You Spin Me Right 'Round, Baba Yaga, Right 'Round - podcast episode cover

You Spin Me Right 'Round, Baba Yaga, Right 'Round

May 31, 20242 hrSeason 1Ep. 3
--:--
--:--
Download Metacast podcast app
Listen to this episode in Metacast mobile app
Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more

Episode description

Baba Yaga! The old witch of the woods, but she wasn't always that way. Her stories are shaped by those who told them and now Mythsogyny is taking a crack at those tales. Examine Baba Yaga's name, lifestyle, her infamous chicken legged hut, and of course her dark appetites.

References
https://www.thecambridgelanguagecollective.com/europe/baba-yaga

https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/baba-yaga-confounding-crone-slavic-folklore-002836

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20221118-baba-yaga-the-greatest-wicked-witch-of-all

https://www.worldhistory.org/Baba_Yaga/

Baba Yaga: The Ambiguous Mother and Witch of the Russian Folktale by Andreas Johns


Recommended Reading:

Trickster Makes This World by Lewis Hyde

Baba Yaga: The Wild Witch of the East in Russian Fairy Tales by Sibelan Forrester

For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android