Shows
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions: Carmen BouldinJeanie and special co-host, Holly Knightley, interview Carmen Bouldin about her new book, The Rose Bush.www.thequotableraven.comInstagram @thequotableravenFacebook @thequotableravenX @thequoteravenhttps://www.amazon.com/stores/Carmen-Bouldin/author/B0DYN4MK9C?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=85781ef7-71e8-40e5-a019-eeb8b34373bchttps://www.goodreads.com/author/dashboard?ref=nav_profile_authordash
2025-06-1646 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeReview Morgue: The Black Cat 1941Jeanie and Carmen review the Poe adapted movie, The Black Cat, from 1941 starring Basil Rathbone, Broderick Crawford, and Bela Lugosi.
2025-03-2452 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeHooked on PoeJeanie and Carmen go to the degree of Surrealism with their talk on French poet, Paul Valery.Resourceshttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/paul-valeryhttps://www.eapoe.org/papers/psbbooks/pb19861b.htmhttps://www.sas.upenn.edu/~cavitch/pdf-library/Valery_Moi.pdf
2025-03-0856 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Unplugged: To One in ParadiseJeanie and Carmen with the Poe Unplugged group discuss Poe's poem, To One in Paradise, and Alan Parsons Project's Poe inspired album, Tales of Mystery and Imagination with special guest, author Steve Boilard.
2025-02-271h 16
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeReview Morgue: The Crime of Dr. Crespi 1935Jeanie and Carmen review and break down the 1935 Poe influenced movie, The Crime of Dr. Crespi.
2025-02-1752 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions: Steve BoilardOn this episode of Poe Discussions, Jeanie and Carmen interview author, Steve Boilard. His latest work is Poe's Last Lament.
2025-02-101h 04
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePop-in PoeJeanie and Carmen delve into Poe in Pop Culture through animated series with actual Edgar Allan Poe characters.
2025-02-0559 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Unplugged: The Mystery of Marie RogetJeanie and Carmen, along with the Poe Unplugged group, discuss Poe's second detective fiction story, The Mystery of Marie Roget.
2025-01-311h 05
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeReview Morgue: The Raven 1935Jeanie and Carmen review the 1935 version of The Raven from Universal Pictures starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi.
2025-01-2244 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen and Jeanie: Sherrill JosephCarmen and Jeanie interview award winning author Sherrill Joseph. She writes the Botanic Hill Detective series for children 9 to 14. One of her books just happens to be about Edgar Allan Poe. We highly recommend her books to both children and adults!!
2025-01-1358 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Before Poe Became PoeJeanie and Carmen discuss the degree of literature with a look into Lord Byron. He was one of the greatest poets of the Romantic period and he influenced Poe. Listen and find out more.
Resources
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/lord-byron
https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/poe17-ela-byron/lord-byron-poe-and-poetry-edgar-allan-poe-buried-alive/
https://www.eapoe.org/works/mabbott/tom1p018.htm
https://www.eapoe.org/papers/misc1851/18570600.htmhttps://poemuseum.org/museum-brings-poes-poem-to-life/https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/edgar-allan-poe
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2025-01-071h 04
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan Poe100th Episode CelebrationJeanie and Carmen celebrate their 100th episode with listeners, viewers, and previous guests discussing what Poe means to them. They also share memorable clips and readings highlighting this incredible milestone.
2024-12-311h 18
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Unplugged: MS. Found in a BottleJeanie and Carmen, along with the Poe Unplugged group, discuss Poe's tale, MS. Found in a Bottle.
2024-12-2458 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeReview Morgue: The Living Dead 1932Jeanie and Carmen review the German film, The Living Dead, from 1932. Stories adapted for this film come from Edgar A. Poe and Robert Louis Stevenson.
Watch it for free on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R748FKwIFR0&t=120s
Let us know what you think.
2024-12-181h 02
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen & Jeanie: Jason MarkiewitzCarmen and Jeanie interview Jason Markiewitz of Markiewitz Audioworks. Listen to our episode and find out more about Jason and his connection to Poe.
https://www.markiewitzaudioworks.com/
2024-12-0852 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Unplugged: BereniceJeanie and Carmen along with the Poe Unplugged group discuss Poe's short story, Berenice.
https://poemuseum.org/berenice/
https://www.wypr.org/wypr-podcast/2019-12-05/poe-theatre-on-the-air-berenice
2024-11-3051 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeReview Morgue: The Black Cat 1934Jeanie and Carmen discuss Universal Pictures' film, The Black Cat, from 1934 starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi. The film credits Edgar Allan Poe, which is also talked about during their review.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024894/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
2024-11-2653 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen & Jeanie: Levi LelandCarmen and Jeanie welcome Levi Leland to their Poe Discussions to talk about Levi's connections to Poe, his Poe walking tour in Providence, RI, and his essay in a brand new book titled, More than Love: The Enduring Fasciation with Edgar Allan Poe.
www.edgarallanpoeri.comhttps://www.amazon.com/More-Than-Love-Enduring-Fascination/dp/0881469467
Six Degrees of Poe Theme Song by The Creature Preachers
https://thecreaturepreachers.bandcamp.com/music
2024-11-181h 04
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeHorror Talks: Poe to LovecraftJeanie and Carmen discuss the degree of horror with special guests, Donovan Loucks and Levi Leland. They specifically talk about the life and works of H. P. Lovecraft in addition to Poe’s influence on Lovecraft. Donovan and Levi are this month’s Gothic Guests for The Six Degrees of Edgar Allan Poe and will be featured in their monthly newsletter, The Favored Raven. To receive their monthly newsletter, go to https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/192349/70622724380165165/share and sign up for free.
Resources
https://hplovecraft.com/
https://images.app.goo.gl/gN6WnrTRJvM17KsNA
2024-11-111h 18
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Unplugged: Hop-FrogJeanie and Carmen along with the Poe Unplugged group discuss Poe's short story, Hop-Frog.
https://poemuseum.org/hop-frog/
2024-11-0448 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeReview Morgue: Murders in the Rue Morgue 1932Jeanie and Carmen discuss the Universal Pictures film, Murders in the Rue Morgue, from 1932 starring Bela Lugosi and Leon Ames.
