Making Myth Podcast
We’ve all heard the phrase “reality is stranger than fiction” but does the same thing apply when we look at the past? The Making Myth podcast hopes to untangle fact from history, myth, legend and speak to how we assign meaning to our lives.
Join us on the journey as we transcend through the past and emerge with new understandings.
Making Myth Podcast
Latest Episodes
#26: Hypatia — Daughter of the Library of Alexandria
Astronomer, philosopher, and mathematician Hypatia of Alexandria echoes down the centuries through a love of learning. The daughter of the last Librarian of Alexandria, Hypatia committed her life to science and outshone her father in all ways. ...
#25: Equaysayway – An Ojibwe Woman in Two Worlds
On July 10, 1799, Equaysayway, an Ojibwe woman, received the baptismal name Madeline Cadotte. As part of the Crane clan, Equaysayway represented the powerful connections to fur-rich lands on the Great Lakes. Her skills as an Indigenous woman we...
#24: Olympe de Gouges – Women's Rights in the French Revolution
In 1791, French writer and feminist Olympe de Gouges published The Declaration of the Rights of Woman. She declared it was time for women to have equal rights and called them to demand a place in the National Assembly. The French Revol...
#23: The Making of the First Lady – Harriet Lane
America's most forgotten First Lady was Harriet Lane. The niece of President James Buchanan, she joined him on a diplomatic mission to the Court of St. James where she met Queen Victoria. Her charm, grace, and sensibility made her popular in bo...
#22: Charity Bryant & Sylvia Drake – An Early American Love Story
On a cold February day in 1807, Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake met for the first time. In era where women were expected to marry men and become mothers, they would spend the next 44 years building a life together in rural Vermont until Charity...
