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    Skeleton Keys

    SKELETON KEYS is a podcast dedicated to unlocking the mysteries of mythology and history in pop culture. Each episode is a skeleton key to unlock a particular artist, film, comic or other popular art through myth and history. Hosts, Torri Yates-Orr is an African American Historian and John Bucher is a Mythologist. Together, they take a look at the people, places, and events happening in culture in order to mine out a deeper meaning, having a ton of fun along the way.

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    Copyright: © 2019-2021 Skeleton Keys

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    Latest Episodes:
    Myths of Games Jul 15, 2022

    Torri's Skeleton Key - https://www.britannica.com/sports/jujitsu

    John's Skeleton Key - https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Finite-and-Infinite-Games/James-Carse/9781476731711

    Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels

    John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG


    Myths of Catwoman Jul 01, 2022

    Torri's Skeleton Key - https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/the-wicked-the-divine

    John's Skeleton Key(s) - @BlackGirlNerds

    Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels

    John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG


    Myths of Loki Jun 10, 2022

    Torri's Skeleton Key - Sympathy For the Devil by The Rolling Stones (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgnClrx8N2k)

    John's Skeleton Key(s) - Ring of Nibelung by DC Comics (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Ring_of_the_Nibelung_Vol_1)

    Dr. Scott Neumeister - @MythicPath on all channels

    Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels

    John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG


    Myths of Genitalia May 20, 2022

    Torri's Skeleton Key - A Curious History of Sex by Kate Lister (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50773748-a-curious-history-of-sex)

    John's Skeleton Key(s) - The Story of V by Catherine Blackledge (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/361984.The_Story_of_V)

    Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels

    John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG


    Myths of Death Apr 15, 2022

    Torri's Skeleton Key - https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-history-of-death/michael-kerrigan/9781782744917#:~:text=The%20History%20of%20Death%20illuminates,concepts%20of%20life%20after%20death.

    John's Skeleton Key(s) - https://www.hbo.com/six-feet-under

    https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691157788/the-work-of-the-dead

    Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels

    John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG


    90 Day Fiancé Apr 01, 2022

    Torri's Skeleton Key - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56293601-not-your-yellow-fantasy

    John's Skeleton Key - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29285003-the-artemis-archetype-in-popular-culture

    Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels

    John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG


    Myths of Tattoos Mar 18, 2022

    Torri's Skeleton Key -

    John's Skeleton Key - Buena Vista Social Club (https://www.buenavistasocialclub.com/)

    Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels (https://tattoohistorian.com/)

    John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG

    Skeleton Keys - @SkeletonKeysPod on Twitter and IG


    Myths of Wild Women Mar 04, 2022

    For more information on Maria Souza (@womenandmythology), visit womenandmythology.com.

    Torri's Skeleton Key - Josephine Baker (https://tinyurl.com/cp799uc6)

    John's Skeleton Key - Tracking the Wild Woman Archetype: A Guide to Becoming a Whole, Indivisible Woman (https://tinyurl.com/bdfvs92f)

    Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels

    John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG

    Skeleton Keys - @SkeletonKeysPod on Twitter and IG


    Myths of Beauty Standards Mar 14, 2021

    For more information on Ayesha K. Faines (@ayeshakfaines), visit womenlovepower.com.

    Torri's Skeleton Key - Making Faces and Face Forward by Kevin Aucoin (https://tinyurl.com/227u9ktx)

    John's Skeleton Key - The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1001 Nights (https://tinyurl.com/u3934m6f)

    Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels

    John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG

    Skeleton Keys - @SkeletonKeysPod on Twitter and IG


    Frankenstein's Monster Feb 28, 2021

    Torri's Skeleton Key - Black Frankenstein: The Making of an American Metaphor (https://tinyurl.com/4acakmmj)

    John's Skeleton Key - Prometheus: Archetypal Image of Human Existence (https://tinyurl.com/55n5z28) and Ice Cube's War and Peace (https://tinyurl.com/ynv3p7yu)

    Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels

    John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG

    Skeleton Keys - @SkeletonKeysPod on Twitter and IG



    Ancient Aliens Feb 14, 2021

    Torri's Skeleton Key - Octavia Butler - Dawn (https://tinyurl.com/1r4qc43k)

    John's Skeleton Key - Martin Buber - I and Thou (https://tinyurl.com/wta8tc84), Carl Jung - Flying Saucers (https://tinyurl.com/tk6qozzd), Fanny Brewster - African Americans and Jungian Psychology (https://tinyurl.com/ekmzykoh)

    Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels

    John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG

    Skeleton Keys - @SkeletonKeysPod on Twitter and IG


    Bachelor in Paradise Feb 01, 2021

    Pamela Jaye Smith (http://pamelajayesmith.net/)

    Torri's Skeleton Key - https://thomaskinkade.com/shop/limited-edition-art/gardens/stairway-to-paradise-limited-edition-art/?attribute_pa_media=canvas&attribute_pa_size=30x40&attribute_pa_edition=ap&attribute_pa_frame=unframed&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6t6ABhDMARIsAONIYyx3yNpEM1VxX2BRZWi0AJn1sgHS7F29zh7mNmyywDFKNSH7SWdImlUaAmb_EALw_wcB

    John's Skeleton Key - https://www.amazon.com/Making-Sex-Gender-Greeks-Freud/dp/0674543556/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=making+sex&qid=1612211724&sr=8-1

    Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels

    John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG



    Criminal Couples Jan 17, 2021

    S. Brent Rodriguez Plate (http://sbrentplate.net) @splate1 on Twitter

    Torri's Skeleton Key - Lonely Hearts Murders and Ads (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Fernandez_and_Martha_Beck)

    John's Skeleton Key - Hadestown (https://hadestown.com )

    Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr on all channels

    John Bucher - @johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on IG


    AfroFuturism Jan 03, 2021

    Kwame Scruggs, PhD and Alchemy, Inc. (http://alchemyinc.net/)

    Octavia E. Butler (https://www.octaviabutler.com/)

    Outkast (https://www.outkast.com/)

    Sun Ra - (http://www.sunraarkestra.com/)

    Torri's Skeleton Key - Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture by Ytasha L. Womack (https://www.amazon.com/Afrofuturism-World-Sci-Fi-Fantasy-Culture/dp/1613747969/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=afrofuturism+womack&qid=1609698028&sr=8-1)

    John's Skeleton Key - Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy by Sun Ra (https://www.amazon.com/Cosmic-Tones-Mental-Therapy-Forms/dp/B0000014JO/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Sun+Ra+Cosmic+tones&qid=1609698162&sr=8-1)

    Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr

    John Bucher - @johnkbucher


    The Heroine's Journey Dec 20, 2020

    HBO (@HBO)

    WATCHMEN (@Watchmen)

    Dr. Maureen Murdock - maureenmurdock.com

    The Heroine's Journey - https://www.amazon.com/Heroines-Journey-Womans-Quest-Wholeness/dp/1611808308/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Heroine%27s+Journey&qid=1608490067&sr=8-1

    Torri Yates-Orr - @TorriYatesOrr

    John Bucher - @johnkbucher


    American Mythology Dec 06, 2020

    No Skeleton Keys included for this very serious episode.

    Reach out to us at SkeletonKeysPodcast@gmail.com

    @SkeletonKeysPod (Twitter & Instagram)

    Torri Yates-Orr: @TorriYatesOrr (Instagram & Twitter)

    John Bucher (@johnkbucher on Twitter and @tellingabetterstory on Instagram)


    Is BLINDSPOTTING a Modern Myth? Jun 21, 2020

    Rafael Casal (@RafaelCasal)

    Blindspotting (@BlindspottingMv)

    Torri's Skeleton Key: Tarot-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot

    John's Skeleton Key: The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Man-Ralph-Ellison/dp/0679732764/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=the+invisible+man&qid=1592763959&sr=8-3


    Is Kim Kardashian the Modern Aphrodite? May 17, 2020

    Torri's Skeleton Key: "The Art of Seduction" by Robert Greene - https://www.amazon.com/Art-Seduction-Robert-Greene/dp/1861977697/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+art+of+seduction&qid=1589741808&sr=8-1

    John's Skeleton Key: "The Goddess" by Dr. Christine Downing - https://www.amazon.com/Goddess-Mythological-Images-Feminine/dp/0595467741/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=christine+downing+goddess&qid=1589741860&sr=8-1

    Get a hold of us at SkeletonKeysPodcast@gmail.com

    Follow us on the socials - @SkeletonKeysPod on Twitter and Instagram


    Is Beyonce the Modern Oshun? May 03, 2020

    Torri's Skeleton Key: Oshun Across the Waters (https://www.amazon.com/Osun-across-Waters-Goddess-Americas-ebook/dp/B005PKN0NY/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Oshun+across+the+waters&qid=1588531928&sr=8-1)

