Sue S
@sjsbunchberry.bsky.social
Mathematician, trade unionist, cat staff, cornus canadensis stan. I spell badly on both sides of the Atlantic. She/her. Opinions my own. Black lives matter.
(Picture of Dactylorhiza maculata as no Cornus canadensis in my camera)
(Picture of Dactylorhiza maculata as no Cornus canadensis in my camera)
YES! Thank you both!
November 27, 2025 at 5:49 AM
YES! Thank you both!
I signed up late, and I'm not getting the emails. Is there a link to part 7? I've read 1-6 and I'm DYING not to have 7.
November 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I signed up late, and I'm not getting the emails. Is there a link to part 7? I've read 1-6 and I'm DYING not to have 7.
They've now finished their initial goal of a run through all of Anne MacCaffrey's solo-authored Pern novels, but have just announced that they'll come back and do some more episodes for a second season. I'm so glad! And so is my partner, because our home will be cleaner. 5/5
November 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
They've now finished their initial goal of a run through all of Anne MacCaffrey's solo-authored Pern novels, but have just announced that they'll come back and do some more episodes for a second season. I'm so glad! And so is my partner, because our home will be cleaner. 5/5
Ever since I discovered this podcast (full name: Dragons Made Me Do It - great name btw) it's been my go-to listen, and the only podcast that will get me to do chores because there's a new ep out and housecleaning is when I listen to podcasts. 4/
November 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Ever since I discovered this podcast (full name: Dragons Made Me Do It - great name btw) it's been my go-to listen, and the only podcast that will get me to do chores because there's a new ep out and housecleaning is when I listen to podcasts. 4/
What is the dragon population? How does the economy of Pern actually work? How problematic is class in the Pern novels? (Spoiler: very!) 3/
November 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
What is the dragon population? How does the economy of Pern actually work? How problematic is class in the Pern novels? (Spoiler: very!) 3/
Highly highly recommend this. They take Anne MacCaffrey's Pern novels probably much more seriously than they deserve to be taken, and debate the nitty gritty of all of the details. What is the human population of Pern? (At various points in time!) 2/
November 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Highly highly recommend this. They take Anne MacCaffrey's Pern novels probably much more seriously than they deserve to be taken, and debate the nitty gritty of all of the details. What is the human population of Pern? (At various points in time!) 2/
I particularly enjoyed their episode on Sappho, and the ongoing "book club" on the Odyssey is also fantastic. Thanks for making such a great podcast. 6/6
November 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I particularly enjoyed their episode on Sappho, and the ongoing "book club" on the Odyssey is also fantastic. Thanks for making such a great podcast. 6/6
So I'd be interested in discussion of this in a future episode -but really, whatever @wmarybeard.bsky.social and Charlotte Higgins want to talk about, I'll listen to. 5/
November 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
So I'd be interested in discussion of this in a future episode -but really, whatever @wmarybeard.bsky.social and Charlotte Higgins want to talk about, I'll listen to. 5/
I mean, Shakespeare made classical references without believing in classical mythology. 4/
November 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I mean, Shakespeare made classical references without believing in classical mythology. 4/
Relatedly, I could believe that literary Roman sources are clearly influenced by Greek sources and therefore follow Greek mythos more closely than actual/popular Roman religion did - is there any truth to this? 3/
November 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Relatedly, I could believe that literary Roman sources are clearly influenced by Greek sources and therefore follow Greek mythos more closely than actual/popular Roman religion did - is there any truth to this? 3/
In school I got the impression that Roman mythology = Greek mythology but with changed names: Zeus=Jupiter, Athene = Minerva, etc. But is that really true? 2/
November 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
In school I got the impression that Roman mythology = Greek mythology but with changed names: Zeus=Jupiter, Athene = Minerva, etc. But is that really true? 2/
She wants to know when you figure it out tho!
November 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
She wants to know when you figure it out tho!
My Polish American partner, who was raised Catholic, has no clue. She’s from Baltimore, maybe it’s a Chicago thing?
November 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
My Polish American partner, who was raised Catholic, has no clue. She’s from Baltimore, maybe it’s a Chicago thing?
Not to mention that in some fields (eg maths) convention is to list alphabetically!
October 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Not to mention that in some fields (eg maths) convention is to list alphabetically!