Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! A Greek & Roman Mythology Podcast
228 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2.5K ratingsThe most entertaining and enraging stories from mythology told casually, contemporarily, and (let's be honest) sarcastically. Greek and Roman gods did some pretty weird (and awful) things. This isn't your average storytelling podcast: Liv focuses on Greek and Roman mythology's (mis)treatment of women, the insane things the gods did, and the all around incredible minds of the ancient world. I mean, how did they come up with this stuff? Gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everything in between.
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XIII: Jason, Medea, & the Mother F***ing Argonauts
October 17, 2017 14:14 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBMurder, monsters, and mayhem, the story of Jason, Medea, and the Argonauts is full of everyone one might desire in their Greek myths. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Sources: The Greek Myths by Robin Waterfield. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. ...
Mini Myth: Tantalus' Tantalizing Test
October 13, 2017 13:31 - 9 minutes - 8.95 MBTantalus, one of the most gruesome myths of ancient Greece. A man famous for his punishment in the Underworld, but how did he get there? CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy ...
XII: Ancient Cinderella, with Less Singing & More Violence (Cupid & Psyche Part Three)
October 11, 2017 15:46 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBPsyche is given maniacal tasks to prove herself to Venus, she makes some mistakes and tries to make even bigger ones. But surprise surprise, there's a man to save the day! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Sources: Apuleius' The Golden Ass, translated (brilliantly!) by Sarah Ruden. Attributions and licensing information for music used in t...
XII: Ancient Cinderella, with Less Singing & More Violence, Cupid & Psyche Part Three
October 11, 2017 15:46 - 27 minutesThe third and final part of our series on the story of Cupid and Psyche! This week Psyche has some insane tasks to complete to prove herself to Venus, she makes some mistakes and tries to make even bigger ones. But surprise surprise, there's a man to save the day! I've referenced my edition of the Golden Ass by Apuleius. Translated by Sarah Ruden and published by Yale University Press. It's an amazing translation, current and colloquial without going too far. Highly recommend. A general mytho...
XI: Sneaky & Snoopy, the story of Cupid & Psyche, Part Two
October 03, 2017 13:40 - 30 minutesThis week's episode is part two of Cupid and Psyche. There are awful family members, a vengeful and overreactive mother, a really bad oil burn, and a whole slew of adventure! Cupid and Psyche isn't one of the most famous myths ever for nothing. I've referenced my edition of the Golden Ass by Apuleius. Translated by Sarah Ruden and published by Yale University Press. It's an amazing translation, current and colloquial without going too far. Highly recommend. A general mythology warning: far to...
XI: Sneaky & Snoopy (Cupid & Psyche Part Two)
October 03, 2017 13:40 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBCupid is clumsy and Psyche has incredibly awful siblings. Things... heat up with the couple. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Sources: Apuleius' The Golden Ass, translated (brilliantly!) by Sarah Ruden. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. See acas...
X: Venus has a Flair for the Dramatic, Cupid & Psyche Part One
September 26, 2017 13:33 - 32 minutesThis week's episode is part one of Cupid and Psyche. Psyche is a beautiful girl who Venus (Aphrodite) hates for exactly that reason. She sends her son Cupid to mess things up. There's a visit to the Oracle (shocker), a potential monster, an angry mother, and conniving sisters. This story has it all! I've referenced my edition of the Golden Ass by Apuleius. Translated by Sarah Ruden and published by Yale University Press. It's an amazing translation, current and colloquial without going too fa...
X: Venus has a Flair for the Dramatic (Cupid & Psyche Part One)
September 26, 2017 13:33 - 30 minutes - 28 MBCupid and Psyche, the timeless tale of lies, horrible relatives, and the pettiness of the gods. Venus can't handle other beautiful women and Psyche's life is just not ideal, but that won't last long. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Sources: Apuleius' The Golden Ass, translated (brilliantly!) by Sarah Ruden. Attributions and licensing inf...
Mini Myth: Don't Mess with the God of Wine, Duh
September 22, 2017 00:00 - 10 minutes - 12.2 MBA telling of Euripides' play The Bacchae which is basically the first rager. There's a lot of partying, wine, and violence. Don't mess with a god devoted to the world's best beverage. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attri...
Bonus: Conclusion of the Theban Saga
September 21, 2017 00:00 - 5 minutes - 5.06 MBA brief bonus episode to finish up the story of Thebes. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
IX: (Oedipus Pt. 2) Oedipus, Mother-Lover & Father-Killer
September 17, 2017 00:00 - 32 minutesThis week's episode is part two of the story of Oedipus, the man famous for the things he did to his father and his mother... Part two involves a lot of revelations, and some more inconceivable ignorance and Oedipus' part. Good old Theseus makes an appearance. A general mythology warning: far too many Greek myths involve assaulting women. I'm sorry, that's just the way it is. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referenci...
IX: Oedipus, Mother-Lover & Father-Killer (Oedipus Part Two)
September 17, 2017 00:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBOh, Oedipus, the trouble you get into. Part Two involves some revelations and some more inconceivable ignorance and Oedipus' part. It's definitely not dramatic. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. See acast.com/priv...
VIII: (Oedipus Pt.1) Don't Mess with the Oracle, Just Don't Do It. Why Would You Do It?
September 09, 2017 00:00 - 26 minutesThis week's episode is part one of the story of Oedipus, the man famous for the things he did to his father and his mother... He's got a Freudian complex named after him, so you know he's cool. One too many seek awful advice from the Oracle, and there's a Sphinx involved! It's a real thrill ride. A general mythology warning: far too many Greek myths involve assaulting women. I'm sorry, that's just the way it is. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as defer...