    John's Skeleton Key: The Mythology of Sex (https://www.amazon.com/Mythology-Sex-Sarah-Dening/dp/0028612078/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=mythology+of+sex&qid=1588531986&sr=8-3)

    Get a hold of us at SkeletonKeysPodcast@gmail.com

    Follow us on the socials - @SkeletonKeysPod on Twitter and Instagram


    Is Snoop Dogg the Modern Dionysus? Apr 19, 2020

    Dr. Devon Deimler (DevonDeimler.com)

    Torri's Skeleton Key: "The Chronic" by Dr. Dre - https://www.amazon.com/Chronic-Vinyl-LP-Dr-Dre/dp/B00005AQEU/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=chronic+dr+dre&qid=1587314892&sr=8-2

    John's Skeleton Key: Dionysus: Myth and Cult by Walter F. Otto - https://www.amazon.com/Dionysus-Myth-Walter-F-Otto/dp/0253208912/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Dionysus+Walter+Otto&qid=1587314702&sr=8-1

    Dionysus: Archetypal Image of Indestructible Life by Carl Kerenyi - https://www.amazon.com/Dionysos-Archetypal-Image-Indestructible-Life/dp/0691029156/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Dionysus+archetypal+image+of+indestructible+life&qid=1587314749&sr=8-1

    Get a hold of us at SkeletonKeysPodcast@gmail.com

    Follow us on the socials - @SkeletonKeysPod on Twitter and Instagram


    Is Mary Poppins the Modern Inanna? Apr 05, 2020

    Victoria Male (@VictoriaMale)

    Kristen Chavez (@kriavez)

    Your Biggest Fangirl Podcast (@VictoriaMale)

    Torri's Skeleton Key: Frida Kahlo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frida_Kahlo

    John's Skeleton Key: Mary Poppins and Myth by Staffan Bergsten - https://www.amazon.com/Poppins-Skrifter-Utgivna-Svenska-Barnboksinstitutet/dp/9122001271/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Mary+Poppins+and+Myth+by+Staffan+Bergsten&qid=1586110243&sr=8-1

    Get a hold of us at SkeletonKeysPodcast@gmail.com

    Follow us on the socials - @SkeletonKeysPod on Twitter and Instagram


    Is Spider-Man the Modern Anansi? Mar 22, 2020

    Gabby Frederick (@geepedz)

    Torri's Skeleton Key: ROOTS - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075572/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

    John's Skeleton Key: Woman’s Mysteries: Ancient and Modern by M. Esther Harding - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/75241/womans-mysteries-by-esther-harding/

    Get a hold of us at SkeletonKeysPodcast@gmail.com

    Follow us on the socials - @SkeletonKeysPod on Twitter and Instagram


    Is the WWE the Modern Olympus? Mar 08, 2020

    Dr. CarrieLynn Reinhard (@MediaOracle)

    The Professional Wrestling Studies Association (@ThePSWA)

    Torri's Skeleton Key: GLOW - https://www.netflix.com/title/80114988

    John's Skeleton Key: Heroes of World Class: The Story of the Von Erichs and the Rise and Fall of World Class Championship Wrestling - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1363105/


    Myths Are Everywhere Feb 23, 2020

    EP 101 - Myths are Everywhere

    CLEOPATRA by Diane Stanley

    https://www.amazon.com/Cleopatra-Diane-Stanley/dp/0688154808/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3U160K0OQSP19&keywords=cleopatra+diane+stanley&qid=1582491556&sprefix=cleopatra+diane%2Caps%2C208&sr=8-1

    THE LANGUAGE OF THE GODDESS by Marija Gimbutas

    https://www.amazon.com/Language-Goddess-Unearthing-Symbols-Civilization/dp/0062503561/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=maria+gimbutas+goddess&qid=1582491646&sr=8-2

    Reach out to us at SkeletonKeysPodcast@gmail.com

    @SkeletonKeysPod (Twitter & Insta)

    Torri Yates-Orr: @TorriYatesOrr (Insta & Twitter)

    John Bucher: @johnkbucher (Twitter) @TellingABetterStory (Insta)


    Skeleton Keys - Trailer Feb 04, 2020

    Here's a taste of what you can expect this season on Skeleton Keys, a podcast dedicated to unlocking the mysteries of mythology and history in pop culture. Each episode is a skeleton key to unlock a particular artist, film, comic or other popular art through myth and history. Hosts, Torri Yates-Orr is an African American Historian and John Bucher is a Mythologist. Together, they take a look at the people, places, and events happening in culture in order to mine out a deeper meaning, having a ton of fun along the way.


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