2024-10-2052 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen & Jeanie: Ansel FarajAnsel Faraj is an award-winning independent director, screenwriter, and producer. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4043796/bio/?ref_=nmmi_ql_1
He is our Gothic Guest for October and will be featured in our October newsletter, The Favored Raven. Sign up at the following link: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/192349/70622724380165165/share
You may find him at the following:
https://www.youtube.com/@HollinsworthProductions/videos
https://www.hollinsworthproductions.com/
Music by: https://pixabay.com/music/search/horror/
2024-10-091h 06
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Unplugged: An Antarctic MysteryJeanie and Carmen, along with the Poe Unplugged group, discuss Jules Verne's book, An Antarctic Mystery, which was a sequel to Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket.
2024-09-3053 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeImitation is the Best Form of FlatteryJeanie and Carmen focus on their science/sci-fi degree with the world of Jules Verne.
Resources
https://poemuseum.org/the-balloon-hoax/https://www.britannica.com/art/science-fictionhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/4240502https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/strange-tale-edgar-allan-poe-and-jules-verne/
Image by Alejandro Piñero Amerio from Pixabay
Music by The Creature Preachers
2024-09-2350 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen & Jeanie: Stephen DemczukJeanie and Carmen interview Stephen Demczuk, founder of Raven Beer out of Baltimore, MD.
Stephen Demczuk, founder and president of RavenBeer, grew up in a blue-collar neighborhood in Dundalk, outside of Baltimore. He played lacrosse and football at the University of Maryland where he graduated in the biological sciences. He went on to receive a master's degree in cell biology at Long Island University, then attended Stony Brook University and received a master's degree and Ph.D. at the University of Oklahoma in biochemistry and molecular biology. This was followed by postdoctoral research in Geneva, Switzerland, assistant...
2024-09-1643 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Unplugged: EldoradoJeanie and Carmen, along with the Poe Unplugged group, discuss Poe's Eldorado.
Music by Geoffrey Burch from Pixabay
2024-08-3150 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeReview Morgue: The Fall of the House of Usher 1928Jeanie and Carmen review the silent French film, The Fall of the House of Usher (1928 version) directed by Jean Epstein.
Resources
https://www.filmpreservation.org/preserved-films/screening-room/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-1928-2000kpbs
https://www.fernbyfilms.com/2024/04/25/movie-review-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-the-1928/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018770/
Video by Muhammad Fahad from Pixabay
Video by Mjm31 from Pixabay
Music by elias rojas rondon from
2024-08-2653 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen & Jeanie: Vincent HeselwoodCarmen and Jeanie interview author, Vincent Heselwood. Vincent place first in their 2nd Annual Poe-it Like Poe Poetry Contest this year with his poem,
“Shaigran’s Cairn”.
Vincent Heselwood is horror writer, poet and ghostwriter from Manchester, UK. He is part of a loose collective of writers and poets known as the ‘Dark Peak Writers’. Vincent makes the majority of his income working as a ghostwriter for other authors and is widely published under his pseudonym 'Eleanor Sciolistein'.
His first horror novel under his own name, ‘The Taste of Tiny Bones,’ will be published by Horrorsmith Publishing in July 2024 and...
2024-08-1847 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeBack to School with PoeTo launch Season 4, Jeanie and Carmen discuss the grammar schools, secondary schools, and the University of Virginia, which Poe attended to celebrate the back to school season.
Resources
https://poemuseum.org/edgars-scottish-roots/
https://knowyourlondon.wordpress.com/2018/04/13/poe-edgar-allan-plaque/
https://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/edgar-allan-poe-n16-plaque-1
https://poemuseum.org/poes-early-schooling-and-interest-in-science/
https://knowingpoe.thinkport.org/person/school.asp
https://aig.alumni.virginia.edu/raven/poe-resources/poe-as-a-student/
Music by LAURENT BUCZEK from Pixabay
Stoke Newington History @HistoryOfStokey
2024-08-0956 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Unplugged: A Descent into the MaelstromJeanie, Carmen, and the Poe Unplugged group discuss Poe's short story, A Descent into the Maelstrom.
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2024-08-0148 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeReview Morgue: The Avenging Conscience 1914To add to their episode repertoire, Jeanie and Carmen begin a new adventure with Review Morgue where they review films adapted and interpretated from Edgar A. Poe's works. The first episode takes them to the silent film, The Avenging Conscience, directed by D. W. Griffith released in 1914. They will be reviewing one movie a month in addition to their other The Six Degrees of Poe episodes. You may watch The Avenging Conscience for free at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avB4bs4Q6DU
Resources
https://www.pbs.org/w...
2024-07-171h 00
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen and Jeanie: James McKennaCarmen and Jeanie interview James McKenna, author of An October's Journey: Poe's Final Gift, a work of literary fiction taking place in the 19th century. His book is an award winner and we highly recommend it. Take a listen to the interview to gain more insight about the author and the story.
What SPR says: https://tinyurl.com/mrxw8ez9
What READER VIEWS wrote: https://tinyurl.com/4awkxwtt
Available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CDNJ4XZ9
Website: www.jamesmckennaauthor.comFacebook Page: James McKenna, au...
2024-07-0849 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeMarch to the Beat of Your Own PoeJeanie and Carmen take on their Poe degree of Pop Culture by discussing Poe's influences on music of all genres.
References
https://www.garthnewel.org/one-the-musical-children-of-edgar-allan-poe/
https://bookriot.com/songs-influenced-by-edgar-allan-poe/
https://americansongwriter.com/5-songs-you-didnt-know-credit-edgar-allan-poe/
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/edgar-allan-poe/article-abstract/19/2/290/200657/Poe-and-the-Idea-of-Music-Failure-Transcendence?redirectedFrom=fulltext
https://derekflynn.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/when-lou-reed-met-edgar-allan-poe-music-meets-literature/
https://www.songfacts.com/category/songs-inspired-by-the-works-of-edgar-allan-poe
https://sites.utexas.edu/ransomcentermagazine/2009/09/08/from-the-galleries-poe-in-popular-culture/#:~:text=Poe%27s%20influence%20on%20varied%20and,as%20well%20as%20in%20television%2C
Music by Zakhar Valaha from...
