208: Beowulf (with Maria Dahvana Headley)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bro! Gather round the mead hall, because we’re gonna tell the story of Beowulf, talk the nuance of translation, and gush over warrior queens with author Maria Dahvana Headley. </span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Content Warning:</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode contains conversations about or mentions of murder, violence, toxic masculinity, misogyny/sexism, rape/sexual assault, and xenophobia.  </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Guest</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.mariadahvanaheadley.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Maria Dahvana Headley</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is the New York Times-bestselling author of eight books, most recently</span> <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/822/9780374110031"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">BEOWULF: A NEW TRANSLATION</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">(MCD x FSG).</span> <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/822/9781250214942"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">THE MERE WIFE</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(MCD x FSG), a contemporary adaptation of Beowulf, was named by the Washington Post as one of its Notable Works of Fiction in 2018. You can follow her on Twitter at</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/MARIADAHVANA"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">@mariadahvana</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Housekeeping</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recommendation</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: This week, Amanda recommends</span> <a href= "https://bookshop.org/books/go-ahead-in-the-rain-notes-to-a-tribe-called-quest/9781477316481?aid=822&listref=spirits-book-recommendations"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Hanif Abdurraqib (and listen to his interview on</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">My 90s Playlist</span></em> <a href="https://pca.st/0xkeahhq"><span style=