Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
Question: Do you have a favorite myth?
Rochelle Smith is the humanities librarian for the U of I Library. In this episode, she discusses the surprising ways gods, goddesses and other beings across cultures are connected to crafting and making. She also shares why these stories still matter today and what they reveal about human creativity and imagination.
Chapters:
0:00 Do you have a favorite kind of myth?
4:50 Getting to know Rochelle Smith
5:55 Gods and their hobbies
7:45 What myths say about humanity
18:37 Smith’s favorite myths
21:20 Myths more people should know about
24:13 Engage with the past
27:23 Final thoughts
Read Rochelle's bio at https://go.uidaho.edu/3WaYWMi
Learn more about the U of I Library at https://go.uidaho.edu/48ru5Cx
Find more Vandal Theory Podcast episodes at https://uidaho.edu/newsroom/the-vandal-theory
Question: Do you have a favorite myth?
Rochelle Smith is the humanities librarian for the U of I Library. In this episode, she discusses the surprising ways gods, goddesses and other beings across cultures are connected to crafting and making. She also shares why these stories still matter today and what they reveal about human creativity and imagination.
Chapters:
0:00 Do you have a favorite kind of myth?
4:50 Getting to know Rochelle Smith
5:55 Gods and their hobbies
7:45 What myths say about humanity
18:37 Smith’s favorite myths
21:20 Myths more people should know about
24:13 Engage with the past
27:23 Final thoughts
Read Rochelle's bio at https://go.uidaho.edu/3WaYWMi
Learn more about the U of I Library at https://go.uidaho.edu/48ru5Cx
Find more Vandal Theory Podcast episodes at https://uidaho.edu/newsroom/the-vandal-theory
