Pop Culture Mythology

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What's Pop Culture Mythology about?

Pop Culture Mythology is an independent biweekly podcast that delves into how myth and folklore influence today’s books, movies, and television shows. It aims to explain how ancient myths and legends are still relevant in today’s world, and not just in a classroom setting. Mythology is still very much alive and a part of the modern world even if most people don’t realize it. Having an understanding of how these ancient stories shape society improves media literacy, give new insight into how the old world influences modern times, and keeps these stories from being lost to the ages.

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Honorable Mentions: The Tik...

05.01.2019

Happy May! This month’s honorable mention is the tikbalang, a terrifying horse monster from Filipino folklore. Yes, it’s yet another horse monster episode. Get ready to learn about this hideous beast… with only mild complaining from your host Ari.

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05.01.2019 Honorable Mentions: The Tikbalang Happy May! This month’s honorable mention is the tikbalang, a terrifying horse monster from Filipino folklore. Yes, it’s yet another horse monster episode. Get ready to learn about this hideous beast… with only mild complaining from your host Ari.
03.01.2019 Honorable Mentions: The Leshy This month's honorable mention is the leshy: a Slavic nature spirit that resides in the forests. Tune in to learn about this reclusive yet fun trickster... as well as to hear yet another brief rant about how the suppression of ...
02.16.2019 Episode 18: Voodoo As a continuation of highlighting myths, religions and folklore from the African diaspora, this week’s episode is all about voodoo. From the history of this religion to the persisting negative press given to it, listen and learn the truth about ...
02.01.2019 Honorable Mentions: Groundhog Day Happy February! This month’s honorable mention goes to a February holiday that originates in my home state of Pennsylvania: Groundhog Day. I know that most of you probably know the holiday best from the 1993 movie “Groundhog Day”, but I ...
01.12.2019 Episode 14: The Celtic Mythology References in Hellboy II The 2008 movie “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” has stunning fantasy creatures, impeccable world-building for its magical places, and relatable complex characters. But much like everything else that’s talked about in this podcast, all of these things have their roots ...
01.01.2019 Honorable Mentions: Demonic Water Horses Welcome to the first of the honorable mentions episodes! This month, I'll be going over kelpies, as well as other water horses from European folklore. Tune in to learn about these truly disturbing creatures.
11.24.2018 Episode 7: The Sabrina Reboot’s Portrayal of Witchcraft and Demons The new “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” on Netflix has garnered quite a lot of attention over the past few weeks from fans and critics alike. It’s dark, spooky, and delightfully demonic. But how accurate is it? This week’s episode explains ...
10.27.2018 Episode 2: The Horned God From Pan to Thranduil, the horned god is one of the most universally recognized archetypal characters... and also one of the most mysterious. This episode focuses on exploring the history of this character's role in mythologies across the world, the ...