The Heathen History Podcast

Buy Ben’s new book Our Troth: Heathen History [https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/ben-waggoner/our-troth/hardcover/product-ddwgwe.html] today! Dan Halloran was the first public big name Heathen, who served on the New York City Council, a position that is more powerful than many state government jobs. He was also the founder of what was once the largest Theodish groups in North America. What happened to make this great man fall so far? Join us for a episode on one of the most controversial figures in Heathenry today. Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/heathenhistory/] Website [https://www.heathenhistory.com/] Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/heathenhistory] Sources:Brown, S. R. (2015, January 8). Dan Halloran becomes scuba teacher after career as politician tanks. nydailynews.com. https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/career-pol-tanks-dan-halloran-scuba-teacher-article-1.2070198 [https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/career-pol-tanks-dan-halloran-scuba-teacher-article-1.2070198]Coles, E. (2013, April 3). Understanding Asatru/Heathenry: There is life after Dan Halloran. Glen Cove, NY Patch. https://patch.com/new-york/glencove/bp–understanding-asatruheathenry-there-is-life-afterf1454827da [https://patch.com/new-york/glencove/bp--understanding-asatruheathenry-there-is-life-afterf1454827da]Corrupt city councilman Didnâ��t respect his Religionâ��s rules, either. (2013, April 6). Intelligencer. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2013/04/halloran-didnt-respect-religions-rules-either.html [https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2013/04/halloran-didnt-respect-religions-rules-either.html]Councilman Halloran faces inquiry over romance with another former staffer. (2013, April 29). New York Post. https://nypost.com/2013/04/29/councilman-halloran-faces-inquiry-over-romance-with-another-former-staffer/ [https://nypost.com/2013/04/29/councilman-halloran-faces-inquiry-over-romance-with-another-former-staffer/]Disgraced ex–councilman says he’s a ‘political prisoner’. (2017, October 28). New York Post. https://nypost.com/2017/10/28/disgraced-ex-councilman-says-hes-a-political-prisoner/ [https://nypost.com/2017/10/28/disgraced-ex-councilman-says-hes-a-political-prisoner/]Donlevy, K., & Editor, A. (2020, June 25). Halloran released early from prison. Queens Chronicle. https://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/halloran-released-early-from-prison/article_21033902-5c85-5a13-a272-becf9e03a9e3.html [https://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/halloran-released-early-from-prison/article_21033902-5c85-5a13-a272-becf9e03a9e3.html]Evidence is elusive on charge of a Blizzard slowdown (Published 2011). (2011, January 26). The New York Times – Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/26/nyregion/26snowman.html?partner=rss&emc=rss [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/26/nyregion/26snowman.html?partner=rss&emc=rss]Former New York City council member Daniel Halloran found guilty in federal court of bribery and fraud charges connected to 2013 Mayor’S race. (2015, May 18). U.S. Department of Justice. https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-new-york-city-council-member-daniel-halloran-found-guilty-federal-court-bribery [https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-new-york-city-council-member-daniel-halloran-found-guilty-federal-court-bribery]Grossman, A. (2013, May 1). Embattled Halloran won‘t seek re–election to council. WSJ. https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-METROB-17427 [https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-METROB-17427]Halloran in the Holy Land. (2012, September 13). The 5 Towns Jewish Times. https://www.5tjt.com/halloran-in-the-holy-land/ [https://www.5tjt.com/halloran-in-the-holy-land/]Halloran: Lancman’s record ‘Does not match his personal commitment to his faith’. (12, May 21). Observer. https://observer.com/2012/05/halloran-lancmans-record-does-not-match-his-personal-commitment-to-his-faith/ [https://observer.com/2012/05/halloran-lancmans-record-does-not-match-his-personal-commitment-to-his-faith/]History of Theodish Beleif. (n.d.). Welcome to Wednesbury Shire of White Marsh Theod. https://www.englatheod.org/theodhistory.htm [https://www.englatheod.org/theodhistory.htm]Irish American Pagan attorney running for city council in queens. (2014, January 23). IrishCentral.com. https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irish-american-pagan-attorney-running-for-city-council-in-queens-67641292-237667161 [https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irish-american-pagan-attorney-running-for-city-council-in-queens-67641292-237667161]King of queens: An unconventional republican. (2012, August 21). The Times of Israel | News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. https://www.timesofisrael.com/king-of-queens-an-unconventional-republican/#gs.flau75 [https://www.timesofisrael.com/king-of-queens-an-unconventional-republican/#gs.flau75]Meng: ‘Troubled and deeply saddened’ by father’s arrest; Halloran declines to comment. (12, July 24). Observer. https://observer.com/2012/07/grace-meng-troubled-and-deeply-saddened-by-fathers-arrest/ [https://observer.com/2012/07/grace-meng-troubled-and-deeply-saddened-by-fathers-arrest/]New York America’s top heathen – Village voice. (2011, November 30). Wayback Machine. https://web.archive.org/web/20131115125055/www.villagevoice.com/content/printVersion/3222100/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20131115125055/www.villagevoice.com/content/printVersion/3222100/]Not found. (2013, April 3). The New York Times – Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/03/nyregion/state-senator-and-city-councilman-accused-of-try [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/03/nyregion/state-senator-and-city-councilman-accused-of-try]Pagan politicians: An interview with Dan Halloran. (2010, October 29). Patheos | Hosting the Conversation on Faith. https://www.patheos.com/resources/additional-resources/2010/10/pagan-politicians-interview-with-dan-halloran [https://www.patheos.com/resources/additional-resources/2010/10/pagan-politicians-interview-with-dan-halloran]Pitzl-Waters, J. (2009, September 18). The Theodish republican running in NYC district 19. The Wild Hunt. https://wildhunt.org/2009/09/the-theodish-republican-running-in-nyc-district-19.html [https://wildhunt.org/2009/09/the-theodish-republican-running-in-nyc-district-19.html]Pitzl-Waters, J. (2009, September 25). Another Pagan politician outed, Halloran on the outs? The Wild Hunt. https://wildhunt.org/2009/09/another-pagan-politician-outed-halloran-on-the-outs.html [https://wildhunt.org/2009/09/another-pagan-politician-outed-halloran-on-the-outs.html]Pitzl-Waters, J. (2010, March 1). Quick note: Halloran for Congress? The Wild Hunt. https://wildhunt.org/2010/03/quick-note-halloran-for-congress.html [https://wildhunt.org/2010/03/quick-note-halloran-for-congress.html]Pitzl-Waters, J. (2010, June 17). Dan Halloran‘s parking problems | Paganism. The Wild Hunt. https://wildhunt.org/2010/06/dan-hallorans-parking-problems.html [https://wildhunt.org/2010/06/dan-hallorans-parking-problems.html]Pitzl-Waters, J. (2010, August 24). Pagans and Park51. The Wild Hunt. https://wildhunt.org/2010/08/pagans-and-park51.html [https://wildhunt.org/2010/08/pagans-and-park51.html](n.d.). qchron.com | Local Community, Entertainment, Politics, Transportation & School News for Queens New York. https://www.qchron.com/editions/north/former-traffic-agent-sues-halloran-for-m/article_b13a9320-aac0-5876-a67c-e1674cfcd6d6.html?mode=image&photo=0 [https://www.qchron.com/editions/north/former-traffic-agent-sues-halloran-for-m/article_b13a9320-aac0-5876-a67c-e1674cfcd6d6.html?mode=image&photo=0]Queens G.O.P. Endorses Halloran for Congress (Published 2012). (2012, March 26). The New York Times – Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/26/nyregion/queens-republicans-endorse-daniel-halloran-for-congress.html?_r=1 [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/26/nyregion/queens-republicans-endorse-daniel-halloran-for-congress.html?