The Odyssey (2026) (feat. Ben Talks Movies & TV and Kevin Buryanek)

This week, we’re talking with friend of the pod and the NMF Twilight correspondent Julia Bianco! Her fantasy romance adventure novel Witch Season is officially out, so she talked with us about corporatized witchcraft, enemies to lovers, and developing her book into a TV show!    Pick up a copy of Witch Season wherever you buy your books. Be sure to pre-order the sequel Heat Spell, out next summer. Keep up with Julia on Instagram and on her website, JuliaBianco.com.    Famtasy Choice Awards  ====================================   Watch Us on YouTube!   Follow Our Adventures on Social Media:   @notmyfantasypod Instagram   Research & Writing by Cullen Callaghan.  This episode was edited by Hannah Sylvester.   Cover Art by William Callaghan Intro Music: "The Quest" by Scott Little.

We’re concluding Swords and Sandals Summer with the modern take on Greek demigods, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters! Cullen calculates how many hit points we’re dealt each scene of the movie, Hannah does her best impression of the boy employee himself, and our guest Red finds her new personal nemesis.    Check out Red, one half of the YouTube channel Overly Sarcastic Productions. Follow their channel on Instagram (@overly.sarcastic.productions) and Bluesky (@overlysarcastic.bsky.social)! You can also hear Red on her various podcasts, including The Overly Sarcastic Podcast and Rolling With Difficulty.   Research for this episode: Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan    ====================================   Watch Us on YouTube!   Follow Our Adventures on Social Media:   @notmyfantasypod Instagram   Research & Writing by Cullen Callaghan.  This episode was edited by Hannah Sylvester.   Cover Art by William Callaghan

The ultimate Swords and Sandals film is finally here! This week, we discuss Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey starring literally everyone in Hollywood. Cullen demands more men in skirts, Hannah is still pro-Polyphemus, Ben petitions for a Nolan-directed body horror movie, and Kevin might just sign up for the Matt Damon fan club.   Check out Ben’s content on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok at @Bend_316!   Research for this episode: Summary of the Odyssey    ====================================   Watch Us on YouTube!   Follow Our Adventures on Social Media:   @notmyfantasypod Instagram   Research & Writing by Cullen Callaghan.  This episode was edited by Hannah Sylvester.   Cover Art by William Callaghan Intro Music: "The Quest" by Scott Little.

Another Ray Harryhausen joint–it’s Jason and the Argonauts! This week, Cullen pulls a deep cut from Monsters Inc., Hannah demands the Tyler Perry’s Madea cut of this film, and our guest Callum prays to the goth goddess Hecate.   Be sure to follow Callum’s podcast Once Upon a VHS on Instagram and Tiktok! Listen to him and his co-host Michael wherever you listen to NMF!   Research for this episode: The Argonautica    ====================================   Watch Us on YouTube!   Follow Our Adventures on Social Media:   @notmyfantasypod Instagram   Research & Writing by Cullen Callaghan.  This episode was edited by Hannah Sylvester.   Cover Art by William Callaghan Intro Music: "The Quest" by Scott Little.

We pre-game for Nolan’s Odyssey with the TikTok musical animatic of Epic: The Musical! Cullen uses the power of music to pronounce ancient Greek names, Hannah unpacks emotional baggage, and our guest Lill brings her mythology-gaming expertise. Bonus points if you can guess how many times we say “epic” throughout the episode.   Check out LillTCG on Instagram and TikTok (@LillTCG) and listen to her gaming and pop culture podcast, I Hate This Game (@ihtgpod), wherever you listen to NMF!   Research for this episode: The Odyssey  Odyssey Recap Epic the Musical Full Movie   ====================================   Watch Us on YouTube!   Follow Our Adventures on Social Media:   @notmyfantasypod Instagram TikTok   Research & Writing by Cullen Callaghan.  This episode was edited by Hannah Sylvester.   Cover Art by William Callaghan Intro Music: "The Quest" by Scott Little.

