Find Your Gods

In this episode we talk with musician and composer Michael Levy, discussing his historical recreations of ancient music and exploring a wide range of topics and ideas including interstellar exploration, the nature of true creativity, and (of course) the gods.

Listen in on an interview with Daniel Fletcher (Creator, Writer) and Rebecca Louisell (Director, Writer) as we discuss their mythology themed web series "The Pantheon".

Season Two kicks off with a simple question: What do you give the man who has everything?

Here at the end of 2018, we invoke the god Janus and let the past fall away as we look ahead to the coming year.

At long last, we return to the tale of Orpheus and try to gather up all the loose threads and draw them together before his tale is done.

In this episode, we take a break from the story of Orpheus to have a conversation about idols — exploring that compulsion which drives us to make things and worship them.

In this episode, we revisit the story of Orpheus and explore how he dealt with the loss of his wife once he returned from the Underworld.

What’s this? A surprise holiday episode? Yes indeed, one chock full of enough irrational ranting, broad generalizations, and mythological speculation to spark arguments with your family for the entire season. You’re welcome.

How far would you go for love? What would you risk? What would you give up? Would you follow in the footsteps of Orpheus? And would you fail, as he failed?

This week, we take a look at the story Ceyx and Alcyone — those two devoted, doomed lovers who endured a separation that tested the depths of their devotion and raised the sympathies of their gods.

This week we take a deeper dive into the myth of Hermaphroditus, exploring the god’s role and resonance in the world of Alchemy.

At the pool of Salmacis, the son of Aphrodite and Hermes meets a nymph who simply won’t take “No” for an answer. In this episode, we dive into the myth of Hermaphroditus and do our best not to go too deep.

You think you know the story of Pygmalion and Galatea, but you don’t. The myth of the artist who falls in love with his creation is lovely but quite different from the original text. In this episode, we’ll look back at Pygmalion and trace the path of his romantic but surprisingly kinky story all the way to the modern day versions.

The story of Persephone and Hades is a complicated one. It has fear, disappointment, anger, joy, love, wonder, and reconciliation. No surprises there. It is, after all, the story of a marriage. In this episode we take a little trip to the Underworld, getting better acquainted with Hades and taking a closer look at his courtship of Persephone.

In our first “dark” episode, a Facebook comment from last week gives us a springboard for a conversation exploring the inherent tensions that exist between (and within) monotheism, polytheism, and atheism.

When you become a parent, you open yourself up to many wonderful things... But you also increase your chances of being touched by misfortune and sorrow. In Demeter's case, when her daughter Kore goes missing, the entirety of creation is overshadowed by her grief.

The abduction of Persephone is a story that has inspired artists throughout the ages. But the story that has inspired so many, it turns out, might not really be the story that everyone thinks they know.

Would you know a god if you saw one? If they were standing on your doorstep asking for food and shelter, would you let them in? In the ancient world, Hospitality was a core value of day-to-day life. To offer it to all without condition was seen as the hight of virtue. To betray it was to suffer the wrath of the gods. This week we take a look at Baucis and Philemon, listening for the echoes of their story rippling through history to reach us here today.

Find Your Gods is a celebration of the ancient myths and an exploration of their resonance in our modern world. In each episode, we take a look at a story from mythology and explore the underlying themes and ideas. We’re kicking things off with a quick word from T.M. Camp, just so you’ll know who to blame. The gods are still among us. You just have to look for them.