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Our Scotland: A Fantasy 24 Hours in ScotlandS2E4 Scottish History Podcast's Owen Innes (Orkney, including Maeshowe, Skara Brae and Ring of Brodgar plus Cairnpapple, Castle Sinclair Girnigoe)Scottish History Podcast host Owen Innes has been interested in history since he was a youngster and for the last eight years has been working as a tour guide bringing history to life.
His podcast means he can share his love of Scottish History with more than just the folk on his bus trips.
You’re going to hear about his first history trips, the history at your doorstep and more, as we discover where Owen would spend his ideal 24 hours in Scotland.
Owen’s links:
https://scothistorypod.com/
Orkne...2024-05-0640 minOur Scotland: A Fantasy 24 Hours in ScotlandS2E3 Trad musician Gary Innes (Mànran) takes us to Isle of ArranIn this episode we are going to hear from musician and radio presenter Gary Innes.
Gary has been performing and composing music for over two decades. Born in the village of Spean Bridge in the North of Scotland, Gary is one of the founding members of award-winning Scottish super-group Mànran,
Gary is also host of longest running radio show on BBC Radio Scotland – the world renowned Take the Floor, and an ex-Scottish Shinty captain and internationalist.
Gary’s links:
Website: https://www.garyinnes.com/
Mànran: h...2024-04-2932 min
ForewordS3E02 Disability, Difference and Deinstitutionalization in Ontario with Carolyn Fast, MAOur grad series continues this episode with an exploration of the history of disability in Ontario. We speak with recent MA History graduate Carolyn Fast (BA '14, MA '21), whose MA thesis focussed on the stories of people who experienced institutionalization and explores the continuing impact of this lesser-known aspect of Ontario history.
Between 1876 and 2009, more than 50,000 people with intellectual disabilities were housed in institutions across Ontario. Carolyn shares how her research on the institutionalization experience can help us think about COVID, long term care, the housing crisis, and inclusive education.
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The Un...2022-05-121h 00ForewordS3E01 Finding a Homosexual Subculture in Ancient Athens with Shakeel AhmedWelcome to series three of Foreword! This series we will be bringing you interviews with our graduate student researchers in our Classics, History, and English MA programs, as well as our Interdisciplinary Humanities PhD program.
Today's featured guest is Shakeel Ahmed, an MA student in the Department of Classics and Archaeology. Shakeel shares with us his research on homosexual culture in Ancient Athens, the importance of queer history, and how the study of the ancient world continues to be relevant to modern issues.
Some tech issues were encountered during the remote recording of t...2022-05-041h 01ForewordS2E09 Identity and Trauma with Dr. Cristina SantosHow are our personal and communal identities shaped by the stories we tell ourselves and the traumas we experience? Today's guest, Dr. Cristina Santos, shares how stories like Twilight, the Hunger Games, and Divergent, repackage old ideas of what it means to be a woman and how these fairytale archetypes translate into our social psyche. She will also share her latest project, which investigates the lived experiences of children of survivors of the forced disappearances in Argentina between 1976-1983 and the psychological impact trauma has on both individuals and society as a whole.
Dr. Santos’ research investigates mon...2021-07-2158 minForewordS2E08 Populism and (Mis)information with Ibrahim BerradaPopulism: What is it, where do we see it, and why does it work? Today's episode explores some of the nuances of this political approach and how the American shift to Trumpism impacts Canada and other countries. Guest Ibrahim Berrada also shares how misinformation arises, the risks it poses, and the need for people to work together to overcome COVID.
Ibrahim Berrada is a lecturer in Canadian Studies at Brock University and a PhD candidate at Laurentian University, where his research explores populist influence in a Canadian-American cross-border context. He is also an adjunct professor in Sociology...2021-07-2148 minForewordS2E07 Societies in Hard Times with Dr. Colin RoseIt’s pretty fair to say that the last year has been a tumultuous one. We are still living through the pandemic, and we lived through the endless news cycles and uncertainties of the American election in 2020. Climate change is still threatening, with dramatic weather happening around the globe. But this certainly isn’t the first time that a society has lived through disruption and this episode takes a look back at history to help us understand today.
Our featured guest is Dr. Colin Rose, a professor with the Department of History and a social historian examining conf...2021-07-1454 minForewordS2E06 Entangled Humans with Dr. Christine DaigleWhat does it mean to be human in a post-COVID world? How are we connected to other humans? What is the role of privacy and social justice when responding to a global pandemic? What is our place in the natural world and our connection with non-human animals? What does it mean for us as humans when we see viruses jumping from the animal world to the human? These are some of the big questions philosophy researchers are asking and that we explore in today’s episode of Foreword.
Dr. Christine Daigle is a philosophy professor with Brock’s Interdisci...2021-07-071h 08ForewordS2E05 April in Paris with alumna April PettThis episode is a little bit different from our usual. Instead of interviewing a researcher, we're talking with one of our graduates. April Pett graduated from our French program in 2007 and has gone on to build up a successful tour company in Paris, France. Her company, April in Paris Tours, offers private walking and chauffeured tours of the city of lights. Listen in to learn more about April’s story as she shares her journey from studying French at Brock to running her own company in France.
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Stepping Up Surgi...2021-06-3027 minForewordS2E04 History Beyond the Classroom with Dr. Elizabeth VlossakToday’s guest is the recipient of this year’s Faculty of Humanities Award for Teaching Excellence. Dr. Elizabeth Vlossak is an Associate Professor with the Department of History where her courses include 20th-century European and World History, Weimar and Nazi Germany, comparative urban history, and women’s and gender history. She has also taught a directed-reading course in historic gardening using Brock University’s community garden and directed students in research projects involving oral history.
Dr. Vlossak has been bringing her students together with members of the local community to work on Niagara history projects. This includes work with the N...2021-06-231h 02ForewordS2E03 Art and Engineering with Dr. Troy OuelletteToday's interview is with Troy Ouellette, an Assistant Professor with the Department of Visual Arts, where he specializes in assemblage theory, technology and conceptual art.
