PODCAST · fiction
My Way to Canossa
by David Brendan O'Meara
Thoroughly absurd and yet all-too-real, My Way to Canossa follows four journeys that re-imagine the Middle Ages amid the political and technological changes of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. This isn't an historical novel. It's an exploration of how the present uses the past. davidbrendanomeara.substack.com
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Episode 99: The Imperial Financial Vortex
In which the Blogger puts all six of his credit cards in his wallet, and brings them to Europe. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 98: A History of Vegetarianism
In which an historian of the 2070s finds inspiration in the 19th Century. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 97: A Middle-Class Hero
In which the Blogger decides he needs to increase his income. Dramatically. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 96: In the Shanghai Smog
n which Casey Lasko stays up late to watch an important interview on TV. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 95: History and Credit History
In which the Blogger explores the sharing economy, and reflects on what it means to be in debt. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 94: A Soul in Hiding
In which Maureen learns that she might have something in common with her eldest sister. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 93: A Debt to Myself
In which the mind of the Blogger becomes a battleground between two languages. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 92: What the Hell Was I Thinking?
In which the Blogger reads some excruciatingly pompous unpublished blog posts. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 91: The Most Vivacious Girl at the Dance
In which Maureen wonders if things would have been better if the stories had been true. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 90: A Slow-Motion Credit Check
In which the Blogger thinks he is being interrogated by Interpol. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 89: Dapper and Sensitive
In which a detective observes Roger McAllister's behavior in a Seattle hotel. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 88: What Happened After I Left
In which the Blogger decides that he doesn't really want to know. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 87: The Sons of Santa Teresa
In which a middle-aged man walks into a TV station in Turin, Italy, with a remarkable tale. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 86: The Scene on the Sarcophagus
In which the invisible chains are finally lifted from Henry's shoulders. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 85: Taking a Knee
In which the Blogger joins Henry on his third day of penitence. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 84: Alumna
In which Maureen Larkin Magliano is the only one of her sisters who is able to attend a very special event. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 83: Supplication
In which a website listing for a B&B gets twisted into something filthy and depraved. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 82: The Sacrament
In which Silvio attempts to stage a fake wedding. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 81: The Best Network of Spies
In which Bruno and Lambert finally expain to the Blogger just what is going on. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 80: The Horrid Situation
In which Dorothy and Leah make it clear that they have no desire to supress the truth. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 79: Booked Solid
In which Bruno complains about how far he has to walk to babysit Conrad. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 78: Contemporaneous Evidence
In which the Blogger finds the highways of Northern Italy way too familar for his taste. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 77: The Virgin Chambermaid
In which a boy in suburban Chicago begins to learn why he cannot go to Italy. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 76: Ablative Absolute
In which Bruno takes Conrad to a soccer match, which at the time seemed like a great idea. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 75: A Short Bibliographic Note
In which Dr. Muche-Albrecht expresses her interest in a unlikely friendship. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 74: Embedded Metaphors
In which the imperial convoy must choose whether to go over—or under—a mountain. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 73: Exile, Obsession and Fury
In which Fr. Niall Bresnahan fails at his new assignment; Nora Eunice Magliano develops an unhealthy interest in bankruptcy law; and Sister Eunice Larkin must witness the dismantling of her life's work. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 72: Parking Places
In which the Blogger decides that a certain situation was just way to cross-cultural for him to have gone sticking his nose in. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 71: The Present Tense
In which the Blogger moves out to the patio, to escape from the TV news in the coffee shop. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 70: Inspired by the Life
In which Casey Lasko visits a locked and temperature-controlled room. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 69: Maybe it Means Something
In which the Blogger admits that his subconscious mind never received a certain memo. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 68: The Usual Cause
In which Sister Eunice Larkin learns to call 911. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 67: No, It Means Nothing
In which the Blogger insists that he was innocent then, and is still innocent now. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 66: The Archivist
In which a visiting German scholar discovers The Song of Henry in a used bookstore. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 65: The Life Cycle of a Blog
In which the Blogger, seven years later, returns to his abandoned blog to finish the story of his trip to Canossa. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 64: The Underground River
Letter from June 1889, in which Adalbert Kehr expresses his faith that one day Germany will purify itself. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 63: The Most German Man I Know
Letter from June 1889, in which Adalbert Kehr explains why his old friend was not invited to the wedding. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 62: The Matchmaker
Letter from September 1884, in which Adalbert Kehr recounts his visit to the home of Elisabeth Nietzsche. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 61: The Light of Day
A letter from August 1884, in which Adalbert Kehr allows his philological soul to feel something like hope. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 60: A Crime in the Fourth Dimension
A letter from June, 1882, in which Adalbert Kehr reports on a terrible crime, and a vast conspiracy. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 59: The Future of Our Nation
A letter from January, 1881, in which Adalbert Kehr explains how his diet has changed, and his social world expanded, as a result of his association with Herr Professor Z. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 58: The Zöllner Illusion
A letter from May 1880, in which Adalbert Kehr attributes the elevation of his spirits to a new work assignment. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 57: Leaving Grüssau
A letter from October, 1879, in which Adalbert Kehr apprises his old friend Konrad Josef of his new position in the Civil Service. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 56: Guilt
In which the Blogger tries to convince himself that he couldn't possibly have done it. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 55: Jakob and Josef
In which the Josephson family, after a disturbing incident, moves to Canada and builds a business. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 54: Innocence
In which the Blogger decides he'd rather hide than talk to the police one more time. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 53: The Tuesday Morning Meeting
In which Casey Lasko, very helpfully, volunteers to take Nina's place at an important meeting. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 52: Allergy Medicine
In which the Blogger plans to catch up on his sleep, with the help of a certain medication. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 51: The Mask of Forgetting
In which Nora Eunice Magliano reflects on an artistic journey to Europe. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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Episode 50: The Two Gozilos
In which the Blogger finally crosses a national border in contemporary Europe, only to encounter a scene he did not expect. Today's episode and the complete project are available at MyWayToCanossa.com
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Thoroughly absurd and yet all-too-real, My Way to Canossa follows four journeys that re-imagine the Middle Ages amid the political and technological changes of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. This isn't an historical novel. It's an exploration of how the present uses the past. davidbrendanomeara.substack.com
HOSTED BY
David Brendan O'Meara
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Thoroughly absurd and yet all-too-real, My Way to Canossa follows four journeys that re-imagine the Middle Ages amid the political and technological changes of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. This isn't an historical novel. It's an exploration of how the present uses the past....
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