Don't be Awful, or, the Curse on the House of...

SPOILERS (-ish, nothing crazy) for NOLAN'S ODYSSEY! These are Liv's unorganized thoughts/rants on the movie and, primarily, the treatment of the female characters. Listen or don't, this isn't a formal episode... It started out as the introduction to Friday's conversation and turn ...  Show more

Dr Emma Southon speaks with Liv about enslavement in the Roman world, and how those enslaved people built it. Find Emma's books and learn more here. AVAILABLE NOW! The Odyssey: a Modern Retelling. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note. Get ad-free episod ...  Show more

Many connected stories from Greek mythology. We'll start with story of Hades and Persephone, and learn why she's always hanging around the underworld (hint: it's not because she wants to). Then, I'll tell the story of the curse of the house of Atreus, starting with Tantalus and h ...  Show more

Oh Muses! The story of Troy might not be as simple as you think! In this episode we're talking family curses. We encounter lots of un-aliving, trying to dodge prophecy, matricide, a deadly accident, a very uncomfortable dinner, cannibalism, and Clytemnestra’s revenge. —- National ...  Show more

The much-requested story of Prometheus, a Titan who was cursed by Zeus to have his liver pecked out every day for defying the Olympian and bringing fire to the earth. We'll also talk about the Titanomachy, the very literal clash of the Titans at the very beginning of Greek mythol ...  Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Greek myths from Achilles to Zeus. Are you a touch narcissistic? Do you have the body of an Adonis? Are you willing to undertake Herculean tasks or Promethean ventures? Perhaps you have an Oedipus complex? If you answer to any or perhaps all of ...  Show more