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Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
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, h...
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Let's F--k With the Patriarchy, LTAMB x the Missing Witches Podcast
Liv teams up with the Missing Witches podcast to talk ancient Greek witches and women... Because when a woman wields freedom, she must be a witch! Che...
RE-AIR: Conversations: Taking Inspiration from the Furies, Seneca’s Medea w/ Dr Lauren Ginsberg
This episode originally aired in summer of 2023. So! Much! Seneca! Lauren Ginsberg joins Liv to RAVE about Seneca's Medea, and provide some helpful an...
Spooky Special... Liv's Favourite F--ked Up Family (aka Must Not Eat Children, Part 2)
Happy spooooky season! It's about time we revisit the most HORRIFYING and GORY play Liv's ever read... Seneca's Thyestes, the play whose only woman ch...
Spooky Special... Liv's Favourite F--ked Up Family (aka Must Not Eat Children, Part 1)
Happy spooooky season! It's about time we revisit the most HORRIFYING and GORY play Liv's ever read... Seneca's Thyestes, the play whose only woman ch...
RE-AIR: Conversations: Dragons! Witches! Werewolves! The Ancient Supernatural w/ Daniel Ogden
This episode originally aired in October 2022! Liv speaks with professor and (prolific!) author Daniel Ogden about all things Spooky! Find his many bo...
She Crashes into the Scene, Wine Skin Filled with Human Blood (Herodotus The Histories Bk 1, Part 4)
We've finally made it to the end of the first book of Herodotus' Histories. It's been a wild ride folks, with all those twists and turns, but it ends...
Liv Reads Statius: The Thebaid (Part 10)
Liv reads Book 10 of Statius' Thebaid, translated by JH Mozley. The war is in full swing and even the gods get involved. Submit to the quarterly Q&A a...
The Definitely Real, Totally Accurate Story of Cyrus (Herodotus The Histories Bk 1, Part 3)
And we are back again with another week of Herodotus and his Histories. This time, we go backwards to explore how the Persian Empire got power within...
TRAILER! Let's Talk About Myths, Baby!
It's that time again... A fresh trailer for the ninth year of Lets Talk About Myths, Baby! Listen wherever you get your podcasts or learn more at myth...
Conversations: Joining the Vestal Virgins Sounds Nice Until You Realize You Might Get Buried Alive, w/ Dr Peta Greenfield
Liv speaks with Peta Greenfield (aka the Partial Historian's Dr. G) about the HORRORS of ancient Rome's Vestal Virgins, one of the most disturbing rel...
A Tale of Two Cities, oh and the Capture of a Third (Herodotus' The Histories Bk 1, Part 2)
We return to the wonderful world of Herodotus to see what happens next in Croesus' mad dash to take on the Persian Empire? Will he succeed? Will we ev...
Herodotus, Father of Tangents, Asides, and Digressions (Herodotus' The Histories Bk 1, Part 1)
Come one, come all to a new episode exploring the wonders that is Herodotus' The Histories! Today Michaela takes on an adventure into the beginnings o...
BTS BONUS Conversations: A Peek Behind the Ancient Scenes, the Culture of Theatre w/ CW Marshall
It's time for another 'Back to School' BONUS!... That is, we're re-sharing some fun and (extra) educational episodes because there's always more to le...
BTS BONUS: Conversations: Can You Smell the God In the Air?! Epiphanies in Antiquity w/ Gillian Glass
It's time for another 'Back to School' BONUS!... That is, we're re-sharing some fun and (extra) educational episodes because there's always more to le...
BTS BONUS: Conversations: Women Are Wet & Spongy, the History of the Female Body w/ Prof Helen King
It's time for another 'Back to School' BONUS!... That is, we're re-sharing some fun and (extra) educational episodes because there's always more to le...
BTS BONUS: Conversations: Becoming One With Gaia, Plant Myths & Sacred Groves w/ Eva Rummery (2022)
It's time for another 'Back to School' BONUS!... That is, we're re-sharing some fun and (extra) educational episodes because there's always more to le...
Ariadne's Naxian Escape: Answers to Your Qs, a New Group Trip and So Much More...
Today Liv shares LOTS of new and exciting developments (fancy new group trip, anyone?!), answers some of your questions (we're getting crafty!), and m...
RE-AIR: Conversations: The Things They Found in Tombs, Bronze Age Mycenae w/ Dr Kim Shelton
This episode originally aired in april 2024. Liv is joined by Dr Kim Shelton to dive deeper into the real world of Bronze Age Mycenae and all we've le...
RE-AIR: All I Really Want Is To Talk About the Fire-Breathing Goat… Bellerophon, Pegasus, and the Chimera
Today's re-aired episode is PURE DELIGHTFUL NONSENSE! This episode originally aired in Jul 2023...
Diving deeper into the story of Bellerophon,...
