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Podcast de iPop Radio
Programa #52 - Los Ideales/The Indieals 20 Noviembre 25

Podcast de iPop Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 180:03


Escucha una nueva edición de Los Ideales / The Indieals, 180 minutos de música alternativa cosidos a mano y sin algoritmos, como se hacía antes. Entrad sin llamar, aquí cabemos todos. Han sonado: 1) Toro y Moi - Our House 2) Sorry - Candle 3) Disgusting Sisters - TGIF 4) Life Aquatic Band - Stuck In The Mud 5) Insecure Men - Cleaning Bricks 6) Spiritual Cramp; Sharon Van Etten - You've Got My Number 7) Genesis Owusu - DEATH CULT ZOMBIE 8) Lauren Auder - yes 9) Party Dozen - Mad Rooter 10) Bloody Tourist; Tessa Rose Jackson - Goodbye 79 11) Moreish Idols; Sonny 404 - Dream Pixel - Sonny 404 Remix 12) Lawn - Sports Gun 13) Twen - Tapdance In Limbo 14) Meric Long; The Dodos - A Small Act of Defiance 15) BRNDA - Peach Pit 16) Mount Kimbie; Andrea Balency - You Look Certain (I'm Not So Sure) 17) GUV - Let Your Hands Go 18) Ima Robot - Tumbling Down 19) Temples - Keep in the Dark 20) Bass Drum of Death; Eve 6 - you were right 21) The Hives - Well All Right! 22) Bilk - Spiked 23) Amyl and The Sniffers - Hertz 24) LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum 25) Beth Ditto - I'm Alive 26) !!! - Myth Takes 27) Miles Kane - Come Closer 28) The Molotovs - Rhythm Of Yourself 29) Pulp - Babies 30) Fontaines D.C. - Winter in the Sun (Darklands Version) 31) Tom A. Smith - What! 32) The Spitfires - The Great Divide 33) The Clause - In My Element 34) Spangled - B-line to Bruges 35) The Slates - Understand The Groove 36) The Lottery Winners - Worry 37) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fleez 38) Muscles - Sweaty 39) Cut Copy - Lights & Music 40) Bluejuice - Ain't Telling The Truth 41) The Rapture - House Of Jealous Lovers 42) Chicks On Speed - We Don't Play Guitars 43) We Have Band - Oh! 44) The Ting Tings - Shut Up and Let Me Go 45) pyncher - Get Along 46) TIDETIED - Red Riptide 47) GANS - IT'S JUST LIFE 48) Solar Eyes - Set The Night On Fire 49) HotWax - One More Reason 50) Home Counties - Cheeseball 51) Sports Team - In America - demo 52) The Goods - Keep It Safe 53) Besphrenz - tired eyes - bert version 54) Opus Kink - I'm A Pretty Showboy

RNZ: Nights
Myth Takes: The Roman soldier

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 13:19


Classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson talks to Emile Donovan what it took to run the Roman army. 

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Myth Takes with Ben Jackson

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 6:18


In our monthly chat with classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson, we are meeting the ancient world's furry friends. 

RNZ: Nights
Myth Takes: Roman satire

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 6:23


Classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson takes Emile Donovan on a tour of ancient Rome's great satirists.

RNZ: Nights
Myth Takes: Athens

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 8:36


Classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson is back for his monthly chat. Tonight, he's taking us through the rise and fall of Athens as the powerhouse of ancient Greece.

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Myth Takes: The Aeneid

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 7:02


Classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson joins Emile Donovan to celebrate that lesser-known epic poem, The Aeneid, by the Roman poet Virgil.

Marketing with Shahin Khan and Doug Garnett
Mktg_Podcast-53: Myths and Myth-takes

Marketing with Shahin Khan and Doug Garnett

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025


Myths and "Myth-takes" - Customer is always right - All good marketing must have case studies - You must be data driven - Great products sell themselves - They have a PR problem - Good ideas are a dime a dozen - etc. [audio mp3="https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Mktg_Podcast_053_Myth-takes_AI_20250629.mp3"][/audio] The post Mktg_Podcast-53: Myths and Myth-takes appeared first on OrionX.net.

RNZ: Nights
Myth Takes with Ben Jackson

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2025 8:42


Our monthly trip to the ancient world, with classics educator and enthusiast, Ben Jackson. Tonight, we are in Rome looking at the transition from Republic to Empire.

