Summary
It’s summer and we’re vibing with nature, which means we’re talking about the tree spirits of Greek mythology: Dryads! Also if you’ve ever wanted to hear the Ancient Greek version of Mamma Mia? We’ve got you.
Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of incest, suicide, genitals, sexual assault, blood, slut-shaming, death, animal attacks, animal death, and child endangerment.
Housekeeping
- Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends season 3 of The Bear.
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Cast & Crew
- Co-Hosts: Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin
- Editor: Bren Frederick
- Music: Brandon Grugle, based on "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod
- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman
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About Us
Spirits is a boozy podcast about mythology, legends, and folklore. Every episode, co-hosts Julia and Amanda mix a drink and discuss a new story or character from a wide range of places, eras, and cultures. Learn brand-new stories and enjoy retellings of your favorite myths, served over ice every week, on Spirits.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The Welcome to Spirit's podcast, a boozy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore. |
| 0:32.5 | Every week we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world. |
| 0:36.3 | I'm Amanda. |
| 0:36.9 | And I'm Julia. |
| 0:38.2 | And Amanda, since it's summer and we are kind of in our peak of growing and gardening season |
| 0:44.3 | here in New York, I've been thinking a lot about nature spirits. Of course. You're spending time |
| 0:50.0 | out there in the garden. You're seeing the bugs and the birds and the butterflies and the bees, |
| 0:55.3 | and just thinking about, like, all the wonderful things that nature has going on every single day |
| 0:59.9 | as we type away at our desks in our homes. Yeah, it's just kind of nice. Like, I was realizing my mental |
| 1:06.7 | health gets so much better when I just see green outside my windows. Like the minute my trees in |
| 1:11.8 | the backyard started filling in, I was like, I can feel myself emerging from the like mental health |
| 1:17.9 | cocoon I had wrapped myself in all winter. Totally. But Julia, am I getting the sense that we're talking |
| 1:22.8 | today about some of the spirits and folklore that maybe animate some of that growth? |
| 1:27.9 | Yeah. |
| 1:28.4 | So when I think about nature spirits, one of the first things that comes to mind for me, |
| 1:32.8 | because it's my specialty, it's the thing that got me into mythology in the first place. |
| 1:36.8 | That is the dryads of Greek mythology. |
| 1:40.3 | And dryads, in my mind, seem like something that is like a pretty clear image. |
| 1:45.1 | But I have to ask, when I talk about a dryad, Amanda, what comes to mind? |
| 1:50.1 | Well, Julia, I think of like a sort of cloud of steam or fog in the shape of a lady floating its way out of a tree trunk. |
| 1:58.8 | So I'm sort of imagining like the, uh, the spirits of trees |
| 2:03.5 | is what comes to mind for me. I don't know if that's right or wrong. I mean, Amanda, right on the |
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