2024-07-0156 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Unplugged: The City in the SeaJeanie and Carmen discuss Poe's poem, The City in the Sea, with the Poe Unplugged group.
2024-06-2452 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen & Jeanie: HP ComicsCarmen and Jeanie interview Dwight and Rebecca McPherson from Hocus Pocus Comics on this edition of Poe Discussions.
You can find more information about Hocus Pocus Comics at the following:
Website https://www.hpcomics.net/
Instagram @hp.comics
YouTube channel - Gold Bug Studios: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxIKAGhiJrnzYgqBYlX1pw
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dwightmacphersonsgoldbugstudios
Music by Vampireayanos -narry – Русский from Pixabay
2024-06-181h 00
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen and Jeanie: Sarah PalmerSarah Palmer is currently Gwengoolie, one of the Sven Squad, on the popular long-lasting Svengoolie show on MeTV. She has played several parts at Universal Studios, such as the Bride of Frankenstein and Marilyn Monroe, just to name a few. Additionally, she has her own YouTube channel, Pinup Palmer: Pink and Spooky - https://www.youtube.com/@pinuppalmer, and her own podcast, thetalkyhorrorpodcast at this link -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rpp8VMwO4U
https://www.metv.com/svengoolie/
You may also find her on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook at Pinup Palmer.
Music...
2024-06-0949 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen and Jeanie: Mel GrosvenorCarmen and Jeanie interview Mel Grosvenor, creator of the Ohio Poe Fans Facebook Group. Mel discovered Poe when she was around 13 by buying a book of his tales from a school book sale because she liked the cover. After reading the first line from the first tale, which was "The Cask of Amontillado", she was hooked. Then she discovered his poetry and she was completely blown away. After that, she began learning his life story which is every bit as intriguing as his works. For years, all she loved about Poe, she loved alone. She was late to the...
2024-06-0156 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Unplugged: The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of NantucketJeanie and Carmen with the Poe Unplugged group discuss Poe's only novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket.
https://www.eapoe.org/works/editions/pymbc.htm
2024-05-281h 01
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe's Life Giver, Love Giver, and Soul SaviorJeanie and Carmen discuss the three mother figures most prominent in Poe's life in this Mother's Day Special episode.
References
https://thezebra.org/2023/10/02/edgar-allan-poes-mother-connection-to-alexandria/
https://www.nps.gov/people/poe-francesallan.htm
https://www.eapoe.org/people/clemmmp.htm
https://www.nps.gov/people/poe-elizabethpoe.htm
https://poemuseum.org/poes-actress-mother-part-one/
https://www.eapoe.org/papers/misc1921/mepi0032.htm
https://poemuseum.org/the-women-in-poes-life/
Music by Oleg Kyrylkovv from Pixabay
2024-05-2258 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen and Jeanie: Jeanette BonnerJeanette Bonner (she/ her) is a award-winning actor, host, intimacy coordinator, and creative producer working in different genres in narrative film, theater, digital content, commercials, and podcast. She is the Executive Producer and Creator of two digital series, GHOST LIGHT (IndieFlix) and THE SCOOP (Access Video On Demand), which won a Telly Award for Best Unscripted Online Series and was a final selection for Bravo TV’s Pitch & Development Lab. Since 2018 she has hosted and produced feminist dating podcast #single, which received a Davey Award for Best Podcast. Recent films include COCKTAIL HOUR (Best LGBTQ Short/ Poppy Jasper Festival) and IN...
2024-05-111h 02
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Unplugged: The Oval PortraitJeanie and Carmen and the Poe Unplugged group discuss Poe's short story, The Oval Portrait. Chris Semtner, Curator at the Poe Museum in Richmond, VA is their special guest.
References
https://poemuseum.org/the-oval-portrait/
Music by Gregor Quendel from Pixabay
2024-05-0351 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen and Jeanie: Jackson KuhlCarmen and Jeanie interview author, Jackson Kuhl.
Jackson Kuhl is a writer and author specializing in American history, biography, and historical fiction. His short novel A Season of Whispers (Aurelia Leo, 2020) is a gothic mystery set in a 19th-century utopian commune. Kirkus Reviews called it, “A slim but delightful tale of terror set in transcendentalist New England.” A second gothic novella, The Island of Small Misfortunes (Regal House, 2025), is forthcoming.Kuhl’s first book, Samuel Smedley, Connecticut Privateer (The History Press, 2011), is a biography of the American Revolution’s most daring sea captain. His short stories have appeared in numerous an...
2024-04-2343 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeThe Rhyme of a Gothic PoetJeanie and Carmen go back to the degree of Literature this season to celebrate National Poetry Month with a discussion on ballads. They discuss what a ballad is, the history of ballads, and how ballads connect to Poe.
References
Music by Dubush Miaw from Pixabay
https://www.eapoe.org/works/essays/poetprnb.htm
www.poetryfoundation.org
https://poets.org/
https://poemuseum.org
Check out our poetry contest, Poe-it Like Poe at:
https://sixdegreesofpoe.com...
2024-04-191h 09
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen and Jeanie: Trisha Leigh ShufeltCarmen and Jeanie interview Trisha Leigh Shufelt, author, artist, and poet of several books including the Ghosts of Nevermore, inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe. She won a Saturday Visiter Award (Poe House and Museum in Baltimore, MD) in 2023 for this poetry collection. Other Poe related works include the Poe Tarot, bronze winner of a Coalition of Visionary Resources Award and Saturday Visiter Award nominee for 2022. The Poe Tarot incorporates Poe quotes and whimsical/macabre images from Poe’s vast body of works.
She published her fifth poetry book, the Ghosts of Winterbourne, which continues he...
2024-04-091h 08
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Unplugged: The Mysteries Sorrounding Poe's DeathJeanie and Carmen, the Poe Unplugged group, and special guests, Mark Dawidziak and Chris Semtner, discuss the mysteries surrounding Poe's death.
Music by Gregor Quendel from Pixabay
2024-03-311h 25
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Places Rhode Island: The Raven and the RoseJeanie and Carmen collaborate with their brother/sister POEcast, Beyond the Oblong Box, hosted by Levi Leland and Virginia Poe, to discuss one of the Poe Places: Providence, RI. Get a glimpse of Poe's time he spent in Providence, RI as a visitor and who he visited.
