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Oh, Muses! Hear our podcast and allow us to recall some of the greatest stories ever told. Stories of gods and goddesses, monsters, and heroes! Enjoy this kid-friendly retelling of classic ancient Greek myths for the whole family.
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Oh, Muses! Hear our podcast and allow us to recall some of the greatest stories ever told. Stories of gods and goddesses, monsters, and heroes! Enjoy this kid-friendly retelling of classic ancient Greek myths for the whole family.
We have two seasons a year, one starting in April and one starting in October! If you want to listen to Greeking Out early and ad free, you can do that on Wondery+!
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Parents, the Greeking Out books are out! Three of them! Available wherever you get your books.
Episodes (90)
S10E10 - Ancient Olympics Part Deux
Oh Muses! We are once again dipping a toe in history and talking about ancient sport heroes! In this episode we encounter ground breaking athletes, pioneering villains, statue lore, the rage of...
S10E9 - Ancients: They're Just Like Us!
Oh Muses! We are looking back at what ancient people have left us. In this episode we encounter bad customer reviews, the names of ancient dogs, vibes-based history, daily life in the ancient world,...
S10E8 - Sea Monster Mash
Oh Muses! Visiting some old friends and meeting some new faces in the sea monster and river beastie game! In this episode we encounter turning children into stones, mysterious black stallions, deep...
S10E7 - Ethiopian and Out with the Snake King
Oh Muses! Snake kings and werecreatures await in the Ancient civilization of Aksum - modern day Ethiopia and Eritrea. In this episode we encounter common poisonous flowers, distractable birds, trade...
S10E6 - Troy Story: Orestes LIVES
Oh Muses! The royal family of Mycenae works on their coping skills in this episode. We encounter intergenerational trauma, three-to-four murders, two attempted murders, and heists!
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S10E5 - Troy Story: Iphigenia LIVES
Oh Muses! We revisit the aftermath of the Trojan War, In this episode we encounter siblings, human sacrifice, an excessive amount of revenge murder, an Achilles cameo, and two-part episodes.
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S10E4 - Roman Around with Gladiators
Oh Muses! We travel to the Roman Empire to discuss real life gladiators. In this episode we encounter old-school graffiti, historical facts, enslaved people, volcanic eruptions, self unaliving,...
S10E3 - Tao-ing Our Best: The Legend of the White Snake Pt 2
Oh Muses! We continue the Legend of the White Snake. We encounter the dangers of pregnancy, an epic magic battle, tricky bowls, and a standardized test.
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S10E2 - Tao-ing Our Best: The Legend of the White Snake Pt 1
Oh Muses! We return to Chinese mythology to hear about more snakes. We encounter snakes pretending to be people, potion drinking, a violent crane, and mountains where mortals can’t go.
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S10E1 - Apollo is Grounded
Oh Muses! Apollo faces consequences, but makes the best of it. In this episode we encounter immortals getting grounded, killing people who don’t deserve it, trying to change fate, strange idioms, and...
Trailer - Season 10
Mark your calendars! April 26th is the day Greeking Out Season 10 comes to your earbones!
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S9E10 - Selene and Endymion
Oh Muses! Help us tell the tale of a mortal who fell in love with a moon goddess. We encounter having fifty daughters, the ramifications of immortality, getting your affairs in order, Zeus’ jealousy,...
S9E9 - Oh Muses! And Other Minor Gods
Oh Muses! Today's tale is about.... well, you! The goddesses of creativity and art! We encounter bees, bees in cows, kidnapped bees, animal carcasses, revenge birds, epic poetry, dancing, and, of...
S9E8 - Bellerophon and Pegasus pt 2 - It All Goes Wrong
Oh Muses! A classic hero with a classic end. Today we finalize the tale of Bellerophon and Pegasus. We encounter weapons of war, hubris, tactical retreats, and the death of a hero.
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S9E7 - Bellerophon and Pegasus pt 1 - Horse Bros
Oh Muses! Today we tell the tale of the hero Bellerophon and his trials. We encounter a chimera, a large amount of siblings, diplomatic relations, attempted horse thievery, treacherous letter writing,...
