Conversations: Real Women's Voices at Real Ancient Work, w/ Andromache Karanika

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

Liv Albert

History, Comedy, Arts

4.8 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2025

⏱️ 106 minutes

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Liv speaks with Andromache Karanika about women's work, work songs, and the very concept of real ancient women's lives. Set fire to the patriarchy, my dear listeners... And learn more about Dr Karanika. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is reference to anything with overtly traumatic themes but be aware that Greek mythology regularly features assault, death, and many other potentially triggering events.

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0:34.1	Thanks and happy listening.
1:17.6	Music description. Thanks and happy listening. Hello, this is Let's talk about myths, baby, and I am your host, Live here with a fresh conversation episode.
1:23.8	I'm a little annoyed because I did already record the introduction to this and then lost it, and I don't fully remember what I said.
1:32.6	So you're going to have to bear with me and also listen to my not as great microphone, just for a quick moment. But I am so excited for you all to hear this episode. It was recorded a month or two back now, but this is a guest that I have had on my two contact list for so long.
1:40.3	She came by recommendation of fan favorite guest, Joel Christensen.
1:45.4	Her name is Andromache, Karanika.
1:48.1	If you can believe it, she is Greek and American.
1:53.2	And, oh my God, we, I came to her via a book that I have been just in the beginnings of reading and have been totally obsessed by.
2:04.0	It's called Voices at Work.
2:05.9	And essentially, she did an enormous amount of academic study into women's voices,
2:14.0	but specifically working women and just women with vocations, the work songs, and, you know,
2:22.4	the weaving of it all. And so we talked about ancient women, ancient women and their work,
2:28.0	their vocations, their skills, and the way that they went about them, including these songs. But generally, Andromache
2:37.8	is doing incredible work on real ancient women and their stories. And I already know I'm going
2:44.5	to want to talk to her about everything ever because we, oh, ugh. Anyway, I'm going to stop with this introduction because I am too excited for you all to hear this episode.
2:55.6	We had such an incredible time, and it is just another one of these moments where I might not be
3:00.9	able to do the scripted episodes so much right now, but I am so thrilled to have these
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