Jon White is the creator behind the Crecganford channel on YouTube, which explores ancient Indo-European mythology with a keen eye for how these stories converge upon a picture of some of civilization's most embryonic moments. Our conversation considers the roots of language, poetry, music, myth, and all things essential to our modern conception of humanity in all its riches and rags. Check out the  @Crecganford's channel on YouTube for more mythopoetic analysis of human history! 00:00:00 Go! 00:00:17 Who is Jon F. White 00:04:52 Ferryman of the Dead 00:12:33 Why do myths persist? 00:15:54 Why death? 00:21:47 Religion as an organizing principle 00:28:52 The heavy burden of kings 00:38:41 Technology & myth 00:45:40 The Oldest Story in the World 00:50:11 The Rainbow Serpent 01:01:05 Blank spots at the start of civilization 01:12:11 Transition to monotheism 01:17:39 Personification of God 01:27:27 The new myths 01:34:01 The oldest words 01:45:19 Origin of myth Support the scientific revolution by joining our Patreon: https://bit.ly/3lcAasB Tell us what you think in the comments or on our Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub#mythology #stories #mapsofmeaning Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/DemystifyingScience AND our material science investigations of atomics, @MaterialAtomics https://www.youtube.com/@MaterialAtomics Join our mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. - Blog: http://DemystifySci.com/blog - RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss - Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD - Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671