Best Greek Mythology Baby Podcasts (2024)

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Liv Reads Ovid: Three (Relevant) Heroides 45:47

3d ago45:47

45:47

Liv reads three letters of Ovid's Heroides: Dido to Aeneas, Deianeira to Hercules, and Phyllis to Demophoon, to prepare for Friday's converSubmit your questions to the quarterly Q&A episodes! Sign up for the Iris' Rainbow newsletter! CW/TW: Today's episode specifically references suicide, though brief. This is not a standard narrative story episode…

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BONUS: The Partial Historians Talk Spartacus, With A Rebel Yell 28:37

6d ago28:37

28:37

An episode of the Partial Historians podcast about Spartacus, because why not? Pre-order Dr Rad and Dr G's new book, Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire now! Find out more and listen to the Partial Historians here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Liv Albert and iHeartPodcasts

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Liv Reads Ancient Spooky: Speeches from Seneca's Thyestes and Agamemnon 1:00:17

7d ago1:00:17

1:00:17

Liv reads speeches from Seneca's Thyestes and Agamemnon, translated by Frank Justus Miller. Ask your questions for the next Q&A episode here! This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading of an ancient source, audiobook style. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title! For a list of Roman/Latin n…

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RE-AIR: She Gives, She Takes Away, the Goddess Hecate & Her World of Witchcraft 42:00

10d ago42:00

42:00

Revisiting... Hecate! A re-airing of the 2022 episode looking at everything there is to know about Hecate, all powerful goddess of witchcraft, and some real life women accused of witchcraft in ancient Greece. Submit your question for the next Q&A episode here, or sign up for our new newletter here! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. G…

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Conversations: Nothing Like a Little Ritual Tearing Apart! Bacchae's Sparagmos, w/ Cosi Carnegie 1:07:27

14d ago1:07:27

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Liv speaks with Cosi Carnegie about sparagmos, the tearing apart of Pentheus, in Euripides Bacchae. Check out more from Cosi here. 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 referenc…

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RE-AIR: No Crime Have I Committed, Save to Speak the Truth, Cursed Cassandra 30:18

16d ago30:18

30:18

The final narrative episode of the Euripides series has been postponed... For now, welcome to Spooky Season. This episode originally aired in 2021. 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 real thing. Sources: Theoi.c…

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Conversations: Singing the Songs of Theatre, Music and Euripidean Theatre w/ Sean Gurd 1:33:02

21d ago1:33:02

1:33:02

Liv speaks with Sean Gurd who specialized in, and records reconstructions of, ancient music from its archaic origins down to the aulos players of Euripidean tragedy. The aulos pieces were recorded at the Ancient Music and Performance Lab at UT Austin and were written by Jonathan Churchett and Sean Gurd, aulos performed by Johnathan Churchett. Recor…

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Hermes' Historia: Evolution of the Theatron 42:58

22d ago42:58

42:58

Hermes Historia is a new series hosted by Liv and Michaela, brief lessons in ancient history. This time: the evolution of the physical theatre space... Sign up for a new newsletter to stay in the loop about the upcoming ad-free subscriptions where future Hermes' Historia episodes will live! Submit your questions to the quarterly Q&A episodes! CW/TW…

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I Would Gladly Fight in Battle Three Times Over, Than Give Birth Once… Women in Euripides 39:57

24d ago39:57

39:57

Some of the most realistic, sympathetic, complex, and villainous women of the ancient world are found in the works of Euripides. He seemed to have had an interest in the people on the margins, women, foreign "barbarians", and enslaved people. Today we're looking at them, and Euripides through them. Find the International Podcast Day livestream here…

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

28d 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

1M 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

1M 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

1M 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…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Greek Mythology Baby Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold

Liv Albert and iHeartPodcasts

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Liv Reads Ovid: Three (Relevant) Heroides 45:47

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BONUS: The Partial Historians Talk Spartacus, With A Rebel Yell 28:37

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Liv Reads Ancient Spooky: Speeches from Seneca's Thyestes and Agamemnon 1:00:17

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RE-AIR: She Gives, She Takes Away, the Goddess Hecate & Her World of Witchcraft 42:00

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Conversations: Nothing Like a Little Ritual Tearing Apart! Bacchae's Sparagmos, w/ Cosi Carnegie 1:07:27

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RE-AIR: No Crime Have I Committed, Save to Speak the Truth, Cursed Cassandra 30:18

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Conversations: Singing the Songs of Theatre, Music and Euripidean Theatre w/ Sean Gurd 1:33:02

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Hermes' Historia: Evolution of the Theatron 42:58

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I Would Gladly Fight in Battle Three Times Over, Than Give Birth Once… Women in Euripides 39:57

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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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