_r=1]Read, M. (n.d.). The saga of Dan Halloran, the first atheling of Theodish new Normandy, who was arrested in a bribery probe. Gawker. https://gawker.com/5993290/the-saga-of-dan-halloran-the-first-atheling-of-theodish-new-normandy-who-was-arrested-in-a-bribery-probe [https://gawker.com/5993290/the-saga-of-dan-halloran-the-first-atheling-of-theodish-new-normandy-who-was-arrested-in-a-bribery-probe]State sen. Malcolm Smith, city councilman Halloran arrested in ‘bribery plot’ to rig mayor race. (2013, November 13). New York Post. https://nypost.com/2013/04/02/state-sen-malcolm-smith-city-councilman-halloran-arrested-in-bribery-plot-to-rig-mayor-race/ [https://nypost.com/2013/04/02/state-sen-malcolm-smith-city-councilman-halloran-arrested-in-bribery-plot-to-rig-mayor-race/]Thrasher, S. (2009, October 26). Grand ol‘ Pagan: What does the republican ‘Heathen‘ running for New York‘s city council actually believe? Wayback Machine. https://web.archive.org/web/20110226185214/blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2009/10/grand_ol_pagan.php?page=1 [https://web.archive.org/web/20110226185214/blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2009/10/grand_ol_pagan.php?page=1]Thrasher, S. (2011, November 29). America’s top heathen. Wayback Machine. https://web.archive.org/web/20130521033231/www.villagevoice.com/2011-11-30/news/america-s-top-heathen-dan-halloran-city-council/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20130521033231/www.villagevoice.com/2011-11-30/news/america-s-top-heathen-dan-halloran-city-council/]TimesLedger, Q. (2009, September 24). GOP has faith in Halloran – QNS.com. QNS.com. https://qns.com/2009/09/gop-has-faith-in-halloran/ [https://qns.com/2009/09/gop-has-faith-in-halloran/]Traffic cop ratted out by councilman over donut run hits back in slander claim. (2010, November 4). New York Post. https://nypost.com/2010/11/04/traffic-cop-ratted-out-by-councilman-over-donut-run-hits-back-in-slander-claim/ [https://nypost.com/2010/11/04/traffic-cop-ratted-out-by-councilman-over-donut-run-hits-back-in-slander-claim/]The Wild Hunt. (2012, June 10). Guest post: Nick ritter on Dan Halloran’s history within Theodism. https://www.patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2012/06/guest-post-nick-ritter-on-dan-hallorans-history-within-theodism.html [https://www.patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2012/06/guest-post-nick-ritter-on-dan-hallorans-history-within-theodism.html]

Buy Ben’s new book Our Troth: Heathen History [https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/ben-waggoner/our-troth/hardcover/product-ddwgwe.html] today! You may not know the name Thomas Germain. His Wiccan name was Merlin Solomon, but most modern Heathens know him as Garman Lord, founder of Theodish Belief. Join us as we chronicle his journey from Christian to Wiccan to founding one of the earliest Heathen Traditions. Along the way, we will talk naked rituals in the attic, the New England Wiccan scene in the 1970’s, and how a woman named Gert McQueen became the bulldog of the Watertown newspaper’s Letters to the Editors. Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/heathenhistory/] Website [https://www.heathenhistory.com/] Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/heathenhistory] Sources: Garman Lord. “The Evolution of Theodish Belief, Part 1.” THEOD Magazine, Lammas 1995. Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20160916081946/http://gamall-steinn.org/Gering/Evol-pt1.htm Garman Lord. “The Evolution of Theodish Belief, Part 2.” THEOD Magazine, Hallows 1995. Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20160916081951/http://gamall-steinn.org/Gering/Evol-pt2.htm Garman Lord. “The Evolution of Theodish Belief, Part 3: The Coming of the Theodish Ríce.” THEOD Magazine, vol. 3, no. 1 (Eweomeoluc 1996). Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20160916081946/http://gamall-steinn.org/Gering/Evol-pt3.htm “Germanic Heathen Say ‘Rival’ Wrongly Using Theodish Name.” Watertown Daily Times, June 25, 1992. “Heathens Meet in Nude Ritual.” Watertown Daily Times, October 6, 1991. McQueen, Gert. A Short History of Anglo-Saxon Theodism. Watertown, N.Y.: THEOD Press, McQueen, Gert. “True Gert.” Idunna no. 12 (September 1991), pp. 28-30. (The first installment of her running battle in the Letters to the Editor section of the Watertown Times.) McQueen, Gert. “True Gert.” Idunna no. 25 (December 1994), pp. 37-39. (The last installment of her running battle in the Letters to the Editor section of the Watertown Times. There were many more.) “Stirrings.” Instauration, vol. 6, no. 10 (September 1, 1981). Available from https://voices.revealdigital.org/ (review of Vikingstaff magazine) Swain Wodening. Théodisc Geléafa: “The Belief of the Tribes:” A Handbook on Germanic Heathenry and Theodish Belief. Little Elm, Tex.: Miercinga Theod, 2007.

