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Chapter 20: Hermes, Bugs Bunny, and Other Trickster Gods
It's been a while since we've talked about a god! This week, DJ (he/him) takes over the research to talk about the good ol' god of messengers, thieves, and tricksters, Hermes.
Chapter 19: Never Go to Dinner with Tantalus
If there's one thing you can count on at Podcast of Poseidon, it's conversations about bad dads. And, oh gods, do we have a pretty terrible dad for you all this week.
Chapter 18: The Gray Sisters and Pop Culture Power Trios
The Gray Sisters are another strange, magical trio from mythology. In honor of this trio of cab-driving gossips, we're exploring other great trios from storytelling.
Chapter 17: Attack on Laistrygonian
The Laistrygonians appear in a handful of paragraphs in The Odyssey and half a chapter in The Sea of Monsters. But, wow, do Darien and DJ find a lot to talk about in this giant of an episode.
Chapter 16: Ithaquack
Tim O'Connor (he/him) from Everything Nerdy and Anything in Between joins the show to talk about DuckTales, duck puns, Ragnarok, and professional wrestling.
Chapter 15: The Sea of Monsters, or Percy Does the Odyssey
Welcome to Season 2 of Podcast of Poseidon! We kick off the season by talking about the second book in Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Sea of Monsters. This is DJ's favorite book! Right?
Chapter 14: Is Poseidon a Good Dad?
In this episode, Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) talk about the podcast namesake, the sea god himself. Topics include Poseidon's theme park appearances, video game skins, and complicated father-daughter/son relationships.
Chapter 13: Don’t Be Like Zeus
Why is the king of the gods a complete monster? In this episode, the siblings list the reasons why we shouldn’t be like Zeus.
Chapter 12: Orpheus Can’t Follow Directions with Dylan Hunter
The tale of Orpheus and Eurydice is one of the great Greek tragedies. This is why we invited alleged comedian Dylan Hunter (he/him) to help keep up the mood during this episode!
Chapter 11: Everybody Loves Hades (Expect the Ancient Greeks) with K OGlasain
If Hades is supposed to be scary, then why does everyone want to hook up with him these days? Artist K OGlasain (she/her) joins the podcast to help answer this pressing question.
Chapter 10: Death’s a Game (The Underworld in ‘Hades’ and ‘Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey’) with Casey Scott and Lucy Hart
Guests Casey Scott (he/him) and Lucy Hart (she/her) join the podcast to talk about video games set in the Underworld—mostly Assassin's Creed: Odyssey and Hades.
Chapter 9: This Episode is About Ares (We Promise) with Skylar Barsanti
Guest co-host Skylar Barsanti (she/her) joins the pod to talk about Wond- Ares! We mean Ares. We’re talking about Ares.
Chapter 8: Medusa: Terrifying Monster or Feminist Icon?
There are a lot of ways to look at the gorgon known as Medusa. In this episode, Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) examine every one — or at least, like, five of them.
Chapter 7: Let’s Get Fury-ous
Darien (she/her) goes HARD in this episode about the Furies. And DJ (he/him) is along for the ride.
Chapter 6: Oracle of Delphi Didn’t See That Coming
Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) talk drugs, prophecy, and how knowing your future can really mess up your life in this episode about the Oracle of Delphi.
Chapter 5: Chiron’s School of Rock
Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) discuss the greatest teachers of all time: a centaur and Jack Black.
Chapter 4: My Name’s Dionysus and I Like to Party
Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) discuss the many facets of Dionysus (who's totally more than a party god).
Chapter 3: The Minotaur
The Minotaur is secretly a really sad, frustrating story. Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) discuss why.
Chapter 2: The Fates
The Ancient Greeks believed the lives of all creatures were pre-determined, mapped out by three goddesses on a divine loom (which is NOT the same as a spinning wheel). Today, the question of destiny and fate has a lot more layers.
Chapter 1: The Lightning Thief
Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) start their quest for real by diving into The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. They have a lot of opinions about a certain pink poodle.