For the Rest of Us

Julian

A podcast exploring the stories of figures minimized in mythology and folklore across the full spectrum of humanity. I present and discuss the queens, the hags, the queer folks, and everyone left behind by the warrior ethos that has dominated recent western thought. This podcast is suitable for pagans and non-pagans. All those who have a curious mind are welcome to expand their understanding of the divine and of the people who have worshiped them.

  1. Aug 25

    An Update and My Other Podcast- At the Learning of Irish

    Please check out my other podcast, At the Learning of Irish, if you've any interest in the Irish language (and you should!). See you in the future!

  2. Jul 22

    Brigid: Goddess of Transformation and Saint of the People

    As goddess, her domains covered the most important aspects of life of the time: revolutionary ironworking, consequential poetry, and all-encompassing healing. As saint she encouraged growth and protected life, while encouraging justice and performing abortions. Wait, what? Did Saint Brigid perform abortions? Did she have an intimate relationship with a woman? Listen and find out! Substack transcript: https://julianatticus.substack.com/p/brigid-goddess-of-transformation Keening: http://www.keeningwake.com/keening-tradition/ Hymn to the Goddess Brigid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOGh_JWSokk Stories About the Saint from Duchas: https://www.duchas.ie/ga/cbes/4583350/4581981/4606174 https://www.duchas.ie/ga/cbes/4566067/4564057/4572055 https://www.duchas.ie/ga/cbes/4591084/4588984/4660263 (In Irish) https://www.duchas.ie/ga/cbes/4583349/4581904/4606131  Rig Veda about Berhatti: https://sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv01123.htm Other: The Rites of Brigid: Goddess and Saint by Seán Ó Duinn (best Brigid resource imo) Tell Me a Story with Eddie Lenihan (podcast) Episode 4: St brigid (Jan 29, 2020) Fair Folk Podcast: Goddess of the Dawn (April 14, 2021) Lebor Gabálá Érenn: The Book of Invasions at Maryjones.us The Second Battle of Moytura at celt.uss.ie And, if you'd like to read the First Battle of Magh Turedh at Mary Jones. Cairpre mac Edaine's Satire Upon Bres mac Eladain Blúiríní Béaloidis 18 – Brigid in Folk Tradition (Jan 28, 2019)  Brigid: History, Mystery, and Magick of the Celtic Goddess by Courtney Weber On the Life of St. Brigit by Unknown Life of Saint Brigid by Cogitosus 4 holy women who model reproductive discernment at Uscatholic.org St Brigid of Kildare: Patroness of Reproductive Justice Thank you to the creators at Freesound for use of their clips: celtic tin whistle (pennywhistle) in d by luis_audp AMBPark_Campfire In The Park_KVV by KVV_Audio and of course OG Irish Whistle by nigelnix I ask for the Lord’s mercy Through the intercession of blessed Brigid May we reach that unity which exists forever and ever. Stokes, 1877,86, author of Beatha Bhrighdi in Leabhar Breac

    Brigid: Goddess of Transformation and Saint of the People

  3. Jun 30

    The Chat: Síle na Gig

    Chatting about The Truth (tm), spirits of place, and real life Sheelas! The Pope of Fig Island by Charles Eisen

    The Chat: Síle na Gig

  4. Jun 29

    Sheela na Gig and the Power of Her Vulva

    These curious stone sculptures found, oddly enough, on and in churches, among other places, have delighted, shocked, and confused people for ages. Boldly exhibiting her vulva, the Sheela na Gig has, and does, make an impression. Does she make the impression her creators intended? What was that intention, and how has our understanding of her changed (if we understand her at all)? Let's explore the background and meaning of Sheela na Gig and the power she may manifest. Transcript available at Substack. Thumbnail image from Kilpeck Church, both physically and via their website, kilpeckchurch.org.uk. The Almanac of Ireland, Síle na Gigs The National Museum, Regarding the Sheela collection. https://suewatling.com/lets-talk-about-sheela-na-gigs/ Welsh Curses and Baneful Magic by Mhara Starling (YouTube) The Devil of Pope Fig Island Poem The Devil Of Pope Fig Island Drawing Ross, Anne (1973, reprint 2004) "The divine hag of the pagan Celts", in The Witch Figure: Folklore Essays by a Group of Scholars in England Honoring the 75th Birthday of Katharine M. Briggs; ed. by Venetia Newall. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul. ISBN 0-415-33074-2. The Sheela Na Gig Project https://www.knowth.com/sheela-na-gigs.htm  http://www.irelands-sheelanagigs.org/sheelas/kilsarkan-church/  Thanks to the creators at Freesound for use of the clips: Irish Whistle by nigelnix woman humming cathedral by Pennywind

    Sheela na Gig and the Power of Her Vulva

  5. Jun 28

    Rapidfire Gay Greek Divine Liasons + a poem from Sappho. Happy Pride!

    A rapidfire list of a few gay Greek divine liasons and then a reading of a poem of Sappho, followed by a fragment of another poem, translated by Julia Dubnoff (link below). Happy Pride! https://www.uh.edu/~cldue/texts/sappho.html

    Rapidfire Gay Greek Divine Liasons + a poem from Sappho. Happy Pride!

  6. Jun 23

    The Chat: Leucippus

    A short little chat about some things I left out of the talk. A connection between the goddess Leto and Isis! If you'd like to read the story of Iphis and Ianthe, here's the link: Ovid's Metamorphosis, Book IX: Iphis and Ianthe https://ovid.lib.virginia.edu/trans/Metamorph9.htm#483366551

    The Chat: Leucippus

  7. Jun 22

    Gender Transition in Ancient Crete: Leucippus and the Ecdysia Rite of Passage

    Exploring the story of the FTM gender transition of Leucippus (mentioned in the Abbot episode) in more depth, including the rite of passage that was associated with it, the Ecdysia of ancient Crete. Check out the substack for the transcript. Celoria, Francis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis: A Translation with a Commentary, Routledge, 1992 Lampsas, Giannis, Dictionary of the Ancient World (Lexiko tou Archaiou Kosmou), Vol. II, Athens, Domi Publications, 1984, p. 80. Leitao, David D. The Perils of Leukippos: Initiatory Transvestism and Male Gender Ideology in the Ekdusia at Phaistos, Classical Antiquity, Vol. 14, No. 1 (Apr., 1995), pp. 130-163. Accessed through JSTOR Hermanthena, Issues 173-178.   Thanks to the contributors at Freesound for the use of these clips: Irish Whistle by Nigelnix Cym-fill 23 by oldmanrhythm DavulCinematixFX1 by Panotsi DavulCinematicFX9 by Panotsi Thumbnail image (Peplos in Roman sculptures from Herculaneum, before 79 CE) by JMF - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=191753040

    Gender Transition in Ancient Crete: Leucippus and the Ecdysia Rite of Passage

  8. Jun 16

    The Chat: Kybele

    Chatting about the Great Mother and things that didn't make it into the episodes.

    The Chat: Kybele
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A podcast exploring the stories of figures minimized in mythology and folklore across the full spectrum of humanity. I present and discuss the queens, the hags, the queer folks, and everyone left behind by the warrior ethos that has dominated recent western thought. This podcast is suitable for pagans and non-pagans. All those who have a curious mind are welcome to expand their understanding of the divine and of the people who have worshiped them.

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  • Creator
    Julian
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 For the Rest of Us
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