As The Myth Turns
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 November 22, 2019
Join Cultural Interns Eris and Z and their Producer Extraordinaire Mac as they discuss the things they learned while making this podcast, the shenanigans of the early years, and the origin of RocoPoco (Record your 'Cast, POST your 'Cast). And like every kid's cartoon from the 90s, the real reward was the friendship we gained along the way.
Also we have a wicked dope podcast.
(Year 1, Episode 25)
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Originally published November 8, 2019
Eris gets smashed and only barely gets through the story of the one time Loki snuck into Sif's house while she was sleeping and shaves her head. Sick prank, bro.
(Year 1, Episode 24)
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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 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 September 13, 2019
Ooooh Eris gets smashed in this one! Listen in as she giggles her way through the Norse myth of Freya getting her groove on and getting the most awesomest, bestest necklace ever created: the Brisingamen.
(Year 1, Episode 20)
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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 August 2, 2019
Welcome to our second episode of our Basic Bitches Summer Reading List! Join Cultural Interns Eris and Z, along with Temp Intern Haleigh as we discuss werewolf and shifter tropes in books (and on TV). :P
Novels discussed in this episode:
- Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow
- Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
- Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klaus
- Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur
- Nightshade Series by Andrea Cremer
and of course, a little bit
- Teen Wolf, Seasons 1 & 2 (MTV 2011-2012)
(Year 1, Episode 17)
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Originally published July 19, 2019
Guess what? It's that time again. Z gets shitfaced on rum and tells us the story of how Cupid met Psyche. It's almost like a romcom! But with more trauma bonding and dubious consent! So... sort of like a romcom?
(Year 1, Episode 16)
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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 May 24, 2019
Time to get HAMMERED! Cultural Intern Eris drunkenly regales Cultural Intern Z with the Norse myth "Gylfaginning," or the story in how Sleipnir, Odin's awesome eight-legged horse, was born. This one gets a little raunchy, guys.
(Year 1, Episode 12)
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Originally published May 10, 2019
Somewhere, out there, is intelligent life. And they are coming for us, the inhabitants of Planet Earth, in search of the greatest booty. That's right, folks, Cultural Interns Z and Eris, along with Temp Intern and Producer Mac Boyle, talk about alien facts and myths on this week's episode of As the Myth Turns. It gets weird, y'all.
(Year 1, Episode 11)
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Originally published April 26, 2019
Look up in the sky! Is it a bird? A plane? No, just our superhero episode over here at As the Myth Turns. Cultural Interns Eris and Z and their lovely Temp Intern A'isha talk about superhero myth and culture and their long-lasting effects on our psyches today. Excelsior!
(Year 1, Episode 10)
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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 29, 2019
Cultural Intern Z gets hammered and relates to us the Greek myth of Daedelus. Buckle up folks, this one is a wild ride.
(Year 1, Episode 8)
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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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