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Episode 32: An Interview with John Bracey

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Welcome to a special episode of MythTake! Rather than bring you our usual format of myth analysis, we’re doing something a little different. We’re giving this episode over to talk about race in classics.

The Black Lives Matter movement has been gaining renewed momentum, and hashtags like #shutdownacademia and #blackintheivory are highlighting the experiences of Black people in academia. Classics itself is a predominately white whose area of research is co-opted for white supremacist causes. To push back against this, and to help elevate Black voices in Classics, we put out a Twitter call for Black classicists to use our platform to share their stories. Today, we’re pleased to bring you this interview with John Bracey.

John Bracey, aka @magisterbracey on Twitter, is a Latin teacher in Massachusetts teaching Latin using the Comprehensible Input technique.. He has an MA in Classics from Boston College and in 2016 he was named Latin Teacher of the Year by the Massachusetts Foreign Language Association. He leads workshops for teachers around the US on language teaching.

He has written in Eidolon about his experience trying to get hired as a Black Latin teacher and why students of color don’t take Latin.

Find John online at https://magisterbracey.com.

This episode is kindly sponsored by Our Voices in Classics, a not-for-profit organization that proactively seeks to amplify and uplift the voices of students and scholars at all levels whom the field of Classics has traditionally marginalized, ignored, or silenced.

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Links

Find our growing collection of links to resources on talking about race and on race and racism in academia on Wakelet.

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This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive.

Episode 31: Heroes in the time of COVID

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Episode 31: Heroes in the Time of COVID

May 18, 2020

We’re baaack! We’ve been hearing a lot about heroes in the news lately and it’s got us thinking. The word’s being used to describe doctors, nurses, paramedics, delivery people, truck drivers, and grocery store workers– all the people who are keeping our society going through the COVID-19 pandemic. But what do we really mean when we call someone a hero? Do our heroes today resemble the heroes of myth? Or are we using the label “hero” to escape societal responsibilities?

Join Darrin and Alison for this special pandemic issue of MythTake. Guest appearance by our new feline production manager!

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Links

Mattel Commemorates the Heroes of the Pandemic With New Line of Action Figures (Adweek)

America’s Heroism Trap (Slate)

Healthcare Workers Deserve More than Hero Memes (Passage)

I’m An NHS Doctor. I Don’t Want To Be A Hero – I Want To Do My Job Without The Risks (Huffington Post)

Calling Healthcare Workers “Heroes” Sets Them Up to be Sacrificed (GQ)

‘Hero’ Rings Hollow (LA Times)

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This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive.

Invasion of the Podcasters

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Alison Innes, your MythTake cohost, will be talking about her podcasting experiences as part of her Social Media Coordinator work at Brock University on Wednesday, 11 March 2020.

Once a fringe medium, podcasting has slowly and steadily grown to become mainstream. While big network names like I Heart Radio and Radiotopia are increasingly familiar to podcast listeners, there’s still room for the indie podcaster. Podcasts are in vogue and the listenership is growing; Apple has over half a million active podcasts in their listings as of 2020 and according to Nielson, over 16 million people in the US alone are podcast fans.

Podcasting offers a personal connection to your audience in a way that traditional radio or print doesn’t. The format is adaptable. They’re easy to create with a little know-how and topics can be as niche or broad as you wish. But with an overwhelming 30 million podcast episodes floating in the ether, how do you make your voice heard?

Join Alison Innes, Social Media Coordinator for the Faculty of Humanities and independent podcaster for a “Podcasting 101” workshop. Alison will share her experience co-creating MythTake and talk about the challenges and opportunities of independent podcasting. Learn more about the podcasting landscape and get a sneak peek behind the scenes of her latest podcasting project for the Faculty of Humanities.

Is podcasting right for you? Come and find out!

Episode 30: MythTake at the Movies– Aquaman

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This episode we head to the movies and apply our mythological skills to the recent release Aquaman (starring Jason Momoa and Amber Heard and Directed by James Wan). Spoiler alerts!

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This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive.

Episode 29: From the Vault–Crossover Episode with Jeff Wright and Ryan Stitt

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It’s New Year’s Eve and that means out with the old and in with the new! While cleaning out the MythTake vault, we found this unreleased recording from earlier this year, so we’re wrapping it up and giving it to you now.

In the summer of 2018, four intrepid podcasters– Alison, Darrin, Ryan, and Jeff– headed off to the Shaw Festival to watch Stephen Fry perform Heroes, the second part of his three-part trilogy Mythos, based on his book by the same name. Then we talked about it. Here is that conversation.

Mythos: A Trilogy–Gods. Heroes. Men. written and performed by Stephen Fry and directed by Tim Carroll at the Shaw Festival, 2018

Mythos by Stephen Fry, published 2017.

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Special Podcast Guests

Jeff Wright of Trojan War Podcast

Ryan Stitt of The History of Ancient Greece 

Patrons

These people like our show so much, they decided to support us on Patreon! Thank you so much!

Aven McMaster & Mark Sundaram (Alliterative); Joelle Barfoot; Erika Dilworth; Stargate Pioneer (Better Podcasting); Greg Beu; Jeff Wright (Trojan War Podcast); and Dan Lizote.

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This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive.

Episode 28: Antigone

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This episode is all about Antigone. We discuss a recent local production of Antigone that explores the current cultural significance of the play and chat about a variety of themes. We also have a special free give away for our listeners!

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Show Notes

Antigone, Adapted and Directed by Mike Griffin

Literature & History Episode 32 Antigone

History of Ancient Greece Episode 51 Sophocles

Our free gift

Download a PDF copy of our special edition zine! Written by Alison and drawn by Darrin, this one-page synopsis of Antigone is free to download and print.

