Lyra: Pop Culture Superstar
Hello. Hi. Greetings!
Long time no post. We've been active over on Mastodon, so if you're inclined to visit us there, here's a link:
4.17K Posts, 385 Following, 662 Followers · Sisters Jordan and Kit cohost this #podcast featuring #astronomy, ret-cons(tellations) of #mytho
Or, I'll try to get better at popping over to say hi here!
Why I am suddenly back? Well, our most recent podcast episode on Lyra in Pop Culture seems to be cursed. We've recorded it twice and had fatal errors. Twice.
So, this week we'll do something a little different. I made a visual post of our Lyra: Pop Culture Superstar and recorded a shorter solo companion pod for the post.
Here's your audio guide:
Join Kit for this solo report on the cursed episode that is Lyra: Pop Culture Superstar! Be sure to check out the associated Tumblr blog for
Favorites
Jordan Favorite 1: Lyra Belacqua from His Dark Materials Trilogy
Sources: https://www.hbo.com/his-dark-materials/cast-and-crew/lyra-belacqua & https://www.philip-pullman.com/hdm
Kit Favorite 1: Lyra Veronica Esmeralda Taylor
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyra_Taylor
Jordan Favorite 2: Lyrebird (Kit addendum: SCARY!)
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrebird
Kit Favorite 2: She-Hulk (aka Lyra -- from an alternate future, daughter of Femizon (!!!) Thundra & Hulk)
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She-Hulk_%28Lyra%29
Jordan Favorite 3: Lyra Dawnbringer
Least Favorites
Kit's Least Favorite: Lyra Health -- okay, okay. wait. I don't know anything about this health company, but I do know they provide mental health care which *is* broadly good. However, I dislike the "lyra" brand use here considering... well... Orpheus. Listen to the last episode of the podcast for more details: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/lyra-myths-and-retconstellations/
Jordan's Least Favorite (prepare yourself for CONTROVERSY): Lyra Heartstring (although this was Jordan's least favorite, she agreed that this name was very good):
Source: https://mylittleponyyt.fandom.com/wiki/Lyra_Heart_Strings
Wished For
Kit's:
Lyra's Lyres and Other Stringed Instruments Shop (... i know, it's a lil lazy, BUT, my alternative was just the world "Lyracal," which I couldn't make into anything good...)
Jordan's: Lyra Video game -- think Guitar Hero (but with a Lyre) meets Zelda meets Hades. The ultimate prize?! Your LYRE in the night sky! Jordan had a very detailed storyline, which I'll try to tell yo more about on the pod (and if we ever recover the audio, we'll be sure to release it!).
All right, folks, let us know your fav, least favs, and what you wished existed in the Lyra-verse!
With Love,
Kit & Jordan
