@@desertrose3511 yeah me too!! feels like " do not recite the anctient texts to me i was there when there where scribed" i remeber waiting all week for episodes still
As a young woman scientist, who also aspires to be a renaissance woman, I don’t wish for anyone to think they have to pick a side between analytical and artistic thinking. Art and History involve so much math and mapping to discern the interconnectedness of it all. Science and engineering require creativity and an intensive understanding of literature and scientific language. I encourage people not to sell themselves short and get stuck thinking a discipline is not for them because they are one type of person or another. Be curious always!
absolutely!! I'm also in STEM (Zoology and Entomology) and to me there is nothing more exciting than learning something from one field and being able to apply it to another. I read a fantasy story once and the author mentioned something about a pest control method used in the fantasy world. I googled it and it was adapted from a real technique that indigenous communities in Africa use. I was then able to include that strategy in an essay for the Integrated Pest Management class I was taking at the time
I'm a software engineer and I teach computer science and data science, and I agree entirely. Some of the best mental experiences of my life have been going so deep into algorithms that all the sudden you can see art, and vice versa. If Brittany took ONE (1 ☝️ 1️⃣) discrete mathematics class taught by an engaging professor I believe she would see it and how absolutely beautiful it is.
19:48 Had the coolest history teacher when I was in high school. He constantly emphasized that history was written by the winners. That has always stuck with me.
it’s not the most famous, but it fs is with western audiences. the most famous webtoons are mostly korean based. i think that’s what makes lore olympus stand out amongst the top tho
this pod is a highlight of my week & it’s reassuring to see others struggling yet keeping it together as i struggle to keep it together. yall are real ones, fr.
while everyone is entitled to their opinions, i actually sincerely dislike Lore Olympus. I think there's no problem with stories involving risky topics, taboos or content that might be considered shocking (after all, real life is often shocking and those who have had bad experiences deserve to see themselves reflected in fiction), but my issue is that it feels like it claims to be a "modern" "feminist" retelling of a gruesome myth, but Persephone is actually so deeply robbed of her agency during the story that it almost feels satirical to me. It could be that the earlier parts of the story aged badly, but the clumsy treatment of the way the relationship between the main two characters starts just always rubs me the wrong way.
the burn out thing is so real. i haven’t been doing much but my health has taken a nosedive recently & i am internally screaming most of the day. im grateful to have this as an outlet, truly.
Whenever I can’t stop thinking about my mental health and how crazy I am, my mom tells me to forcefully take 10 minutes to think about someone else. Think about what they’re doing, how they’re doing, etc. It snaps me out of it every time
I love this so much. Like, it isn’t invalidating your mental health but rather putting your experience into a larger perspective. It is grounding, and that’s wonderful❤
I always watch Broski Report when I do my makeup for work, and I keep the door open so my mom can hear Brittany talking too while she’s working at home. EVERY DAY I’m in the bathroom and my mom is at her desk just hysterically laughing the whole time. I don’t know what I would do without this woman.
Listening to her talking about Greek mythology made my week. I’ve had a hyperfixation on Greek myths since I was 9. (Yes it started with Percy Jackson but it progressed way further than that). I literally wrote my diary in Ancient Greek letters so my sister couldn’t read it
right like i studied latin up to a college level and greek for a few years and am all too familiar with mythology from countless books and original myths. I HAVE AN ENTIRE BOOK SHELF FOR THIS STUFF. but thank you percy jackson and lore olympus and uhhh what else like hadestown and like the song of achilles and all this fun stuff for keeping me actually interested because without it i would have burned out wayyyyyy faster and would have much less knowledge
Omg i still to this day write in the greek letters/my own code bc some are too similar😂😂 i sometimes forget im writng in it until someone asks wtf im doing😂😂
Hey as a chronic anxiety sufferer, the first bit of this video was extremely comforting to hear. Thank you so much for your vulnerability and the help it provides
Britney literally explaining exactly what I’ve been feeling recently with feeling out of my body but so deep in my mind and like I could cry all the time..Britney the woman that you are
It's so insane I'm glad there are people out there who won't look at me crazy when I say there's a collective effed-up energy in the air rn. I was at work the other day and had to walk away 7 times bursting into tears for zero reason 🫠🙄
That painting, Goya’s “Saturn Devouring His Son”, HAUNTS MY LITERAL NIGHTMARES. When I was a kid I saw it in an art book at a friends house and it cemented itself into my brain foreverrrr.