S9E6 - Nobody Likes Ares (All About Ares)
Oh Muses! Help us speak of the god of war, Ares, son of Zeus and Hera and all his bad decisions. We encounter Aphrodite getting caught being unfaithful, unruly giants, sibling fights, vaguely worded...
S9E5 - Bikol and Tagalog Me Back
Oh Muses! Help us in our travels to the Philippines to tell some Filipino legends from the Tagalog and Bicol regions. We encounter arguing pixie sisters, many dialects, strategic lullabies and why...
S9E4 - A Multiverse of Helens
Oh Muses! We tell some tales you already know -- of Helen, Menelaus, Odysseus, and Agamemnon -- but with secrets revealed! We encounter Herodotus, beach wrestling, cloud women, another water entity...
S9E3 - Howling Around - All About Wolves
Oh Muses! We tell many tales of Canis lupus. In it we encounter anti-wolf propaganda, the unrequited love of a goddess, civic planning, new obsessions, and ecosystem facts.
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S9E2 - Asclepius the Healer
Oh Muses! We tell the tale of Asclepius and his heroic deeds. In it we encounter the first Cesarian section, love gone wrong, the off-stage death of a minor character, anatomically named gods, death...
S9E1 - Who's Who in Greek Mythology
Oh Muses! Today we talk about all the gods on Mt. Olympus and beyond! In this episode we encounter some messed up family dynamics, Zeus’ many children, most of the gods on Mount Olympus, and some that...
Season 9 Trailer: Some Updates!
Season 9 is nigh! Coming to your ear bones on 10/20! Among the snake beings and gods and demi-gods we have some changes!
We are dropping the first episode of the Disney Frozen Podcast: Forces of...
We are dropping the first episode of the Disney Frozen Podcast: Forces of...
S8E10 - Ancient Greece's Most Wanted Part Deux
Oh Muses! Protect us as we invoke the names of the rascals of Greek Mythology who live in Tartarus. Ixion. Salmoneus. Danaides. In this episode, we encounter someone being pushed into a fire, flirting...
S8E9 - Ragnaroking Out with Loki's Terrible Children
Oh Muses! Help us tell the tale of Loki's monstrous offspring, Fenrir, Jormungand, and Hel. In this episode we encounter a lot of biting, a planet-size snake, kidnapping children, someone loses a...
S8E8 - Oh Me Oh Maya: The Hero Twins and the Shining Deceit
Oh Muses! We tell the tale of the Hero Twins, the false sun Seven Macaw, and the creation of several versions of humanity. In this episode we encounter crimes against birds, severed arms, broken...
S8E7 - Tao-ing Our Best: The Jade Emperor
Oh Muses! We tell the tale of the Jade Emperor and the Chinese Zodiac. In this episode we encounter unnamed evil, lots of studying, jealous rats, word definitions, and three major belief...
S8E6 - You Odyssey This: Arrows and A-Rivals
Oh Muses! We return to Ithaca with Odysseus after 20 years of adventuring. In this episode we encounter PTSD in action, elaborate disguises, the death penalty, double standards, Agamemnon’s ghost, and...
S8E5 - You Odyssey This: The Breathless Dead
Oh Muses! Help us continue the tale of Odysseus attempting to make his way home from the ruins of Troy. In this episode we encounter upsetting pig facts, still-mooing beef, the burdens of leadership,...
S8E4 - You Odyssey This: The Floating City and the Cannibals
Oh Muses! The winds are not kind to Odysseus and his crew in this continuation of our Odyssey retelling. In his adventuring we encounter secret windbags, exotic metal, ill-timed naps, a blinded...
S8E3 - You Odyssey This: Hubris and the Lotus Eaters
Oh Muses! Troy still looms large in the tale of Odysseus' journey home to Ithaca. Odysseus starts to tell his tale from the beginning and we encounter vengeful seas, neglecting the gods, non-linear...
S8E2 - You Odyssey This: Beach Party Gone Wrong
Oh Muses! This episode we finally find Odysseus and hear what he's been up to. We encounter strangers in their birthday suits, islands of birds, compassionate nymphs, consequences of actions, and...
