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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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 October 9, 2020.
Cultural Interns Eris and Z are back at it again, recording together (but apart). It's almost like a regular episode again! And what better way to celebrate than to talk about another kind of pandemic: zombies.
Originally published September 18,2020.
Z delights us with different types of vampirism from around the world! They're talking about the asanbosam from Ghana, the impundulu from Zulu and Xhosa, the peuchen from Chile, and a whole lot more.
(Year 2, Episode 19)
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 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 April 10, 2020.
Ah geeze, Cultural Interns Eris and Z get all NERDY and talk about dragons. We've got the Tarasque, the Piasa, Jormungandr, even Shenlong in this episode, yo.
(Year 2, Episode 9)
Originally published February 28, 2020.
Cultural Intern Eris joins Producer Extraordinaire Mac to discuss about the granddaddies (and some great-granddaddies) of the superheroes we all know and love. We're talking about The Shadow, the Phantom, Zorro, the Scarlet Pimpernell... even Don Quixote and more.
Also, weirdly, a lot of Star Wars and a smidge of Charles Dickens.
It's a weirdly pleasing academic episode, y'all.
(Year 2, Episode 6)
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 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 September 27, 2019
Look out! Cultural Interns Eris and Z, with their producer and temp intern Mac Boyle, tackle spy myths and the growing spy genre in this episode. This one's mostly about James Bond, yo.
(Year 1, Episode 21)
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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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