References
https://edgarallanpoeri.com/
https://library.brown.edu/dps/curio/edgar-allan-poe-sarah-helen-whitman/
https://providenceathenaeum.org/about/history/poe-whitman/
Music by Nadia Cripps from Pixabay
2024-03-241h 17
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen and Jeanie: Wayne O BroinWayne O Broin is an Irish national born and raised in Dublin Ireland by his parents who hailed from the Liberties area of the inner city of Dublin. Currently residing 5 km from the birthplace of celebrated Irish Gothic novelist Bram Stoker and 140 kms from Dring Co. Cavan Ireland where Edgar Allan Poe’s Great Great Grandfather David Poe and Great Grandfather John Poe hails from.
Wayne has been involved in the performance arts from a very young age including theatre, TV, and film. Having studied with Dublin Youth Theatre, The Gaiety School of Acting and the National Ac...
2024-03-171h 05
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen and Jeanie: Holly KnightleyCarmen and Jeanie interview Holly Knightley.
Holly Knightley is a supernatural suspense author and lifelong devotee of the macabre. She draws inspiration from the ethereal works of Edgar Allan Poe, whose spectral tales have ignited her love of all things dark and spooky since youth. She calls New Jersey home, where she resides with her husband and their four furbabies. She has a new book inspired by Edgar A. Poe called Eye of Athena.
You can also find her on Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok.
Find her on Amazon: https://www.amazon...
2024-03-101h 01
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Unplugged: The SleeperJeanie and Carmen, and the Poe Unplugged group discuss Poe's poem, The Sleeper, with special guest, author and poet, A. A. Rubin.
References:
You may find A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari on most all major social media platforms, such as X, Facebook, Instagram, TickTock, etc. His website is https://aarubin.wordpress.com/
Please go support his Backerkit for The Awful Alphabet:
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a-a-rubin/the-awful-alphabet?fbclid=IwAR1ShQcrqCPJHjGofU0SwCmUHaXhKdw6bvyPElK2VZ7FhJ0bhCihNV29mQY
Music by Gregor Quendel from Pixabay
2024-03-011h 01
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen and Jeanie: Catherine Baab-MuguiraJeanie and Carmen interview Catherine Baab-Muguira, author of Poe for Your Problems: Uncommon Advice from History's Least Likely Self-Help Guru.
Catherine grew up in South Carolina and Richmond, Virginia, a middle child in a big Catholic family. She majored in English at the University of South Carolina, and did an M.A. in Creative Writing at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. As a freelance journalist, she contributed to the Wall Street Journal, Slate, CNBC and NBC News, Lit Hub, Electric Lit, and many others. Poe for Your Problems is her first book.
Poe for You...
2024-02-2547 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeMesmerized with PoeJeanie and Carmen discuss the origins of Mesmerism and the tales where Poe incorporated Mesmerism for their Surrealism episode.
References
https://www.eapoe.org/papers/misc1921/cdl51c11.htm
https://becker.wustl.edu/news/polarizing-remedies-attractive-cures-animal-magnetism-mesmerism-and-mind-over-matter-treatments/
https://hypnosis.edu/history/the-birth-of-mesmerism
https://dictionary.apa.org/mesmerism
https://sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/mesmerized/
http://www.lunalunamagazine.com/blog/the-connection-between-edgar-allan-poe-mesmerism
Music by Maksym Dudchyk from Pixabay
2024-02-221h 00
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen and Jeanie: A. A. RubinCarmen and Jeanie interview A. A. Rubin, author and poet. He has a brand new book, The Awful Alphabet, which just launched yesterday on Backerkit (more information below). He won 1st place in our Poe-It Like Poe poetry contest last year and will be one of our judges for the 2nd Annual Poe-It Like Poe poetry contest this year.
References:
You may find A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari on most all major social media platforms, such as X, Facebook, Instagram, TickTock, etc. His website is https://aarubin.wordpress.com/
2024-02-111h 14
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen and Jeanie: Crystal MetherCarmen and Jeanie talk with Crystal Mether, owner of Literary Flour, LLC. She creates literary themed cookies and sweet treats on her monthly menus, at pop-up events, and special orders. She is located in Middle Tennessee. She will be at Providence Wine and Spirits in Mount Juliet, TN on Friday, 2/9, and Saturday, 2/10, for a Valentine's Pop-up event.
You may find her online at www.literaryflour.com
Facebook - @literaryflour
Instagram - @literaryflour
Music by a href="https://pixabay.com/users/alex_kizenkov-33612407/?utm_source=link-attribution...
2024-02-0851 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Unplugged: The Murders in the Rue MorgueJeanie and Carmen, along with special guest, Alex Zavistovich
of the National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre and the Poe Unplugged group discuss Poe's first detective story, The Murders in the Rue Morgue.
Music by Raven Chronicles, Song - The Murders in the Rue Morgue
http://www.ravenchronicles.net
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2024-02-0156 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen and Jeanie: Vince WilsonCarmen and Jeanie interview Vince Wilson, magician at Poe's Magic Theatre in Baltimore and one of Poe Baltimore's Board of Director members.
Follow Vince:
www.vincewilsonmagic.com
www.poesmagic.com
Instagram - @vincewilsonmagi and @poesmagic
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2024-01-2845 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Unplugged: Netflix's The Fall of the House of UsherJeanie, Carmen, and the Poe Unplugged group discuss Netflix's The Fall of the House of Usher by Mike Flanagan.
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2024-01-241h 22
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeGothic Birthday Tea PartyJeanie and Carmen celebrate Poe's 215th birthday with their brother/sister POEcast, Beyond the Oblong Box, friends, Levi Leland and Virginia Poe.
References
https://www.nancythorne.com/blog/category/birthdays-in-the-19th-century
https://www.lhf.org/2013/08/a-victorian-birthday-party/
https://www.ohsu.edu/womens-health/brief-history-midwifery-america
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2000/09/18/a-nursery-rhyme-from-the-american-psychiatric-society
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://boris.unibe.ch/157546/1/cp-17-1455-2021.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjlwLXRoN2DAxXXRDABHb1tB9YQFnoECB8QAQ&usg=AOvVaw112y5UW2ytBRUqcWLyE_2C
https://goodmorninggloucester.com/2022/01/27/in-january-1890...
