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

Liv Albert
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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 4D AGO

    Conversations: Giving a Voice to a Lost Daughter of Sparta with Felicia Day

    Liv and Michaela sit down to speak with Felicia Day all about her new graphic novel, The Lost Daughter of Sparta! We had lots of fun talking fragments, women now and then, society, and what it looks like giving a voice to a figure that there isn't much known about. Find Felicia's newest books anywhere one could purchase books and the audio book anywhere you find audio books! Pre-order Liv's Odyssey adaptation (!!!), 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. 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.

    1h 25m

  2. MAY 19

    An Interbellum Period That is Just as Confusing as You’d Expect (Hellenistic Period and the Wars of the Diadochi)

    Today we are looking through the year 318/17 BCE, the interbellum year between the first and second Wars of the Diadochi. New alliances are made, people die, many a siege happen. Keep an ear out for the Crow snores, it's rare that he snores but he graced you all today. Pre-order Liv's Odyssey adaptation (!!!), 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. Sources: The Library by Diodorus of Sicily translated by Robin Waterfield, Alexander's Heirs: the age of the successors by Edward Anson. 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.

    35 min

  3. MAY 15

    Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey (A Modern Translation!) Books 8 and 9

    Odysseus' story finally begins... Liv reads Books 8 and 9 of Homer's Odyssey, translated by Ian Johnston. This modern translation is used with immense gratitude to translator Ian Johnston and Vancouver Island University. Submit questions and prompts for future Odyssey readings at mythsbaby.com/questions and get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby 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. This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading of an ancient source, audiobook style. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title! 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.

    1h 34m

  4. MAY 12

    Just a Teenage Girl Bullying a Couple of Grown A** Men (Hellenistic Period and the Wars of the Diadochi)

    Today we are finishing up the First War of the Diadochi and getting on with Hellenistic business. Pre-order Liv's Odyssey adaptation (!!!), 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. Sources: The Library by Diodorus of Sicily translated by Robin Waterfield, Alexander's Heirs: the age of the successors by Edward Anson. 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.

    41 min

  5. MAY 8

    A Very Odyssean Conversation, A Modern Retelling; You Are Odysseus; and The Other One

    Join Liv and Laura Jenkinson Brown of Greek Myth Comix and You Are Odysseus to chat about each of their experiences retelling the Odyssey in distinct ways... aka all things Odysseus. And, yes, we talk about *that* trailer. Pre-order Liv's Odyssey adaptation (!!!), The Odyssey: a Modern Retelling. Learn more about Laura's You Are Odysseus. 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. 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.

    1h 25m

  6. MAY 5

    RE-AIR: Fragments of an Ethiopian King, Memnon & the African Continent in Greek Myth

    The ancient Greeks knew incredible warriors when they saw them. The African continent featured often in Greek myth, Egypt as well as regions typically referred to as Libya and Ethiopia, these are the Greek myths featuring those people and places. Listen to Legendary Africa on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Legendary Africa host Theshira's suggestions for more on African mythologies and lore: Giraffe's Eggs and Other African Tales by L.M. Daini, Afro Tales Podcast, By the Fire Podcast, and No Be Juju: An African Mythology Podcast. Pre-order Liv's Odyssey adaptation (!!!), 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. 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.

    44 min

  7. MAY 1

    Conversations: Blood-Sweat Horses and Empire, Ancient Greece and China w/ Lee Moore

    This week Liv and Michaela sit down to talk with Lee Moore of the Chinese Literature Podcast all about the time Ancient China may have met Ancient Greece. The conversations slowly descends into madness and talking about empire generally, as China is very outside of our wheelhouse of history. Lee has also recently published a book, China's Backstory: The History Beijing Doesn't Want You to Read, so search that out if you're interested! Pre-order Liv's Odyssey adaptation (!!!), 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. 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.

    1h 26m

  8. APR 29

    RE-AIR: Why Did Clytemnestra Kill Cassandra, Another Q&A

    This episode originally aired in February 2025; the question about Clytemnestra and Cassandra is so relevant to the latest series on Aeschylus' Agamemnon, so if you're curious, here's the original question and ancswer... The seminar referenced is In the Ruins of History: A CAWS/#EOTalks Roundtable in Solidarity with Palestine. Pre-order Liv's Odyssey adaptation (!!!), 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. 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.

    43 min
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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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