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Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1871097/open_sms] Hello and happy last-episode-before-summer-break! This week, Max is going to tell us a Mayan tale about two little scamps who learn the age-old lesson that ball IS life, and Janey is going to teach us to never trust Old Greg (but if you haven't learned that lesson by now, you might be doomed). We hope you enjoy! PS, we are taking the month of June (and possibly July) off! This is absolutely necessary for us to rest and recharge after Hurricane Twilight Puppet Musical devastated our mental cities (does this bit work?) If you want more episodes, consider joining the Patreon [http://www.patreon.com/sortofthestory]at the $7 level! We have a ton of very fun bonus episodes up and ready to binge-- plus you get access to the Discord! We love you, we'll miss you, and we thank you for listening! <3  Janey's Sources - The Soul Cages * Celtic Fairy Tales [https://bookshop.org/a/86350/9781861478757] retold by Neil Philip   * Free Text [https://www.libraryireland.com/fairylegends/soul-cages.php]   * “The Soul Cages: A Fake Folktale” [https://writinginmargins.weebly.com/home/the-soul-cages-a-fake-folktale] from Writing in Margins   * The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers [https://bookshop.org/a/86350/9780500652589] by Jen Campbell  Max's Sources - The Tricks of Hunahpú and Xbalanqué * Full scan online of “The Enchanted Orchard, and other folktales of Central America” [https://archive.org/details/enchantedorchard0000cart] by Dorothy Sharp Carter  Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/sortofthestory] Check out our books (and support local bookstores!) on our Bookshop.org affiliate account! [https://bookshop.org/a/86350/9780451531490] Starting your own podcast with your very cool best friend? Try hosting on Buzzsprout [https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1852759] (and get a $20 Amazon gift card!) Want more?? Visit our website! [http://www.sortofthestory.com/] Join our Patreon! [http://www.patreon.com/sortofthestory] Shop the merch [https://www.teepublic.com/user/sortofthestory] at TeePublic! If you liked these stories, let us know on our various socials! Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/sortofthestory/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@sortofthestory] Goodreads [https://www.goodreads.com/sortofthestory] And email us at sortofthestory@gmail.com

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1871097/open_sms] Hello and welcome back! On this week's episode, Janey is going to tell us about a helpful little mouse who can do it all, and Max is going to tell us about a woman who prioritizes her needs over work (god FORBID a woman do something for herself every once in a while). Enjoy! Janey's Sources - The Forest Bride * Full free text [https://americanliterature.com/author/parker-fillmore/fairy-tale/the-forest-bride]   Max's Sources - The Weaver Maiden and the Cowherd * “Myths of the World” by Padraic Colum * Summary of “The Cowherd and the Weaving Maid” [https://pages.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/chin/chtales/story211.html] variant   * Summary of “The Weaver and the Cow Herdsman,” [https://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Culture/view?articleId=124154] Korean variant   * Summary of “The Legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl” [https://cultureofchinese.com/traditions/folklore/folklore-cowherd-and-the-weaver-girl/] variant  Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/sortofthestory] Check out our books (and support local bookstores!) on our Bookshop.org affiliate account! [https://bookshop.org/a/86350/9780451531490] Starting your own podcast with your very cool best friend? Try hosting on Buzzsprout [https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1852759] (and get a $20 Amazon gift card!) Want more?? Visit our website! [http://www.sortofthestory.com/] Join our Patreon! [http://www.patreon.com/sortofthestory] Shop the merch [https://www.teepublic.com/user/sortofthestory] at TeePublic! If you liked these stories, let us know on our various socials! Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/sortofthestory/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@sortofthestory] Goodreads [https://www.goodreads.com/sortofthestory] And email us at sortofthestory@gmail.com