The Grumpy Strategists
Common defence Myth Takes, North Korean real estate, & UK defence review echoes Oz

The Grumpy Strategists

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 43:33


Back from teaming with Dennis Rodman to help Kim Jong Un fix his naval troubles, the Grumpies get into myth busting on defence spending & on drones. They examine 6 common Myth Takes on defence spending & capability - a common feature is they all excuse inaction. Similar manoeuvres are used by those who still insist Australia's sleepy response to drone warfare is masterful & strategic. They finish with a look at the UK's new Defence Strategic Review - oops: Strategic Defence Review. It's not just a rebadge of Australia's DSR with additional buzzwords. Of course it's not. And it's not heroically courageous on submarine ambitions either.

RNZ: Nights
Myth Takes: Greek islands

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 12:12


Classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson joins Emile Donovan for a virtual holiday to some of ancient Greece's island city states: Delos, Rhodes, Lesbos and Samos.

RNZ: Nights
Myth Takes: Ruins

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 13:42


Classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson takes Nights on a virtual tour of the Colosseum, the Parthenon, and the Pantheon.

RNZ: Nights
Myth Takes: Mythbusting Julius Caesar

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 11:31


Was caesar salad named after the famous dictator? What about the caesarean section?

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Myth Takes: Homer's Odyssey

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 15:20


Nights' resident classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson unpacks the epic homecoming story from antiquity in light of the new Christopher Nolan film adaptation slated for 2026.

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Myth Takes: Festivals

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 13:18


Classics enthusiast and educator Ben Jackson joins Emile Donovan to get in the festive spirit with a look back at some of ancient Greece and Rome's unique festivals.

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Myth Takes: Dictators and despots

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 12:29


Classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson presents a pantheon of dictators and despots, including Nero, Caligula, and a bloke called Draco.

RNZ: Nights
Myth Takes: Homer and the epics

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 11:38


Homer is famous for his Iliad and Odyssey - but was Homer one person, or many people? Or was she a woman? Or did Homer ever really exist at all?

RNZ: Nights
Myth Takes: Politicians and debates

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 10:37


Classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson joins us for his monthly Nights chat.

RNZ: Nights
Myth Takes: The Olympics

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 9:35


Classics enthusiast and educator Ben Jackson joins us for our monthly chat.

RNZ: Nights
Myth Takes: Gladiators

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 11:12


Classics enthusiast and educator Ben Jackson joins us for our monthly chat. Tonight, we are stepping into the Colosseum and taking a deep dive into the history of the Gladiators

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Myth Takes: Beasts

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 15:28


Classics enthusiast and educator Ben Jackson joins us for our monthly chat. Tonight, we look at the monsters and cryptids of Greek mythology.

RNZ: Nights
Myth Takes: The birth of Rome

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 11:53


Classics enthusiast and educator Ben Jackson is back to celebrate Rome's birthday, allegedly founded on 21 April, 753 BCE, by brothers Romulus and Remus.

RNZ: Nights
Myth Takes: Prophecies in ancient Greece

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 11:11


Nights' monthly chat with Classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson traverses the misty mountains of prophecy in ancient Greek myth: from the famous Oedipus, to the doomed Cassandra.

RNZ: Nights
Myth Takes: The Ides of March

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 15:06


Our monthly chat with Classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson. He joins Emile Donovan on an auspicious time in the ancient world - the Ides of March.

RNZ: Nights
Myth Takes: Love and romance in the ancient world

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 12:18


Nights resident classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson takes us on a Valentines Day jaunt through myths and legends.

Pod Save the UK
Speedy Sue and other myth-takes

Pod Save the UK

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 58:12


Why did Suella Braverman's speeding ticket take up so much oxygen, and who did it serve? Nish and Coco discuss whether the leaks against the Home Secretary are symptomatic of a party that's heading into yet another bout of self-destructive psychodrama. As if that's not enough, Boris Johnson is back in trouble too! As another set of record migration figures are published, Nish and Coco reflect on the immigrant experience and how it forged their own friendship. And there's a big serving of hope too…in the form of economist and philosopher Daniel Chandler and his ideas to improve our politics - democracy vouchers anyone?Plus Coco delivers a lesson in Greek Mythology, and find out what Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Succession's Logan Roy have in common.Pod Save the UK is a Reduced Listening production for Crooked Media. Contact us via email: PSUK@reducedlistening.co.ukWhatsApp: 07514 644572 (UK) or + 44 7514 644572Twitter: @podsavetheukGuest:Daniel Chandler, economist, philosopher and author of Free and Equal: What would a fair society look like?Audio credits:Parliament.tv

