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S01E06: The Suicide Forest
In the 7th Circle of Hell we join our Pilgrim in the forest of the suicides. Here we meet souls condemned to live as bleeding trees. To lose glory in life is a tragedy but to take one’s life over glo…
Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago
S01E05: Sex in the Context of Eternity
This week we cover Circle 6 where we learn about the organization of Hell in the city of Dis. Here is where the heretics find that there is indeed an afterlife - much to their regret. If life indeed …
Published on 10 months ago
S01E04: Crossing the River Styx into Wrath
This week we cover Cantos 8-9 starting with Virgil and Dante’s travels on the River Styx. Here we meet Charon our ferryman and Filippo Argenti the local crank. Take a ride with us as we ponder the di…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
S01E03: The Tabloids of Hell!
We are back in Canto 5-7 of Inferno. Cleopatra, Tristan & Isolde, Semiramis and all the scandalous stories from your favorite stars of the afterlife. First we meet Minos, the connoisseur of sin who t…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
S01E02: The Nicest Place in Hell
We are back in Canto 3 and 4. Our Pilgrim and Virgil step through the gates and find out that for some people - the first circle of Hell is an enviable place to be! Imagine a members only country clu…
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
S01E01: Approaching Hell
Lions and lynxes and she-wolves… oh my! Our pilgrim Dante awakes to find himself in a Dark Wood where a cast of creatures force his descent to Hell.
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Published on 11 months ago
S01 Intro: Who is Dante Alighieri?
Going to Hell is a daunting business, even if you know that Purgatory, Paradise, and Your One True Love are waiting on the other side. So, to bolster your spirits, in this episode Dexter and Michael …
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
Introducing A Place For Us
Michael Pettinger and Dexter Driscoll; two queer Catholics, introduce themselves and their podcast, A Place For Us, where God, sex, and a sense of humor meet for coffee. This season, they’ll be makin…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago