S2E4: The Walls of Asgard and the Birth of Sleipnir
In this episode, Shawn and David discuss the myth about how Loki offers a set of ungivable gifts to a giant who was tasked to build (or repair?) the walls of Asgard. The catch being that the giant wou...
29 Juli 202241min
S2E3: The Wrath of Skadi and Loki's Balls
Continuing our series on “Loki - The cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems.” Loki has pissed off Skadi, the giant goddess of hunting and skiing, by getting her father Thjazi killed. Loki s...
22 Juli 202248min
S2E2: Loki and the Apples of Idunn
Continuing our series on “Loki - The cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems.” Loki gets himself in a pickle and the only solution is to sell out the goddess Idunn to the giant Thjazi. The o...
15 Juli 202243min
S2E1: Loki and the Gifts of the Gods
The start of Season 2! Shawn and David discuss the myth of Sif’s Golden Hair and Loki’s gifts for the gods from The Prose Edda, Skaldskaparmal. Loki creates one problem after another, but it all pays ...
8 Juli 202242min
S1E25: Viking Age England, The Battle of Edington (878 CE)
In this episode Shawn discusses Viking Age England from 787-878 CE in part 1 of the series as told by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. He briefly discusses the first centuries of Anglo-Saxon England in the ...
3 Juli 202225min
S1E24: Interpreting Voluspa - Interview with Ashley McKenna
This week David is interviewing Ashley McKenna, a seeker of Wisdom with education in Transformational Psychology and experience related to Shamanism. David and Ashley look at the myth Voluspa and get ...
24 Juni 202250min
S1E23: Bonus Episode: S0 “Episode 0.2” - "What are we doing, Shawn?"
Season 0 "Episode 0.2". This is the first episode we recorded December 9, 2021. In the initial planning episode we talk about what we think our podcast might be about and testing how bad our recording...
17 Juni 202257min
S1E22: Divination and the I Ching.
This week David is sharing his thoughts on the psychological significance of divination, using the I Ching, the ancient Chinese “book of changes,” as an example. I discuss the chapter written by Carl ...
10 Juni 202219min
