Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean — Podcast

Liv Reads Homer: The Iliad (a Modern Translation!) Book 1 13.11.2026 51m

Liv reads Homer's Iliad, a fresh and understandable translation, by Ian Johnston. The boy-warrior is PISSED and he's calling his mommy, watch out Agamemnon! Submit to the quarterly Q&A at mythsbaby.com/questions and get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby AVAILABLE NOW! 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.com/mythsbaby. Enter our podcast guest form if you'd like to be on the show as a conversation guest!CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is reference to anything with overtly traumatic themes but be aware that Greek mythology regularly features assault, death, and many other potentially triggering events.This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading of an ancient source, audiobook style. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title! For a list of Roman/Latin names and who they generally refer to in the Greek, visit: mythsbaby.com/names Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's This? A Bit of True Justice, as a Treat?! A Q&A Episode 10.11.2026 1h 35m

Liv answers a handful of listener questions, most of which are still related to the Odyssey... sorry not sorry! AVAILABLE NOW! 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.com/mythsbaby. Enter our podcast guest form if you'd like to be on the show as a conversation guest!CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is reference to anything with overtly traumatic themes but be aware that Greek mythology regularly features assault, death, and many other potentially triggering events.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RE-AIR Conversations: The Conspiracy & Conspirituality of Atlantis w/ Steph Halmhofer 06.11.2026 1h 5m

CW/TW: brief mention of Canadian Residential Schools and recent and ongoing discovery of graves. This episode originally aired in spring 2022.Liv speaks with archaeologist Steph Halmhofer about conspiracy and conspirituality in archaeology and pseudoarchaeology, Atlantis and its dangerous development into what it is today, and more. Follow Steph on Twitter @cult_archaeo.Further Reading: Plato's Timaeus and Critias, quotes translated by Benjamin Jowett; A Brief History of Atlantis: Plato's Ideal State by Stephen P. Kershaw (includes alternate translation of Plato); PDF: Truth, Lies, and History in Plato's Timaeus and Critias by Thomas K Johansen, 1998.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. Special podcast artwork by Sara Richard.Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RE-AIR Conversations: When the Network Went Down, the Bronze Age Collapse w/ Dr Eric H Cline 03.11.2026 1h 33m

This episode originally aired in April 2024 as part of our Bronze Age Collapse episode series. Liv is joined by Dr Eric H Cline to look at what we know of the end of the Bronze Age, what did and did not contribute to its collapse, and so much more. Learn about the books 1177 BC and After 1177 BC, and 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 episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby. Enter our podcast guest form if you'd like to be on the show as a conversation guest!CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is reference to anything with overtly traumatic themes but be aware that Greek mythology regularly features assault, death, and many other potentially triggering events.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conversations: What Does it Mean To Be Dead? The Homeric Afterlife w/ Bernie Norman 31.10.2026 1h 37m

Liv speaks with Dr Bertie Norman about all things ghosts, shades, and eidolons in the Homeric versions of the Underworld. Ghosts of Patroclus, shades of prophets and mothers, and so much more. AVAILABLE NOW! 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.com/mythsbaby. Enter our podcast guest form if you'd like to be on the show as a conversation guest!CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is reference to anything with overtly traumatic themes but be aware that Greek mythology regularly features assault, death, and many other potentially triggering events.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beware the Monstrous Woman, When the Feminine Turns Threatening 27.10.2026 33m

Happy Spooky Season, here are some 'monstrous' women, but what is 'monstrosity' anyway? AVAILABLE NOW! 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.com/mythsbaby. Enter our podcast guest form if you'd like to be on the show as a conversation guest!CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is reference to anything with overtly traumatic themes but be aware that Greek mythology regularly features assault, death, and many other potentially triggering events.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

YOU ARE ODYSSEUS Episode 10: Games and Glories 26.10.2026 44m

YOU ARE ODYSSEUS - the immersive, interactive audiobook podcast.EPISODE 10: Games and GloriesThe Phaeacians put on Games in your honour, and it's time to pay them back... with your name...This episode covers Book 8, the Phaeacian Games put on in honour of their unknown guest; Book 9, up to where Odysseus reveals himself and begins his tale; and the start of Book 13, when Odysseus leaves Scherie on his journey to Ithaca...Listen and become Odysseus, the many-minded man, the most famous adventure hero of all time. Enjoy this second-person retelling of Homer's Odyssey with a fully atmospheric audio backdrop, hear Odysseus' options at each story juncture, and see if you can make the same choices - based on the hero's own in the original epic.From the teacher (and illustrator) behind GreekMythComix comes this beautiful retelling, featuring characterisations, literary features, scenarios and episodes directly from and inspired by translations of the original poem, from Troy to Ithaca. This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - original, alternative story elements based on suggestions from the original poem, the Epic Cycle, ancient authors and playwrights, and sparkling with additions from Ancient Greek mythology - find the book at laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective, creators and educators dedicated to sharing knowledge that is accessible, contextualized, socially conscious, and inclusive. To find more from the Memory Collective, go to collectivemem.comSound effects courtesy of epidemicsound.com, freesound.org, and the author’s own recordings.For show notes, references and credits go to laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RE-AIR Conversations: The Monstrously Volcanic Breath of the Chimera, Monster Myths w/ Jasmine Elmer 23.10.2026 1h 17m

