# Royall Tyler

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3.43: Bring Me the Head of Haman Karn

Show Notes This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 45 - “The Battle of Axis” (アクシズの戦闘), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and continuing research on the Tale of the Heike and it's influence on Double Zeta. - Books and articles Thom reference…

3.44: Perfect Machines and Flawed Pilots

Show Notes This week, we review and analyze Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (機動戦士ガンダムΖΖ) episode 46 - “Vibration” (バイブレーション), discuss our first impressions, and provide commentary and continuing research on the Tale of the Heike and it's influence on Double Zeta. - Books and articles Thom referenced: 平家物語…

Best Medieval Books of 2024

Medieval Studies has no shortage of amazing books coming out each year, but which ones are the best of the best? This week, Danièle continues the annual tradition of listing her top five book recommendations of 2024 alongside those of Peter Konieczny, editor of Medievalists.net.This year's list is:…

Letters by Midnight - Japan, 11th Century

In the elite world of 11th-century Japan, matters of the heart unfold alongside matters of state. Where the ability to compose poetry and display quick wit counted for more than brute strength and male dominance. At the heart of the imperial court, two women (Sei Shonagon and Murasaki Shikibu) fro…

Ep48 - The Ravenous Storehouse AND Poltergeists

Callum gives Justin a choice of ghost stories from China, Japan, or the Mystery Box!Of course he manages to double-dip, but that just means a deadly double dose of phantom fun! Check out the pictures from the episode on Instagram. Email Justin at https://www.pzinner.com.au/contact Or on Instagra…

Fooling Yourself

Host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories about self-deception.  In “Participation Trophy,” by Simon Rich, the author is taken to task by a discarded relic of childhood triumphs.  The reader is Colton Dunn.  Japanese playwright and novelist Betsuyaku Minoru creates an Industrial Age fable in “Factor…

Ep51 - The Grisly Box, The Rooted Corpse AND The Hairy Arm

Callum & Amber indulge in their bed-time routine: cozy pajamas, potent nightcaps, and stories from Japanese folklore. If you've ever buried a corpse beneath a house, admit your sins here: ⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Japanese Tales selected, edited, and translated by Royall Tyler (C)1987 (ISBN 0-…

Ep62 - No Nonsense!, The Eviction, AND Quite a Bit of Nonsense

Callum grants Olly his wish of reading three tales about Japanese Haunted Houses, and the ways in which they have historically exorcised them. Olly is surprised by how... pragmatic their methods were. Send your furry fan art to: ⁠⁠⁠2ndhandhaunt@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Japanese Tales selected, edited, and tr…

Ep63 - Astral Creep, One Mouthful, AND Hounds from Hell

Callum presents Bella & Justin with a selection of weird short stories from his collection of ghost-related literature.The tales of Astral Projection, a hungry Japanese ghost, and the Wild Hunt chasing a Buckfastleigh squire across Dartmoor have almost as much in common as the segments of their new…

Ep71 - The Selfless Thief AND The Man-Made Friend

Callum is joined by Thomas who is eager to hear some old Japanese Folk Tales. But is he eager to hear about a monk trying to break INTO prison? Or another monk who almost beat Dr Frankenstein to the punch by more than 500 years? Find Thomas on youtube:@ThomasWilliamsMusik Tell us how you would br…