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Queen Anne finds herself forced to confront her parliament, and her adversary, alone. Beatrice Snugg tells us all we need to know about the meaning of life. Feat. “Expulsion” from Paradise Lost, sung by Victoria Dicce, with MaryAnn Ivan on keys. And a shout-out to Rob Seitelman, my long time collaborator on all things Miltonian.
Bonus! “All is Lost” from Paradise Lost: The Musical, feat. Victoria Dicce.
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IN WHICH Rufus Snugg brings guns to a sword fight. Boom.
Your host largely restrains his instinct to musical bombast, but this episode does feature God’s Breath from Paradise Lost as the roll-out, with Danielle Erin Rhodes, Martin Sola, Michael Marcotte, and Kevin T. Collins, and MaryAnn Ivan on Keys.
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Bonus: “God’s Breath” from Paradise Lost
Jonathan attempts the most outrageous chandelier swing in recorded history–but something is missing from his landing. Cyrus writes a letter that will cause him some trouble later; Daisy goes straight for true love; and Rolly saves the day with the awesome power of mathematics. Vicod Rayth is entirely naked.
Find your way into God’s night
Where Heaven’s candles, flaring bright
Set fire to the canopy
And sear the satin tree-palms white.
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Sir Richard discovers how to narrate unreliably. He pursues his new art with glee, pausing only to finish the song he began at his departure from Uellodon. Featuring “Into A Wakeless Shade.”
The White Knights, now swollen to a force with the numbers and equipment to seize Uellodon, attack King Leeland’s smaller army near the unlucky village of Baldwick. Thomas Howe gives makes a proper application of scout cavalry. General Chester gets philosophical, and your host throws down some musical bombast.
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Hobb and The Kettle have one final debate. Hobb keeps his promise. Featuring “Fantasy for Piano.”
The Bright Path will row you out into the river, and row you back. Why not come along for the ride?
Something stalks Grygory the Pious in the deep forests of the north. Jonathan and Merrily are reunited at last–but everything is different. Cyrus almost reveals his cunning plan.
The Bright Path is rumbling on toward its conclusion–now perhaps five episodes away. What will happen next? Stay tuned–more adventures will follow!
Perhaps a bit on the dramatic side, but if you can’t write bombastic music, what’s the point? Bits and pieces of this song find their way into numerous episodes of The Bright Path Podcast, which tells you how much I like it.
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In Finery Valley, Basil sets new plans in motion–now assisting the White Knights. Rufus expresses his earnest desire for the biggest boomstick that money can buy, and also a pony. Two fresh armies arrive in the valley, and Colonel Ratwurst finds not all to his liking. Daven spills new secrets to Rufus, and Rufus backs Devi into a corner with an irresistible request.