Timeline Scavengers
1970 (April 7) - Avengers: Endgame [1:42:57 - 1:43:41]

Timeline Scavengers

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 49:30


A LOT of talk about the concept of Legacy here in the 1970's. I wonder if this podcast is fully different from the other creations of Colin and James... or does it follow directly in the footsteps of BAYMI, Myth Takes, Unabashedly Obsessed, etc. And if it does: how bad would that be? Today's scene can be found at: Avengers: Endgame [from 1:42:57 to 1:43:41]. You can find us on Twitter @timelinescav! And individually you can find your hosts at @unabashedJames and @ColinMParker. BIG thank you for the intro and outro music from @NBramald! Check out his website at https://www.nickbramaldcomposer.co.uk. If you need music for any occasion, he's your man.

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Myth Takes
Ep. 54 - Angel Out In The Field - Chapter Three

Myth Takes

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023


Lucy's investigations take her out to Wyoming. The trek is long, and peaceful... at first. But the mystery begins to take a turn when she finds the ranger station. In this episode: Lucy (@GrrrAHamT) finds a disturbing pattern. And Lucy is not alone. Don't forget to write to us on Twitter, @MythTakesCast, to ask us questions, or send theories, or anything else, and you could have your name used for a character! Check out other great podcasts on the network at http://www.scavengersnetwork.com. You can also check out our new merch store at http://www.scavengersnetwork.com/store. Myth Takes is a rotating cast of (Scavengers Network) members. Finally, after you listen to this episode, check out another great show on the network: Unnatural 20's!

Banned Library Podcast
Episode 3: Neon Gods and Writing Myth Takes

Banned Library Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 39:22


What would happen if you took the greek myth of Hades and Persephone and made them sex a lot? Neon Gods bursts forth in a spicy story meant for those with little need for plot and big need for sexy brooding waiting around.

Myth Takes
Ep. 53 Angel Out In The Field - Chapter Two

Myth Takes

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022


Lucy has been shot. Zeke is pissed. Brandon is in the wind. What's Lucy's next move? In this episode: Lucy (@GrrrAHamT) pulls out her handy dandy notebook. "Dwight"/Zeke (@ColinMParker) has an itchy trigger finger. Something is lurking in the forest. Don't forget to write to us on Twitter, @MythTakesCast, to ask us questions, or send theories, or anything else, and you could have your name used for a character! Check out other great podcasts on the network at http://www.scavengersnetwork.com. You can also check out our new merch store at http://www.scavengersnetwork.com/store. Myth Takes is a rotating cast of (Scavengers Network) members. Finally, after you listen to this episode, check out another great show on the network: Unnatural 20's!

Timeline Scavengers
1931 - Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D 7.01 [37:19 - 37:34]

Timeline Scavengers

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2021 12:30


People still can't believe Freddy is important, plus Colin did a deep dive on a song that has next to no information available on it. Today's scene can be found at: Agents of Shield 7.01 [start at 37:19 and end at 37:34] You can find us on Twitter @timelinescav! And individually you can find your hosts at @unabashedJames and @ColinMParker. BIG thank you for the intro and outro music from @NBramald! Check out his website at https://www.nickbramaldcomposer.co.uk. If you need music for any occasion, he's your man. Check out all the great shows over at The Scavengers Network, like Myth Takes.

Timeline Scavengers
1931 - Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D 7.01 [37:06 - 37:17]

Timeline Scavengers

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 28:05


This episode has it all: Who's Freddy?, a topic from a past episode, and a 5-minute discussion on PodCube. Also: the Chronicoms are there! Today's scene can be found at: Agents of Shield 7.01 [start at 37:06 and end at 37:17] You can find us on Twitter @timelinescav! And individually you can find your hosts at @unabashedJames and @ColinMParker. BIG thank you for the intro and outro music from @NBramald! Check out his website at https://www.nickbramaldcomposer.co.uk. If you need music for any occasion, he's your man. Check out all the great shows over at The Scavengers Network, like Myth Takes.