Buy Ben’s new book Our Troth: Heathen History [https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/ben-waggoner/our-troth/hardcover/product-ddwgwe.html] today! On August 15, Lauren and Ben were joined by Esteban Sevilla of Asociación Ásatrú Yggdrasil de Costa Rica [http://asoyggdrasilcr.com/] to discuss how Heathenry has grown in Costa Rica since the founding of his group in 2010. What are the challenges of being Heathen in a country where there is still an official religion that is deeply entrenched into not just society, but also the legal framework? Esteban talks about his journey from a metal head to a leader in this very special episode. Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/heathenhistory/] Website [https://www.heathenhistory.com/] Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/heathenhistory] Sources: Clare, V. (2011). Jord’s Folk: Costa Rican Asatru. Idunna: A Journalof Northern Tradition, 87, 30-32. Clare, V. (2012). Jörð’s Folk: Costa Rica Winternights: Part 1 – Winternights Workshop and Sedhr. Idunna: A Journal of Northern Tradition, 94, 30-33. Clare, V. (2020). Jord’s Folk: Costa Rica Revistited. Idunna: A Journal of Northern Tradition, 91, 25-26. Franco, J. (2018, August 20). Pagans Step Out of the Shadows in Sunny Costa Rica. Retrieved August 15, 2020, from OZY: https://www.ozy.com/the-new-and-the-next/pagans-step-out-of-the-shadows-in-sunny-costa-rica/88620/ Heather, G. (2015, January 4). Finding Kindred Spirits in Costa Rica. Retrieved August 15, 2020, from The Wild Hunt: https://wildhunt.org/2015/01/finding-kindred-spirits-in-costa-rica.html

The audio is wonky, and for that we apologize. Buy Ben’s new book Our Troth: Heathen History [https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/ben-waggoner/our-troth/hardcover/product-ddwgwe.html] today! Christopher Columbus was not a good dude, but his “discovery” of America gave millions of Italian and Catholic Americans a homemaking myth to call their own. However, this wasn’t without controversy. The backlash to Columbus lead to a push for recognition of Leif Erickson as the “true discoverer of America,” and a rash of fake runestones that plagued America. Heathen History is a deep dive into the history of the modern Germanic pagan movement. Each episode, Lauren and Ben take you on a journey through the good, bad, and downright bizarre moments that have shaped the modern Heathen movement. Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/heathenhistory/] Website [https://www.heathenhistory.com/] Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/heathenhistory] Sources: Brown, Marie A. (Mrs. John B. Shipley). The Icelandic Discoverers of America, or, Honor to whom Honor is Due. New York: John B. Alden, 1891. Cullum, Dick. “Cullum’s Column: ‘Minnesota’ is Designation of Pro Grid Team.” Minneapolis Morning Tribune, August 6, 1960, p. 21. Goodrich, Aaron. A History of the Character and Achievements of the So-Called Christopher Columbus. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1874. Krueger, David M. Myths of the Rune Stone: Viking Martyrs and the Birthplace of America. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2015. Tompsen, Lyle.“An Archaeologist Looks at the Oklahoma Runestones ESOP 29, 2011: 5-43 | Lyle Tompsen” [https://www.academia.edu/2332282/An_Archaeologist_Looks_at_the_Oklahoma_Runestones_ESOP_29_2011_5-43]. Academia.edu Wyckoff, Don G, “No Stones Unturned:Differing Views of Oklahoma’s Runestones” inPopular Archaeology, 2:16-31, no 12, 1973, reprinted inAncient Man: A Handbook of Puzzling Artifacts, compiled by William R. Corliss, The Sourcebook Project, 1978,ISBN [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)]0-915554-03-8 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-915554-03-8]

Buy Ben’s new book Our Troth: Heathen History [https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/ben-waggoner/our-troth/hardcover/product-ddwgwe.html] today! Starting in the 1840’s, Viking Mania swept America. Did Leif Erikson really discover Massachusetts? Was a Phonecian Sailor found in New Engalnd? Why did Henry Longfellow decide Native Americans sang the same cadence as Finnish folk songs? And most importantly, what does this all have to do with baking powder? Heathen History is a deep dive into the history of the modern Germanic pagan movement. Each episode, Lauren and Ben take you on a journey through the good, bad, and downright bizarre moments that have shaped the modern Heathen movement. Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/heathenhistory/] Website [https://www.heathenhistory.com/] Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/heathenhistory] Civitello, Linda. Baking Powder Wars: The Cutthroat Food Fight that Revolutionized America. University of Illinois Press, 2017. Hauer, Stanley R. “Thomas Jefferson and the Anglo-Saxon Language.” PMLA vol. 98, no. 5 (1983), pp. 879-898. Jackson, Charles L. “Eben Norton Horsford.” Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, vol. 28 (1892–3), pp. 340-346. Krueger, David M. Myths of the Rune Stone: Viking Martyrs and the Birthplace of America. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2015. Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. The Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. New York: The Modern Library, 1960. Lowell, James Russell. The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell. Boston nd New York: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1896. Rafn, Carl Christian. Supplement to the Antiquitates Americanae. Copenhagen: Royal Society of Northern Antiquities, 1841. Sigríður Sunna Ebenesersdóttir, Ásgeir Sigurðsson, Federico Sánchez‐Quinto, Carles Lalueza‐Fox, Kári Stefánsson, and Agnar Helgason. “A New Subclade of mtDNA Haplogroup C1 Found in Icelanders: Evidence of Pre‐Columbian Contact? American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 144, no. 1 (2010), pp. 92-99. Wallace, Birgitta Linderoth. “The Viking Settlement at L’Anse aux Meadows.” William W. Fitzhugh and Elizabeth Ward, eds. Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000. Pp. 208-224. —. “An Archaeologist’s Interpretation of the Vinland Sagas.” William W. Fitzhugh and Elizabeth Ward, eds. Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000. Pp. 225-231. Wallace, Birgitta Linderoth and William W. Fitzhugh. “Stumbles and Pitfalls in the Search for Viking America.” William W. Fitzhugh and Elizabeth Ward, eds. Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000. Pp. 376-384.