When Allegory Fails | the problem with historical fantasy (a discovery of witches)

Go to https://surfshark.com/bizcode for 4 extra months of Surfshark THANK YOU! listen to Cutting Room Floor on your fav platform: https://ditto.fm/cutting-room-floor join my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=89360073 link to the sources (not paywalled!): https://www.patreon.com/posts/118392489?utm_campaign=postshare_creator TB TimeforFive Campaign: https://msfaccess.org/time-for-5 Socials: https://www.instagram.com/upinurbiz/ https://www.tiktok.com/upinurbiz https://bsky.app/profile/upinurbiz.bsky.social my website: bizbarclay.com My EP. 'Gomorrah' on your fav platform: https://ditto.fm/gomorrah-biz-barclay Referenced Content: Lindsay Ellis on 'Bright' - https://youtu.be/gLOxQxMnEz8?si=Bf4A_8GAKPQ_wTII Princess Weekes on Slytherin - https://youtu.be/noYZtGV5-MQ?si=Fy918ASP4Th_uKWR The Leftist Cooks on Harm & Justice - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1P5c24pgew&t=2081s My video on Clue - https://youtu.be/TtatLf8Rck0?si=bah5Y1qwKkGhedyW My video on Mars - https://youtu.be/uYKhROEASn0?si=U2xVT9eGNjbv7ALq My video on Wealth & Tragedy - https://youtu.be/i6sGOJZVDpg?si=jvJuprUFW1VOPpTB Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:38 The Diana Problem 35:06 Vampire Yoga (and other wastes of time) 1:00:45 I Told You This Would Be About Alchemy (kind of) 1:17:43 Historically Fiction / Fictionally Historic 1:42:32 An Epic Poem by biz barclay. 1:53:45 Vampire Abstinence Interlude 2:02:24 YES THIS SECTION IS REPEATING SKIP IT 2:08:25 I Promise This is Still About Alchemy (sort of) 2:38:05 Creature Racism 3:05:04 Book Three Home Stretch 4:13:48 *sigh*