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Extremely Strained and Incredibly Forced: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Rattlesnakes (2023), with Alexandra Sills
Extremely Strained and Incredibly Forced: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Rattlesnakes (2023), with Alexandra Sills
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Length:
75 minutes
Released:
Feb 1, 2024
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Podcast episode
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We're back with another of our special installment series: Extremely Strained and Incredibly Forced. this Week, Alexandra Sills returns to talk about the connection between civic trauma and gladiators as we get into classical allusions and parallels in the new film, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. We talk Rome, Carthage, Troy, the Underworld, snakes and much more. Volunteer as tribute now!
You can find Alexandra's webpage, writing, social media and much much more at https://linktr.ee/alexandrasills
You can find Alexandra's webpage, writing, social media and much much more at https://linktr.ee/alexandrasills
Released:
Feb 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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