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Our podcast explores mythology and how it affects people and cultures. Discussion points include; boss women, myths, religion, Harry Potter, and history! Get in touch! Email: thegreatandterriblepod@gmail.com Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/thegreatandterri


    • Jun 13, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 52m AVG DURATION
    • 14 EPISODES


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    12 - I IV V I Basic (The Hero's Cycle)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2020 56:29


    Wherein we explain the Heros cycle through a combination of Music Theory and Finding Nemo... Trust us, it makes sense! Music by Joseph Amato Get in touch! Email: thegreatandterriblepod@gmail.com Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/thegreatandterriblepod Twitter: @GandT_Pod Instagram: @thegreatandterriblepod Anchor: anchor.fm/greatandterrible Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/thegreatandterriblepod/ Notice an improvement in our audio? We're using Auphonic to level things out. If you'd like to assist with cost, and help ensure better audio, you can donate time credits here: https://auphonic.com/donate_credits?user=TheGreatAndTerrible --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greatandterrible/message

    11 - Castor and Pollux aka The Gemini #twinning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 106:03


    Happy Birthday Gemini! What does it mean to have a Zeus or be a Zeus? How are cows partially responsible for the founding of Italy? Also, can I steal you for a second? Sorry for the background thunder in the second half of the episode, Zeus did NOT like to be called out on his Zeusing! Part two starts at: 22:27 Theoi.com for all your classical needs Leob Classic Library Online https://www.loebclassics.com/ Music by Joseph Amato Get in touch! Email: thegreatandterriblepod@gmail.com Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/thegreatandterriblepod Twitter: @GandT_Pod Instagram: @thegreatandterriblepod Anchor: anchor.fm/greatandterrible Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/thegreatandterriblepod/ Notice an improvement in our audio? We're using Auphonic to level things out. If you'd like to assist with cost, and help ensure better audio, you can donate time credits here: https://auphonic.com/donate_credits?user=TheGreatAndTerrible --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greatandterrible/message

    10 - Ermahgerd Hildagerd (von Bingen)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 86:25


    In which we tangent on great teachers, Manya issues a correction about a French class, and ... oh yea we talk about one of the most badass women in music history, Hildegard von Bingen, who LITERALLY saw visions from God! Also, can you tell Elizabeth is pretty tipsy in the first half? Manya's Aunt Elizabeth playing Hildegard von Bingen with Sequentia: https://youtu.be/9ba8tcJ-XE8 Aunt Elizabeth playing Nordic fiddle (yes she is that cool): https://youtu.be/EQ3Pw5C0RK4 Music by Joseph Amato Get in touch! Email: thegreatandterriblepod@gmail.com Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/thegreatandterriblepod Twitter: @GandT_Pod Instagram: @thegreatandterriblepod Anchor: anchor.fm/greatandterrible Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/thegreatandterriblepod/ Notice an improvement in our audio? We're using Auphonic to level things out. If you'd like to assist with cost, and help ensure better audio, you can donate time credits here: https://auphonic.com/donate_credits?user=TheGreatAndTerrible --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greatandterrible/message

    09 - There's A Loup Garou At The Zoo?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 61:56


    This week we went on down to the Audubon Zoo and meet a Loup Garou. Not sure what a Loup Garou is? Tune in to hear Elizabeth tell an original story based on various Louisiana Loup Garou stories (our first contribution to the FanFiction section?) and Manya try desperately to keep her Southern accent in check! Music by Joseph Amato. Vermillionville: www.vermilionville.org Swamp Water Cocktail: https://onthegas.org/drink/swamp-water-drink-recipe WholeTone Opera's The Werewolf: https://www.opusaffair.com/events/whole-tone-opera-the-werewolf Get in Touch! Email: thegreatandterriblepod@gmail.com Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/thegreatandterriblepod Twitter: @GandT_Pod Instagram: @thegreatandterriblepod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegreatandterriblepod/ Notice an improvement in our audio? We're using Auphonic to level things out. If you'd like to assist with cost, and help ensure better audio, you can donate time credits here: https://auphonic.com/donate_credits?user=TheGreatAndTerrible --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greatandterrible/message

    08 - The Great Flood of Gun Yu

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 79:12


    This week we travel back in time to very Ancient China ( 2070BC) and look at an incredibly very unique flood myth that may have some geological evidence. Like everything else, it's highly debated! Get in touch! Email: thegreatandterriblepod@gmail.com Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/thegreatandterriblepod Twitter: @GandT_Pod Instagram: @thegreatandterriblepod Facebook: www.facebook.com/thegreatandterriblepod Article by David R. Montgomery: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-chinese-megaflood-may-be-fact-not-fiction/ Music by: Joseph Amato. Notice an improvement in our audio? We're using Auphonic to level things out. If you'd like to assist with cost, and help ensure better audio, you can donate time credits here: https://auphonic.com/donate_credits?user=TheGreatAndTerrible --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greatandterrible/message

    07 - Listeners and Ladders (Listener episode 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 34:42


    During part one of this mini episode, Manya and Elizabeth go through listener feedback (want to be featured? Get in touch! We LOVE hearing from you!). Part two breaks down one of the most popular superstitions.  Get in touch! Email: thegreatandterriblepod@gmail.com Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/thegreatandterriblepod Twitter: @GandT_Pod Instagram: @thegreatandterriblepod --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greatandterrible/message