Timeline Scavengers
1931 - Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D 7.01 [36:56 - 37:06]

Timeline Scavengers

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 28:22


John Mulaney taught me: never go with someone to a secondary location. Today's scene can be found at: Agents of Shield 7.01 [start at 36:56 and end at 37:06] You can find us on Twitter @timelinescav! And individually you can find your hosts at @unabashedJames and @ColinMParker. BIG thank you for the intro and outro music from @NBramald! Check out his website at https://www.nickbramaldcomposer.co.uk. If you need music for any occasion, he's your man. Check out all the great shows over at The Scavengers Network, like Myth Takes.

Myth Takes
Ep. 52 Angel Out In The Field - Chapter One

Myth Takes

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021


MEANWHILE: Lucy is on a mission. But is she in over her head, going out all alone? In this episode: Lucy (@GrrrAHamT) is fixing to solve a mystery or two from her cork board. "Dwight"/Zeke (@ColinMParker) is having a rough go of it all, now that Brandon's been missing for some time. Don't forget to write to us on Twitter, @MythTakesCast, to ask us questions, or send theories, or anything else, and you could have your name used for a character! Check out other great podcasts on the network at http://www.scavengersnetwork.com. You can also check out our new merch store at http://www.scavengersnetwork.com/store. Myth Takes is a rotating cast of (Scavengers Network) members. Finally, after you listen to this episode, check out another great show on the network: Unnatural 20's!

Myth Takes
Ep. 51 Under The Big Top - Chapter Four

Myth Takes

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021


No power, a horde of zombies, and a magic ringleader. This is all under control... right? Also in this episode: Allie (@morganspatola) hears something disturbing. Noctis (@lindseynelsen) is a force to be reckoned with. Don't forget to write to us on Twitter, @MythTakesCast, to ask us questions, or send theories, or anything else, and you could have your name used for a character! Check out other great podcasts on the network at http://www.scavengersnetwork.com. You can also check out our new merch store at http://www.scavengersnetwork.com/store. Myth Takes is a rotating cast of (Scavengers Network) members. Finally, after you listen to this episode, check out another great show on the network: Unnatural 20's!

Myth Takes
Ep. 50 Under The Big Top - Chapter Three

Myth Takes

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021


Allie and Noctis woke up today and chose violence. Also in this episode: Allie (@morganspatola) loses her favorite CD. Noctis (@lindseynelsen) knows not of consequences. Don't forget to write to us on Twitter, @MythTakesCast, to ask us questions, or send theories, or anything else, and you could have your name used for a character! Check out other great podcasts on the network at http://www.scavengersnetwork.com. You can also check out our new merch store at http://www.scavengersnetwork.com/store. Myth Takes is a rotating cast of (Scavengers Network) members. Finally, after you listen to this episode, check out another great show on the network: Timeline Scavengers!

The Comics Canon
Episode 141 – The Golem's Mighty Swing

The Comics Canon

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 72:56


In this episode, our Myth Takes miniseries concludes with a story that combines the mythic grandeur of America's pastime with Jewish folklore—The Golem's Mighty Swing by James Sturm, published by Drawn & Quarterly! In the early 1920s, money problems force a traveling Jewish baseball team to agree to a promoter's plan to increase ticket sales: Henry Bell, a Black player pretending to be Jewish, will take the field as a golem, an animated creature from Jewish legend! When racial tensions come to a head during an ugly game in an anti-Semitic town, will the Stars of David make it out alive? And will this powerful tale hit a home run and slide into that All-Star Game of graphic storytelling known as ... The Comics Canon? In This Episode: Sports nerds vs. comics nerds Casey at the Bat Yasiel Puig's hazardous journey to the U.S. The Golem in Marvel's Strange Tales Charley the Australopithecine The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay James Sturm's America: God, Gold, and Golems Jar of Fools by Jason Lutes The Der Golem episode of the Scream Scene podcast Reign of Terror Join us in two weeks as we look toward the Aug. 11 debut of What If ...? on Disney+ with a special What If episode! Until then: Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Twitter or Facebook! And as always, thanks for listening!

Myth Takes
Ep. 49 Under The Big Top - Chapter Two

Myth Takes

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021


The circus freaks come out at night... Also in this episode: Allie (@morganspatola) definitely knows how to drive. Noctis (@lindseynelsen) gains a new weapon. Don't forget to write to us on Twitter, @MythTakesCast, to ask us questions, or send theories, or anything else, and you could have your name used for a character! Check out other great podcasts on the network at http://www.scavengersnetwork.com. You can also check out our new merch store at http://www.scavengersnetwork.com/store. Myth Takes is a rotating cast of (Scavengers Network) members. Finally, after you listen to this episode, check out another great show on the network: FMK All Day!