2024-01-191h 06
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Unplugged: The Cask of AmontilladoJeanie, Carmen, and the Poe Unplugged group discuss "The Cask of Amontillado" with special guest, Mark Dawidziak. Mark also does a special recitation of "Eldorado," one of Poe's last poems at the end of the episode.
2023-12-3158 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen and Jeanie: Chris SemtnerChris Semtner is the curator of the Edgar Allan Poe Museum and author of several books and articles about Poe, dark history, and visual art. He has been interviewed for BBC4, NHK (Japan), PBS, Travel Channel, Military History, truTV, NPR, Czech Radio, C-SPAN, and other networks in addition to publications including the Washington Post, Huffington Post, Mental Floss, Atlas Obscura, and Forbes.com. See him tell the stories behind the Poe Museum's artifacts in The Curator's Crypt on the Poe Museum's YouTube channel. You can find his latest books, Haunting Poe: Edgar Allan Poe's Afterlife in Richmond and Beyond...
2023-12-271h 06
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeAnother Bump on the SkullJeanie and Carmen discuss Science, specifically the Pseudo-Science, Phrenology. They explain what it is, who started it, and how it connects to Poe.
References
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/phrenology-the-pseudoscience-of-skull-shapeshttps://www.eapoe.org/papers/misc1921/cdl51c04.htmhttps://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-imp-of-the-perverse/symbols/phrenologyhttps://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/exhibits/show/talking-heads/franz-joseph-gallhttps://www.victorianweb.org/science/phrenology/terms.html
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2023-12-201h 09
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen and Jeanie: Mark DawidziakJeanie and Carmen discuss all things Poe with author, Mark Dawidziak, who wrote A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe.
https://www.amazon.com/Mystery-Mysteries-Death-Edgar-Allan/dp/1250792495/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3IVTZWRYOGZRC&keywords=the+mysteries+of+mysteries&qid=1702644276&s=books&sprefix=the+mysteries+of+mysteries%2Cstripbooks%2C178&sr=1-1
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2023-12-151h 51
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Jeanie and Carmen: Stephen SmithJeanie and Carmen interview actor Stephen Smith. Stephen (Performer / Director) grew up in Watford, UK and trained as an actor at The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA). He is an award-winning actor, theatre producer and digital theatre creator. Please watch for his amazing show, "One Man Poe," where he performs selections of Poe's tales.
References:
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2023-12-101h 03
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Unplugged: King PestCarmen and Jeanie discuss "King Pest" with the Poe Unpluggers. Special Guest, Erin Adams, the Educator Director from The Hermitage, joins them in the discussion providing a great amount of detail on Andrew Jackson, Poe's King Pest character.
References
Music by Gregor Quendel from Pixabay
2023-12-031h 13
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeThanksgiving Special: To Poe's House We GoJeanie and Carmen discuss Thanksgiving during the early 19th century. They also talk about a connection Poe has to the woman considered, "The Mother of Thanksgiving."
References
https://www.sleuthsayers.org/2022/11/the-curious-case-of-mr-poe-mrs-hale.html
https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1325&context=theses
https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/east-valley/2013/11/15/old-sturbridge-village-set-to/41876502007/
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2023-11-231h 00
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen and Jeanie: Erin AdamsJeanie and Carmen interview Erin Adams, Education Director at The Hermitage, which is Andrew Jackson's home. Edgar Allan Poe and Andrew Jackson have a connection many people do not know about in Poe's literature.
Erin will be joining us for Poe Unplugged, our "unbook" club on Zoom on November 28th at 7 PM CST. Read "King Pest" and be ready to discuss it. Here is the link to register:
https://sixdegreesofpoe.com/poe-unplugged
References:
https://thehermitage.com/
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2023-11-191h 19
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen and Jeanie: Alex ZavistovichJeanie and Carmen interview Alex Zavistovich. He is founder of the 501c3 non-profit National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre and
creator of the popular Poe Theatre on the Air audio drama series, which is aired on NPR and multiple audio platforms. They discuss current and future projects, contributions to education, and Edgar Allan Poe himself. Check out the National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre at the link below.
References
https://www.poetheatre.org/
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2023-11-1055 minThe 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Unplugged: AloneJeanie. Carmen, and the "unbook club" discuss Poe's poem, "Alone."
2023-10-301h 07
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Discussions with Carmen and Jeanie: Micah CoverJeanie and Carmen interview Micah Cover, also known as Micah the Magician.
Micah Cover is a playwright, actor and producer. In the Art of Magic, he is a teacher, lecturer, producer, writer, consultant and performer. The world-famous Hollywood Magic Castle called him “an innovative performer with mind-boggling talent.” And on Penn & Teller Fool Us, Penn referred to his magic as “a miracle.” He has produced, emceed and starred in The Annual Night of the Raven - a variety show honoring the life, work and death of Edgar Allan Poe - for 19 years.
http://www.micahthemagician.comh...
2023-10-2050 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeBirds of a FeatherJeanie and Carmen go "spellbound" and "psycho" into the world of Alfred Hitchcock with how Poe influenced the Master of Suspense.
References
https://www.academia.edu/38627706/Narrative_Suspense_in_Edgar_Allan_Poe_and_Alfred_Hitchcock
https://www.jstor.org/stable/43900101
https://morestarsthanintheheavens.wordpress.com/2013/02/19/nevermore-ever-more-how-poe-lives-in-hitchcock/
https://www.amazon.com/Alfred-Hitchcock-Life-Darkness-Light/dp/0060988274
http://www.alfredhitchcock.com/life-and-legacy/biography/
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2023-10-1359 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Unplugged: Never Bet the Devil Your HeadAnother edition of Poe Unplugged where Jeanie and Carmen discuss Poe's tale, Never Bet the Devil Your Head, with their "unbook" club group.
https://poemuseum.org/never-bet-the-devil-your-head/
2023-09-291h 05
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeSara Crocoll Smith and Love Letters to PoeJeanie and Carmen talk with Sara Crocoll Smith, editor of the Poe anthologies, Love Letters to Poe. Sara discusses her passion of her Poe project and her Kickstarter event to launch the upcoming anthology, Love Letters to Poe: Tales Torn from the Heart. Jeanie and Carmen will be hosting the launch party for her kickstarter live on their YouTube channel, @poeunplugged3978 on 10/3/23 from 12:30 PM to 8:00 PM EST. Launch party information is listed below in the references. Please join us for tons of Poe fun!!