Our wide-ranging conversation explores the multi-disciplinary nature of assemblage and conceptual art, touching on the environment, politics, trade, gardening, and the Bauhaus art movement. Troy discusses some of his recent pieces exhibited at the Embassy Cultural House in London, Ont., as well as his current project looking at art and disability. We also learn about the course Troy will be teaching as part of Brock's new engineering program.
Note: Troy's pod...2021-06-1642 minForewordS2E02 Literary Journalism with Dr. Rob AlexanderWhat is literary journalism and why is it important? How does literary journalism engage with social justice issues? How do we navigate the rise of "fake news" and the decline of local journalism? How does a professor teach immersive journalism during a pandemic lockdown?
To answer these questions, our guest this episode is Rob Alexander, an Associate Professor with the Department of English Language and Literature. He specializes in the areas of rhetoric and composition and journalism studies. His research looks at how journalistic subjectivity expresses itself in literary journalism.
Rob’s scholarly work has appear...2021-06-0946 minForewordWelcome to Foreword Series TwoWelcome to the second series of Foreword!
We’re excited to bring you even more fascinating conversation with researchers from Brock University’s Faculty of Humanities.
This past year has definitely been an interesting one. Our world has changed a lot with the COVID pandemic—we’ve been forced to reconsider how we work, how we play, and yes, how we teach and research. And while we might think of the pandemic as a science problem, it’s a Humanities problem, too, and we’ll be hearing from our researchers how the Humanities can help us understan...2021-05-2502 min
Unboxing the CanonEpisode 5: Taken from the HeadlinesEpisode 5: Taken from the Headlines
October 7, 2020
“Taken from the Headlines” considers European history painting, its roots and its legacies. What exactly are history paintings? And why are they significant in the canon of Western art? In this episode of “Unboxing the Canon” Dr. Steer examines these questions along with some historical examples before turning to the present moment to consider how artists use this genre today and reflect on some of its limitations. This episode covers the concept of istoria and Renaissance narrative paintings, dramatic 19th century history paintings in France and their r...2020-10-0723 minUnboxing the CanonEpisode 4: Swallowed WholeIn this episode, called “Swallowed Whole,” Dr. Steer considers Gothic cathedrals as an art form and examines their relationship to European power structures. The episode begins with the earliest Christian art, in the catacombs of Rome, and ends with a brief consideration of the role and function of Western European churches today. This episode also covers the important role of relics in Medieval Christianity, the rise of pilgrimage culture in Europe and its connections to economics and architectural innovation, as well as the affective impact of the interior spaces of cathedrals.
Sources + further reading:
“A...2020-09-3020 minUnboxing the CanonUnboxing the Canon - Trailer“Unboxing the Canon” will take a deeper look at the history of Western art. The first episode airs September 9.
Credits:
Unboxing the Canon is hosted and produced by Linda Steer for her course “Introduction to the History of Western Art” in the Department of Visual Arts at Brock University. Brock University is located on the traditional lands of the Haudenosaunee and Anishaabe peoples.
Our sound designer and editor is Devin Dempsey. Our logo was created by Cherie Michels. The music for this podcast has been adapted from Night In Venice by Kevin Mac...2020-09-0101 minForewordS1E08 Unabridged: Early Modern BookscapesThe final episode in our current series features an extended interview with Dr. Leah Knight, Associate Professor with the Department of English Language and Literature.
Dr. Knight discusses her early work exploring the connections between books and botany and how her research interests transitioned into examining women’s participation in Early Modern book culture in England through the figures of Anne Clifford (1590-1676) and Hester Pulter (1605-1678). She shares what it is like to work with rare books and manuscripts and considers our modern relationship with text in print and digital formats.
Knight’s most rece...2020-08-2648 minForewordS1E07 Unabridged: Indigenous MascotsWelcome to the first of two special episodes of Foreword that we’re calling Unabridged. In these episodes we’ll be bringing you the full conversation I had with one of our researchers.
This episode you’ll hear our full conversation with Dr. Jason Black, Fulbright researcher with the Centre for Canadian Studies, recorded in February 2020. We wanted to bring you this conversation because Jason explains important concepts that come up in many academic disciplines and popular media, such as coloniality, decolonization, and identity. He shares how he became interested in activism and the Indigenous mascot controversy, why the language and im...2020-08-1951 minForewordS1E06 Drug Photography with Dr. Linda SteerWe’re bombarded by images every day, whether we’re on Instagram or Twitter, reading a newspaper or Googling a recipe. Some images, like pictures of kittens, might make us feel happy. Other images, such as pictures of violence or drug use, might evoke feelings of disgust. But can those pictures also help us become more empathetic? Dr. Linda Steer from the Department of Visual Art talks about her work on drug photography and how empathy can be a complicated a thing. Join us as we consider how the images we consume can make us more empathetic to others.
Find...2020-08-1224 minForewordS1E05 Games with Dr. Jason HawreliakLike most people, you might be playing a lot of games these days: board games, video games, or games on your phone. But have you thought about how those games communicate meaning? In this episode we speak with Dr. Jason Hawreliak from Brock’s Centre for Digital Humanities, about how games communicate meaning and even propaganda.
Listen on to hear more about Animal Crossing, Call of Duty, and the field of game studies.
Find a full transcript at https://brocku.ca/humanities/foreword
Links
Multimodal Semiotics and Rhetoric in Videogames (Routledge 2018)
...2020-08-0527 minForewordS1E04 Nova Scotia Colonial History with Dr. Danny SamsonHow can we get to know people from the past? Primary sources, like government records, letters and diaries, give historians valuable insight into human experiences of the past and making connections with modern crises.
Episode four of Foreword features a conversation with Danny Samson, an Associate Professor of History, about his work on Acadian and Nova Scotian colonial history and shares how historians use primary sources to build a more thorough understanding of past events.
