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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.

Latest Episodes:

Myths of Games Jul 15, 2022

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Show notes

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

Show notes

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

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