Theseus & Ariadne 2: “Are you ready for the death-defying spectacle of the decade?”

Live from Mount Olympus

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🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

The atmosphere is electric in the central square of Knossos as the city gathers to watch the Athenian tributes dance with a very dangerous bull. Bloodthirsty cheers erupt whenever the tributes are threatened by sharp horns and hooves. But not everyone in the audience is rooting for the bull.

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0:00.0	Previously on live from Mount Olympus.
0:05.0	Do you think we'll all be eaten?
0:07.0	You think we're going to Crete to pick flowers?
0:09.0	We got work to do.
0:11.0	We're gonna be bull dancers.
0:13.0	I wanna go home.
0:14.0	Althenian tributes.
0:16.0	You have arrived at Heraklion Harbor. The Minotaur's gourmet meal delivery all the way from Athens.
0:26.6	Whoa, up on the cliff. What is going on?
0:30.6	Snake goddesses? With snakes?
0:34.6	Now, Aros, now!
0:36.6	Finally! Finally!
0:38.3	Ow!
0:40.3	Theseus, you good?
0:42.3	Who is she?
0:43.3	You're wobbling there, kiddo.
0:45.3	Dancing on top of the clip.
0:46.3	You're getting too close to the...
0:47.3	I must learn her name!
0:49.3	Thesius! A whole new season of terrestrials is coming.
1:01.9	Radio Lab's family-friendly show All About Nature.
1:05.4	This season, we are back with a new batch of episodes where we come face to snout with some of the wildest, gnarliest creatures on this planet.
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