Frissonaise

Like all experiences that are ineffable and inexpressible, listening to Prince was more than music. It was transformational and otherworldly. The song The Beautiful One's from the album Purple Rain represents a hallmark for me as far as capturing teenage angst, the doubtful, pining delirium of puberty, and the hope for a more colorful future. It was the right song at the right time.

Frissonaise is often about experiences that make you cross an uncomfortable threshold. This threshold can conflate pleasure and pain and force you into a new understanding of yourself. Kicking, screaming, then evolving. One very late night in Barcelona, after leaving a club with a friend, I happened upon an experience that changed the way I think about music and crowds. It has stayed with me ever since and gives me those chills even as I write this description.

Coming of age and coming to terms with weirdness and other people's weirdness.

More Zombies!! Wrapping up our trip to the land of the dead, we discuss the changing role of women in horror and action films, the meaning behind the obsession with guts and gore, and some crackpot theories to help us explain why the undead remains a source of inspiration and revulsion. It may be cats.

Zombies! In this first installment, Kevin shares his fascination and deep knowledge of the Zombie genre.  We discuss the ancient and more recent origins of this fascination with the dead returned to the world of the living. It's about survival, superstition, and the team you pick at the end of the world. The relentless pursuit of flesh-eating others often transforms the living into the real threat. So circle the buses, light the torches, and sit back and enjoy our discussion about the living dead.

The follow up to our first installment discussing our favorite parts of the 1981 John Boorman film, Excalibur. In this episode, we finally get to my favorite scene and the moment that made me stop and question why I was feeling such intense feelings for a movie I hadn't seen in 20 years. This is what started the idea of Frissonaise.

The first in a two-part series discussing the 1981 John Boorman Excalibur. Kevin and I explore the sources and context of the moments that still inspire us after 40 years!

This show takes an in-depth exploration of the experience of Frisson, or the chills you get when you experience something truly beautiful or inspiring. My cohost and I will discuss some of the experiences that inspire this sensation and propose how people might learn more about themselves by paying attention to their own ecstatic moments. In this episode, we discuss the origin and theory behind the podcast.