Episode 98: The Monster Episode of Monsters

It’s Halloween, and the monsters are out! In this episode we tackle Monster Theory (as formulated by J.J. Cohen) , examine the linguistic and cultural origins of a range of Classical and classic movie monsters, look at how they connect to the history of currency and money, and explore the intersections of monsters and the New Woman. We also sample a beautiful cocktail from the upcoming cocktail book Nectar of the Gods by Liv Albert from “Let’s Talk about Myths, Baby”. Thank you, Liv!The Monster videoMonster Theory by J.J. CohenTracking Classical Monsters in Popular Culture by Liz GloynOur podcast episode interviewing Dr. GloynHorace Odes 1.37Hesiod passage about Medusa is Theogony 270ff; more info about Medusa hereOvid passage about Medusa is Metamorphoses 4.753ffGeneral sources for this episodeTranscript of this episodeThis episode on YouTubeOur Patreon pageRedbubble storeThis podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International LicenseThe Endless Knot RSS