As The Myth Turns
Cultural Interns Eris and Z talk about a bunch of snake myths from around the world: the ourobouros, Nidhogg, Quezacoatl, Medusa, and Ningizzida, among others. There are so many snakes in those trees, folks.
(Year 3, Episode 4)
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Eris and Z are BACK and talking in-depth about half-person, half creature myths, like centaurs, mermaids, Celtic ceasgs, Mesopotamian kusarikku, and Chinese jiaoren. They also have a pretty frank discussion about the nature of enthusiastic consent, and where the lines of bestiality are drawn from an ethical standpoint.
(Year 3, Episode 3)
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Originally published October 25, 2020.
We're talking about faeries again! Z has info on the alux from the Yucatan Peninsula, the curupira from Brazil, and jogah of Iroquois lore. Eris talks about the rings of Rath in Ireland, the asrai of Shropshire, and goes on a long overdue rant about Morgan le Fey of Arthurian legend. It's pretty cool.
(Year 2, Episode 21)
Originally published September 4, 2020.
Eris is rambling about werewolves again! Let's take a look at how our modern myths came to be, from curse and affliction to the silver bullet myth, to how werewolves went from monster to cinematic hero.
(Year 2, Episode 18)
Originally published July 24, 2020.
Cultural Interns Eris and Z are talking about bugs! Mythological ones, anyway. Bugs in mythology. Mostly just when Loki turns into a fly in order to sabotage Mjolnir's creation and also when Athena turned Arachne into a spider.
Yeah. Bugs.
(Year 2, Episode 15)
Originally published May 8, 2020.
Oh snap! Cultural Intern Z and Temp Intern Hayden revisit some of their favorite ghosts stories (that honestly Z never got a chance to get to in the first Hauntings episode because of that great #AtMT nemesis TIME). We got beheaded nuns, we got Indonesian jenglots, we got stories about ghosts with weird feet, just about any ghost you wanna hear about we got. Woo!
(Year 2, Episode 11)
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Originally published February 14, 2020.
Cultural Intern Eris and Provisional Co-Hosting Intern / Producer Mac sit down to talk about succubi, incubi, Lilith, the state of sexual education in America, and Candy Crush in this episode. Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
(Year 2, Episode 5)
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Originally published January 5, 2020.
Yargh, mateys, there be sea creatures in this episode! Join Cultural Interns Eris and Z as they talk about mermaids, selkies, kappa, rusalka, and all sorts of other sea creatures of legend!
(Year 2, Episode 2)
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Originally published December 6, 2019
It's the most wonderful time of the year... so let's talk about dark, disturbing fairy tales! Cultural Interns Eris and Z share tales of the Krampus, Pinocchio, the Baba Yaga, Little Mermaid, and Donkeyskin. We put the "MM!" in Grimm, y'all.
(Year 1, Episode 26)
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Originally published October 25, 2019
Ooooooh this one is spooky, y'all! Cultural Interns Eris and Z talk about famous hauntings and ghost stories around the world, including Bloody Mary, the Lalaurie house, the Borley Rectory and the Devil's Pool in Australia. They also share some personal ghost encounters of their own.
Happy Halloween, everyone!
(Year 1, Episode 23)
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Originally published October 11, 2019
Oh snap! Cultural Interns Eris and Z talk about fox spirits and myths from around the world! There's some shenanigans to be had for sure.
(Year 1, Episode 22)
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Originally published August 30, 2019
We did it! The fourth and final installment of our Basic Bitch's Summer Reading List episode of the year. Z and Eris are talking about fae novels and fairy tales, and Z shares with us the story of why their family is no longer allowed to play Scrabble.
Novels discussed in this episode:
- The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
- The Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Frances Long
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
- A Midsummer Night's Dream by William (Billy) Shakespeare
and we talked about The Wizard of Oz, Alice and Wonderland, and Labyrinth quite a bit as well.
(Year 1, Episode 19)
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Originally published August 16, 2019
Booyah! Our third installment of the Basic Bitches’ Summer Reading List! This time we're discussing spellcasters! Cultural Intern Z read like, all the books, and Eris helped! Why do witches and wizards have so many dead parents??
Novels discussed in this episode:
- A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
- How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather
- Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (and pretty much all of the Harry Potter series is discussed in this episode.)
- Song of the Lioness Series
- The Immortals / Wild Magic Series
- Protector of the Small Quartet
- Daughter of the Lioness (a/k/a the Trickster Series)
- Beka Cooper Series
- Provost's Dog Series
all by Tamora Pierce
- Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
- Copper and Gold by Jessica D. Coplen
- Copper and Cobalt by Jessica D. Coplen
- The Magicians by Lev Grossman
- The Magician King by Lev Grossman
- Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
- Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski
And the faery book Eris couldn't remember the title nor author of (that she'll read for the next episode) is called The Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Frances Long.
(Year 1, Episode 18)
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Originally published July 5, 2019
Join Cultural Interns Eris and Z as they discuss the myths and legends that make America, well, America. A lot of dismemberment, a little bit of criminal activity, and a whole lot of weirdness. What else would you expect from a country that brought you the Jersey Devil and D.B. Cooper?
(Year 1, Episode 15)
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Originally published June 21, 2019
It's summer! You know what that means? Time to break out those books for our first ever Basic Bitch's Summer Reading List! Join us as we talk about the shared themes and tropes in modern day vampire novels!
(Year 1, Episode 14)
Novels discussed in this episode:
- Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
- Glass Houses (Morganville Vampire Series) by Rachel Caine
- House of Night by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
- All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
- Sunshine by Robin McKinley
- Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber
- Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite
and of course
- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
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Originally published June 7, 2019
Cultural Interns Eris and Z discuss the Summer Solstice and Midsummer celebrations around the world. There's a lot of sex jokes in this one, y'all.
(Year 1, Episode 13)
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Originally published April 12, 2019
Cultural Interns Eris and Z talk about fairy and little people stories from around the world, like the yousei from Japan and the patupaiarehe from New Zealand; plus more stories from the indigenous Americas, West Africa, China, and of course, Ireland and Wales. This one is chock full of fairies, folks!
(Year 1, Episode 9)
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Originally published March 15, 2019
Cultural Interns Eris and Z discuss superstitions and old wives' tales from around the world, making your own luck, and (oddly enough) which SpongeBob SquarePants character they are.
(Year 1, Episode 7)
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Originally published March 1, 2019
Today, Cultural Interns Eris and Z discuss werewolves, from their history and origins to their impact on pop culture today. Werewolves are everywhere!
(Year 1, Episode 6)
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Originally published February 15, 2019
There's a guest this episode! Cultural Interns Eris and Z, along with Temp Intern Ryan Bradley (visit his website! It's super neat!) discuss myths about love, romance, and the existence of soul mates--and what it means for a marriage. Happy (belated) Valentine's Day everyone!
(Year 1, Episode 5)
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