    06 - Uncovering Lady Godiva

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 57:37


    Wherein Manya did almost all of the research, Elizabeth keeps forgetting to use her homemade pop filter, and they talk about one of the most popular urban legends of all time. Also, Dr. Suess is involved. Get in touch! Email: thegreatandterriblepod@gmail.com Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/thegreatandterriblepod Twitter: @GandT_Pod Instagram: @thegreatandterriblepod Media Mentioned: Rhiannon (Fleetwood Mac): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_aYibUx1B8 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greatandterrible/message

    The Ides Of April: A Brief Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 1:22


    Next Episode will be released Tuesday, April 21! Music written and recorded by Joseph A. (Elizabeth's dad) Get in touch! Send us your feedback, superstitions, and connections! Email: thegreatandterriblepod@gmail.com Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/thegreatandterriblepod Twitter: @GandT_Pod Instagram: @thegreatandterriblepod Anchor: anchor.fm/greatandterrible --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greatandterrible/message

    05 - The Easter Bunny: Hopping Down The Jesus Trail

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 65:06


    Where did the Easter Bunny come from? Why does the Easter Bunny lay eggs? Does it have anything to do with Jesus? Most importantly, what Hogwarts house is the Easter Bunny? Music written and recorded by Joseph A. (Elizabeth's dad) Get in touch! Email: thegreatandterriblepod@gmail.com Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/thegreatandterriblepod Twitter: @GandT_Pod Instagram: @thegreatandterriblepod Anchor: https://anchor.fm/greatandterrible Podcasts and media mentioned: Woe unto them who forsake Him (from Elijah. Performed by Janet Baker): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xecqn3hmtl0 The Bunny Song (veggie tales): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jakg1_DCG3M Monty Python Bunny Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCI18qAoKq4 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greatandterrible/message

    04 - Adam and Eve: Will You Accept This Apple?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 50:32


    Our first foray into the classic Judo-Christian tale... with an ABC inspired twist. Listen to find out how big a fig leaf is, what the forbidden fruit was (hint: it's not in the title), which Hogwarts house our protagonists belong to, and how one badass woman from the Renaissance tackled the patriarchy.   Music written and recorded by Joseph A. (Elizabeth's dad) Get in touch! Email: thegreatandterriblepod@gmail.com Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/thegreatandterriblepod Twitter: @GandT_Pod  Instagram: @thegreatandterriblepod  Anchor: https://anchor.fm/greatandterrible Podcasts and media mentioned: Bros Before Rose: https://www.brosbeforerose.com Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week: https://anchor.fm/popular-science (we specifically cite this episode: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/episodes/Tying-Up-Penises--Dimple-Making-Machines--Exotic-Poop-For-Sale-e9amb7 ) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greatandterrible/message

    03 - Into The Woods

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 33:48


    Well, this was supposed to be our first minisode but we got a little carried away. But not carried off into the woods, thank goodness! Music written and recorded by Joseph A. (Elizabeth's dad) Get in touch! Email: thegreatandterriblepod@gmail.com Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/thegreatandterriblepod Twitter: @GandT_Pod Instagram: @thegreatandterriblepod Anchor: https://anchor.fm/greatandterrible Podcasts and media mentioned: Disenchantment (Produced by Matt Groening... watch it on Netflix!) They too go through the Hero's Journey. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greatandterrible/message

    02 - Release The Kraken!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 37:21


    In which Manya drinks and Elizabeth gets excited Music written and recorded by Joseph A. (Elizabeth's dad) Get in touch! Email: thegreatandterriblepod@gmail.com Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/thegreatandterriblepod Twitter: @GandT_Pod Instagram: @thegreatandterriblepod Anchor: https://anchor.fm/greatandterrible Podcasts and media mentioned: This Podcast Will Kill You: Episode 40: Dancing Plague: Worst Dance Party Ever: http://thispodcastwillkillyou.com/2019/12/24/episode-40-dancing-plague-worst-dance-party-ever/ Super Carlin Brothers: The Giant Squid Explained AT LAST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhS9nzx5hU8 Which House Was Hagrid In? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vp0J_nH41c NerdSync: https://www.youtube.com/user/NerdSyncProductions --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greatandterrible/message

    01 - Valkyries: Choosers Of The Slain

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2020 35:15


    Welcome to Episode 1! This is not a drill! Today we dive into Norse mythology and focus hard on some boss women. Also, you learn how to live forever with the gods. Music written and recorded by Joseph A. (Elizabeth's dad) Podcasts we mentioned: Sounds from the Shadows (Ep. 36: Spinning); Boars, Gore, and Swords Get in touch! Email: thegreatandterriblepod@gmail.com Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/thegreatandterriblepod Twitter: @GandT_Pod Instagram: @thegreatandterriblepod Anchor: https://anchor.fm/greatandterrible --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greatandterrible/message

    00 - Getting To Know You

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 27:57


    Meet Manya and Elizabeth: two women who love to talk about culture and myths. Who are they? What are they doing? Most importantly: what are their Hogwarts houses? Music written and recorded by Joseph A. (Elizabeth's dad) Get in touch! Email: thegreatandterriblepod@gmail.com Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/thegreatandterriblepod Twitter: @GandT_Pod Instagram: @thegreatandterriblepod Anchor: https://anchor.fm/greatandterrible --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/greatandterrible/message

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