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MythTake

Alison Innes and Darrin Sunstrum

A fresh take on ancient myth.

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Podcasting in Classics: Thoughts on the Current...

MythTake ·

2017/01/14

It is certainly exciting times for social media in academics, as the current discussion about podcasting in Classics demonstrates. As Hannah Čulík-Baird shows in her blog post this past week, conversations about Classics outreach and podcasting at this year’s annual meeting of the Society for Classical Studies (SCS) show that the discipline is starting to … Continue reading Podcasting in Classics: Thoughts on the Current Conversation

mythtake is moving!

MythTake ·

2016/12/30

Exciting news! Somebody left a shiny new blog under our Christmas tree and now mythtake podcast now has a home of its own! http://mythtake.blog Existing posts will be copied over to the new blog and copies will stay here so you can still find them. Bookmark the new site to keep up with new episodes, … Continue reading mythtake is moving!

mythtake episode 16 heroes at home: helen of troy

MythTake ·

2016/12/06

We continue our look at heroes at home with the woman who needs no introduction, the (in)famous Helen of Troy. https://www.podbean.com/media/player/mdacv-654060?from=yiiadmin Download this episode (right click and save) Source Passages Euripides’ Trojan Women lines 914-965. Translation Sources Euripides. Trojan Women. Translated by Diskin Clay. Focus, 2005. Join us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrum We’re now on Facebook! Give us a … Continue reading mythtake episode 16

mythtake episode 14 Hallowe’en Special: Necromancy...

MythTake ·

2016/10/31

C’est l’Hallowe’en! We have a special spooky episode for you this week: two episodes of necromancy from Greek mythology! Follow the spell-binding details (haha!) of Odysseus’ encounter with the dead and Jason’s summoning of Hekate in Argonautika. Have a safe and spooktacular Hallowe’en! https://www.podbean.com/media/player/d77kq-6414dc?from=yiiadmin Download this episode (right click and save) Source Passages Odyssey 11.13-50 Arognautika … Continue reading

mythtake episode 10 mythological tour of the solar...

MythTake ·

2016/07/27

This week we discuss the story of Ouranos, an early sky god in Greek mythology. Darrin ties it in to Frankenstein and Alison offers some summer reading recommendations for those wanting to geek out on history of astronomy. The cat also makes a guest appearance. https://www.podbean.com/media/player/f6yv6-614869?from=yiiadmin Download this episode (right click and save) Summer … Continue reading mythtake episode 10 mythological tour of the solar system 7: uranus/ouranos

mythtakes episode 8 mythological tour of the solar...

MythTake ·

2016/06/28

Image courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/visions-of-the-future/ Today we visit the first of the Gas Giants, Jupiter. This mysterious planet, covered with swirling, toxic clouds in shades of orange, red, white, and brown, is the largest in our solar system. The “King of the Planets” is named after the Greek and Roman king of the gods, Jupiter … Continue reading mythtakes episode 8 mythological tour of the solar system 5: jupiter/zeus

mythtake episode 7 mythological tour of the solar...

MythTake ·

2016/06/08

Image courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/visions-of-the-future/ We skip over planet earth (for now) and head to our fourth stop in our tour of the solar system: Mars. The Red Planet,, named for the Roman god of war, has intrigued humans for millennia. Today we learn about the Greek god of war, Ares, from his appearances in the Homeric … Continue reading mythtake episode 7 mythological tour of the solar system 4: mars/ares

mythtake episode 6 mythological tour of the solar...

MythTake ·

2016/05/25

Image courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/visions-of-the-future/ The third stop on our Mythological Tour of the Solar System is Venus (Greek goddess Aphrodite). We take a look at the origins of this mysterious goddess of sexuality. Be advised, this episode includes discussion of sex in mythological contexts. https://www.podbean.com/media/player/wt5dv-5f98da?from=yiiadmin Download this episode (right click and save) Hesiod Theogony 188-206 As soon … Continue reading

mythtake episode 2: odysseus & circe

MythTake ·

2016/04/17

Welcome to episode 2! In this episode, we are joined by our feline co-host (Muggs) as we discuss Odysseus’ and Circe’s relationship in book 10 of the Odyssey. Download this episode (right click and save) This week’s passage is Odyssey 10.467-486: There for all our days until a year was completed we sat there feasting on … Continue reading mythtake episode 2: odysseus & circe

mythtake episode 1: medea

MythTake ·

2016/04/10

Episode 1: Medea (Part 1) Download this episode (right click and save) Passage: Euripides Medea 476-492 Music Credits: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Available online at Free Music Archive. Passage: Euripides. Medea. Trans. A. J. Podlecki. Ed. Stephen Esposito. Newburyport, MA: Focus Publishing, 2004. Print. Brought … Continue reading mythtake episode 1: medea

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