Just Mything Around

Welcome to Just Mything Around, a podcast recorded by high school students as part of the dual enrollment Mythology course.In this episode, Emma and Ashlynn do a little self-reflecting. Which Greek and Norse gods do they resonate with? And which celebrities do they see as embodiments of the gods?Email the show! justmythingaround@gmail.com

Welcome to Just Mything Around, a podcast recorded by high school students as part of their dual enrollment Mythology course. In this episode, Clare is back! This time she and Aaron discuss the differences and similarities before the Marvel version of the Norse God of Thunder and the mythologically correct version.

Welcome to Just Mything Around, a podcast recorded by high school students as part of their dual enrollment Mythology course. In this episode, Emma and Jami talk about the myth of Orpheus and draw connections to the musical, Hadestown. They make connections between the power of music and drama to what it means to be human and how having such an outlet can help us deal with the problems of life. Email the show! justmythingaround@gmail.com

Welcome to Just Mything Around, a podcast produced by high school students as part of their dual enrollment Mythology course.In this episode, Clare and Aidan imagine the Greek Olympians as contestants in the Hunger Games. Which District would each Olympian represent based on the qualities and characteristics of each? What team ups and feuds make sense? And, of course, who would win??? Email the show! justmythingaround@gmail.com

Welcome to Just Mything Around, a podcast produced by high school students as part of their dual enrollment Mythology course. In this episode, Paige and Skylar talk about Zeus and Thor. They point out the similarities and differences in each god of thunder and wonder what would happen in a cross-cultural fight to the death.

Welcome to Just Mything Around, a podcast recorded by high school students as part of their dual enrollment Mythology course.In this episode, Alli and Karlee talk about the similarities in the myth The Abduction of Persphone and Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Along the way they point out where the original version of the story differs from the Disney version, why that might be, and why exactly many people are attracted to the more dangerous "other."Email the show! justmythingaround@gmail.com

Welcome to Just Mything Around, a podcast recorded by high school students as part of their dual enrollment Mythology course.In this episode, Matthew and Karissa talk about the connection between music and mythology. They point out the power of music in shaping human identity, which is not all the different from the role of myth and story to the human experience. Email the show! justmythingaround@gmail.com

Welcome to Just Mything Around, a podcast recorded by high school students as part of their dual enrollment Mythology course.In this episode, Oliver and Brock talk about Batman by deep diving Gotham lore and show how the caped crusader follows the story pattern of the Greek tragic hero beat by beat. They also make connections between other members of the Justice League and various Olympians from Greek mythology. We hope you enjoy.Email the show! justmythingaround@gmail.com

Closing out season 1 of both The Fast and the Fictitious and Just Mything Around. Thank you to Jeff Broussard and Samantha Jacobson for being my podcasting test subjects last summer. Thank you to the students of English 2410 and English 2530 for being the reason that this little endeavor was even attempted in the first place; no other group could have done it so well. Big things coming for Season 2! New episodes of The Fast and the Fictitious and Just Mything Around will be here before you know it.Email the show! justmythingaround@gmail.comMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paulo-kalazzi/heros-time License code: KADCEI1QVOASJZFD Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-die License code: X6WJGLXXKIKWLITJ 

In this episode, Audrey and Christian talk about two children of Aphrodite, Harmonia and Hermaphroditus. You may think that the offspring of the goddess of love would have charmed lives, but you'd be wrong. The ladies tell the tragic story of each before wondering how the lessons learned from these stories can be applied to their lives and share a couple of stories about a home invasion involving snakes. Email the show! justmythingaround@gmail.comMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paulo-kalazzi/heros-time License code: KADCEI1QVOASJZFD Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-die License code: X6WJGLXXKIKWLITJ 

In this episode, Jeri, Scotti, Loni, and Jazmyn team up for the first ever Just Mything Around Quadpod. The ladies talk about a buffet of mythological concepts and fight like sisters, which was, conveniently, one of the topics of the episode. We also hear about life on the farm from Jeri and, since Scotti is involved, witchcraft. Email the show! justmythingaround@gmail.comMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paulo-kalazzi/heros-time License code: KADCEI1QVOASJZFD Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-die License code: X6WJGLXXKIKWLITJ 

