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Muses of Mythology

Muses of Mythology

Join two siblings on an exciting journey as they dive into ancient myths and uncover how these tales shaped modern pop culture, all while reading Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians. New episodes every other Tuesday!

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60:14

Bunker 9 (UNLOCKED): Which Discworld Book You Should...

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2026/04/14

While the show is on hiatus, we're sharing some episodes from our Bunker 9 Bonus Feed! We'll be back on Tuesday, June 2, 2026! Bunker 9 - Episode 96: Which Discworld Book You Should Read (Based on Your Godly Parent) For Darien's birthday episode, DJ let her talk about Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series for a whole hour. Dalton, once The Last Hero is mentioned, skip to 39:48 Support the show No portion of this episode may be used for AI training purposes or to create derivative works without...

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81:02

12 Days of Musemas (UNLOCKED): Ebenezer and The...

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2026/04/05

DJ promised, so here is it: An episode of 12 Days of Musemas on Easter Sunday! On the twelfth day of Musemas for 2023, Darien and DJ have BIG opinions about a video game that follows Ebenezer Scrooge two years after his ghostly Christmas encounter. Support the show No portion of this episode may be used for AI training purposes or to create derivative works without express written permission from the creators and co-hosts Darien Smartt or Davis Smartt.

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38:12

Bunker 9 UNLOCKED: Ranking Our 11 Favorite Book Moments

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2026/04/01

While the show is on hiatus, we're sharing some episodes from our Bunker 9 Bonus Feed! We'll be back on Tuesday, June 2, 2026! Bunker 9 - Episode 100: Ranking Our 11 Favorite Book Moments Totally, definitely, absolutely our favorite, most loved moments from Rick Riordan's books. Spoilers for everything from The Lightning Thief to Wrath of the Triple Goddess Support the show No portion of this episode may be used for AI training purposes or to create derivative works without express wr...

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54:16

Story 126: From Start (Wadjet) to Finish (Serapis)

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2026/03/17

“Ramses the Great was f***ing lucky he didn't have the Roman Empire breathing down his neck.” It's the last episode of our Egyptian mythology season. Let's spend it talking about one goddess, one god, and two real dudes. Other topics include a goddess not being associated with the afterlife, the world's first Egyptologist, Darien taking shots at Ramses the Great, using the Patron funds to access Nat Geo articles, Rick Riordan favoring Greek sources for every mythology, DJ advocating for mor...

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80:41

Story 125: Demigods and Magicians, or Percy's Back!

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2026/03/11

“You don't know sh*t, AI!” Time to talk about the Greek and Egyptian crossover short stories that had huge lore implications which haven't been revisited in a decade. Other topics include revisiting the hosts’ issues with Wrath of the Triple Goddess, struggling to identify the exact release date of paperback editions, speculation of cheese, the tonal dissonance of the short stories coming out before Heroes of Olympus finished, Hazel having the potential to be the most powerful person in...

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63:11

Story 124: Could You Survive the Ancient Egyptian...

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2026/03/03

“I’ve mismarketed this episode.” The number one book you should read at least once in your (after)life. Other topics include defining some very important terms of the season, Egyptian funerary text themed Pokémon, offerings Darien would like left for her Ka, 42 Rules you should never break, Ammut mini-episode, a possible Kane Chronicles/Magnus Chase crossover, answering a question from the previous episode, and the New Game Plus of afterlifes. Content Warning: This episode contains mentions...

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53:36

Story 123: Apophis is an Evil Lizard

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2026/02/24

“DJ made a face…” This episode is not for listeners with ophidiphobia. Other topics include the hosts’ aversion to sandbox games, utter confusion regarding Rick Riordan's ancient Egyptian timeline, DJ spoiling episode surprises, Darien's anti-pyramid agenda, and giving Rick Riordan some credit this season. Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about snakes, death, dismemberment, being swallowed alive, the afterlife, and world-ending asteroids. Sp...

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47:56

Story 122: Is Anubis Even a Jackal?

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2026/02/12

“That Tumblr post was right!” It's time to cover what is arguably the most iconic deity of the Egyptian pantheon: Anubis! Other topics include how the Sadie/Anubis love story would work better if it were more like Howl’s Moving Castle, the return of the siblings wishing Rick Riordan committing harder to his own lore, DJ proving that he has been paying attention the whole time, the return of Wolves Being A Problem, and Darien confessing to having no idea what real life jackals look like. ...

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78:23

Story 121: In the Name of the Moon (Khonsu is a...

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2026/02/04

“Khonsu sucks. (Affectionate)” Back by popular threat, Tim and AJ from Standby Podcast return to call down the power of the moon and discuss another pop culture reinterpretation of a mythical deity. Other topics include the Five Male Interests, Bes’s bad wager, youthful ancient hair styles, a defense of divine cannibalism, divine horny jail, Rick Riordan's most indefensible characterization choice, Darien briefly forgetting the existence of Piper McClean, Moon Knight 101, and a reminder...

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50:25

Story 120: Hathor was a Very Important Goddess

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2026/01/27

“She has partied too hard.” This week, the hosts learn the best way to worship Sekhmet (21+ only) and that Hathor is so much more than a sleepy cow. Other topics include Desjardins summoning Sekhmet at a perfectly reasonable time in proportion to the rest of his life, where alcohol appears in the Riordanverse, DJ presenting an insightful linguistic theory, Ancient Egyptian New Year's presents, all the things Hathor was associated with, and Darien putting 2006 on blast. Content Warning...

