MaudCast S03E00 The MaudSwap with the Kindred Spirits Podcast

A live on-location podcast swap from the imaginative birthplace of L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables. How did Montgomery keep her love and writing life secret from the curious eyes of her Cavendish neighbours?

Description

In this season three launch of the MaudCast, we chat with Ragon Duffy and Kelly Gerner, the hosts of the Kindred Spirits Podcast. On a very hot summer day, MaudCast host Brenton Dickieson met Kelly and Ragon at the Green Gables Heritage Site in Cavendish. They headed up the hill to the church, which was built when Montgomery was caring for her grandmother at the homestead at the back of the same property. This episode offers a local perspective on Montgomery’s life and works, including the great secrets of her private life as a public figure. We hope you enjoy this special crossover episode between the MaudCast and Kindred Spirits Book Club! A podcast swap … a podswap—a MaudSwap! When you enjoy, please like and share.

Show Notes

The MaudCast is the podcast of the L.M. Montgomery Institute. In the MaudCast’s quest to discover cutting-edge scholarship about the life and works of Lucy Maud Montgomery, we welcome leading academics, emerging scholars, local researchers, and imaginative readers and writers from around the world to the microphone. Hosted by Dr. Brenton Dickieson, we broadcast from the beautiful campus of the University of Prince Edward Island.

Guest Host Bios

Ragon Duffy and Kelly Gerner are fans of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s work and have been sharing their love for Anne through their podcast: The Kindred Spirit Book Club. They bring beloved characters from the page into our homes through witty and insightful conversations, so we’re very pleased to join with them in on this podswap episode!

Follow Kelly and Ragon on Instagram: @kindredspirits.bookclub

Website: https://www.kindredspiritsbookclub.com/

The MaudCast Team

Host and Founding Producer: Brenton Dickieson

Founding Co-Producer: Kate Scarth

Technical Director: Kristy McKinney

MaudCast Intern: Fleur Rodrigues

Logo Design: Heidi Haering

The MaudCast on Social Media

Find the MaudCast on Instagram: @LMMIMaudCast

L.M. Montgomery Institute website: https://www.lmmontgomery.ca/

Kindred Spaces Research Collection Online: https://kindredspaces.ca/

The Journal of L.M. Montgomery Studies: https://journaloflmmontgomerystudies.ca/

Brenton Dickieson Twitter: @BrentonDana

Brenton Dickieson Instagram: @bdickieson

Brenton Dickieson website: www.aPilgrimInNarnia.com

Credits

Susato’s “Selection from The Danserye: III. Les Quatre Branle” performed by the UPEI Wind Symphony, directed by Dr. Karem J Simon, available for purchase here: https://upeiwindsymphony.bandcamp.com/album/the-danserye

Thanks to Rev. Eric and the volunteers at the Cavendish United Church for hosting our discussion.

Special thanks to the Robertson Library at UPEI, the L.M. Montgomery Institute, and all of our community partners. The MaudCast is supported in part by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.