In this episode, Katelyn and Jordan talk about morality, both their own and that of the ancient Greek and Norse pantheons. Both generally agree that the gods were terrible people. But if that's in fact the case, what can we modern humans learn from them? Are we a reflection of them, or are they are reflection of us?Email the show! justmythingaround@gmail.comMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paulo-kalazzi/heros-time License code: KADCEI1QVOASJZFD Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-die License code: X6WJGLXXKIKWLITJ 

In this episode, Trent and Luke are back, this time talking about the concept of Fate. Would they want to know their fate? Would they want to know the fates of others? And they speculate on what their fate would be if they stepped into a UFC octagon to fight the top stars of the sport. Spoiler: It won't end well for them.Email the show! justmythingaround@gmail.comMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paulo-kalazzi/heros-time License code: KADCEI1QVOASJZFD Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-die License code: X6WJGLXXKIKWLITJ 

In this episode, Christian and Bryce talk about two unfortunate souls, King Midas and King Erisichthon. The stories involving each are filled with greed, and Christian and Bryce spend some talking about the concepts of wants and needs. These two kings decided to mess with the gods, and we know how that usually turns out for mere mortals. They also tackle the age old question; whether it's men or women that are worse with money.Email the show! justmythingaround@gmail.comMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paulo-kalazzi/heros-time License code: KADCEI1QVOASJZFD Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-die License code: X6WJGLXXKIKWLITJ 

In this episode, Violet and Shine talk about Medusa and the treatment of women in mythology. They talk about how the treatment and perception of the most famous Gorgon has changed over time, speculate on which ancient culture treated women the best, get creeped out by the trend of weird POV social media videos, and throw shots at each over over their feelings on Stanley mugs.

In this episode, Susanna and Shine talk about the supreme deities of several mythologies. What aspects do they share? How are they different? Why do polytheistic traditions seem to have more problematic gods in general? What each would like to be reincarnated as. And if sharks had a supreme deity, it would for sure be Sharkeal O'Neal.Email the show! justmythingaround@gmail.comMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paulo-kalazzi/heros-time License code: KADCEI1QVOASJZFD Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-die License code: X6WJGLXXKIKWLITJ 

In this episode, Susanna, Violet, and Khyler talk about the Trickster Archetype and how it's seen in life, pop culture, and across mythologies. They question the morality of playing tricks or being manipulative and talk about how the trickster is often the plot device that sets a story into motion. Things get heated when the ladies bang on Khyler for his Fortnite addiction.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paulo-kalazzi/heros-time License code: KADCEI1QVOASJZFD Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-die License code: X6WJGLXXKIKWLITJ 

In this episode, Cole and Audrey talk about Dionysus, the Greek god of wine making, festivity, orchards and fruit, and Idun, a Norse goddess associated with apples and fruit. The duo tell a few great stories involving their topics before doing their best Bubba Gump impressions. There's apples, apple pie, apple juice, apple sauce, apple cider, apple jelly, apple cobbler...Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paulo-kalazzi/heros-time License code: KADCEI1QVOASJZFD Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-die License code: X6WJGLXXKIKWLITJ 

In this episode, Jahmaria and Angie talk about the representations of Love and Death, Eros and Thanatos. The ladies wonder what they would do if Thanatos came for them and whether or not they've ever been hit by one of Eros' arrows. They also talk about how manipulative they truly can be especially when it comes to their teachers. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paulo-kalazzi/heros-time License code: KADCEI1QVOASJZFD Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-die License code: X6WJGLXXKIKWLITJ Thanatos by Shiro SagisuCupid by 112