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36:47

Story 119: Taweret is Adorable and Dangerous

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2026/01/20

“Give me a chubby hippo with a knife!” We finally watched Moon Knight! Other topics include the difference between household gods and royal gods, a new vocab word (apotropaic), a reminder that Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness is still terrible, hippos being both adorable and dangerous, Taweret and the Minoan Genius, and the hosts finally watching Moon Knight. Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death, animal attacks, and bre...

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30:55

Story 118: River, Baboon, and Vulture, Too

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2026/01/13

“Pigeons; the vultures of the bird world.” PODCAST CHALLENGE: Can two siblings discuss three gods (Hapi, Babi, and Nekhbet) in under 30 minutes? Other topics include justice for vultures, Babi not being able to keep his mouth shut, a Smartt family story about a primate at the zoo, the hosts’ top rivers, a reminder that Nephtys is NOT a water goddess, Rick Riordan making another odd choice, and Darien still being unable to consistently pronounce “Thoth.” Content Warning: This episode contain...

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34:51

Story 117: Sobek Says, "It Ain't Easy Being Green"

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2026/01/06

“Sobek contains multitudes.” We didn't watch Moon Knight, so we're kicking off 2026 with the crocodile god, Sobek! Other topics include narrative boss fights, deities containing multitudes, debate regarding the meaning of Sobek’s name, how gods gain popularity, Darien's fear of crocodiles, and a story of how a crocodile at Zoo Boise got the name Pandora. Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about assault, death, and animal attacks. Spoilers for SMITE, Be...

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35:06

Story 116: We Love Uncle Bes

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2025/12/23

"What about the dwarf thing?" Y'all want to hear Darien talk about a 900ish page dissertation published in 1989? You're in luck! Other topics include DJ learning new words, 18th-century Egyptologists mucking about, Bes's favorite musical instrument, a 900ish page dissertation published in 1989, and speculation about ancient tattoos. Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about death. Spoilers for Mummies Alive! JOIN US FOR MUSEMAS 2025 on Pat...

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89:19

Ghosts of Musemas Past - 12 Days of Musemas

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2025/12/13

MUSEMAS RETURNS What better way to celebrate our fourth year of discussing Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol than by ranking all 35 adaptations we've discussed in years past? Where does The Muppet Christmas Carol rank? The answer may shock you. Check out the Animal Animatic of "Link by Link" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SepcA_xmMZ0&list=RDSepcA_xmMZ0&start_radio=1 Join us for the rest of Musemas 2025!! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythology About Us Muses of My...

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43:06

Story 115: Thoth, He Who is Like the Ibis

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2025/12/09

“Let the bird man fight!” Darien played too much Hades 2, so DJ took over the lesson plan for this week's episode about Thoth! Other topics include Darien continuing to mispronounce a deity’s name even after committing to the correct pronunciation, DJ conflating something Darien said with something Rick Riordan wrote, getting "babooned up,” making something Real through writing, dunking on the Riordan Wiki, and more host rewrites for a series they claimed to enjoy. Content Warning: This...

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37:26

MuseMas UNLOCKED: A VHS Christmas Carol

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2025/12/02

It's not the Thoth episode. But is is an episode from last year's MuseMas, about the BEST adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Watch VHS Christmas Carol: Live at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieC-QuFKFVc Learn more about Faces of Hope: https://facesofhopeidaho.org/ Get ready for MuseMas 2025!! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythology About Us Muses of Mythology was created and co-hosted by Darien and DJ Smartt. Our music is Athens Festival by Ma...

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82:58

Story 114: Bastet, the Ultimate Cat Lady

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2025/11/11

“No dogs on the moon. No dogs in this episode.” A new guest appears on the podcast! Mal from Demigod Debut is allergic to cats and has never read the Kane Chronicles, but she loves and has a deep respect for cats, which is the only requirement for being on the Bastet episode. Other topics include ancient people being just like us, finger knives, great parties with lots of wine, pondering if the gods of the Riordanverse hang out with other pantheons, the complicated history of feline d...

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51:50

Story 113: The (Scorpion) Sting of Mischaracterization

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2025/10/28

“I didn't dig too deep because I didn't want to see pictures of scorpions!” If this episode was just about Serket, it would be 15 minutes long. So, she's being joined in this episode by another goddess! Can you guess who? (DJ sure can!) Other topics include DJ’s delivering some excellent wordplay, Darien's deep fear of even digital scorpions, divine support in the marriage bed, DJ guessing Darien's attempt at a twist, a shout-out for Shucked, Darien struggling to pronounce the word “sphere,...

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37:30

Bunker 9 (UNLOCKED): Moss Lawton's 'Hellaween'

Muses of Mythology ·

2025/10/21

We're dropping a seasonally-appropriate spooky episode from the bonus feed because we REALLY want a third Hellaween graphic novel. It's our hope that hearing our discussion of the first volume will encourage you to read it yourself! And then read Hellaween: Spellbent! And then follow author Moss Lawton on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dinolich/ and tell them how much you loved their books and want to read another one! A witch, a werewolf, and a vampire go to Hot Topic! And t...

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