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When a young goddess strikes out on her own for the first time, she is pulled into a terrifying journey and must find her own power in the darkness. Her mother fights to get her back—and the fate of all humanity lies in the balance.

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Young Persephone longs for the chance to do more than paint the flowers as she trails behind her mother, Demeter, the goddess who makes everything grow. When Persephone breaks free to join her friends Artemis and Athena for a picnic, she is suddenly stolen away to the underworld, full of powerful gods and misunderstood monsters. On her own for the first time, Persephone struggles to find her way in the world below. Demeter tears apart the world above to bring her daughter back to the sunlight, and nothing grows. And when nothing grows, humans starve. Will the gods resolve their conflicts so humanity can survive?

This richly imagined audio drama is produced by the Onassis Foundation, co-produced by the Brooklyn theater ensemble The TEAM, and distributed by PRX. Peabody Award-winning showrunner Julie Burstein created the series, which is directed by Tony Award-winner Rachel Chavkin("Lempika," "Hadestown"), Zhailon Levingston (“Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” "Chicken and Biscuits"), and Keenan Tyler Oliphant(“Hadestown,” “The Broken Ear Setlist”). Tony and Grammy winner André De Shields is Hermes, host of this “GodsPod” filled with tales of monsters, gods, and heroes.

Season 2

In Season 2 “Demeter and Persephone” (2022), the young goddess Persephone is eager to strike out on her own for the first time but is quickly pulled into the underworld and must find her power in the darkness. Her mother, Demeter, fights to bring her back to the sunlight, and nothing can grow. Can the Olympians stop fighting before humanity starves?

“Live from Mount Olympus” is presented by PRX.

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Credits

Produced by Onassis Foundation & The TEAM

Distributed by PRX

Executive Producer: Karen Brooks Hopkins
Creator & Showrunner: Julie Burstein
Co-Directors: Rachel Chavkin, Zhailon Levingston, Keenan Tyler Oliphant

Team's Producing Director: Alexandra Lalonde

Team's Producing Manager: Laura Elliot

Casting support: Melissa Friedman

Writer: Nathan Yungerberg

Audio Producer: John Melillo

Editor: Yonatan Rekem

Music Composition: Magdalini Giannikou

Music performed by: Banda Magda

Music Editing: Luca Bordonaro

Illustrator: Jason Adam Katzenstein

Humor Consultant: Jason Adam Katzenstein

Creative advisors: Dr. Janet Handler Burstein, Dr. Michael Cohen, Crystal Bobb-Semple, Effie Tsiotsiou

Press: Blake Zidell

Graphic Design: Onassis Creative Studio

Marketing & Social Media: Karina Grudnikov and Caroline English

Onassis USA Program Director: Mickael Kendrick

Onassis USA Production Assistance: Tessa Zitter

Actors: Kayla Bennett, Eric Berryman, Vinie Burrows, Jaaliyah Casey, Divine Garland, Mari Harris, Joanne Hernandez, Modesto "Flako" Jimenez, Libby King, Ian Lassiter, Zhailon Levingston, Christina Liberus, Kimberly Marable, Jake Margolin, James Harrison Monaco, Kristen Sieh, Nidra Sous La Terre, Eirene Tuakora, and Ching Valdes-Aran, André De Shields.

Guest performers: Anna Kendrick, Isabella Rossellini

Special thanks to Andrienne Hopkins, Caroline Hopkins, Natalie Hopkins, and to Calvin Samuel Blanc, Sam Chavrichs.

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