Conversations: From Mythical to Curative to Poisonous, Mythic Plants w/ Ellen Zachos
Liv and Michaela chat with author and plant and foraging expert Ellen Zachos about all things myth and plant! From mythical plants like moly to which...
It's One of the Most Ancient Cities on the Planet, Gaza (Conversation Re-Air, w/ Dr Chance Bonar)
The Western World is ready to sit back and watch as one of the oldest cities, in one of the most historical rich countries on the planet, is wiped off...
Liv Reads Statius: The Thebaid (Part 9)
Liv reads Book 9 of Statius' Thebaid, translated by JH Mozley. The battle between the Argives and Thebans, aka between the brother Polyneices and Eteo...
Heroes Crying to Mommy (Actually!) and Deconstructing Gender, A Q&A Episode
Liv answers more listener questions including the lost Heroes Crying to Mommy question, all things virgin-goddess-gender-fluidity, Bad Women of Homer,...
Conversations: Not the Glory of War, but the Horror of it... The Iliad (kind of) w/ Joel Christensen
Newsflash: the Iliad is an anti-war epic. Liv and Michaela speak with returning guest Joel Christensen about (ostensibly!) the Iliad, all the reasons...
Liv Reads Statius: The Thebaid (Part 8)
Liv reads Book 8 of Statius' Thebaid, translated by JH Mozley. When the prophet-hero Amphiareus dies, even the king of the Underworld is a little thro...
RE-AIR: Conversations: A Man of Many Turns, Odysseus & the Odyssey w/ Joel Christensen
Since we're on a bit of an Odyssey kick, this episode originally aired in May 2024 and stay tuned for Joel returning to talk the Iliad! Liv speaks wit...
Othering in the Odyssey; Liv & Michaela Chat Polyphemus the Cyclops
Liv is neck-deep in the Odyssey which means today she and Michaela chat Odysseus' travels, particularly Polyphemus and the 'othering' of the Cyclops....
Special! Liv's Episode of Movies We Dig... Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
For something a little fun and different this is an episode of Movies We Dig, part of the Memory Collective Podcast Network, featuring yours truly! We...
Why Do So Many Important Gods Have so Few Stories... And So Much More (Q&A Pt 3)
Liv answers even more listener questions because they're just so good! Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note. Get ad-free ep...
Let's Talk Pronunciation, Merch, the Odyssey, Heracles vs. 100 Gorillas (Anniversary Q&A pt.2)
The podcast's EIGHT year anniversary is upon us so Liv answers listener questions about any and everything including the most important question: who...
From the Horrors of Zeus to the Intricacies of the Patriarchy's Hold on Society, 8 Years of LTAMB
It's that time again! The podcast's eight year anniversary is upon us... Today (and this Friday!) Liv answers listener questions about any and everyth...
Liv Reads Statius: The Thebaid (Part 7)
Liv reads The Thebaid, by Statius, translated by JH Mozley. After the side quest with Hypsipyle in Nemea (and the sports!) it's time to return to warm...
RE-AIR: How Much Mythology Is Too Much?? Five Years of Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby!
We're coming up on the EIGHT year anniversary of LTAMB so as a treat here is the special episode from the FIFTH anniversary! This episode originally a...
Moms, Prophecies, and oh ya Orpheus is there too... KAOS Takeover w/ Christie Vogler and Anastasia Pantazopoulou (Part 2)
Welcome back for a slightly late part two of a KAOS Takeover episode with Michaela Pangowish, Christie Vogler, and special guest Anastasia Pantazopoul...
RE-AIR: Conversations: Charybdis, a Gaping, Hungry Hole; Fear of the Monstrous Woman w/ Cosi Carnegie
This episode originally aired in March 2024. Liv is joined by Cosi Carnegie to talk all things horny (boob cups! the threat of a sexual woman! all the...
Liv Reads Statius: The Thebaid (Part 6)
Liv reads The Thebaid, by Statius, translated by JH Mozley. The royal family of Nemea mourns their lost baby. Fortunately, funeral games are held in t...
#JusticeforDennis: the Gods and Casual Cruelty... KAOS Takeover w/ Christie Vogler
Join us this week for a Takeover episode with Christie Vogler of Movies We Dig and Hermes a.k.a Michaela Pangowish who get together to discuss all tho...
Conversations: For the Love of a Good Man, Gays in the Ancient Greek Military w/ H. Voss
Liv speaks with author, poet, and big ol' nerd H. Voss about queer relationships in the ancient Greek military and the way that aligns with the Roman...
RE-AIR: Conversations: So Are They Cousins Or Not?! The Love of Achilles & Patroclus w/ Charlotte Gregory
It's always a good time to revisit Achilles and Patroclus... This episode originally aired in June 2023. Liv speaks with PhD student Charlotte Gregory...
Toxic Boyfriends of Greek Mythology (feat. Historical Homos)
Liv teamed up with Historical Homos to talk all about the toxic boyfriends (or, toxic relationships) of Greek myth. Someone almost always dies, but wh...