Greek Mythology | I Don’t Know About That with Jim Jefferies #27

In this episode, the team discusses Greek Mythology with Antony and Isabelle Raubitschek Professor of Classics at Stanford University and author of "Mythologizing Performance", Richard P. Martin.
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[@toumpanis]

As a Greek, I almost had an aneurysm, kudos Jim!

[@joshfavor1473]

As a person who has studied mythology since he was 12 I almost had a stroke watching Jim answer the questions.

[@RGEtienne]

That professor has a great natural sense of humour, he fit perfectly into the show! The 5 of you are great

[@supafun33]

42:25 I've had "I-make-a-da-Gods" stuck in my head for weeks thanks for the laughs Jim

[@76blackwidow]

Thank you, very interesting. I like this professor!

[@flowers7348]

ok i love this show but this is the first guest i would have loved to have you on for hours on end !!

[@sf1532]

Love the show guys. Jim was on fire today. Thanks!

[@victorwanyoike8574]

Really awsome podcast been listening since day 1 keep up the good job

[@matmccarthy515]

I think that was the most interesting episode yet! Brilliant! Although I was REALLY hoping Jim was going to talk about Hercules Returns (one of the most under-rated Aussie comedies ever).

[@L0STV1K1NG96]

You guys should definitely do one on Norse mythology. Or at least just Vikings. I would love to see what Jim knows about either of those.

[@pittypatterputzzler5311]

I love these podcasts.

[@andybaldman]

It's a great podcast. I wish more people did creative podcasts like this, instead of just two guys shooting the shit and telling us about the guest's new movie or book.

[@chillabrew_glycolinstall]

Oh fuck yeah! Im so here for this!!

[@robertclarke71]

Jim asked a very insightful footwear question :D We have found well preserved leather shoes that are over 5000 years old. The oldest socks found are

[@hyerrrvawesome6744]

Good flow on this one, getting better.

[@stephenmangan662]

Bidets are fantastic - I am from England and never knew the clean fresh delight of a Bidet until I moved to Turkey. I love visiting my family back in England a couple of months a year - but miss the Bidet when I'm there!

[@Megabob777]

awesome episode

[@CyrusFx]

Easily the best one yet. It was so good I came over from the audio podcast to look at these people for the first time ever. Except for Jim.

[@MrJimheeren]

There podcast really grow on me. Mainly because of Jim of course

[@timlowdon2943]

Forest's impression of Jim's pan flute impressions sounded like someone doing a bad Adam Sandler impression.

[@hondatuner5156]

Jim Jefferies and Star Wars.. 2 of my favorite things in the world. That would be great!

[@diddy8706]

Hi, I'm From The Future! Jim and IDKAT Do A Star Wars Episode In The Future!

[@NebojsaZiva]

Very good job guys! Greetings from The Netherlands :)

[@danielplays6519]

You should have Andrew Maxwell on as your expert on “The Irish”. ☘️ Love the show 👍

[@4x4touring47]

I had a Mr T & Murdoch soap set for about 35 years and didn't use till recently! 👌👍😬😄

[@christianmaas8934]

Was it....good?

[@djdavidastbury]

You used 35 year old soap?

[@4x4touring47]

Hell yeah it was good! Came out with a mohawk and a fear of flying . . . . but for some reason really really wanted to fly a chopper!! 😬👍

[@cannabiskid]

Its 1 AM. Jim Talking about his kid, "+ucking idiot"... Pretty sure I just woke up the house laughing.

[@Awesome-fo1bp]

54:54 was wondering when they were gonna bring up Kratos, good stuff.

[@johnman84]

I have crohn's and I approve of that joke! Hahaha

[@janiniiranen4860]

Haha this was a good episode

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

1:04:41 "I Liké" haha

[@pjneethling26]

You should have Andrew Maxwell on the show to inform us on Ireland. Just make sure he's not high on pills like when he was on Opie and Anthony with Jim on St. Patrick's Day.

[@thomasgrahham2553]

yes, Andrew is hilarious,

[@danylafontaine3723]

Hockey player Richard Martin did not play for Montreal Canadiens. He was part of the French connection in Buffalo.

