- Ep. 27: Which Gods Are We?; Poseidon as Kendrick Lamar and Artemis as Taylor Swift!
Welcome to Just Mything Around, a podcast recorded by high school students as part of the dual enrollment Mythology course.
In this episode, Emma and Ashlynn do a little self-reflecting. Which Greek and Norse gods do they resonate with? And which celebrities do they see as embodiments of the gods?
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S2E8 - 31m - Apr 2, 2025 - Ep. 26: MCU Thor vs Norse Thor; If You Put Mjolnir in an Elevator, Would it go up?
Welcome to Just Mything Around, a podcast recorded by high school students as part of their dual enrollment Mythology course.
In this episode, Clare is back! This time she and Aaron discuss the differences and similarities before the Marvel version of the Norse God of Thunder and the mythologically correct version.
S2E26 - 29m - Apr 1, 2025 - Ep. 25: Orpheus & Eurydice and Hadestown; Acting Dramatic in the Underworld
Welcome to Just Mything Around, a podcast recorded by high school students as part of their dual enrollment Mythology course.
In this episode, Emma and Jami talk about the myth of Orpheus and draw connections to the musical, Hadestown. They make connections between the power of music and drama to what it means to be human and how having such an outlet can help us deal with the problems of life.
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S2E25 - 37m - Mar 31, 2025 - Ep. 24: The Olympians and Hunger Games; Best Olympics Ever
Welcome to Just Mything Around, a podcast produced by high school students as part of their dual enrollment Mythology course.
In this episode, Clare and Aidan imagine the Greek Olympians as contestants in the Hunger Games. Which District would each Olympian represent based on the qualities and characteristics of each? What team ups and feuds make sense? And, of course, who would win???
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S2E24 - 56m - Mar 28, 2025 - Ep. 23: Zeus vs Thor; God Fight!
Welcome to Just Mything Around, a podcast produced by high school students as part of their dual enrollment Mythology course.
In this episode, Paige and Skylar talk about Zeus and Thor. They point out the similarities and differences in each god of thunder and wonder what would happen in a cross-cultural fight to the death.
S2E23 - 16m - Mar 26, 2025 - Ep. 22: Beauty and the Beast & Hades and Persephone; But at Least he has a Library
Welcome to Just Mything Around, a podcast recorded by high school students as part of their dual enrollment Mythology course.
In this episode, Alli and Karlee talk about the similarities in the myth The Abduction of Persphone and Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Along the way they point out where the original version of the story differs from the Disney version, why that might be, and why exactly many people are attracted to the more dangerous "other."
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S2E22 - 23m - Mar 25, 2025 - Ep. 21: Music and Mythology; David Bowie was a Fascist?
Welcome to Just Mything Around, a podcast recorded by high school students as part of their dual enrollment Mythology course.
In this episode, Matthew and Karissa talk about the connection between music and mythology. They point out the power of music in shaping human identity, which is not all the different from the role of myth and story to the human experience.
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S2E21 - 37m - Mar 25, 2025 - Ep. 20: Batman as a Tragic Greek Hero; Detroit on Steroids
Welcome to Just Mything Around, a podcast recorded by high school students as part of their dual enrollment Mythology course.
In this episode, Oliver and Brock talk about Batman by deep diving Gotham lore and show how the caped crusader follows the story pattern of the Greek tragic hero beat by beat. They also make connections between other members of the Justice League and various Olympians from Greek mythology. We hope you enjoy.
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S2E20 - 44m - Mar 8, 2025 - Ep. 19: Thank You! Season 2 Coming This Fall
Closing out season 1 of both The Fast and the Fictitious and Just Mything Around. Thank you to Jeff Broussard and Samantha Jacobson for being my podcasting test subjects last summer. Thank you to the students of English 2410 and English 2530 for being the reason that this little endeavor was even attempted in the first place; no other group could have done it so well. Big things coming for Season 2! New episodes of The Fast and the Fictitious and Just Mything Around will be here before you know it.
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S1E19 - 5m - Jun 10, 2024 - Ep. 18: Aphrodite's Kids; A Fate Worse than Snakes
In this episode, Audrey and Christian talk about two children of Aphrodite, Harmonia and Hermaphroditus. You may think that the offspring of the goddess of love would have charmed lives, but you’d be wrong. The ladies tell the tragic story of each before wondering how the lessons learned from these stories can be applied to their lives and share a couple of stories about a home invasion involving snakes.
