377: Advice from Folklore IX (with Dr. Moiya McTier)

Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore

Multitude

Myths, Folklore, Society & Culture, Alcohol, Legends, Learning, Urbanlegends, Mythology, Comedy, History, Education, Gods, Educational, Drunkhistory

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

The gods (and astrophysicist-folklorist Dr. McTier) are back to channel divine inspiration for YOUR questions. We cover it all, from jobs to housekeeping to dealing with sibling estrangement.

Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of misogyny, birth, family estrangement, capitalism, irregular eating, and depression.

Guest

Dr. Moiya McTier is an astrophysicist and folklorist who hosts Exolore, Pale Blue Pod, and PBS’s Fate & Fabled. She wrote The Milky Way: an Autobiography of our Galaxy, named a best book of 2022 by Publishers Weekly. And she serves as the senior advisor to the Human Artistry Campaign advocating for artists in the face of generative AI.

Housekeeping

- TOUR: Get tickets for our Rolling Bones Tour!

- Recommendation: This week, Amanda recommends getting tickets for the Rolling Bones Tour.

- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at https://spiritspodcast.com/books

- Call to Action: Check out Pale Blue Pod!

Transcript

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0:00.0	Oh, Welcome to Spirit's Poods and
0:22.8	Bosey dive into mythology, and
0:25.0	to Spirit's Podcast, a Boozy dive into mythology, legends, and
0:32.3	folklore.
0:33.0	Every week we pour a drink and learn about a new story
0:35.4	from around the world.
0:36.5	I'm Amanda.
0:37.5	And I'm Julia, and hey, we are back with a segment
0:40.9	that as I was looking over the document we used for this segment.
0:44.1	We haven't done in like over a year. So welcome back everyone to advice from
0:48.1	folklore and welcome back Dr. Moyamik-Tir. Thank you.
0:53.0	It has been a while.
0:54.0	I'm sure the gods really missed us pestering them.
0:56.0	Yeah, you know, they're like, listen, it was a nice break, but now it's time to give advice to people who need
1:01.6	it from a divine sense.
1:04.3	Of course.
1:05.3	This is of course the episode where Moia and Julia channel the gods for some divine inspiration
1:10.8	to questions from you conspirators about life, love, purpose, what we're going to do next and
1:16.2	everything in between. So folks, shall we get started in this sort of liminal space,
1:21.9	this transition from winter to spring.
1:24.5	I think it's a wonderful time of year to ask the gods for a little support
1:28.4	as we look forward to what's next.
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