Demythifying
Demythifying is the lovechild of two London based BFFs.
Listen to our Demythifying episodes which are a combination of mythology and history. Sometimes with a bonus added guest
We also have Demyth turns the page episodes where each episode is a deep dive with an author probing plot, inspiration and good old spoilers in our spoiler sections.
Episodes
184 episodes
DeMyth Turns the Page with Adrian Tchaikovsky
In the last episode of the year Lauren gets into Made Things with Adrian Tchaikovsky to celebrate its UK release.Firstly they get into his degree... his writing process and a little bit into his back catalogue.They also...
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Demyth Turns the Page with Rachel Van Dyken
Norse Mythology retellings or inspired fiction seem so thin on the ground compared to other mythologies so OBVIOUSLY Lauren was all over Rachel Van Dykens "Fallen Gods". Lauren finds out all about the inspiration behind it, background informati...
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Demyth Turns the Page with Carissa Broadbent
Lauren jumped at the opportunity to speak to romantasy great Carissa Broadbent about the first in a trilogy Daughter of No Worlds after it was picked up by traditional publishers.Talking about the inspiration behind the main characters. ...
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DeMyth Turns the Page with Marie Lu
What if you see a little something you can't quite explain but your brain tries to rationalise? Venture into Angel City for the first in the Red City series with Lauren and author Marie Lu. Lauren gets into the world building of the...
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Demyth Turns the Page with Maddie Martinez
Head on a quest for family with Lauren and Maddie Martinez as they dive into The Maiden and Her Monster. They discuss how Maddies educational background shaped the novel and the history of the Jewish Golem myth. They also talk about the craftin...
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Demythifying Fulvia With Dr Jane Draycott
Jane is back for a bumper episode about one of the first women of Rome.... Fulvia.They get into roles of women and the perfect Roman woman and what Rome was like in Fulvias time. They dig into certain events from Fulvias life (taxes), he...
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Demythifying Cleopatra Selene With Dr Jane Draycott
We all know the story of Anthony and Cleopatra. Have you ever thought about their daughter? No Lauren hadn't either until she discovered Dr Jane Draycotts book all about her. They get into the backstory of Cleopatra and Mark Anthony, iconograph...
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Demyth Turns the Page Again with Phoenicia Rogerson
Lauren is going full on lover girl for a summer of love with Phoenicia Rogerson and her second book Aphrodite. They cover thousands of years of mythology guided by a goddess? who admits straight away that she lies. They get into the...
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Demyth Turns the Page Again with JJA Harwood
Get ready to adventure down to the underworld.... Lauren hangs out with one of her earliest guests JJA Harwood for advice on how to get an undead vampire husband of her own ala FMC Irina. They discuss Jo's vampire reseach and real life weddings...
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Demyth Turns the Page Again with Elizabeth Fremantle
Have you ever been obsessed with a book before you've even read it? Thats how Lauren felt about Liz's new book Sinners. Introducing us properly to Beatrice Cenci who you may remember from Disobedient. They go into her story, Liz teaches Lauren ...
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DeMyth Turns the Page with Shannon Mayer
Lauren goes back to school with Shannon Mayer and her FMC Harlow - a more age relatable morally grey heroine.They get into world building, staple fantasy building blocks like chosen family, why we love magic systems and school book...
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DeMyth Turns the Page with Kaarina Parker
Lauren meets a new Roman woman to the historical fiction space - Fulvia.Author Kaarina Parker teaches Lauren how not to get pregnant the ancient Roman way. They discuss which theory about the Bona Dea festival they want to bring back tog...
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DeMyth Turns the Page with Leigh Radford
Lauren plays host to Leigh Radford this episode. They talk about femgore, zombies and which item frightened Leigh that she found in a flat more than a second hand zombie husband.The episode gets very raw as Leigh reveals her lack of scie...
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1:52:42
Demyth Turns the Page with Amelia Blackwell
Who would think time travel could mix with crime and Jane Austen... none other than this episodes guest Amelia Blackwell.She and Lauren get into the ridiculousness of weaving these three ideas together. Why Austen is still important toda...
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Demyth Turns the Page with L R Lam
This episode Lauren delves into all things dragon with L R Lam. Building of magic systems, gender fluidity and making dragons sexy.This episode rather than a spoiler section the episode splits to delve into book one and book two
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Demyth Turns the Page with Emily Hauser - Women of the Odyssey
Lauren welcomes back Emily for the second part of deep diving into Mythica and this episode Lauren cherry picks women from The Odyssey. They talk about the importance of new translations. More on what the Linear B tablets can tell u...
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Demyth Turns the Page with Emily Hauser - Women of the Illiad
This episode is the first of a two-parter with Emily Hauser. Today we look into some of the women in the Illiad and dive into chapters in Emily's new book Mythica
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Demyth Turns the Page with J Susanne Wilson
Way back last year Lauren caught wind that an author was finally doing a retelling about Ipheginia. Fastforward to now.... Lauren gets into sources, character choices and things that seem totally implausible with Jenny around this pivotal momen...
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Demyth Turns the Page with Natasha Pulley
Todays book is written for all the people who need Dionysus in their life. Lauren gets full on bacchic frenzy with Natasha Pulley as they explore The Hymn to Dionysus. Natasha hops into the Greek Myth space for the first time to share a sort of...
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DeMyth Turns the Page with Maithree Wijesekara
Happy Fantasy Friday. What happens if you take inspiration from a historical prince with an evil to good arc and flip it on it's head? Enter The Prince Without Sorrow. Lauren was so thilled to talk to Maithree about her debut novel which could ...
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DeMyth Turns the Page With Kim Curran
This conversation is what happens when 1000 years of mythology is condensed down into just over an hour. Kim Curran introduces Lauren to the Morrigan as she brings Irish Mythology mainstream. They get distracted talking about Saint Patrick gett...
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DeMyth turns the page again with Grace Curtis
Lauren NEEDED to talk to Grace Curtis again as she does a genre shift from Sci-Fi to full on fantasy.Find out which historical periods influenced the novel and what Grace and Lauren both find sexy about the Roman Empire. Listen to them n...
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Demythifying The Other Ancient Civilisations with @digitwithraven
We all know the Greeks and Romans... but how many other Ancient Cultures and Civilisations are you unaware even existed?This episode Lauren is joined by Raven Todd DaSilva aka @digitwithraven to scrape the surface of a few of the ones in...
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