Conversations: The Face That Lit a Thousand* Screens, Helen of Troy in Hollywood w/ Ruby Blondell

Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold

Liv Albert

History, Comedy, Arts

4.8 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2023

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Summary

Liv speaks with author and scholar Ruby Blondell about Helen of Sparta, Troy, and the Silver Screen. Ruby's new book Helen of Troy in Hollywood is available in North America now and the UK later this month! 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.

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0:00.0	It's a nightmare we could never have imagined.
0:16.0	And a killer who is still on the loose.
0:18.0	My small town rocked by murder.
0:21.0	There are certain murders I'm scared to discuss.
0:24.0	In the 1980s, we're in high school losing friends, teachers, and community members.
0:29.0	One after another, after another for a decade.
0:32.0	We weren't safe anywhere.
0:34.0	We're teenagers terrified to leave our own homes.
0:37.0	Would we be next?
0:39.0	Who is killing all the kids?
0:41.0	And why?
0:42.0	In that moment, I saw rage.
0:46.0	And why do you some want the town secrets to stay dead and buried forever?
0:50.0	I'm not sure why you're digging up all this old stuff again, but I'd be careful.
0:55.0	Don't say I didn't warn you, Nancy.
0:58.0	Listen to the Murder Years on the iHeart Radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:09.0	America, the land of the free, the home of the brave.
1:13.0	And I would argue a nation of some major filth.
1:21.0	Hi, I'm Gabby Watts, comedian and podcast producer.
1:25.0	Also not to brag, I went to an Ivy League school and majored in history.
1:28.0	And graduated highly unawarded.
1:30.0	And I'm hosting a new history podcast called American Filth.
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