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Not Your Mother's Mahabharata
The Mahabharata is this epic Indian work that encapsulates a great deal of Indian Mythology. It is a magnificent story that is constantly being rewritten and retold since its inception that was either in 3000 BC or 1500 BCE
‘Not Your Mother’s Mahabharata with SP Jayaraj’ is a podcast where I tell the story conversationally to my wife and to friends, most of whom have never heard of the tale, and so listeners familiar and unfamiliar with the story are treated to their entertainingly honest first reactions.
Doing it conversationally as opposed to it being a straight up reading also allows us to examine some of the variations in the story and to pick apart some of the many ideas about life that the Mahabharat brings to the forefront.
This podcast’s goal is to make this great work accessible, memorable, and entertaining to an adult audience, so come in expecting some laughs, some pop culture tangents, and because it is me, my wife, and our friends, definitely some swears.
This is a labor of devotion to the Mahabharat quite unlike any other you might come across.
Not Your Mother's Mahabharata
NYMM 18: Tales of Teenage Krishna: Krishna Chronicles 3
We continue with our Krishna Chronicles, this time with Amy Wielunksi.
Krishna is now old enough to be cowherds and do their part for their beloved village. Krishna continues to safeguard his village from demon after demon, with some help from his thunder thighs brother, Balarama. He then, in quite astounding ways defies a couple of the other gods.
Support the podcast and join the NYMM community on Patreon.com/nymmpodcast to get access to additional content, including our continued discussion session with Amy "Our religious non-religiousness."
S.P. Jayaraj is the creator of the mythic world of Adijari that is the setting of his two novels, The Secret of the Zipacna Dragons and Legacy of the Crow. He is also a Creative Life Coach through his business Imagination Life Coaching. The Mahabharata and other global mythology inspires him in all his projects.
Azure Anderson-Jayaraj is a musician, a maker, a cat mom, an arts administrator and now a podcast editor.
Amy Wielunksi describes herself as short sweet and nerdy, with a partiality towards board game nerds, but she likes nerds of all types. She is the executive director of VocalEssence which is one of the world’s premier choral music organizations. Amy is an active patron of the arts, with a focus on theater and classical music.
Amy would like everyone to know about VocalEssence.
VocalEssence, a choral arts and community building non-profit based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Every day, VocalEssence is working with singers of all ages to nurture community, inspire creativity, affirm the value of all persons, and expand the influence of choral music. In addition to producing an annual series of concerts with both professional and volunteer performing groups, the VocalEssence teaching artists and staff are in classrooms and senior living communities using music to foster connection, creativity and learning across cultures. Learn more about how VocalEssence uses the power of singing together to build community and check out the upcoming concert schedule at vocalessence.org
Have an imaginative day.
Artwork and music by Azure Anderson
