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WBB began as a Xena podcast and while we still chat about our favourite gal pals regularly, we also branch out into movies, other TV shows, pop culture, music and feminism. Special appearances from our producer PodCat on occasion.
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Xena! Comedy! Greek Myths! Join Hayley and Justine as they discuss every Xena: Warrior Princess episode, in order, and research the truth behind the myths, histories, and characters in the Xenaverse. Doing their best to release episodes monthly! Website: www.InaTimeofAncientGods.com Instagram: @IATOAG_TheXenaPodcast Facebook: @IATOAGTheXenaPodcast Patreon: www.patreon.com/IATOAGTheXenaPodcast!
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IT'S OUR SEASON 2 FINALE and love is in the air! Xena hearts another sensitive bad boy and Gabby learns the Joxer Theme! MEANWHILE Hayley & Justine research the Cupid & Psyche myth and discuss Monster Grooms! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! For more Xena content, follow us! www.InaTimeofAncient…
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Gabby eats squid on a cursed ship, and we all swoon for the cursed & crushworthy captain of our dreams -- CECROPS! Xena teaches about problem solving, endurance and the many forms of love! MEANWHILE Justine & Hayley research Cecrops and sea burial practices of the ancient Greeks and early modern Europeans! Stay tuned to the end of the episode for a…
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Where was XENA when the Westfold Fell? MEANWHILE Justine & Hayley research Genghis Khan and the Golden Horde, Swarms, Folk Horror, Feminist Utopias & Dystopias! Check out our Patreon for Research References and research on Cannibalism! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! For more Xena content, foll…
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Another guy asks Xena to wear his dead wife’s dress and Gabby’s misery is our misery! MEANWHILE Justine & Hayley research Sirens, Athena, and the man with a plan himself, Ulysses! Check out our Patreon for Research References! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! For more Xena content, follow us! ww…
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Gabby has a weekend at Bernie’s and WHERE in Ancient Greece is the eyewash station?? MEANWHILE Justine & Hayley research the Enchiridion + what it might have been like in Xena's day to live with without eyesight! Check out our Patreon for Research References! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! For…
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Xena meets Gabby's other hero crush! Bloodthirsty villagers in the bleachers! Will we ever meet the "one-eyed guy"?! MEANWHILE Justine & Hayley research Meleager in mythology and the history of hourglasses! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! For more Xena content, follow us! For exclusive content …
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Love Gods are in the air and Joxer causes a civil war! MEANWHILE Justine & Hayley discuss love spells in the ancient world & touch on Simone de Beauvoir’s social theories! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! For more Xena content, follow us! For exclusive content check out our Patreon! IG @IATOAG_T…
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FINALLY, we get a full day with Xena & Gabby. Xena goes fishing! Gabby talks with villagers! We all play 20 questions! MEANWHILE, Justine & Hayley research the history of kites and Zagreus!! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! For more Xena content, follow us! For exclusive content check out our Pa…
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Xena & Gabby battle Amazons with immortal powers! Rats for lunch!! Femme vengeance!!! MEANWHILE Hayley & Justine research village & rodent life in the ancient world! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! For more Xena content, follow us! For exclusive content check out our Patreon! IG @IATOAG_TheXena…
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Amazon politics! Bruce Campbell! We cannot believe Xena is still dead!!!! MEANWHILE Hayley & Justine research Amazon wannabe queen Velasca & ancient cases of spirit possession! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! For more Xena content, follow us! For exclusive content check out our Patreon! IG @IAT…
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Heartbreak! Crucifixion! Julius Caesar! And the woman who started it all! MEANWHILE Justine & Hayley research Caesar and a lil bit about ancient Gaul! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! For more Xena content, follow us! For exclusive content check out our Patreon! IG @IATOAG_TheXenaPodcast FB @IAT…
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Here She Comes...Miss Amphipolis
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We're back from our mini break! and WHAT AN EPISODE TO COME BACK TO!!! Gabby WOWS as the Contessa & Xena catches a snake! MEANWHILE Hayley & Justine research drag performance in ancient Greek theater & the history of Miss America pageants. Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! For more Xena content, …
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A League of Their Own (1992 - mostly)