In this episode, Khyler and Kahlia take a journey through two underworlds; Xibalba, the Mayan Underworld, and the Hades ruled Underworld of Greek Mythology. They attempt to identify similarities and differences between the two regions, speculate whether they'd survive a trip through either of them, and agree they'd much rather deal with Hades than the Mayan Pus God.Email the show! justmythingaround@gmail.comMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paulo-kalazzi/heros-time License code: KADCEI1QVOASJZFD Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-die License code: X6WJGLXXKIKWLITJ 

In this episode Scotti and Jazmyn talk about Morgan le Fay from Arthurian legend, and Orunmila, the Orisha of Wisdom from the Yoruban pantheon. In addition to their chosen topics, the pair try to figure out the difference between wisdom and knowledge, speculate what goes on in Masonic temples, and wonder why Scotti seems to be drawn to sorceresses. Jazmyn thinks there might be something to that. Email the show! justmythingaround@gmail.comMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paulo-kalazzi/heros-time License code: KADCEI1QVOASJZFD Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-die License code: X6WJGLXXKIKWLITJ 

In this episode Luke and Trent talk about Sobek, the Egyptian crocodile god, and Orpheus, a man so desperate to reclaim his lost love that he entered the Underworld and made a deal with Hades. From there the guys manage to get into intergalactic space travel, what death must be like, and putting a robot brain inside a mouse. Dude, it gets weird.Email the show! justmythingaround@gmail.comMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paulo-kalazzi/heros-time License code: KADCEI1QVOASJZFD Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-die License code: X6WJGLXXKIKWLITJ 

In this episode, Scotti and Jeri talk about Circe, a sorceress fond of using various magical methods to turn men into animals, and we take a quick tour through the Greek, Norse, and Egyptian underworlds, where a strange hybrid animal just might eat your soul if you break one 1 of 42 very specific laws. The conversation gets heated with accusations of pizza tossing and turtle slaying, wondering about Underworld Waiting Room music, and at least one Australian accent. Email the show! justmythingaround@gmail.comMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paulo-kalazzi/heros-time License code: KADCEI1QVOASJZFD Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-die License code: X6WJGLXXKIKWLITJ 

In this episode, Jordan and Bryce talk about Kratos, the one from mythology, not the one from the video game, and Adrasteia, the goddess of inevitable fate. In addition to their topics, the guys go deep across a wide range of other topics including free will vs. predestination, artificial intelligence, the NBA, the difference between speaking and talking, and so much more. Oh, and the comment at the top of the recording will make sense, I assure you. Email the show! justmythingaround@gmail.comMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paulo-kalazzi/heros-time License code: KADCEI1QVOASJZFD Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-die License code: X6WJGLXXKIKWLITJ 

In this episode, Katelyn and Kahlia go deep into the Egyptian Underworld. They talk about why the concept of an underworld and the hope of reincarnation into the afterlife was so important to ancient Egyptians, explain the process of the weighing of souls, and tell a story about Osiris that sounds a little fishy. Email the Show! justmythingaround@gmail.comMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/paulo-kalazzi/heros-time License code: KADCEI1QVOASJZFD Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-die License code: X6WJGLXXKIKWLITJ 

n this episode, Jahmaria and Angie talk about Nyx and Hemera, two primeval forces from Greek mythology representing Night and Day, how it makes sense that the ancient Greeks would have representations of these things, and how you just can't have one without the other.Email the Show! justmythingaround@gmail.comMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/paulo-kalazzi/heros-timeLicense code: KADCEI1QVOASJZFDMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-dieLicense code: X6WJGLXXKIKWLITJ

Jordan and Daylin talk about a pair of lesson known dieties... Chernobog from the Slavic mythology and Ahrimon, a diety from Zoroastrianism. The guys talk about each of these deities for a bit before moving on to deeper ideas such as free will, how humans develop belief systems, why cultures require a representation of evil, the question of how evil can exist if there is a truly good god, the idea that evil is born from doubt, how humans draw comfort in the idea that good does exist, and much, much more. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/paulo-kalazzi/heros-timeLicense code: KADCEI1QVOASJZFDMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/no-time-to-dieLicense code: X6WJGLXXKIKWLITJ