Muses of Mythology
Join two siblings on an exciting journey as they dive into ancient myths and uncover how these tales shaped modern pop culture, all while reading Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians. New episodes every other Tuesday!
Muses of Mythology
Story 91: Midgard in the Middle (w/ Fran McMahon)
“I would die for these ducks.”
Queer author of queer stories Fran McMahon (they/them) returns to the pod to muse about the most mid place in all the realms: Midgard.
Other topics include the unfortunate optics of the “Vikings reached the United States” theory, lore behind a duckling statue that helped ease US-Soviet tensions during the end of the Cold War, the base elements of the realms AKA some dead dude, speculation regarding the length of a world-circling serpent, DJ’s new favorite inappropriate slang, DJ’s BIG FEELINGS about which system of measurement should be used for weather, and Fran’s AMAZING new book that you need to pre-order RIGHT NOW!!
Pre-order The Spiral of Life: https://books2read.com/u/4Nl1ON
Get more Fran!: https://www.instagram.com/adoseoffran/
Spoilers for SMITE, Ducktales (2017), The Originals, Marvel Comics, and MCU
Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of and conversations about colonization, death, murder, white supremacy, racism, and violence
Wizards (Beyond) Waverly Place Bonus Episode available now on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/musesofmythology
About Us
Muses of Mythology was created and co-hosted by Darien and DJ Smartt.
Our music is Athens Festival by Martin Haene. Our cover art is by Audrey Miller. Find her on Instagram @bombshellnutshellart
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