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S1E18 - 28m - May 8, 2024 - Ep. 17: The Quadpod; RIP Clyde
In this episode, Jeri, Scotti, Loni, and Jazmyn team up for the first ever Just Mything Around Quadpod. The ladies talk about a buffet of mythological concepts and fight like sisters, which was, conveniently, one of the topics of the episode. We also hear about life on the farm from Jeri and, since Scotti is involved, witchcraft.
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S1E17 - 47m - May 3, 2024 - Ep. 16: Morality; Maybe the Gods Weren't So... ew, No That's Gross
In this episode, Katelyn and Jordan talk about morality, both their own and that of the ancient Greek and Norse pantheons. Both generally agree that the gods were terrible people. But if that’s in fact the case, what can we modern humans learn from them? Are we a reflection of them, or are they are reflection of us?
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S1E16 - 49m - Apr 29, 2024 - Ep. 15: Fate; Destiny, Boxing Australians, and Other Horrors of the Internet
In this episode, Trent and Luke are back, this time talking about the concept of Fate. Would they want to know their fate? Would they want to know the fates of others? And they speculate on what their fate would be if they stepped into a UFC octagon to fight the top stars of the sport. Spoiler: It won’t end well for them.
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S1E15 - 43m - Apr 25, 2024 - Ep. 14: Midas and Erisichthon; Hungry for More
In this episode, Christian and Bryce talk about two unfortunate souls, King Midas and King Erisichthon. The stories involving each are filled with greed, and Christian and Bryce spend some talking about the concepts of wants and needs. These two kings decided to mess with the gods, and we know how that usually turns out for mere mortals. They also tackle the age old question; whether it’s men or women that are worse with money.
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S1E14 - 38m - Apr 22, 2024 - Ep. 13: Medusa and the Women of Mythology;
In this episode, Violet and Shine talk about Medusa and the treatment of women in mythology. They talk about how the treatment and perception of the most famous Gorgon has changed over time, speculate on which ancient culture treated women the best, get creeped out by the trend of weird POV social media videos, and throw shots at each over over their feelings on Stanley mugs.
S1E13 - 31m - Apr 18, 2024 - Ep. 12: Supreme Deities; Jellyfish, Chicken Fingers, and Sharkeal O'Neal?
In this episode, Susanna and Shine talk about the supreme deities of several mythologies. What aspects do they share? How are they different? Why do polytheistic traditions seem to have more problematic gods in general? What each would like to be reincarnated as. And if sharks had a supreme deity, it would for sure be Sharkeal O'Neal.
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S1E12 - 44m - Apr 14, 2024 - Ep. 11: Tricksters; Friends, Foes, and Fortnite
In this episode, Susanna, Violet, and Khyler talk about the Trickster Archetype and how it’s seen in life, pop culture, and across mythologies. They question the morality of playing tricks or being manipulative and talk about how the trickster is often the plot device that sets a story into motion. Things get heated when the ladies bang on Khyler for his Fortnite addiction.
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S1E11 - 50m - Apr 3, 2024 - Ed. 10: Dionysus and Idun; Fun with Fermentation
In this episode, Cole and Audrey talk about Dionysus, the Greek god of wine making, festivity, orchards and fruit, and Idun, a Norse goddess associated with apples and fruit. The duo tell a few great stories involving their topics before doing their best Bubba Gump impressions. There’s apples, apple pie, apple juice, apple sauce, apple cider, apple jelly, apple cobbler...
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S1E10 - 35m - Mar 31, 2024 - Ep. 9: Eros and Thanatos; Love, Death, and Gumbo
In this episode, Jahmaria and Angie talk about the representations of Love and Death, Eros and Thanatos. The ladies wonder what they would do if Thanatos came for them and whether or not they’ve ever been hit by one of Eros’ arrows. They also talk about how manipulative they truly can be especially when it comes to their teachers.
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S1E9 - 20m - Mar 27, 2024 - Ep. 8: Xibalba and Hades; Nobody Swipes Up on the Pus God
In this episode, Khyler and Kahlia take a journey through two underworlds; Xibalba, the Mayan Underworld, and the Hades ruled Underworld of Greek Mythology. They attempt to identify similarities and differences between the two regions, speculate whether they’d survive a trip through either of them, and agree they’d much rather deal with Hades than the Mayan Pus God.
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S1E8 - 38m - Mar 17, 2024
