When the Threat of a Woman Threatens to Take Down the Patriarchy, A Reading from Medusa

Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! Greek & Roman Mythology Retold

Liv Albert

History, Comedy, Arts

4.8 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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A reading from Liv's new piece on Medusa, from the collection Medusa, New & Ancient Greek Tales, available now from Flame Tree Press.

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

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2:19.6	As I kind of mentioned in some past episodes, and as you might have guessed,
2:26.3	by the re-airs recently, I just moved across the country. I'm now living in Toronto. I'm very excited, but I'm also recording in a closet because it is the only place that won't have terrible acoustics
2:33.5	until I get settled.
2:35.2	I'm going to be back to regularly scheduled content so soon, and I'm so excited. I'm so
2:40.8	full of every idea on the planet. But until then, I'm reading something today that is very special.
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