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Sara loves A League of Their Own (1992)! So does Chloe! Chloe loves A League of Their Own (2022)! Sara tolerates it. In this episode, we watch the 1992 movie, touch on the new show, and effusively declare our love for Rosie O' Donnell. There are also a lot of very confusing accents, courtesy of S?Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WBB_PodcastI…
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TIME TRAVEL! Women in STEM!! Indiana Jones?!! MEANWHILE Hayley & Justine research Macedonia in the 1940s, Nazis & archaeology, and ladies' roles in early archaeology! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! For more Xena content, follow us! For exclusive content check out our Patreon! IG @IATOAG_TheXen…
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We'd both forgotten how incredibly fun this episode is! We like it more than Footloose, the movie it essentially spoofs. Join us as we laugh our way through A Tale of Two Muses, featuring ILLICIT GYRATING, questionable Southern accents, politics, and confusing costumes!Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WBB_PodcastSend us a message on Tumblr: …
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Xena saves a Scrooge and Gabby saves US from a trip to the glue factory! MEANWHILE Hayley & Justine research Solstice & Equinox celebrations from around the world, ancient Greek orphan life, and a brief history of Dickens' A Christmas Carol! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! For more Xena content…
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We drank very effective energy drinks and giddily discussed yet another episode featuring one of Xena's favourite nemeses, Caesar! That guy's antics always seem to lead to some very pivotal moments for both our heroines. Find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/WBB_PodcastSend us a message on Tumblr: https://warriorsbardsnbrews.tumblr.comIf email is …
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XenaisstillCallistoisstillXena! Can Ares help them swap their bodies back!? Will Gabby ever get her fishcakes?! MEANWHILE Justine & Hayley research ancient greek ships & murder mystery games! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! For more Xena content, follow us! For exclusive content check out our P…
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But I'm A Cheerleader (with Andrea Warner, Dina Del Bucchia and Hannah McGregor)
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We enthusiastically welcomed back three of our previous guests (Andrea Warner, Dina Del Bucchia and Hannah McGregor) to very chaotically discuss queer camp classic But I'm a Cheerleader! We talked aesthetics, our experiences with the movie, what we'd want out of a reboot/remake, and.....hippos pooping? You'll also want to listen for Hannah's thorou…
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NOT A WORD SINCE PERD! Let's swap bodies and takedown Ares' latest plot to conquer the world! MEANWHILE Hayley's back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! H&J research the perennial questions: Can we really switch bodies?! and what IS Ares' type.... romantically??? Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast plat…
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Yellowjackets, Round 2 (The Special Guest Edition)!
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Remember when we told you we're obsessed with Yellowjackets? Well, Sara recently joined pals kt and bailey to continue yelling about our favourite cannibals! Chloe had the plague and sat this one out. The trio chat about the fans' hunger (hah!) for seeing the girls chow down on one another, music hopes for season 2, the potential for more queerness…
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We're obsessed with Yellowjackets. Like, really obsessed. Join us as we get into the nitty gritty of the show's(very nuanced) characters, discuss our theories, and pose the important questions, such as: once a cannibal, always a cannibal?Bởi Warriors Bards 'n Brews
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It's gay chaos....gayos?!We're back and giggly as we discuss the truly nonsensical but lovely Family Affair. Who doesn't like a Xena and Gabrielle reunion? And for once, Gabrielle gets her own double!Bởi Warriors Bards 'n Brews
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Sidequest Episode 3:The Planet Formerly Known as XENA
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Let's talk about the PLANET FORMERLY KNOWN AS XENA!!!!! That’s right! The dwarf planet Eris, the goddess of discord, identified in the early 2000s, was originally named Xena! Her moon was called Gabrielle! Freak out! In our final sidequest episode before our mini winter break and Hayley's return, we have a VERY SPECIAL GUEST! Astrologer Mary Swanso…
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Happy Halloween! We're huge horror fans and for our first horror movie episode ever, we're discussing one of the scariest movies out there (at least, we think so!) -- Host!We discuss the appeal of horror movies, the genre's link to grief, and how filming over Zoom really amps up the scares. Oh, and we scream a lot. Remember: DON'T HOLD A SEANCE OVE…
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Sidequest Episode 2: The Warrior Princess
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Hayley's still away, but Justine is here with some ancient warrior princess research! We're putting a pin in the episode recaps until Hayley's back and in the meantime, we'll visit some of our favorite themes! In this episode, we're researching Camilla of the Volsci, warrior princess of Virgil's Aeneid. In a time of ancient gods, warlords, and king…