References
You're invited to a special Poe event!
2023-09-1549 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe's Point on ProseJeanie and Carmen discuss Poe's satire: his grasp on literature and the elements he used in multiple works in multiple genres. They also discuss what some editors and friends thought of Poe's satire and writing in general; moreover, they discuss authors possibly influenced by his satire.
References
"The Most Underrated Tales of Poe (Part 2 of 3): 10 Best, Forgotten Black Humor Stories" https://www.oldstyletales.com/single-post/the-most-underrated-tales-of-poe-part-2-of-3-10-best-forgotten-black-humor-stories
"What Inspired 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'? | HISTORY" https://www.history.com/news/legend-sleepy-hollow-headless-horseman
https://www.eapoe.org/papers...
2023-09-1049 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Unplugged: The Premature BurialJeanie and Carmen discuss The Premature Burial with their "unbook club" and their special guest, Sharon Pajka. Her book, The Souls Close to Edgar Allan Poe, is available on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Souls-Close-Edgar-Allan-Poe/dp/1467154547/ref=sr_1_1?crid=Z0T26NSK2TR3&keywords=the+souls+close+to+edgar+allan+poe&qid=1691973627&sprefix=the+souls+close+to+%2Caps%2C278&sr=8-1
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Music by Gregor Quendel from Pixabay
2023-09-011h 15
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeGrave Walking with Poe Part 2Jeanie and Carmen welcome special guest, Dr. Sharon Pajka, to discuss her new book, The Souls Close to Edgar Allan Poe: Graves of His Family, Friends, and Foes, debuting August 21, 2023. Sharon traveled to multiple cemeteries to visit the graves of Poe's relatives, friends, and people who influenced him.
https://www.amazon.com/Souls-Close-Edgar-Allan-Poe/dp/1467154547/ref=sr_1_1?crid=Z0T26NSK2TR3&keywords=the+souls+close+to+edgar+allan+poe&qid=1691973627&sprefix=the+souls+close+to+%2Caps%2C278&sr=8-1
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2023-08-1835 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeGrave Walking with Poe Part 1Jeanie and Carmen welcome special guest, Dr. Sharon Pajka, to discuss her new book, The Souls Close to Edgar Allan Poe: Graves of His Family, Friends, and Foes, debuting August 21, 2023. Sharon traveled to multiple cemeteries to visit the graves of Poe's relatives, friends, and people who influenced him.
https://www.amazon.com/Souls-Close-Edgar-Allan-Poe/dp/1467154547/ref=sr_1_1?crid=Z0T26NSK2TR3&keywords=the+souls+close+to+edgar+allan+poe&qid=1691973627&sprefix=the+souls+close+to+%2Caps%2C278&sr=8-1
2023-08-1435 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeSome Words with Some CreaturesJeanie and Carmen welcome their Gothic Guests for July, the horror surf rock band from the swamps of Georgia, The Creature Preachers. They discuss gothic literature, music, and, of course, Mr. Poe. The beginning and ending of the episode contains their new single, Haunted Swamp.
References
Music used given permission by The Creature Preachers - their new single - Haunted Swamp.
https://epkbuilder.com/epks/thecreaturepreachers
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5JR3IKHOvLWmIZuB9QBJHc?si=k7x0_QuLSyCJR2c19...
2023-07-1848 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeShadows of Poe Part 2Carmen and Jeanie with special guest, Dr. Jeff Thompson, author of three works on Dark Shadows and Dan Curtis finish their discussion on Dark Shadows and the Poe elements and influences that lurk behind the door of Collinwood. To find Dr. Thompson's books, please look below in the references for links to Amazon.
References
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jonathan_Frid_Barnabas_Collins_Dark_Shadows_1968.JPG
Music by AmethystMusic from Pixabay
https://www.amazon.com/Nights-Dan-Curtis-Second-Television/dp/1628801883/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1...
2023-07-1034 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeShadows of Poe Part 1Carmen and Jeanie welcome special guest, Dr. Jeff Thompson, author of three works on Dark Shadows and Dan Curtis. They discuss Dark Shadows and the Poe elements and influences that lurk behind the door of Collinwood. Look for Shadows of Poe Part 2 in just a few days. To find Dr. Thompson's books, please look below in the references for links to Amazon.
References
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jonathan_Frid_Barnabas_Collins_Dark_Shadows_1968.JPG
Music by AmethystMusic from Pixabay
2023-07-0336 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe wants YOUJeanie and Carmen discuss Poe's military service, his time at West Point, and the history of Memorial Day.
References
https://www.eapoe.org/papers/misc2000/wh200503.htmhttps://www.usace.army.mil/About/History/Historical-Vignettes/General-History/139-Poe-and-West-Point/https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2011/01/28/edgar-allen-poes-military-career-nevermore/https://www.pbs.org/national-memorial-day-concert/memorial-day/history/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-identifies-remains-of-wwii-soldier-joe-a-vinyard-who-vanished-in-1944/https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA525759https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/edgar-allan-poe-writes-a-story-based-on-a-boston-harbor-legend/https://npplan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Fort-Monroe-47.jpg
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2023-05-3137 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Brothers from Another MotherJeanie and Carmen celebrate National Poetry Month for April by discussing Poe's influence on French Poet, Charles Baudelaire. They compare the two poets familial status and works of poetry, including poetry readings from Poe, Sonnet-Silence and The City in the Sea, and readings from Baudelaire, The Swan and The Albatross.
References
https://education.seattlepi.com/influence-edgar-allan-poe-american-culture-5573.html
https://penandthepad.com/influence-edgar-allan-poe-american-culture-12334927.html
https://www.britannica.com/summary/Charles-Baudelaire
https://brown.edu/Research/poetry-in-translation/2017/02/27/baudelaire-as-a-translator/
https://www.eapoe.org/papers/psbbooks/pb19901u.htm
2023-04-1533 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeThe POEtry of the POEtreeJeanie and Carmen welcome their Poe friends from the POEcast, Beyond the Oblong Box, Virginia Poe and Levi Leland. They delve into the roots of Poe going all the way back to Ireland.
