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“I like the show a lot. It's a little less formal than pods like stuff you missed in history class and such, which I understand can be frustrating to some listeners. Personally, I like that it's coming from two people who enjoy each other's company and who are obviously engaging their own interests with independent studies.
I was re-listening to the Jane Shore episode, and was once again struck by the dialogue over what a taper is. Because I cannot comment individually, here are some notes (not intended to be talking down in any way, I'm just a linguistic/history nerd and I can't dm ya'll on twitter):
- A taper is a type of candle, not a kind of bell. So named for the shape a candle stick takes. I think the idea here was that she would be dressed essentially in underwear, which was both revealing and uncomfortable, and made to hold a candle so that even in the dark, everyone would see her. Imagine holding a floodlight and walking in your underpinnings. Not a great feeling, even if you look objectively fantastic.
- When pronouncing French words, they have a different cadence to them, not always as complicated as Agnes's name. For example, La Voisenne is pronounced something like "la vwah-sahn". Diane de Poitiers is more like "dee-ahn deh pwah-tee-ay"; "dy-ann" is the English pronunciation! French is quite hard at times, especially since we're normally given a weird English mash-up, but I've had my mother and practical experience to bounce things off of for annunciation.
- There is a new show on ShowStars called "The Serpent Queen" that is well done. Obviously some aspects are highly dramatized, but I'd recommend it.
I can be reached at voidnests@gmail if y'all have any interest in feedback or idea generation. I'm a pretty big history nerd regarding interesting women in general. I heard you wanted to do Marilyn Monroe sometime, and I'd be very interested in recommending some good resources.
Other than that, please keep up your work. :) I know not everyone agrees with me here in these comments, but as stated, I think it's great that you two are trying to manage some extra studying and bonding time and letting your listeners in on it.”Read full review »
voidnests via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/18/22
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