As the Myth Turns

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Oh snap, Z is drunk! Time to review Disney's Hercules!

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.

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.

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?

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!

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.

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!

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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??

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

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?

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!

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.

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!

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.

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)

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.

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!

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.