References
https://www.ayrshireroots.com/Genealogy/Historical/Edgar%20Allan%20Poe.htm
https://poemuseum.org/
https://www.geni.com/people/Elizabeth-Poe/6000000003147469201
www.eapoe.org
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~irlcav/tomregan.htm
Music by Musictown from Pixabay
2023-03-1249 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe's Puzzling Love Part 2Jeanie and Carmen discuss and interview New York Times bestselling author, A. J. Jacobs, about his book, The Puzzler.
References
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/edgar-allan-poe-cipher-challenge
http://www.cs.trincoll.edu/~crypto/historical/poe.html
https://baltimorepostexaminer.com/edgar-allan-poe-and-cryptography-are-there-hidden-messages-in-eureka/2013/04/27
https://crimereads.com/a-brief-history-of-cryptography-in-crime-fiction/
https://blog.puzzlenation.com/2018/03/01/the-puzzly-legacy-of-edgar-allan-poe/
Music by GioeleFazzeri from Pixabay
2023-03-0135 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe's Puzzling Love Part 1For the month of Love, February, Jeanie and Carmen delve into one of Poe's loves, Cryptograms and Cipers. In part 1, they discuss the basic history surrounding ciphers, cryptograms, and their use. They also discuss where Poe used his ciphers in his works and how he promoted ciphers in magazines where he worked.
References
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/edgar-allan-poe-cipher-challenge
http://www.cs.trincoll.edu/~crypto/historical/poe.html
https://baltimorepostexaminer.com/edgar-allan-poe-and-cryptography-are-there-hidden-messages-in-eureka/2013/04/27
https://crimereads.com/a-brief-history-of-cryptography-in-crime-fiction/
https://blog.puzzlenation.com/2018/03/01/the-puzzly-legacy-of-edgar-allan-poe/...
2023-02-2525 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeIn with a Poe, In with a PriceJeanie and Carmen welcome special guest, Jason Markiewitz of Markiewitz Productions, to discuss Horror and Vincent Price. This episode was their first Facebook Live event held on Poe's 214th birthday, January 19, 2023.
References
The Price of Fear by Joel Eisner
https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3639059/night-two-masters-exploring-legacy-vincent-prices-evening-edgar-allan-poe/
https://houseofgeekery.com/2018/04/04/the-edgar-allen-poe-films-of-vincent-price-roger-corman/
Music by Alex_MakeMusic from Pixabay
Birthday Cocktail for the Event/POEcast:
The Six Degrees of Edgar Allan "Tiki" Poe
1.5oz Cognac
1.5oz Amontillado
1oz Blood Orange juice
2023-01-2059 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeVisions of PoeJeanie and Carmen discuss more of Poe's influence on Surrealism in regards to Magritte, Dali, Hitchcock, Disney, and modern films and novels all based around A Dream within a Dream.
References
http://www.mattesonart.com/magritte-and-poe-strange-brew.aspx
https://ulysse-pasquier.com/blogpost/delving-into-dreams/#:~:text=The%20characters%20see%20what%20they,with%20the%20ambiguity%20of%20reality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyPe1Jahyfo
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9781137041982_7
https://www.renemagritte.org/
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-dali-hitchcock-brought-surrealism-hollywood
https://www.rene-magritte.com/domain-of-arnheim/#:~:text=Poe's%20...
2022-12-2134 minThe 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoe Unplugged: The Tell-Tale HeartJeanie and Carmen discuss the psychology behind The Tell-Tale Heart with special guests, Poe Movies, and other guests on their monthly unbook club on Zoom. In additon, Thad and Season from Poe Movies show their movie, The Tell-Tale Heart, and discuss details about their movie as well as the inspiration Poe provided.
References
PoeMovies Youtube
Poe Movies The Tell-Tale Heart movie
Poe Movies Facebook
Poe Movies Twitter
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2022-12-111h 02
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeThe Poe is in the DetailsJeanie and Carmen discuss forensics in many of Edgar Allan Poe's works, including The Tell-Tale Heart, The Black Cat, and his tales of ratiocination with his detective, C. Auguste Dupin. They talk about the history of forensics and how Poe wrote about many forensic applications before they were labeled. Poe's influence of forensic pathology and psychology is timeless forevermore.
References
https://sites.duke.edu/truecrime/2009/12/reader-as-investigator-witnessing-drowning-and-burning-firsthand/
https://strandmag.com/psychology-forensic-science-auguste-dupin-sherlock-holmes/
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Edgar-Allan-Poe%3A-%E2%80%9CThe-Black-Cat%2C%E2%80%9D-and-Current-Hester-Segir/7fa6b6234ce55c5338b5314600fc2d108defec02
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2022-11-2044 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeHalloween Special 2022: The Bone CollectorCarmen and Jeanie celebrate Halloween for 2022 talking about the travelling bones of Virginia Clemm Poe and the mystery behind them. They perform two of Poe's poems: El Dorado and Dream-land.
References
https://www.eapoe.org/pstudies/ps1970/p1974204.htm
http://worldofpoe.blogspot.com/2009/11/bones-of-annabel-lee-curious-footnote.html
Music - Rise of the Enemy by https://pixabay.com/music/id-14303/
2022-10-2928 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeBatman and Raven...NevermoreCarmen and Jeanie delve into the comic book series, Batman Nevermore, and discuss how the genre has been depicted for today's audience, how the theory of comics blending into literature with paying homage to the vocabulary from the 19th century, and how this comic series has spurred more modern Poesque comics and graphic novels for the modern age.
References
Music: https://www.free-stock-music.com/ron-gelinas-chillout-lounge-persistence.html
Batman Nevermore Series by Len Wein and Guy Davis
https://www.writersdigest.com/be-inspired/edgar-allan-poe-quotes-for-writers-and-about-writing#:~:text=%22Words%20have%20no%20power%20to,the%20...
2022-10-1631 minThe 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeThe Little Gray Cells ClubJeanie and Carmen welcome everyone back for Season 2 and discuss the locked room mysteries of Poe, Conan Doyle, and Christie, comparing their detectives Dupin, Holmes, and Poirot.
