Liv speaks with author and classicist Natalie Haynes about all things Medusa and Natalie's new novel about the tragic Gorgon, Stone Blind. 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, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

Liv speaks with author and classicist Natalie Haynes about all things Medusa and Natalie's new novel about the tragic Gorgon, Stone Blind. <a href="http://www.patreon.com/mythsbaby">Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!</a>
CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.
Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: <a href="http://mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions">mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions</a>.

The most entertaining and enraging stories from mythology told casually, contemporarily, and (let's be honest) sarcastically. Greek and Roman gods did some pretty weird (and awful) things. Gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everything in between. Regular episodes every Tuesday, conversations with authors and scholars or readings of ancient epics every Friday.

The most entertaining and enraging stories from mythology told casually, contemporarily, and (let's be honest) sarcastically. Greek and Roman gods did some pretty weird (and awful) things. Gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everything in between. Regular episodes every Tuesday, conversations with authors and scholars or readings of ancient epics every Friday.

The most entertaining and enraging stories of Greek and Roman mythology.

Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold

Conversations: Bringing Medusa Back to Life, w/ Stone Blind Author Natalie Haynes

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A reading from Liv's new piece on Medusa, from the collection Medusa, New & Ancient Greek Tales, available now from Flame Tree Press.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

A reading from Liv's new piece on Medusa, from the collection Medusa, New &amp; Ancient Greek Tales, available now from <a href="https://www.flametreepublishing.com/medusa-isbn-9781804179338.html">Flame Tree Press</a>.
CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.
Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: <a href="http://mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions">mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions</a>.

When the Threat of a Woman Threatens to Take Down the Patriarchy, A Reading from Medusa

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Liv speaks with Stephanie McCarter, whose was last on the show to talk about her recent translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses, this time it's all about ancient women in power, both the historical, the mythical, and the details somewhere in between.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

Liv speaks with Stephanie McCarter, whose was last on the show to talk about her recent translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses, this time it's all about ancient women in power, both the historical, the mythical, and the details somewhere in between.
CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.
Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: <a href="http://mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions">mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions</a>.

Conversations: From the Mythical to the Very Real, Ancient Women in Power w/ Stephanie McCarter

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/16d95476-575c-4b56-818c-b22900266563/transcript

This episode originally aired March 22, 2022. Atalanta: the heroine of ancient Greece. Or, was it heroines? There are two Atalantas, sometimes conflated into one, other times separate. One fought the Calydonian boar, wrestled Peleus, and generally kicked ass. The other lost a foot race, distracted by a golden apple.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Sources: Theoi.com entry on Atalanta, including Aelian, Apollodorus, Apollonios, and others; Early Greek Myths by Timothy Gantz.

Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

This episode originally aired March 22, 2022. Atalanta: the heroine of ancient Greece. Or, was it heroines? There are two Atalantas, sometimes conflated into one, other times separate. One fought the Calydonian boar, wrestled Peleus, and generally kicked ass. The other lost a foot race, distracted by a golden apple.
CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.
Sources: Theoi.com entry on Atalanta, including Aelian, Apollodorus, Apollonios, and others; Early Greek Myths by Timothy Gantz.
Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: <a href="http://mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions">mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions</a>.

RE-AIR: Independent, Industrious, Badass & Brave, the Heroine of Greek Myth, Arcadian Atalanta

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/be7fec0b-654f-4e4f-bd2a-b226017174a4/transcript

Conversations: Bringing Medusa Back to Life, w/ Stone Blind Author Natalie Haynes

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