Forensic Mythology Podcast

This episode covers various goddesses associated with fertility (as well as beauty, sex, love, war, and childbirth) and their relation to spring holidays as well as a brief history of the breast.

This episode covers several women who one way or another found themselves being pirates AND information about the famed pirate island in the Caribbean, Tortuga. Also, the audio quality is questionable in some places due to various tech disasters and multiple attempts at recording as well as our slow decent into rage. Visit our website at www.forensicmythology.com Please check out theelvira.com and...

This episode explores Inca use of ritual human sacrifice and the mummified remains that were left behind in the Andes Mountains of Peru.

It's spooky season again! This episode covers the tale of Sarah Winchester, heiress to the Winchester Rifle Company, her tragic life, and the allegedly haunted house she built in San Jose, CA--which served as an inspiration for the haunted mansion ride at Disneyland.

This episode explores the Goddess Leto and her children Apollo and Artemis as well as the incredible rock tombs carved into the cliff face in Antalya Turkey. Leto's niece, Hecate, is also discussed, as Goddess of witchcraft and magic.

This episode covers the Blood Countess, Elizabeth Bathory--most prolific female serial killer AND Dracula, as well as Vlad the Impaler.

This episode covers Anubis the Egyptian God of the underworld and theories on the biblical 10 plagues of Egypt. A few random off-subject trails of ridiculousness.

Trista goes over Selkies, the seal-maidens; and Kristal talks about Chaco-Canyon, New Mexico and the Puebloan mythology of Grandmother Spider. Ancient DNA Yields Unprecedented Insights into Mysterious Chaco Civilization - Scientific American

Little, tiny, baby episode about Boudica the Queen that fought the Romans in Britain and the Goddess Andraste.

This episode covers the story of the Donner Party and their disastrous trek and decent into cannibalism. It also covers the story of the a plane crash in the 1970s where the survivors had to resort to cannibalism to survive.

Virginia City, NV hauntings, buried treasure stories, and Death Valley, CA legends. 

Julia Brown said to be a Voodoo priestess that summoned a hurricane to take out a whole town when she died and Julia Bulette, a prostitute in Virginia City, NV during the silver boom and known as the Queen of the Comstock. 

We cover the Hindu Goddess, Kali and the Rasputin the much maligned "holy man/cult leader" from the Romanov family.

Freya, goddess of love and war and various other things & Hel, goddess of the underworld.

Jolly Old Saint Yule Cat Krampus and the Sun God Horse Skeleton.

Exploring the giant geo-glyphs of southern Peru.

The mystery surrounding Richard III and whether he killed his nephews, the princes in the tower. 

Discusses the Library of Alexandria, Egypt where a lot of ancient knowledge was lost in a fire or several. 

The Medusa of Greek mythology and the shipwreck of the Medusa.

Bodie, CA and Elizabethtown, NM

This episode covers the myth of the Amazon warrior women. 

Trista covers vampire-like creatures from Malaysia known as Penanggalan; and Kristal talks about ancient middle eastern creation myths.

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This episode covers the Persian creature, the Manticore, and the Greek myth of the Minotaur.

Covers several myths surrounding Lake Tahoe: Washoe legends, mob body dumping, Tahoe Tessie, and ancient forests.