Skeleton Keys
25 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago -SKELETON KEYS is a podcast dedicated to unlocking the mysteries of mythology and history in pop culture. Each episode is a skeleton key to unlock a particular artist, film, comic or other popular art through myth and history. Hosts, Torri Yates-Orr is an African American Historian and John Bucher is a Mythologist. Together, they take a look at the people, places, and events happening in culture in order to mine out a deeper meaning, having a ton of fun along the way.
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Episodes
Myths of Games
July 15, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes - 33.1 MBTorri's Skeleton Key - https://www.britannica.com/sports/jujitsu John's Skeleton Key - https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Finite-and-Infinite-Games/James-Carse/9781476731711 Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG
Myths of Catwoman
July 01, 2022 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBTorri's Skeleton Key - https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/the-wicked-the-divine John's Skeleton Key(s) - @BlackGirlNerds Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG
Myths of Loki
June 10, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 70 MBTorri's Skeleton Key - Sympathy For the Devil by The Rolling Stones (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgnClrx8N2k) John's Skeleton Key(s) - Ring of Nibelung by DC Comics (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Ring_of_the_Nibelung_Vol_1) Dr. Scott Neumeister - @MythicPath on all channels Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG
Myths of Genitalia
May 20, 2022 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46 MBTorri's Skeleton Key - A Curious History of Sex by Kate Lister (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50773748-a-curious-history-of-sex) John's Skeleton Key(s) - The Story of V by Catherine Blackledge (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/361984.The_Story_of_V) Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG
Myths of Death
April 15, 2022 07:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBTorri's Skeleton Key - https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-history-of-death/michael-kerrigan/9781782744917#:~:text=The%20History%20of%20Death%20illuminates,concepts%20of%20life%20after%20death. John's Skeleton Key(s) - https://www.hbo.com/six-feet-under https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691157788/the-work-of-the-dead Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG
90 Day Fiancé
April 01, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBTorri's Skeleton Key - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56293601-not-your-yellow-fantasy John's Skeleton Key - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29285003-the-artemis-archetype-in-popular-culture Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG
Myths of Tattoos
March 18, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBTorri's Skeleton Key - John's Skeleton Key - Buena Vista Social Club (https://www.buenavistasocialclub.com/) Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels (https://tattoohistorian.com/) John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG Skeleton Keys - @SkeletonKeysPod on Twitter and IG
Myths of Wild Women
March 04, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBFor more information on Maria Souza (@womenandmythology), visit womenandmythology.com. Torri's Skeleton Key - Josephine Baker (https://tinyurl.com/cp799uc6) John's Skeleton Key - Tracking the Wild Woman Archetype: A Guide to Becoming a Whole, Indivisible Woman (https://tinyurl.com/bdfvs92f) Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG Skeleton Keys - @SkeletonKeysPod on Twitter and IG
Myths of Beauty Standards
March 14, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBFor more information on Ayesha K. Faines (@ayeshakfaines), visit womenlovepower.com. Torri's Skeleton Key - Making Faces and Face Forward by Kevin Aucoin (https://tinyurl.com/227u9ktx) John's Skeleton Key - The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1001 Nights (https://tinyurl.com/u3934m6f) Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG Skeleton Keys - @SkeletonKeysPod on Twitter and IG
Frankenstein's Monster
February 28, 2021 20:25 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBTorri's Skeleton Key - Black Frankenstein: The Making of an American Metaphor (https://tinyurl.com/4acakmmj) John's Skeleton Key - Prometheus: Archetypal Image of Human Existence (https://tinyurl.com/55n5z28) and Ice Cube's War and Peace (https://tinyurl.com/ynv3p7yu) Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG Skeleton Keys - @SkeletonKeysPod on Twitter and IG
Ancient Aliens
February 14, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBTorri's Skeleton Key - Octavia Butler - Dawn (https://tinyurl.com/1r4qc43k) John's Skeleton Key - Martin Buber - I and Thou (https://tinyurl.com/wta8tc84), Carl Jung - Flying Saucers (https://tinyurl.com/tk6qozzd), Fanny Brewster - African Americans and Jungian Psychology (https://tinyurl.com/ekmzykoh) Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG Skeleton Keys - @SkeletonKeysPod on Twitter and IG
Bachelor in Paradise
February 01, 2021 20:38 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBPamela Jaye Smith (http://pamelajayesmith.net/) Torri's Skeleton Key - https://thomaskinkade.com/shop/limited-edition-art/gardens/stairway-to-paradise-limited-edition-art/?attribute_pa_media=canvas&attribute_pa_size=30x40&attribute_pa_edition=ap&attribute_pa_frame=unframed&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6t6ABhDMARIsAONIYyx3yNpEM1VxX2BRZWi0AJn1sgHS7F29zh7mNmyywDFKNSH7SWdImlUaAmb_EALw_wcB John's Skeleton Key - https://www.amazon.com/Making-Sex-Gender-Greeks-Freud/dp/0674543556/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=...
