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Chapter 31: Hunting for Artemis with Skylar Barsanti
Skylar Barsanti (she/her) returns to the pod with a book of essays, lessons on goddess archetypes, and hot takes about the Riordanverse.
Chapter 30: We Join the Hunters of Artemis with Fran McMahon
Podcaster, YouTuber, and author Fran McMahon (she/her) joins the pod this week to talk about girl groups, immortality, and the importance and finding a place to belong.
Chapter 29: My Cousin Saw a Manticore at the Zoo
In Ancient Greek terms, the Hydra is like the Mothman and the Manticore is like a rhinoceros.
Chapter 28: The Titan's Curse, or Percy's Series of Big Mistakes
Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) present their most chaotic episode yet as they try desperately to get through The Titan's Curse.
Chapter 27: So You Think You Know The Odyssey?
Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) finish their journey through the Sea of Monsters with a proper look at Homer's epic poem. Turns out, there's a lot they didn't know about the story everyone thinks they know.
Chapter 26: The Golden Fleece Could Have Been a Really Nice Banana
Hold on to your film studies degree, kids; Leo Garcia (he/him) (AKA GeekScorpio/Gaming Theater Presents) joins us to talk myths, MacGuffins, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Chapter 25: Polyphemus' Sympathetic Disney Prequel
Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) talk hospitality, hubris, and monster friends.
Chapter 24: Lo-fi Siren Songs To Jump Off A Ship To
In the Odyssey, Homer depicted sirens as mysterious musicians with all the world's knowledge. Later storytellers transformed sirens into... sexy naked ladies. And we hate that.
Chapter 23: Circe's a Goddess and Samantha Can Do Better
Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) get washed up on the island of the original witchy woman: Circe.
Chapter 22: Would You Rather (Charybdis and Scylla Edition)
So, you need to get past the dreaded oceanic beasts Charybdis and Scylla. How do you survive with your ship and crew intact? DJ has a pretty good idea.
Chapter 21: We Don’t Hail Hydra
How would you kill the Hydra? Obviously not by cutting off its head.
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!