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The Comics Canon
Episode 140 – The Sandman: Fables & Reflections

The Comics Canon

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 72:26


In this episode, an actual Greek myth gets retconned as Myth Takes, our miniseries on comics and mythology, rolls on with a discussion of three stories from the Sandman collection Fables & Reflections—specifically, Thermidor, The Song of Orpheus and Ramadan! You may be familiar with the myth of Orpheus, the balladeer who journeyed to the underworld to retrieve his lady love Eurydice. But you might have skipped class the day they covered the fact that Orpheus was the son of Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams! Did Orpheus's bodiless head really help bring about the downfall of Robespierre, one of the architects of the French Revolution's bloody Reign of Terror? What role did the Dream King play in the storied history of ancient Baghdad? And will these stories make their way into that campaign of myth-information known as ... The Comics Canon? Discussed in This Episode: Content warning for The Song of Orpheus Destruction vs. the other Endless The Sandman stories August and Soft Places I, Claudius (and I, Podius) Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino Elric Vol. 1: Elric of Melnibone Ron Randall's Trekker: Reckoning on Rigel on Kickstarter Join us in two weeks as our Myth Takes miniseries wraps up with a discussion of James Sturm's The Golem's Mighty Swing! Until then: Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Twitter or Facebook! And as always, thanks for listening!

Myth Takes
Ep. 48 Under The Big Top - Chapter One

Myth Takes

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021


Buck, TJ, Natalie, and Hank left for a mission the other day! Noctis and Allie find themselves wondering what to do for the evening. Also in this episode: Allie (@morganspatola) takes a break from online school. Noctis (@lindseynelsen) tries and reviews some new things. CL3 (@ColinMParker) is alone. Don't forget to write to us on Twitter, @MythTakesCast, to ask us questions, or send theories, or anything else, and you could have your name used for a character! Check out other great podcasts on the network at http://www.scavengersnetwork.com. You can also check out our new merch store at http://www.scavengersnetwork.com/store. Myth Takes is a rotating cast of (Scavengers Network) members. Finally, after you listen to this episode, check out one of the OG podcasts on the network: Spooky Spouses!

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The Comics Canon
Episode 139 – The Sandman: A Game of You

The Comics Canon

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 67:25


(Explicit warning: A couple of swear words are used.) In this episode, Myth Takes, our series on comics and mythology and folklore, continues with The Sandman: A Game of You, collecting issues 32-37 of The Sandman, published by DC/Vertigo Comics! Atlanta actress and friend of the show Jennifer Lee returns for a lively discussion that goes deep into Sandman lore as we get into this 30-year-old story arc that offers an incredibly timely take on the issue of trans identity. Can Barbie save the Land, her childhood dreamscape, from the sinister forces of the Cuckoo? And can this moving tale of growing up and moving on unlock the door to that fabled Barbie Dreamhouse known as ... The Comics Canon? Discussed in This Episode: Similarities to A Doll's House Neil Gaiman's Tumblr post about Wanda Curt has some strong words for Morpheus What IS the Cuckoo, exactly? Brazil The Saga Compendium Astro City Special: Beautie #1 Join us in two weeks as we extend our stay in the Dreaming with a discussion of The Sandman: Fables and Reflections! Until then: Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Twitter or Facebook! And as always, thanks for listening!

Timeline Scavengers
~950 - Thor: Ragnarok [1:19:13 - 1:19:54]

Timeline Scavengers

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 39:08


HELAva lot of information about some characters and actors in this one. It's also an incredible scene: action packed and emotional. Buckle up! Today's clip: https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/marvel-studios-thor-ragnarok/3XqAT8UV8ojS [start at 1:19:13 and end at 1:19:53] You can find us on Twitter @timelinescav! You can find us on Instagram @timelinescav! And individually you can find us @unabashedJames and @ColinMParker. BIG thank you for the intro and outro music from @NBramald! Check out his website at https://www.nickbramaldcomposer.co.uk. If you need music for any occasion, he's your man. Check out other great shows on the network at The Scavengers Network website, like Myth Takes!

