Medea was a foreign princess and a powerful sorceress, best known as the wife of the hero Jason who helped him secure the Golden Fleece. But few know the story of what happened after their triumphant return — and how one of the greatest love stories of Greek myth unravelled into one of its darkest tragedies.
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Nov 2022
Thanksgiving Special: Zorro, the Curse of Capistrano
He’s the swashbuckling fox of Southern California, a masked bandit who fights injustice with skill and swagger. In our Thanksgiving Special, meet the Curse of Capistrano, the lion-hearted legend himself, as he outwits his ruthless enemies and falls in love! Learn more about your ... Show More
1h 10m
May 2022
29: She turned an ugly guy into a god and now he thinks he rules the world | Greek Mythology #1 (BAM)
Greek Mythology is as messy as it gets. It all started when the Earth started sleeping with Uranus. I’m not kidding.
This kicked off a series of wars, incestuous marriages, sea monsters, and of course Circe. Circe, the daughter of the Titan of the Sun, thought she was born withou ... Show More
1h 21m
Feb 2018
They're Not So Awful After All, Ancient Greek Women in Herodotus' History
The ancient Greeks weren't all gods and monsters. Herodotus was the world's first historian, he travelled the region writing down stories of the recent past. We discuss how he accounts for some of the most famous myths of the Greek world, and some of the badass women he wrote abo ... Show More
29m 38s
Jan 2022
Greek myths: everything you wanted to know
In the latest episode in our series on history’s biggest topics, classicist Natalie Haynes tackles listener questions on Greek myths. Speaking to Rachel Dinning, she examines the tales of popular figures including Hercules and Aphrodite, and explores how these ancient stories hav ... Show More
1h 5m
Nov 2019
Penelope & Medea, the Heroines Behind their Heroes
The women behind the men. Penelope beyond Odysseus and the Odyssey, and the second part in the story of Medea . Two fascinating and underrepresented women of mythology. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monster ... Show More
28m 28s
Jun 2024
457. Helen of Troy: Queen of the Greek Myths (Part 1)
The story of Helen of Troy, her remarkable birth and her infamous love affair with Paris, the Trojan prince, resounds across the centuries. A figure of condemnation, pity and tragedy, her beauty set in motion the most legendary literary conflict of all time: the Trojan Wars. Yet, ... Show More
54m 7s
Oct 2019
S1E1 - Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece, in which Jason travels to the far edges of the known world in search of a fleece to help him regain his kingdom. We encounter dragons, a clever princess, bothersome harpies, enchanted rocks, and questionab ... Show More
17m 12s