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Story 42: Scary, Sexy Empusa Lady
In this episode, Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) agree that the Greek Empusa is probably not the direct inspiration for the modern vampire. So obviously, they spend most of the episode talking about vampires!
Story 41: The Battle of the Labyrinth, or Percy Gets Lost
Muses of Mythology has arrived! Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) kick off the new season by getting lost in the Labyrinth
Chapter 40: Zoë's Constellation Prize
It's our last episode for The Titan's Curse! We finish with the death of Zoë Nightshade and the fantastical world of constellations. Then we wrap with a Major Announcement!
Chapter 39: Atlas Needs a Chiropractor
Atlas is a titan who was forced to hold the sky on his shoulders for all eternity. So, how did the name become associated with big books of maps?
Chapter 38: Cats Are Dragons!
DRAGONS
That's it. That's the description.
Chapter 37: Athena's Not Like Other Girls
Athena isn’t just some goddess. She just, like, better than other girls, ya know?
Chapter 36: Talos Broke Our Brains with Owen (Through the Mist)
Listen. This started out as a normal episode about Talos with Owen (he/him) from Through the Mist podcast.
But then somebody (Darien) had to go and ask if the giant robot was alive. And all Tartarus broke loose.
Chapter 35: What Makes a Good Aphrodite? with Sam (The Chaos-Cast)
Time to celebrate the ultimate Messy Bitch™: Aphrodite! Sam from The Chaos-Cast joins the pod to discuss Aphrodite as the goddess of self-love, beauty being in the eye of the beholder, and why a mortal man will NOT get away with stabbing a goddess.
Chapter 34: The Lotus Eaters (Is Time a Cult?)
This week, Darien (she/her) and DJ (he/him) explore have a tiny piece of The Odyssey that became a massive plot point in the PJO books. We're finally talking about the Lotus Eaters.
Chapter 33: The 12 Memes of Hercules with Robert Gaymer (thedammemepage)
Discussing the Labors of Hercules is far too great a challenge for the siblings to take on alone. Fortunately, they've got Robert Gaymer (they/them) of @thedammemepage, Into the Riordanverse, and Entering Storybrooke to help them on this daring quest!
Chapter 32: Is There an Apollo in the House? with Maddy (Fatal Flaw)
This week, real medical professional Maddy, RN BSN (she/her), of Fatal Flaw joins the podcast to discuss mythological medical professional, Apollo!
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.