Happy Thanksgiving! It's time once again for our longest-running Patreon tradition: Patreon Christmas cards! The video sums up the key points, but just to repeat them:
1. These are physical cards, not e-cards, so I need a physical address to send them to (and a name that your local postal service will deliver to; I've ha...
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I still don't know who all among you were involved in this in total, but to all of you who were: Thank you. I feel profoundly "seen" haha.
2023-11-19 18:14:28 +0000 UTC View PostStella is going to be holding Óðinn Hours (Stella's Office Hours) on Black Friday, to hopefully add a little cheer (or more fun darkness?) to that day. Here are the details for you:
Svartr Friday Óðinn Hours
Nov 24, 2023 11:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84943229804
Pa...
I've scheduled a new interview for Tuesday, Nov. 21st at 11:00 a.m. U.S. Mountain time, with Professor Tim Hunt. This one has a different angle to it. I know Tim because we're both active in the Robinson Jeffers Association, so this'll be a nice excuse for us to...
2023-11-15 21:42:29 +0000 UTC View PostHere's a (possibly incomplete) guide to the upcoming Zoom meetings I have scheduled for Patreon. All times are U.S. Mountain time (Denver time); check https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html for the equivalent time in your time zone and remember to put the date in because different countries ...
2023-11-07 18:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostGetting a little more ahead of this one: Prof. Tony Yates and I are planning to do our third sort-of-monthly live Zoom chat about recent news in Indo-European studies on Friday, November 3rd, at 12:00 p.m. U.S. Mountain time. The Zoom link is here(2023-10-26 19:53:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Our next interview slot goes to Rowdy Geirsson, long noted in the field as a humorist in such forums as McSweeney's and whatever Twitter is called now. He has a new book out soon called 2023-10-25 21:24:22 +0000 UTC View Post
If you've taken a serious interest in medieval studies, or in the study of J. R. R. Tolkien's name, or just watched a documentary or DVD extra about The Lord of the Rings, you've likely come across the name of Professor Tom Shippey, and maybe you've thought to yourself, "I'd love to ask that man a questio...
2023-10-14 15:16:26 +0000 UTC View PostSimon Roper and I are planning to do our next installment in our live reading of Beowulf (this time, fits 16-19) on Wednesday, October 4th, at 12:00 noon U.S. Mountain time. Simon is hosting this one and the link is here (2023-09-30 16:14:29 +0000 UTC View Post
It's a full week of Zoom appointments this week (don't forget our chat with Prof. Tony Yates this Friday!). And Stella's jumping aboard with Óðinn hours this Saturday, September 30th, at noon USA Mountain time. The Zoom link is here (2023-09-27 19:10:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Some of you may have read the news about the discovery of a new Indo-European language. Prof. Tony Yates and I are going to get on Zoom again to discuss the find and answer any of your questions about that and re...
2023-09-26 17:45:44 +0000 UTC View PostFirst of all, our next Patreon interview that I have scheduled is with Dr. Colin Gorrie, the Old English teacher at the Ancient Language Institute (also something Luke Ranieri is affiliated ...
2023-09-15 23:30:33 +0000 UTC View PostWe'll have another live interview with Dr. Krister Vasshus on Thursday, August 24th at 10:00 a.m. U.S. Mountain time. The Zoom link is here(https://zoom.us/j/96603301220?pwd=QTk5cjJ5WG8y...
2023-08-22 01:35:24 +0000 UTC View PostIf you're anywhere close to Colorado, here are two events to keep an eye out for in September that I know about already:
1- The Boulder Book Store's 50th anniversary is Sunday, September 17th. My impression is that they might not have this planned out yet much, but they're going to have some kind of festivities in Boulder that day involving Colorado authors, probably with a panel, book si...
2023-08-17 19:18:50 +0000 UTC View PostIt's once again time for Stella's office hours ("Odin Hours") this Saturday, August 19th, at 10:00 a.m. U.S. Mountain time. Bring your questions and discussion topics related to Norse mythology, folklore, and more!
2023-08-17 18:25:04 +0000 UTC View PostJust a quick note to let anyone interested know that I'll host August's "office hours" Sunday, August 13th, at 10:00 a.m. U.S. Mountain time. As usual, a time to bring your questions, especially about Old Norse language, or just hang out and listen to other people's questions and answers about such things.
