us as well as list the worst kinds of birds. 
 
Check out Taylor Zaccario on Obscure Obsessions (@obscurepodcast and obscureobessionsblog.blogspot.com
 
Research for this episode:
Bluebeard
Cupid and Psyche 
 
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Research & Writing by Cullen Callaghan. 
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Cover Art by William Callaghan.
Intro Music "Not My Fantasy Quest" by Scott Little.

La Belle et la Bete (1946) with the Fairy Tellers

Episode 9: La Belle et La Bete (1946) (feat. The Fairy Tellers)
 
This week, we go back as far to the beginning of the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale that we care to go. We’re joined by Katrina and Geoff from The Fairy Tellers podcast to talk about the 1946 French fantasy film, “La Belle et La Bete” and three early versions of the story by Villeneuve, Beaumont, and the Brothers Grimm. Hear our takes on everything from romance to disembodied body parts as decor to suffering through two hours of exposition after the climax of a story happens.
 
Check out The Fairy Tellers on Instagram @thefairy_tellers and TikTok @thefairytellers! 
 
Research for this episode:
Beauty and the Beast (Beaumont)
Summer and Winter Garden
Beauty and the Beast (Villaneuve) - It’s Abridged, it’s hard to find the full version for free online. 
 
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Research & Writing by Cullen Callaghan. 
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Cover Art by William Callaghan.
Intro Music "Not My Fantasy Quest" by Scott Little.

Return of the King (2003) with The Sillymarillion

Episode 8: Return of the King (feat. Paul and Tori of the Sillymarillion )
 
We finished Lord of the Rings! Join us to see the epic climax of one of the Greatest Fantasy Trilogies of All time. We (allegedly) follow Frodo to Mount Doom while Aragorn unites the people of Middle-Earth against a Dark Lord with terrible dental coverage. Paul and Tori of the Sillymarillion join us to go over the history and headcanons of Middle-Earth, discuss the ultimate girlgoddessxhobbit ship, and pitch Rivendell for the CW featuring Emma Roberts as Gollum
 
Check out Paul and Tori  on The Sillymarillion Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Look them up on IG @sillymarillions. Also look up MerryxEowyn art on @spectralingart
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Research & Writing by Cullen Callaghan (@culleneverafter). 
This episode was edited by Hannah Sylvester.
 
Cover Art by William Callaghan
Intro Music "Not My Fantasy Quest" by Scott Little (@scottlittlemusic).

The Two Towers (2002) with Liz Achanta of the Slug Club

Episode 7: The Two Towers (feat. Elizabeth Achanta)
 
New year, new episode about The Lord of the Rings trilogy! Join us as we explore industrialism vs. nature with Merry, Pippin, and the Ents, fantasize about the Sir Ian McKellen-Cate Blanchett makeover montage that never was, try our best Gollum impressions, and swoon over Aragorn becoming the horse girl he was always meant to be.
 
Check out Elizabeth Achanta on The Slug Club Podcast: A Harry Potter Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!
 
Research for this episode:
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3892&context=etd
 
https://www.escapistmagazine.com/the-rings-of-power-explores-the-war-on-terror-legacy-of-the-lord-of-the-rings/
 
https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/articles-posts/5502-war-not-allegory-wwi-tolkien-and-the-lord-of-the-rings.html
 
http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/04/ovids-metamorphoses-ceres-and.html
 
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Research & Writing by Cullen Callaghan (@culleneverafter). 
This episode was edited by Hannah Sylvester.
 
Cover Art by William Callaghan
Intro Music "Not My Fantasy Quest" by Scott Little (@scottlittlemusic).

Fellowship of the Ring (2001) with Cait Callaghan

Episode 6: Fellowship of the Ring (feat. Cait Callaghan)
NEW INTRO MUSIC WHO DIS?
It's time to talk about the Fantasy Film Franchise to rule them all! Join Pippin (Cullen) and Merry (Hannah) as they join Frodo (Cullen's Sibling Cait @artsywriter on IG and @stronggayarms on Twitter) on a quest to discuss what made the greatest epic of the modern age so strong. We talk elves, dwarves, orcs, Shrek, Wagner, serving looks, Gay Wizards and Hobbits, Gabriela Montez, and Fleetwood Mac's Rhiannon being a personal anthem for Galadriel. This movie may be long but it holds up (mostly). Tag along us for the first part of our Middle Earth mission, quest, thing. 
 
Research for this episode:
Tolkien's Biography 
Magic Rings
Queer Readings of Lord of the Rings 
 
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Research & Writing by Cullen Callaghan. 
This episode was edited by Hannah Sylvester.
 
