Episode 73: Things Get Weird

The Fates have decreed that it’s time for us to talk about the word “Weird”! We discuss its etymology, the concept of fate in the ancient and medieval world, whether mythical women really do usually appear in threes, and Shakespeare.Twist of Fate cocktailWeird Sisters Blood & Hand PunchShakespeare Not Stirred book“Weird” video“Does English have a future tense?” video“Arrow” video“As We Like It Podcast” – Macbeth episodeChart of ‘strange’ vs ‘weird’ usageChart of ‘weird’, ‘uncanny’, ‘eerie’, & ‘unearthly’More information about the MoiraiHesiod passage about the FatesCatullus 64Theoi site for Greek mythologyArticles about WEIRD linguistics and WEIRD psychologyProfessor Elemental “Everybody’s Weird”Our Patreon pageiTunes linkStitcher linkGoogle Play Music linkThis episode on YouTubeThis podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International LicenseThe Endless Knot RSS