The Comics Canon
Episode 138 – Fables: Animal Farm

The Comics Canon

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 62:29


In this episode, we follow up the anthropomorphic samurai of Usagi Yojimbo with a menagerie of talking animals as Myth Takes, our miniseries on comics and mythology, takes a slight detour into fairy tale territory with a discussion of Fables Vol. 2: Animal Farm, published by Vertigo/DC Comics! In Bill Willingham's long-running series Fables, the characters from all your favorite childhood tales have been driven from their homes by the mysterious Adversary and are living under the radar in New York. But when the Farm—home of the animal Fables—is rocked by the vicious murder of one of the Three Little Pigs, tensions between human and non-human Fables threatens to escalate into deadly political revolution! Can Snow White defeat the militant Goldilocks—not to mention her own sister Rose Red—and prevent a bloody civil war? And can this tale as old as time win entry into that Happily Ever After known as ... The Comics Canon? Discussed in This Episode: Myths and folklore in popular culture Raunchy versions of children's stories Fables Vol. 6: Homelands The Personal History of David Copperfield Shelly Bond's Filth & Grammar Kickstarter campaign Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Savage Avengers Some thoughts on She-Hulk Join us in two weeks as we kick off a Sandman two-parter with a look at A Game of You! Until then: Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Twitter or Facebook! And as always, thanks for listening!

Myth Takes
Ep. 47 Beneath The Surface - Chapter Four

Myth Takes

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021


After regrouping on the boat, the team dives back beneath the surface once again. Also in this episode: Buck (@frenchatmusic) helps out. Natalie (@thatsazebra) gets protective. TJ (@SamGreszes) changes the game. Don't forget to write to us on Twitter, @MythTakesCast, to ask us questions, or send theories, or anything else, and you could have your name used for a character! Check out other great podcasts on the network at http://www.scavengersnetwork.com. You can also check out our new merch store at http://www.scavengersnetwork.com/store. Myth Takes is a rotating cast of (Scavengers Network) members. Finally, after you listen to this episode, check out the newest show to join the network: @thelostyearspod!

Timeline Scavengers
79 - Loki 1.02 [24:56 - 27:25]

Timeline Scavengers

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 50:39


We recorded this episode late June. The media came out 4 days earlier. This episode airs nearly 20 days before all of that. Time is confusing. Today's clip: https://www.disneyplus.com/video/89321346-382c-45bf-9f39-26585d9cca38 [start at 24:56 and end at 27:25] You can find us on Twitter @timelinescav! You can find us on Instagram @timelinescav! And individually you can find us @unabashedJames and @ColinMParker. BIG thank you for the intro and outro music from @NBramald! Check out his website at https://www.nickbramaldcomposer.co.uk. If you need music for any occasion, he's your man. Check out other great shows on the network at The Scavengers Network website, like Myth Takes!

The Comics Canon
Episode 137 – Usagi Yojimbo: Grasscutter

The Comics Canon

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 67:44


In this episode, Myth Takes, our miniseries on comics and mythology, continues with a look at Stan Sakai's Eisner Award-winning Grasscutter saga from Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 3, issues #13-22, published by Dark Horse Comics! Usagi Yojimbo, Sakai's long-running series featuring rabbit ronin Miyamoto Usagi, draws from Japanese history and folklore to create a fully realized world populated by anthropomorphic rabbits, cats, bears and other animals, all rendered in Sakai's detailed yet accessible art style. Can Usagi keep Grasscutter, the legendary sword of the gods, out of the hands of a shadowy cabal—and survive an encounter with his mysterious nemesis, the sinister and murderous wolf Jei? And can he and his friends find safe passage to that Hidden Fortress of comic-book epics known as ... The Comics Canon? Discussed in This Episode: Runaways (the Usagi story, not the Marvel comic) The Hidden Fortress Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits Groo the Wanderer Space Usagi and Senso from The Usagi Yojimbo Saga: Legends Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles Join us in two weeks as we discuss Fables Vol. 2: Animal Farm! Until then: Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Twitter or Facebook! And as always, thanks for listening!

Myth Takes
Ep. 46 Beneath The Surface - Chapter Three

Myth Takes

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021


The archway is crumbling. The kraken is enraged. Exposed and in unfamiliar territory. Things are heating up. Also in this episode: Buck (@frenchatmusic) gets yelled at. Natalie (@thatsazebra) runs an experiment. TJ (@SamGreszes) is unusually patient. Don't forget to write to us on Twitter, @MythTakesCast, to ask us questions, or send theories, or anything else, and you could have your name used for a character! Check out other great podcasts on the network at http://www.scavengersnetwork.com. You can also check out our new merch store at http://www.scavengersnetwork.com/store. Myth Takes is a rotating cast of (Scavengers Network) members. Finally, after you listen to this episode, check out the newest show to join the network: @TimelineScav!

