Episode
Castle in the Air
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- Dec 6, 2025
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- 5355
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Summary
'That djinn has taken liberties with a person's castle,' Sophie said. 'Unless I'm entirely turned around, this used to be our bathroom.' Richard Burton's Arabian Nights and Edward Said's Orientalism, fairy tale and retail, big dreams, big crimes, and Diana Wynne Jones' empire of the imagination. Transcript available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s-yK-BV-i6hpFtn-kpxpMUCdZe3Gr3Nf/view?usp=sharing And we'll be back in two weeks with Black Maria! (or Aunt Maria, depending on your location)