Liv speaks with historian Dr Jane Draycott about Fulvia of ancient Rome, a woman at the centre of the fall of the Roman Republic... Unsurprisingly the conversation became something wider, looking at ancient women more broadly. Plus, we rant about the patriarchy, because it deserves it. Find more about Jane's new book Fulvia: the Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome and Jane's work more broadly . For reference, this episode was recorded at the end of April 2025. Submit your question for ...
May 30, 2025•1 hr 40 min•Season 8Ep. 706
An episode of Ancient History Fangirl. One that I, Liv, really want you all to hear. This story isn’t just about Goths that lived outside Rome. It’s also about the Goths that lived inside the Empire—as everything from slaves to soldiers to free citizens. How they were treated within that empire fueled and fed the wheel of the Migration era. Hatred of immigrants played a major role in Migration-Era conflicts–in ways scarily similar to events today. Get the show notes here . Listen to all the epis...
May 27, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 8Ep. 705
Liv reads The Thebaid, by Statius, translated by JH Mozley. The Argives, with Polyneices, prepare to go to war with Thebes. The Thebans ask Tiresias for help and a drought is sent to slow the Argives as they move through Nemea. Submit to the quarterly Q&A at mythsbaby.com/questions and get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading of an ancient source, audiobook style. Fo...
May 23, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 8Ep. 704
Introducing the Partial Historians, an Ancient Roman History Podcast, part of the Memory Collective Podcast Network! This episode originally aired on the PH feed in spring 2024. Dr Rad and Dr G speak with Dr Victoria Austen (also a friend of LTAMB!) about Augustus' Mausoleum in Rome. And, not to worry, there are plenty of jabs at Augustus, as is only right. Find more from the Partial Historians here . Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note . Get ad-free episodes and ...
May 20, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 8Ep. 703
This three part series originally aired in 2021. Prometheus gave humanity fire, but he paid the price. Prometheus is brought to his punishment and meets the chorus of Oceanids. The Prometheus Bound is an examination of tyranny and the rule of Zeus, king of the gods. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note . Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby . CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given i...
May 16, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Season 8Ep. 702
In today's Hermes Historia special episode Michaela Pangowish breaks down the phrase 'AUT CAESAR AUT NIHIL' and the way we understand Julius Caesar today. Caesars, dictators, billionaire oligarchies are bad, actually. For more Hermes Historia episodes (typically co-hosted by Liv!) sign up for LTAMB's ad-free Oracle Edition on Patreon . Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note . Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.c...
May 13, 2025•41 min•Season 8Ep. 701
Liv and Michaela speak with Roman archaeologist Matthew McCarty about Rome's colonization of North Africa and how that act of settler colonialism had ripple effects in the later French colonization. Find more from Matthew here . Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note . Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods...
May 09, 2025•1 hr 34 min•Season 8Ep. 700
For the first time ever, Liv hosted a LIVE ticketed event at The Common Press bookstore in London, UK, alongside Cosi Carnegie (of Cosi's Odyssey). They discuss Medusa, in all her forms, live in conversation. If you're interested in seeing Liv speak live, let us know! Watch the video version here! Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note . Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby CW/TW: far too many Greek ...
May 06, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Season 8Ep. 699
Finally, the second half of Christie Vogler's EPIC takeover episode. Christie speaks with Homerist Joel Christensen and modern Homeric bard Joe Goodkin about the intricacies of EPIC, modern musicals as reception, and all their favourite moments from EPIC The Musical! If you're keen for more EPIC talk listen to the Movies We Dig episode Christie mentions! Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note . Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle E...
May 02, 2025•1 hr 37 min•Season 8Ep. 698
Examining the women of the Underworld in Homer's Odyssey (and contextualizing last Friday's episode a little further...) This coming Friday: part two of the EPIC takeover that fully delves into its musical depths. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note . Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monster...
Apr 29, 2025•44 min•Season 8Ep. 697
Past guest and host of Movies We Dig, Christie Vogler takes over the podcast to guide Liv through EPIC The Musical... Today Liv and Christie listen to No Longer You from EPIC and set the stage for next week's full takeover episode where Christie and guests will go over the musical in detail. Find more from Christie on the Movies We Dig podcast, part of the Memory Collective Podcast Network! Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note . Get ad-free episodes and so, so much...
Apr 25, 2025•55 min•Season 8Ep. 696
Introducing Movies We Dig, the podcast about film, antiquity and everything in between, part of the Memory Collective Podcast Network! This episode was recorded live at the annual meeting of the Classical Association of the Midwest and South to talk about the 2024 Netflix show, KAOS. Filling in for Colin as co-host is fan favorite (and regular guest of LTAMB!) Amy Pistone. To learn more about Amy and her work, be sure visit her website . Find more Movies We Dig wherever you're listening to this ...
Apr 22, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Season 8Ep. 695
Once again Liv is joined by the wonderful Emily Hauser, this time for the episode that started it all, a conversation about Mythica (Penelope's Bones in the US and Canada), a look at the women of Homer and through them, women of the Bronze Age. Find Mythica or Penelope's Bones wherever you get books (ideally, not Amazon). Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note . Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby C...
Apr 18, 2025•2 hr 13 min•Season 8Ep. 694
(Re)introducing season 3 of Sweetbitter: Women & LGBTQIA+ History, part of the Memory Collective Podcast Network! This season Leesa, Ellie, and Alyse dive into the not at all controversial world of women and queer history of... the Bible, and Christianity. Submit your question for the next LTAMB Q&A via email or a voice note . Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby Attributions and licensing information for music used in t...