[@derheadbanger9039]

I'm impressed he knew about the God of War games! He's legit!

[@Keep_On_Tolkien]

The Alabama sheriff Kelly is referring to is Hobby Walker. He’s now retired

[@vmwindustries]

Best Tush advert ever! Baahaahaaa!

[@lanesumers5080]

I have Tushy in both bathrooms. They are awesome! #dingleberryfree LOL

[@jaylins8307]

i see a lot of people in the coments talking about how tartarus and the elysian fields are like heaven and hell, i think the diference here is that people going to those places in the greek mythos were the exeption, if you were exeptionally good you went to the fields and if you were exeptionally bad you would be send to tartarus. the great thing about this mythology is that it acknowleges that most human beeings are neither good or bad, but instead have good deeds or bad deeds that woluld shape your afterlife in hades (the general population part), for instance Sisyphus was tortured, but if i remember well he wasn't in tatarus per se, insted he was in the most broad part of hades

[@mattpet7913]

Lmfao that intro

[@FatNorthernBigot]

Socks AND shoes.

[@zeewhat]

Excellent! 😆

[@phillipalexandrou1769]

I was at ur show in Athens. Dude u were fuckin amazin honestly , i shit myself laughin. What a great time.

[@lanesumers5080]

BTW you should thank Dan Cummins. I found this because he mentioned it on Time Suck

[@MrGpse]

He "Pitty's the fool that drops soap in the shower"!

[@trevorgoodman4895]

A Snuggie is a robe on backwards.

[@larapalma3744]

Yes!

[@andreaorlando7865]

Gorgeous Kelly glowing in green

[@korgothkillings2032]

Jesus wore flip flops and socks

[@MonsieurSkeep]

Stephen Fry has written books about the subject and I haven't bought them yet for some reason. Does anybody know whose books are funnier? I enjoy mister Martin's wit and this episode made me want to read more, especially if there are Hercules' crossdressing escapades and such less obvious adventures, but I can't afford all of the books right away. Maybe one from each guy for starters? Other recommendations?

[@stockertmatthew]

The Greek mythology is awesome i wanna know more on zues's daddy mommy lol

[@BlueMoonStudios]

Hey guys, I absolutely love the podcast, and when you mentioned the Snuggie I was thrilled. I was the editor of the Snuggie commercial, and our company Blue Moon Studios produced the whole Snuggie campaign. Would love to call in to the show, or be the Snuggie/ As Seen on TV expert for an episode! Check us out, www.bluemoonstudios.tv

[@steveschrack9827]

Love mystery men haha

[@not-himx5593]

there is 2 mr t soap on a rope on ebay lol

[@Halakatevas]

Nike names means victory/winning and she was a "goddess". Greeks also pronounce it like Jim!

[@daniel.likes.sharks]

as a german I have to say australians get the pronunciation of brand WAY BETTET than the mericans. your adidas sounds almost as a german would say it. and btw I say nike like you :)

[@andyturbo]

Guten Tag brudder. Danke for your kind comment. Much love Deutschland! Melbourne Australia ☆

[@fenris88dt]

Retirement age is NOT 45. It's generally 67 except for just a few jobs (like the military, police and moms working in the public sector)

[@leanderbarreto6523]

Why police and moms?

[@AdamCSmith]

I do not think Jim has driven a modern Cadillac. There are a few really bad ass ones (with the V, like CTS-V or STS-V-4). But I digress.

[@alho9231]

I fancy watching Ulysses 31 after this

[@dryherbvoter]

Hilarious and interesting. Thanks again.

[@onyx8231]

Socks! Shoes! And everything news! These were the ingredients to create the perfect little podcast! Well... I don't know about that...

[@andrewbromley-wilson3897]

She’s a big fan of McD’s as well as city circuit, by the looks of it.

