The most entertaining and enraging stories from mythology told casually, contemporarily, and (let's be honest) sarcastically. Greek and Roman gods did some... more
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Liv speaks with Rebecca Futo Kennedy about all things Athens: the politics behind Theseus' mythology, immigration and the rights (and... more
Liv is joined by Amy Pistone to talk all things reception of Sophocles' Antigone, all the varied ways the play... more
PHRYNE! You've all seen the meme of the Hetarae who stripped in an Athenian courtroom to prove her innocence, right?... more
Heracles was like, a really big deal. Examining the historical and cultural impact of a 1000+ year old hero. Help... more
Liv reads Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book XIII, translated by Brookes More. It's the end of the Trojan War, Ajax and Ulysses... more
Before Heracles, there was Alcmene, and there's so much more to her than just "mother of a hero". Help keep... more
Liv speaks with author and scholar Ruby Blondell about Helen of Sparta, Troy, and the Silver Screen. Ruby's new book... more
Dionysus is as mysterious as he is wonderful, he's new and he's old, local and foreign... Plus, he seriously loved... more
So! Much! Seneca! Lauren Ginsberg joins Liv to RAVE about Seneca's Medea, and provide some helpful and fascinating Roman context,... more
A bonus episode where Liv reads select speeches from Seneca's Medea, translated by Frank Justus Miller. This should accompany the... more