Demythifying

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Honor Cargill-Martin joins the Demyth ladies to discuss the scandalous and salacious life of Messalina, the Roman Empress who was described as a ruthless and a sexually insatiable schemer. We could not get enough of this non-fiction book, again, many rabbit holes were gone down while reading it. We could have talked all night about Messalina, the comparisons between her and Agrippina and sexual politics in Ancient Rome. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did.

Follow Honor on socials;

Instagram; @honorcargillmartin
Twitter; @ancienthistorygirl
Substack: allancienthistory.substack.com

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Annaliese Avery talks to us about her YA novel, The Immortal Games. Listen to Lauren and Charlotte debate (yet again) about their different taste in men.  Hear Annaliese  detailing how she wrote this stunning and gripping novel in TEN weeks, including a discarded first draft. The gods playing warhammer with token humans? YES PLEASE. 

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Here at DeMyth HQ, we LOVE us some Ovid., so when Lauren saw there was a new translation, by a female translator, she HAD to reach out. Bonus points for this new version feeling easier to read with the layout and having a cover that looks like a woven tapestry. 

We hope you enjoy this episode with Stephanie McCarter as much as we did. 

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One thing we love with Demythifying, other than diving in deeper with Greek and Roman mythology and history, is building a community and learning about other cultures myths and histories along the way. When Charlotte saw online a creative couple were not only painting STUNNNING artworks based on African mythology, but also recording podcasts on the subjects, we knew we HAD to have a chat with them. Adwoa and Solomon from Adeche Atelier/Afro Mythos were a great interview and we hope this can kick off an interest in African myths. 

Linktree  to ALL their socials, plus Etsy and website, where you can show support/listen/buy merchandise; https://linktr.ee/adeche

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Kate Foster joins Lauren and Charlotte to discuss her novel The Maiden. The Maiden is inspired by real life events in a now suburb of Edinburgh, in the 17th century, Lady Christian Nimmo is arrested and charged with the murder of her lover, James Forrester. Christian and Violet give their POVs to this enthralling debut novel, you will not be disappointed. 

Follow Kate on socials;

Twitter: @katefostermedia
Instagram: @katefosterauthor

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The next in our TGP collab episodes. This episode Lauren is joined by Christopher Hartland - AKA the reason she found Tiny Ghost Press in the first place. 
Armed with tissues she gets into Against the Stars which is a stunningly written speculative fiction. It blends romance and sci-fi and gets them both debating... If you could glimpse into the future would you?

Follow Chris online:
Instagram - @christopherhartland
twitter -@chartlandwriter

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We welcome Gina Blaxill back on to the podcast to discuss her YA whodunnit. Listen to Charlotte and Lauren debate why they did or didn't think that certain characters were Mia's stalker. Their guess may surprise you. No prizes for guessing who won the reveal at the end. 

All the socials to follow Gina; @ginablaxill

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Lauren and Charlotte welcome their first returning guest in the amazing Jennifer Saint. Talking about Elektra and Atalanta they talk myths, spoilers, weaving references and who Jennifer would shag, marry and kill.

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Diane Rayor joins Demythifying to discuss all things Sappho! We are in awe of how interesting this poet and her translator are. Hear excerpts from the audio recordings of all fragments, which are freely available and join the debate of how sexual the words dripping linen may or may not be! Diane throws in some Ancient Greek and tells us how important context is to translations, and how sad it it that we only have a few fragments left at this time. 

Thanks to Cambridge University press and Diane Rayor. Audio recordings used with permission.
www.cambridgeuniversitypress.org/sappho

Contact Diane via her webpage; dianerayor.academia.edu


Rayor, Diane J., trans. & ed. Sappho: A New Translation of the Complete Works, Cambridge University Press, 2nd ed. 2023. Introduction and notes by André Lardinois.   

  https://www.cambridge.org/highereducation/books/sappho/6AA37FEF8D846985479CF107B2E6CD16#overview

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