The Thriae, Taiwo, and Rosie the Riveter | Advice from Folklore w/ Dr. Moiya McTier
Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore
Multitude
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 28 February 2024
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
The gods (and astrophysicist-folklorist Dr. McTier) are back to channel divine inspiration for YOUR questions. We cover it all, from jobs to housekeeping to dealing with sibling estrangement.
Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of misogyny, birth, family estrangement, capitalism, irregular eating, and depression.
Guest
Dr. Moiya McTier is an astrophysicist and folklorist who hosts Exolore, Pale Blue Pod, and PBS’s Fate & Fabled. She wrote The Milky Way: an Autobiography of our Galaxy, named a best book of 2022 by Publishers Weekly. And she serves as the senior advisor to the Human Artistry Campaign advocating for artists in the face of generative AI.
Housekeeping
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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 |
| 0:07.0 | The Welcome to Spirits podcast, a boosy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore. |
| 0:33.0 | Every week we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world. |
| 0:36.4 | I'm Amanda. |
| 0:37.1 | And I'm Julia. |
| 0:38.2 | And hey, we are back with a segment that as I was looking over the document we used for this |
| 0:43.6 | segment. We haven't done it like over a year. So welcome back, everyone, to advice from folklore. |
| 0:48.9 | And welcome back, Dr. Moia McTeer. Thank you. It has been a while. I'm sure the gods really missed us pestering them. |
| 0:56.4 | Yeah. You know, they're like, listen, it was a nice break, but now it's time to give advice to people who need it from a divine sense. |
| 1:04.2 | Of course. This is, of course, the episode where Moia and Julia channel the gods for some divine inspiration to questions from you conspirators |
| 1:13.2 | about life, love, purpose, what we're going to do next, and everything in between. |
| 1:18.0 | So, folks, shall we get started in this sort of liminal space, this transition from winter to |
| 1:23.8 | spring? I think it's a wonderful time of year to ask the gods for a little support |
| 1:28.2 | as we look forward to what's next. I'm so excited to channel the gods, see what they have to say. |
| 1:34.7 | And hopefully this advice is useful to not just only the question askers, but the people who are |
| 1:40.1 | listening to this episode. Julia, your advice is always useful to me, at least. |
| 1:43.7 | Aw, Moia. Stop! Yours me, at least. Aw, Maya. |
| 1:45.0 | Stop, yours too. |
| 1:47.4 | Guys, I learn so much from you both every time. |
| 1:50.2 | You guys can't Uno reverse me with feelings right before we get the episode started? |
| 1:54.7 | I'm in pain. |
| 1:56.4 | Tis my ploy. |
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