At long last, I have returned my attention to producing new episodes of The Camino Podcast! There are two new episodes available, with more to come. If you’re new to the podcast, it’s housed on Soundcloud, but available from all the major podcast services, so pick your distributor of choice and subscribe. Here are some details on the two new episodes:
Episode 58 – In Pursuit of Wild Geese
The Camino de Santiago has often been characterized as a sort of palimpsest–a foundation upon which layers of stories have been created and shared over the years. As new dominant narratives take hold, older ones fade to the margins, less obvious but still visible to those who can learn to see the signs. In The Way of the Wild Goose: Three Pilgrimages Following Geese, Stars, and Hunches on the Camino de Santiago, Beebe Bahrami shares her own initiatory journey–a pursuit of insights into the historically significant role played by the goose, in a story that is equal parts mystery and memoir. In this episode, Beebe reflects upon those three pilgrimages, the impact of these journeys upon her own beliefs, and the persistent value of ancient wisdom.
Some links to works and other stuff discussed in this episode:
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- Beebe’s personal website
- Beebe’s two featured works: The Way of the Wild Goose and her Moon Guidebook to the Camino de Santiago
- Elyn Aviva’s Following the Milky Way
- Print your own Game of the Goose!
Episode 59 – Who Are These Dead Guys?
Have you ever walked around a cathedral, slack-jawed and amazed, trying to take it all in but realizing you were only scratching the surface? Maybe that happened in Santiago de Compostela. The good news is that Anne Born can tell you what you’re missing. Her book, If You Stand Here: A Pilgrim’s Tour of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, is packed full of stories that reveal the secrets of the cathedral that are hiding in plain sight, and she shares some of those stories in this episode. Along with that, Dave reads the introduction of his new book, Pilgrimage: A Medieval Cure for Modern Ills, to illustrate that professional audiobook narrators are worth their weight in gold.
Some links to works and other stuff discussed in this episode:
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- Anne Born’s two websites: Tumbleweed Pilgrim and The Backpack Press
- Anne’s two featured books: If You Stand Here and Buen Camino: Tips from a Winter Pilgrim
- The full text of Richard Fletcher’s Saint James’s Catapult
- My new book–did you know I have a new book?–Pilgrimage: A Medieval Cure for Modern Ills
