Greeks and Geeks

Sabrina Salisbury

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Deep diving into the lore behind our favourite Myth, Fantasy and Sci-Fi stories.

20/05/2025

Howl's Moving Castle: Book Vs Movie

Today we're not just comparing the differences between the book and the film of Howl's Moving Castle, but the psychological differences and the childhood influences of both creators (Diana Wynne Jones and Hayao Miyazaki) to see how that impacts the ideas both stories contain. How can a story with an identical premise and create two vastly different outcomes? Socials: Follow me on tiktok Follow me on Bluesky References: https://www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/miyazakis-quiet-protest-15318.html Rudd, D. (2010). Building Castles in the Air: (De)Construction in “Howl’s Moving Castle.” Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, 21(2 (79)), 257–270. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24352209 https://www.newsweek.com/positive-pessimist-119801 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BbhWrjIImg http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/interviews/m_speech.html http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/interviews/m_speech.html Diana Wynne Jones' autobiography

30 min
13/05/2025

Clytemnestra with author Hannah Lynn

Clytemnestra often gets a bad rep for being the "bad wife" of Greek Mythology. It's pretty tricky to excuse husband killing but when you're married to Agamemnon, it's a bit more understandable. Today we're sitting down to chat with the wonderful Hannah Lynn, winner of the Kindle Storyteller Award, to discuss her book "A Spartan's Sorrow." Follow Hannah Lynn/Buy her books here: Instagram Linktree Buy a Spartan's Sorrow My Socials: Follow me on tiktok Follow me on Bluesky

27 min
06/05/2025

Iris Messages, Sending Stones and Disappearing Love Letters: Why we love magical communication devices

Why do we love magical communication devices? This episode will look and fantasy stories such as Percy Jackson, Dungeons and Dragons, Divine Rivals and Avatar the Last Airbender to find out when magical communication is necessary, when it's cliche and why we especially like magic in romance. Socials: Follow me on tiktok Follow me on Bluesky

28 min
29/04/2025

Christopher Nolan's Odyssey: Predictions and Analysis

In the final days of 2024, Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey was announced to released in Summer of 2026. We had an immediate list of cast members but no roles attached to their names as of that point. People. Went. Nuts. Christopher Nolan is such a well loved director and The Odyssey is a timeless epic. In this episode, let's discuss predictions for the movie, hopes and some worries too. We'll also discuss the controversies and inaccuracies that are already coming out from the production images. Socials: Follow me on tiktok Follow me on Bluesky Greeks and Geeks Discord server (21+ years old only please!): https://discord.gg/p4RtC7BA Promo images: https://www.polygon.com/news/525433/christopher-nolan-odyssey-matt-damon-historical-accuracy-still-good

26 min
12/11/2024

Epic the Musical: The Underworld Saga

The final episode of series 3 looks at Epic the Musical: The Underworld saga. Let's compare it to the original Odyssey and analyse the lyrics of the darkest saga in the musical yet. Socials: Follow me on tiktok Follow me on Bluesky

37 min
05/11/2024

Hadestown the Musical

In this episode we'll be comparing the original tale of Orpheus and Eurydice to the musical Hadestown and taking a deep dives into the musical. How has this tale of doomed love been updated for a modern age? Socials: Follow me on tiktok Follow me on Bluesky References: Greeka Ovid's Orpheus and Augustan Ideology- Charles Segal Theoi Virgil's Orpheus and Eurydice Genius lyrics (to read the lyrics for Hadestown) Hadestown- Orginal Broadway Album and the live show I saw in London! :D

29 min
29/10/2024

Percy Jackson and the Underworld

In this episode we'll be exploring the Underworld of Percy Jackson in the first book series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, as well as the TV show on Disney Plus and yes... I will be joining Rick in giving the first movie a thorough roasting. How does the Underworld in Percy Jackson compare to the ancient myths? Does it ring true or not? Socials: Follow me on tiktok Follow me on Bluesky

31 min
22/10/2024

Hades (2020): The Myths Behind the Game

Part 3 of of Underworld themed episodes! Hades is one of the best games of the decade so far, but is a game based on Greek Mythology accurate? Did Supergiant really do their homework? Today we're looking at the many layers of the Hades video game! Socials: Follow me on tiktok Follow me on Bluesky References: The Oresteia on audible Also available on BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03pd7kv The episode of In Our Time which discusses the Oresteia: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p003k9fk https://www.britannica.com/topic/Zagreus https://www.britannica.com/topic/Orphic-religion https://www.loebclassics.com/view/aeschylus-attributed_fragments/2009/pb_LCL505.237.xml https://poets.org/poem/iliad-book-i-lines-1-15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpLDi4_dRL8 The Iliad/ The Odyssey- Emily Wilson translations Greek Myths That Shape the Way We Think- Richard Buxton

39 min

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Hello and welcome to Greeks and Geeks the podcast that takes us on a persnikity but fun journey deep diving into the lore of our favourite myth and fantasy stories. I’m Sabrina, a teacher, writer and all around nerd and in this, our first series of the podcast, we’ll be answering important questions such as, how does Percy Jackson really compare to his namesake, the Greek hero Perseus? Is there more to the Greek witch Circe than modern and ancient male writers have portrayed? In a battle of Prometheus and Frankenstein, who infuriates me more and on the fantasy side of things, what does Kiki’s Delivery Service have to do with the Satanic Panic? What the heck is cozy fantasy and does Good Omens count? And will I stop asking rhetorical questions? All this and more will be discovered. But for now I’m off to get buried under more research in true Daughter-of-Athena fashion. See you for the first two episodes, coming out December 19th. For now I’m Geeking out! Bye!!!

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Deep diving into the lore behind our favourite Myth, Fantasy and Sci-Fi stories.

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Sabrina Salisbury
Years Active

2023 - 2025
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25
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