Danny discusses his most recent work with his fourth year students on the Acadian expulsion from modern-day Prince Edward Island...2020-07-2930 minForewordQuotable: Data Privacy and Surveillance CapitalismAs we live more of our lives online, data privacy issues become more important. Who is collecting our data and what are they doing with it? Aaron Mauro, Assistant Professor with the Centre for Digital Humanities, spoke about identity and surveillance captalism with social media intern Hayley Wilhelm for this bonus mini episode.
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Working from home during the pandemic creates new cybersecurity threats (The Conversation, 9 April 2020)
Coronavirus contact tracing poses serious threats to our privacy (The Conversation, 10 May 2020)
Canadians need to consider implications of COVID-19 surveillance, says Brock pr...2020-07-2207 minForewordS1E03 Early Modern Bookscapes with Dr. Leah KnightYou’ve heard of landscapes and seascapes, but have you ever head of bookscapes? Today’s researcher investigates the history of reading and attempts to unravel the complex relationship between women and written text in Early Modern Britain. Dr. Leah Knight from the Department of English Language and Literature spoke with us about textual culture and her digital project featuring the unpublished manuscript of 17th century poet Hester Pulter.
Dr. Knight studies early modern English poetry, prose, and the culture they emerge from. She’s authored two books, Of Books and Botany in Early Modern England and Reading Green in Earl...2020-07-1531 minForewordS1E02 Indigenous Mascots with Dr. Jason BlackBefore COVID-19 took over our news headlines, Canadians were worried about other issues. There were bushfires in Australia, impeachment in the United States, and royals leaving the United Kingdom. Here in Canada, one of the growing issues making headlines was the spreading demonstrations in support of the Wet’suwet’en protest against Coastal Gaslink Pipeline in BC.
At the time, Brock’s Centre for Canadian Studies was hosting a researcher in Indigenous activism as part of the international Fulbright program. Dr. Jason Black from the University of North Carolina was at Brock to work on research for his new book project. ...2020-07-0831 minForewordS1E01 Viking Culture with Dr. Andrew McDonald and Dr. Angus SomervilleWhat image comes to mind when you hear the word Vikings? A violent warrior society, raiding and pillaging? A seafaring people trading and migrating across vast distances of the North Atlantic?
Vikings have a hold on the popular imagination, but new directions in Norse studies might just challenge our preconceptions of who and what the Vikings were. We spoke with professors Andrew McDonald and Angus Somerville from Brock University's Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies about their research into gender roles in Viking society.
Dr. Andrew McDonald is a professor with the Centre for Medieval and...2020-07-0118 min
MythTakeEpisode 32: An Interview with John BraceyWelcome to a special episode of MythTake! Rather than bring you our usual format of myth analysis, we're doing something a little different. We're giving this episode over to talk about race in classics. The Black Lives Matter movement has been gaining renewed momentum, and hashtags like #shutdownacademia and #blackintheivory are highlighting the experiences of Black people in academia. Classics itself is a predominately white whose area of research gets co-opted for white supremacist causes. To push back against this, and to help elevate Black voices in Classics, we put out a Twitter...2020-06-301h 13MythTakeEpisode 32: An Interview with John Bracey
Welcome to a special episode of MythTake! Rather than bring you our usual format of myth analysis, we're doing something a little different. We're giving this episode over to talk about race in classics.
The Black Lives Matter movement has been gaining renewed momentum, and hashtags like #shutdownacademia and #blackintheivory are highlighting the experiences of Black people in academia. Classics itself is a predominately white whose area of research gets co-opted for white supremacist causes. To push back against this, and to help elevate Black voices in Classics, we put out a Twitter...2020-06-3000 minForewordIntroducing ForewordWelcome to a brand new podcast from the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University!
Foreword will introduce you to Humanities researchers at Brock and explore how their work can help us make sense of the rapidly changing world around us.
Together, we'll explore the place of Humanities in the modern world.
Find our footnotes, links to more information, transcripts, and past episodes on our website brocku.ca/humanities.
We love to hear from our listeners! Join us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @brockhumanities.
Please subscribe and rate u...2020-06-1501 minMythTakeEpisode 31: Heroes in the Time of COVIDWe're baaack! We've been hearing a lot about heroes in the news lately and it's got us thinking. The word's being used to describe doctors, nurses, paramedics, delivery people, truck drivers, and grocery store workers-- all the people who are keeping our society going through the COVID-19 pandemic. But what do we really mean when we call someone a hero? Do our heroes today resemble the heroes of myth? Or are we using the label "hero" to escape societal responsibilities?
Join Darrin and Alison for this special pandemic issue of MythTake. Guest appearance by our new feline...2020-05-1900 minMythTakeEpisode 31: Heroes in the Time of COVIDWe're baaack! We've been hearing a lot about heroes in the news lately and it's got us thinking. The word's being used to describe doctors, nurses, paramedics, delivery people, truck drivers, and grocery store workers-- all the people who are keeping our society going through the COVID-19 pandemic. But what do we really mean when we call someone a hero? Do our heroes today resemble the heroes of myth? Or are we using the label "hero" to escape societal responsibilities?Join Darrin and Alison for this special pandemic issue of MythTake. Guest appearance by our new feline...2020-05-1957 min
The Corporate Escapists PodcastWHY ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL with Alison Callan | The Corporate Escapists Podcast | Episode 020Welcome to The Corporate Escapists TV Show
This week I am joined by the delightful Alison Callan
About our guest Alison: Alison Callan is a female entrepreneur who has been inspired in her new career direction thanks to her first year as a mum, when she was determined to not buy into the hype surrounding the stress of parenting, and instead consciously chose to create a positive mindset to help her overcome challenges. An empathic and heart-led purposeful Business Coach to aspiring and existing female entrepreneurs and career women, Alison started her own coaching business whilst...2020-02-1038 min
Mindfulbiz PodcastJess Innes 100 percent dance business journeyJess Innes, Founder & Creative Director of 100 Percent Dance, joins Business Coach, Alison Morgan in this Business Podcast episode.100% Dance is a a Sydney, eastern suburbs studio teaching commercial dance to 300+ students weekly. Styles range through Hip hop, Jazz, Contemporary, Cheerleading, Acrobatics …. Jess is also an instructor at the Sydney Dance Company and also teaches workshops throughout the country. Jess' choreography & live performances include opening for Iggy Azalea, TV work for NETFLIX "Motown Magic", "The Morning Show", "Hardball" and more. She has also created content for "Love Island", The Kyle and Jacqui O show, KFC, Startrack Express plus many other Aussie br...2019-10-1027 minMythTakeEpisode 30: MythTake at the Movies-- AquamanThis episode we head to the movies and apply our mythological skills to the recent release Aquaman (starring Jason Momoa and Amber Heard and Directed by James Wan). Spoiler alerts! PatronsThese people like our show so much, they decided to support us on Patreon! Thank you so much!Aven McMaster & Mark Sundaram (Alliterative); Joelle Barfoot; Erika Dilworth; Stargate Pioneer (Better Podcasting); Dan Lizotte; and Greg Beu.We want to hear from you!Join us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrum or @MythtakePodcast.Give us a like, let us know what you...2019-01-2856 minMythTakeEpisode 30: MythTake at the Movies-- AquamanThis episode we head to the movies and apply our mythological skills to the recent release Aquaman (starring Jason Momoa and Amber Heard and Directed by James Wan). Spoiler alerts!
