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Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
Hosted by Liv Albert · EN
The most entertaining and enraging stories from 'Classical' mythology (and, often, ancient history of the wider Mediterranean!) told casually, contemporarily, and (more often than not) sarcastically. The world of Greek mythology and the history of the wider ancient Mediterranean is full of wonder, horror, and utter hilarity. These myths and stories are timeless for a reason, they're just as relevant today as they were 2500+ years ago. With over 700 episodes and counting, we dive deep into the realm of gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everything in between.
Scripted myth and history episodes every Tuesday, conversations with authors and scholars or readings of ancient epics every Friday. LTAMB: The Oracle Edition has ad-free episodes and so much more. Learn more about the podcast, and Liv's work at mythsbaby.com.
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BONUS! Hermes Historia: We Yearn for the Grave (Re-air)
Oct 2200:49:34Tap to summarizeHey, did you know that Michaela and Liv are running a bonus history series over on the show's Patreon?! Last year we aired a few Hermes Historia episodes before putting the rest behind the Patreon paywall. This was the inaugural Spooooky Hermes Historia episode... Michaela shares a brief history of ancient Greek funerary practices. Because Spooky Season. Find ad-free episodes, Hermes Historia episodes, and so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbabyCW/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: John Ferguson's Among the Gods: An Archaeological Exploration of Ancient Greek Religion; Maria Serena Mirto's Death in the Greek World: From Homer to the Classical Age; Herodotus' The Histories, translated by Robin Waterfield.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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RE-AIR: So Many Snakes, the Prolific Monster Dynasty of Typhoeus & Echidna
Oct 2100:36:00Tap to summarizeThis episode originally aired in October 2021... So. Many. Snakes. To continue Spooky Season, a look at the Father of Monsters, Typhoeus (or Typhon), and the near equally monstrous Echidna.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: Theoi.com; Early Greek Myth by Timothy Gantz.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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RE-AIR: Liv Reads Ancient Spooky Selections from Pliny, Ovid, Aeschylus, and Lucan
Oct 1701:14:38Tap to summarizeThis episode originally aired in October 2023. Liv reads a selection of spooky content from ancient authors: Aeschylus' Agamemnon, translated by Herbert Weir Smyth; Aeschylus' Eumenides, translated by Herbert Weir Smyth; Lucan's Pharsalia; Letters of Pliny the Younger, translated by William Melmoth. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbabyCW/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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Conversations: Real Men Compete Naked, the Ancient Olympics w/ Alexandra Sills
Aug 2, 2024Tap to summarizeLiv speaks with Alexandra Sills (of Gladiator episodes fame) about the origins of the Olympic Games. Spoilers: the ancient Greeks were a wild bunch. Read more from Alexandra at Bad Ancient and Working Classicists. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!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.Learn more about Liv's next group trip, this time following along with Ariadne's escape from Theseus. Pre-order Liv's new book, The Odyssey: a Modern Retelling. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Sing, Muse, of Gods and Wrestlers, Origins & Odes of the Ancient Olympics
Jul 30, 2024Tap to summarizeA look at the ancient and mythological history of Olympics, featuring some songs written for the ancient games' victors.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: Pindar, the Odes, translated by Andrew M. Miller; readings from the Ernest Myers translation; Pausanias' Description of Greece translated by WHS Jones.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.Learn more about Liv's next group trip, this time following along with Ariadne's escape from Theseus. Pre-order Liv's new book, The Odyssey: a Modern Retelling. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Mini Myth: Echo, Echo, Echo... & Narcissus
Aug 9, 2017Tap to summarizeA 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.Learn more about Liv's next group trip to GREECE, this time following along with Ariadne's escape from Theseus. Pre-order Liv's new book, The Odyssey: a Modern Retelling. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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