Question: Do you have a favorite myth?

Rochelle Smith (go.uidaho.edu/3WaYWMi) is the humanities librarian for the U of I Library (go.uidaho.edu/48ru5Cx). In this episode, she discusses the surprising ways gods, goddesses and other beings across cultures are connected to crafting and making. She also shares why these stories still matter today and what they reveal about human creativity and imagination.

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Music

“Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (go.uidaho.edu/3U3MNHs) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (go.uidaho.edu/3Q6LeY5).

“Daybreak Musing” (https://go.uidaho.edu/3LdpH0b) by Christian Richard Lloyd via Amphibious Zoo.

Chapters

(0:00) Do you have a favorite kind of myth?

(4:50) Getting to know Rochelle Smith

(5:55) Gods and their hobbies

(7:45) What myths say about humanity

(18:37) Smith’s favorite myths

(21:20) Myths more people should know about

(24:13) Engage with the past

(27:23) Final thoughts