Fate & Fabled

Dig into the stories and characters of ancient mythologies.

Episodes

  • Paradise on Earth: We Built Our Very Own Utopia: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Paradise on Earth: We Built Our Very Own Utopia

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    Utopias are the everything bagel seasoning of myth devices.
  • It’s Never Turtles All the Way Down: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    It’s Never Turtles All the Way Down

    S3 Ep8 |
    This is how Cosmic Turtles loosely inspired the phrase “turtles all the way down."
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    The War in Heaven

    S3 Ep7 |
    Abrahamic religions have a story of war between good and evil with an unexpected origin.
  • The Book of the Dead May Not Be What You Think It Is: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Book of the Dead May Not Be What You Think It Is

    S3 Ep6 |
    We dispel the myths surrounding this ancient text and reveal its true purpose.
  • Hawaii's Fiery Lovers to Enemies Myth: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Hawaii's Fiery Lovers to Enemies Myth

    S3 Ep5 |
    Pele is a major figure in Hawaiian mythology and pop culture.
  • Were These Mythical Warriors Real?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Were These Mythical Warriors Real?

    S3 Ep4 |
    Amazons were portrayed as bloodthirsty but evidence suggests writers exaggerated reality.
  • The 2 Sides of Gawain: Hero vs. Antihero: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The 2 Sides of Gawain: Hero vs. Antihero

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    Sir Gawain is the Arthurian knight who best embodies the strangeness of his time.
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    How Every Heroic Story Is Really Just Gilgamesh

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    The myth of Gilgamesh is less of a hero’s journey, and more of an existential crisis.
  • The EPIC Aesir vs. Vanir War: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The EPIC Aesir vs. Vanir War

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    In Norse mythology, there are two gods who fought an epic war but united in the end.

About Fate & Fabled

Join Dr. Moiya McTier & Emily Zarka and dig into the stories and characters of ancient mythologies to explore why such tales were crafted, and investigate mythology’s influence on humanity.