Story 73: Prometheus Takes Us to McDonald’s
“You were never going to take us to McDonald’s, Zeus!” Rick Riordan created a rather bizarre portrayal of Prometheus. But what else is new? The Ancients also presented dramatically different versions...
7 Nov 202347min
Story 72: The River Hudson and Other Potamoi (with DisneyBeans)
“Rivers are goofily important.” Life thrives around rivers, and fandom thrives around fan creators. This week, we’re joined by special guest DisenyBeans (Bri) to discuss the potamoi (AKA River Gods). ...
31 Okt 20231h 15min
Story 71: The Dread Queen Persephone
“Persephone is not a minor goddess.” Our residency in the Underworld ends with some quality time spent with Queen Persephone. Talking points include Rick Riodran’s wildly different portrayals of Pe...
24 Okt 20231h 33min
Story 70: Demeter, Goddess of Continental Breakfast with Erin Moynihan (Camp Half-Pod)
“Guess we know who planned the menu for this one.” The other half of Camp Half-Pod, writer and Dolphin Girl Erin Moynihan (she/her), joins the show to reexamine Demeter’s reputation as mythology’s bi...
17 Okt 20231h 15min
PATREON UNLOCKED: "Reflection" (A Twisted Tale)
It's our birthday week! Our gift to you, dear listeners, is a sneak behind the Patreon paywall! (Our gift to ourselves is an extra week to get back on schedule!) Learn more about SAGE at https://www...
10 Okt 20231h 3min
Story 69: We Talk A Lot About Hades w/ Manasa (Camp Half-Pod)
"I just love Hades as a character." In antiquity, the wise refrained from even speaking the name of the god of the underworld to avoid drawing his attention. Today, Manasa (she/her) from Camp Half-Po...
3 Okt 202358min
Story 68: Back to the Underworld (w/ Robert Gaymer)
“William Shakespeare? The playwright?" Do you get déjà vu? Podcast favorite Robert Gaymer (they/them) returns for what can only be described as an episode remake. We’re heading back to the Underwor...
26 Sep 20231h 27min
Story 67: Morpheus Gets Retconned
“I get to talk about the Sandman now!" We hope you're well-rested because this week's episode is about the god of dreams, Morpheus! Who is definitely, totally, absolutely a legitimate figure from anci...
19 Sep 20231h 2min
