Join Rose, Kelsey, and Gloria as we put on our casting hats and throw a few names in the bucket for who we think would shine in the HBO adaptation of the book.
This part includes Circe's found family & assorted gods, titans, other magical folks:
Daedalus, Odysseus, Penelope, Telemachus, Telegonus, Prometheus, Apollo, Athena, Hermes, Medea, Jason.
Join Rose, Kelsey, and Gloria as we put on our casting hats and throw a few names in the bucket for who we think would shine in the HBO adaptation of the book.
This part includes Circe's biological family & people from her early life:
Circe, Helios, Perse, Perses, Pasiphae, Aeetes, Glaucos, Scylla, Ariadne
It’s over!! (But not quite… we’ll be back next week with Part I of our HBO dream cast episode! Don’t miss it.) How did the shortest chapter beget the longest episode? Get Circe’s recipe for eternal happiness and follow it… or don’t? Steal our new fave term for weight gain, find out what makes us feel better when we’re anxious (which is pretty much 24/7), what Rose is NOT ashamed of, and how Gloria deals with strong feelings. Kelsey wraps us up with a choose your own adventure ending-was it a premonition or a fantasy? You decide! Thank you kindly for hanging with us all this time, and remember: Krystal and Sarah are NEVER welcome, and don’t circle and segue simultaneously!
What’s next for Circling Circe? We have a few options to discuss… along with our early alcohol mishaps. It’s Rose’s last chapter! She fills us in on the progress our latest couple has made, who is set to inherit the crown of Aiaia, and her anxiety around the afterlife (she’s not alone). Plus, have fun hating on the Twilight baby and quoting dubbed GI Joe PSAs with us!
Join Rose, Kelsey, and Gloria for the birth story of Rose's baby being born. He happens to share a birthday with the release of the episode where Circe gave birth as well!
Aww, it’s Gloria’s last chapter! It’s also time for the return of an old character (or 2)… who could they be? Discover what would happen if Jesus and Gordon Ramsey joined forces, the possible source of your incessant hunger, and the question we have for the author. Bonus: new couple alert!!
Disclaimer: This episode contains references to emergency rooms, bullets, and explosives. While the US healthcare system needs some work, we mean no disrespect to Ukraine and stand in solidarity with them during this unimaginable time.
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Batten down the hatches! Athena’s on her way to Aiaia with an offer or 2. Find out what the heck she wants, plus her history with O and fam. We also get packed for a journey, find out what gods think mortals fear most and watch our gal Circe let go.
Bonus burning questions: what did Kelsey wait 7 hours for, and what is Helios stored as in Circe’s contacts? The world may never know…
No shortage of ideas to steal this week! (Copyright Circling Circe for all of them!) We’ve got sitcoms, Circe the Musical, and even some totes inappropes book and movie recs, including the new mystery sub-genre we can thank the pandemic for. Catch up with those crazy kids Jason and Medea, witness the beginning of yet another budding romance, and forget Wife Swap-tune into Son Switch! See you in the cloud…
This week is full of bad jokes, smooth segues, sound effects, and song parodies (you’re welcome). Kelsey debuts her new fashion line, Clothes to Cry In, while we get to know Penny and TI a lil better.
Bonus: Do NOT miss Kelsey and Rose in their audio theater debut!
This week, we enter the twilight zone… I mean, ancient mythical Greece! Kelsey wins a prestigious award. Meanwhile, Circe’s in her feelings again, and we lose a whole bunch of characters, but get to meet 2 more. Listen in on the awk convos this long chapter has to offer as we finally get to hear Odysseus’ family’s backstory and witness the face-off we’ve all been eagerly waiting for.
Looks like Telly’s teen temper tantrum worked; he gets to leave! How will Circe prep him? Let us know what Trygon sounds like to you as we sing you a lot of songs and find out Rose’s top baby name!
Wonder with us how exactly a god gets pregnant on a microscopic level, help us review some chem equations, and watch Telly grow up, montage style, complete with Parenting 101 lessons from none other than Circe along the way.
Additionally: do you have the same favorite Disney movie as we do? And don’t miss our special guest star, Kelsey’s Siri.
Circe’s feeling depressed, and… unwell after Odysseus leaves. Uh oh. She frees the nymphs of Circetraz and prepares for a couple of unexpected arrivals while we scrutinize her relationships for common themes. We introduce Eileithyia, our favorite character to talk about to date and wish we had Circe’s Magic 8 Pool. Plus birthdays, languages, vocab, astrological signs, accents-it’s all here, folks!
Introducing Apollo, the appalling god who’s no chicken. He forces a painful, puzzling vision on Circe, and it involves her man, Odysseus, whose crew has a bit of island fever. Will she share what she knows with him? Will the crew extend their stay? Bonuses: Learn how to pronounce words with us (or not), take part in our cow-nversation (featuring a few newbies!), celebrate a not-so-special anniversary, and find out what dreams, long journeys, and bad days all have in common. Shout out to Lore Olympus and the awesome podcast, Lore Olympod!
What up, high-maintenance humans? This episode opens with a can’t miss unauthorized mystery guest, and Krystal makes her debut! If you haven’t seen the movie Troy or read The Odyssey, this is the chapter for you. Odysseus opens up, and he’s different… that temper, though! Rose gets to the (very deep) root of her pronunciation issues and receives a (North) Hollywood handshake, Kelsey plugs therapy and is concerned for our gal Circe, and we have a new official couple to introduce (and name-help us out)! Gloria recaps our heroine’s crushes and discovers a pattern, and we invite our listeners to give us their best backward “oink” and join us in a fun game at the very end!
Circe sweeps up the aftermath of her visitors, and we hear an allegorical story before she slips into her new routine for guests. Discover what Animorphs have to do with Greek mythology, what Chicago the Musical has to do with Circe-traz, what Circe-traz is, and what one unique visitor does to make Circe let down her guard and earn a spot as Greek of Da Week! P.S. don’t miss our shoutout to our biggest fan, and some news about the author’s latest project…
Trigger warning This week’s episode contains discussions of sexual assault. Visit RAINN.org for resources. You are not alone.
In our darkest episode to date, Circe gets some long-awaited visitors! Just what do they have in store for her? Throughout the chapter summary, we chat about timeless societal issues, island fever, nymph prison, and more as we celebrate some anniversaries and prominently feature the lioness!
Join Rose, Kelsey, and Gloria as we share our Spotify playlist picks for the Circe soundtrack.
Yay, we’re halfway (we think?) and we actually have a listener from Greece! In this episode, Circe’s got unannounced guests, so be ready for a ton of celeb cameos and all kinds of family drama! Will Circe choose violence? Why doesn’t Gloria use Talk to Text? How come Rose and Gloria didn’t get cast on the Amazing Race? Who is Kelsey’s package thief? Answers to these questions (except that last one) await you, plus a vocab lesson or 2, more original music, and ancient true crime.
Come on down for more Harry Potter parallels! Also discover how our gal Circe’s taste in men has changed. More candles, too (of course)!