Download the PDF.

Instructions on folding a zine on YouTube.

What is  zine?  It’s a magazine with a twist! Read more at AGO Art Matters.

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Aven McMaster & Mark Sundaram (Alliterative); Joelle Barfoot; Erika Dilworth; Stargate Pioneer (Better Podcasting); Greg Beu; Jeff Wright (Trojan War Podcast); and Dan Lizote.

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This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive.

Episode 27: A Bard and a Horse

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We’re back with a full-length episode! For episode 27, we crack open our shiny new copy of Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey! After a chat about the challenges of accessing myths through translation, we  take a look at a small episode that makes up a big part of the Trojan War myth. We hope we do this beautiful translation justice!

We also have listener mail from Andrew, who asks us for some reading recommendations. Check out our recommended reading and listening!

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Source Passages

Odyssey 8. 482- 520 (Trans. Wilson).

Translation Sources

Homer. Odyssey. Trans. Richmond Lattimore. 1967.

Homer. Odyssey. Trans. Emily Wilson. 2018.

Recommended Listening

Aven McMaster & Mark Sundaram. The Endless Knot. Episode 50: Translating the Odyssey, with Emily Wilson. Jan. 3, 2018.

Curtis Dozier. Mirror of Antiquity. Episode 1: Translating the Past, with Rachel Kitzinger. Jan. 2, 2018.

Jeff Wright. Trojan War: The Podcast.

Recommended Reading

Bruce Meyer. Heroes: From Heracles to Superman. 2007.

Bruno Snell. The Discovery of the Mind in Greek Philosophy and Literature. 2011.

Christopher Logue. All Day Permanent Red: The First Battle Scenes of Homer’s Iliad Rewritten. 2004.

Joseph Campbell. Goddesses: Mysteries of the Feminine Divine. 2013.

Joseph Campbell. Hero of a Thousand Faces. 2008.

Terry Eagleton. Literary Theory: An Introduction. 2008.

Walter Ong. Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the Word. 1982.

Patrons

These people like our show so much, they decided to support us on Patreon! Thank you so much!

Aven McMaster & Mark Sundaram (Alliterative); Joelle Barfoot; Erika Dilworth; Stargate Pioneer (Better Podcasting); Greg Beu.

We want to hear from you!

Join us on Twitter @InnesAlison and @darrinsunstrum or #MythTake.

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We’re a part of the #HumanitiesPodcasts podcasting community. Check out the hashtag and follow @HumCommCasters to find many more engaging and knowledgeable podcasts.

This week’s theme music: “Super Hero” by King Louie’s Missing Monuments from the album “Live at WFMU” (2011). Used under Creative Commons license. Music used under Creative Commons license and available from Free Music Archive.

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A Note to our Faithful Listeners

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Hi there, listeners!

It’s been far too long since we last talked, so we thought we would drop you a line to let you know what’s up.

It’s been far too long since we have been in your ears. And we miss you very much.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t available to podcast in November due to an unplanned life event. But I am back now, and Darrin and I are both looking forward to resuming our monthly podcast schedule, such as it is!

Our special November episode was to be a crossover episode with one of our favourite podcasts The Endless Knot. We didn’t get it released, but they did! If you would like to hear our conversation with Aven and Mark of the Endless Knot, we hope you will hop over to their show and check it out.

For some seasonal listening, you may want to re-visit our Saturn episode. The Romans celebrated Saturnalia December 17 to 23rd with feasting, gift giving, gambling, and role reversals. In fact, many elements of the celebration were re-cast as the Christian holiday Christmas in the 3rd and 4th centuries.

In the meantime, Darrin and I wish you and the best of the holiday season and we very much look forward to being in your ears again in the new year with new episodes!

Happy holidays!

–Alison

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Read about the Roman festival of Saturnalia on Ancient History Etc.

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Bakkhai

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This episode we discuss the Stratford Festival’s production of Ann Carson’s translation of Euripides’ Bakkhai, which ran at the Tom Patterson Theatre June 16- September 23, 2017. (Image sourced from the production website.)

Warning: This podcast discusses adult themes and theatre scenes of an erotic nature.

Blood. Violence. Passion. Wine. This episode has it all, as we discuss the Stratford Festival production of Bakkhai, a new translation of Euripides’ Bacchae by Ann Carson.

We apologize for a few audio glitches, especially around the eleven minute mark. We thought this episode was worth sharing anyway and hope you enjoy it.

Find out more about the Stratford Festival production of Bakkhai, including photos and a video trailer, on the production’s website.

You can read more about the Twitches & Itches production of Euripides’ Bacchae in January 2017 in the Brock News.

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Sources

Bakkhai. Euruipides. Translation by Ann Carson, directed by Jillian Keiley, performances by Mac Fyfe, Lucy Peacock, Gordon Miller, Stratford Festival, 23 September 2017, Tom Patterson Theatre, Stratford, Ontario.

Bacchae. Euripides. Directed by Colin Anthes. Twitches and Itches Theatre, 18 January 2017, First Ontario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines, Ontario.

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Episode 25: The Perseids

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Nineteenth century illustration of the constellation “Perseus and Caput Medusæ” by Sidney Hall (1788-1838). Plate 6 in Urania’s Mirror, a set of celestial cards accompanied by A familiar treatise on astronomy … by Jehoshaphat Aspin. London. Astronomical chart showing Perseus holding bloody sword and the severed head of Medusa forming the constellation. 1 print on layered paper board : etching, hand-colored. Source: WikiPedia

What do you see when you look up at the August night sky? If you time it right, you’ll see the Perseid meteor shower. In fact, you can see the whole store of Perseus laid out in the constellations.

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