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Mythsogyny

Join story nerds C Alexandra and John Cordial in their often meandering, but certainly illuminating conversations about the stories humans tell themselves and the way no one—not even gods and heroes—can escape misogyny.

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Mythsogyny

You Spin Me Right 'Round, Baba Yaga, Right 'Round

May 31, 2024 • Season 1 • Episode 3

Baba Yaga! The old witch of the woods, but she wasn't always that way. Her stories are shaped by those who told them and now Mythsogyny is taking a crack at those tales. Examine Baba Yaga's name, lifestyle, her infamous chicken legged hut, and of course her dark appetites.

References
https://www.thecambridgelanguagecollective.com/europe/baba-yaga

https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/baba-yaga-confounding-crone-slavic-folklore-002836

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20221118-baba-yaga-the-greatest-wicked-witch-of-all

https://www.worldhistory.org/Baba_Yaga/

Baba Yaga: The Ambiguous Mother and Witch of the Russian Folktale by Andreas Johns

People on this episode

C. Alexandra

Host

John Cherry Cordial

Co-host