Patrons
These people like our show so much, they decided to support us on Patreon! Thank you so much!
Aven McMaster & Mark Sundaram (Alliterative); Joelle Barfoot; Erika Dilworth; Stargate Pioneer (Better Podcasting); Dan Lizotte; and Greg Beu.
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Join us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrum or @MythtakePodcast.
Give us a like, let us know...2019-01-2800 minMythTakeEpisode 29: From the Vault--Crossover Episode with Jeff Wright and Ryan StittIt's New Year's Eve and that means out with the old and in with the new! While cleaning out the MythTake vault, we found this unreleased recording from earlier this year, so we're wrapping it up and giving it to you now.
In the summer of 2018, four intrepid podcasters-- Alison, Darrin, Ryan, and Jeff-- headed off to the Shaw Festival to watch Stephen Fry perform Heroes, the second part of his three-part trilogy Mythos, based on his book by the same name. Then we talked about it. Here is that conversation.
Mythos: A Trilogy--Gods. Heroes. Men...2019-01-0100 minMythTakeEpisode 28: Antigone This episode is all about Antigone. We discuss a recent local production of Antigone that explores the current cultural significance of the play and explore a variety of themes. We also have a special free give away for our listeners!Antigone, Adapted and Directed by Mike GriffinLiterature & History Episode 32 AntigoneHistory of Ancient Greece Episode 51 Sophocles PatronsThese people like our show so much, they decided to support us on Patreon! Thank you so much!Aven McMaster & Mark Sundaram (Alliterative); Joelle Barfoot; Erika Dilworth; Sta...2018-12-091h 00MythTakeEpisode 28: Antigone
This episode is all about Antigone. We discuss a recent local production of Antigone that explores the current cultural significance of the play and explore a variety of themes. We also have a special free give away for our listeners!
Antigone, Adapted and Directed by Mike Griffin
Literature & History Episode 32 Antigone
History of Ancient Greece Episode 51 Sophocles
Patrons
These people like our show so much, they decided to support us on Patreon! Thank you so much!
Aven McMaster & Mark Sundaram (Alliterative); Joelle Barfoot; Eri...2018-12-0900 min
SiberCast - Topics That We're Passionate About"Mythology"Have you always been fascinated by tales of long ago passed down through generations? Stories of the Gods of Olympus, the heroes that fought their battles, and the women and creatures they met on their quests? Well join me on this journey through time as we talk mythology with a pair of guests that study and teach the subject. I welcome Alison Innes and Darrin Sunstrum from their podcast, MythTake to the show and they share with us a vast knowledge of the literature that spawned the stories of old and the movies of today. ...2018-07-021h 24MythTakeEpisode 27: A Bard and a HorseWe're back with a full-length episode! For episode 27, we crack open our shiny new copy of Emily Wilson's translation of Odyssey! After a chat about the challenges of accessing myths through translation, we take a look at a small episode that makes up a big part of the Trojan War myth. We hope we do this beautiful translation justice!We also have listener mail from Andrew, who asks us for some reading recommendations. Check out our recommended reading and listening! Source PassagesOdyssey 8. 482- 520 (Trans. Wilson).Translation SourcesHomer. Odyssey. Trans. Emil...2018-01-211h 11MythTakeEpisode 27: A Bard and a Horse
We're back with a full-length episode! For episode 27, we crack open our shiny new copy of Emily Wilson's translation of Odyssey! After a chat about the challenges of accessing myths through translation, we take a look at a small episode that makes up a big part of the Trojan War myth. We hope we do this beautiful translation justice!
We also have listener mail from Andrew, who asks us for some reading recommendations. Check out our recommended reading and listening!
Source Passages
Odyssey 8. 482- 520 (Trans. Wilson).
Translation Sources
Ho...2018-01-2100 minMythTakeEpisode 26: The BakkhaiWarning: This podcast discusses adult themes and theatre scenes of an erotic nature.
Blood. Violence. Passion. Wine. This episode has it all, as we discuss the Stratford Festival production of Bakkhai, a new translation of Euripides' Bacchae by Ann Carson.
We apologize for a few audio glitches, especially around the eleven minute mark. We thought this episode was worth sharing anyway and hope you enjoy it.
Find out more about the Stratford Festival production of Bakkhai, including photos and a video trailer, on the production's website.
