Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold

In a very special episode, Liv and Genn McMenemy of Ancient History Fangirl interview debut author Jenny Williamson [https://www.jennywilliamsonauthor.com/]. Find Enemy of My Dreams wherever you get your books. Submit to the quarterly Q&A at mythsbaby.com/questions [http://mythsbaby.com/questions] and get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby [http://patreon.com/mythsbaby].  CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions [http://mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions]. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

This episode originally aired in January 2023. (Note: we'll return to new episodes very soon, there's been some behind the scenes changes and loads of recordings we're perfecting, stay tuned!) Liv speaks with Stephen Hodkinson, expert in all things Sparta. They discuss Sparta throughout history including its use in politics from the founding of the USA to Nazi Germany to modern day misuses of Spartan culture and history. Read more about Sparta and the Capitol insurrection (and so much more Sparta content!) here. [https://nottingham.academia.edu/StephenHodkinson] Read the book, Classical Controversies, for free here [https://www.sidestone.com/books/classical-controversies]. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! [http://www.patreon.com/mythsbaby] CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions [http://mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions]. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Michaela teaches Liv about 6th century Greek colonization for not at all relevant reasons. Submit to the quarterly Q&A at mythsbaby.com/questions [http://mythsbaby.com/questions] and get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby [http://patreon.com/mythsbaby] CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Sources: Greek Colonisation: An Account of Greek Colonies and Other Settlements Overseas Vol. 1 and 2, edited by Gocha R. Tsetskhladze; Colony and Mother City in Ancient Greece by A. J. Graham. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions [http://mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions]. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

This episode originally aired in June 2023. Liv speaks with PhD student Yentl Love about queerness in the ancient world and Greek mythology, about classical reception in Lil Nas X, and so much more. Follow Yentl (the Queer Classicist) on Twitter [https://twitter.com/QueerClassicist], and learn more on her site [https://www.thequeerclassicist.com/]. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! [http://www.patreon.com/mythsbaby] CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions [http://mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions]. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

This episode originally aired in January 2023 as part of the research series on ancient Sparta. We're talking all things Spartan culture: all the things made them Spartan, set them apart from the rest of the Greek world. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! [http://www.patreon.com/mythsbaby] CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Sources: Constitution of the Lacedaimonians by Xenophon, translated by Xenophon E. C. Marchant and G. W. Bowersock; Spartan Women by Sarah B. Pomeroy; The Public School of Sparta by T. Rutherford Harley; Spartan Education in the Classical Period by Nicolas Richer. Bad Ancient articles of interest: Spartan infanticide myth [https://www.badancient.com/claims/spartans-throw-babies-mountains/], Molon Labe [https://www.badancient.com/claims/molon-labe/], the 300 at Thermopylae [https://www.badancient.com/claims/did-300-spartans-halt-persian-advance-thermopylae/]. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions [http://mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions]. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.