In a Time of Ancient Gods: The Xena Podcast

Bad Dads Galore! Xena confronts a salt and pepper childhood trauma, and Gabby explores Shame Resilience Theory (SRT) with a new friend! MEANWHILE Justine and Hayley research the House of Atreus, and Slavery in Ancient Greece! Check out our Patreon for Research References ! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! www. InaTimeofAncientGods.com For...

Xena interferes in a cult sacrifice! Gabby joins a "rock" band!! Karl Urban!!! MEANWHILE  Hayley researches the goddess Hestia, and the biblical story of Abraham & Isaac. Justine researches the henbane plant, and human sacrificial practice in antiquity! Check out our Patreon for Research References ! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast pl...

Bruce Campbell! PLUS pressure point fights, rock sugar switch-a-roos, and Gabby joins a cult! MEANWHILE Justine researches Autolycus, King of Thieves, and Hayley researches the Ark of the Covenant. Check out our Patreon for Research References ! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! www. InaTimeofAncientGods.com For more Xena content, follow us...

Xena fights for love through heaven and hell and Gabrielle gets invited to a festival! MEANWHILE Hayley researches the ferryman of the underworld, Charon! and Justine researches Tartarus & the Elysian Fields!  Check out our Patreon for Research References ! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! www. InaTimeofAncientGods.com For more Xena co...

In this episode we're TWINNING with Xena and her twin stranger! and Gabby writes a poem! MEANWHILE Hayley uncovers the differences between the Roman Goddess Diana and the Greek Artemis, and Justine loses herself to twin stranger YouTube videos! Check out our Patreon for Research References ! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! www. InaTi...

In this episode we travel with Xena, Gabby, and two 90's hair innovators to find the treasures of ancient Sumer and the strawberry jello mold of eternal life! MEANWHILE  Hayley researches ancient Sumer, and Justine researches Ambrosia! Check out our Patreon for Research References ! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! www. InaTimeofAncie...

NEW YEAR NEW GABBY APPRECIATION! In this episode Xena has an off screen solo adventure, while Gabrielle impresses us all with her bard and leadership skills! MEANWHILE Hayley & Justine research Orion, Homer, Euripides, and The Platonic Academy! Check out our Patreon for Research References ! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! www. InaTim...

" Io Saturnalia!" This episode Justine & Hayley research holiday festivals of the ancient world AND realize a little something about Gabrielle! Happy Holidays Everyone! Check out our Patreon for Research References ! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! www. InaTimeofAncientGods.com For more Xena content, follow us! For exclusive...

Xena ends the Trojan War in a day, and Gabby meets an old flame! MEANWHILE Justine & Hayley   research Helen of Troy, Paris, Menelaus, Deiphobos, Polyxena, Penthesilea, and give a VERY short breakdown of the Trojan War Check out our Patreon for Research References ! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! www. InaTimeofAncientGods.com For mor...

Xena pairs up with a disintegrating corpse for some underwater acting, while Gabby wears a hat! MEANWHILE Hayley researches ancient Greek prison systems, the Roman goddess Flora, and the Persian King Xerxes, while Justine researches the Greek hero Diomedes, Salmoneus, and the Feast of Zeus! Check out our Patreon for Research References ! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on y...

Xena leads by example in an intersectional feminist lesson on dismantling patriarchal plots to disempower oppressed social groups, and Gabby gets a fighting stick!  JK, Gabby goes through some huge identity transformations in this ep. MEANWHILE Justine researches Centaurs & Phantes, and Hayley tells us all about amazons and one of our favorite Goddesses, and friend of the pod, Artemis! Check o...

Xena finds a rat tube in a house of tricks, and Gabby's crush of the week is adorable! MEANWHILE Justine researches the myths around Sisyphus, Toxeus and a little bit of the Calydonian Boar Hunt AND Hayley researches the Gods of Death and we learn THE TRUTH ABOUT TALUS. Check out our Patreon for Research References ! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred po...

Xena and an ex-lover defeat an army of mutant bird babies, while Gabrielle tells the most romantic story! MEANWHILE Hayley researches the Goddess Hera AND what Prometheus was really all about, and Justine researches the Labors of Hercules and Ancient Greek Oracles! Check out our Patreon for Research References ! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast plat...

Xena battles primordial giants using her wits, while Gabby joins a cult! MEANWHILE Hayley researches the history and lineage of the ancient Titans, while Justine investigates Xena's ululation battle cry, PLUS we translate a few of our favorite songs from the show and discuss the importance of female friendship visibility! Check out our Patreon for Research References ! Like what we're do...

Xena is set up by a mysterious stranger, and Gabrielle puts her faith in a small town's judicial system! MEANWHILE Justine & Hayley fangirl over the God of War! Check out our Patreon for Research References ! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! www. InaTimeofAncientGods.com For more Xena content, follow us! For exclusive content chec...

Xena breaks our hearts with a funeral dirge, & Gabrielle gets thrown in the stocks for helping a lovestruck prince! MEANWHILE Justine researches the original star-crossed lovers, Pyramus & Thisbe! AND we learn the truth about Mizentius: the Etruscan King/“Contemptor Divum” (DESPISER OF THE GODS)! AAND Hayley tells us about the beautiful Nereid Panope! AAAND about ancient Greek Funerary pra...

Gabby kidnaps a baby & opens Pandora's box, while Xena brings families together through dance! MEANWHILE Justine tells gets into the history of Gryphons, Cherubs, and Ancient Greek currency, while Hayley unlocks the truth of Pandora's box! Check out our Patreon for Research References ! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! www. I...

Xena destroys her fears on the astral plane with the help of a blind Seer, and Gabby joins a cult! MEANWHILE Justine unveils the history of Lucid Dreaming, Hayley uncovers the myths surrounding Morpheus, the Dream God, and we all have a lovely discussion surrounding the Eleusinian Mysteries---the Ancient Greek rites performed during annual festivals outside of Athens in honor of the goddesses Deme...

Xena! Comedy! Greek Myths! Hayley & Justine discuss every Xena: Warrior Princess episode in order, researching the truth behind the legends and historical characters in the Xenaverse. In Sins of the Past we meet Xena, a former warlord on a path to redemption, and her plucky sidekick Gabrielle. Hayley and Justine discuss why Xena is their favorite super hero, the myth of Oedipus, and we get to...

Xena is coerced into a domestic cult, while Gabrielle searches for a "soft soul". MEANWHILE Justine and Hayley discuss the myth of Baucis & Philemon, the ancient Greek custom of Xenia , and Ares' son Cycnus. Check out our Patreon for Research References ! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! www. InaTimeofAncientGods.com For...