Conversations: Schrodinger’s Alcestis, Theories On the How & Why Behind Euripides’ Alcestis, w/ Dr. Ellie Mackin Roberts
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
Liv Albert
4.8 • 5.5K Ratings
🗓️ 29 April 2022
⏱️ 104 minutes
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Liv speaks with past guest Dr. Ellie Mackin Roberts all about Euripides' Alcestis... And Euripides, and tragedy, and tragedy competitions... And so much more. Mostly, what, on earth, is going on?
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.
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| 1:03.0 | Go Miss Jung-Blog live! |
| 1:33.0 | Hello! This is Let's Talk About Miss Baby! |
| 1:48.0 | Hello! This is Let's Talk About Miss Baby! |
| 2:03.0 | And I'm your host, she who loves euripides with fiery passion, particularly having read the alquestus. Live! |
| 2:13.0 | Today I am here as promised with more on the alquestus, including more historical details over going to blow your mind. |
| 2:23.0 | Today I spoke with fan favorite guest, you all know and love her from the episode on Persephone from last year. |
| 2:30.0 | That's right, it's Dr. Ellie Mack and Roberts, who also has a bad-ass tick-tock about ancient nerdery. |
| 2:36.0 | Ages ago, Ellie suggested that she would want to come back on the show to talk about the alquestus, so when I knew I was going to cover it, I reached out immediately. |
| 2:44.0 | And when I started actually getting into the play and writing the episodes, whoo! |
| 2:51.0 | Oh, I only wanted to talk to her about it even more. This play is fucking wild. |
| 2:57.0 | You will hear how eager I was in the very beginning of this episode, because truly I finished recording the episodes for the play, and then I was like, oh my god, I just can't wait to talk about it some more, because it is so fascinating. |
| 3:11.0 | And Ellie's insights, oh my god, only add so, so, so, so much more to the way that I told the story. |
| 3:18.0 | So I'm so excited for you all to hear all of this. So much more context, historical bits, and pieces. So much Euripides talk. |
| 3:28.0 | But, oh my god, the alquestus, right? |
| 3:32.0 | Like I said, Ellie and I talked about Euripides, his career, how tragedy performances came to be, when and where they were performed, and in which competitions and circumstances, what he maybe is or is not doing within the alquestus, |
| 3:47.0 | and so much more. We talked for a while too, so I'm just going to dive right into that conversation, because Euripides and the alquestus, and Wild and Wacky, Traged Comedy, or whatever on Earth Euripides has bestowed upon us within this play, |
| 4:01.0 | fuck all of them so much, he's so weird and wonderful. |
| 4:05.0 | Plus bonus, Dixon Stix. So many Dixon Stix, just you wait. |
| 4:13.0 | Music |
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