I would love to see Brittany tap into creative writing - with her intellect and passion for analysis I feel like she could create some really thoughtful and deep characters/stories. She’s so creative too and I feel like it would be a really fulfilling outlet for her
as someone who only had an older brother, watching these podcasts feels like catching up with the cool older sister who’s home from college and trying to tell me what she’s learned so i can do better :) it’s very lovely
Edit: I read all of Lore Olympus in 2 and a half days and it was SPECTACULAR I love Broski Report bc it is so refreshing to see someone so chronically online, be a fangirl and all that. Someone full of whimsy and makes me excited to talk about dragons, mermaids, and folklore. And then at the same time, this is a person who makes me feel excited to learn, to research, and to read. Now given I am a history nerd! I have a bachelors of arts in Classical studies, my minor is history and I have a freaking micro diploma in MYTHOLOGY AND FOLKLORE. I miss learning so much, I wish I could know more, I wish I could just go back to university and spend my life savings to just continually learn about things that interest me. Idk what I'm yapping about, but Brittany makes me feel normal for wanting to learn, and at the same time makes me feel so normal for being thirsty for men on the internet. xoxo also i am in the same headspace, i am ready to cry literally thinking about anything at all.
when Brittany sees of listens to Hadestown shes gonna lose it. like bluegrass, folk, southern music mixed with greek myths and amazing storytelling. i sense a broski report on it someday
Brittany please so a video of you taking the 16 personalities quiz. They are very thoroughly researched to define each person down to their weaknesses and strengths as well as the person in the workplace and relationships!
girl you would LOVE the musical Hadestown. Songs are breathtakingly beautiful, lyricism is smart, the parallels between the relationships of hades/persephone and orpheus/eurydice are the core of the show and it’s one of the best pieces of art imo. check it out bc nobody talks about it
CAME HERE TO SAY THIS EXACTLY!!! I cannot recommend this musical enough, it is the most beautiful writing I have ever seen! And since it is a completely sung-through show, you can just listen to the whole thing and not miss any information :))
I was gonna say, one of my good friends listened to the musical and she would update me on what was happening and it came to mind during this episode but I could not for the life of me remember the name of the musical! So thank you:)
Thank you so so much for introducing me to Nibble! This is the first video I’ve watched of the Broski Report and clearly that was “divine” timing bc nobody ever understands what i mean when I say school was my THING as a kid (and young adult for collegiate physicist, architect, and journalist) and I fuel myself through knowledge and learning and I enjoy not knowing things because it gives me the opportunity to learn something new and it’s like a gift almost or I’ve unlocked another level of life. So Nibble would actually be so perfect for me. Thank goodness for information
BRITTANY community college is free for two years due to a California grant. I’m starting fall this year, tuition free, to change my career and I feel whole again. GO FOR IT!!
i love the parts where you talk about real actual things, not just joking around all the time. in my life, i feel very forced to be funny all the time, and i would love to have a genuine conversation with someone. and you do both! you can be the funniest person in the room, but also very well spoken and always can inform people of new things. i love you brittany so much thank you for making me feel seen. i want to be like you :)
One of my favorite things about Greek mythology and other ancient folklore/religions is the fact that their retelling is part of their entire point!!! There are thousands of varying tellings of the same story from contemporary Greek and Roman authors. We get to do the same thing today. Switching up the wording/intentions/settings/timeframe does not take away from the “point” of the stories - it is the most faithful way for us to engage them! As a former minister I might say something similar about Christianity although others would likely disagree. But anyways stories like Disney’s Hercules, Percy Jackson, lore Olympus are not bastardizations of the stories, but a genuine interaction with them, engaging current day humans around topics and themes that relate to us. THAT is what makes them such timeless stories (imo)
I love this perspective!! Would love to connect if this is something you like to talk about. I’m doing an MA in religious studies and always looking to yap about it 😂
listening to brittany talk so passionately about art and history reminded me just how much i lost this part of myself and forgot how i loved learning new things. so brittany - if you’re reading this, thank you so so much
