Muses of Mythology Muses of Mythology

“Snorri’s out here gatekeeping the real Norse mythology.” Time to take a journey to Hel, which isn't too far from Midgard! That's fortunate since the dead have to arrange their own transportation. Other topics include actually having the soul of the protagonist's mother before trying to make a deal, Darien leaving the recording not once but twice, directions to Hel, extrapolating cultural meaning from the differences in how souls arrive in the afterlife, Snorri doing his own thing (again), th...

“Couldn’t think of a name for an all-knowing eagle.” Yggdrasil, the World Tree, holds all things in its mighty branches. Even this very podcast episode, which features one extra sleepy host! Other topics include Snorri Sturluson doing whatever he pleases (again), a reminder that Iceland is very far away from Scandinavia, the hosts’ shocking lack of knowledge about trees, key elements of Norse mythology that are NOT native to Iceland, where the “nine worlds” came from, and how the World Tree m...

“Ragna-Rock-a-Doodle-Doo.”All right, let's do this one last time…Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) jump back into Norse Mythology by starting at the very end of all things—or do they?Other topics include Snorri Sturluson doing whatever he pleases, the Ragnarok Highlight Reel, Darien misremembering key details about an independent live-action/animated musical comedy film from 1991, analyzing if anyone but Odin knows the details of Ragnarok, DJ’s incredible Hadestown-esque approach for a Norse m...

“Odin and Mr. Moseby are friends! Canon!”Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) enjoy a romp across the nine realms in a series of delightful, medium-stakes adventures in the short story collection 9 from the Nine Worlds. Other topics include disappointing art choices, Hearthstone being a top-tier spell slinger, DJ winning the ship war, Amir’s story getting wildly dark, Schrödinger’s joke, a disappointing portrayal of a Celtic warrior queen, interesting accent choices for talking swords, speculatio...

“I’m sure—and this is me again, huffing Hopium—he’s got something planned.”Set sail to prevent Ragnarok in Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Ship of the Dead!Other topics include ranking Riordanverse books based on satisfying endings, the injustice of Halfborn Gunderson’s Big Damn Hero Moment happening off-page, the LEGENDARY transcription from Chapter 9 to Chapter 10, the massive crossover story that Riordan is definitely, totally, absolutely going to write… eventually, DJ refusing to...

“I’m thirty. I don’t hang out with sixteen-year-olds who haven’t been to therapy yet.”The podcast course corrects and dives back into Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard! Other topics include Magnus Chase subverting the expectations for a male hero protagonist, the three-way tie for Worst Parent Ever, an unexpected comparison of an elf and dwarf to heroes of the Iliad, Darien’s struggles to picture settings accurately, how Alex Fierro is a great character who would probably be mea...