This month on the podcast, my co-host and I talked with Juliette Friedlander, a scholar who is using linguistics tools to study the role of women in the Norse sagas. She also uses a multidisciplinary approach, so we delved into linguistics, history, and archaeology!
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I don't know how to explain to the people who pop up when creatives complain about "AI" to say there are legit uses for it just how much they sound like someone saying "Well actually fire is used to make bread" when people are talking about an organized arson ring burning down their fucking houses
A friend of mine just published a new middle-grade/YA novel! I'm excited for her.
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In this month's episode of the podcast, Johanna and I talk to historical fiction author, Gunhild Haugnes, creator of the Daughters of Norway series.
Somehow the techbros who love Tolkien don't understand that they are the villains in this story! They are Saruman with their love of technology. They are Sauron with the desire to rule the world. The lack of self-awareness is staggering.
The latest episode of my podcast with Johanna Wittenberg is out. This month we talked with historian and YouTuber Irina Manea. We had a great chat about undead women in the Norse sagas ... and much more!
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< Note Kirstie Kimball 3d substack If you don't live in Minneapolis, I need you to know a few things about the occupation. -the helicopters don't stop -there are so many abductions from cars that we have a towing moratorium and there are constantly cars parked haphazardly in the street-these are often running or have their hazards on and they often have glass from broken windows by the wheels -even if you're stationary in one spot, you will likely see ICE multiple times a day -songs with honking or whistles on sports TVs in bars get people to stand up automatically -most restaurants, even those that aren't owned by immigrants, have locked their doors -there was a military style checkpoint by the execution site of Alex Pretti last night and people had to prove they live there with ID or mail to get into their neighborhood -whatever you see on the news or Instagram, it's worse
The latest episode of my podcast is out. In this one, Johanna and I review our 2025 and look forward to 2026.
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All righty -- this year's writerly resolution is live, should you care to read it. The tl;dr is it's actually quite an optimistic read, so hopefully it'll give you some juice to kick open the new year and put words to stories that need to be told.
The only one for me!
How I'm walking out of 2025
I don't want gen AI in my browser
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
AI data centers are destroying our already fragile environment, and for what? So we all lose our jobs while the rich get richer and we're supposed to be appeased because we can post stupid AI slop videos on social media?
Sigrid Schultz risked everything to report the truth from Nazi Germany. One of the first female foreign correspondents, she defied the regime. Her story is at the heart of The Dragon From Chicago.
Get your copy here: https://www.pameladtoler.com/books/
I have a new book out in my 80s Nostalgia series! It's a totally different vibe from my Viking books. It's been a blast revisiting the 80s in fiction.
We welcomed back archaeologist Margrethe Havgar to the podcast! This time we delved deep into her work with the Oseberg tapestries. Fascinating stuff!
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On the podcast next week, we're welcoming back archaeologist Margrethe Havgar! Catch up on our first chat with her, episode thirty-one.
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I don't understand the end-game here. We wipe out humanity and then what?
In this month's podcast, Johanna and I were guests on the Vikingology podcast. We chatted about writing, our research, podcasting, and lots more. It was a fun conversation!
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Six people died from tampered Tylenol and the company pulled 30 million bottles off the market. ChatGPT is accused of urging seven people towards suicide, and OpenAI just assures us they’re still working out the kinks. Billions in investment, zero accountability.
I never get tired of this!
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That's good news.
I feel her anti-AI rage so deeply.
Same here!
Howard @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social and I have developed a cute little series on the archaeology and history of death and burial in the Viking age. I simply love these sessions and hope more people will discover us :D #vikingsky #medievalsky youtu.be/hi2MQG6ChXM
In our latest episode, we talked about Lagertha, the historical stories of her as a shield maiden who came to Ragnar's rescue *twice*, and the character from the TV show Vikings. If you're interested in our take on how the show Vikings handled Lagertha, give it a listen!
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One of the simple pleasures of my life was doing the NYT Mini Crossword with friends. Every day we'd share our times, and in these times of stress, it was something I looked forward to doing.
Now, the Mini is behind a paywall. Really, NYT? You can't give us that small pleasure?
