OFH Throwback- Episode #3- Was There a Real Labyrinth?

Our Fake History

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🗓️ 15 October 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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In this throwback episode Sebastian revisits one of the earliest episodes of Our Fake History from 2015. Is the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur just a bedtime story for morbid children or does it contain the kernels of real history? This week we dive into this classic myth and discover how it might hold clues about a real conflict between ancient bronze-age civilizations. Tune in to discover how bull jumpers, volcanic eruptions, boys with double-daddys, and the real life Indiana Jones all play a role in the story!

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to this throwback episode of Our Fake history. This week I'm throwing you all the way back to
0:17.1	season one episode three was there a real labyrinth.
0:24.7	Now it's always a bit of a trip for me to revisit these very early episodes of our fake history. As you'll hear, I'm still kind of figuring out what the show is.
0:37.0	But this was an important early experiment
0:41.0	because it established the idea that the podcast wouldn't just be
0:44.7	about stories that people think are true but probably aren't. It's also about
0:50.4	legends that many people assume are completely fake that might have a kernel of historical
0:56.6	truth at the heart of them.
0:59.7	What strikes me listening back is that if I was to do this episode now, there are so many things that I would do differently.
1:07.0	You might notice that this early episode's a little loose, a little sloppy. I misspeak a lot. Now let's be real. I misspeak all the time on this podcast, but in this one you'll notice that I say the name King Minos like five different ways
1:29.5	over the course of the show. After 10 years and hundreds of emails
1:35.5	about how I say words, I think I've become
1:38.4	a little more aware of my pronunciation.
1:41.6	Hopefully, you be the judge. Maybe I haven't. Perhaps this early
1:46.4	episode can serve as a reminder of just how far I've come. Now beyond just my delivery there are some other things that I might do
1:56.2	differently if I was to take on this topic today. First the myth of
2:01.6	Fisius and the Minitar is a perfect textbook example of the hero's journey,
2:09.7	as described by the thinker Joseph Campbell. This is the monomyth, the hero with a
2:17.2	thousand faces. All of the phases of the hero's journey that get described by Campbell are very obvious and clear in the myth of Theseus.
2:30.0	If I was making this episode today, I'd probably spend more time discussing how Theseus' journey truly is the archetypal hero's journey.
2:40.5	Also, given that now I'm comfortable making the podcast longer and often my stories play out
2:47.3	over the course of multiple episodes, I probably would have taken even more time telling the tale of Theseus.
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