292: Dionysus

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s a party, and Dionysus has invited you! As we wrap up “It’s All Greek to Me” with the party god, we look at his unique place on Olympus, the tragic origins of wine, and bucking societal expectations. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Content Warning:</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode contains conversations about or mentions of mental illness, death, immolation, body image issues, cancer, gaslighting, premature birth, gore, animal attacks, suicide, murder, misogyny, animal death, and genitalia. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Housekeeping</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Live Show</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: Join us on</span> <a href= "https://caveat.nyc/event/spirits-podcast-7-15-2022/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">July 15th in-person in NYC OR stream</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">the show live! </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recommendation</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: This week, Amanda recommends</span> <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/822/9781543605235"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">An Unseen Attraction</span></em></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by K.J. Charles!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Books</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at</span> <a href= "http://spiritspodcast.com/books"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">spiritspodcast.com/books</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Call to Action</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: Have you heard about the</span> <a href= "https://multitude.productions/multicrew"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">MultiCrew</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">?! This is our membership program that lets you help us invest in Multitude as