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Hello friends, We’re moving our podcast feed from Podbean to Acast. You won’t notice a thing– all of our existing episodes will remain available through your favourite podcast listening app. Happy listening! Alison & Darrin
We at MythTake are deeply saddened to learn of the harm done to women by fellow podcaster Ryan Stitt. We are deeply sorry if our past collaborations with and support of The History of Ancient Greece (THOAG) have led to women being harmed. There is no room for harassment in Classics or podcasting. We have … Continue reading A message to our community
Welcome to a special episode of MythTake! Rather than bring you our usual format of myth analysis, we’re doing something a little different. We’re giving this episode over to talk about race in classics. The Black Lives Matter movement has been gaining renewed momentum, and hashtags like #shutdownacademia and #blackintheivory are highlighting the experiences of … Continue reading Episode 32: An Interview with John Bracey
Episode 31: Heroes in the Time of COVID May 18, 2020 We’re baaack! We’ve been hearing a lot about heroes in the news lately and it’s got us thinking. The word’s being used to describe doctors, nurses, paramedics, delivery people, truck drivers, and grocery store workers– all the people who are keeping our society going … Continue reading Episode 31: Heroes in the time of COVID
Once a fringe medium, podcasting has slowly and steadily grown to become mainstream. While big network names like I Heart Radio and Radiotopia are increasingly familiar to podcast listeners, there’s still room for the indie podcaster. Podcasts are in vogue and the listenership is growing; Apple has over half a million active podcasts in their … Continue reading Invasion of the Podcasters
This episode we head to the movies and apply our mythological skills to the recent release Aquaman (starring Jason Momoa and Amber Heard and Directed by James Wan). Spoiler alerts! Download episode. Listen on PodBean. Patrons These people like our show so much, they decided to support us on Patreon! Thank you so much! Aven McMaster & … Continue reading Episode 30: MythTake at the Movies– Aquaman
This episode is all about Antigone. We discuss a recent local production of Antigone that explores the current cultural significance of the play and chat about a variety of themes. We also have a special free give away for our listeners! https://www.podbean.com/media/player/6pcj7-a160b4?from=yiiadmin&download=1&version=1 Download episode. Show Notes Antigone, Adapted and Directed by Mike Griffin Literature & … Continue reading Episode 28: Antigone
We’re back with a full-length episode! For episode 27, we crack open our shiny new copy of Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey! After a chat about the challenges of accessing myths through translation, we take a look at a small episode that makes up a big part of the Trojan War myth. We hope we … Continue reading Episode 27: A Bard and a Horse
Hi there, listeners! It’s been far too long since we last talked, so we thought we would drop you a line to let you know what’s up. It’s been far too long since we have been in your ears. And we miss you very much. Unfortunately, I wasn’t available to podcast in November due to … Continue reading A Note to our Faithful Listeners
Warning: This podcast discusses adult themes and theatre scenes of an erotic nature. Blood. Violence. Passion. Wine. This episode has it all, as we discuss the Stratford Festival production of Bakkhai, a new translation of Euripides’ Bacchae by Ann Carson. We apologize for a few audio glitches, especially around the eleven minute mark. We thought this episode … Continue reading Bakkhai