Nobody Labours Like Heracles (Hercules): The ...

Happy Spoooooky Season! Today Dr Charlotte Spence joins Liv to talk about the weird, wacky, and deeeeeeeply f---ed up tradition of ancient curse tablets... (Many awkward and icky laughs are had!) AVAILABLE NOW! The Odyssey: a Modern Retelling. Submit your question for the next Q& ...  Show more

It's time for a very spoooooky episode... at least, it's spooky if you're a predatory man! This is the story of the 50 young women (girls, really) who protected themselves when necessary. AVAILABLE NOW! The Odyssey: a Modern Retelling. Submit your question for the next Q&A via em ...  Show more

Of all the mythological figures of Ancient Greece, none has maintained as much prominence as Hercules, the demigod gifted with super strength. While many of us know of Hercules's feats, his childhood and early life were defined by drastic mistakes and their gruesome consequences. ...  Show more

The story of Hercules is one part gritty, serious tragedy and two parts over-the-top monster fights. This week, in the origin story of one of the greatest mythological heroes of the western world, we get to see the human side of the demigod before the story goes completely off-th ...  Show more

In the latest episode in our series on history’s biggest topics, classicist Natalie Haynes tackles listener questions on Greek myths. Speaking to Rachel Dinning, she examines the tales of popular figures including Hercules and Aphrodite, and explores how these ancient stories hav ...  Show more

Hercules is as terrible as he is awesome. There are sea monsters, centaurs, people being thrown off of things, Hydra poison, and Hercules making ridiculous choices. Basically, it's everything you could want from a Hercules episode. Oh, and he dies, because apparently he can do th ...  Show more