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Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean

Conversations: It's Never A Cataclysm, Pseudoarchaeology & “Documentaries" w/ Steph Halmhofer

Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean

Liv Albert

History, Comedy, Arts

4.85.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2023

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

The opinions expressed here are... Opinions. Liv is joined by past guest Steph Halmhofer, an archaeologist who specializes in pseudoarchaeology and conspirituality. They talk about popular pseudo-arch "documentaries" and the issues behind them. Follow Steph on Twitter and Mastodon. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.

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0:00.0

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Young tourists from all over the world visit the pristine beaches and crystal clear water.

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But underneath the surface lies something sinister.

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A dark cloud who's come over the island and cast its shadow.

0:44.0

Death, mystery and danger.

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0:54.0

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1:13.0

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