Cover Art by William Callaghan
Intro Music "Not My Fantasy Quest" by Scott Little. 

Gods of Egypt (2016) With Alexis Jacobson of Altared

Episode 5: Gods of Egypt (feat. Alexis Jacobson)
TW: For brief reference of attempted Sexual Assault in an Egyptian Myth
It's Morbin time to talk about a truly wild film with such deep lore. Our conversation has everything, baby gravy salad, the mistress of the west, Bible villains, robogods, a blond Aladdin, Chadwick Boseman love, a jilted goddess, men in skirts with no sexual or platonic chemistry and girlfriends dying before the almighty will of Christopher Nolan, god of male character development. All of this is made so special by Alexis Jacobson, host of the wedding podcast Altared, (@altaredpodcast) www.altaredpodcast.com. She actually worked on this film and had such a blast helping it come to life. It was great to get her perspective on this sword and sandals epic and we had a blast talking about the lore of this pre-Disney's Chicken Little civilization. 
 
Research for this episode:
Gods of Ancient Egypt:
The Battle of Horus and Set
Egyptian Mythology 
Ra and Isis
Sekhmet and Hathor
 
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Research & Writing by Cullen Callaghan. 
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Cover Art by William Callaghan

Frozen (2013) (ft. Mar de Melo)

Episode 4: Frozen (feat. Mar de Melo )
 
Let's put our queer lenses on and check out 2013's Frozen: the first movie on this podcast with a female protagonist and writer. We delve into how this movie is truly a cultural reset and how it builds off of Hans Christian Anderson's unwieldy but epic Snow Queen fairy tale. 
Shout out to Overly Sarcastic Productions for their amazing summary of the Snow Queen. 
Research for this episode:
https://andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/TheSnowQueen_e.html
 
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Research & Writing by Cullen. 
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Cover Art by William Callaghan
“Magic in the Air” — Music by geoffharvey from Pixabay

Book of Life (feat. Krizabeth Landaverde)

Episode 3: Book of Life (feat. Krizabeth Landaverde)
 
Cullen, Hannah, and special guest Krizabeth talk about The Book of Life (2014) starring latino actors Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, and Channing Tatum (JK he’s white). Cullen dives into the combination Catholic and folk traditions behind the history of Día de los Muertos. We explore the rich but complex lore of this original IP that pulls from many diverse stories from around the world. Listen to us chat about the onion-like layers of the film, what the real theme of this movie is, and the beef between Cullen and Pope Francis.
 
Happy Hola Halloween! – Cullen’s husband’s favorite 99-cent store 
 
Research for this episode:
https://dayofthedead.holiday/
Also Chaucer and Shakespeare
 
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Research & Writing by Cullen Callaghan. 
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Cover Art by William Callaghan
“Magic in the Air” — Music by geoffharvey from Pixabay
 

The Black Cauldron (1985) feat. Taylor Zaccario of Obscure Obsessions

Episode 2 The Black Cauldron (1985) (feat. Taylor Zaccario of Obscure Obsessions)
 
Today we tackle one of Disney’s biggest flops, an epic Welsh Fantasy called The Black Cauldron (1985) based on the first two books of Lloyd Alexander’s the “Chronicles of Prydain” series. We discuss the charm and lack thereof of some of the characters in an adventure that pulls from several iconic mythological tropes and involves an iconic pig, Maleficent's ex and a virbo that gets totally wrecked. 
 
Check out Taylor Zaccario on Obscure Obsessions (@obscurepodcast and obscureobessionsblog.blogspot.com
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Research & Writing by Cullen Callaghan. 
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The Brothers Grimm (2005)

Episode 1: The Brothers Grimm (2005)
 
Our PREMIERE episode! Cullen and Hannah watch The Brothers Grimm (2005) starring Matt Damon and Heath Ledger as the namesake juggernauts of European fairy tales and folklore. Cullen walks us through the real brothers’ lives in Germany and their impact on literature, linguistics, and German culture. Then, we dissect the odd acting choices, puzzling plot structure, truly baffling tone of the film, and more. But the question remains… would Harry Styles consider it a movie?
 
Huge shoutout to Grimm Reading for their episode “The Extraordinary Lives of the Brothers Grimm,” which was super helpful in our research!,
 
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Research & Writing by Cullen Callaghan. 
Edited by Hannah Sylvester.
 
Cover Art by William Callaghan
“Magic in the Air” — Music by geoffharvey from Pixabay