Beloved Boyfriends of Greek Myth's Most Famous Heroes
Stories of Achilles and Heracles and their beloved boyfriends. Featuring a clip from my conversation with Charlotte Gregory, episodes on Plato's Symposium, and the episode dedicated to Heracles' lovers. Find all episodes from past Pride Months in this Spotify playlist. Help keep LTAMB going by subs…
Conversations: Beyond the Binary, the Divine Madness of Dionysus w/ Chiara Baldini
Liv speaks with raver and researcher Chiara Baldini who talks Dionysus, pre-patriarchal goddesses, and ecstatic worship. Read more from Chiara on Academia.edu and find her Advaya courses here. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths …
Gender Has Always Been Fluid, Just Ask Dionysus
Stories of Dionysus and gender identity in Greek myth. Featuring clips from my conversations with Emma Pauly and Yentl Love and episodes on Dionysus and Ampelus. Find all episodes from past Pride Months in this Spotify playlist. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus conten…
Conversations: The Love of a Good Woman, Translating Sappho w/ Brendon Zatirka
Liv speaks with Brendon Zatirka, author and translator of an upcoming volume of Sappho's poetry... They talk translation, poetry, Sappho, and ancient queerness. Learn more about Brendan's translation of everyone's favourite poet, Sappho. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bon…
When the Pythia Speaks, You Listen (Euripides’ Ion Part 4)
Finishing off the play about the crimes of gods and men. Creusa considers burning Apollo's Oracle to the ground. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters…
Liv Reads Quintus Smyrnaeus: The Fall of Troy (Part 6)
Liv reads the rest of Book 6 and part of 7 of the Fall of Troy, translated by AS Way. The Trojans get a new hero on their side, grandson of Heracles, Eurypylus. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading o…
For Love or Possession, Defining Ancient Parenthood (Euripides’ Ion Part 3)
Mistaken identities, lost half divine children, and the horrors of Apollo. Euripides tears apart the patriarchy. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters…
Conversations: A Man of Many Turns, Odysseus & the Odyssey w/ Joel Christensen
Liv speaks with Joel Christensen about Odysseus and the Odyssey and what we really should take from his long and storied journey. Check out Joel's amazing website full of weird nerdy things. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths in…
Keeping the Secrets of Apollo, Euripides’ Ion (Part 2)
Mistaken identities, lost half divine children, and the horrors of Apollo. This week, Creusa and Ion continue to share stories and Xuthus takes on the role of Patriarch. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given …
Liv Reads Quintus Smyrnaeus: The Fall of Troy Part 5
Liv reads Book 4 and part of 5 of the Fall of Troy, translated by AS Way. After the death of Achilles, the Greeks honour him with funeral games held by Thetis. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading of…