Originally published April 10, 2020.
Ah geeze, Cultural Interns Eris and Z get all NERDY and talk about dragons. We've got the Tarasque, the Piasa, Jormungandr, even Shenlong in this episode, yo.
(Year 2, Episode 9)
Year 2, Episode 8: Greek Kidnappers (Drunk Storytime with Z!)
Originally published March 27, 2020.
It's time for As the Myth Turns' most awful dating game! Cultural Intern Z gets wasted and introduces us to three unlovely kidnapping bachelors of Greek myth who've never heard of the concept of consent before! Check it out!
(Year 2, Episode 8)
Year 2, Episode 6: Pulp Heroes of Yesteryear!
Originally published February 28, 2020.
Cultural Intern Eris joins Producer Extraordinaire Mac to discuss about the granddaddies (and some great-granddaddies) of the superheroes we all know and love. We're talking about The Shadow, the Phantom, Zorro, the Scarlet Pimpernell... even Don Quixote and more.
Also, weirdly, a lot of Star Wars and a smidge of Charles Dickens.
It's a weirdly pleasing academic episode, y'all.
(Year 2, Episode 6)
Year 2, Episode 5: Seductors and Seductresses
Originally published February 14, 2020.
Cultural Intern Eris and Provisional Co-Hosting Intern / Producer Mac sit down to talk about succubi, incubi, Lilith, the state of sexual education in America, and Candy Crush in this episode. Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
(Year 2, Episode 5)
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Year 2, Episode 4: The Greek Creation Myth (Drunken Storytime with Z!)
Originally published January 31, 2020.
Cultural Intern Z gets sloshed and struggles their way through the Greek myth of the creation of the universe. There is weirdly a lot of cannibalism in this one, folks.
(Year 2, Episode 4)
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Year 2, Episode 3: Astrology and the Zodiac
Originally published January 17, 2020.
Cultural Intern Z shares with us their astrology knowledge as they work through Eris's natal chart. Poor Eris just came here to have a good time and she's honestly feeling a little called out. Eris goes over the Chinese Zodiac, and Z starts to lose it a little bit. Everybody is feeling seen this episode!
(Year 2, Episode 3)
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Year 2, Episode 2: Sea Creatures
Originally published January 5, 2020.
Yargh, mateys, there be sea creatures in this episode! Join Cultural Interns Eris and Z as they talk about mermaids, selkies, kappa, rusalka, and all sorts of other sea creatures of legend!
(Year 2, Episode 2)
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Year 2, Episode 1: Medical Myths
Originally published December 20, 2019.
Oh man, folks. This one gets a little intense and emotional. Join your Cultural Interns Eris and Z as they talk about lobotomies, autism, the history of medicine, and the myths surrounding our health and illnesses. Also cannibalism.
Vaccinate your kids.
(Year 2, Episode 1)
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Year 1, Episode 26: Dark Fairy Tales
Originally published December 6, 2019
It's the most wonderful time of the year... so let's talk about dark, disturbing fairy tales! Cultural Interns Eris and Z share tales of the Krampus, Pinocchio, the Baba Yaga, Little Mermaid, and Donkeyskin. We put the "MM!" in Grimm, y'all.
(Year 1, Episode 26)
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Year 1, Episode 25: #RocoPoco (Year End Wrap-Up!)
Originally published November 22, 2019
Join Cultural Interns Eris and Z and their Producer Extraordinaire Mac as they discuss the things they learned while making this podcast, the shenanigans of the early years, and the origin of RocoPoco (Record your 'Cast, POST your 'Cast). And like every kid's cartoon from the 90s, the real reward was the friendship we gained along the way.
Also we have a wicked dope podcast.
(Year 1, Episode 25)
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Year 1, Episode 24: Loki Cuts Sif’s Hair (Drunken Storytime with Eris!)
Originally published November 8, 2019
Eris gets smashed and only barely gets through the story of the one time Loki snuck into Sif's house while she was sleeping and shaves her head. Sick prank, bro.
