In the inaugural episode, Claire and Sophia discuss the character trope of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, its effects on real women, and how the characterization of women has evolved (and remained consistent) since the Renaissance.

This is the first episode of Aurum, a podcast by The Ignatian Literature Magazine, discussing literature, art, and film, hosted by Sophia Passin.

Links from the episode / more information:

• Lucía Gloria Vázquez Rodríguez’s article
• Petrarch’s Love Sonnets