Three Native American characters, plus New Media, give us plenty of reasons to talk about how the show handles race. Plus: what's the best kind of manipulation, or the worst kind of luck?
The Season 2 premier is finally here! Dan, Kate and JR. dive into the between-season drama, hear all about Kate's experience at SXSW and pick apart the episode.
Know Your Gods: Ostara. Shadow and Mr. Wednesday seek out a Queen. Who owns Easter Sunday? The season finale brings major revelations and the beginning of war.
Know Your Gods: Vulcan. Mexican Jesus. The Leprechaun, Zombie and Not-jinn raise questions about what faithfulness looks like. Meanwhile, Wednesday's meeting with Vulcan asks who we're really worshiping. Is fear always the beginning of faith?
Know Your Gods: Nunynnini, Odin, Mr. World. With Wednesday's true identity revealed, the New Gods make him an offer. Is it one he can refuse? We talk the commodification of religion and the relationship between gods and humans.
We get a Laura-centric episode. Is the Anubis casino enough to get her to the Egyptian afterlife? What comes next for this atheist character on a show about gods and belief? What's with the hot tub?
Know Your Gods: Anubis and the Jinn. Shadow drinks Mr. Wednesday's Kool-Aid. Some disaster looms on the horizon. How can gods die? And what, exactly, IS belief, anyway? Plus, that jinn scene.
Welcome to Oh My Wednesday! Meet Dan, Kate and JR. We take a stab at why we're qualified to do a podcast on American Gods, review our expectations for the show and reflect on why it might just be exactly the show we need right now. Listen in an