Liv speaks with fellow Classics podcaster Jasmine Elmer (listen to Jasmine's new show, 2026 edition!, Myth Understood wherever you're listening to LTAMB!) about all things monstrous, but particularly... Volcanic monsters and myths of Greece and Rome. AVAILABLE NOW! 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.com/mythsbaby. Enter our podcast guest form if you'd like to be on the show as a conversation guest!CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is reference to anything with overtly traumatic themes but be aware that Greek mythology regularly features assault, death, and many other potentially triggering events.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SPOOKY RE-AIR: The Lycanthropic Tale of Lycaon & Other Ghosts & Werewolves 20.10.2026 27m

This episode originally aired in October 2020, but it's good enough to play again! It's officially Spooky Season! Ancient werewolves, ghosts, and haunted houses... AVAILABLE NOW! 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.com/mythsbaby. Enter our podcast guest form if you'd like to be on the show as a conversation guest!CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is reference to anything with overtly traumatic themes but be aware that Greek mythology regularly features assault, death, and many other potentially triggering events.Sources: Theoi: https://www.theoi.com/Heros/Lykaon.html; Ovid's Metamorphoses translated by Allen Mandelbaum; Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Ancient Greek and Roman Worlds by Daniel Ogden.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

YOU ARE ODYSSEUS Episode 1: The Beginning 19.10.2026 32m

YOU ARE ODYSSEUS - the immersive, interactive audiobook podcast.EPISODE 1: The BeginningThe War at Troy is over. What will you do now?CW: implied references to physical and s*xual abuse, as per historical context and mythology and the original story. Listen and become Odysseus, the many-minded man, the most famous adventure hero of all time. Enjoy this second-person retelling of Homer's Odyssey with a fully atmospheric audio backdrop, hear Odysseus' options at each story juncture, and see if you can make the same choices - based on the hero's own in the original epic.From the teacher (and illustrator) behind GreekMythComix comes this beautiful retelling, featuring characterisations, literary features, scenarios and episodes directly from and inspired by translations of the original poem, from Troy to Ithaca. This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - original, alternative story elements based on suggestions from the original poem, the Epic Cycle, ancient authors and playwrights, and sparkling with additions from Ancient Greek mythology - https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective, creators and educators dedicated to sharing knowledge that is accessible, contextualized, socially conscious, and inclusive. To find more from the Memory Collective, go to collectivemem.comSound effects courtesy of epidemicsound.com, freesound.org, and the author’s own recordings.Intro/Outtro: TIME TRAVELLER, TellsonicFor show notes, references and credits go to laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conversations: Now THAT is What I Call a Curse! Ancient Curse Tablets w/ Dr Charlotte Spence 16.10.2026 1h 54m

Happy Spoooooky Season! Today Dr Charlotte Spence joins Liv to talk about the weird, wacky, and deeeeeeeply f---ed up tradition of ancient curse tablets... (Many awkward and icky laughs are had!) AVAILABLE NOW! 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.com/mythsbaby. Enter our podcast guest form if you'd like to be on the show as a conversation guest!CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is reference to anything with overtly traumatic themes but be aware that Greek mythology regularly features assault, death, and many other potentially triggering events.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Women Fight Back, the Daring Danaides Who Refused to Submit 13.10.2026 40m

It's time for a very spoooooky episode... at least, it's spooky if you're a predatory man! This is the story of the 50 young women (girls, really) who protected themselves when necessary. AVAILABLE NOW! 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.com/mythsbaby. Enter our podcast guest form if you'd like to be on the show as a conversation guest!CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is reference to anything with overtly traumatic themes but be aware that Greek mythology regularly features assault, death, and many other potentially triggering events.Sources: Pseudo-Apollodorus' Library of Greek Mythology.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RE-AIR Conversations: Powerful or Powerless, Caring or Careless? The Goddess Thetis w/ Maciej Paprocki 09.10.2026 1h 56m

A timely revisiting of this ICONIC conversation about the wondrous goddess Thetis with one of Liv's favourite myth experts! This episode originally aired in March 2025. Liv speaks with returning guest Dr Maciej Paprocki about the goddess Thetis, a goddess with seemingly immense but mysterious power, and a woman who has enough agency in her life that she becomes tragically unique. Learn more about the Staying Power of Thetis. AVAILABLE NOW! 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.com/mythsbaby. Enter our podcast guest form if you'd like to be on the show as a conversation guest!CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is reference to anything with overtly traumatic themes but be aware that Greek mythology regularly features assault, death, and many other potentially triggering events.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Remnants of Rage, the Forced Marriage of Thetis, and the Fateful Judgement of Paris 06.10.2026 52m