VIII: Don't Mess with the Oracle, Just Don't Do It. Why Would You Do It? (Oedipus Part One)
September 09, 2017 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBOedipus, famous for the awful advice of the Oracle and nothing more. Part One covers the aforementioned Oracle, and a little encounter with a sphinx and a father. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. See acast.com/pr...
VII: Cadmus, Saviour of Awful Zeus & Guy Who Can Grow People from Dragon Teeth
September 03, 2017 00:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBCadmus is a hero and the founder of Thebes, he also saves Zeus' skin. His wife is a badass daughter of Aphrodite and Ares. The gods can be petty and vindictive too, they're only human. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions....
VI: Don't Piss Off Moms & Don’t Eat the Pomegranate: Important Life Lessons
August 27, 2017 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBHades, god of the Underworld, kidnaps Persephone. Her mother Demeter endures quite the quest to find her daughter. We detail the Underworld, and why you shouldn't eat things people give you when you're there. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.c...
Mini Myth: Phaethon, the Teenage Boy Who Ruined Everything
August 25, 2017 00:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MBPhaethon, the teenage boy whose stupidity ruined the earth and totally messed with the sun in the sky. Youths can be just the worst. Not to mention he ruined his relationship with his father, Helios. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.c...
V: Theseus, Ruiner of Women & All Around Awful Person
August 19, 2017 00:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MBThe "hero" Theseus and all his epic and varied awfulness. Highlights include: bandits, Hippolyta queen of the Amazons, Ariadne and our friend the Minotaur! (Spoilers for Wonder Woman!) CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions....
V: Theseus, Ruiner of Women and All Around Awful Person
August 19, 2017 00:00 - 36 minutesThis week's episode covers the "hero" Theseus and all his epic and varied awfulness. There are many variations to the Theseus mythology, I've picked one. Highlights include: bandits, Hippolyta queen of the Amazons, Ariadne and our friend the Minotaur! Also spoilers for Wonder Woman! A general mythology warning: far too many Greek myths involve assaulting women. I'm sorry, that's just the way it is. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I wo...
Mini Myth: Daphne, the Nymph Who Said "Hell No, Apollo!"
August 18, 2017 00:00 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBApollo and Daphne, or, the god who wouldn't take no for an answer and the woman who would rather be a tree. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Mini Myth: Daphne, the Nymph Who Said "Hell No, Apollo"
August 18, 2017 00:00 - 13 minutesThis week's Mini Myth covers the story of Apollo and Daphne. Better known as the man who wouldn't take no for an answer and the woman who would rather be a tree than surrender to him. A general mythology warning: far too many Greek myths involve rape. I'm sorry, that's just the way it is. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. All songs used are clips from Lee Rosevere: "More On That Later", "Not...
IV: Queen Pasiphae did WHAT with a Bull?
August 12, 2017 00:00 - 25 minutesIn today's episode we delve into the mythology of the island of Crete, and the kingdom of Knossos. Queen Pasiphae learns the hard way what god-magic can make you do... and what that might result in (see: the half-man/half-bull named the Minotaur). We cover the secrets of the Labyrinth, the brilliant inventor Daedalus, and his not so brilliant son Icarus. Have you ever heard the saying "flying too close to the sun"? Icarus knows what that's about. A general mythology warning: far too many Gree...
IV: Queen Pasiphae did WHAT with a Bull?!
August 12, 2017 00:00 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBQueen Pasiphae, of Knossos, Crete, learns the hard way what god-magic can make you do... (hint: it's the Minotaur). The secrets of the Labyrinth, the brilliant inventor Daedalus, and his not as brilliant son Icarus. Ever heard the saying "flying too close to the sun"? CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Attributions and licensing information ...
Mini Myth: Echo, Echo, Echo... & Narcissus
August 09, 2017 00:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBA nymph's tragic, unrequited love for Narcissus. Echoes and Narcissists share an origin, who'd've thought. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
III: Zeus, King of the Gods and Creepy Old Man Who Tricks Women
July 29, 2017 00:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBHow did Zeus manage to father most of the second generation of Olympians? And what about all the women (and one man) that he "had sex" with in some of the world's most creative (and troubling) ways? Zeus was a creep, but he sure knew how to make an entrance. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Attributions and licensing information for music ...
II: Perseus and the Crazy Things that Emerge When You Behead a Gorgon
July 20, 2017 00:00 - 30 minutesThis is the story of the hero Perseus. Spoilers: it's only vaguely like Clash of the Titans. In this episode we get a taste of how bad an idea it is to talk to the Oracle, we learn one of the creepiest ways Zeus got his rocks off, and just what happens when you behead a lady like Medusa. It's sure to be a sea-monster-sized adventure! A general mythology warning: far too many Greek myths involve assaulting women. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as defe...
II: Perseus & the Crazy Things that Emerge When You Behead a Gorgon
July 20, 2017 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBThe story of the hero Perseus (it's only vaguely like Clash of the Titans). We get a taste of how dangerous it is to talk to the Oracle, learn one of the creepiest ways Zeus got his rocks off, and just what happens when you behead a woman like Medusa. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Attributions and licensing information for music used in...
I: Eatin' Kids & Killin' Dads, an Introduction to Greek Mythology
July 20, 2017 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBIn the inaugural episode of Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! We cover the story of what the ancient Greek's called the Theogony, the dark and violent ancient Greek creation story. The universe's creation, and how their pantheon of gods came into existence. Gods, monsters, patricide, and some castration, I think we'll all have a pretty great time! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would ...