Criminal Couples
January 17, 2021 19:44 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBS. Brent Rodriguez Plate (http://sbrentplate.net) @splate1 on Twitter Torri's Skeleton Key - Lonely Hearts Murders and Ads (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Fernandez_and_Martha_Beck) John's Skeleton Key - Hadestown (https://hadestown.com ) Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG
AfroFuturism
January 03, 2021 18:25 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBKwame Scruggs, PhD and Alchemy, Inc. (http://alchemyinc.net/) Octavia E. Butler (https://www.octaviabutler.com/) Outkast (https://www.outkast.com/) Sun Ra - (http://www.sunraarkestra.com/) Torri's Skeleton Key - Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture by Ytasha L. Womack (https://www.amazon.com/Afrofuturism-World-Sci-Fi-Fantasy-Culture/dp/1613747969/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=afrofuturism+womack&qid=1609698028&sr=8-1) John's Skeleton Key - Cosmic Tones for Mental...
The Heroine's Journey
December 20, 2020 18:55 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBHBO (@HBO) WATCHMEN (@Watchmen) Dr. Maureen Murdock - maureenmurdock.com The Heroine's Journey - https://www.amazon.com/Heroines-Journey-Womans-Quest-Wholeness/dp/1611808308/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Heroine%27s+Journey&qid=1608490067&sr=8-1 Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr John Bucher - @johnkbucher
American Mythology
December 06, 2020 19:45 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBNo Skeleton Keys included for this very serious episode. Reach out to us at [email protected] @SkeletonKeysPod (Twitter & Instagram) Torri Yates-Orr: @TorriYatesOrr (Instagram & Twitter) John Bucher (@johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on Instagram)
Is BLINDSPOTTING a Modern Myth?
June 21, 2020 18:31 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBRafael Casal (@RafaelCasal) Blindspotting (@BlindspottingMv) Torri's Skeleton Key: Tarot-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot John's Skeleton Key: The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Man-Ralph-Ellison/dp/0679732764/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=the+invisible+man&qid=1592763959&sr=8-3
Is Kim Kardashian the Modern Aphrodite?
May 17, 2020 19:03 - 40 minutes - 37 MBTorri's Skeleton Key: "The Art of Seduction" by Robert Greene - https://www.amazon.com/Art-Seduction-Robert-Greene/dp/1861977697/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+art+of+seduction&qid=1589741808&sr=8-1 John's Skeleton Key: "The Goddess" by Dr. Christine Downing - https://www.amazon.com/Goddess-Mythological-Images-Feminine/dp/0595467741/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=christine+downing+goddess&qid=1589741860&sr=8-1 Get a hold of us at [email protected] Follow us on the socia...
Is Beyonce the Modern Oshun?