(Year 1, Episode 24)
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Year 1, Episode 23: Hauntings
Originally published October 25, 2019
Ooooooh this one is spooky, y'all! Cultural Interns Eris and Z talk about famous hauntings and ghost stories around the world, including Bloody Mary, the Lalaurie house, the Borley Rectory and the Devil's Pool in Australia. They also share some personal ghost encounters of their own.
Happy Halloween, everyone!
(Year 1, Episode 23)
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Year 1, Episode 22: Fox Spirits
Originally published October 11, 2019
Oh snap! Cultural Interns Eris and Z talk about fox spirits and myths from around the world! There's some shenanigans to be had for sure.
(Year 1, Episode 22)
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Year 1, Episode 21: Spies!
Originally published September 27, 2019
Look out! Cultural Interns Eris and Z, with their producer and temp intern Mac Boyle, tackle spy myths and the growing spy genre in this episode. This one's mostly about James Bond, yo.
(Year 1, Episode 21)
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Year 1, Episode 20: Freya Purchases A Necklace (Drunken Storytime with Eris!)
Originally published September 13, 2019
Ooooh Eris gets smashed in this one! Listen in as she giggles her way through the Norse myth of Freya getting her groove on and getting the most awesomest, bestest necklace ever created: the Brisingamen.
(Year 1, Episode 20)
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Year 1, Episode 19: BBSRL: Fae and Fairy Tales
Originally published August 30, 2019
We did it! The fourth and final installment of our Basic Bitch's Summer Reading List episode of the year. Z and Eris are talking about fae novels and fairy tales, and Z shares with us the story of why their family is no longer allowed to play Scrabble.
Novels discussed in this episode:
- The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
- The Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Frances Long
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
- A Midsummer Night's Dream by William (Billy) Shakespeare
and we talked about The Wizard of Oz, Alice and Wonderland, and Labyrinth quite a bit as well.
(Year 1, Episode 19)
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Year 1, Episode 18: BBSRL: Spellcasters
Originally published August 16, 2019
Booyah! Our third installment of the Basic Bitches’ Summer Reading List! This time we're discussing spellcasters! Cultural Intern Z read like, all the books, and Eris helped! Why do witches and wizards have so many dead parents??
Novels discussed in this episode:
- A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
- How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather
- Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (and pretty much all of the Harry Potter series is discussed in this episode.)
- Song of the Lioness Series
- The Immortals / Wild Magic Series
- Protector of the Small Quartet
- Daughter of the Lioness (a/k/a the Trickster Series)
- Beka Cooper Series
- Provost's Dog Series
all by Tamora Pierce
- Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
- Copper and Gold by Jessica D. Coplen
- Copper and Cobalt by Jessica D. Coplen
- The Magicians by Lev Grossman
- The Magician King by Lev Grossman
- Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
- Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski
And the faery book Eris couldn't remember the title nor author of (that she'll read for the next episode) is called The Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Frances Long.
(Year 1, Episode 18)
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Year 1, Episode 17: BBSRL: Werewolves and Shifters!
Originally published August 2, 2019
Welcome to our second episode of our Basic Bitches Summer Reading List! Join Cultural Interns Eris and Z, along with Temp Intern Haleigh as we discuss werewolf and shifter tropes in books (and on TV). :P
Novels discussed in this episode:
- Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow
- Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
- Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klaus
- Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur
- Nightshade Series by Andrea Cremer
and of course, a little bit
- Teen Wolf, Seasons 1 & 2 (MTV 2011-2012)
(Year 1, Episode 17)
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Year 1, Episode 16: Cupid & Psyche (Drunken Storytime with Z!)
Originally published July 19, 2019
Guess what? It's that time again. Z gets shitfaced on rum and tells us the story of how Cupid met Psyche. It's almost like a romcom! But with more trauma bonding and dubious consent! So... sort of like a romcom?
(Year 1, Episode 16)
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Year 1, Episode 15: American Myths and Legends
Originally published July 5, 2019
Join Cultural Interns Eris and Z as they discuss the myths and legends that make America, well, America. A lot of dismemberment, a little bit of criminal activity, and a whole lot of weirdness. What else would you expect from a country that brought you the Jersey Devil and D.B. Cooper?
(Year 1, Episode 15)
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