Ep 18: Saint Valentine(s): Executed, Invented, Monetized
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Ep 18: Saint Valentine(s): Executed, Invented, Monetized
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Valentine’s Day isn’t one origin story—it’s a stack of stories.
It starts in martyrdom: early Christian executions and a name—Valentine—that becomes attached to a date. Then the legend engine kicks in, turning a blurry saint into a romantic character. Then medieval courtly love rebrands romance as a performance: longing, coded devotion, poetic suffering. And finally, modern industry does what it does best—mass-produces intimacy and sells it back to us with glitter.
In this episode, Dyllan rips the fig leaf off February 14th and asks the real question:
How did “executed for faith” become “two-for-one roses”?
Listener prompt: What’s the weirdest romantic obligation you’ve ever felt pressured into… and what tradition would you actually keep if it wasn’t marketed to death?
Music Credit:
- "In The West" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Music track: lavender by massobeats Source: https://freetouse.com/music Royalty Free Music for Video (Safe)