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Everyone's hot and it's fun!That's the crux of Ocean's 8, but obviously we have more to say about it than just that. We discuss diversity, the movie's sartorial delights, food allergies, and ask: is this queerbait? We also rant about anti-vaxxers and thirst over Lou, because, y'know.Bởi Warriors Bards 'n Brews
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Sidequest Episode 1: The Yellow Wallpaper
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Hayley's away, so it's up to Justine to entertain you! We're putting a pin in the episode recaps until Hayley's back and in the meantime, we'll visit some of our favorite themes! In this episode, we're kicking off Spooky Season with a tale I always think of when I hear Callisto's screams; One of Hayley & my favorite madwoman in the attic short stor…
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Xena, Xena, Xena! Triplet strangers?! Joxer finds love and Gabby gets gaslit! MEANWHILE Justine & Hayley research the history of “tramps” and the Aegis! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! For more Xena content, follow us! IG @IATOAG_TheXenaPodcast FB @IATOAGTheXenaPodcast Need some IATOAG merch? C…
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In Sickness and in Hell (with guest Dina Del Bucchia)
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This week we welcome special guest Dina Del Bucchia to discuss one wild mishmash of an episode, In Sickness and in Hell!We talk about creepy crawlies, being disappointed by our heroes (and conversely, our positive experiences with Bruce Campbell), our affection for the episode, and fandom. We also rag on TERFs!Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.co…
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Old Flames! Funeral Pyres! Vengeance! Quicksand! The patron saint of rage is BACK back and every drop of innocent bloodshed from here on out is on Xena’s hands! MEANWHILE Hayley & Justine research ancient Greek wedding rituals and quicksand! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! For more Xena content…
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Flogging and butts and visions, oh my!In this episode, we follow along with Xena as she continues on her path to redemption and wonder: once a murderer, always a murderer? Also: why do we always have panic attacks when we're trying to buy a specific cheese? Podcat also makes a particularly loud extended appearance.Find us on Twitter: https://twitte…
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Xena fights an army of mysterious undead ladies, and Gabby joins a cult! MEANWHILE Justine & Hayley research Orpheus & Bacchae! PLUS a special disembodied guest star from Justine & Hayley’s past PLUS PLUS a secret surprise musical at the end of the episode from friends of the pod: The Dead Sailor Girls! Check out our Patreon for research on Bacchus…
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"Do you remember the tallest man you've ever seen?"- Jonathan Frakes MEANWHILE: Justine & Hayley research David & Goliath and myths about Giants from around the world! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! For more Xena content, follow us! For exclusive content check out our Patreon ! IG @IATOAG_TheX…
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This week, we discuss Adventures in the Sin Trade: Part 1, a devastating episode that concludes with the most epic, crushing line in all of history: "It's a toughie." Join us as we follow along with Xena in her quest to rescue her lady love from the Amazon Land of the Dead!Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WBB_PodcastSend us a message on Tumb…
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ALTERNATE TIMELINE ALERT !!! Xena embraces villager life and Gabby raids Xena’s mom’s closet! MEANWHILE Hayley continues her research into slavery in ancient Greece, and Justine researches the 3 Fates, plus we get a quick lil intro to 20th century Neopaganism! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! Fo…
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We really cracked ourselves up talking over this very dramatic episode of television!We wonder: Why DOES Hope look exactly like Gabrielle? Is Xena acting out of character? Sara also proves to be the Master of Segues and we both give you all a glimpse into just how nerdy we are.Find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/WBB_PodcastSend us a message on T…
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SEASON TWO EPISODE ONE! New Season! New Characters! New Heartbreak! SAME WARRIOR PRINCESS!! Xena comes face to face with a decision she regrets! Gabby rides a centaur without asking first! MEANWHILE Hayley & Justine research the North Wind Boreas, Father of Centaurs Ixion and Athenian Statesman Solon! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and rev…
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If the cocoon's a-rockin', don't come a-knockin'!We finally return to Xena, and discuss an episode that's got A LOT going on - Sacrifice Pt 1. We talk about Gabrielle's fortitude, the rules behind blood sacrifices, and meeting Katee Sackhoff. Chloe also seriously dates herself.Find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/WBB_PodcastSend us a message on T…
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Is There a Doctor in the House?
