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- 95 - Year 3, Episode 6: RocoPoco 2: The Sequel
This is it folks. The final episode of As the Myth Turns. Join Z, Eris, and Mac as we talk friendships, podcasts, mental health, family, and everything else. It's been a wild ride. Thanks for taking this journey with us. <3
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 - 1h 28min - 94 - Year 3, Episode 5: Admetus & Alcestis (Drunk Storytime with Z!)
This is it. Our last drunk storytime episode. This time, Cultural Intern Z is BLASTED and telling us the story of Admetus & Alcestis, lovers who somehow actually made it out okay in this Greek myth.
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 - 45min - 93 - Year 2, Episode 21: Fae Redux
We're talking about faeries again! Z has info on the alux from the Yucatan Peninsula, the curupira from Brazil, and jogah of Iroquois lore. Eris talks about the rings of Rath in Ireland, the asrai of Shropshire, and goes on a long overdue rant about Morgan le Fey of Arthurian legend. It's pretty cool.
Sun, 25 Oct 2020 - 31min - 92 - Year 2, Episode 20: Zombies!
Cultural Interns Eris and Z are back at it again, recording together (but apart). It's almost like a regular episode again! And what better way to celebrate than to talk about another kind of pandemic: zombies.
Fri, 09 Oct 2020 - 31min - 91 - Year 2, Episode 19: Non-European Vampires
Z delights us with different types of vampirism from around the world! They're talking about the asanbosam from Ghana, the impundulu from Zulu and Xhosa, the peuchen from Chile, and a whole lot more.
Fri, 18 Sep 2020 - 22min - 90 - Year 2, Episode 18: Modern Werewolves
Eris is rambling about werewolves again! Let's take a look at how our modern myths came to be, from curse and affliction to the silver bullet myth, to how werewolves went from monster to cinematic hero.
Fri, 04 Sep 2020 - 11min - 89 - Year 2, Episode 16: Disney's Hercules Review! (Drunk Storytime with Z)Fri, 07 Aug 2020 - 35min
- 88 - Year 2, Episode 17: Hospitality and Gift-Giving
Uh oh, Cultural Intern Eris is talking about etiquette again. Listen as she leap frogs around the world touching on different types of hospitality customs and gift giving superstitions. It's all so very, very polite.
Sat, 15 Aug 2020 - 31min - 87 - Year 2, Episode 15: Insects in Mythology
Cultural Interns Eris and Z are talking about bugs! Mythological ones, anyway. Bugs in mythology. Mostly just when Loki turns into a fly in order to sabotage Mjolnir's creation and also when Athena turned Arachne into a spider. Yeah. Bugs.
Fri, 24 Jul 2020 - 28min - 86 - Year 2, Episode 14: Fafnir the Dragon
Let's talk about Fafnir! Cultural Intern Eris retells the Norse myth of Fafnir, the man who turned into a dragon, in today's episode. Loki's in it; Odin's in it; a giant man-sized otter's in it... what's not to like?
Tue, 07 Jul 2020 - 25min - 85 - Year 2, Episode 13: LGBTQIA Icons in History
Cultural Interns Eris and Z are back at it again--just in different locations! Hear Z talk about important icons in LGBTQIA history, like Marsha P. Johnson, James Whalen, and Florence Nightingale. And then Eris comes in to talk about her personal hero, Julie d'Aubigny. It's wild!
Fri, 19 Jun 2020 - 24min - 84 - Year 2, Episode 12: The Legend of the Legend of Zelda
Well, Cultural Intern Eris is flying solo on this one, guys. And because she's on her lonesome, she's talking about her favorite video game series: The Legend of Zelda. Join us on a deep dive into the legend itself and how it's evolved over the years.
Fri, 22 May 2020 - 30min - 83 - Year 2, Episode 11: Ghosts! (a/k/a Hauntings Part 2)
Oh snap! Cultural Intern Z and Temp Intern Hayden revisit some of their favorite ghosts stories (that honestly Z never got a chance to get to in the first Hauntings episode because of that great #AtMT nemesis TIME). We got beheaded nuns, we got Indonesian jenglots, we got stories about ghosts with weird feet, just about any ghost you wanna hear about we got. Woo!
