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🗓️ 29 April 2025
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You could be forgiven for thinking the Greek myth of Medusa has zero relevance to us today. Snake for hair?!
But as you'll hear in today's episode, she's a woman who was vilified for her femininity and sexuality. She was literally cast out of society for it - into a cave, of all places.
Joining Kate to help us get to know this mythical woman and her story is author and historian Jasmine Elmer.
This episode was edited by Tom Delargy. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.
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0:27.6 | You are listed too betwixt the sheets. |
0:29.8 | But it is of an adult spicy nature this podcast. |
0:33.4 | So despite the fact that we've been going for three years, |
0:36.6 | and I'm sure that people must know what we're doing here by now, |
0:39.5 | I have to tell you. |
0:41.2 | This is an adult podcast, spoken about other adults about dulty things |
0:44.2 | in an adulty way, covering a range of adult subjects, |
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0:57.2 | I know this isn't the most glamorous of meeting places, but we're here in a cave. In ancient |
1:03.7 | Greece, so it's got that going for it, but it's still a cave. But we're here for a very good |
1:08.6 | reason. Somewhere in here is none other than Medusa. Have you seen her? |
1:14.5 | Well, if the myth is to be believed, she would turn you to stone if you had, so I guess not. |
1:19.8 | But has anyone actually spoken to Medusa? heard her side of the story? Have they helped? I'd love to sit down with her and find out about how she |
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