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Skeleton Keys

Torri Yates-Orr, John Bucher

25 episodes

9 months ago

SKELETON KEYS is a podcast dedicated to unlocking the mysteries of mythology and history in pop culture. Each episode is a skeleton key to unlock a particular artist, film, comic or other popular art through myth and history. Hosts, Torri Yates-Orr is an African American Historian and John Bucher is a Mythologist. Together, they take a look at the people, places, and events happening in culture in order to mine out a deeper meaning, having a ton of fun along the way.

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SKELETON KEYS is a podcast dedicated to unlocking the mysteries of mythology and history in pop culture. Each episode is a skeleton key to unlock a particular artist, film, comic or other popular art through myth and history. Hosts, Torri Yates-Orr is an African American Historian and John Bucher is a Mythologist. Together, they take a look at the people, places, and events happening in culture in order to mine out a deeper meaning, having a ton of fun along the way.

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Episodes (20/25)

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Torri and John discuss the mythology of games, rituals, and the masculine/feminine nature of some gaming traditions.

3 years ago

35 minutes 56 seconds

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Myths of Catwoman

Torri and John discuss the mythology of Catwoman, Persephone, sexuality, and Zoe Kravitz.

3 years ago

39 minutes 26 seconds

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Torri and John discuss the mythology of Loki, the god, the show on Disney +, and the trickster archetype with guest, Dr. Scott Neumeister.

3 years ago

1 hour 16 minutes 13 seconds

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Myths of Genitalia

Torri and John discuss the mythology of genitalia, the god Priapus, Aphrodite, nudity, privacy, Baubo, and anasyrma.

3 years ago

50 minutes

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Torri and John discuss the mythology of death, as well as Thanatos, Hel, Gede, the Grim Reaper, and the afterlife.

3 years ago

44 minutes 18 seconds

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Torri and John discuss the mythology of 90 Day Fiancé, as well as fetishization, archetypes, masculine/feminine ideas, goddesses, love, reality television and happy endings.

3 years ago

51 minutes 1 second

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Myths of Tattoos

Torri and John discuss the the mythology of tattoos and discuss the history of tattooing practices and their appearances in pop culture.

3 years ago

42 minutes 34 seconds

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Myths of Wild Women

Torri and John discuss the wild woman archetype in mythology and pop culture, welcoming Maria Souza (@womenandmythology), Host of the Women and Mythology podcast to discuss the work of Dr. Clarissa Pinkola-Estes, feminine archetype, myths, and much more.

3 years ago

1 hour 9 minutes 57 seconds

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Myths of Beauty Standards

Torri and John discuss mythology and beauty standards, welcoming Ayesha K. Faines (@ayeshakfaines), Founder of Women Love Power®, Columnist for @Zoramag to discuss beauty, feminine archetype, myths, and much more.

4 years ago

1 hour 17 minutes 34 seconds

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Frankenstein's Monster

Torri and John discuss the mythology of Frankenstein's Monster, also known as the modern Prometheus, and welcome Dietrich Smith (@DietrichOSmith), artist of the Bram Stoker Award winning DESTROYER, the Dwayne McDuffie Award finalist SHAFT, & a bevy of other graphic novels to the podcast to discuss the Frankenstein's monster archetype, myths, comics, and art.

4 years ago

1 hour 1 minute 33 seconds

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Torri and John discuss the mythology of Ancient Aliens and welcome Dr. David S. Anderson (@DSAArchaeology), Author and Archeologist, to the podcast to discuss the show Ancient Aliens, racism, and Pseudoarchaeology.

4 years ago

1 hour 10 minutes 15 seconds

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Bachelor in Paradise

Torri and John discuss the mythology of The Bachelor, specifically Bachelor in Paradise, and welcome Pamela Jaye Smith, Author and Mythologist, to the podcast to discuss roses, symbols, masculine/feminine ideas, goddesses, comparative mysticism, and astrology.

4 years ago

56 minutes 33 seconds

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Criminal Couples

Torri and John discuss the archetype of criminal couples with S. Brent Rodriguez Plate, PhD., professor, writer, and author, to the podcast and discuss Adam and Eve, Queen and Slim, and Hadestown.

4 years ago

1 hour 11 minutes 45 seconds

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Torri and John discuss AfroFuturism, Octavia Butler, Outkast, Sun Ra and welcome Kwame Scruggs, PhD., founder of the non-profit group, Alchemy, to the podcast to discuss how mythology can be lived out in our day to day lives.

4 years ago

52 minutes 47 seconds

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The Heroine's Journey

Torri and John discuss the HBO series WATCHMEN and welcome Dr. Maureen Murdock, author of The Heroine's Journey, to the podcast to discuss how the mythic motif plays out in our lives.

4 years ago

1 hour 1 minute 20 seconds

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American Mythology

Torri and John return for Season 2 of the podcast to talk about all that has happened in the United States since Season 1, and how that relates to American Mythology.

4 years ago

57 minutes 15 seconds

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Is BLINDSPOTTING a Modern Myth?

Torri and John welcome Rafael Casal (@RafaelCasal) co-star of the film BLINDSPOTTING (@BlindspottingMv) to talk about the symbolism of the sun and moon in the film, along with the intersection of myth, history, and hip hop.

5 years ago

1 hour 10 minutes 23 seconds

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Is Kim Kardashian the Modern Aphrodite?

Torri and John talk about love, sex, mythology and our deep fascination with Kim Kardashian as a modern projection of the goddess of love and sexuality. SOME DISCUSSION MAY BE MOST SUITABLE FOR MATURE AUDIENCES.

5 years ago

40 minutes 22 seconds

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Is Beyonce the Modern Oshun?

Torri and John discuss Beyonce as the modern manifestation of Oshun, bringing in Mami Wata and a number of mythologies from the African Diaspora.

5 years ago

40 minutes 40 seconds

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Is Snoop Dogg the Modern Dionysus?

Torri and John welcome Dr. Devon Deimler (DevonDeimler.com) to discuss Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart as the modern Dionysus and Hestia.

5 years ago

46 minutes 32 seconds