Fri, 08 May 2020 - 27min - 82 - Year 2, Episode 10: Board Games (Eris is Drunk)
We're stuck and separated by quarantine, so Cultural Intern Eris is flying solo (with some help from her trusty Designated Co-Host Driver CJ) on this episode. She's talking about the history of board games, Monopoly, and Lizie Magie in this one. Also she is drunk.
Fri, 24 Apr 2020 - 32min - 81 - Year 2, Episode 9: Dragon Lore
Ah geeze, Cultural Interns Eris and Z get all NERDY and talk about dragons. We've got the Tarasque, the Piasa, Jormungandr, even Shenlong in this episode, yo.
Fri, 10 Apr 2020 - 29min - 80 - Year 2, Episode 8: Greek Kidnappers (Drunk Storytime with Z!)
It's time for As the Myth Turns' most awful dating game! Cultural Intern Z gets wasted and introduces us to three unlovely kidnapping bachelors of Greek myth who've never heard of the concept of consent before! Check it out!
Fri, 27 Mar 2020 - 26min - 79 - Year 2, Episode 7: Spring Equinox Holidays
The dynamic duo is back! Cultural Interns Eris and Z meet up to talk about the spring equinox and spring holidays around the world, like Holli, Ostara, and of course, Easter.
Sat, 04 Dec 2021 - 19min - 78 - Year 2, Episode 6: Pulp Heroes of Yesteryear!
Cultural Intern Eris joins Producer Extraordinaire Mac to discuss about the granddaddies (and some great-granddaddies) of the superheroes we all know and love. We're talking about The Shadow, the Phantom, Zorro, the Scarlet Pimpernell... even Don Quixote and more. Also, weirdly, a lot of Star Wars and a smidge of Charles Dickens. It's a weirdly pleasing academic episode, y'all.
Fri, 28 Feb 2020 - 37min - 77 - Year 3, Episode 4: Serpent Myths
Cultural Interns Eris and Z talk about a bunch of snake myths from around the world: the ourobouros, Nidhogg, Quezacoatl, Medusa, and Ningizzida, among others. There are so many snakes in those trees, folks.
Fri, 03 Dec 2021 - 23min - 76 - Year 2, Episode 5: Seductors and Seductresses
Cultural Intern Eris and Provisional Co-Hosting Intern / Producer Mac sit down to talk about succubi, incubi, Lilith, the state of sexual education in America, and Candy Crush in this episode. Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
Fri, 14 Feb 2020 - 37min - 75 - Year 2, Episode 4: The Greek Creation Myth (Drunken Storytime with Z!)
Cultural Intern Z gets sloshed and struggles their way through the Greek myth of the creation of the universe. There is weirdly a lot of cannibalism in this one, folks.
Fri, 31 Jan 2020 - 35min - 74 - Year 2, Episode 3: Astrology and the Zodiac
Cultural Intern Z shares with us their astrology knowledge as they work through Eris's natal chart. Poor Eris just came here to have a good time and she's honestly feeling a little called out. Eris goes over the Chinese Zodiac, and Z starts to lose it a little bit. Everybody is feeling seen this episode!
Fri, 17 Jan 2020 - 40min - 73 - Year 2, Episode 2: Sea Creatures
Yargh, mateys, there be sea creatures in this episode! Join Cultural Interns Eris and Z as they talk about mermaids, selkies, kappa, rusalka, and all sorts of other sea creatures of legend!
Sun, 05 Jan 2020 - 30min - 72 - Year 2, Episode 1: Medical Myths
Oh man, folks. This one gets a little intense and emotional. Join your Cultural Interns Eris and Z as they talk about lobotomies, autism, the history of medicine, and the myths surrounding our health and illnesses. Also cannibalism. Vaccinate your kids.
