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EPISODE · Mar 19, 2026 · 59 MIN

The Psychological Burden of The Albatross

from The Swiftie and The Scholar · host Angela McDow | Dr. Jerry Coats

We have a much-requested poem for you in this episode! Uncle Jerry and Angela tackle The Albatross from The Tortured Poets Department, but first, Uncle Jerry lets us all know how disappointed he is with us as a class lololol. Oops! Join us as we discuss relationships in the public eye, and the journey of repudiation and redemption the song takes us on.Works Cited:The Rime of the Ancient Mariner – Samuel Taylor ColeridgeAubrey & Maturin – Jack O’BrianBook of JonahCan’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis PresleySir Gawain and the Green KnightOde to the West Wind – Percy Bysshe ShelleyWild nights - Wild nights! – Emily DickinsonRomeo and Juliet – William ShakespeareAntigone – SophoclesAntony and Cleopatra – William ShakespeareThe Bad Seed – William March – Aff LinkThe Bad Seed (1956)Matthew 13The Hero with a Thousand Faces – Joseph Campbell – Aff LinkRichard TravernerBarchester Towers – Anthony Trollope – Aff LinkDoggerelL'Albatros – Charles BaudelaireFrame StoriesFollow Us:Patreon⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠Angela’s Instagram⁠

We have a much-requested poem for you in this episode! Uncle Jerry and Angela tackle The Albatross from The Tortured Poets Department, but first, Uncle Jerry lets us all know how disappointed he is with us as a class lololol. Oops! Join us as we discuss relationships in the public eye, and the journey of repudiation and redemption the song takes us on.Works Cited:The Rime of the Ancient Mariner – Samuel Taylor ColeridgeAubrey & Maturin – Jack O’BrianBook of JonahCan’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis PresleySir Gawain and the Green KnightOde to the West Wind – Percy Bysshe ShelleyWild nights - Wild nights! – Emily DickinsonRomeo and Juliet – William ShakespeareAntigone – SophoclesAntony and Cleopatra – William ShakespeareThe Bad Seed – William March – Aff LinkThe Bad Seed (1956)Matthew 13The Hero with a Thousand Faces – Joseph Campbell – Aff LinkRichard TravernerBarchester Towers – Anthony Trollope – Aff LinkDoggerelL'Albatros – Charles BaudelaireFrame StoriesFollow Us:Patreon⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠Angela’s Instagram⁠

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