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1871097/open_sms] Hello and happy Part 2 of our Mythology episode! This week Max is going to tell us the story of Theseus, Ariadne, and the Minotaur! Get ready to rage! Max’s Sources - Theseus, Ariadne, the Minotaur, and the Labyrinth * Diffen.com - “Labyrinth vs. Maze” [https://www.diffen.com/difference/Labyrinth_vs_Maze]  * Classical Kids’ summary of Theseus, Ariadne, and the Minotaur [https://classicalwisdomkids.substack.com/p/theseus-ariadne-and-the-minotaur]  * Greek Mythology: The myth of Theseus and the Minotaur  [https://www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com/myth-of-theseus-and-minotaur/] * Liverpool Museums, “Theseus and the Minotaur”  [https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/world-museum/greek-myths-and-legends/theseus-and-minotaur] * Knossos Palace, “The Myth of Theseus and the Minotaur” [https://knossos-palace.gr/2023/08/24/the-myth-of-theseus-and-the-minotaur/]  * The Metropolitan Museum, “Theseus, Hero of Athens” [https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/theseus-hero-of-athens]  * Epoch Magazine, “Theseus and Ariadne in Naxian Identity”  [https://www.epoch-magazine.com/post/theseus-and-ariadne-in-naxian-identity] * Ancient Greece, “Theseus and the Minotaur”  [https://ancient-greece.org/mythology/theseus-and-the-minotaur/] * Theoi, “Ariadne”  [https://www.theoi.com/Georgikos/Ariadne.html] * Cornell College, “Analysis of Ariadne and Theseus”  [https://www.cornellcollege.edu/classical_studies/cla216-2-a/ariadne-theseus/ancientanalysis.htm] * The Guardian, “In love’s labyrinth” by Charlotte Higgins [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/oct/06/featuresreviews.guardianreview34]  * Myth Matters podcast, “Into the Labyrinth and the myth of Ariadne’s Thread”  [https://mythicmojo.com/into-the-labyrinth-and-ariadnes-thread/] *  Full free text of Catullus 64 [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Translation:Catullus_64] in English and Latin  BONUS: Homeric Hymn to Demeter [https://uh.edu/~cldue/texts/demeter.html] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/sortofthestory] Check out our books (and support local bookstores!) on our Bookshop.org affiliate account! [https://bookshop.org/a/86350/9780451531490] Starting your own podcast with your very cool best friend? Try hosting on Buzzsprout [https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1852759] (and get a $20 Amazon gift card!) Want more?? Visit our website! [http://www.sortofthestory.com/] Join our Patreon! [http://www.patreon.com/sortofthestory] Shop the merch [https://www.teepublic.com/user/sortofthestory] at TeePublic! If you liked these stories, let us know on our various socials! Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/sortofthestory/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@sortofthestory] Goodreads [https://www.goodreads.com/sortofthestory] And email us at sortofthestory@gmail.com

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1871097/open_sms] Hello! Our theme for the next two episodes is "mythology", and Janey is kicking us off with the Greek story of Jason and Medea. We're going to learn about the Argonaut-Boy Trip, how the gods screwed Medea over, and also discuss why we support women's wrongs. Hope you enjoy! Sources: * The Voyage of Argo, Apollonius of Rhodes [https://bookshop.org/a/86350/9781613824351]   * Medea by Euripedes [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/35451/35451-h/35451-h.htm] (Full play)   * Ovid’s Metamorphoses [https://bookshop.org/a/86350/9780520394858]  * Medea and Jason: The Backstory [https://www.metopera.org/discover/education/educator-guides/medea/medea-and-jason/], from the Metropolitan Opera  *  The Golden Fleece [https://www.worldhistory.org/Golden_Fleece/], from World History Encyclopedia  Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/sortofthestory] Check out our books (and support local bookstores!) on our Bookshop.org affiliate account! [https://bookshop.org/a/86350/9780451531490] Starting your own podcast with your very cool best friend? Try hosting on Buzzsprout [https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1852759] (and get a $20 Amazon gift card!) Want more?? Visit our website! [http://www.sortofthestory.com/] Join our Patreon! [http://www.patreon.com/sortofthestory] Shop the merch [https://www.teepublic.com/user/sortofthestory] at TeePublic! If you liked these stories, let us know on our various socials! Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/sortofthestory/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@sortofthestory] Goodreads [https://www.goodreads.com/sortofthestory] And email us at sortofthestory@gmail.com

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1871097/open_sms] Happy April Fools Day, Loca!  https://youtu.be/2CLzjKXzwB0?si=sLl_8Muj59M_p3N2 [https://youtu.be/2CLzjKXzwB0?si=sLl_8Muj59M_p3N2] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/sortofthestory] Check out our books (and support local bookstores!) on our Bookshop.org affiliate account! [https://bookshop.org/a/86350/9780451531490] Starting your own podcast with your very cool best friend? Try hosting on Buzzsprout [https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1852759] (and get a $20 Amazon gift card!) Want more?? Visit our website! [http://www.sortofthestory.com/] Join our Patreon! [http://www.patreon.com/sortofthestory] Shop the merch [https://www.teepublic.com/user/sortofthestory] at TeePublic! If you liked these stories, let us know on our various socials! Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/sortofthestory/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@sortofthestory] Goodreads [https://www.goodreads.com/sortofthestory] And email us at sortofthestory@gmail.com