[@ericdano]

Mykonos - "Mykonos was named after its first ruler, Mykonos (Μύκονος),[12] the son or grandson of the god Apollo" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mykonos

[@ravemachin]

NO Richard Martin came from Montreal BUT he played for the Buffalo Sabres

[@more_bumps_ahead]

Pretty sure he thought of Jaques - no expert in the hockey for sure

[@jamesoverholt878]

That life is like a box of chocolates is frequently misattributed to Socrates, but it's actually Socrates quoting Plato

[@jameshill339]

Richard Martin...the famous Montreal Canadiens player actually named Maurice Richard.

[@toriv30]

Wait, aren’t Tartarus and the Elysian Fields the Greek mythos of hell and heaven?

[@ConstantineFurman]

YES.

[@Mrbeast0099]

I’m not sure

[@ruthschuster9338]

I kinda want to call BS on this “expert”. This may be case of those who don’t know, teach lol. Plus, he was WAY too uncomfortable with any aspect related to sex, accept for the phallus that spawned Aphrodite. When Jim mentioned if the Greek gods were represented in other cultures, “the professor” failed to mention to Jim (who clearly didn’t know) that the planets were named after the romanized Greek gods. I feel like Jim would’ve liked that as a dinner fun fact instead of... whatever that was.

[@ruthschuster9338]

I’m sure the professor knows leagues more about the subject than I do or will, so I shouldn’t really judge, I’m just being petulant because he brought zero entertainment value to what is normally very entertaining, watching Jim learn about things.

[@ConstantineFurman]

@nil bogg "Hades" is the name of the god. "The Underworld" is the name of the place where the dead go.

[@stephanstertz9823]

Asians "LOVE" the pen flute !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG....LOL

[@AxeMan808]

SCORE FOR FORREST!! "Doctor Zeus."

[@delamancha6898]

Cadillac town car... I don't know about that

[@nicmanufan4192]

If you do a Star Wars episode I recommend to have The KZbin Star Wars Theory. He is a goat

[@KonstanzArrens]

A bit disappointed that the good prof did not correct them with the name of Hercules. The ancient Greek name for this most famous of Greek heroes was Heracles. Hercules was the Roman name of this hero. It's like using the Latin name Ulysses as the Greek name of the hero that was actually called Odysseus by the Greeks.

[@alejandroriv1]

Jim when are you gonna host SNL?

[@trevorgoodman4895]

Jim hosts SNL April 10th. The Jefferies sitcom pilot airs April 15th.

[@Kaminoextragalactic]

Are you a history professor ? "No." - Says a professor of Greek History

[@kapilthevkanapathipillai6424]

No, I think he said mythology not history

[@RR-yr4sd]

Well he isn't a history professor. he's talking about ancient folklore.

[@matttrafton2725]

So simpletons went from multiple invisible deities to a single invisible deity that simpletons cling onto today.

[@sticknstonesbrkbones]

@ 7:00 it was called the snuggie, better known as Peter Griffins (family guy show) "the Yanket" lol

[@MR-eb8wm]

Lincoln Towncar not Cadillac

[@MrGundawindy]

Australia pronounces Adidas correctly. Americans are wrong. It's named after the inventor, Adi Dasler.

[@jakobtraxl8448]

adidas is a german brand, short for adi (adolf) dassler, the founder. jim's pronounciation is basically right, the americans pronounce it weirdly

[@jamescooper1848]

I've never met an Aquarian who didn't posses the magic quality to recall information and memories with ease - most of us Google shit that we've forgotten over the years. Still figuring it out. I work in IT and Comms.

[@BarkingSpid3r]

The Germans invented socks to wear with their sandals.

[@OfficialFingazMC]

Do Americans not say lightening?

[@Leftyotism]

Hello, german dude here, the Austrians pronounce ADIDAS the right way.

[@ConstantineFurman]

There is a version in existence of "Hercules in New York" with Arnold's real voice undubbed. Wait, who is this expert? Yes, there is an equivalent to Heaven and Hell in Greek mythology. Everyone who dies goes to the Underworld, presided over by Hades (Hades in the name of the god, NOT the place). There are sections of the Underworld, including the Elysian Fields, which is more or less Heaven and Tartarus, which is more or less Hell.

[@inchoateartgallery9433]

people still believe in myths, it is the reason we need the separation of church and state

[@RR-yr4sd]

That's really deep man... thanks for posting...

