Lore of the Things
Lore of the Things is a podcast about the lore...of things. You may have been searching for Lord of the Rings, but maybe you just put on press on nails and can’t type properly, or you’re eating olive oil with your hands, or you’re using talk-to-text, but you have Invisalign in. In any case, you are welcome here!
And by "here," I mean, here to dissect the most beloved aspects of fantasy TV and film storytelling, from Shire folk to Smoke Monster, with lil stops in the stranger corners of pop culture. Whether it's the bonkers plots of 90s Swedish children’s movies, the oft maligned enigma of LOST, or George RR Martin sh*tposting about Tolkien, let us overanalyze with haha's (hopefully), heart (definitely), and neuroses (definitely x2). A guide through the Multiverse of Mythical Minutiae, if you will.
Hosted by: Rebecka Green. You can VERY SWEETLY @ her on Instagram @rebecka_green or TikTok @thebecksfactor. With questions, comments, love letters, email: loreofthethingspod@gmail.com.
Lore of the Things
Nostalgia, prequels, and the origin of origins
The word "origin" originates (heh) from the Latin word “oriri” which means, “to rise," as in: bread, Jesus, and my blood pressure. Humankind has a long-standing—if not pathological—fascination with origins. Luckily for us, with a multitude of storytelling mediums at our fingertips, this desire for explanation and "safe surprises" influences the contemporary tales we are drawn to, the IPs we entertain at our own peril, and how we connect with people at the proverbial "water cooler" through shared pop-cultural experience.
No better way to kick off Lore of the Things, a podcast about the lore of things, than with an exploration about why human psychology is drawn to origin stories in TV and film, and the role nostalgia plays in our pop culture consumer choices. And besides: what are origins if not lore, and what is lore if not an origin? Yeah baby!
Show notes and references:
- Speaking of Psychology: Does nostalgia have a psychological purpose? With Krystine Batcho, PhD
- Pew Research Center: What’s new with you? What Americans talk about with family and friends
- IndieWire: TV’s IP Problem: How Reboots, Spinoffs, and Blockbuster Franchises Could Shape the Future
- Hollywood Reporter: Why Hollywood Is in the Throes of an IP Frenzy
Lore of the Things is produced, hosted, and blood/sweat/tear'd over by Rebecka Green. Find her on Instagram @rebecka_green and email loreofthethingspod@gmail.com with compliments and complaints.
Opening and closing music is "Magical Journey" by Geoff Harvey, and podcast artwork is by Levi Åhlén, @oloflevi, featuring Terry O'Quinn's portrayal of John Locke in the pilot episode of LOST.