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Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean

Liv Albert
Greek Mythology
Patriarchy
Odyssey
The Odyssey
Euripides
Odysseus
Feminism
The Thebaid
Herodotus
Zeus
Thebaid
Dionysus
Medea
Ancient Rome
Ancient Greece
Statius
Clytemnestra
Ovid
Homer
Palestine

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, horror, and utter hilarity. These myths and stories are timeless for a reason, they're just as releva... more

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Recent Guests

Jasmine Elmer
Classicist, podcaster, and presenter of ancient history on UK television
Legit Classics
Episode: RE-AIR Conversations: The Monstrously Volcanic Breath of the Chimera, Monster Myths w/ Jasmine Elmer
Charlotte Spence
Researcher of ancient curse tablets and the ancient dead
Episode: Conversations: Now THAT is What I Call a Curse! Ancient Curse Tablets w/ Dr Charlotte Spence
Maciej Paprocki
Scholar of myth; editor of Thetis volume
University/academia (The Staying Power of Thetis volume)
Episode: RE-AIR Conversations: Powerful or Powerless, Caring or Careless? The Goddess Thetis w/ Maciej Paprocki
Rick Riordan
Author of the Percy Jackson series
Disney-Hyperion / Rick Riordan
Episode: Camp Half-Blood Crossover! Liv and Genn of AHFG Chat with Rick Riordan and Annabelle Oh
Annabelle Oh
Co-author in the new myth-series crossover
The Wild Zone / Camp Half-Blood crossover collaboration
Episode: Camp Half-Blood Crossover! Liv and Genn of AHFG Chat with Rick Riordan and Annabelle Oh
Dr. Carla Ionescu
Artemis expert
Artemis Centre / Artemis Expert
Episode: RE-AIR Conversations: Better Off With Bears, Artemis & Goddess Worship w/ Dr Carla Ionescu
Amy Pistone
Scholar guest on Sophocles and Trachiniae
[not explicitly stated in transcript]
Episode: Back To School Replay: A Most Sophoclean Prophecy, Women & Wordplay in Sophocles’ Trachiniae w/ Amy Pistone
Gillian Glass
Scholar guest discussing Lucian and the Syrian Goddess
University of Bergen (as of 2024–/postdoc)
Episode: Conversations: Picking Apart Truth from Satire in Lucian's On the Syrian Goddess w/ Dr Gillian Glass
Ryan Denson
Author/academic expert on sea monsters, interviewed guest
[not explicitly stated in transcript]
Episode: Conversations: The Wonders of the Ancient and Mythical Mediterranean, More Sea Monsters w/ Dr Ryan Denson

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Liv Albert
Writer and mythology podcaster, and author of a modern retelling of The Odyssey

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 23.7k ratings
  • Wanted to like it

    She jumps around a lot from original sources to commentary, so it’s hard to really learn basic history about myths from this show. But beyond that, she complains about Israel and Christianity. I don’t understand how she thinks it’s OK to alienate a lot of of her Christian and Jewish listeners. Stick to the topic and shut up about your bigotry!

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    Sheltie1pitbull2
    United Statesa month ago
  • Amazing

    Very funny, insults the… eccentric men, and actually tells an interesting story each time. Some of the most interesting podcast episodes are here

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    🐹Hammy🐹🫠
    Hong Kong2 months ago
  • Extremely amazing show

    It is an amazing podcast. I love greek myths and greek tradgedy and greek history and Liv does it all with amazing depth, analysis and connection to modern events. I’ve been listening non-stop for the past two months and I’m so happy I found this podcast. Thank you, Liv, for speaking up for Palestine, and thank you for all of the amazing episodes.

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    5
    Nope5515
    United States2 months ago
  • I love Myths

    Such a great pod - So well read and a wonderful listen - one of my favorite pods

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    arthousecleaner
    United States3 months ago
  • Ancient Myths Brought to Colorful Life

    I’ve always believed that myths are the original soap operas. Long before television, people were captured by stories of love, jealousy, revenge, impossible choices, heroes, monsters, and deeply flawed gods.

    If you can tell those stories well, you’ll have my attention every time.

    That’s exactly what Liz does in this podcast.

    Liz has an obvious passion for mythology, and it comes through in every episode.

    She doesn’t just retell ancient stories—she examines them, questions them, mentions diff... more

    Apple Podcasts
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    Victorious Unicorns
    United States3 months ago

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Some listeners find the contemporary political commentary and outspoken tone distracting or off-putting.
Listeners praise the humor, energetic delivery, and vivid retellings of Greek myths.
Many value the research, comparisons between ancient sources, and modern feminist interpretations.
Several reviews describe the material as informative and entertaining, though newcomers may find some discussions easier with background knowledge.

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Conversations: Now THAT is What I Call a Curse! Ancient Curse Tablets w/ Dr Charlotte Spence
Q: How were curse tablets made and used?
Makers prepared and inscribed lead, sometimes naming the target and invoking gods or the restless dead, then folded, rolled, pierced or otherwise concealed the tablet. They might deposit it in a grave, sanctuary, well or other place thought to connect with underworld powers.
Conversations: Now THAT is What I Call a Curse! Ancient Curse Tablets w/ Dr Charlotte Spence
Q: What is a curse tablet?
It is typically a small piece of lead, though other materials were used, inscribed with a request for supernatural powers to influence a person or outcome. Tablets targeted theft, legal disputes, rivals and romantic interests, and were often folded, pierced or deposited in graves, sanctuaries or wells.
RE-AIR Conversations: The Monstrously Volcanic Breath of the Chimera, Monster Myths w/ Jasmine Elmer
Q: What do you think about that as sort of tension of early society?
Albert says monster stories can give people a way to process fear and points to how Freud's interpretations of Greek myths often misread their sources.
RE-AIR Conversations: The Monstrously Volcanic Breath of the Chimera, Monster Myths w/ Jasmine Elmer
Q: Did Rome have their own stories of monsters and everything for that region?
Elmer explains that Roman authors continued Greek traditions, while writers such as Strabo and Pliny the Elder also rationalized myths and connected them to features of the landscape.
RE-AIR Conversations: Powerful or Powerless, Caring or Careless? The Goddess Thetis w/ Maciej Paprocki
Q: Why is it important to read Thetis through a feminist lens, and how does that change our interpretation of the myths?
A feminist reading helps recognize Thetis' agency, her refusals, and her strategic uses of power, rather than reducing her to a mere plot device or Achilles' mother; it also highlights how later authors demonize or complicate her to engage with contemporary social anxieties about women's autonomy.

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Casual, research-led storytelling brings Greek mythology and ancient Mediterranean history into conversation with modern questions about gender, power, violence, and cultural memory. Writer and host Liv Albert retells myths, compares versions from ancient sources, and adds sharp humor and contemporary commentary. The format ranges from solo narrative episodes and listener Q&As to readings of ancient works and conversations with classicists, archaeologists, scholars, and mythology-focused authors.

The distinctive appeal is its combination of accessible storytelling and critical interpretation: familiar gods, heroes, and monsters are treated as complicated characters, while the sources and later retellings are questioned rather than presente... more

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