Jon F White
@crecganford.com
Researcher of World Mythology; Curator of the Mythology Database; Producer of Crecganford YouTube channel
In less than an hour we can have a chat about Comparative Mythology... youtube.com/live/1e_CrOj...
IT'S OVER: The end of Comparative Mythology?!
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September 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
In less than an hour we can have a chat about Comparative Mythology... youtube.com/live/1e_CrOj...
New YouTube Video: The Flood Myth is much older than the Bible, than Gilgamesh, than the Younger Dryas, or the last Glacial Maximum: youtu.be/UHHn1Yw7sNk
The Origin of the Flood
YouTube video by Crecganford
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August 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
New YouTube Video: The Flood Myth is much older than the Bible, than Gilgamesh, than the Younger Dryas, or the last Glacial Maximum: youtu.be/UHHn1Yw7sNk
I'll be streaming live in a couple of hours 8pm UK time, 3pm EST, noon PST... feel free to come along and have a chat:
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Live: Questions answered from Floods to Dragons via Witches
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August 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I'll be streaming live in a couple of hours 8pm UK time, 3pm EST, noon PST... feel free to come along and have a chat:
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Sky Fathers and Storm Gods, where did they go? A new video out now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfhB...
The Sky Father or his son, the Storm God?
YouTube video by Crecganford
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July 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Sky Fathers and Storm Gods, where did they go? A new video out now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfhB...
Claim the myths that speak to you. Embrace your heritage. But don’t distort ancient stories to justify hate. Mythology should connects us, not divide us. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVR5...
Germanic Mythology, Racism, and the Misuse of Ancient Stories
YouTube video by Crecganford
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May 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Claim the myths that speak to you. Embrace your heritage. But don’t distort ancient stories to justify hate. Mythology should connects us, not divide us. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVR5...
A new video just released! Based on an essay I wrote at Oxford; the real reason stories persist, but do myths last longer than fairytales? And if so why? A deeper dive into this, with many references so we can have a great discussion about it. youtu.be/gE6qiM1WfoA
Our Oldest Stories and Why they Survive (and what they are)
YouTube video by Crecganford
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May 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A new video just released! Based on an essay I wrote at Oxford; the real reason stories persist, but do myths last longer than fairytales? And if so why? A deeper dive into this, with many references so we can have a great discussion about it. youtu.be/gE6qiM1WfoA
A new podcast on which Im a host, an interesting wander through myth and the strange: youtu.be/5vzXU2RkY-Y
Myths, Mushrooms & Tea Episode 01: From Star Wars to the Hero's Journey
YouTube video by Myths Mushrooms and Tea
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May 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A new podcast on which Im a host, an interesting wander through myth and the strange: youtu.be/5vzXU2RkY-Y
Going live on YouTube with Derek from MythVision, and will be talking about our Oldest stories and our Oldest gods... www.youtube.com/live/rVNzmxn...
When Man Created God
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April 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Going live on YouTube with Derek from MythVision, and will be talking about our Oldest stories and our Oldest gods... www.youtube.com/live/rVNzmxn...
Don't be tricked, watch this!
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Tricksters: Good or Evil? Gods or Mortals?
YouTube video by Crecganford
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April 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Don't be tricked, watch this!
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A new video about the many creation myths which are told within the bible... www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2FY...
Cosmic Battles and Sea Serpents: The Bible's Other Creation Myths
YouTube video by Crecganford
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March 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A new video about the many creation myths which are told within the bible... www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2FY...
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Mythology-ology @newscientist.com Some of the stories we tell are surprisingly old.
#mythology #linguistics #genetics #superman #harrypotter #lukeskywalker #cinderella
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#mythology #linguistics #genetics #superman #harrypotter #lukeskywalker #cinderella
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The epic scientific quest to reveal what makes folktales so compelling
Linguists, psychologists and experts in cultural evolution are discovering why we tell stories, how ancient the oldest ones are and why some tales run and run
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March 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Mythology-ology @newscientist.com Some of the stories we tell are surprisingly old.
#mythology #linguistics #genetics #superman #harrypotter #lukeskywalker #cinderella
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I have the right number of books, just too few bookshelves...
March 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I have the right number of books, just too few bookshelves...
