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This week we court controversy as we relate the most recent mythology we’ve ever done and tackle the tale of Xenu. 75 Million years from start to finish, this story take us from the mysterious (yet familiar) planet Teegeeack to the equally strange Clearwater, Florida. Plus, society continues to celebrate Matthew as “world’s greatest Dad” and Anna surprises everybody with a legit good literary reference.
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This week we continue on from last week’s episode and cover Kind David’s son, King Solomon. Famous for his wisdom, temple, wives, magic rings, and demon helpers, we go thought he life of this complex but mostly terrible dude. Plus, Anna does a little painting and Mathew turns out to be the worst person ever.
In this week's episode, we discuss the life of King David: giant killer, foreskin collector, wife stealer…you know just your regular old king stuff. He’s basically a serial killer but also one of the biggest heroes of the bible. (Go figure.) Also, Anna tries to prove she’s cool by dropping some hipster references and Matthew is a hero for keeping his family from murdering each other. Thanks for subscribing!
This month we lose our head over the British myth of Sir Gawain and his run-in with the green night. We get a crash course in chivalry and Matthew tells him how society has branded him a "hero".
This week we dive back into floods with the story of Noah and the biblical flood myth. We get into the practicalities of ark construction and dung removal, how this story is the origin of racism, the crazy people who keep looking for an imaginary boat, and the terrible people who made their own arks. Plus, Anna does an epically villainous act and Matthew meets a person!
This month we put the “Mess” in Mesopotamia as Matthew introduces Anna to one of the oldest stories of all time; The Epic of Gilgamesh. They talk about it’s influence on other epics (including the Bible and the Avengers), the poor judgment of the gods, the relative scariness of farm animals, and what a much cooler dude Gilgamesh’s friend Enkidu is. Plus Anna touts her one piece of knowledge about this story in an attempt to become Matthew’s hero and Matthew takes an epic, feminist stand.
*Please note* Mathew’s audio is a bit muddled this week. We did our best to clean it up but it’s not the best quality. Sorry.
We start with the end of Norse mythology as we discuss the myth of Ragnarök. This myth has everything: Dragons, giants, wolves, squirrels, someone eats the moon, a ship made of fingernails, trees, and much, much more. Plus Matthew pitches some more side shows, Anna derails the whole conversation with discussion about a couple who had a bunch of kids and we make a plan for a pretty great party next year that you’re invited to!
We start out strong looking at the lives of half-twins Castor and Pollux. We talk about their complicated paternity, delve into the sexuality of various water fowl, and question whether these guys are really heroes at all. Plus Matthew reveals he has (very limited) super powers.
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