{"podcast":{"title":"Alex Andreou's Podyssey","slug":"alex-andreou-s-podyssey-7235698","podcast_index_feed_id":7235698,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/podyssey","website_url":"https://quietriotpod.com/#fe214801-0dbb-4a0b-a350-1179b7b0c829","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/561f8326-d2cc-11ef-bd88-df5367d964e2/image/3bc5b03180276d849b4aa168825ef091.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Cooler Heads","episode_count":29,"summary":"Alex Andreou revisits the classic Greek myths, and uncovers universal themes they share with us across the millennia","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alex-andreou-s-podyssey-7235698"},"episode":{"title":"Storytime: ARACHNE - Web of Truth","slug":"storytime-arachne-web-of-truth","published_at":"2026-04-27T21:41:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alex-andreou-s-podyssey-7235698/storytime-arachne-web-of-truth","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alex-andreou-s-podyssey-7235698","url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/podyssey","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR1269430853.mp3?updated=1777154173","summary":"To receive the illustrated guide to each main episode and an invitation to the live Q&As (on Thursday 7th May at 7pm), become a monthly supporter! *** SUPPORT PODYSSEY ON ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KO-FI.COM/PODYSSEY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** Welcome to a new outpost of the Podyssey Empire - PODYSSEY STORYTIME. Basically, while researching the main episodes, I stumble on many other myths - MANY other myths - that are really touching or funny or outright bizarre. They don’t necessarily warrant hours of deep analysis, but they are absolutely worth sharing. And since I cannot retain an infinite amount of information but I love giving you more content, I will put these out, as I find them, in this short, story-only format. Now, on to this weekend’s myth, the story of Arachne, the talented Lydian weaver, who challenged the Goddess Athena to a contest, sort of by accident, and wound up with quite the itsy-bitsy problem. *** SUPPORT PODYSSEY ON ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KO-FI.COM/PODYSSEY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** (COVER ART: Nikolaos Gyzis/Νικόλαος Γκύζης, \"Η Αράχνη/Arachne\", 1884 - Εθνική Πινακοθήκη/National Gallery, Αθήνα/Athens) (MUSIC: Roussel: \"Le Festin de l'Araignee\", Jean Martinon, 1953; Canteloube: \"Lo Fiolairé\" (The Spinner), Madeleine Grey, 1930; Debussy: \"The Maid with The Flaxen Hair\", Laurindo Almeida, 1964; Verdi: Requiem \"Des Irae\", Tullio Serafin, 1939; \"That Old Black Magic\", Beryl Davis with the Stephane Grappelli Quartet, 1943.) Written and presented by Alex Andreou Expert contributions by Alexandra Angeletaki-Røe, Debbie Challis, Amanda Potter, and Dr Ruth Smith Music by Marianna Sangita Artwork by Simona Kanellou Additional research by Kos Mantzakos A Cooler Heads podcast *** SUPPORT PODYSSEY ON ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KO-FI.COM/PODYSSEY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"To receive the illustrated guide to each main episode and an invitation to the live Q&As (on Thursday 7th May at 7pm), become a monthly supporter! ***…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1966,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/alex-andreou-s-podyssey-7235698/episodes/storytime-arachne-web-of-truth/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alex-andreou-s-podyssey-7235698/storytime-arachne-web-of-truth.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}