Brittany, as a woman who also places a lot of value in my intellect and life long learning, I hope you know how much I enjoy every segment of your podcasts, the silly, the intellectual conversations, the deep emotional parts. All of it! And I also think how quickly you’re able to switch between silly and intelligent and back really shows how actually knowledgeable you are. Love you madam
As someone who knows a lot about greek mythology this episode is right up my alley. I also know you asked if greek mythology is lesson based and my response to that is, not most of the time. There are so many different adaptations of the same story, so later depictions are more likely to have a lesson in them. Greek mythology in the beginning was really just telling people about gods and how easy these gods could either make your life one worth living, or make it hell (literally). Especially with Eurydice’s and Orpheus, there story isn’t so much a lesson then it is as grasping an understanding of Hades as a god. Hades knew just from how determined Orpheus was to get back Eurydice that he would fall the challenge. The thing with there story that many people don’t understand is the adaptation most people use as reference is a cruel version of their tale. Orpheus had to walk for months in front of the love of his life trusting her enough to know she would stay behind him through it all. When they got to the top of the cave Orpheus was so relieved he got out that he looked back the moment he exited the cave, but since Eurydice was behind him, she was still in the cave. Also in this interpretation Orpheus doesn’t get killed, but he does live the rest of his life lonely and searching for his lover. (sorry to rant so much i’m just a nerd for this stuff and PLEASE WATCH HADESTOWN ITS SO GOOD)
Welcome back girlieeeee! Sorry you were going through it last week. I STG something is in the water rn. We're all out here emotional as hell and crying at everything.
i’ll tell u one thing that’s been helping me this month, BLACK TEA! it’s good for anxiety, and honestly i feel more grounded when i drink it, i just bought a 24 pack last night 🥲 journaling & i went to therapy last week! :)
brittany talking about how she aspires to be smart because the best comics are LIKE SHE ISNT LEADING A COLLEGE LEVEL COURSE IN ART HISTORY AND APPRECIATION EVERY WEEK.
I know the first 15 minutes of this episode was something you apologized for profusely, but it was really nice to hear. Having these moments of vulnerability and “hey i’m not happy, i’m unwell, etc” are really nice, even on (maybe even especially on) a channel that is a constant giggle storm! People come to your channel to feel happiness and giggle at relatable shit. And nothing is more relatable than showing the other side of being funny. I’ve been feeling the same ways in my life lately and it was nice seeing that other people are feeling it too. Hang in there! Well all make it through this bullshit lol
this episode felt like therapy to me (specifically around the 10 min mark) you validated some normal feelings, that until this episode i thought i was alone in. Thank you for talking about yes, entertaining brain rot, i love that too. but also, shining light on reality and things that could improve societally. thank you thank you thank you. if you have no supporters im dead
I’m 26, almost 27, and I was feeling the same way about going back to school. I finally did it!! If you do it and you love to learn I can almost guarantee you won’t regret it. I was a former gifted kid too and not being in school was really difficult for me. It’s never too late!
I think I’m drawn to you as a creator exactly because you know so much about so many different things. I went to DC to see the Rothko exhibit just because of your video on him. He’s now my favorite artist
I've known about Brittany for ages, aeons, since the inception of time. But this is first time I have actually tuned in, and listened to a full piece of her content, and I feel very seen, very heard. Exceptional. Love it.
When I have racing thoughts and I’m sick of them I just scream “WHAT ARE WE GOING TO THINK ABOUT NEXT” in my head and it works every time. Sometimes I have to think it over and over but hey anything for some peace.
“Y’all don’t want to hear that” I DO! I love watching your videos not just because you’re entertaining, but because you’re human, unapologetically so. The things you talk about, make me feel so seen, heard and normal. You give me hope that there are better people, better things in the world. ❤ Never stop being you
I’m already in a better mood in the first few mins of listening to this pod. Brittany you truly being so many people such joy and light. I appreciate everything you do
dude the dissociation has been so real lately, and battling where I spend my attention span has been a hard fight. I feel like I’m not the person I want to be/know I could be. I need a major return to myself, and focus on what I want, but it’s so damn hard. It’s so much easier to just distract myself, but I see the mental damage it’s doing so much more as I enter my late 20s.
