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Conversations: Will Theseus Get What’s Coming to Him? Minos with Kacper Szymczak

This time Michaela comes on the show for her first solo conversation episode with Kacper Szymczak the Creative Director of Artificer Games. We had lots of fun chatting ancient sources, inspiration, what is canon when it comes to myth, and what makes a game fun to play! Find Minos ...  Show more

Roll Out the Red Carpet, King Agamemnon’s Home (Aeschylus’ Agamemnon Part 2)

Agamemnon is home, Clytemnestra is... plotting. Pre-order Liv's Odyssey adaptation (!!!), The Odyssey: a Modern Retelling. 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 Edition at patreon.c ...  Show more

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