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🗓️ 13 September 2024
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Struggling for role models in the modern world? We've got your back, looking way back to the ancient world.
Join Kate and Jasmine Elmer, author of her new book, Goddess With A Thousand Faces, as they explore the remarkable stories of some of histories most incredible ancient Goddesses and the lessons we can learn from them.
What can Artemis the Greek Goddess of Wild Hunting and Virginity tell us about sexual autonomy? And what does Huitaca, the Goddess of Rebellion tell us about taking a stand when our freedoms are in danger?
This episode was edited by Tom Delargy. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.
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0:14.0 | Hello my lovely betwixters it's me Kate Lister how the hell are you doing well I'm fine thank you very much for asking I'm glad that we're both fine and to make sure that everybody stays fine I have to tell you fair do's. This is an adult podcast spoken by adults to other adults about adulty things in an adulty way. |
0:17.3 | Covering a range of adult subjects and you should be an adult too. And if you can't |
0:21.8 | take all of those boxes then we don't want you here |
0:23.7 | quite frankly you're just letting the rest of the side down so be off with you and |
0:27.4 | for those of you that are sticking for the best party on the planet. |
0:42.0 | Where are you heading? Butlands, weatherspoons? Well I think |
0:45.9 | that we can do a little bit better than that. Allow me to point you in the right direction. |
0:49.7 | Get yourself down to the territory of the Moiska people in what is now Columbia. |
0:54.8 | And ask for the goddess, Who Attacker. |
0:57.2 | Who Attacker knows how to party. |
1:00.2 | That is a whole thing. |
1:01.6 | Her life is pure hedonism and she is always on the hunt for pleasure. |
1:06.4 | And she's often quite pissed as well. She stands in stark contrast to her divine neighbor, Bochika, a rather boring sensible bearded man who walks around talking |
1:17.0 | about law and morals blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah |
1:19.7 | yes there is a time and a place for all of that but I think I know who I would rather go for a drink with. |
1:25.0 | So what wisdom might Hu attacker share with us over a drink? |
1:29.0 | How can Hu attacker and other goddesses inspire us today? Put on your dancing shoes and let's get ready to worship. We are |
1:36.8 | going to find out. |
1:39.2 | What do you look for, man? |
1:43.0 | Oh, money, of course. |
1:45.0 | You're supposed to rise when an adult speaks to you. |
1:47.0 | I make perfect copies of whatever my boss needs. |
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