SPLANCHNICS: The Society for the Preservation of Literature, the Arts, Numinosity, Culture, Humor, Nerdiness, Inspiration, Creativity & Storytelling

Clare and Hannah continue their discussion about Star Wars, this time diving into the hero's journey and what makes A New Hope such an iconic story. Intro and outro music (“Splanchnics Riff)” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker. We’d love to hear your thoughts! Click here to send us a text message! Support the show We provide links and other resources to help you find and enjoy the thin...

Clare and Hannah geek out about the Star Wars universe, share their first memory of watching the movies, and highlight their favorite moments from a galaxy far far away... Intro and outro music (“Splanchnics Riff)” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker. We’d love to hear your thoughts! Click here to send us a text message! Support the show We provide links and other resources to help you find...

In this episode, we discuss classic silent movies, as well as a few surprisingly recent movies made with little or no sound. What are the advantages and drawbacks to making a silent movie, and why are they still being made today, complete with title cards and stop-action paper-mache monsters?  Intro and outro music (“Splanchnics Riff)” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker. We’d love to hear y...

This week we put on our philosopher hats and talk about aesthetics, or the study of beauty. We tackle baffling questions such as, "Why do art and beauty matter?" "When we ascribe value to a things, do we in fact cheapen it?" and "Will Hannah be able to decipher the chicken scratch in the margins of her notes?" We also talk about zombies, but it makes sense for some re...

Clare and Hannah dive down the rabbit/ Hobbit hole to discuss their favorite childhood books, and marvel at how trippy old cartoons are. You can find these books and more at our Bookshop.org store ! We’d love to hear your thoughts! Click here to send us a text message! Support the show We provide links and other resources to help you find and enjoy the things we talked about on this episode! Note...

We get pretty deep when we talk about art. We’d love to hear your thoughts! Click here to send us a text message! Support the show We provide links and other resources to help you find and enjoy the things we talked about on this episode! Note that some of these may include “affiliate” links to books and other products. When you click through and purchase, the price of the item is the same for you...

A touching moment from the freezing cold Splanchnics studio, during the recording of our Season 1 episode, The Idea of Autumn. We’d love to hear your thoughts! Click here to send us a text message! Support the show We provide links and other resources to help you find and enjoy the things we talked about on this episode! Note that some of these may include “affiliate” links to books and other prod...

Intro and outro music (“Splanchnics Riff)” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker. We’d love to hear your thoughts! Click here to send us a text message! Support the show We provide links and other resources to help you find and enjoy the things we talked about on this episode! Note that some of these may include “affiliate” links to books and other products. When you click through and purchase...

Millennial Hannah confuses Gen X-er Clare with an obscure musical allusion. We’d love to hear your thoughts! Click here to send us a text message! Support the show We provide links and other resources to help you find and enjoy the things we talked about on this episode! Note that some of these may include “affiliate” links to books and other products. When you click through and purchase, the pric...

In this episode we discuss "the idea of autumn," as described by C.S. Lewis, the Danish idea of Hygge, or "coziness," and the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi, the beauty to be found in impermanent things. We also geek out about Legend of the Five Rings, and Augustus Gloop gets an honorable mention for some reason. Intro and outro music (“Splanchnics Riff)” composed and performed...

Intro and outro music (“Splanchnics Riff)” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker. We’d love to hear your thoughts! Click here to send us a text message! Support the show We provide links and other resources to help you find and enjoy the things we talked about on this episode! Note that some of these may include “affiliate” links to books and other products. When you click through and purchase...

In our first episode, we discuss the 2019 movie "Tolkien," directed by Dome Karukoski and starring Nicholas Hoult and Lily Collins. We explore the inspiration that Tolkien drew from his idyllic childhood home and the trenches of World War I, as well as the effects of trauma on the brain and the power of art and beauty to heal that trauma. Intro and outro music (“Splanchnics Riff)” compos...