podcast episodes – mythTake

Episodes

1. 33

   Episode 33 MythTake at the Movies: Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey

   Join Alison and Darrin for a conversation about Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster Odyssey. Spoiler alerts! Links: Emily Wilson’s Review Joyce Carol Oates Reply Emily Wilson’s translation Circe by Madeline Miller The Full Disclosure Iliad by Jeff Wright Credits: Thank you for listening to MythTake!...

   Aug 31, 2026
2. 30

   Episode 30: MythTake at the Movies– Aquaman

   This episode we head to the movies and apply our mythological skills to the recent release Aquaman (starring Jason Momoa and Amber Heard and Directed by James Wan). Spoiler alerts! Download episode. Listen on PodBean. Patrons These people like our show so much, they decided to support us on...

   Jan 28, 2019
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   Episode 27: A Bard and a Horse

   We’re back with a full-length episode! For episode 27, we crack open our shiny new copy of Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey! After a chat about the challenges of accessing myths through translation, we take a look at a small episode that makes up a big part of the Trojan War myth. We…

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   Jan 21, 2018
4. 22

   Episode 22: Homeric Hymn to Apollo Part 2

   Above: As promised in this week’s podcast, here are a few of Alison’s photos from a 2009 visit to the Temple of Apollo at Didyma (just south of Miletus). It is impossible to adequately convey the massive scale of the temple in photographs! The temple is approached by six steps and is surrounded…

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   May 9, 2017
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   20. Homeric Hymn to Apollo Part 1

   This week we embark on a multi-episode exploration of the Homeric Hymn to Apollo. Lines 1-92 lead us up to the birth of this potentially violent god and establish him as a pan-Hellenic deity. https://www.podbean.com/media/player/2v3wx-6891ee?from=yiiadmin Download this episode (right click and...

   Mar 12, 2017
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   19. Pelops

   Pelops who? Meet this lesser known Greek hero-king who lends his name to the Peloponnese and is connected to the founding of the Olympic games. Was he really chopped up by his father and served to the gods or is something else going on? (gif via http://kiszkiloszki.tumblr.com)...

   Feb 4, 2017
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   18. homeric hymn to dionysus

   In our current episode of MythTake we discuss the ‘arrival’ of Dionysus as depicted in the Homeric Hymn #7. The Hymn describes a young, strong and beautiful god who is abducted by pirates for ransom. Long story short, it doesn’t quite work out for the pirates and yet again we see the after…

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   Jan 8, 2017
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   17. Heroes at Home: Deianira

   This week we meet an unlikely hero, Deianara. Can this fearful, anxious woman, blamed for the death of Heracles, be considered a hero? We think so! https://www.podbean.com/media/player/ne7nu-66085f?from=yiiadmin Download this episode (right click and save) Source Passages Sophocles Trachiniae...

   Dec 31, 2016
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   16. heroes at home: helen of troy

   We continue our look at heroes at home with the woman who needs no introduction, the (in)famous Helen of Troy. https://www.podbean.com/media/player/mdacv-654060?from=yiiadmin Download this episode (right click and save) Source Passages Euripides’ Trojan Women lines 914-965. Translation Sources...

   Dec 5, 2016
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    15. heroes at home: megara

    Join our informal discussion on heroes of the home! Tonight we chat about Megara, the first wife of Heracles, from Euripides’ Heracles. https://www.podbean.com/media/player/zvvbk-649d57?from=yiiadmin Download this episode (right click and save) Source Passages Euripides Heracles 275-311, 516-561....

    Nov 15, 2016