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.
Episodes
13 episodes
Episode 13: The Oracle of Delphi's Prolific Pythia
For over 1,100 years, the Pythia at the Oracle of Delphi influenced politics, wars, and laws in the Ancient Greek world. Open to questions only nine days a year, the Pythia gave guidance to people from all across Greece, Asia Minor, and beyond....
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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2:07:14
Episode 12: Katherine of Aragon - Reclaiming the True Queen, Part II
Long before the annulment of their marriage, Katherine of Aragon's status as queen was actively buried by Henry VIII. Her strategy of patience against his attempts to belittle her won out; she did not bend. Katherine remained close to her frien...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:41:27
Episode 11: Katherine of Aragon - Reclaiming the True Queen, Part I
Before Katherine of Aragon became Henry VIII's first queen, she was Catalina of Aragon, daughter of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon. Raised in culturally diverse medieval Spain, she embodied sovereignty and wisdom in all she did. He...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:47:08
Episode 10: Listener's Choice - Khutulun: Mongolia's Wrestler Princess
It's here! Our first Listener's Choice Episode, just in time for the holidays!Mongolian Princess Khutulun amassed 10,000 horses from wrestling matches in the Mongol Empire. A great great granddaughter of Genghis Khan, she was known for h...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:20:12
Episode 9: Tomoe Gozen, Japan's First Female Samurai
Onna-bugeisha Tomoe Gozen is as legendary as she is mysterious. Fighting in the Genpei War from 1180 to 1185 CE, she was known for her deadly precision in battle and beauty. While Tomoe disappeared from history shortly after t...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:02:35
Episode 8: Ceija Stojka — Dikh He Na Bister
Dikh He Na Bister means "Look and don't forget" in Romani. Born into a Romani family in Austria, Ceija Stojka was one of the 1.17 million Roma living in Europe circa 1939. At only 10 years old she, her mother, and siblings ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:40:36
Episode 7: Mary Shelley — Mother of Horror
IT'S ALIVE!!!Born to a radical philosopher and early feminist, Mary Shelley has been immortalized through her 1818 work Frankenstein. Not only did she invent the genre of science fiction, but she also explor...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:59:31
Episode 6: Lola Montez — Social Outlaw
Society's rules? Who needs them! A queen of reinvention, Lola Montez was a woman ahead of her time. Captivating audiences with her famous Spider Dance, Lola earned admirers, enemies, and more than a few scandals as she conquered Europe, America...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:27:39
Episode 5: Witness to Gettysburg — Georgeanna Woolsey
On April 12, 1861 the Civil War began. The US Sanitary Commission knew volunteer nurses would be needed for aiding the Union wounded and dead. 27 year old Georgeanna Woolsey was trained as a nurse and wrote extensively on her experiences caring...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:22:22
Episode 4: Fifty Shades of Lady Jane Grey
On July 9, 1553, 16 year old Lady Jane Grey learned she would become Queen after King Edward VI named her as his successor. Lady Jane, known as the 'Nine Day Queen', was later abandoned by her Privy Council as they flocked to Mary I's side. She...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:26:20
Episode 3: Boudica — Burnin' Down Britain
In 60/61 CE, Boudica and the Iceni people revolted against the Romans in eastern Britain. In her wave of retribution, three cities were razed to the ground, including modern day London. Today she is immortalized as a symbol of warrior's victory...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:40:39
Episode 2: Tenacious Tamsen Donner, Part II
On November 4, 1846, the infamous Donner Party was snowed in at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The first group of rescuers would not arrive until February 18, 1847. An unfortunate 35, including Tamsen Donner, would never cross the mou...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:33:24
Episode 1: Tenacious Tamsen Donner, Part I
On May 12, 1846, the most infamous group to travel the California Trail departed from Independence, Missouri. They would be immortalized by bad luck that left them stranded in the Sierra Nevada Mountains over the winter. Many people know the pa...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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