Prof. R. Scott Smith

The Greek Myth Files

History EN ↓ 41 episodes

a podcast on all things Greek myth

Author

Prof. R. Scott Smith

Episodes

Episode 39: The Homeric Question 17.06.2026 37:00

Credits: Written and Narrated by R. Scott Smith Sound Engineering and Voice Acting by Jackson Scheele Music by Jared Sims

Episode 38: Young Achilles 16.04.2026 32:54

Credits: Written by Emma Swain and R. Scott Smith Voice Acting and Audio Engineering: Jackson Scheele Music: Jackson Scheele

Episode 37: The Particular Parable of Palamedes Polymetis 25.03.2026 0:42

Credits: Written by Hyde Morrison Narrated by R. Scott Smith Voice Acting and Sound Engineering: Jackson Scheele Music by Jared Sims

Episode 36: Mustering Forces at Aulis, or The Sacrifice of Iphigenia 05.03.2026 30:14

Credits: Written by Conner Floyd and R. Scott Smith Voice Acting: Jackson Scheele Sound Engineering: Jackson Scheele Music: Jared Sims, Brooklyn Tea

Episode 35: The Judgment of Paris 26.02.2026 41:28

Written by Reilly Salisbury Narrated by R. Scott Smith Voice Acting and Sound Editing: Jackson Scheele Music: Jared Sims

Episode 34: Alexander Paris, the One Who Started it All 15.01.2026 43:19

Credits Written by: Christopher Nadeau Narrated by: R. Scott Smith Sound Engineering, Voice Actors: Jackson Scheele Music: Jared Sims

Episode 33: Trojan Myth 04.01.2026 24:14

Credits Written and Narrated by R. Scott Smith Sound Engineering and Voice Acting by Jackson Scheele Music by Jared Sims

Episode 32: Helen of Sparta, Helen of Troy 28.12.2025 40:42

Written by: David Wilson Narrated by: R. Scott Smith Voice Acting: Jackson Scheele Sound Engineering: Jackson Scheele Music: Jared Sims

Episode 31: The House of Tantalos, or, the Family of Agamemnon 19.12.2025 38:32

Written by: Jordan Tryon Narrated by: R. Scott Smith Voice Action: Jackson Scheele Sound Engineering: Jackson Scheele Music: Jared Sims, Brooklyn Tea

Episode 30: The Trojan War, An Introduction 26.11.2025 36:41

Credits: Written and Narrated by R. Scott Smith Voice Acting and Sound Engineering by Jackson Scheele Music by Jared Sims

Aristaeus, the God of Bees (and Orpheus and Eurydice) 16.11.2025 31:23

Written by: Charlie Bijesse Narrated by: R. Scott Smith Voice Actor and Sound Engineer: Jackson Scheele Music: Jared Sims

Episode 28: Ajax the Greater: Greatness and Depression 09.08.2025 36:32

Credits: Script: Laura Hills Narrator: Scott Smith Voice Actor and Sound Engineering : Jackson Scheele Music : Jared Sims

Episode 27: Medousa and the Gorgons 23.12.2024 40:02

Credits:' Written and Narrated by R. Scott Smith Voice Actor: Emory Stevens Show Tile: Ben Lesser-Brunori Music: Jared Sims

Episode 26: Atlas, Man or Mountain? 02.03.2024 26:30

We explore the ancient myths of Atlas—was he a mythical figure or part of the landscape? What are the stories and interpretations of Atlas, and how has it shaped our own world.

Episode 25: Niobe 23.09.2023 24:25

Written and Narrated by R. Scott Smith Voice Acting: Raina Burke, Humanities Major UNH Music: Jared Sims, Professor of Music at U. West Virginia

Episode 24: Daphne 25.03.2023 21:28

Check out our website for images, maps and more! manto-myth.org/gmf Written and Narrated by R. Scott Smith Voice Acting: Liv Ketler Show Tile and Original Art: Beatrice Mattison

Episode 23: The Python 26.04.2022 32:04

Learn about one of the most famous serpents from the primeval period, its relationship to Delphi, and the god Apollo’s final triumph over it.

Episode 21: Typhoios, Illuyankas and Hittites, Oh My! 03.01.2022 41:30

Join us for an in depth look at the Typhoios myth in Greek culture and a counterpart from the Hittite world! We are joined by Hittite expert, Prof. Gregory McMahon.

Episode 22: Giants in Greek Myth 02.01.2022 28:51

Written and Directed: Jake Compagna Host and Narrator: R. Scott Smith Sound Engineer: Samantha Coetzee Voice Actors: Julia Sommer and A.J. O’Neil Music: Brooklyn Tea by Jared Sims

Episode 20: Monsters: A First Look 01.01.2022 32:12

Written and Narrated: R. Scott Smith Sound Engineer: Samantha Coetzee Music: Brooklyn Tea by Jared Sims

Episode 19: Medeia’s Last Act 28.10.2021 27:43

Written and Narrated: R. Scott Smith Voice Actors: A.J. O’Neil and Julia Sommer Sound Engineer: Samantha Coetzee Music: Brooklyn Tea by Jared Sims

Episode 18: The Argonauts’ Voyage Home 21.08.2021 27:30

Written and Narrated: R. Scott Smith Sound Engineer: Samantha Coetzee Voice Actors: Julia Sommer and A. J. O’Neil Music: Jared Sims’ Brooklyn Tea (Opening and Closing), Jack Anderson (transition music)

Episode 17: Jason Gets the Golden Fleece…with a Bit of Help 24.06.2021 29:30

Written and Narrated: R. Scott Smith Sound Engineer: Samantha Coetzee Voice Actors: A. J. O’Neil and Julia Sommer Music: Jared Sims, Brooklyn Tea; Jack Anderson, Improvisation

Episode 16: The Voyage Begins 24.05.2021 26:46

Credits: Written and Narrated: R. Scott Smith Sound Engineer: Samantha Coetzee Voice Actors: A. J. O’Neil, Camden Roy, Julia Sommer Music: Brooklyn Tea by Jared Sims

GMF Special Edition: Euripides’ Hecuba 21.04.2021 33:47

Written and Narrated by: R. Scott Smith Sound Engineer: Samantha Coetzee Music: Jared Sims Special Guests: David Kaye (Professor of Theater and Dance, UNH, director of Hecuba) and Julia Sommer (lead role of Hecuba)