In what may be the most unconventional coping mechanism yet, I have mentally constructed my own Mount Olympus. Do you like horoscopes? Is everyone tired of hearing you talk about how you're such a Virgo? Great news: now you can pick a Greek god

Single dads and flying too close to the sun

Mar 29th, 2020 1h 7m

Your weekly coronavirus distraction is back, and more distracting than ever. You won't find a SINGLE pandemic reference here!! (Mainly because we recorded before The Great Panic.) Get lost in fantasy! Special guest Emily Rose Hart is back by po

What female CEOs have in common with Medusa.

Mar 18th, 2020 32m 7s

A welcome respite from coronavirus scariness! Today we talk about the recent controversy re: Ty Haney, Steph Korey and Audrey Gelman, and what they have in common with Medusa. Plus, what Versace's logo has to do with Greek mythology.HUGE shout

Wicked women, Bobby Cannavale, and a little φαρμάκι

Mar 7th, 2020 1h 6m

Special guest Emily Rose Hart joins to discuss Medea (both the Euripides tragedy and the amazing play at BAM starring Bobby Cannavale and Rose Byrne), Jason and the Argonauts, killing your kids, why "BDE" is out (and what's in!), boys vs. men.

Love is Blind, Oedipus is Blind, Mark is Oedipus

Mar 2nd, 2020 50m 18s

We discuss Netflix's hottest new show (Love is Blind, obviously) and which characters have Oedipal and Electra complexes, my cannonball into the frigid waters of the unknown, a hot take on NYC's best burger and nice looking statues. Kiss your

Brad Pitt was the hottest man alive in 6th century BC

Feb 14th, 2020 30m 13s

The same night Leda is raped by swan Zeus, she lies with her husband King Tyndaraeus, and of course becomes pregnant by both men. When she gives birth, she ends up laying eggs, which is exactly how divine beastiality works. From the eggs she la

The Ted Danson of the Underworld

Feb 3rd, 2020 19m 14s

We start with a soft foundation-- when it comes to most of the mythology we’ll explore together, we talk about the classic deities of the Greek pantheon, the twelve Olympians: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphro

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