Ep 91 - Mayan Hero Twins defeat Seven Macaw

Today we are talking about the Maya Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque, the central heroes in the Popol Vuh. If you’ve seen The Road to El Dorado, these are the two Trickster Heroes that Tulio and Miguel are impersonating. These two magical jaguar boys are gonna take down one big, gaudy, god bird and his sons in a mafia style hit ordered by Don Huracan.

PodcastChristian MadonnaAugust 10, 2021drunk, mythology, Podcast, myth, legend, lore, comedy, Culture, history, Education, philosophy, Maya, Mayan, Hero, Twins, Xbalanque, Hunahpu, Popol Vuh, K’iche, Book of Counsel, Book of Community, Native American, Mesoamerican, Central American, Mexica, Mexican, Yucatan, Chichén Itzá, Dresden Codex, Creation, duality, Sun, moon, Smite, Dreamworks, The Road to El Dorado, Tulio, Miguel, Elton John, hunter, warrior, jaguar, One Hunapu, Seven Hunahpu, Xibalba, Pok-a-Tok, Pitz, Lords of Xibalba, cheating, Xquic, immaculate conception, Xmucane, Howler Monkey Gods, Fine Artisan, Fine Thinker, Huracan, book of council, Seven Macaw, Vuvub Caquix, giant bird god, Tomatoa, Moana, Fat Chocobo, Big Bird, dentist, doctor, grandparens, grandparents, Zipacna, crab, Cabrakan, Earthquake, gypsum, plaster, poisonComment

Ep 72 - Orishas: Big Hero 7

We are back from a long hiatus with our first recently recorded episode in a long time! Today, we are talking about the Orishas of the Yoruba religion and tradition, as well as their ties to Santeria and other mythologies and religions in the Americas! We’ll dish the hot goss on the coolest spirits/deities/forces of nature in the Yoruba pantheon. And if you stick around to the end, we share a surprisingly relatable creation myth for anyone who’s ever had a bad boss or employee.

PodcastChristian MadonnaJuly 26, 2020Drunk Mythology, mythology, Podcast, Myth, comedy, Education, History, Culture, Orisha, Orisa, Yoruba, Africa, African Myth, West Africa, Nigeria, Togo, Benin, Ghana, Ewe, Fon, Santeria, Cuba, Brazil, Candomblé, Umbanda, Transatlantic, Religion, slavery, voodoo, hoodoo, Vodou, Vodun, Haiti, Louisiana, New Orleans, Kongo, Ori, Ori and the Blind Forest, Olodumare, Olorun, Olofi, Ometeotl, Aztec, Esu, Elegbara, Elegua, Eleggua, Elegba, Crossroads, Messenger, Messenger Gods, Tricksters, Keeper of the Keys, Hermes, Mercury, Odin, Native American, Coyote, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Peter, St, St. Michael, Infant of Prague, Papa Legba, Creole, Obatala, Orisa-nla, Orisanla, Creator, Judge, Sky-Father, All-Father, All-Mother, Osiris, Jesus, Lady of Mercy, Osun, Oshun, Sweetwater, Osun River, fertility, sex, sex goddess, honey, mead, Venus, Aphrodite, Freya, Ishtar, Ogun, Sacred Osun Grove, UNESCO, World Heritage Site, St. Virgin Mary, Yemoya, Yemaya, Yemoja, Motherhood, Ocean, Saltwater, mermaid, Moon, Frigg, Isis, Our Lady of Regla, La Regla De Ocha, Oya, Oyo, Yansa, rage, Mother of the Dead, storms, thunder, lightning, warrior god, River, Styx, Charon, Hel, Hades, Ereshkigal, Athena, Storm, St. Brigid, Shango, Kings, Magicians, War, Drums, Dance, Husband, Wife, Thor, Ares, Horus, Iron, Technology, sexy blacksmiths, forge, labor, St. George, Hephaestus, Pantheon, Papa Ogou, Creation, pigeon, five-toed hen, heavens, Earth, snail shell dirt, OverwatchComment

Ep 59 - American Cryptids: Exit the Mothman

Country roads, take us to Point Pleasant to go see the Mothman. To wrap up our 2019 American Cryptids tour, we head one state over to West Virginia seeking out the biggest name in cryptids on this side of the Mississippi. Better buckle up for this one listeners, we got cryptids, UFOs and even some Men in Black shenanigans.

Podcast, Spooky MythsChristian MadonnaNovember 3, 2019drunk, mythology, Podcast, History, education, Philosophy, comedy, myth, Urban Legend, Cryptid, American Cryptids, Native American, Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Roswell, aliens, Ohio River, Kanawha Rivers, Gallipolis, McLintic Wildlife Management Area, Native American burial grounds, Shawnee, Battle of Point Pleasant, Chieftan Cornstalk, Birdman, 1940s, 1960s, November 1966, National Guardsman, Merle Patridge, Ed Sullivan, Bandit, Mothman, West Virginia Ordinance Works, Toxic Waste Dump, Teens, Necking, Ordinance, TNT, Drag Racing, Steve and Mary Mallette, Roger and Linda Scarberry, Woodrow Derenberger, Parkersburg, UFO, Indrid Cold, Grinning Man, MIB, Men in Black, American Graffiti, Spiderman, Marcella Bennett, Cathy and Ray Walmsley, North Power Plant, Bob Bosworth, Teenagers in Love, Country Roads, John Denver, Faye Dewitt-Leport, Batman, Gonna Fly Now, Rocky, Linda Scarbury, Mary Hyre, John Keel, Five Gallipolis Pilots, Big Bird, The Mothman Prophecies, Book, Movie, Prophecies, December 1967, Silver Bridge, Collapse, Christmas, Silver Bridge Tragedy, Hollywood, The Mothman Festival, Mothman Museum, Mothballs, Roach Hotels, Easy Rider, Moon Comment

Ep 11 - The Monster Mashup Part 3 - Where did you come from, Wendigo?

We put the CAN in CANNIBAL in this feast of frights featuring fantastically ferocious feral flesh-eating foodies.

Podcast, Spooky MythsChristian MadonnaSeptember 8, 2018Drunk, Mythology, Podcast, Storytelling, History, Humor, Comedy, Philosophy, Education, Religion, Halloween, Myth, Monster, Wendigo, Cannibal, Native American, Algonquin, Ojibwe, Canada, Indigenous, Spirit, Spooky, Americas, Until DawnComment

Ep 10 - The Monster Mashup Part 2 - Werewolf, Therewolf

It's a wolf, it's a man- it's a WOLFMAN! Werewolves? Therewolves, here in the second part of our four-part Monster Mashup! Coming in from the first annals of nightmares and storytelling, get ready to learn something, fool.

Podcast, Spooky MythsChristian MadonnaSeptember 8, 2018Drunk, Mythology, Podcast, Humor, Storytelling, Comedy, Education, Philosophy, History, Halloween, Monsters, Myth, Werewolf, Skinwalker, France, Germany, Medieval, Gilgamesh, Ancient, Mesopotamian, Wolf, Wildboy, Native American, Americas, Lycanthropy, Lycaon, Norse, Beowulf, Nordic, Vikings, Viking, Volsungs, Volsungas, Witch, Giles Garnier, King George I, Peter the Wild Boy, Peter Stubbe, Great Britain, LondonComment