Apr 15, 2025•43 min•Season 8Ep. 693
Liv reads The Thebaid, by Statius, translated by JH Mozley. Submit to the quarterly Q&A at mythsbaby.com/questions and get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading of an ancient source, audiobook style. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title! For a list of Roman/Latin names and who they generally refer to in the Greek, visit: mythsb...
Apr 11, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 8Ep. 692
Liv's off to the UK and realized she's never covered Boudicca! Presenting episode 1 of Ancient History Fangirl's 2021 series on Britain's warrior queen. The story of Boudicca’s revolt is as epic as you can get. It’s got murder and pillage, Romans behaving badly, cities on fire, and a layer of destruction that was scorched into the earth. But it's also the story of a people on a precipice of great change. Who was Boudicca? Who was this iron-age warrior queen who stood up to the Romans—and whose n...
Apr 08, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 8Ep. 691
Liv is joined by our favourite Homerist to talk narrative, virality, and how epics can help us understand the mess we're in. Find more about Storylife here . Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note . Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referenci...
Apr 04, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Season 8Ep. 690
Today's episode is a re-airing of a couple of Liv's favourite Pegasus-related episodes, because it's time for something light and silly. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note . Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. So...
Apr 01, 2025•52 min
Liv speaks with Emily Hauser about... Women. Ancient and mythological women, the ways they shared stories, and collective memory. Learn more about the Memory Collective . Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note . Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be wer...
Mar 28, 2025•1 hr 44 min•Season 8Ep. 689
In today's special episode we're sharing selections from Enemy of My Dreams by Ancient History Fangirl's Jenny Williamson, narrated by Lisa Flanagan, published by Canary Street Press. Shared with permission of the Author and publisher. Learn more here . Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note . Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, an...
Mar 25, 2025•40 min•Season 8Ep. 688
Liv speaks with returning guest Dr Maciej Paprocki about the goddess Thetis, a goddess with seemingly immense but mysterious power, and a woman who has enough agency in her life that she becomes tragically unique. Learn more about the Staying Power of Thetis . Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note . Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fict...
Mar 21, 2025•1 hr 56 min•Season 8Ep. 687
Introducing Mnemosyne // the Memory Collective, Liv looks at the goddess of memory, and memory itself. Learn more about the Memory Collective here . Submit your question for the next Q&A at mythsbaby.com/questions and get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the...
Mar 18, 2025•36 min•Season 8Ep. 686
TW! Horrors of Women's/Female Health. Liv speaks with Dr Christie Vogler about the long and storied and utterly infuriating ancient history of women's medicine in the West. Check out Christie's podcast, Movies We Dig , now part of the Memory Collective podcast network! Submit your question for the next Q&A at mythsbaby.com/questions and get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby Recommended reading and sources: Cleghorn, Elinor. 2...
Mar 14, 2025•1 hr 56 min•Season 8Ep. 685
Aspasia was an intelligent, independent and influential woman at the heart of Classical Athenian politics. She was also a sex worker. This is the instagram reel this episode is 'responding' to . Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note . Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby , and learn more about the Memory Collective . CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically ...
Mar 11, 2025•40 min•Season 8Ep. 684
Liv speaks with Dr Christie Vogler about the long and storied and utterly infuriating ancient history of women's medicine in the West. The video clips referenced: Competing Medical Practices in Domina : Livia & Augustus's story in 'Domina' - Part 21 ; Medical Pluralism on HBO’s Rome : Rome Pullo has surgery HD ; and if you want to see the transition to modern medicine in the late 19th century, check out the series The Artful Dodger : The Artful Dodger | Official Trailer | Hulu . And check ou...
Mar 07, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Season 8Ep. 683
Arachne wasn't just a talented weaver and artist, she was a woman who dared to become more than her feminine station allowed. Breaking down the 'womanly arts', weaving as a form of independence and the threat that posed to the patriarchal order. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note . Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby . Sign up for the newsletter to keep up to date with everything, including the ...
Mar 04, 2025•57 min•Season 8Ep. 682
Liv reads Statius' Thebaid, book 2, translated by JH Mozley. The ghost of Laius travels from the Underworld; Polynices and Tydeus return to Thebes and threaten the king Eteocles. Submit to the quarterly Q&A at mythsbaby.com/questions and get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading of an ancient source, audiobook style. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "...
Feb 28, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 8Ep. 681
The seminar referenced is In the Ruins of History: A CAWS/#EOTalks Roundtable in Solidarity with Palestine . Find out more about Liv's event/live podcast recording in London, April 15th , alongside Cosi Carnegie of Cosi's Odyssey . Submit to the next Q&A episode at mythsbaby.com/questions . Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods an...
Feb 25, 2025•43 min•Season 8Ep. 680
Liv is joined by Alex W to discuss Sumerian mythology and some broader history of Mesopotamia/Ancient Iraq. Learn more from Alex vis his podcast, the Drumbeat Forever After, here . As mentioned in the episode, Aseel Jad El-Haq is 28, the youngest of seven sisters. She grew up in Khan Younis, the daughter of a successful clothing company owner, going to the gym and visiting the beach with her friends and riding a horse named Beautiful (in Arabic). Her house and car were completely destroyed, the ...
Feb 21, 2025•1 hr 37 min•Season 8Ep. 679
Liv answers listener questions about Hera's attempted coup, jewellery, and more... Submit to the quarterly Q&A at mythsbaby.com/questions and get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the po...
Feb 18, 2025•34 min•Season 8Ep. 678