[@inchoateartgallery9433]

@LaVerdadEsMuyCatólica yeah, ok buddy

[@pseudonayme7717]

@LaVerdadEsMuyCatólica Did you really just attempt to relate the theory of evolution to religion? A theory which is proven more true every single day. The more we discover the more true it becomes. In fact scientists can and have made actual predictions about undiscovered things BECAUSE of their understanding of Darwin's theory, which have since been discovered to be true. Google the naked mole-rat. If you knew anything about anything, you would delete your comment out of embarrassment🤦‍♂️

[@inchoateartgallery9433]

@LaVerdadEsMuyCatólica gravity is just a theory. go test it out.

[@chpappis]

Guys it's "Vikos" with a "v" not a "b"

[@chpappis]

@k.roythe brand in greek is ΒΙΚΟΣ or βίκος. its because the greek letter beta B in greek sounds like the english V.

[@andybaldman]

If you've never tried a bidet seat, GET ONE. I got a Brondell Swash 1000, and it changed my life. It's just the right way to clean your ass. Way better than wiping dry, dead trees on yourself. And it pays for itself eventually, in the TP you won't have to buy. (I use a fraction of what I used to, only a couple of pieces to dry now. One roll lasts forever.)

[@williammccray9842]

JD McDuffie* not mcduffle

[@sistermaryelephant6038]

Jim needs to expand his Greek knowledge not one mention of Vergina beer

[@Patty-vo4nz]

It it just me or could blue chew be very dangerous like you have it on you and your about to go into a meeting at work and you want some chewy for ya breath and you accidentally grabbed the wrong one

[@Birkbirk1]

The sock is a lid for your pants

[@niml0th]

47:47 what are the other siblings? bitcoin? I think Jimbo is a HODLer 🧐

[@Sniffadog1]

Someone called me?

[@stephanstertz9823]

Don't they have all this in Dungeons and Dragons ????????????

[@andybaldman]

*This is such a fucking great podcast. SO nice to not see guest after guest just doing the 'self promotion tour', to hock their latest book, film, or project. Every other podcast has sold out and sucks now. Please don't.*

[@sistermaryelephant6038]

Surprised when they brought up older men having younger male lovers Jim made a him and Forrest joke, surely that's why he keeps Jack around.

[@a.z.983]

I missed your show Jimmy, and when I saw this podcast, my hopes were high. But, you turned real American, even in your belly area :( Hope we'll have the Australian Jimmy back soon. Thoughts and prayer from Europe :D

[@bdccrbdccr2535]

What

[@kazekasheda9966]

That "story" they keep not telling 100% doesn't exist, your a damn tease Jim! But I like that about you lol

[@patrickf4462]

he said 4000 years ago not 4000 bce so it would be 2000 bce he was close

[@lonelyone]

TIL: Intercrural intercourse refers to fucking someone's thighs (non-penetrative sex). This was a really interesting discussion, though I wanted to hear more about Hercules's crossdressing adventures. It's true that sexuality was normalized until Christianity fucked everything up and now everyone just has repressed and puritan attitudes towards sex.

[@sawyer4987]

I heard a myth once. It went: "Jack is interesting."

[@ilchristopher]

I win

[@bdccrbdccr2535]

Yes, yes you have..

[@trevorgoodman4895]

Congratulations Chris. You quick fingered bugger.

[@christopheroneill77]

that sultry voice during the hellotushy add is why jim would ever get laid! *swoon*

[@WalkerBohAus]

Seriously, Kratos is not meant as an analogue for Hercules. Ares tricks him into killing his family to sever his ties, Hercules just loses his shit occasionally and murders people. I hope they didn't pay that guy for his testimony. Other than that, a lot of oversimplifications, particularly regarding the Titans and Athena. She wasn't just born out of the head of Zeus, he was having splitting headaches after consuming Metis. They grew so bad that he went to the forge of Hephaestus, who put Zeus's head on the anvil and cracked it open, freeing Athena. Seriously, this "expert" doesn't impress.

[@ddblink02]

Jack can't tell the difference between the letter i and l.