You can read more about the...2017-10-2300 minMythTakeEpisode 26: The BakkhaiWarning: This podcast discusses adult themes and theatre scenes of an erotic nature.Blood. Violence. Passion. Wine. This episode has it all, as we discuss the Stratford Festival production of Bakkhai, a new translation of Euripides' Bacchae by Ann Carson. We apologize for a few audio glitches, especially around the eleven minute mark. We thought this episode was worth sharing anyway and hope you enjoy it.Find out more about the Stratford Festival production of Bakkhai, including photos and a video trailer, on the production's website.You can read more about the...2017-10-2343 minMythTakeEpisode 25: The PerseidsWhat do you see when you look up at the night sky in August? The story of Perseus! The classicists return to thinking about outer space this episode when we talk about the Perseid meteor shower and the constellations around it. Like what you hear? Please support us on Patreon. For sources, credits and passage, visit http://mythtake.blog Hang out with us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mythtake/ Join us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrum #MythTake #HumanitiesPodcasts Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play so you don’t miss an episode! Find our RSS on Podbean http://alis...2017-08-311h 03MythTakeEpisode 25: The PerseidsWhat do you see when you look up at the night sky in August? The story of Perseus! The classicists return to thinking about outer space this episode when we talk about the Perseid meteor shower and the constellations around it.
Like what you hear? Please support us on Patreon.
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Find our RSS on Podbean http://alis...2017-08-3100 minMythTakeEpisode 24: Wonder WomanIn this very special episode, we turn our talent for analysis to a modern myth: Wonder Woman! Wonder Woman. Dir. Patty Jenkins. Gal Gadot. Warner Brothers, 2017. Film. http://wonderwomanfilm.com Like what you hear? Please support us on Patreon. For sources, credits and passage, visit http://mythtake.blog Hang out with us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mythtake/ Join us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrum #MythTake #HumanitiesPodcasts Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play so you don’t miss an episode! Find our RSS on Podbean http://alisoninnes.podbean.com This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Mi...2017-07-1958 minMythTakeEpisode 24: Wonder Woman
In this very special episode, we turn our talent for analysis to a modern myth: Wonder Woman!
Wonder Woman. Dir. Patty Jenkins. Gal Gadot. Warner Brothers, 2017. Film. http://wonderwomanfilm.com
Like what you hear? Please support us on Patreon.
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This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Mis...2017-07-1900 minMythTakeEpisode 23: Homeric Hymn to Apollo (Part 3)We pick up the pace a bit and wrap up the second half of the Homeric Hymn to Apollo. Learn about the Apollo's connection with the ancient site at Delphi. Passage: Homeric Hymn to Apollo Mentioned Reading: William J. Broad The Oracle: Ancient Delphi and the Science Behind its Lost Secrets Like what you hear? Please support us on Patreon. For sources, credits and passage, visit http://mythtake.blog Hang out with us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mythtake/ Join us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrum #MythTake #HumanitiesPodcasts Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play so you don’t miss an episode! Find...2017-06-131h 04MythTakeEpisode 23: Homeric Hymn to Apollo (Part 3)
We pick up the pace a bit and wrap up the second half of the Homeric Hymn to Apollo. Learn about the Apollo's connection with the ancient site at Delphi.
Passage: Homeric Hymn to Apollo
Mentioned Reading: William J. Broad The Oracle: Ancient Delphi and the Science Behind its Lost Secrets
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...2017-06-1300 minMythTakeEpisode 22: Homeric Hymn to Apollo (Part 2)This episode we return to our close analysis of the Homeric Hymn to Apollo. We examine the description of his birth and the festival established on Delos in his honour.
We also have some listener mail!
Passage: Homeric Hymn to Apollo
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This week’s...2017-05-0900 minMythTakeEpisode 22: Homeric Hymn to Apollo (Part 2)This episode we return to our close analysis of the Homeric Hymn to Apollo. We examine the description of his birth and the festival established on Delos in his honour. We also have some listener mail! Passage: Homeric Hymn to Apollo Like what you hear? Please support us on Patreon. For sources, credits and passage, visit http://mythtake.blog Hang out with us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mythtake/ Join us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrum #MythTake #HumanitiesPodcasts Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play so you don’t miss an episode! Find our RSS on Podbean http://alisoninnes.podbean.com This week’s th...2017-05-091h 03MythTakeEpisode 21: TheseusIt's been a wait for episode 21, we know, but we think it will be worth it! This episode is a very special joint project between us here at MythTake and our friends Aven and Mark at The Endless Knot Podcast.
If you're already subscribing to The Endless Knot (and really, you should be!), you'll know that our areas of interest often intersect and overlap. We've had many conversations with Mark and Aven over the last year, and finally decided to do a joint podcast--with a twist. To get the whole episode, you'll have to listen to both ou...2017-04-1300 minMythTakeEpisode 21: TheseusIt's been a wait for episode 21, we know, but we think it will be worth it! This episode is a very special joint project between us here at MythTake and our friends Aven and Mark at The Endless Knot Podcast.If you're already subscribing to The Endless Knot (and really, you should be!), you'll know that our areas of interest often intersect and overlap. We've had many conversations with Mark and Aven over the last year, and finally decided to do a joint podcast--with a twist. To get the whole episode, you'll have to listen to both ou...2017-04-131h 23MythTakeEpisode 20: Homeric Hymn to Apollo (Part 1)This week we undertake a multi-part study of the Homeric Hymn to Apollo. The first 92 lines of the hymn lead up to the birth scene of this potentially violent god and set him us a pan-Hellenic deity.
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Find our RSS on Podbean http://alisoninnes...2017-03-1200 minMythTakeEpisode 20: Homeric Hymn to Apollo (Part 1)This week we undertake a multi-part study of the Homeric Hymn to Apollo. The first 92 lines of the hymn lead up to the birth scene of this potentially violent god and set him us a pan-Hellenic deity. Passages: Homeric Hymn to Apollo lines 1-92. Like what you hear? Please support us on Patreon. For sources, credits and passage, visit http://mythtake.blog Hang out with us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mythtake/ Join us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrum #MythTake #HumanitiesPodcasts Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play so you don’t miss an episode! Find our RSS on Podbean http://alisoninnes...2017-03-1247 minMythTakeEpisode 19: PelopsPelops who? Meet this lesser-known Greek hero-king who lends his name to the Peloponnese and is connected with the founding of the Olympic games. Was he really chopped up by his father and served to the gods or is something else going on?
