Breakfast With Gilgamesh
Breakfast with Gilgamesh is a storytelling podcast that revives the ancient tradition of oral tales. Each episode presents a myth, folktale, or other story, retold in the host's own words with an emphasis on accessibility and fun. The show explores themes of humanity, the world, and the divine through heroes, monsters, gods, and everyday characters. It invites listeners to gather as if at a shared table, learning and enjoying classic narratives in a fresh, engaging way.
Episodes
Breakfast with Gilgamesh 14: The Thief of Light
Thief, Trickster, Liar. Raven, the dark and clever subject of many stories from the people of the Pacific north west, lives in a world of darkness and flux, but all that is about to change.
Breakfast With Gilgamesh 13: Song for a Blue God
He is born in peril and lives in peril, but everywhere he goes, everyone he loves, he brings the resplendant joy of a universe in knowing itself.
Breakfast With Gilgamesh 12: Odinskald
He wanders the earth, an earth of his making, its savior, its doom, collecting stories. He is thinking always of the end.
Breakfast With Gilgamesh 11: Tales of Moonlight and Rain
We take a trip to Japan to sample one of the richest storytelling traditions on earth, one almost lost to time and industry.
Breakfast with Gilgamesh 10: The Great Sage Equal To Heaven
We return to the mountain of flower and fruit just as the next grand adventure of Son Wukong the Monkey King begins with havoc in heaven.
Breakfast with Gilgamesh Episode 9: A Menagerie of the Imagination
This episode, we take a stroll through a zoo of fantastical creatures from across cultural traditions. Art by Sam Beck, Written, produced and narrated by Z.K. Leverton, Music by Thomas Houlden.
Breakfast With Gilgamesh Episode 8: Thanatos in Troy
This episode, we dive deep into the Greek underworld with Aristos Achaion. Art by Sam Beck, Written and produced by Z.K. Leverton, Narrated by Syd Lazarus, Music by Thomas Houlden.Sam Beck's artworkhttps://zkleverton.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/fb6d0a17-bd7d-43e0-a5a9-eda350f05111-1.jpeg?w=1338
Breakfast With Gilgamesh Episode 7: The Nights
For hundreds of years, The Nights have been a source of inspiration, comfort, and culture around the world. In this episode, host Z.K Leverton puts his own spin on The Three Women of Baghdad, one of the most beloved Nights.Written and hosted by Z.K LevertonMusic by Thomas HoldenArt by Sam Beck
Breakfast with Gilgamesh Episode 6: A Brief History of Fallen Angels (Feat. Anthony Oliveira)
This week we explore the complex and tragic stories of holy beings cast down from heaven.Featuring a conversation with author, host, and podcaster Anthony Oliveira.Find Anthony's work at anthonyoliveira.com . Written, produced, and performed by Z.K. Leverton, Music by Thomas Houlden, Art by Sam Beck. You can support the show at www.patreon.com/breakfastwithgilgamesh . You can read fiction by Z.K L
Breakfast With Gilgamesh Episode 5: Baba Yaga
Author Z.K Leverton tells an original story about the most pervasive and fascinating figure in Russian and Slavic folklore - Baba Yaga. Written, produced, and performed by Z.K. Leverton, Music by Thomas Houlden, Art by Sam Beck. You can support the show at www.patreon.com/breakfastwithgilgamesh You can read fiction by Z.K Leverton at www.zkleverton.com.
Breakfast With Gilgamesh Episode 4: The Stone Monkey
Author Z.K Levertons begins the journey to the west with the origin of the Monkey King. Written, produced, and performed by Z.K. Leverton, Music by Thomas Houlden, Art by Sam Beck You can support the show at www.patreon.com/breakfastwithgilgamesh You can read fiction by Z.K Leverton at www.zkleverton.com Please consider donating to butterylfysw.org
Breakfast With Gilgamesh Episode 3: The Epic of Horus and Set
Author Z.K. Leverton tells the Egyptian epic of Horus and his evil uncle Set.Written, produced, and performed by Z.K. Leverton Music by Thomas Houlden Art by Sam Beck you can support the show at www.patreon.com/breakfastwithgilgameshyou can read fiction by Z.K Leverton at www.zkleverton.com
Breakfast with Gilgamesh Episode 2: The Archer
Author Z.K. Leverton tells three stories of the folk hero Robin Hood and his merry menWritten, produced, and Performed by Z.K. LevertonMusic by Thomas HouldenArt by Sam BackYou can support the show at www.patreon.com/breakfastwithgilgameshyou can read fiction by Z.K. Leverton at www.zkleverton.com
Breakfast With Gilgamesh Episode 1: The Secret Story
Author Z.K. Leverton tells one of the oldest stories we still tell today. a great flood, a band of survivors, the gods of water and sky.Written, produced, and Performed by Z.K. LevertonMusic by Thomas HouldenArt by Sam BackYou can support the show at www.patreon.com/breakfastwithgilgameshyou can read fiction by Z.K. Leverton at www.zkleverton.com
Trailer - Breakfast With Gilgamesh
Welcome to Breakfast with Gilgamesh, a podcast about stories.
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