References
https://interestingliterature.com/2017/05/a-summary-and-analysis-of-sir-arthur-conan-doyles-the-speckled-band/
http://www.poirot.us/poirot.php
https://www.folia.ucg.ac.me/image/39/Domjanovic-Oklopcic.pdf
https://poemuseum.org/murders-in-the-rue-morgue-dupin-solves-a-gruesome-murder/
Music:
The Summoning by Darren-Curtis | https://soundcloud.com/desperate-measurez
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2022-09-0443 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeOh, Give me a Poe where the raven roamsJeanie and Carmen discuss the 6th degree, Poe Places. They discuss Poe's timeline of places he lived and some of the influences each place had on Poe and vice versa.
References
https://poestories.com/timeline.php
https://www.eapoe.org/balt/poebalt.htm
https://poemuseum.org/poe-timeline/
Music by https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/hip-jazz
2022-04-1840 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeThe House of POEJeanie and Carmen discuss the 5th degree of Poe's influence: Horror. This is the degree Poe is most known for throughout the world and what is still read in middle and high school.
References
The Price of Fear by Joel Eisner
https://poestories.com/timeline.php
https://www.nps.gov/articles/poe-horror.htm
https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/
https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/edgar-allan-poe-quotes
eapoe.org
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2022-03-2141 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeThe Persistence of PoeJeanie and Carmen discuss Poe's influence in the area of Surrealism with connections to Salvador Dali and others.
References
http://www.alfredhitchcockgeek.com/2007/06/hitchcock-and-surrealism.html
https://filmdarlings.com/birds-of-a-feather-top-5-alfred-hitchcock-films-influenced-by-edgar-allan-poe/
https://poemuseum.org/salvador-dali-meets-the-spectre-of-edgar-allan-poe/#:~:text=Whether%20or%20not%20Poe%20influenced,car%20all%20spattered%20with%20ink.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/41506263
https://www.popmatters.com/edgar-allan-poes-10-best-stories
https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/features/tracing-origins-surrealism
http://art3idea.psu.edu/locus/POE.pdf
dictionary.com/surrealism
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2022-02-2848 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeTo Poe, With LoveJeanie and Carmen discuss Valentine's Day and Poe's loves who inspired him and his poems.
References
https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2009-10-on_edgar_allan_poes_women-story.html
https://www.nps.gov/articles/poeromances.htm
https://diaboliquemagazine.com/love-woe-nevermore-women-edgar-allan-poes-life/
https://penandthepad.com/theme-how-soon-hath-time-23339.html
https://poemuseum.org/the-women-in-poes-life/
http://poecalendar.blogspot.com/2009/01/poe-and-byron.html
https://www.poeticous.com/byron/stanzas-to-augusta-ii
Music from Bensound: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/romantic
2022-02-1343 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeTo Boldly POEJeanie and Carmen discuss the third degree, Science/Sci-Fi, and Edgar Allan Poe's influence on this genre.
Go to our webpage, www.sixdegreesofpoe.com, to register for our Poe Unplugged discussion over The Raven on February 1st.
References
The Reason for the Darkness of the Night by John Tresch
Smithsonian Magazine
www.literaryterms.net
www.goodreads.com
https://www.tor.com/2009/10/30/was-poe-steampunk/#:~:text=He%20is%20also%20among%20the,were%20heavily%20influenced%20by%20Poe.
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Edgar-Allan-Poe-considered-the-father-of-science-fiction
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2022-01-3144 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeNew Year with PoeJeanie and Carmen wish their listeners a Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year with readings of The Raven and The Bells by Edgar Allan Poe. Discussion takes place about Poe's inspiration for The Raven related to Charles Dickens. They also make an announcement about a new feature to their program coming in February called POE Unplugged - an online monthly gathering of those who love Poe where Jeanie and Carmen will choose a work/works by Poe for you to read before the night of the event, send you a Zoom link to gather, and you will discuss yo...
2022-01-1235 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeI'm POEman!Jeanie and Carmen discuss the next degree, Pop Culture or POE Pop. They talk about how Poe influenced Pop Culture in the area of comics linking their first degree, Literature, specifically Poe's creation of the modern detective to DC Comics, specifically Batman as a detective.
References
https://newsadvance.com/poe-and-pop-culture/article_a01120ae-e6a5-5fac-ab71-88460b79e88b.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/13/nyregion/out-of-the-batcave-and-into-the-bronx.html
https://www.66batmania.com/bios/villains/egghead/
https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Batman:_Nevermore_Vol_1
2021-12-1437 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoePoeDunnit!Carmen and Jeanie tackle the first degree of Edgar Allan Poe by discussing the lasting influence of Poe's invention of the modern detective in Literature, specifically Mystery Fiction, and society.
References
https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/edgar-allan-poe-quotes
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/edgar-allan-poe-invented-detective-story-180962914/
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/NAD/nancy-drew#:~:text=Carolyn%20Keene%20First%20published%20in,part%20of%20our%20cultural%20landscape.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hercule-Poirot
http://www.hardyboysonline.net/content.php?page=history
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075513/
https://www...
2021-11-1958 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeHalloween SpecialJeanie and Carmen discuss the origins of Halloween and perform two readings from Edgar Allan Poe. They also discuss some cocktail and food recipes they prepared and share those with you. Link to those recipes below. Happy Halloween!!
https://thequotableraven.com/2019/10/
https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Haunted_Corpse/Dirges_for_the_Undead/Haunted_Corpse_-_Dirges_for_the_Undead_-_03_Halloween_1517
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Loyalty_Freak_Music/WITCHY_BATTY_SPOOKY_HALLOWEEN_IN_SEPTEMBER_/A_really_dark_alley
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Haunted_Co...
2021-10-3136 min
The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan PoeSpecial Edition: The International Edgar Allan Poe Festival - The One with All the PoesCarmen discusses with Jeanie about her visit to the 4th Annual International Edgar Allan Poe Festival in Baltimore, MD. Included in the episode are two interviews Carmen did while at the fesitval. The first interview is with the up and coming writer Rosemary Priven. The second interview is with the author and editor Sara Crocoll Smith. Both of these lady's works were nominated for a Saturday Visiter Award.
Royalty Free Music from Bensound: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/new-dawn
PoeLand: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe by J. W. Ocker
Observations and...
2021-10-1743 min