Episodes

  • Getting to Know Me
    Jan 16 2024
    Meet your host Kellie (K.M.) Rice! In this episode, she shares her background, some anecdotes, and an introduction to what you can expect from this podcast. Please follow this podcast, share it, and visit my other haunts below! Website: https://www.kmrice.com/ My other links: https://lnk.bio/KMRiceAuthor Music from The Lands Beyond by Layne Thomas: https://laynethomas.com/portfolio/the-lands-beyond-2022/
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    55 mins
  • Wintering
    Jan 22 2024
    Many of us find winter to be challenging for a variety of reasons. In this episode, I provide some context for the dark and the cold in the hopes of helping you reconnect with this season that can be full of rejuvenation if we let it.
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    40 mins
  • Imbolc
    Jan 29 2024
    Learn an overview of the ancient Celtic fire festival known as Imbolc, its link to the goddess and the saint Brigid, and what it represents. Website: https://www.kmrice.com/ Visit the "Offerings" section to view what is in season. My other links: https://lnk.bio/KMRiceAuthor Music from The Lands Beyond by Layne Thomas: https://laynethomas.com/portfolio/the-lands-beyond-2022/
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    47 mins
  • The Reality of Fantasy
    Feb 5 2024
    At its heart, the Fantasy genre represents our modern form of mythmaking. Dismiss these tales at your peril, for within these strange landscapes and symbolic stories of heroism lie the truth of our inner struggles and the depth of our understanding of the world. Website: https://www.kmrice.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KMRice “The Walkers in Darkness”: https://mailchi.mp/kmrice.com/walkersindarkness The Lands Beyond (available for streaming and download): https://laynethomas.com/portfolio/the-lands-beyond-2022/
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    57 mins
  • The Wolfish History of Valentine's Day
    Feb 12 2024
    While on the surface Valentine’s Day may seem like a modern commercialized gimmick, its roots may go all the way to the third millennium BCE. Join me on this exploration of Mediterranean festivals and customs meant to promote purification, vitality, and fertility. Please follow this podcast, share it, and visit my other haunts below! Website: https://www.kmrice.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KMRice My other links: https://lnk.bio/KMRiceAuthor Music from The Lands Beyond by Layne Thomas: https://laynethomas.com/portfolio/the-lands-beyond-2022/
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    59 mins
  • First Roots
    Feb 19 2024
    If you find yourself yearning to connect with your heritage, expand your identity, and deepen your connection with nature, then you are not alone. Let us give names to bone-deep feelings and find our voices as we begin a conversation about belonging to a place while standing at the crossroads of spirituality and history. Please follow this podcast, share it, and visit my other haunts below! Website: https://www.kmrice.com/ My other links: https://lnk.bio/KMRiceAuthor Music from The Lands Beyond by Layne Thomas: https://laynethomas.com/portfolio/the-lands-beyond-2022/
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    53 mins
  • That's What I'm Tolkien About: Kaitlyn from Tea with Tolkien
    Feb 27 2024
    On paper, one would think that a childfree witchy woman and a devout Catholic mother may not have much in common. In this episode, join me and my friend Kaitlyn from Tea with Tolkien to find out just how wrong that assumption is, for we share more than a love of an author and his works. Thank you so much Kaitlyn for being my first-ever guest! Tea with Tolkien: https://www.teawithtolkien.com/ Please follow this podcast, share it, and visit my other haunts below! Website: https://www.kmrice.com/ My other links: https://lnk.bio/KMRiceAuthor Music from The Lands Beyond by Layne Thomas: https://laynethomas.com/portfolio/the-lands-beyond-2022/
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • The Dark History of Saint Patrick's Day
    Mar 4 2024
    We know him as the saint responsible for the peaceful conversion of Ireland to Christianity, but there are accounts of bloodshed that Patrick may have omitted from his story. Also, why do we pinch people for not wearing green and say things like “Kiss me, I’m Irish” on this day? Get the answers along with a crash course in Irish history. Please follow this podcast, share it, and visit my other haunts below! Website: https://www.kmrice.com/ My other links: https://lnk.bio/KMRiceAuthor Music from The Lands Beyond by Layne Thomas: https://laynethomas.com/portfolio/the-lands-beyond-2022/
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    1 hr and 1 min