Pop Culture, Video Games, and Cosplay as Mythology w/ Dr. Vivian Asimos)

We’re joined this week by Dr. Vivian Asimos, who explains that just about anything can be mythology. Yes, including Star Wars, The Legend of Zelda, and cosplay. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of drowning, child death, and sexual assault. Guest Vivian Asimos is a freelance academic specializing in all things popular culture and mythology. She has produced several publications including Digital Monsters, a book exploring online horror stories. She runs the blog Incidental Mythology , dedicated to the intersections of popular culture and mythology, and is currently undertaking a research project into cosplay . You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram @vivianasimos Housekeeping - MERCH! Preorder the Tarot Tee Shirt and get your other on-sale merch at spiritspodcast.com/merch ! - Recommendation: This week, Amanda recommends And Only to Deceiv e by Tasha Alexander - Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books - Call to Action: Have you heard about the MultiCrew ?! This is our membership program that lets you help us invest in Multitude as we try weird new stuff. Plus, you get a members-…