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Find our RSS on Podbean http://aliso...2017-02-0400 minMythTakeEpisode 19: PelopsPelops who? Meet this lesser-known Greek hero-king who lends his name to the Peloponnese and is connected with the founding of the Olympic games. Was he really chopped up by his father and served to the gods or is something else going on? Passages: Pindar Olympian 1. For sources, credits and passage, visit http://mythtake.blog Hang out with us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mythtake/ Join us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrum #MythTake #HumanitiesPodcasts Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play so you don’t miss an episode! Like what you hear? Support us on Patreon. Find our RSS on Podbean http://aliso...2017-02-041h 16MythTakeEpisode 18: Homeric Hymn to DionysusWe celebrate the new year with the story of a new arrival: Dionysus. The newest god of the Greek pantheon, Dionysus was imported into early Greek culture, probably from the east. The Hymn describes a young, strong and beautiful god who is abducted by pirates for ransom. Long story short, it doesn't quite work out for the pirates and yet again we see the after effects of a divine encounter.
Passages: Homeric Hymn to Dionysus (Hymn 7).
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Join us on Twitter @InnesAliso...2017-01-0800 minMythTakeEpisode 18: Homeric Hymn to DionysusWe celebrate the new year with the story of a new arrival: Dionysus. The newest god of the Greek pantheon, Dionysus was imported into early Greek culture, probably from the east. The Hymn describes a young, strong and beautiful god who is abducted by pirates for ransom. Long story short, it doesn't quite work out for the pirates and yet again we see the after effects of a divine encounter. Passages: Homeric Hymn to Dionysus (Hymn 7). For sources, credits and passage, visit http://mythtake.blog Hang out with us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mythtake/ Join us on Twitter @InnesAliso...2017-01-081h 14MythTakeEpisode 17: Heroes at Home DeianaraThis week we meet an unlikely hero, Deianara. Can this fearful, anxious woman, blamed for the death of Heracles, be considered a hero? We think so!
Passages: Sophocles Trachiniae (Women of Trachis) lines 1-48, 436-469.
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This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s M...2016-12-3000 minMythTakeEpisode 17: Heroes at Home DeianaraThis week we meet an unlikely hero, Deianara. Can this fearful, anxious woman, blamed for the death of Heracles, be considered a hero? We think so! Passages: Sophocles Trachiniae (Women of Trachis) lines 1-48, 436-469.Translated by Michael Jameson, edited by Greene & Lattimore. Chicago, 1957. For sources, credits and passage, visit http://mythtake.blog Hang out with us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mythtake/ Join us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrum #MythTake #HumanitiesPodcasts Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play so you don’t miss an episode! Find our RSS on Podbean http://alisoninnes.podbean.com This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s M...2016-12-301h 11
MythTakemythtake episode 16 heroes at home: helen of troyWe continue our look at heroes at home with the woman who needs no introduction, the (in)famous Helen of Troy. https://www.podbean.com/media/player/mdacv-654060?from=yiiadmin Download this episode (right click and save) Source Passages Euripides’ Trojan Women lines 914-965. Translation Sources Euripides. Trojan Women. Translated by Diskin Clay. Focus, 2005. Join us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrum We’re now on Facebook! Give us a … Continue reading mythtake episode 16 heroes at home: helen of troy2016-12-0600 minMythTakeEpisode 16 Heroes at Home: Helen of TroyWe continue our look at hereos at home with the one hero who needs no introduction: the (in)famous Helen of Troy! Passages: Euripides Trojan Women lines 914-965For sources, credits and passage text, visit http://alisoninnes.wordpress.comHang out with us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mythtake/ Join us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrumSubscribe on iTunes or Google Play so you don’t miss an episode! Find our RSS on Podbean http://alisoninnes.podbean.comThis week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from th...2016-12-0658 minMythTakeEpisode 16 Heroes at Home: Helen of TroyWe continue our look at hereos at home with the one hero who needs no introduction: the (in)famous Helen of Troy!
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This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from th...2016-12-0600 minMythTakeEpisode 15: Heroes at Home: MegaraJoin our informal discussion on heroes of the home! Tonight we chat about Megara, the first wife of Heracles, from Euripides' Heracles. Passages:Euripides Heracles 275-311, 516-561. For sources, credits and passage text, visit http://alisoninnes.wordpress.comHang out with us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mythtake/ Join us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrumSubscribe on iTunes or Google Play so you don’t miss an episode! Find our RSS on Podbean http://alisoninnes.podbean.comThis week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from...2016-11-161h 06MythTakeEpisode 15: Heroes at Home: MegaraJoin our informal discussion on heroes of the home! Tonight we chat about Megara, the first wife of Heracles, from Euripides' Heracles.
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This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from...2016-11-1600 minMythTakemythtake episode 14 Hallowe’en Special: Necromancy in Greek MythologyC’est l’Hallowe’en! We have a special spooky episode for you this week: two episodes of necromancy from Greek mythology! Follow the spell-binding details (haha!) of Odysseus’ encounter with the dead and Jason’s summoning of Hekate in Argonautika. Have a safe and spooktacular Hallowe’en! https://www.podbean.com/media/player/d77kq-6414dc?from=yiiadmin Download this episode (right click and save) Source Passages Odyssey 11.13-50 Arognautika … Continue reading mythtake episode 14 Hallowe’en Special: Necromancy in Greek Mythology2016-10-3100 minMythTakeEpisode 14: Necromancy in Greek Mythology (Hallowe'en Special)It's Hallowe'en! We have a special spooky episode for you this week: two episodes of necromancy from Greek mythology! Follow the spell-binding details (haha!) of Odysseus' encounter with the dead and Jason's summoning of Hekate in Argnoaautika.
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Odyssey 11.13-50
Argonautika 3.1026-1224
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(I can't believe we've made it through 13 episodes and you guys are still listening. Thanks!)
