Best Liv Albert Podcasts (2024)

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Conversations: The Next Great Athenian Blockbuster, Euripidean Competition w/ CW Marshall 59:54

2d ago59:54

59:54

What if Antigone had a happy ending, or if Oedipus was blind before he ever reached the city of Thebes? Liv speaks with Toph Marshall about the lost but not forgotten fragments of Euripides' Oedipus and Antigone. Submit your questions to the quarterly Q&A episodes! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically i…

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Apo Mechanis Theos; Deus Ex Machina; Gods in the Machine (Euripides Part 3) 37:46

5d ago37:46

37:46

Like most things Euripides wrote, his treatment of the Olympian gods and what they were capable of (and best of all, how that's received by mortals) is absolutely ripe for interpretation. Euripides walked the line of impiety and seemed to have a ball. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods a…

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Conversatons: The Missing Women of Euripides, Fragments w/ Dr Melissa Funke 1:22:39

9d ago1:22:39

1:22:39

Liv speaks with Dr Melissa Funke about the gender and the women in Euripides' fragmentary works. Find more from Melissa at the Peopling the Past project. Submit your questions to the quarterly Q&A episodes! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I w…

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Hermes' Historia: a Brief History of Ancient Theatre 51:13

10d ago51:13

51:13

Hermes Historia is a new series hosted by Liv and Michaela, brief lessons in ancient history. In the future the series will be exclusive to supporters of the show (more on that soon!) but we're releasing the first few episodes on the main feed... First up, the history of ancient theatre. Submit your questions to the quarterly Q&A episodes! CW/TW: f…

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Getting to Know An Ancient Greek Theatre Kid, Euripides’ Life & Times (Part 2) 49:44

12d ago49:44

49:44

Continuing with the life of Euripides we look closer at 5th Century Athens and how the events happening around Euripides likely influenced his writing and the stories he wanted to tell. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I refere…

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Conversations: Performance and Gender Blending in Euripides w/ Sarah Olsen 1:05:31

16d ago1:05:31

1:05:31

Liv speaks with Sarah Olsen, editor of Queer Euripides, about performance and gender, and performing gender, in Euripides. Submit your questions to the quarterly Q&A episodes! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the …

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Raging Misogynist or Original Social Justice Warrior? The Murky Life of Euripides 38:43

19d ago38:43

38:43

We have more of Euripides' work than either of the other tragedians combined and yet the details of his life, him as a real person composing real art, are frustratingly lacking. And when they're not lacking, they're often just slander or wild misunderstandings of history. Today we begin looking at the life and times of Euripides, the first BEST pla…

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Conversations: Women Are Wet & Spongy, the History of the Female Body w/ Prof Helen King 1:30:22

23d ago1:30:22

1:30:22

Liv speaks with Professor Helen King about her new book Immaculate Forms, and the history of the female body. From the ancient world (women were wet and spongy) to the more modern (Man Discovers Clitoris). Plus, Artemis and periods. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm…

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Euripides, Odysseus, and the Only Surviving Satyr Play (Cyclops Part 2) 29:52

26d ago29:52

29:52

Liv finishes telling the story of the only surviving Satyr play, Euripides' Cyclops and Euripides' take on Odysseus and Polyphemus...and a chorus of d*** swinging satyrs. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or mo…

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Liv Reads Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy (Final) 1:10:33

30d ago1:10:33

1:10:33

Liv reads the final books of the Fall of Troy, translated by AS Way. The final horrors of the war, and some satisfying bad luck for the Greeks on their way home... Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading of an ancient source, audiobook style. For regular…

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It Began With an STI, Origins of Athenian Theatre & Euripides’ Satyr Play, Cyclops 42:08

1M ago42:08

42:08

Liv looks at some of the more phallic origins of theatre (hint, it's very phallic) and retells the only surviving Satyr play, Euripides' Cyclops. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as defere…

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Coming Soon: Euripides, the First (Best) Playwright 2:21

1M ago2:21

2:21

No, Euripides was not the first playwright but he was the first BEST playwright. Coming September 3rd, we're diving into the man himself, the world in which he wrote, and everything that made him unique (and joyfully weird)! Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. S…

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Liv Reads Quintus Smyrnaeus: The Fall of Troy, Part 10 1:09:20

1M ago1:09:20

1:09:20

Liv reads Book 12 and part of Book 13 of the Fall of Troy, translated by AS Way. The Greeks get a little divine help in the form of a follow wooden horse. It does not go well for the Trojans (or Sinon, or Laocoon). Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading…

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Conversations: The Next Great Athenian Blockbuster, Euripidean Competition w/ CW Marshall 59:54

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Apo Mechanis Theos; Deus Ex Machina; Gods in the Machine (Euripides Part 3) 37:46

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Conversatons: The Missing Women of Euripides, Fragments w/ Dr Melissa Funke 1:22:39

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Hermes' Historia: a Brief History of Ancient Theatre 51:13

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Getting to Know An Ancient Greek Theatre Kid, Euripides’ Life & Times (Part 2) 49:44

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Conversations: Performance and Gender Blending in Euripides w/ Sarah Olsen 1:05:31

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Raging Misogynist or Original Social Justice Warrior? The Murky Life of Euripides 38:43

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Conversations: Women Are Wet & Spongy, the History of the Female Body w/ Prof Helen King 1:30:22

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Euripides, Odysseus, and the Only Surviving Satyr Play (Cyclops Part 2) 29:52

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Liv Reads Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy (Final) 1:10:33

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It Began With an STI, Origins of Athenian Theatre & Euripides’ Satyr Play, Cyclops 42:08

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Coming Soon: Euripides, the First (Best) Playwright 2:21

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Liv Reads Quintus Smyrnaeus: The Fall of Troy, Part 10 1:09:20

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