Fri, 20 Dec 2019 - 41min - 71 - Year 1, Episode 26: Dark Fairy Tales
It's the most wonderful time of the year... so let's talk about dark, disturbing fairy tales! Cultural Interns Eris and Z share tales of the Krampus, Pinocchio, the Baba Yaga, Little Mermaid, and Donkeyskin. We put the "MM!" in Grimm, y'all.
Fri, 06 Dec 2019 - 34min - 70 - Year 1, Episode 25: #RocoPoco (Year End Wrap-Up!)
Join Cultural Interns Eris and Z and their Producer Extraordinaire Mac as they discuss the things they learned while making this podcast, the shenanigans of the early years, and the origin of RocoPoco (Record your 'Cast, POST your 'Cast). And like every kid's cartoon from the 90s, the real reward was the friendship we gained along the way. Also we have a wicked dope podcast.
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 - 44min - 69 - Year 1, Episode 23: Hauntings
Ooooooh this one is spooky, y'all! Cultural Interns Eris and Z talk about famous hauntings and ghost stories around the world, including Bloody Mary, the Lalaurie house, the Borley Rectory and the Devil's Pool in Australia. They also share some personal ghost encounters of their own. Happy Halloween, everyone!
Fri, 25 Oct 2019 - 33min - 68 - Year 1, Episode 22: Fox Spirits
Oh snap! Cultural Interns Eris and Z talk about fox spirits and myths from around the world! There's some shenanigans to be had for sure.
Fri, 11 Oct 2019 - 29min - 67 - Year 1, Episode 21: Spies!
Look out! Cultural Interns Eris and Z, with their producer and temp intern Mac Boyle, tackle spy myths and the growing spy genre in this episode. This one's mostly about James Bond, yo.
Fri, 27 Sep 2019 - 40min - 66 - Year 1, Episode 20: Freya Purchases A Necklace (Drunken Storytime with Eris!)
Ooooh Eris gets smashed in this one! Listen in as she giggles her way through the Norse myth of Freya getting her groove on and getting the most awesomest, bestest necklace ever created: the Brisingamen.
Fri, 13 Sep 2019 - 36min - 65 - Year 1, Episode 19: BBSRL: Fae and Fairy Tales
We did it! The fourth and final installment of our Basic Bitch's Summer Reading List episode of the year. Z and Eris are talking about fae novels and fairy tales, and Z shares with us the story of why their family is no longer allowed to play Scrabble.
Fri, 30 Aug 2019 - 35min - 64 - Year 1, Episode 18: BBSRL: Spellcasters
Booyah! Our third installment of the Basic Bitch's Summer Reading List! This time we're discussing spellcasters! Cultural Intern Z read like, all the books, and Eris helped! Why do witches and wizards have so many dead parents??
Fri, 16 Aug 2019 - 34min - 63 - Year 1, Episode 17: BBSRL: Werewolves and Shifters!
Welcome to our second episode of our Basic Bitches' Summer Reading List! Join Cultural Interns Eris and Z, along with Temp Intern Haleigh as we discuss werewolf and shifter tropes in books (and on TV). :P
Fri, 02 Aug 2019 - 29min - 62 - Year 1, Episode 15: American Myths and Legends
Join Cultural Interns Eris and Z as they discuss the myths and legends that make America, well, America. A lot of dismemberment, a little bit of criminal activity, and a whole lot of weirdness. What else would you expect from a country that brought you the Jersey Devil and D.B. Cooper?
Fri, 05 Jul 2019 - 30min - 61 - Year 1, Episode 14: BBSRL: Vampires!
It's summer! You know what that means? Time to break out those books for our first ever Basic Bitch's Summer Reading List! Join us as we talk about the shared themes and tropes in modern day vampire novels!
Fri, 21 Jun 2019 - 30min - 60 - Year 1, Episode 12: Loki Has a Baby Horse (Drunken Storytime with Eris!)
