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Mythunderstood : A Greek (& other) Mythology Podcast

Paul Bianchi sits down with his best friend and comedic writing partner Sarah Oliver to teach her ev

Episodes

Total: 114

Egyptian Exorcism

2021/2/24

The story of the Princess of Bekhten led Paul down a rabbit hole of Demons, Khonsu, and the Folk Pra

Why the Nile Floods

2021/2/10

Khnemu, Imhotep, and the Seven Year Famine are the subjects, but Sarah's more intereseted in Asqet a

Holiday Q and A

2020/12/16

Sarah surprises Paul with a non-myth related Q&A session. Aliens, Ghosts, hopes, and fears and prett

Thoth and Hathor

2020/12/2

Paul circles back to tell Sarah about the Bovine Love Goddess, Hathor and the Ibis god of wisdom, Th

Cat Ladies

2020/11/18

Paul talks about one of Sarah's favorite topics- Cats! And not just any cats, the feline Goddesses B

Maybe Cannibalism

2020/11/4

Paul talks to Sarah about the Theban Trio, Shemzu, god of smashing heads, and the Cannibal Hymn. Wan

Anubis, Who Dis?

2020/10/21

Nepthys finally gives birth to her divine bastard, embalmer of the gods, the jackal-headed deity of

Duat You Wanna Do

2020/10/7

Paul details the 24/7 boat cruise that made up Ra's existence, a never-ending journey through the he

God Kings Fight Dirty

2020/9/23

In perhaps the most explicit episode to date, Paul details the night Seth cemented himself as the or

Ready, Seth, Go!

2020/9/9

The saga of family drama continues. Paul dives into Seth, Child Horus, and Thoth and entertains Sara

Osiris, Where Art Thou?

2020/8/26

Paul tells Sarah about the king of the gods who would become the King of the underworld. And about I

Origins of the Sun God

2020/8/12

Several kingdoms had conflicting and overlapping origin myths. Paul regales Sarah with three tales f

Talk Like an Egyptian

2020/7/29

Paul introduces Sarah to the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms of Egypt - Thousands of Years where Egypt

Ragnorok

2020/6/17

Sarah and Paul reach the Norse mythology climax in the end of times called Ragnorok. Want More Mythu

The Binding of Loki

2020/6/3

Sarah tells Paul the story of Loki losing favor with the gods and his gruesome punishment. Want Mor

Loki talks smack

2020/5/20

Sarah tells Paul about the poem Lokasenna in which Loki lets his lips flap about every single god in

Death of Baldur

2020/5/6

Sarah and Paul reach the end of Loki’s fun and games in the myth The Death of Baldur. Want More Myth

Otter’s ransom

2020/4/8

Sarah tells Paul the very strange “otters random” myth accompanied by, you guessed it; Thor terroriz

Njord and Skadi

2020/3/26

Sarah tells Paul about the retribution paid to giantess Skadi by way of fancy feet, followed by yet

In this double hitter Sarah and Paul discuss the fortification of Asgard and the kidnapping of Idun,