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IN OUR SEASON ONE FINALE Xena invents medicine, Gabby does NOT join a cult (!!!), PLUS Amazons, Centaur Babies, and Civil War!MEANWHILE Hayley & Justine research Hippocrates, Galen, Asclepius, and birth practices of the ancient world! Join us in 2021 for Season 2! Like what we're doing? Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform…
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It's that time of year, and we're discussing one of the most divisive queer movies of recent years, Happiest Season! Are you team Harper or team Riley? Sara is team Riley and Chloe has mixed/too many feelings!We discuss whether coming out stories still have value, the movie's sartorial delights, toxic behaviour vs. toxic personhood, and more!Find u…
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WBB Talks Music: Tori Amos - Raspberry Swirl
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"Lesbians can have orgies too". We chat about gay music, being music nerds and S needs to offer a formal apology to their parents for the constant Pride Parade of music they subjected their parents to.Bởi Warriors Bards 'n Brews
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Xena confronts the man in the iron mask, and Gabby listens with her body! MEANWHILE Hayley & Justine research the history of passenger pigeons and a few notable masks through the ages! Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! For more Xena content, follow us! IG @IATOAG_TheXenaPodcast FB @IATOAGTheXenaPodcast For exclusive co…
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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun 2.0 (with guest Dana Piccoli)
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This episode is snatched! Also, wolves and vampires? Guess what, they're gay!This week, we revisit one of our favourite episodes and welcome back the delightful Dana Piccoli. Dana is the Editor in Chief of QueerMediaMatters, an entertainment writer and pop culture critic.We talk the queer gaze, vampires and consent, toxic masculinity, and other fun…
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WBB Talks Music: Kate Bush - The Dreaming
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We tried to do a second podcast! But we're bad at schedules so we're incorporating it into WBB. Welcome to WBB Talks Music! These are short episodes where we chat about music and why it's good/bad/problematic/overlooked. First up, Kate Bush - The Dreaming. Great song, TERRIBLE LYRICS. EVEN WORSE VIDEO. The epitome of Well Intentioned White Woman Go…
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Burn it all down, Callisto's in town! and Gabby breaks Joxer's nose for the first time! MEANWHILE Hayley & Justine research The Oracle of Delphi, Callisto in mythology, and chat a little about Hong Kong action films! Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! For more Xena content, follow us! IG @IATOAG_TheXenaPodcast FB @IATOA…
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Vanishing Act (with guest Jaime Brown)
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Chloe and Sara welcome back dear friend and Bruce Campbell enthusiast Jaime Brown, who once again brings her unique perspective to WBB Podcast. We chat about acting techniques, Bruce Campbell, letting your actors have fun, and ableism, and wonder....just how DID that scuba suit of Autolycus' work?Find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/WBB_PodcastSe…
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Gabby dons the armor and responsibilities of her presumed dead lover andNOBODY TOUCH XENA'S HORSE!!!! MEANWHILE Hayley researches healing wells & sacred waters, and Justine researches the armor switching lovers from an ancient time: Achilles & Patroclus! Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! For more Xena content, follow u…
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We've emerged from our pandemic depression haze to talk about a triumphant and emotional hour of TV, San Junipero (Black Mirror S03: E04)!While we generally like Black Mirror, we find it a bit overly pessimistic and monolithic in its attitude toward technology overall, so naturally this optimistic and very queer episode is our favourite. Because de…
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Bad Dads Galore! Xena confronts a salt and pepper childhood trauma, and Gabby explores Shame Resilience Theory (SRT) with a new friend! MEANWHILE Justine and Hayley research the House of Atreus, and Slavery in Ancient Greece! Rate, subscribe, and review on your preferred podcast platform! For more Xena content, follow us! IG @IATOAG_TheXenaPodcast …
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