The great goddess Thetis, the crimes of men, and the origins of the Trojan War. AVAILABLE NOW! 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.com/mythsbaby. Enter our podcast guest form if you'd like to be on the show as a conversation guest!CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is reference to anything with overtly traumatic themes but be aware that Greek mythology regularly features assault, death, and many other potentially triggering events.Sources: Brock "the Rapist" Turner; Hockey Canada's Horrors; Early Greek Myths by Timothy Gantz; Pindar's Nemean Ode 5; Pindar's Isthmian Ode 8; Homer's Iliad, translated by Emily Wilson; fragments of the Cypria.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Camp Half-Blood Crossover! Liv and Genn of AHFG Chat with Rick Riordan and Annabelle Oh 02.10.2026 29m

That's right, you read it correctly. It's only taken 9.25 years but Liv has listened to your pleas and is finally here with not just ANY Percy Jackson Universe content... No, she teamed up with Genn McMenemy of Ancient History Fangirl to interview the co-authors of a BRAND NEW CAMP HALF BLOOD BOOK... Camp Half-Blood: the Wild Zone! Rick Riordan and Annabelle Oh share their mythical inspirations, what's going on at Camp Half Blood in the new series, and more. Video version is available on YouTube or ad-free on Patreon.AVAILABLE NOW! 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.com/mythsbaby. Enter our podcast guest form if you'd like to be on the show as a conversation guest!CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is reference to anything with overtly traumatic themes but be aware that Greek mythology regularly features assault, death, and many other potentially triggering events.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let’s Marry Helen! Mythmaking Marriage in Lacedaemon 29.09.2026 38m

We're going back to the beginning... Before we start the next reading series, the Johnston translation of Homer's Iliad, we're going back to basics: How did Helen end up the face was blamed for launching a thousand ships? AVAILABLE NOW! 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.com/mythsbaby. Enter our podcast guest form if you'd like to be on the show as a conversation guest!CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is reference to anything with overtly traumatic themes but be aware that Greek mythology regularly features assault, death, and many other potentially triggering events.Sources: Early Greek Myths by Timothy Gantz; Topostext entries on Leda, Helen.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RE-AIR Conversations: Better Off With Bears, Artemis & Goddess Worship w/ Dr Carla Ionescu 25.09.2026 1h 32m

This episode originally aired in March 2024. Liv speaks with "The Artemis Expert" Dr Carla Ionescu, about Artemis, bears, goddess worship, and so much more (because Liv has ADHD, you know the drill). Find Carla on Instagram, Twitter, and at the Artemis Centre. AVAILABLE NOW! 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.com/mythsbaby. Enter our podcast guest form if you'd like to be on the show as a conversation guest!CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is reference to anything with overtly traumatic themes but be aware that Greek mythology regularly features assault, death, and many other potentially triggering events.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meticulous Metis, Audacious Odysseus, and the Age Old Infamy of the Orphics... A Q&A Episode 22.09.2026 1h 20m

Liv is back answers listener questions about all things myth... which, right now, involves primarily questions related to the Odyssey and you know who isn't complaining? LIV! AVAILABLE NOW! 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.com/mythsbaby. Enter our podcast guest form if you'd like to be on the show as a conversation guest!CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is reference to anything with overtly traumatic themes but be aware that Greek mythology regularly features assault, death, and many other potentially triggering events.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey (A Modern Translation!) Books 23 & 24 18.09.2026 1h 8m

Liv reads the final two books of Homer's Odyssey, translated by Ian Johnston. It's time for dramatic reunions (of the living and the dead!), more unnecessary lies, and wrapping things up in a tidy little bow. This modern translation is used with immense gratitude to translator Ian Johnston and Vancouver Island University. AVAILABLE NOW! 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.com/mythsbaby. Enter our podcast guest form if you'd like to be on the show as a conversation guest!CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is reference to anything with overtly traumatic themes but be aware that Greek mythology regularly features assault, death, and many other potentially triggering events.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And That’s That (Herodotus The Histories Bk 3, Pt. 4) 15.09.2026 34m

And that's how book 3 of Herodotus' Histories ends, not with a bang but with an extra duplicitous siege of Babylon. Michaela here saying goodbye to all you wonderful listeners as this is my last episode on LTAMB. But she is creating her own show that will air sometime in the end of October. If you want more updates or to know when she'll be around give her a follow on instagram or youtube! AVAILABLE NOW! 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.com/mythsbaby. Enter our podcast guest form if you'd like to be on the show as a conversation guest!CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is reference to anything with overtly traumatic themes but be aware that Greek mythology regularly features assault, death, and many other potentially triggering events.Sources: Herodotus' Histories, translated by Tom Holland.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.Learn more about Liv's next group trips to GREECE! Application deadline is November 30 (Subject to change due to demand). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.