Swords and sandals meets Pride! This week, we’re discussing Sebastiane, the sensual, slow-burn erotic thriller about St. Sebastian. Cullen ranks the gayest saints, Hannah thanks Obama for everything, and our guest Brandon gives industry-insider insight on the movie’s production. Huge thanks to Brandon for being on this sexy, sensual episode ;) Research for this episode: David and Jonathan  Sergius and Bacchus  100 Saints: : Their Lives and Likenesses Drawn from Butler's Lives of the Saints and Great Works of Western Art  Hey Mary! By Andrew Wheeler  ==================================== Watch Us on YouTube! Follow Our Adventures on Social Media: @notmyfantasypod Instagram   Research & Writing by Cullen Callaghan.  This episode was edited by Hannah Sylvester.   Cover Art by William Callaghan Intro Music: "The Quest" by Scott Little.

Um, I think we all have the power. It’s He-Man: Masters of the Universe for another entry in Swords and Sandals Summer! We’re joined by our friend and podcaster T. to gawk at the himbo-ness of this toy-to-cartoon-to-movie-to-cartoon-to-movie movie. Cullen doesn’t believe Prince Henry’s crush on Veronica Lodge, Hannah’s bisexuality is confirmed, and T. wants his two hours and 20 minutes back.   Check out T.’s podcast, Obscure Obsessions wherever you listen to NMF! Follow their adventures on Instagram and Twitter (@obscurepodcast).   Research for this episode: History of Toys on TV  The History of He-Man    ====================================   Watch Us on YouTube!   Follow Our Adventures on Social Media:   @notmyfantasypod Instagram TikTok   Research & Writing by Cullen Callaghan.  This episode was edited by Hannah Sylvester.   Cover Art by William Callaghan Intro Music: "The Quest" by Scott Little.

Don your tunics because this week of Swords and Sandals Summer is the original 1981 Clash of the Titans! We’re joined by host of the Big Flying Lizards podcast, Bryce Wilson! Cullen fights against twunk erasure, Hannah adopts the mechanical owl named Bubo as her child, and Bryce catches all the Mormon references.   Check out Bryce’s dragon-focused fantasy podcast Big Flying Lizards on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube! AND you can follow the adventures on Instagram (@BigLizPod).    Research for this episode: Bulfinch’s Mythology  Ovid’s Metamorphosis Hesoid’s Theogony ====================================   Watch Us on YouTube!   Follow Our Adventures on Social Media:   @notmyfantasypod Instagram TikTok   Research & Writing by Cullen Callaghan.  This episode was edited by Hannah Sylvester.   Cover Art by William Callaghan Intro Music: "The Quest" by Scott Little.

This week of Swords and Sandals summer, we’re talking Clash of the Titans, the 2010 remake of the beloved 1980s film of the same name. Cullen gushes about his love of Perseus, Hannah fumbles through the confusing plot, and our guest Emma pitches the better version of this film where Gemma Arterton plays a cow.  Huge thanks to our guest, screenwriter and friend of the pod Emma Dudley! ==================================== Watch Us on YouTube! Follow Our Adventures on Social Media: @notmyfantasypod Instagram   Research & Writing by Cullen Callaghan.  This episode was edited by Hannah Sylvester.   Cover Art by William Callaghan Intro Music: "The Quest" by Scott Little

This week, we’re talking about the most 2004 movie ever made–Troy! We’re joined by TV writer and friend of the pod, Jeremy Gilfor! In this episode, Cullen prays to the gods that didn’t appear in this adaptation, Hannah desperately tries to convince Cullen this movie is amazing, and Jeremy catches us up on the director’s cut.   Huge thanks to Jeremy for going on this ancient epic adventure with us!   Research for this episode: The Iliad translated by Samuel Butler and edited by Louise R. Loomer (1942) Bulfinch’s Mythology    ====================================   Watch Us on YouTube!   Follow Our Adventures on Social Media:   @notmyfantasypod Instagram     Research & Writing by Cullen Callaghan.  This episode was edited by Hannah Sylvester.   Cover Art by William Callaghan Intro Music: "The Quest" by Scott Little.