S8E1 - You Odyssey This: Trouble in Ithaca
Oh Muses! In this episode we begin the tale of the Odyssey and Odysseus' 20-year long beach trip. We encounter missing fathers, too much partying, duplicitous weaving, and withholding information for...
Season 8 Trailer!
Oh Muses! We come to warn of another season of Greeking Out coming to your ear bones on 4/21/23! In these coming episodes we delve into the life and times of Odysseus of Ithaca and his journey home...
S7E10 - The Oracle at Delphi
Oh Muses! Come hear the tale of the Oracle at Delphi. In this episode, we encounter prophetic visions, navels, Gaia’s beautiful creation gets destroyed by Olympians, and the tragic death of a majestic...
S7E9 - Anansi-ing Through Life: How Stories Came to Humans
Oh Muses! Bless our pronunciation skills and help us tell the story of how Anansi brought stories to humanity. In this episode, we encounter a set number of tasks that somehow grows, gourds, plantains...
S7E8 - Roman Around with Romulus and Remus
Oh Muses! Today we tell the story of the brothers Romulus and Remus. We encounter more shepherds who are actually princes, love leading to inconvenient babies, and deadly sibling rivalry.
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S7E7 - All About Dionysius
Oh Muses! Today we tell the story of Dionysius, the Twice Born, and his journey to Mount Olympus. We encounter god-induced madness, bursting into flames, partying too hard, Mysteries, self un-aliving,...
S7E6 - Trojan War Side Quests: Odysseus and Palamedes
Oh Muses! The Trojan War will never be over and we return to it in this episode. We encounter some light treason, a competitive edge, and murder for plotting purposes.
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S7E5 - Gods of the Underworld
Oh Muses! The Underworld has many creatures in its depths and this episode is dedicated to them. We encounter one scary mother, sleeping on the job, Dad jokes, eternal torment, and the first family of...
S7E4 - The Curse of the House of Atreus
Oh Muses! The story of Troy might not be as simple as you think! In this episode we're talking family curses. We encounter lots of un-aliving, trying to dodge prophecy, matricide, a deadly accident, a...
S7E3.5 - Overheard on Greeking Out - The Hole Where King Tut’s Heart Used to Be
This is a kid-friendly episode of Overheard at Nat Geo! We encounter descriptions of mummification, a game show, lots of Black Goo, the aftermath of the Amarna period, and a missing heart!
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S7E3 - Akhenaten The Heretic King
Akhenaten, oh Muses, is who we discuss in today's episode. We'll talk through his religious beliefs and how it made sense to build a new city in the middle of the desert. We encounter anthropomorphic...
S7E2 - Me Oh Maya: The Lords of Xibalba vs The Hero Twins
Oh Muses! The Lords of Xibalba are out to kill the Hero Twins in this episode, but first, they will play ball. We encounter a river of blood, decapitation, resurrections, giant bats, scary scorpion...
S7E1 - All About Athena (and Pallas)
Oh Muses! In this episode we talk all about Athena. And also a little about Pallas. We encounter some light cannibalism, cheating in a competition, a salty god, prophecies concerning babies, and the...
Season 7 Trailer
October is just around the corner, but it turns out... October is too long for us to wait as well!
Get ready for a new season of Greeking Out starting 9/30/22
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S6E10 - It's Re-Mago-ble: Haesik and Dalsun
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of Haesik and Dalsun. We encounter animals dressing up like humans, people getting eaten, favorite celestial bodies, garlic breath, and a new...
S6E9 - Let's Get Sanskrit! Narasimha and Hiranyakashipu
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of Narasimha. We encounter overreactions of the deadly kind, a major religion, a father determined to kill his son, reincarnations, loose terminology, and...
S6E8 - Troy: One Horse to Rule Them All
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of the end of the Trojan War. We encounter an absolute bummerscape of death, ambiguous characters, the Homeric Expanded Universe, war, living in the big...