Time to get HAMMERED! Cultural Intern Eris drunkenly regales Cultural Intern Z with the Norse myth "Gylfaginning," or the story in how Sleipnir, Odin's awesome eight-legged horse, was born. This one gets a little raunchy, guys.
Fri, 24 May 2019 - 30min - 59 - Year 1, Episode 13: Summer Solstice
Cultural Interns Eris and Z discuss the Summer Solstice and Midsummer celebrations around the world. There's a lot of sex jokes in this one, y'all.
Fri, 07 Jun 2019 - 28min - 58 - Year 1, Episode 11: Aliens! The Modern Mythology
Somewhere, out there, is intelligent life. And they are coming for us, the inhabitants of Planet Earth, in search of the greatest booty. That's right, folks, Cultural Interns Z and Eris, along with Temp Intern and Producer Mac Boyle, talk about alien facts and myths on this week's episode of As the Myth Turns. It gets weird, y'all.
Fri, 10 May 2019 - 41min - 57 - Year 1, Episode 10: Superheroes!
Look up in the sky! Is it a bird? A plane? No, just our superhero episode over here at As the Myth Turns. Cultural Interns Eris and Z and their lovely Temp Intern A'isha talk about superhero myth and culture and their long-lasting effects on our psyches today. Excelsior!
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 - 36min - 56 - Year 1, Episode 9: Little People and the Fae
Cultural Interns Eris and Z talk about fairy and little people stories from around the world, like the yousei from Japan and the patupaiarehe from New Zealand, plus more stories from the indigenous Americas, West Africa, China, and of course, Ireland and Wales. This one is chock full of fairies, folks!
Sat, 13 Apr 2019 - 41min - 55 - Year 1, Episode 7: Superstitions and Old Wives’ Tales
Cultural Interns Eris and Z discuss superstitions and old wives' tales from around the world, making your own luck, and (oddly enough) which SpongeBob SquarePants character they are.
Fri, 15 Mar 2019 - 37min - 54 - Year 1, Episode 5: Love and Soulmate Myths
There's a guest this episode! Cultural Interns Eris and Z, along with Temp Intern Ryan Bradley (visit his website at It's super neat!) discuss myths about love, romance, and the existence of soul mates--and what it means for a marriage. Happy (belated) Valentine's Day everyone!
Sat, 16 Feb 2019 - 42min - 53 - Year 1, Episode 4: Thor Wears a Dress (Drunken Storytime with Eris!)
Cultural Intern Eris gets smashed for this episode and tells the tale of the þrymskviđa (the Lay of Thrym), a classic Norse myth for her captive audience, Z. There is so much giggling.
Sat, 02 Feb 2019 - 34min - 52 - Year 1, Episode 2: Classic Vampires
Cultural Interns Eris and Z discuss vampires, grave digging, staying young forever, and of course, Bram Stoker's Dracula, with Temp Intern CJ! (Year 1, Episode 2)
Sat, 05 Jan 2019 - 26min - 51 - Year 3, Episode 3: Half Person-Half Creature
Eris and Z are BACK and talking in-depth about half-person, half creature myths, like centaurs, mermaids, Celtic ceasgs, Mesopotamian kusarikku, and Chinese jiaoren. They also have a pretty frank discussion about the nature of enthusiastic consent, and where the lines of bestiality are drawn from an ethical standpoint.
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 - 30min - 50 - Year 3, Episode 2: Get Drunk with Sir Gawain and the Green KnightFri, 08 Oct 2021
- 49 - Year 3, Episode 1: Even More Hauntings
Eris and Z are BACK in this brand new year of 2021 and we're talking about ghosts! Join us as we go into Mr. Ted and Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire, the Flying Dutchman, hitchhiking ghosts, and Okiku. Woo!
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 - 37min - 48 - Year 2, Episode 22: Hiatus
Just a quick message to our listeners that we're going on break and that the migration to our new hosting network is proceeding apace.
Sun, 22 Nov 2020 - 02min
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