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Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean

Liv Albert

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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Avg 1 hr 15 min
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S10 · E810Tuesday · 1 hr 3 min
Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey (A Modern Translation!) Books 19
One more wild lie, for old times' sake!
S10 · E809Friday · 2 hr 25 min
Conversations: The Americanness of Modern Masculinity... Reception in Nolan's Odyssey w/ Dr Charlotte Gregory
More Liv ranting, but this time, accompanied by someone who liked the film!
S10 · E808August 4 · 54 min
Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey (A Modern Translation!) Books 18
Casually reminding everyone that the suitors (men) are terrible.
S10 · E807July 31 · 1 hr 20 min
Conversations: What Makes a Dragon Slayer?, Medea w/ Jasmine Elmer
Once again, a woman does it all
S10 · E806July 29 · 1 hr 11 min
SPOILER SPECIAL: Truly ADHD-fueled Ramblings on Nolan's Odyssey and Wilson's Review of It
This episode is all over the place... listen or don't!
S10 · E805July 28 · 52 min
The Hero We Don't Deserve, Memnon and Other Answers to Your Questions
Liv answers listener questions about the Ethiopian king Memnon, the missing pieces of the Trojan War, and more. This episode (and Emily Wilson's recent review of Nolan's Odyssey!) have inspired another rambling Odyssey episode which will be in your feeds soon after this one. AVAILABLE NOW! The Odyssey: a Modern Retelling. 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/mythsbaby. Enter our podcast guest form if you'd like to be on the show as a conversation guest! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is reference to anything with overtly traumatic themes but be aware that Greek mythology regularly features assault, death, and many other potentially triggering events. 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. Check out 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.
S10 · E804July 24 · 1 hr 31 min
Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey (A Modern Translation!) Books 16 and 17
Daddy's home...
S10 · E803July 22 · 1 hr 2 min
ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: The Most Infamous Woman of Greek Myth, A History of Helen
We're not getting over Nolan's Odyssey Anytime Soon
S10 · E802July 21 · 2 hr 57 min
ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: Women Are Human Too (Women's 'Health & Medicine')
Despite popular opinion, the default is NOT "man"
S9 · E801July 17 · 34 min
SPOILER SPECIAL: Liv's Unorganized Thoughts on Nolan's Odyssey (Mostly the Women)
Sorry about this one, my heart hurts
S9 · E800July 17 · 1 hr 30 min
Conversations: The West Wasn't Built in A Day, the History of Roman Enslavement w/ Dr Emma Southon
It's all a bit too familiar, if you ask me...
S9 · E799July 14 · 2 hr 14 min
Justice for Helen... Revisiting Euripides' Helen (Parts 1-4)
Nolan violated Helen, we won't do the same
S9 · E798July 10 · 57 min
Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey (A Modern Translation!) Book 15
Meanwhile, in Sparta
July 7 · 51 min
SPECIAL! Ancient History 101: Gladiator Myths Busted!
There's always time for (real) Gladiators...
July 3 · 1 hr 42 min
RE-AIR: Conversations: Putting the Trans in Transformation, Iphis and Caeneus w/ Dr Joe Watson
This episode originally aired in June 2023. Liv speaks with Dr Joe Watson about the trans characters of Ovid's Metamorphoses, Iphis and Caeneus, along with some necessary asides into Atalanta, Arachne, and Medusa. : WHO WANTS TO WATCH THE ODYSSEY WITH ME?! I'm teaming up with the new Odyssey movie to give away tickets to advance screenings on July 13 in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. Sign up HERE before July 8 (details below). AVAILABLE NOW! The Odyssey: a Modern Retelling. 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/mythsbaby. Enter our podcast guest form if you'd like to be on the show as a conversation guest! 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. Check out 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.
S9 · E788June 30 · 59 min
Let's Learn to Love Anachronisms! Medusa, Odysseus, and More of Your Questions
Wanna watch the Odyssey with me?! ;)
June 24 · 29 min
RE-AIR: Euripides, Odysseus, and the Only Surviving Satyr Play (Cyclops Part 2)
Wackiness ensues...
June 23 · 1 hr 24 min
RE-AIR: Conversations: A Man of Many Turns, Odysseus & the Odyssey w/ Joel Christensen
Have you bought MY Odyssey yet?!
S9 · E787June 19 · 1 hr 2 min
Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey (A Modern Translation!) Book 14
Welcome home, Liar!
June 17 · 41 min
RE-AIR: It Began With an STI, Origins of Athenian Theatre & Euripides’ Satyr Play, Cyclops
That time Odysseus was in a *comedy*!

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