Skeleton Keys

Torri Yates-Orr, John Bucher
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SKELETON KEYS is a podcast dedicated to unlocking the mysteries of mythology and history in pop culture. Each episode is a skeleton key to unlock a particular artist, film, comic or other popular art through myth and history. Hosts, Torri Yates-Orr is an African American Historian and John Bucher is a Mythologist. Together, they take a look at the people, places, and events happening in culture in order to mine out a deeper meaning, having a ton of fun along the way.

  1. 07/15/2022

    Myths of Games

    Torri's Skeleton Key - https://www.britannica.com/sports/jujitsu  John's Skeleton Key - https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Finite-and-Infinite-Games/James-Carse/9781476731711  Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels  John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG

    36 min

  2. 07/01/2022

    Myths of Catwoman

    Torri's Skeleton Key - https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/the-wicked-the-divine John's Skeleton Key(s) -  @BlackGirlNerds Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels  John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG

    39 min

  3. 06/10/2022

    Myths of Loki

    Torri's Skeleton Key - Sympathy For the Devil by The Rolling Stones (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgnClrx8N2k)  John's Skeleton Key(s) - Ring of Nibelung by DC Comics (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Ring_of_the_Nibelung_Vol_1)  Dr. Scott Neumeister - @MythicPath on all channels Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels  John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG

    1h 16m

  4. 05/20/2022

    Myths of Genitalia

    Torri's Skeleton Key - A Curious History of Sex by Kate Lister (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50773748-a-curious-history-of-sex)  John's Skeleton Key(s) - The Story of V by Catherine Blackledge (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/361984.The_Story_of_V)  Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels  John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG

    50 min
  5. Myths of Death

    04/15/2022

    Myths of Death

    Torri's Skeleton Key - https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-history-of-death/michael-kerrigan/9781782744917#:~:text=The%20History%20of%20Death%20illuminates,concepts%20of%20life%20after%20death.  John's Skeleton Key(s) - https://www.hbo.com/six-feet-under  https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691157788/the-work-of-the-dead  Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels  John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG

    44 min
  6. 90 Day Fiancé

    04/01/2022

    90 Day Fiancé

    Torri's Skeleton Key - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56293601-not-your-yellow-fantasy John's Skeleton Key - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29285003-the-artemis-archetype-in-popular-culture Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG

    51 min
  7. Myths of Tattoos

    03/18/2022

    Myths of Tattoos

    Torri's Skeleton Key -    John's Skeleton Key - Buena Vista Social Club (https://www.buenavistasocialclub.com/)  Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels (https://tattoohistorian.com/)  John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG Skeleton Keys - @SkeletonKeysPod on Twitter and IG

    43 min
  8. Myths of Wild Women

    03/04/2022

    Myths of Wild Women

    For more information on Maria Souza (@womenandmythology), visit womenandmythology.com. Torri's Skeleton Key -  Josephine Baker (https://tinyurl.com/cp799uc6)  John's Skeleton Key - Tracking the Wild Woman Archetype: A Guide to Becoming a Whole, Indivisible Woman (https://tinyurl.com/bdfvs92f) Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG Skeleton Keys - @SkeletonKeysPod on Twitter and IG

    1h 10m
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SKELETON KEYS is a podcast dedicated to unlocking the mysteries of mythology and history in pop culture. Each episode is a skeleton key to unlock a particular artist, film, comic or other popular art through myth and history. Hosts, Torri Yates-Orr is an African American Historian and John Bucher is a Mythologist. Together, they take a look at the people, places, and events happening in culture in order to mine out a deeper meaning, having a ton of fun along the way.

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  • Creator
    Torri Yates-Orr, John Bucher
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2019-2021 Skeleton Keys
  • Show Website
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