Better to Marry Than Burn
A Dram of Outlander Podcast
Jocasta shares her heart and difficult history.
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Perpetual Adoration S5 E5
A Dram of Outlander Podcast
It all feels very Greek tragedy with the webs and spinners.
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From the Beardsley's to Brownsville S5 E3 E4
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Jamie and Claire discover a shocking truth when they try to free the Beardsley brothers from their indenture. Roger commands his way to Brownsville gathering men of fighting age. An adulterer is in their midst. Roger keeps the peace, but ruffles feathers all the same. Brianna fears. Lives are saved. Babies abound.
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Between Two Fires S5 E2
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Jamie is The King of men walking the razor's edge of loyalty, honor, and oaths between the Crown and his people. Murtagh has become a man of blood while stirring the Regulators to violence and rage. Claire is a frustrated 20th-century physician feeling stuck in the ways of the 18th. Roger is feeling inadequate and cannot seem to find a useful place in the 18th-century. Brianna struggles with trauma. Marsali is caught between two mothers. Bonnet believes he is a father and wants what's his.
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On This Day S5 E1
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The people of Fraser's Ridge, friends, and family gathered to celebrate the wedding of Roger MacKenzie and Brianna Ellen Randall Fraser. The big house was almost complete. Memories were shared and made, drinking games, feasting, dancing, romance, threat, treachery, bonding, politics, oaths, and a release of oath all happened in the two days lived onscreen.
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Domesticity, Building Bonds, and Duty Ep 177
A Dram of Outlander Podcast
Roger returns with mission incomplete. The baby is cranky. Brianna is at her wit's end. Roger gets beautified. He’ll sing to help Jamie prepare the guests. Roger gives an uncomfortable history lesson to Brianna. Roger sings to an appreciative crowd. Jamie calls the men to duty. Roger reflects. Jamie and Claire find respite in their room. Jamie writes a letter.
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Of Chaos and Change
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Claire administers an eye examination. Mrs. Bug takes ownership of the running of the big house. A family with a sordid past comes to visit. Claire worries. Claire struggles with the changes to come. Fight. Fight. Fight. Solace is found outdoors. Jamie ceremonially prepares for the changes ahead. The men Jamie calls to arms must come of their own volition. A family member is asked to join Jamie in the fight.
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Date Night on The Ridge Ep 175
A Dram of Outlander Podcast
Summary: The activities of the Ridge create a picture of the day today. A friend visits bearing news. Brianna and Roger go hunting. The dangers of the 18th century run through Brianna’s mind. Only one has experience with a gun. A willing student Roger makes, but a great shot he is not. Memories of a dear one surface. Roger makes a confession. They play a game only travelers can play. Lactating breasts need relief. A fowl encounter happens on the way home. Brianna was purposely prepared for the 18th.
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Date Night on The Ridge Ep 175
A Dram of Outlander Podcast
Summary: The activities of the Ridge create a picture of the day today. A friend visits bearing news. Brianna and Roger go hunting. The dangers of the 18th century run through Brianna’s mind. Only one has experience with a gun. A willing student Roger makes, but a great shot he is not. Memories of a dear one surface. Roger makes a confession. They play a game only travelers can play. Lactating breasts need relief. A fowl encounter happens on the way home. Brianna was purposely prepared for the 18th.
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The Podcast Returns June 25th
A Dram of Outlander Podcast
Hello, A Dram of Outlander listeners. The podcast is back after an unexpected and unavoidable hiatus. We're jumping right back in with The Fiery Cross chapters 19-23 on June 25th.
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Chapters 7 and 8
Summary: Claire greets an unexpected patient. Ghosts of Culloden emerge with 25-year-old shrapnel. Jamie is given orders. We meet an important pair. Roger questions his place in the family. A baby must eat after all. The MacKenzies of Leoch live on. Roger goes from zero to hero.
Chapter 7: Shrapnel
Chapter 8: The Factor
Setting: Mt. Helicon, NC, Late October 1770 with cool, grey, and wet weather.
Active Characters:
- Claire is working at her pop-up clinic.
- Archie Hayes comes to get shrapnel from Culloden removed after hearing how amazing Claire is through Farquard Campbell.
- Jamie
- Roger
- Duncan
- The Bug’s – Arch and Murdina
Of Note:
- Hayes was 11 years-old at Culloden. Jamie saved him when Murchison shot him at point-blank range.
- Hayes giving Jamie the letter from Tryon to form a militia.
- The revelation to Hayes that Jamie didn’t remember much of Culloden and fills in the blanks for Jamie.
- Duncan is dressed to the 9’s for his wedding to Jocasta.
- Duncan calls to Roger and introduces him to the new factor for the Ridge.
- Arch’s wife is an extroverted talkative woman.
- Roger is upset and allows his mind to reel when he thinks Jamie thinks poorly of him and his thoughts lead to all sorts of insecurities about his abilities in this time. “A hopeless numpty?”
- Bug takes charge of Roger’s coat and the Jemmy situations. The big house has gained a housekeeper.
- The idea of Marsali breastfeeding Jemmy comes up because Brianna is not around.
- Roger’s insecurity increases when Mrs. Bug mentions how the baby will grow to be like him.
- There is a surprise in learning the MacKenzies of Leoch are somewhere in the Colonies or Canada.
- Roger becomes Captain MacKenzie.
Interesting Links:
- Breastfeeding in Colonial America
- Militias of Colonial North Carolina
- Revolutionary War era North Carolina Militias
- Military Warfare History
- Culloden Battlefield Weapons
- Myths About the Battle of Culloden
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