Join Andrew Snyder and members of the Mythic Mind Fellowship as we work our way through the Poetic Edda. In this conversation, we discuss The Whetting of Gudrun, The Lay of Hamdir, Baldr's Dreams, The List of Rig, The Song of Hyndla, The Song of Grotti, Groa'
Mythic MindEpisode 82 BBC That Hideous Strength: What the Audio Drama Left Out (Mythic Mind, ep. 82) Dr. Andrew Snyder 7 April 2025 Watch on YouTube In this episode The BBC’s audio drama of That Hideous Strength looked like a gift to Lewis readers. Listening closely, the production often
Join Andrew Snyder and members of the Mythic Mind Fellowship as we work our way through the Poetic Edda. In this conversation, we discuss A Short Poem about Sigurd, Brynhild's Ride to Hell, The Death of the Niflungs, The Third Poem of Gudrun, Oddrun's Lament, The
Mythic MindEpisode 80 Tolkien, Sub-Creation, and the Case for Video Games (Mythic Mind, ep. 80) Dr. Andrew Snyder 24 March 2025 Watch on YouTube In this episode Are video games only a waste of time, or can they share in what Tolkien called sub-creation? Dr. Andrew Snyder (professor
Mythic MindEpisode 78 The Art of Video Games: Craft Worth Taking Seriously (Mythic Mind, ep. 78) Dr. Andrew Snyder in conversation with Master Samwise and Josh Traylor 11 March 2025 Watch on YouTube In this episode Video games as a medium: enchantment, craft, story, and whether play can expand the
Mythic MindEpisode 77 The Future of Mythic Mind: Building the Fellowship’s Next Chapter (Mythic Mind, ep. 77) Dr. Andrew Snyder 4 March 2025 Watch on YouTube In this episode Where Mythic Mind has been, and where it could go if the fellowship were fully funded: podcasts, Discord, independent courses
Join Andrew Snyder and members of the Mythic Mind Fellowship as we work our way through the Poetic Edda. In this conversation, we discuss The Death of Sinfiotli, The Prophecy of Gripir, the Lays of Regin, Fafnir, and Sigrdrifa, and Fragment of a Poem about Sigurd. Here the Sigurd story
Mythic MindEpisode 75 Tolkien’s Long Defeat: Northern Courage and Christian Hope (Mythic Mind, ep. 75) Dr. Andrew Snyder 12 February 2025 Watch on YouTube In this episode Tolkien did not expect history to be anything but a long defeat, though it may contain glimpses of final Victory. Drawing from
Mythic MindEpisode 96 It’s All in Plato: The World of C.S. Lewis (Mythic Mind, ep. 96) Dr. Andrew Snyder 3 February 2025 Watch on YouTube In this episode With an added introduction, this is the first lesson in my “Fiction & Philosophy of C.S. Lewis” course, which
Mythic MindEpisode 72 Sauron and the Passing Shadow (Mythic Mind, ep. 72) Dr. Andrew Snyder 27 January 2025 Watch on YouTube In this episode This look at the rise and fall of Sauron provides a sense of the general direction of my book-in-progress: Divine Honor in The Lord
Join Andrew Snyder and members of the Mythic Mind Fellowship as we work our way through the Poetic Edda. In this conversation, we discuss All-wise's Sayings, The First and Second Poems of Helgi Hundingsbani, and The Poem of Helgi Hiorvardsson. Thor keeps a dwarf talking until the
Join Andrew Snyder and members of the Mythic Mind Fellowship as we work our way through the Poetic Edda. In this conversation, we discuss Hymir's Poem, Loki's Quarrel, Thrym's Poem, and The Poem of Volund. Thor goes fishing for the World Serpent and carries