Show Notes

Caitlin & Frances Caitlin & Frances

Decadence and Social Degeneracy

In this episode, Caitlin and Francesgrace try out a new show format, in which Frances tells Caitlin all about Gustav Klimt, the artist, and Caitlin is appropriately amused.

Accessibility Description: Square gray headstone, with a bed of ivy at its base that reads, in weird choppy font: Gustav Klimt. There are several cradle graves behind it filled with ivy or flowers. On the left and right of the Klimt grave are birch trees, held straight by wooden frames. There is also a little lantern next to one of the trees.

Gustav Klimt:

Cavallaro, Dani. Gustav Klimt: A Critical Reappraisal. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company Inc, 2018.

Di Stefano, Eva. Gustav Klimt: Art Nouveau Visionary. New York City: Sterling Publishing, 2008.

Eisler, Max. Gustav Klimt. Vienna, Austria: Rikola Verlag LTD, 1921.

Rogoyska, Jane and Patrick Blade. Gustav Klimt. New York City: Parkstone International, 2012.

(yes. every single book I used was named Gustav Klimt…This has never happened on the podcast before.)

Bonus:

FindAGrave - Gustav Klimt

Land Acknowledgment:

We’d like to acknowledge that we recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Wampanoag, Pokanoket, and Narragansett peoples. Here in the Northeast and all across the country, native peoples are still here and thriving. For more information, please see the links below.

Links:

North American Indian Center of Boston

Native Land Conservancy

An Indigenous People's History of the United States

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Memories of The Memorials

Caitlin and Francesgrace were curious about the stories behind a couple of local memorials and went hunting for stories. They ended up trading stories about Hannah Robinson and Roger Williams.

Accessibility Description: A single rounded marble headstone on a simple base, with a bush in the background on the right, that reads: Rowland Robinson | Died Feb. 8, 1806 | Aged 86 yrs 4 mo. | Anstis Robinson | died Dec 24, 1778 | Hannah Robinson | Died Oct 30, 1773 | Aged 27 yrs. 5 mo. 9 dis | Mary Robinson | Died April 15, 1777 | Aged 25 yrs ??? 21 dis | Hannah C More | Died Nov 8, 1832 | Aged 2 yrs 14.

Accessibility Description:

Hannah Robinson:

Sources to Come

Bonus:

FindAGrave - Hannah Robinson

Accessibility Description:

Roger Williams:

“Roger Williams” National Park Service. accessed September 15, 2022.

https://www.nps.gov/rowi/index.htm

Nettlehorst, R P. “Roger Williams” The Jerusalem Post. April 23, 2015. https://www.jpost.com/blogs/through-a-glass-darkly/roger-williams-398975

Bonus Link:

FindAGrave - Roger Williams

Land Acknowledgment:

We’d like to acknowledge that we recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Wampanoag, Pokanoket, and Narragansett peoples. Here in the Northeast and all across the country, native peoples are still here and thriving. For more information, please see the links below.

Links:

North American Indian Center of Boston

Native Land Conservancy

An Indigenous People's History of the United States

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The Hitchhiker’s Manifesto

In this episode, Caitlin and Francesgrace swap stories about the lives, deaths, and strange graves of Karl Marx, the philosopher, and Douglas Adams, the writer.

Accessibility: A large rectangular marble tomb with a large bronze bust, which reads: Workers of All Land | Unite| Karl Marx | The Philosopher have only | Interpreted the world in | Various ways. The point however is to change it.

The words are etched in gold. There are bouquets of flowers at the base and it is surrounded by trees.

Karl Marx:

Barnett, Vincent. Marx. New York City: Routledge, 2009.

Berlin, Isaiah. Karl Marx: His Life and Environment Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1963. 

Heinrich, Michael. Karl Marx and the Birth of Modern Society: the Life of Marx and the Development of His Work. Volume I: 1818–1841. New York City: Monthly Review Press, July 2019.

Lenin, Vladimir. “Karl Marx: A Brief Biographical Sketch with an Exposition of Marxism” Collected Works. Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1974. https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1914/granat/index.htm

McLellan, David. Karl Marx: His Life and Thought. New York City: Harper & Row, 1973.

McLellan, David. Karl Marx: A Biography. Fourth edition. Hampshire: Palgrave MacMillan, 2006

Mehring, Franz. Karl Marx: The Story of His Life. New York City: Routledge, 2003.

Nicolaievsky, Boris and Otto Maenchen-Helfen. Karl Marx: Man and Fighter. Translated by Gwenda David and Eric Mosbacher. New York City: Penguin Books, July 1976.

Wheen, Francis. Karl Marx. London: HarperCollins UK, June 2012. 

Bonus Link:

FindAGrave - Karl Marx

Marx's Illness (hidradenitis suppurativa)

Accessibility Description: Up close of a plain grey headstone reads Douglas Adams | Writer | 1952-2001. On top are a small of shells, button-pins, and other knickknacks. It is surrounded by green plants and grass.

Next to the grave: several towels, a petunia pot (flowerless) with a small dolphin figurine in it. Also surrounded by plants, objects on top of grass.

Douglas Adams:

“BBC Background: Last Chance To See.” BBC. Revised 2014. https://www.bbc.co.uk/lastchancetosee/sites/about/last_chance_to_see.shtml

Adams, Douglas and Mark Carwardine. Last Chance To See. New York City: Crown Publishing Group, 1991.

Adams, Douglas. TED Talk: Parrots, the universe and everything. Recorded May 2001. https://www.ted.com/talks/douglas_adams_parrots_the_universe_and_everything 

Gaiman, Neil. Don’t Panic: Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Updated Edition. New York City: Titan Books, September 2009.

Simpson, M.J. Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams. Boston: Justin, Charles & Company Publishers, 2003.

Webb, Nick. Wish You Were Here: The Official Biography of Douglas Adams. New York: Random House Publishing Group, March 2005.

Bonus Links:

FindAGrave - Douglas Adams

Assorted BBC Radio 4 Hitch-hiker's Links

Land Acknowledgment:

We’d like to acknowledge that we recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Wampanoag, Pokanoket, and Narragansett peoples. Here in the Northeast and all across the country, native peoples are still here and thriving. For more information, please see the links below.

Links:

North American Indian Center of Boston

Native Land Conservancy

An Indigenous People's History of the United States

Read More