ok we arent the same age im in high school but i have the same problem. i started disassociating purposely at the start of the pandemic to kinda escape reality and feel better and now 4 years later it has hugely impacted my mental health. i cant focus on anything, which is awful for me because i love sports and it does affect me in that field. i never “live in real life” anymore, im always in my own world. and the worst part is i dont do it purposely. i cant stop it from happening
@@Slsoosjejejjd aw honey i’m so sorry you’re in that place mentally :( it’s good that you recognize it now, some people live their whole lives like this and don’t even know. you’ll find ways to manage over time, life will start to feel more real as you go on. It was really bad for me in high school too, to the point where my grades suffered so badly I had to be pulled out of school. As you can see from my comment, I still have hard times, but it has definitely gotten better compared to when I was 17 or 18. I’ve found that literally practicing paying attention (reading, going for walks without music on, listening to a friend tell a long story, little stuff!) helps. Social media breaks help a lot too, which isn’t always easy to do, but it does keep a lot of unnecessary info from clogging up your mind. It’s honestly a weird time with so much information flying around for you to absorb, of course you will experience some dissociation and brain fog. not to mention if you have any trauma/mental illness your brain is trying to cope with, it can get so fuzzy. But the little things do help to fight it! Wishing the best for you
@@Slsoosjejejjd kinds goes against what i originally said in my comment, but what I meant was: the damage i’m seeing now comes in waves, and isn’t a constant dissociative state like it was when i was in high school, and I have more clarity as an adult to recognize why i’m feeling this way, so it feels like i’m actually finally realizing the extent of the damage. But now, I have better ways (and more responsibility) to fight it. Hope that makes sense!!
Kind of unrelated but I remember there is a Greek song/ poem we learned in middle school about Persephone called "Persephone’s nightmare". It’s a very melancholic tune with beautifully poetic lyrics that have stuck with me ever since. A rough translation of the chorus in English is "Sleep Persephone in the earth’s embrace, in the window of the world don’t go out ever again." Its basic meaning is championing environmentalism through Persephone’s myth.
37 year old lady here. Brittany you are like. So great to listen to. Thank you for nerding out about shit and riffing with yourself. Currently cleaning with you in my ears. Thanks babe 💋
Fun Fact: Goya's Saturn Devouring his son was actually painted directly on his dining room wall and was unnamed until after his death where others assumed that was what the painting was depicting! It was common for him to paint on the walls, but the subject matter got darker as a reflection of his state of mind before death. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Devouring_His_Son
Britney is literally everything- she’s gorgeous, funny, smart, and sooo much more!!!! like she’s literally everything, Britney really has helped me come out of my shell and i have learned so much from her, like i never liked listening to stuff about ww2 but that one pod she uploaded- i sat my ass down and listened cuz she js keeps me listening and omg i js really hope she reads this cuz she’s js everything to me and everyone💛💛💛
the switch at 11:01 is SO ME when I realize I've been causally trauma dumping but I need to make sure the vibes are still casual and chill LMAOOO like literal quote "so yeah like I never felt like I could call it like actual 'rape' because when I told her about it she was so dismissive.....*silence*.......and like she got really into drugs too after high school" JUST STIRRING UP TEA TO DEFELCT
Girl if you're learning about Greek mythology from Lore Olympus......... that's like learning about Christianity from the Grilled Cheesus Glee episode. It's a really bad USAmericanization of the myth of Persephone. I'll never understand these "feminists retellings" when the original story is much more powerful and touches on the subject of womanhood. The original story is about a mom whose daughter is taken away from her at a very young age to marry a man she doesn't even like - something that actually happened to most women in Ancient societies and still happens in some places nowadays. Demeter being turned into a villain or an "annoying mom" it's actually the most anti-feminist take this sort of retellings take. If you wanna read an actual good retelling of this myth by an actual Greek author I'd recommend you read "Winter Harvest" by Ioanna Papadopoulou.
to clarify a little, i don't believe people are using lore olympus as an educational tool for greek mythology! its just fun entertainment! so thank you for dropping an actual educational book for us :)
i took my university’s most failed class last quarter, logic. my prof was terrible and it was about 30 hours of homework per week at one point but it’s straight up math. being able to pass that class with a decent grade instilled so much confidence in me but like.. philosophy is such a wide discipline. all reading and pondering until you have to pull out the variables and prove that their little variable orgies are valid