S6E7 - Troy: The Bitter Rancor of Achilles
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of the Greeks arriving in Troy. We encounter two grown men acting like toddlers, more women being kidnapped, war, death, a divine plague, and a man gets...
S6E6 - Troy: Rallying the Troops
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of two armies preparing for war. We encounter lots of names, plowing irresponsibly, ant people, dancing, prophecies that are ignored, and the sacrifice of a...
S6E5 - Khipu Me in Mind: Cavillaca and Cuniraya Viracocha
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of Cavillaca and Cuniraya Viracocha. We encounter getting pregnant from eating fruit, fatherless sons, turning to stone, blaming the messengers, and putting...
S6E4 - Living in D'Nile: The Revenge of Isis and Horus
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of the Revenge of Isis and Horus. We come across medical malpractice, indecisive gods, eye removal, strained uncle-nephew relationships, the line of...
S6E3 - Troy: Thetis, Peleus, and the Birth of a Warrior
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of Thetis, Peleus, and Achilles. We come across gods threatened by greatness, the concept of legacy, having children, marriage without love, and young people...
S6E2 - Troy: Helen of Sparta
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of Helen of Sparta. Or Helen of Troy. We come across scary snake facts, dangerous love spells, Zeus’ swan shenanigans, rogue princes, and two sets of...
S6E1 - Troy: The Wedding, The Apple, and The Shepherd
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of the beginnings of the Trojan War. We come across emotional mess, judging women by the way they look, wedding crashers, tests that are really traps, and...
Greeking Out Season 6 Incoming!
Greeking Out is coming back on April 1st!
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S5E8 - Circe
Oh Muses! In this episode, we tell the tale of Circe. We encounter bad decisions, using potions to solve your problems, unrequited love, a sea change, and personal growth.
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S5E7 - Apollo and Hermes
Oh Muses! In this episode, we tell the tale of an impressive prank. We encounter a crisis of self-image, an impromptu dance party, emotional mess, and a sincere apology.
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S5E6 - Living in D'Nile with Isis and Osiris
Oh Muses! In this episode, we well the tale of Isis and Osiris, or Aset and Usir. We encounter sibling rivalry, playing stupid games to win stupid prizes, dying multiple times, being ripped into...
S5E5 - Hephaestus and Dionysus
Oh Muses! In this episode, we tell a tale of an elaborate revenge plot. We encounter the god of wine and fun times, an introvert at a party, good craftsmanship, and bonding through mutual...
S5E4 - Ragnarok-ing Out with Loki
Oh Muses! In this episode, we tell a tale of the trickster Loki and his quest to fix his own mistakes. We encounter bad deals, magical meat, kidnapping, several people who can turn into birds,...
S5E3 - Ancient Greek Monster Mash the Sequel
Oh Muses! In this episode, we tell the tale of many terrifying monsters. We encounter Latin, the removal of all of someone’s muscles, winning contests against jealous gods, ill-advised romances, some...
S5E2 - Pygmalion and Galatea
Oh Muses! In this episode, we tell the tale of Pygmalion and Galatea. We encounter a man in love with his work, some serious skill with marble, the blessings of a goddess, and some questionable...
S5E1 - Demeter and Persephone and Hades
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of Demeter and her daughter Persephone. We encounter IRL kidnappings that are not romantic, fruits that are really berries, dial up, the king of the...
S4E8 - The Ancient Olympics
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of ancient athletes that competed (and cheated) to win the Ancient Olympic games. We encounter an Emperor who bribes his way into winning, athleticism...
S4E7 - Prophets and Seers
Oh Muses! The stories featured in Greeking Out are original adaptations of classic Greek myths. This week’s story features punishments that don’t fit the crime, being able to see the future, spying on...
S4E6 - Mesopotamian Around with Gilgamesh
Oh Muses! In this episode we are Mesopotamian Around while we tell the epic tale of Gilgamesh and his quest for immortality. We encounter more bad coping mechanisms for grief, the realities of death,...
S4E5 - The Stories of the Stars
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tales of Orion and Kallisto, who both meet horrible fates for being Artemis’ friend. We encounter pranks that go way too far, Zeus not being able to leave anyone...
