A Side of Mayo

A collection of poems I wrote during writing in the wild classes in college.

this episode is a short update on my new teaching career and where that is going, and the rest is the first sermon I have had the opportunity to preach.

A short update on things happening in my life and how those developments will effect the podcast.

This is the first episode in my Egyptology series. It doesn't follow the timeline I will be working with, but I had the opportunity to visit the Denver Museum and take a look at their mummy exhibit. I mention two other podcasts in this episode. If you are interested in Egypt I would highly recommend giving them a listen. The Egyptian History Podcast by Dominic Perry Afterlives of Ancient Egypt of...

In this episode, I sat down with the people at the Anilujah podcast to discuss the show Hazbin Hotel. In the second episode, we discuss the story and the characters. If you want to watch the video of this podcast, head over to the ⁠Anilujah Podcast's YouTube page.⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@anilujahpodcast⁠ You can also find them on ⁠Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/anilujah/i...

In this episode, I sat down with the people at the Anilujah podcast to discuss the show Hazbin Hotel. Based loosely on biblical elements, this show had plenty of theological elements to discuss. If you want to watch the video of this podcast, head over to the Anilujah Podcast's YouTube page. https://www.youtube.com/@anilujahpodcast You can also find them on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.c...

In this episode, I was joined once again by my friend Don, and for the first time by my brother Ben. We discussed the changes in the world over the last year with the massive implementation of generative AI. Original Date December 15 2023

Musings about the terminator franchise based on a blog post I did a few years ago. https://stephenmayo3.wixsite.com/mayowriter/single-post/terminator-is-all-kyle-reese-s-fault Original air date August 28th 2022

My mother found an essay I wrote almost two decades ago, so I decided to read it and make a few comments. Original air date April 26th 2022

This is an episode I have been wanting to record since I started the podcast. Don and I finally got a chance to sit down and discuss current events, history, mythology, and our mutual love of cats. This podcast would not exist without support from friends like Don, so I am very happy to have him join me for an episode. Original air date April 5th 2022

Another story from New Horizon. This follows Astaria, one of the characters from the original game who ended up with a connection to my character Alto. Original air date March 29th 2022

During the first part of what is now the era of Covid, I released my first book on Amazon. My friend Andy Morse had recently started his own podcast, so he decided to interview me for one of the episodes. With his permission, I am releasing the audio here as well. https://anchor.fm/what-you-doin Original air date October 8th 2020

A short story that I wrote several years ago for the New Horizon RPG. The story follows an Aesir soldier during the great war. Original air date March 8th 2022

Back at the beginning of 2021 Ginny Di and Mark Hulmes did a set videos where they answered some questions about their experiences with Dungeons and Dragons. At the time I recorded video responses on my phone and posted them on Twitter. I have cleaned up the audio as best I could, and I now present it to you here as my first bonus episode while I work on the more official episodes. The original vi...

I have been telling stories for a long time, and over the years I have come up with a few of my own creation stories for different worlds. Here are a couple of them. Original air date October 5th 2021

I'm back after a long hiatus. This will be the unofficial end of the creation stories series, for now. Original date October 30th 2023

The San people of southern Africa are the oldest people group in the world. This is some of their story. Original air date June 8th 2022

Today I am taking a look at the Navajo creation story and what we know about their history. Original air date March 22nd 2022

Thanks to a joke by the Bible Project (https://bibleproject.com/) I give you the 10 plagues of Egypt to the tune of the 12 Days of Christmas.

A quick update on how things are going, and I tell a story from high school that somehow did not end in any form of discipline.

An abbreviated reading of Hesiod's theogony, the creation story of Greek myth, and a short rundown of Greek history. Not quite explicit, but definitely PG-13.

I head to the land down under for a look at some stories from the Aboriginal people and a little history on the first people of Australia.

A breakdown of common themes found in creation stories

The first episode in my series on creation stories. I begin with perhaps the best known creation story in the world.

Where I introduce myself and talk about my plans for this podcast, beginning with a dive into creation myths from around the world.