The Epic of Gilgamesh (Part 2)
Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore
Multitude
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2019
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
We’re back this week to finish out the story of Gilgamesh! We discuss grief and then journey with Gilgamesh to the land of the dead, which features She-Ra references, befriending crows, and the ending to Little Shop of Horrors. We also remind you: Choose joy.
Eric’s recommendation this week is the His Dark Materials series.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Spirits Podcast, a boozy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore. |
| 0:04.3 | Every week we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world. |
| 0:08.0 | I'm Julia, not Amanda. |
| 0:10.1 | And I'm Eric, because Amanda is currently traveling and unable to do the intro this week. |
| 0:15.1 | Hazah! |
| 0:15.7 | And this is episode 117, The Epic of Gilgamesh, Part 2. |
| 0:20.7 | This episode is very, very good. |
| 0:23.2 | It is the conclusion to the Gilgamesh story. |
| 0:27.5 | And it is, I think, our first, like, full true two-parter. |
| 0:32.8 | Is that right? |
| 0:33.5 | We did the Norse mythology one, which I always want to redo at some point. |
| 0:37.3 | But, yes, it is our second two-parter, and I always want to redo at some point. |
| 0:42.9 | But yes, it is our second two-parter, and it's been like two years since we did another one. |
| 0:44.7 | Yeah, it is a blast. |
| 0:45.4 | It was a lot of fun. |
| 0:46.2 | It is a lot of fun. |
| 0:52.5 | I think it really fulfills the premise of spirits that we started with, which is we get drunk and talk about death a lot. |
| 0:53.5 | Pretty much. |
| 0:58.2 | Pretty much. Also, to be clear, Amanda is on the episode. I'm just doing the intro. Yes, that is true. Amanda's here. Wait for her. You'll hear her voice. Do you know who else we |
| 1:03.3 | would love to talk about death and have some drinks with, Eric? Who? That would be our new patrons. |
| 1:09.6 | Welcome new conspirators. James, Christopher, Thelonia, Ilana, Skyler, Emily, Hannah, Anna, and Melanie. |
| 1:18.0 | They joined the ranks of our incredible supporting producer-level patrons, Philip, Julie, Eey, Kathy, Vinnie, Danica, Marissaissa, Sammy, Josie, Neil, Jessica, Philfresh, and Deborah. |
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