In Our Retellings: False Spring Romances

About this episode

The episode explores various retellings of the Hades & Persephone story through different artistic mediums.

Send us Fan Mail We've been forgetting a little thing called Spring for far too long, and while we're still being haunted by Hadestown, Jas and River have gathered Sam, Gillian, Alex, Ellie, and for the very first time, Mikey, to retell the story of Hades & Persephone. No kidnappings here, just romance, whether it's through stop motion animation, a good old fashioned rom com, a post apocalyptic novel, a coffee shop AU, or a surrealist, artsy film worthy of film festivals! The followi...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jas, River

Guests: Sam, Gillian, Alex, Ellie, Mikey

Topics covered

• romance
• retellings
• animation
• film
• literature
• comedy

Keywords

• Hades
• Persephone
• romance
• retelling
• Hadestown
• animation
• film
• novel
• comedy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Hadestown, Hades & Persephone

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