Here's a periodic reminder that I upload backups of all my videos to a Vimeo channel. I actually like Vimeo a lot better than Youtube, but Vimeo seems virtually undiscoverable through search engines. This is a good and a bad thing, since I pretty routinely just upload videos there publicly before they're ever on Youtube. ...
2023-08-07 22:16:53 +0000 UTC View PostHere's your (roughly) weekly reminder about upcoming interviews and such that I have scheduled for you:
· Tomorrow, Wednesday, July 26th, 10:00 a.m. U.S. Mountain time
Interview with returning fan favorites Prof. Brenna Byrd and Pr...
I have a few interviews, and the next installment of Simon Roper's and my readings of Beowulf, coming up for you in the last half of July. All times are U.S. Mountain time; to get your local time, go to timeanddate.com and use Denver for my time.
· Sunday, July 23rd, 10:00 a.m. U.S. Mountain time
Interview with Patreon supporter Blake Winter about Norse swords
Zoom link 2023-07-15 20:14:10 +0000 UTC
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Alright, if you're in the Salt Lake City area I am going to be at Salt Lake Coffee Break (430 E 400 S) tomorrow (Wednesday July 12th) at noon and stay for a couple hours in case any local Patreon supporters are able to come by and say hello. After that I'm going to have to head to the museum, and of course I'm hoping that whether or not you can come to that meet-up you'll be able to come to the...
2023-07-11 23:42:18 +0000 UTC View Post
On Wednesday, July 12th, I'll be giving a talk at Salt Lake City's Natural History Museum of Utah. Tickets are available at the link above.
I know there's a considerable concentration of Patreon supporters around northern Utah, so I'd like to arrange a Patreon meetup, but I haven't been able to get a lot of clarity about...
2023-07-08 18:34:56 +0000 UTC View PostStella will hold "Odin Hours"--a great opportunity to hang out and chat about myth and folklore, and/or get great resources for reading about same--this Friday, June 30th at 11:00 a.m. U.S. Mountain time (check timeanddate.com for your local time).
The Zoom link is here (2023-06-26 21:50:08 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm glad to say I managed to schedule the interview with Dr. Kelsey Fuller-Shafer for Sunday, July 2nd, at 10:00 a.m. U.S. Mountain time (use timeanddate.com to find your local time and use "Denver" for my time). The Zoom link is here(2023-06-18 19:48:20 +0000 UTC View Post
A few different updates:
1. One future Zoom interview I'm getting planned is with Dr. Kelsey Fuller-Shafer, a former Teaching Assistant of mine at the University of Colorado who has a new book on Norse Mythology forthcoming from Simon and Schuster. She works quite a bit on the...
2023-06-18 01:30:35 +0000 UTC View Post
As was probably inevitable for any C-list "celebrity" of my caliber. Find me at cameo.com/Norsebysw
2023-06-04 21:52:26 +0000 UTC View PostDon't forget that we'll have an interview with Michael Fiden, a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Texas, talking about the Vedas--their language, monsters, and demons--on Sunday, at 10:00 a.m. Mountain time. This should be a pretty fascinating talk about a really old branch of the Indo-Eu...
2023-06-02 18:20:56 +0000 UTC View PostI only started doing Patreon meetups while I was on my trip to Scandinavia with Ian McCollum; strange to say, it had never occurred to me before. And I've never done one on "home turf" in Colorado, though of course I've also done more talks here than elsewher...
2023-05-26 23:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the raw unedited video of your interview with Prof. David Stifter on ancient Celtic languages Sunday. I thought it was one of our greatest interviews--particularly because it was so rich in information on a subject that's so hard to find good information about.
The edited interview (mostly I need to add the text of words that he cites) should be public on Youtube next week.<...
2023-05-24 01:41:34 +0000 UTC View PostBe there Friday, May 26th at 12:00 noon U.S. Mountain time: link here [ https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87842329307 ] with passcode carcosa (naturally).
I also have more scheduled Zoom interviews for you this weekend and nex...
2023-05-23 20:57:02 +0000 UTC View PostNo passcode this time.
Rocky Mountain Wildlife Foundation is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Celtic 3
Time: May 21, 2023 10:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/91927368528
Meeting ID: 9...
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