Chapter 26: The Golden Fleece Could Have Been a Really Nice Banana
The story of Jason and the Argonauts is one of the oldest stories still being told in the Western canon. It features the Golden Fleece, which is one of the oldest McGuffins in the Western canon. Hold on to your film studies degree, kids; Leo Garcia (he/him) (AKA GeekScorpio/Gaming Theater Presents) joins us to talk myths, McGuffins, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Other topics include sports Greek would heroes letter in, animated children's programming from the last 90s, botched series finales, and cosmic baked goods.
Check out Leo's amazing videos at https://www.youtube.com/c/GamingTheaterPresents
Spoilers for Assassins Creed Series, Age of Mythology, DuckTales, Hercules: The Animated Series, Supa Land, Pulp Fiction, Psycho, The Lord of the Rings, Titanic, How I Met Your Mother, Saving Private Ryan, Warehouse 13, Jackie Chan Adventures, Scott Pilgrim, Pokemon, Invader Zim, The Adventure Zone, Justice League, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Endgame, and Fairly Odd Parents.
Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about infidelity, attempted murder, death, drowning, animal sacrifice, murder, dismemberment, religion, Nazis, and Nazis getting their faces melted off.
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