S4E4 - Andromeda and Perseus
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of a hero who rescues a princess and a princess who doesn't really need rescuing. We come across boastful mothers, scary sea monsters, a terrible flood, a...
S4E3 - The Giant Problem
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of the Gigantomachy, or how the Giants challenged the Olympians for control of the Cosmos. We come across a war started for ridiculous reasons, lots of...
S4E2 - Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Pandora
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of the creation of humans. We come across generous Titans, a vengeful Zeus, stories with plots that reinforce gender stereotypes, and all the horrors of...
S4E1 - The Olympians and the Titans
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of how the Olympians came to power. We come across some pretty bad parents, people with too many arms, primordial beings with anatomical names, and lots of...
Season 4 – Coming Soon!
Oh Muses! This is not an episode! Just a glimpse of the wonders to come. Season 4 coming April 30th 2021!
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S3E5 - Of Eros and Psyche Pt. 2
Oh Muses! In this last episode of season 3 we conclude the tale of the lovers Eros and Psyche. We come across cranky mother-in-laws, helpful insects, and a journey to the underworld
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S3E4 - Of Eros and Psyche Pt. 1
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of the lovers Eros and Psyche. We come across some jealous siblings, gaslighting, a very unpleasant prophecy, invisible servants, and hiding your true...
S3E3 - Midas and the Golden Touch
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of King Midas and his Golden Touch. We come across secrets too funny not to share, ridiculous facial features, golden bathtubs, and badly made...
S3E2 - Heracles Pt. 2 - The Twelve Labors of Heracles
Oh Muses! In this episode we finish the tale of Heracles and his ten or twelve labors. We learn a lot about vicious livestock, poisonous poop, and using your brain instead of your brawn.
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S3E1 - Heracles Pt. 1 - the G.O.A.T. of Greek Mythology
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of Heracles and his Labors. We come across comical amounts of horse manure, an uncontrollable rage that destroys lives, cousin rivalry, and snakes. And we...
S2E5 - Ancient Greece's Most Wanted
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of the inhabitants of Tartarus, and their dastardly deeds. We come across violations of hospitality, someone who tries to cheat death, and people who are...
S2E4 - Daedalus and Icarus
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of Daedalus the inventor, his son, Icarus, and their escape from imprisonment. We come across old friends, a man with a plan, the mysterious death of rivals,...
S2E3 - Atalanta the Warrior
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of Atalanta the Warrior and her adventures. We come across rampaging centaurs, estranged fathers, spiteful log burning, and some shiny shiny golden...
S2E2 - Orpheus and Eurydice
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of two star-crossed lovers and their journey to the Underworld and back. We come across a bard with a lot of charisma, anti-snake propaganda, and dying of a...
S2E1 - Theseus and the Minotaur
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of the monstrous creature in the labyrinth and of King Minos and his defeat at the hands of Ariadne and Theseus. We come across bovine-centered miracles,...
We're Back! Season 2 Coming Soon
In honor of the 2nd Zeus the Mighty book-Zeus the Mighty: The Maze of the Menacing Minotaur-we're excited to announce Season 2 of Greeking Out, coming to your ears starting May 15th!
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S1E5 - Arachne the Weaver
Oh, Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of the mortal weaver Arachne and her excellent tapestries. We come across some ill-advised bragging, weaving, a tapestry with a lot to say, gods in...
S1E4 - Echo and Narcissus
Oh, Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of the nymph Echo, the mortal she fell in love with. We come across unfaithful gods, repetition, eternal curses, repetition, reflective surfaces,...
S1E3 - Ancient Greek Monster Mash
Oh, Muses! In this episode we tell tales of monsters that lurk in the shadows of ancient Greece. We come across riddles, ill-advised drinking, kingdoms for ransom, eye-gouging, and a man-eating...
S1E2 - Phaethon and the Sun Chariot
Oh, Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of Phaethon, son of Helios, and how he travels to distant lands in order to meet the father he's never known. We come across flaming horses, surprise...
S1E1 - Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece, in which Jason travels to the far edges of the known world in search of a fleece to help him regain his kingdom. We encounter...
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