May 03, 2020 18:57 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBTorri's Skeleton Key: Oshun Across the Waters (https://www.amazon.com/Osun-across-Waters-Goddess-Americas-ebook/dp/B005PKN0NY/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Oshun+across+the+waters&qid=1588531928&sr=8-1) John's Skeleton Key: The Mythology of Sex (https://www.amazon.com/Mythology-Sex-Sarah-Dening/dp/0028612078/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=mythology+of+sex&qid=1588531986&sr=8-3) Get a hold of us at [email protected] Follow us on the socials - @SkeletonKeysPod on Twitter and Inst...
Is Snoop Dogg the Modern Dionysus?
April 19, 2020 16:50 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBDr. Devon Deimler (DevonDeimler.com) Torri's Skeleton Key: "The Chronic" by Dr. Dre - https://www.amazon.com/Chronic-Vinyl-LP-Dr-Dre/dp/B00005AQEU/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=chronic+dr+dre&qid=1587314892&sr=8-2 John's Skeleton Key: Dionysus: Myth and Cult by Walter F. Otto - https://www.amazon.com/Dionysus-Myth-Walter-F-Otto/dp/0253208912/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Dionysus+Walter+Otto&qid=1587314702&sr=8-1 Dionysus: Archetypal Image of Indestructible Life by Carl Kerenyi - https://www.a...
Is Mary Poppins the Modern Inanna?
April 05, 2020 18:16 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBVictoria Male (@VictoriaMale) Kristen Chavez (@kriavez) Your Biggest Fangirl Podcast (@VictoriaMale) Torri's Skeleton Key: Frida Kahlo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frida_Kahlo John's Skeleton Key: Mary Poppins and Myth by Staffan Bergsten - https://www.amazon.com/Poppins-Skrifter-Utgivna-Svenska-Barnboksinstitutet/dp/9122001271/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Mary+Poppins+and+Myth+by+Staffan+Bergsten&qid=1586110243&sr=8-1 Get a hold of us at [email protected] Follow us on ...
Is Spider-Man the Modern Anansi?
March 22, 2020 18:28 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBGabby Frederick (@geepedz) Torri's Skeleton Key: ROOTS - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075572/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 John's Skeleton Key: Woman’s Mysteries: Ancient and Modern by M. Esther Harding - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/75241/womans-mysteries-by-esther-harding/ Get a hold of us at [email protected] Follow us on the socials - @SkeletonKeysPod on Twitter and Instagram
Is the WWE the Modern Olympus?
March 08, 2020 19:03 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBDr. CarrieLynn Reinhard (@MediaOracle) The Professional Wrestling Studies Association (@ThePSWA) Torri's Skeleton Key: GLOW - https://www.netflix.com/title/80114988 John's Skeleton Key: Heroes of World Class: The Story of the Von Erichs and the Rise and Fall of World Class Championship Wrestling - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1363105/
Myths Are Everywhere
February 23, 2020 21:10 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBEP 101 - Myths are Everywhere CLEOPATRA by Diane Stanley https://www.amazon.com/Cleopatra-Diane-Stanley/dp/0688154808/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3U160K0OQSP19&keywords=cleopatra+diane+stanley&qid=1582491556&sprefix=cleopatra+diane%2Caps%2C208&sr=8-1 THE LANGUAGE OF THE GODDESS by Marija Gimbutas https://www.amazon.com/Language-Goddess-Unearthing-Symbols-Civilization/dp/0062503561/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=maria+gimbutas+goddess&qid=1582491646&sr=8-2 Reach out to us at [email protected]...
Skeleton Keys - Trailer
February 04, 2020 02:22 - 1 minute - 1.74 MBHere's a taste of what you can expect this season on Skeleton Keys, a podcast dedicated to unlocking the mysteries of mythology and history in pop culture. Each episode is a skeleton key to unlock a particular artist, film, comic or other popular art through myth and history. Hosts, Torri Yates-Orr is an African American Historian and John Bucher is a Mythologist. Together, they take a look at the people, places, and events happening in culture in order to mine out a deeper meaning, having a ...