Fireside Folklore with Hades

Fireside Folklore with Hades

Author: Tiffany J. Kim Language: English Episodes: 103
In Fireside Folklore with Hades, host Tiffany J. Kim invites you to pull up a chair beside a very different kind of hearth. The premise is simple, if delightfully absurd: the Lord of the Underworld himself, having lost a wager, is now bound to host a modern podcast. Stripped of his more fearsome duties and armed with millennia of insider knowledge, Hades offers a candid, often dryly humorous recounting of the myths that shaped our world. Forget the sanitized versions; here you’ll hear the messy, petty, and profoundly human dramas from the divine source who witnessed them firsthand. This isn't a dry history lesson, but a series of intimate conversations and stories told from a unique vantage point at the crossroads of society, art, and culture. Each episode feels like an eavesdropped confession, where legendary figures are revealed as complex characters and ancient events are unpacked with a surprising contemporary relevance. The podcast thrives on this anachronistic charm-Hades might critique a hero’s strategy with the detached air of a sports analyst or lament a goddess’s fashion choices as if reviewing a red carpet. Tiffany J. Kim’s creation blends education with performing arts, transforming folklore into gripping narrative. You’ll find yourself reconsidering familiar tales, listening for the subtle biases of the divine narrator, and perhaps gaining a little sympathy for the god who drew the short straw. It’s a fresh, character-driven exploration of why these old stories still resonate, delivered with a voice from the one who was actually there.
Episodes
Hollow Peace [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:59
Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings, listeners. It's been some time since we've convened on this feed. The production of that Jewish folktale we had intended to produce has been difficult. The anger has been immen…
Letter of Atonement [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 8:57
Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings listeners, this podcast has been quiet in the last few months, and I finally have understood why. Quiet doesn't mean death; quiet is a time of reflection and understanding. Our…
Selling the Underworld, Part II: Hades's Musical Counterpoint [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:42
Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings, listeners! In this musical counterpoint, I sing a song that Mr. President will never hear. You see, my singing might scare him off, and I can't do that. Not yet. After all, I'm…
Selling the Underworld, Part II [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:08
Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings, listeners! In this installment of our satirical skit, Mr. President stands outside of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, waiting for Aidoneus to pick him up in that promised chariot. Of…
Selling the Underworld, Part I [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:50
Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings listeners, after silently watching the world burn for the past month, mustering up enough resolve to write has been ... difficult. Indeed, one wonders if ruling the Underworld i…
Forging Ahead: Changes To The Podcast's Tech and a Thank-You [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:32
Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings, listeners. This is just a quick update regarding the podcast's direction. I'll be moving away from ElevenLabs due to some decisions they've made that go against my ethos as a c…
PSA - A Torch, Not a Trick [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:39
Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings, listeners. Though my work is grim, I do my best to keep from completely falling into the cliché of the dark and brooding Lord of the Underworld. Not all of my realm’s responsib…