Animal Magic
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Something Else About Elephants
Are Elephants made of Milk? Or Eggs? Or both? And why don't they have wings anymore? How did Ganesha get his Distinctive Look? In this Episode, we'll search the Scriptures of India for Answers…
Something About Elephants
Even after centuries of zoology, the Elephant remains defiantly mythical. In this episode, we'll explore some Classical Roman and Christian beliefs about this gentle giant.
Hardware
My car and my phone get along so well that I feel like a third wheel, and I often feel like they'd be happier without me. Am I an obstacle that the tools have to work around? I recently found this…
The Boar's Head (A Creepy Cincinnati Christmas Tradition)
In this Very Special Holiday Episode, we'll Share Something Happily Forgotten, a Christmas Mystery long buried in the snow of the past. We'll also wonder why Pigs are the baddest animals in the…
Pigs on the Wing
On December 3rd, 1976, a 30-foot pig flew over England, disrupting air traffic and scaring the manure out of a rancher's cattle. In this special anniversary episode, we'll share the timeless tale of…
A Big Black Cloud Over Ohio (A Haunted Road-Trip to Witness Nick Cave)
The absolutely true story of a journey to witness Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds in concert, with some silly and supernatural surprises. This doesn't contain any music samples, but refers to "Jubilee…
Circe in the Odyssey (Halloween Special)
In this "Season of the Witch" we'll be looking at the ancient myth of Circe, the Sorceress in The Odyssey. This Enchantress is dangerous (especially to chauvinist pigs) but also a savior who…
The Sirens' Song
A Heart concert got me thinking about Odysseus and the Sirens. And I wondered - what might the Sirens be saying if they were singing today? (A Band Called Heart 0:00-3:00 / The Odyssey 3:00-11:00 /…
Creeps!
In this Controversial Episode, we'll explore Biblical Bugs, and Creepy-Crawlies of Egyptian, Chinese and Greek Mythology. Plus some personal recollections of that time I got stranded in the middle…
The Raven, the Fox, and the Rich Fool
How is a Raven like a Role-Model? In stories Jesus told, rich men come to bad ends, and apparently the fox and the raven know something we don't know about the divine plan. Regardless of heaven and…
The Fluid Edge
All life on Earth is linked by water – every human, plant, and animal in the past, present, and future. That's a lot to think about when someone pees in the pool. Water is life, water can be death,…
Power
Bacteria, billionaires and blockbuster action stars of the 80s – all are forms of power. In this episode, we await the most powerful being of all, the electrician, whose 5-minute appointment can eat…
The Trojan War and Euripides' Helen (Sample Chapters of WELCOME TO TRAGEDY)
I wrote a little book, Welcome to Tragedy: A Beginner's Guide to Greek Drama, with brief introductions to all of the surviving scripts by Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides (plus three comedies by…
Bonfire
Fire is like this pet we've been trying to adopt and domesticate for half a million years. But at heart, all fire is wildfire. In this episode, we'll be looking at some classic fire stories from…
Leviathan
One of the great mysteries of all Biblical Scripture is God's great battle with a sea-monster called Leviathan. Why did God have to mud-wrestle this beast? Was it killed and left out for the…
MayDay and the Mysterious Robin GoodFellow Hood
Was Robin Hood really a Medieval Knight, or was he some kind of Goat-legged trickster? And what did he have to do with Pagan Pole-dancing? [Note: This live recording has some microphone buzz, but…
Easter Bunny Special
In a candid moment, the Easter Bunny shares some personal recollections and ponders the... Well, you'll see. Or, in this case, hear.
The Minotaur
For some, the word "Labyrinth" conjures ancient visions of David Bowie with tight pants and puppets. The ancient Labyrinth was the lair of the man-eating Minotaur. We'll explore the myth of this…
Raised by Wolves
Adopting a new dog (a dingo-corgi) raises fascinating questions about the long history of human-canine cooperation. And there's this Gospel story where Jesus calls someone's daughter a dog - what's…
Lock, Livestock & Barrel
Abraham is remembered as a "good shepherd" - but did his sheep feel this way? In this episode, we'll explore how livestock herding has helped to shape human history. Alert: this episode does…
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Animal Magic has published 33 episodes since January 2025, covering topics in Comedy, Kids & Family.
Animal Magic is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 16m.
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