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Story 115: Thoth, He Who is Like the Ibis
Darien played too much Hades 2, so DJ took over the lesson plan for this week's episode about Thoth!
Story 114: Bastet, the Ultimate Cat Lady w/ Mal (Demigod Debut)
A new guest appears on the podcast! Mal from Demigod Debut is allergic to cats and has never read the Kane Chronicles, but she loves and has a deep respect for cats, which is the only requirement for being on the Bastet episode.
Story 113: The (Scorpion) Sting of Mischaracterization
If this episode was just about Serket, it would be 15 minutes long. So, she's being joined in this episode by another goddess! Can you guess who? (DJ sure can!)
Story 112: The Earth, the Sky, and Everything In-between
This episode about it's a roundup episode featuring Geb, Tefnut, Shu, and Nut!! One of these could have been its own episode. Can you guess which??
Story 111: Horus is a Big, Fat Cheater
This episode about Egyptian mythology also includes history about The Great Race for Mercy, during which Darien mistakenly refers to an important sled dog as “Fox” when his name was actually Togo. Deepest apologies. Those responsible have been sacked.
Story 110: Set, Our Sassy Gay Uncle w/ Charlie (Of The Eldest Gods)
Our first guest of season seven!! Charlie (they/them) from Of the Eldest Gods (and other shows) joins the main feed for the first time to unpack Set, god of chaos, storms, and the outsiders.
Story 109: Osiris Has (Kinda) Risen
This week, we bring an episode about Osiris that's a serving of mozzarella sticks without sauce sides. Feel free to bring your own sauces!!
Story 108: The “Eset” Episode
Isis. Protector of Pharaohs. Guardian of the Dead. Goddess of Magic. Perhaps the most influential of all Egyptian deities. So, what’s the deal with that whole getting rid of Ra to put her husband on the throne, thing? Not very Ma’at of her, if you ask us.
Story 107: Nephthys, Goddess of…
Nephthys: Wife of Set, goddess of the river. Right?
Story 106: Praise the Sun
Catch a ride in one of your two posh solar rides and explore the many aspects of Ra.
Story 105: Order, Chaos, and Ancient Egyptian Etiquette
Does order and chaos actually appear as themes in Ancient Egypt? Yes!
Story 104: Egypt is Really Old, Y'all (Pt. 2)
Part two of the longest notes Darien has ever compiled for the show.
Story 104: Egypt is Really Old, Y'all (Part 1)
Part one of the longest notes Darien has ever compiled for the show.
Story 103: The Serpent’s Shadow, or We Swear We Liked This Book
And we close out the Kane Chronicles with Darien and DJ complaining about a book they claimed to have enjoyed.
Story 102: The Throne of Fire, or Sadie Seriously Overshares
It’s book two of the Kane Chronicles! Was DJ right about Apophis taking over the Oracle of Delphi? No, of course not.
Story 101: The Red Pyramid, or The Egyptian One!
Time to enter the land of the pharaohs! Join Darien (she/they) and DJ (he/him) as they start their journey through Rick Riordan’s The Kane Chronicles.
Story 100: Let’s Punch Pop Culture Odin! (w/ Standby Line Podcast)
It’s episode 100!!! Tim (he/him) and AJ (he/they) from The Standby Line Podcast join the show to talk about (read: aggressively dunk on) Odin!
Story 99: Loki, A “Silly” Lil Guy (w/ TheDamMemePage)
Robert (they/them) from TheDamMemePage is Finally!! One silly lil guy here to talk about another silly lil guy, Loki.*
*Citation needed.
Story 98: It's Hammer Time
It's a big one! Perhaps THE biggest topic of Norse mythology.
Story 97: Fenrir’s A Good Boy (Til He Turns…)
It's time to tackle the original Big, Bad Wolf, Fenrir!