Passage: Homeric Hymn to Demeter (Trans. Susan Shelmerdine)
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Passage: Homeric Hymn to Demeter (Trans. Susan Shelmerdine)
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Find our RSS on Podbean http://alisoninnes.podbean.co...2016-08-2400 minMythTakeEpisode 11 Mythological Tour of the Solar System Neptune/PoseidonWe travel to that last of the gas giants, Neptune, and learn about Poseidon's role in the Trojan War. For sources, credits and passage text, visit http://alisoninnes.wordpress.comJoin us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrumSubscribe on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/mythtake/id1103569489?mt=2Google Play https://goo.gl/app/playmusic?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Iaegzaquhc7lfvc24icrzardzmu?t%3DMythTakeFind our RSS on Podbean http://alisoninnes.podbean.co...2016-08-241h 12MythTakemythtake episode 10 mythological tour of the solar system 7: uranus/ouranosThis week we discuss the story of Ouranos, an early sky god in Greek mythology. Darrin ties it in to Frankenstein and Alison offers some summer reading recommendations for those wanting to geek out on history of astronomy. The cat also makes a guest appearance. https://www.podbean.com/media/player/f6yv6-614869?from=yiiadmin Download this episode (right click and save) Summer … Continue reading mythtake episode 10 mythological tour of the solar system 7: uranus/ouranos2016-07-2700 minMythTakeEpisode 10: Mythological Tour of the Solar System Uranus/OuranosThis week we discuss the story of Ouranos, an early sky god in Greek mythology. Darrin ties it in to Frankenstein and Alison offers some summer reading recommendations for those wanting to geek out on history of astronomy. The cat also makes a guest appearance. For sources, credits and passage text, visit http://alisoninnes.wordpress.comJoin us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrumSubscribe on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/mythtake/id1103569489?mt=2Google Play https://goo.gl/app/playmusic?ibi=com.google.Pla...2016-07-2741 minMythTakeEpisode 10: Mythological Tour of the Solar System Uranus/OuranosThis week we discuss the story of Ouranos, an early sky god in Greek mythology. Darrin ties it in to Frankenstein and Alison offers some summer reading recommendations for those wanting to geek out on history of astronomy. The cat also makes a guest appearance.
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Join us for another stop on our mythological tour of the solar system as we visit Saturn! This gas giant, featuring 53 moons and multiple rings, is named after the Roman god Saturn, (Kronos) the father of Jupiter (Zeus). We'll examine how the Romans and Greeks depicted Saturn/Kronos in different ways.
This week’s passages are from Hesiod "Theogony"; Virgil "Aeneid"; Ovid "Metamorphoses."
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Subscribe on iTunes so you don’t miss an...2016-07-0900 minMythTakeEpisode 9: Mythological Tour of the Solar System: Saturn/Kronos Join us for another stop on our mythological tour of the solar system as we visit Saturn! This gas giant, featuring 53 moons and multiple rings, is named after the Roman god Saturn, (Kronos) the father of Jupiter (Zeus). We'll examine how the Romans and Greeks depicted Saturn/Kronos in different ways. This week’s passages are from Hesiod "Theogony"; Virgil "Aeneid"; Ovid "Metamorphoses." For sources, credits and passage text, visit http://alisoninnes.wordpress.comJoin us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrumSubscribe on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode...2016-07-091h 00MythTakemythtakes episode 8 mythological tour of the solar system 5: jupiter/zeus Image courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/visions-of-the-future/ Today we visit the first of the Gas Giants, Jupiter. This mysterious planet, covered with swirling, toxic clouds in shades of orange, red, white, and brown, is the largest in our solar system. The “King of the Planets” is named after the Greek and Roman king of the gods, Jupiter … Continue reading mythtakes episode 8 mythological tour of the solar system 5: jupiter/zeus2016-06-2800 minMythTakeEpisode 8: Mythological Tour of the Solar System Jupiter/ZeusToday we visit the first of the Gas Giants, Jupiter. This mysterious planet, covered with swirling, toxic clouds in shades of orange, red, white, and brown, is the largest in our solar system. The "King of the Planets" is named after the Greek and Roman king of the gods, Jupiter (Zeus). We examine passages from Greek and Roman literature to shed some light on how the ancients thought of their god they called "the father of gods and men."For sources, credits and passage text, visit http://alisoninnes.wordpress.comJoin us on Twitter @InnesAlison and...2016-06-281h 15MythTakeEpisode 8: Mythological Tour of the Solar System Jupiter/ZeusToday we visit the first of the Gas Giants, Jupiter. This mysterious planet, covered with swirling, toxic clouds in shades of orange, red, white, and brown, is the largest in our solar system. The "King of the Planets" is named after the Greek and Roman king of the gods, Jupiter (Zeus). We examine passages from Greek and Roman literature to shed some light on how the ancients thought of their god they called "the father of gods and men."
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Join us on Twitter @InnesAlison and...2016-06-2800 minMythTakemythtake episode 7 mythological tour of the solar system 4: mars/aresImage courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/visions-of-the-future/ We skip over planet earth (for now) and head to our fourth stop in our tour of the solar system: Mars. The Red Planet,, named for the Roman god of war, has intrigued humans for millennia. Today we learn about the Greek god of war, Ares, from his appearances in the Homeric … Continue reading mythtake episode 7 mythological tour of the solar system 4: mars/ares2016-06-0800 minMythTakeEpisode 7: Mythological Tour of the Solar System: Mars/AresWe skip over planet earth (for now) and head to our fourth stop in our tour of the solar system: Mars. The Red Planet,, named for the Roman god of war, has intrigued humans for millennia. Today we learn about the Greek god of war, Ares, from his appearances in the Homeric Hymn to Ares, Odyssey 8.266-366 and Iliad 5.418-425, 880-969. Join us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrumSubscribe on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/mythtake/id1103569489?mt=2Google Play https://goo.gl/app/playmusic?ibi=com...2016-06-081h 00MythTakeEpisode 7: Mythological Tour of the Solar System: Mars/AresWe skip over planet earth (for now) and head to our fourth stop in our tour of the solar system: Mars. The Red Planet,, named for the Roman god of war, has intrigued humans for millennia. Today we learn about the Greek god of war, Ares, from his appearances in the Homeric Hymn to Ares, Odyssey 8.266-366 and Iliad 5.418-425, 880-969.