The Comics Canon
Episode 136 – Journey Into Mystery: Fear Itself

The Comics Canon

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 66:54


In this episode, Myth Takes, our miniseries on comics and mythology, continues with a discussion of everyone's favorite teenage God of Chaos, Kid Loki, in Journey Into Mystery: Fear Itself (specifically, Journey Into Mystery issues #622-626 and #628-629) by Keiron Gillen, Doug Braithwaite and Whilce Portacio, published by Marvel Comics! When Cul the Serpent, God of Fear and brother of Odin the All-Father, threatens the Nine Realms in the 2011 crossover event Fear Itself, a newly reincarnated Loki sets out to prevent another Ragnarok. Using all his trademark cunning and guile, the godling must assemble a ragtag team of companions to help him in his quest—even though doing the right thing comes at a terrible personal cost! Can the teen trickster save the world for once, rather than destroy it? And can he cross the rainbow bridge to that hallowed hall of heroic tales known as ... The Comics Canon? (Programming note: The god of mischief bedeviled us with some odd Zoom-related glitches for the first few minutes; things get better just after the 13-minute mark.) In This Episode Norse vs. Greek mythology in comics War of the Realms The Sandman and Explorer's Guide to Wildemount An early 90s Image Comics flashback Thor Vol. 1 by J. Michael Straczynski Resident Alien on SYFY Journey Into Mystery # 627 Young Avengers: Style > Substance Join us in two weeks as we move from Asgard to ancient Japan to discuss Usagi Yojimbo: Grasscutter! Until then: Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Twitter or Facebook! And as always, thanks for listening!  

Myth Takes
Ep. 45 Beneath The Surface - Chapter Two

Myth Takes

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021


This may be the largest threat the crew has ever faced. Literally. Also in this episode: Buck (@frenchatmusic) takes a shot. Natalie (@thatsazebra) must make a decision. TJ (@SamGreszes) does stunts. Don't forget to write to us on Twitter, @MythTakesCast, to ask us questions, or send theories, or anything else, and you could have your name used for a character! Check out other great podcasts on the network at http://www.scavengersnetwork.com. You can also check out our new merch store at http://www.scavengersnetwork.com/store. Myth Takes is a rotating cast of (Scavengers Network) members. Finally, after you listen to this episode, check out the newest show to join the network: @TimelineScav!

The Comics Canon
Episode 135 – Wonder Woman (2011) Vol. 1: Blood

The Comics Canon

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 58:50


In this episode, we kick off Myth Takes, a miniseries on the intersection of comics and mythology, with a book in which an A-list superhero gets a mythological upgrade: Wonder Woman Vol. 1: Blood, by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang, published by DC Comics! This companion piece of sorts to our previous Wonder Woman episode explores the character's reboot as part of the 2011 New 52 relaunch of DC titles—a reboot that takes the Greek mythology that's always been a part of her world and moves it front and center by revealing her to be the daughter of Zeus, king of the Greek pantheon! Can Diana navigate her new family (and some less-than-ideal tropes) while protecting her human friend Zola from the wrath of Hera? And can she scale that Mount Olympus of comic-book epics known as ... The Comics Canon? In This Episode: Are comics the new mythology, man? Anatomy Lesson Syndrome Split happens Can you get better from being a statue? Some striking character designs John Constanti—we mean, Lennox Our Dangerous Habits episode Wonder Woman: Dead Earth Wonder Woman/Conan Join us in two weeks, when we discuss Journey Into Mystery: Fear Itself! Until then: Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Twitter or Facebook! And as always, thanks for listening!

Myth Takes
Ep. 44. Beneath The Surface - Chapter One

Myth Takes

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2021


A new threat lies within a territory our heroes have never faced... the ocean. Also in this episode: Buck (@frenchatmusic) continues to question his memory. Natalie (@thatsazebra) tells little lies. TJ (@SamGreszes) gets closer to graduation. Don't forget to write to us on Twitter, @MythTakesCast, to ask us questions, or send theories, or anything else, and you could have your name used for a character! Check out other great podcasts on the network at http://www.scavengersnetwork.com. You can also check out our new merch store at http://www.scavengersnetwork.com/store. Myth Takes is a rotating cast of (Scavengers Network) members. Finally, after you listen to this episode, check out one of Colin's favorites: @FaceJamPod!