Effed Up History

Originally posted on Spotify 6/1/21 HAPPY PRIDE MONTH For the first installment of the Pride series this month, here is the Egyptian myth of Iphis an Ianthe.  It's got everything: patriarchy, internalized misogyny, lesbians, gender reassignment magic, goddesses, and a happy ending. It's a good one. Sources:  The Metamorphosis by Ovid A random podcast I listened to once but can't rememb...

Originally posted 5/27/21 In honor of both Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Jewish American Heritage Month, I am honored to talk to you today about Ho Feng Shan, the Chinese man who wrote life-saving visas for thousands of Jewish people in the years leading up to World War II in Austria.   Sources: https://www.holocaustrescue.org/chronology-of-rescue-by-dr-feng-shan-ho-china http...

Originally posted on Spotify 5/16/21 Part 2 of the podcast about that witchy and infamous mother, Medea. This part mainly focuses on the story from the play,  Medea  by Euripides.  TRIGGER WARNING toxic relationship and murder of children.  Sources: Medea by Euripides translated by Oliver Taplin LOTS of googling and not writing down sources like a bad researcher. Music: Skeleton Dance by Myuu Nigh...

Originally posted on Spotify 5/13/21 For this (now belated) Mother's day, I thought we should talk about one of the most notorious mothers in Greek mythology. Although to be fair, she's famous for all the wrong reasons. But famous nonetheless. Part one: Jason, Medea, the 3 tasks of Aeetes, the escape, the murder in Iolchis. Stay tuned for part 2. Sources: The Greek Myths by Robert Graves M...

Originally posted 4/7/21 My April Fools joke this year was to not release this on April Fools' Day. Freya is getting married but what big eyes she has. Intro music: Skeleton Dance by Myuu Source: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman Support the Show. Effed Up History is researched, produced, and edited by Krystina Yeager. Contact Me: effeduphistory@gmail.com Linky Things: Book a Tour Patreon Buy Me...

Originally posted on Spotify 3/19/21 For the final installment of the Spring goddess series that I decided to do for no other reason than to stress myself out more than needed, we will be talking about probably one of the most well-known spring goddesses, Persephone.  Persephone is the Greek goddess of Spring and queen of the underworld.  But she wasn't always queen of the underworld.  This is...

Originally posted on Spotify 3/18/21 For part two of the spring goddess series, we are talking about Idunn, the Norse goddess of spring and the whole debacle with her apples and the frost giants. Source: Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology Music: Skeleton Dance by Myuu Support the Show. Effed Up History is researched, produced, and edited by Krystina Yeager. Contact Me: effeduphistory@gmail.com Link...

Originally posted on Spotify 3/17/21 For the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere (March 21), I wanted to talk about a spring deity or how ancient people viewed the changing of the seasons. I couldn't make up my mind about it, so I'm going to do three.  Here is part one. Music: Skeleton Dance by Myuu Source: Tending Brigid's Flame by Lunaea Weatherstone Support the Show. Effe...

Originally posted on Spotify 3/11/21 Man, myths can be weird. This one is... confusing.  But oh, so necessary.  Today we're going to give a background on just how confusing myths can be sometimes.  We'll be talking about the beginning of the world, the births of multiple mythological characters, castration, sea foam babies, war, love, art, books.  Is there anything we aren't talking ab...

Originally published on Spotify 3/5/21 In honor of International Women's Day, we're going to talk about the Celtic queen (and badass) Boudicca (also spelled Boudica, Boedicea) With bonus tidbit about St. Patrick's Day. So sit back, relax, and practice your "Oh good god, what the fuck?" faces. Source: https://www.ancient.eu/article/100/tacitus-on-boudiccas-revolt/ Music Skelet...

Originally published on Spotify 3/3/21 In honor of black history month, we will be talking about one of my personal heroes, Mary Ellen Pleasant.  Regarded as the Mother of Human Rights in California, the Harriet Tubman of California, the Marie Laveau of San Francisco, Rosa Parks 100 years before Rosa Parks, and the first black female millionaire in America. And no one seems to know about her.  And...

Originally published to Spotify 2/8/21 Hello and welcome to Effed Up History.... Mythology Edition. Today we'll be talking about that Roman myth about that time that Cupid, the God of Love completely fucked up a girl's life because she was super pretty. So sit back, relax, and practice your "Oh good Gods, what the fuck" faces. Happy Valentine's Day I guess Music: Skeleton Dan...

Originally published on Spotify 1/30/21 Ah, yes, the Connecticut Witch Trials.  Totally eclipsed by Salem but proportionately deadlier and the FIRST TO EVER HAPPEN IN COLONIAL AMERICA. That... no one knows about. So sit back, relax, and practice your oh good god what the f**k faces. Music: The Skeleton Dance by Myuu  Sources: Connecticut Witch Trials: The First Panic in the New World by Cynthia Wo...