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Google Play https://goo.gl/app/pla...2016-06-0800 minMythTakemythtake episode 6 mythological tour of the solar system 3: venus/aphroditeImage courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/visions-of-the-future/ The third stop on our Mythological Tour of the Solar System is Venus (Greek goddess Aphrodite). We take a look at the origins of this mysterious goddess of sexuality. Be advised, this episode includes discussion of sex in mythological contexts. https://www.podbean.com/media/player/wt5dv-5f98da?from=yiiadmin Download this episode (right click and save) Hesiod Theogony 188-206 As soon … Continue reading mythtake episode 6 mythological tour of the solar system 3: venus/aphrodite2016-05-2500 minMythTakeEpisode 06: Mythological Tour of the Solar System: Venus/AphroditeThe third stop on our Mythological Tour of the Solar System is Venus (Greek goddess Aphrodite). We take a look at the origins of this mysterious goddess of sexuality.(This episode includes discussion of sex in mythological contexts.)For sources, credits and passage text, visit http://alisoninnes.wordpress.comJoin us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrum iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/mythtake/id1103569489?mt=2 Google Play https://goo.gl/app/playmusic?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=https://play.google.com/music/m...2016-05-251h 23MythTakeEpisode 06: Mythological Tour of the Solar System: Venus/AphroditeThe third stop on our Mythological Tour of the Solar System is Venus (Greek goddess Aphrodite). We take a look at the origins of this mysterious goddess of sexuality.
(This episode includes discussion of sex in mythological contexts.)
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The second stop on our tour of the solar system is Mercury! Join us as we learn how the Greek god Hermes (Roman god Mercury) goes from being a baby to a an Olympian god in the first two days of his life!
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Today we embark on a mythological tour of the solar system! Our first stop is the sun, a.k.a., Helios. We take a look at the Homeric Hymn to Helios and Odyssey 12.340-403 to find out more about this lesser-known Greek god.
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Welcome to episode 3! In this episode, we meet the great Trojan hero from the Trojan War, Hector, in his moment of decision. Will he choose to fight the Greek hero Achilles? Or does he take the easy route out? We examine his soliloquy in Iliad 22.99-115. It's not easy being a hero! Homer. Iliad. Trans. Anthony Verity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.
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Find our RSS on Podbean...2016-04-2200 minMythTakeEpisode 03 Hector (Iliad 22.99-115) Welcome to episode 3! In this episode, we meet the great Trojan hero from the Trojan War, Hector, in his moment of decision. Will he choose to fight the Greek hero Achilles? Or does he take the easy route out? We examine his soliloquy in Iliad 22.99-115. It's not easy being a hero! Homer. Iliad. Trans. Anthony Verity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011. Join us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrumSubscribe on iTunes so you don't miss an episode! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/mythtake/id1103569489?mt=2Find our RSS on Podbean http://alis...2016-04-2246 minMythTakemythtake episode 2: odysseus & circeWelcome to episode 2! In this episode, we are joined by our feline co-host (Muggs) as we discuss Odysseus’ and Circe’s relationship in book 10 of the Odyssey. Download this episode (right click and save) This week’s passage is Odyssey 10.467-486: There for all our days until a year was completed we sat there feasting on … Continue reading mythtake episode 2: odysseus & circe2016-04-1700 minMythTakeEpisode 02 Odysseus & CirceIn this episode we're joined by our feline co-host as we examine Odysseus' relationship with Circe in Odyssey 10.467-486.
Passage: Homer Odyssey 10.467-486
Translation: Homer. Odyssey. Trans. Richmond Lattimore. New York: HarperCollins, 1967. Print.
Music Credits: "Super Hero" by King Louie's Missing monuments from the album "Live at WFMU" (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Available online at Free Music Archive.
Brought to you by @darrinsunstrum and @InnesAlison2016-04-1700 minMythTakeEpisode 02 Odysseus & CirceIn this episode we're joined by our feline co-host as we examine Odysseus' relationship with Circe in Odyssey 10.467-486.Passage: Homer Odyssey 10.467-486Translation: Homer. Odyssey. Trans. Richmond Lattimore. New York: HarperCollins, 1967. Print. Music Credits: "Super Hero" by King Louie's Missing monuments from the album "Live at WFMU" (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Available online at Free Music Archive.Brought to you by @darrinsunstrum and @InnesAlison Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2016-04-1746 minMythTakeEpisode 01 MedeaWho is the real Medea of Greek mythology? In our very first podcast episode, we will introduce you to this fascinating hero in her most famous appearance from antiquity. We'll see what she has to say for herself in Euripides' -Medea- lines 476-492.
Passage: Euripides Medea 476-492
Translation: Euripides. Medea. Trans. A. J. Podlecki. Ed. Stephen Esposito. Newburyport, MA: Focus Publishing, 2004. Print.
Music Credits: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Available online at Free Music Archive.
Brought to you by @darrinsuns...2016-04-1000 minMythTakeEpisode 01 MedeaWho is the real Medea of Greek mythology? In our very first podcast episode, we will introduce you to this fascinating hero in her most famous appearance from antiquity. We'll see what she has to say for herself in Euripides' -Medea- lines 476-492. Passage: Euripides Medea 476-492Translation: Euripides. Medea. Trans. A. J. Podlecki. Ed. Stephen Esposito. Newburyport, MA: Focus Publishing, 2004. Print.Music Credits: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Available online at Free Music Archive.Brought to you by @darrinsunstrum...2016-04-1042 minMythTakemythtake episode 1: medea Episode 1: Medea (Part 1) Download this episode (right click and save) Passage: Euripides Medea 476-492 Music Credits: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Available online at Free Music Archive. Passage: Euripides. Medea. Trans. A. J. Podlecki. Ed. Stephen Esposito. Newburyport, MA: Focus Publishing, 2004. Print. Brought … Continue reading mythtake episode 1: medea2016-04-1000 min