Up and down on the Wheel of Fortune

We attend to Canto 7 of the Inferno, a busy canto, moving from those who identified with money to a discussion of the way our fortune, or luck, is constantly wheeled around to a vision of two different sorts of anger, one ripping things apart, the other silently stewing in submerged rage. You are invited to attend. [As heard on Cambridge Radio]

rla on March 10th, 2025

We attend first to the horrible torment of the glutton Erysichthon in Greek myth, before we follow Dante and Virgil through the region of the glutton in Hell. [First heard on Cambridge Radio]

Three-headed Cerberus

rla on February 24th, 2025

Dante’s sense of Lust is not quite our sense; it’s richer, deeper, more nuanced – and more destructive. Come with us to this next region of the Inferno. [As heard on Cambridge Radio]

rla on February 10th, 2025

Dante comes to Limbo, home of the virtuous pagans, a peaceful, cultured place, but without joyful shining light. What’s that all about? Come along and see, and see how we too sometimes spend time here in Limbo. Some odd and some appropriate songs to help us on our way. [As heard on Cambridge Radio]

The Puny Souls

One step backwards, then on with Dante through the Gates of Hell, to see first the mindless souls, images of us when we can’t be bothered to make any choices about our lives. [As heard on Cambridge Radio]

rla on January 13th, 2025
Dante in the Dark Wood: The Journey Begins

We start a new Evening under Lamplight Series, which will take us down through Dante’s Inferno, step by step, telling the vivid story, noticing specific things that catch our attention. Here is the introduction and Canto 1. Come along with us. [As heard on Cambridge Radio]

rla on December 30th, 2024
Dawn and the Spindle

At this time of end-of-year hibernation, we attend to Sleeping Beauty and different mythic associations of sleeping and waking, with some music you might not hear every day. You are invited to attend. [As heard on Cambridge Radio]

rla on December 16th, 2024

Your usual Christmas show? Of course not. Click on and hear what we’re attending to. You are, after all, invited to attend. [As heard on Cambridge Radio]

rla on December 2nd, 2024

We attend to the excitement and rhythm of trains, and trains as symbols of getaways, and mythic senses of trains to the heavenly peace. You are invited to attend. [As heard on Cambridge 105 Radio]

The Cheshire Cat: “We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.”

Ovewewhelmed by the craziness all over the place? Take a break and think about it all in new ways with this episode that goes all around the place attending to various insanities and, more important, various ways to respond to the insanity and retain our own sanity. You are invited to attend. [As heard on Cambridge 105 Radio]