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Animal Magic

Good-Natured Comedy about Animal Folklore, Biblical Silliness, and the Artificial Primate Habitat I call Home. What can ancient Animal Myths and Fables tell us about how to be Human in modern life? SNODGRASS is a college teacher, public speaker, and the author of Shakespeare’s Goddess, Genesis and the Rise of Civilization, and Chaos Chaos. More info at j-snodgrass.com

comedy pets & animals

All Episodes

13:50

A Big Black Cloud Over Ohio (A Haunted Road-Trip to...

Animal Magic ·

2025/11/10

The absolutely true story of a journey to witness Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds in concert, with some silly and supernatural surprises. This doesn't contain any music samples, but refers to "Jubilee Street" (I recommend the Copenhagen live version), "Tupelo," "Wild God," "Conversion" and "Into My Arms."

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15:44

Circe in the Odyssey (Halloween Special)

Animal Magic ·

2025/10/16

In this "Season of the Witch" we'll be looking at the ancient myth of Circe, the Sorceress in The Odyssey. This Enchantress is dangerous (especially to chauvinist pigs) but also a savior who instructs Odysseus and his men about how to face the perils ahead. Times of terror can be times of transformation, sometimes for the better.

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18:59

The Sirens' Song

Animal Magic ·

2025/09/29

A Heart concert got me thinking about Odysseus and the Sirens. And I wondered - what might the Sirens be saying if they were singing today? (A Band Called Heart 0:00-3:00 / The Odyssey 3:00-11:00 / The Sirens Today? 11:00-13:30 / The Heart Concert 13:30-18:30)

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15:48

Creeps!

Animal Magic ·

2025/09/05

In this Controversial Episode, we'll explore Biblical Bugs, and Creepy-Crawlies of Egyptian, Chinese and Greek Mythology. Plus some personal recollections of that time I got stranded in the middle of the great Cincinnati Cicada Awakening of 1987.

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15:13

The Raven, the Fox, and the Rich Fool

Animal Magic ·

2025/08/18

How is a Raven like a Role-Model? In stories Jesus told, rich men come to bad ends, and apparently the fox and the raven know something we don't know about the divine plan. Regardless of heaven and hell, what might these parables tell us about life on earth?

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13:50

The Fluid Edge

Animal Magic ·

2025/07/17

All life on Earth is linked by water – every human, plant, and animal in the past, present, and future. That's a lot to think about when someone pees in the pool. Water is life, water can be death, and it shows up in the strangest places...

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18:02

Power

Animal Magic ·

2025/07/06

Bacteria, billionaires and blockbuster action stars of the 80s – all are forms of power. In this episode, we await the most powerful being of all, the electrician, whose 5-minute appointment can eat an entire day from 8 to 4. But it gives plenty of time to wonder: what is "power?"

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17:39

The Trojan War and Euripides' Helen (Sample Chapters...

Animal Magic ·

2025/06/18

I wrote a little book, Welcome to Tragedy: A Beginner's Guide to Greek Drama, with brief introductions to all of the surviving scripts by Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides (plus three comedies by Aristophanes). I was fascinated by the variety of Greek drama, ranging beyond familiar definitions of "Tragedy." One script that really sticks out is Euripides' Helen, a wacky swashbuckling adventure story. So that chapter is here (starting at about the 8 minute mark), after a basic introduction to the

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20:15

Bonfire

Animal Magic ·

2025/06/10

Fire is like this pet we've been trying to adopt and domesticate for half a million years. But at heart, all fire is wildfire. In this episode, we'll be looking at some classic fire stories from Indigenous Americans, Ancient Greeks, and the Lethal Weapon film series.

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15:23

Leviathan

Animal Magic ·

2025/05/23

One of the great mysteries of all Biblical Scripture is God's great battle with a sea-monster called Leviathan. Why did God have to mud-wrestle this beast? Was it killed and left out for the ravens, or is it still at large? And how might the grudge-match live on in modern courtrooms and classrooms?

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16:47

MayDay and the Mysterious Robin GoodFellow Hood

Animal Magic ·

2025/04/28

Was Robin Hood really a Medieval Knight, or was he some kind of Goat-legged trickster? And what did he have to do with Pagan Pole-dancing? [Note: This live recording has some microphone buzz, but it basically came out alright]

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12:16

Easter Bunny Special

Animal Magic ·

2025/04/14

In a candid moment, the Easter Bunny shares some personal recollections and ponders the... Well, you'll see. Or, in this case, hear.

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00:00

The Minotaur

Animal Magic ·

2025/04/07

For some, the word "Labyrinth" conjures ancient visions of David Bowie with tight pants and puppets. The ancient Labyrinth was the lair of the man-eating Minotaur. We'll explore the myth of this monster, and the princess who masterminded its demise.

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13:36

Raised by Wolves

Animal Magic ·

2025/03/31

Adopting a new dog (a dingo-corgi) raises fascinating questions about the long history of human-canine cooperation. And there's this Gospel story where Jesus calls someone's daughter a dog - what's up with that?

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12:23

Lock, Livestock & Barrel

Animal Magic ·

2025/03/17

Abraham is remembered as a "good shepherd" - but did his sheep feel this way? In this episode, we'll explore how livestock herding has helped to shape human history. Alert: this episode does contain references to Biblical animal cruelty.

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13:41

The Carolina-dog (A Free Sample Chapter of "Chaos...

Animal Magic ·

2025/03/08

Piling chili and coleslaw onto a hotdog sure is food for thought, inspiring questions like "what is 'food'?" And "if you are what you eat - what am I?" This is a sample chapter of the book "Chaos Chaos," a collection of comical personal recollections, silly bits of history, and some idiotic ponderings about what it means to be human.

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16:42

Naysayers

Animal Magic ·

2025/02/25

How did a donkey become the only animal prophet in the Bible? And how did horses change the lives of Indigenous Americans of the Great Plains?

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18:18

Hibernating

Animal Magic ·

2025/02/17

A bear visits our campsite at Allegany State Park. Michael nearly learns a valuable lesson. A Biblical prophet's baldness summons the ursine species into existence. And we learn what happens when a bear refuses to dance like a chicken.

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09:05

Groundhog Day Special

Animal Magic ·

2025/02/03

What's the Lifespan of your Average Magical Groundhog? Why is his February message so important? And how does Groundhog Day relate to Ancient Systems of Spring Predictions?

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16:50

"Great Snakes!"

Animal Magic ·

2025/01/18

A Comical Glance at the Talking Serpent of Eden, Snake-Handling Churches, and some of the Silliest Snake-stories of the Bible. Plus: Before the Garden of Eden story got so famous (and poisonous) - what did the locals of Israel actually like about Women, Snakes and Trees?

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