Ragnarok: Gods, Giants and Growing Up (Netflix)

*First recorded and premiered in February 2024.In our fourth episode of norse themed conversation I'm joined by five extraordinary women, each with their own passion and interest in Norse Mythology, as we discuss and review the Netflix series 'Ragnarok'.All three seasons are discussed in this one episode so THERE ARE SPOILERS you have been warned. *Special guest panelists are: Professor Carolyne Larrington, a retired tutorial fellow in medieval English Literature at St John’s College, Oxford. She is author of ‘The Norse Myths: A Guide to the Gods and Heroes’ and 'How the Norse Myths changed the way we think.'https://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/peo...Joanne Harris, author of four Norse fantasy titles - Runemarks, Runelight, The Testament of Loki and The Gospel of Loki - all set within the same fictional universe. She has been personally studying the Norse Myths and Translations since a young age.https://www.joanne-harris.co.uk/Kaitlin Felix, she writes Norse historical fiction and fantasy, her debut novel 'Ran's Daughers' is set to be published by Outland Entertainment. She hoards tea like Smaug the dragon hoards dwarf-gold. When Kaitlin's not gaming, she's working on her next crochet project. She resides near Zurich, Switzerland with her frost-giant husband and very tall son.www.katifelix.comGenevieve Gornichec earned her degree in history from The Ohio State University, where her study of the Norse myths and Icelandic sagas became her writing inspiration. Her debut novel, The Witch's Heart, was released in 2021 and has been translated into over a dozen languages. Her sophomore novel, The Weaver and the Witch Queen, was released in 2023. She lives in Cleveland, Ohio.Instagram: @gengornichecLouie Stowell worked in children’s publishing for 15 years before becoming a full-time writer. Her debut novel for children, THE DRAGON IN THE LIBRARY, came out in 2019, followed by two more in the series, THE MONSTER IN THE LAKE and THE WIZARD IN THE WOOD. In 2021 she published OTHERLAND, a middle grade novel (very) loosely based on Spenser’s Faerie Queene, with a touch of Queenie from Blackadder. Translated into 30 languages and counting, Louie’s bestselling and multi-award-winning LOKI: A BAD GOD’S GUIDE series began in 2022 and, if she has anything to do with it, will go on for many years. She also writes short stories and writes and draws comics. Louie lives in Hackney with her wife, Karen, her dog, Buffy, and a nameless creepy puppet that is probably cursed.www.louiestowell.com