The Great and Terrible

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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