Moms, Prophecies, and oh ya Orpheus is there ...

Liv reads Book 12 and 13 of Homer's Odyssey, translated by Ian Johnston. A daring escape from Scylla and Charybdis (twice!) and so much more... He's finally reaching Ithaca. This modern translation is used with immense gratitude to translator Ian Johnston and Vancouver Island Uni ...  Show more

Pre-order Liv's Odyssey adaptation (!!!), The Odyssey: a Modern Retelling. LONDON! Come to my event at Waterstones on Thursday, June 11!! Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Editi ...  Show more

Who was Dionysus, the son of Zeus, and Greek god of ecstasy, revelry and madness? Why was he so central to the ancient Greeks? What is the story of the Bacchae, the play in which a young man is ripped apart by the handmaidens of the goddess Artemis? What did it mean to be a Bacch ...  Show more

What terrifying trials did Jason and the Argonauts have to overcome to win the famous Golden Fleece from a fire-breathing dragon, in one of the greatest greek myths of all time? When and where does this thrilling story come from? How does it tie together the tales of Odysseus, Or ...  Show more

Weirdos, REJOICE! It’s that time that's brought to you, BY you, FOR you, FROM you and ALLLLL about you! This week, Ash & Alaina enter their villain era, and  focus on tales from the early oughts! We’ve got haunted plants! We’ve got stories about a break in! We’ve got ghostly b ...

In this episode, the fourth entry in Chilling Tales for Dark Nights’ chilling five-part series, host Steve Taylor resurrects one of the most unforgettable performances from the Evil Idol archives. A tale of family, memory, and the unearthly threads that bind us long after death t ...  Show more