Live Stream at 8pm GMT, 3pm EST, noon PST... we're talking more about cave art, with some more fascinating examples. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dLy...
Our Most Interesting Cave Art
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February 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Live Stream at 8pm GMT, 3pm EST, noon PST... we're talking more about cave art, with some more fascinating examples. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dLy...
I had a little chat about snakes and dragons on the Garden of Doom podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/6JJv...
Garden of Doom E.270 Union of the Snake & Dragons
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February 8, 2025 at 9:18 AM
I had a little chat about snakes and dragons on the Garden of Doom podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/6JJv...
A paper "The Genetic Origins of the Indo-Europeans" which includes work from David Reich's team was released yesterday. There's a summary of it on my Patreon.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The genetic origin of the Indo-Europeans - Nature
Ancient DNA reveals how the explosive expansion of Yamnaya steppe pastoralists began with a small community north of the Black Sea speaking ancestral Indo-European, and detects genetic links with Anat...
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February 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
A paper "The Genetic Origins of the Indo-Europeans" which includes work from David Reich's team was released yesterday. There's a summary of it on my Patreon.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Live at 8pm UK time, 3pm EST, noon PST, we're going to talk about cave art and what it could mean... looking forward to seeing you there... www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiIx...
Live Stream: Ancient Art and its Meaning
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January 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Live at 8pm UK time, 3pm EST, noon PST, we're going to talk about cave art and what it could mean... looking forward to seeing you there... www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiIx...
A discussion about mythology and landscape and how urban landscape impacts it; with Jon Norman-Mason, storyteller, researcher for the BBC's "You're Dead to Me", and in his final year of his PhD: youtu.be/2Aqv-Dv9gAw
Landscape in Myth and Folklore: An Interview with Jon Norman Mason
YouTube video by Crecganford
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January 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A discussion about mythology and landscape and how urban landscape impacts it; with Jon Norman-Mason, storyteller, researcher for the BBC's "You're Dead to Me", and in his final year of his PhD: youtu.be/2Aqv-Dv9gAw
An interview with Jon Norman-Mason on Landscape and Mythology, a fascinating dive into the challenges of myth-making in the modern world: open.spotify.com/episode/6ZFL...
Landscape and Mythology: An Interview with Jon Norman-Mason
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January 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
An interview with Jon Norman-Mason on Landscape and Mythology, a fascinating dive into the challenges of myth-making in the modern world: open.spotify.com/episode/6ZFL...
Looking forward to more stories and texts being revealed: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How AI is unlocking ancient texts — and could rewrite history
From deciphering burnt Roman scrolls to reading crumbling cuneiform tablets, neural networks could give researchers more data than they’ve had in centuries.
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January 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Looking forward to more stories and texts being revealed: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Let's talk myth and the future of Crecganford. Going live at noon PST, 3pm EST, 8pm UK time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nycj...
December 29, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Let's talk myth and the future of Crecganford. Going live at noon PST, 3pm EST, 8pm UK time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nycj...
My latest video uncovering the origins of Jonah and the Whale... www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr9x...
The Monster who Swallowed a Hero!
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December 23, 2024 at 10:49 AM
My latest video uncovering the origins of Jonah and the Whale... www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr9x...
A fantastic talk by @leecmcintyre.bsky.social, well worth a watch for those who are "fighting" those who are spreading misinformation and disinformation around science: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R27g...
How to fight for truth and protect democracy - with Lee McIntyre
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December 15, 2024 at 2:04 PM
A fantastic talk by @leecmcintyre.bsky.social, well worth a watch for those who are "fighting" those who are spreading misinformation and disinformation around science: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R27g...
I've started to upload my videos onto spotify for those who like to just listen. Find me here: open.spotify.com/show/53wSQkk... #spotify #mythology
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Podcast · podbeansdf · An academic level of Mythological History and Story Telling
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December 13, 2024 at 1:04 PM
I've started to upload my videos onto spotify for those who like to just listen. Find me here: open.spotify.com/show/53wSQkk... #spotify #mythology
Do you know why dragons breathe fire? If you're curious then have a watch... youtu.be/ALjesoFhduA
The Origin of Fire-Breathing Dragons
YouTube video by Crecganford
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December 7, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Do you know why dragons breathe fire? If you're curious then have a watch... youtu.be/ALjesoFhduA