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Oh My Gods
by Taimah Garratt and Caroline Foley
Oh My Gods is a podcast where two girls shoot the shit about old gods. From the Greek Pantheon and the Bible, to Celtic and Norwegian myths - Oh My Gods brings the ancient tradition of oral retelling to a modern audience. So grab your wine kylix and settle in - you're in for a wild time.This podcast is made in affiliation with WTBU Radio. Go to wtburadio.org for more.
Episodes
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Episode 15: What Happened to the Unicorns? - Flood Myths
Hey y'all - today we're gonna be talking about Noah, Deucalion & Pyrrha, and giving Gilgamesh a quick shout-out. Taimah will answer the question that everyone has been dying to know: were there unicorns on the Ark? And Caroline is back with more Zeus content as we struggle through our very own...
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Episode 14: Myth in Media - Hercules
Today we're giving ya'll the second episode in our Myth in Media series! We're talking about one of Taimah & Caroline's favorite Disney movies: Hercules (Honey you mean HUNKules). If you love Danny DeVito and agree that Meg is the best Disney princess, this is the episode for you. We'll discuss...
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Episode 13: The Passion of the Christ
Happy Easter! Today's episode is all about Jesus' death. While Taimah tells the Passion story Caroline gets to learn all about crucifixion and discuss the similarities between your favorite Nazarine and Norse mythology's Baldur. The Ghost of Christmas Future (aka editing Taimah) makes several…
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Episode 12: The Incest Episode
If your favorite part of Game of Thrones was the Cersei/Jamie Lannister romance, then boy do we have an episode for you! Today Taimah talks about a little-known Bible story that takes place right after the events of Sodom and Gomorrah (spoilers: it's basically Israelite propaganda against the...
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Episode 11: Kidnap Schmidnap - Hades and Persephone
Welcome back to another episode where we debate the age-old question: is Hades and Persephone a better love story than Twilight? We discuss the myth of the Rape of Persephone (NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT MEANS WE PROMISE), the hymn to Demeter, and modern interpretations of this myth that have made it...
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Episode 10: Smash or Pass?
Welcome back to another episode of Oh My Gods where Taimah and Caroline question whether to smash a god or die trying. We promised you guys some very unhinged content and this episode is here to deliver. If any future employers are listening to this - no you aren't. As always, thanks for…
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Episode 9: This Story Isn't About You - Dido and the Sabine Women
Someone said that the only two things you can be sure of in life are death and taxes, but I would like to propose another: you can always be sure that a man will always talk about himself. In today's episode we are taking two stories from early Roman history and talking about the amazing women…
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Episode 8: Taimah Dies and Goes to the Underworld, Also Caroline is a Bird Now?
It's Spooky Season, and in honor of the best time of year, we're talking all about what happens when you kick the bucket. We cover Abrahamic religions, of course, the Greek and Norse afterlives, with a bit of Celtic and Egyptian thrown in just for fun. If you stick around till the end of the...
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Episode 7: Baby Boy Hermes and the Sermon that Bored Someone to Death
Guess who's back? It's us! (shocking I know) This episode is a little all over the place but definitely worth a listen. Today Caroline talks about the birth of Hermes and how he and Apollo became best buds. Taimah recounts several stories about Paul including that time when Paul preached a sermon...
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Episode 6: Myth in Media - God of War
After a bit of a hiatus - Oh My Gods is back baby! Taimah and Caroline were finishing the spring semester and starting their summer jobs, so please don't curse us for not uploading in a minute. Today is the inaugural episode of what we hope will become a mini-series where we discuss mythology as…
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Episode 5: Girl, is Your Name Eurydice? Cause You're the Only Ten I See
It is spring and love is in the air! No, wait. That's just Zeus turning into a shower of gold again to get some. Despite my (Taimah's) incredibly cringy title - today's episode takes a bit of a serious turn with the tragic love story of Orpheus and Eurydice. We also discuss the Bible story of…
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Ep. 4: Badass Bitches
Happy Women's Month! In today's episode we're highlighting some of the coolest (and deadliest) women in myth. From Clytemnestra to Esther, and Brigid to Deborah and Jael - celebrate this Women's month by reminiscing about some of the baddest - and holiest - that mythology has to offer. As always,...
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Episode 3: Greek Jesus said ACAB
Today's episode is all about our favorite queer feminist: Dionysus. Tune in to listen to our *thoughts* on Euripides' The Bacchae and answer some of the most important questions of all time - Is Dionysus Jesus? Does ACAB include Pentheus? And most importantly, how can I join a bacchanal? Once…
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Bonus Episode! St. Patty's Jazz Hands
In this installment of the never-ending anime battle between christianity and all other religions, St. Patrick takes on the druids of Ireland. While you may know about his duel with the snakes or that thing with the three-leaf clovers, this St. Patrick's Day we hope you'll drink to forget the...
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Episode 2: Batshit Shenaniganery
*FOR LEGAL PURPOSES WE DO NOT CONDONE THE USE OF PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS OR BACCHIC RITUAL MURDER* hi guys. welcome to episode 2. Today we have 4 stories all about animals and the horrors of hubris. And when in doubt, just throw a bacchanalia! Episode 3 is a bit shorter so that one will be coming real...
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Episode 1: And That's On God
Welcome to our first episode! In this episode, we talk about what myths/characters we think match each other's personalities the best before moving on to a talk about humanity. We cover, women, men, snakes, and Titans so you know it's gonna be a good time. Don't forget to follow us @thegodspod on...
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Oh My Gods! - Intro
Hello people! Welcome to the Oh My Gods! podcast - we're so happy you're here! This is our intro episode, so no myths today - but episode 1 is coming soon! Thank you for taking the time to listen, we hope you enjoy!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Oh My Gods is a podcast where two girls shoot the shit about old gods. From the Greek Pantheon and the Bible, to Celtic and Norwegian myths - Oh My Gods brings the ancient tradition of oral retelling to a modern audience. So grab your wine kylix and settle in - you're in for a wild time.This podcast is made in affiliation with WTBU Radio. Go to wtburadio.org for more.
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Taimah Garratt and Caroline Foley
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Oh My Gods is a podcast where two girls shoot the shit about old gods. From the Greek Pantheon and the Bible, to Celtic and Norwegian myths - Oh My Gods brings the ancient tradition of oral retelling to a modern audience. So grab your wine kylix and settle in - you're in for a wild time.This...
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