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Every book Kenny Curtis recommended on podcasts
Kenny Curtis appeared on The Daily Stoic podcast to discuss how ancient myths teach the human experience and shape storytelling. He recommended several books that influenced his journey and resonated with his creative work. Curtis discussed Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, explaining that he loves these children's books because they combine tongue-in-cheek humor with a profound sense of sadness, qualities he compared to the tragic nature of ancient Greek myths. He also highlighted Zeus the Mighty by Crispin Boyer, describing it as an adorable and fantastic book series that originally inspired the creation of the Greeking Out podcast. Additionally, Curtis brought up Edith Hamilton's Mythology as one of the very first mythology books he read while growing up, noting that he explored those classic stories much earlier in life than he probably should have. Through these recommendations, Curtis illustrated the enduring power of myth, folklore, and narrative storytelling in connecting younger readers to timeless human themes.
Books recommended by Kenny Curtis
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A Series of Unfortunate Events: Lemony Snicket
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket is a darkly humorous and tragic children's book series chronicling the dismal trials of the orphaned Baudelaire children as they evade the villainous Count Olaf.
Recommended“It reminds me of um Lemony Snicket Series of Unfortunate Events I love those kids books because yeah it's tongue and cheek but it's sad”
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Zeus the Mighty
Zeus the Mighty by Crispin Boyer is an engaging children's book series that humorously reimagines ancient Greek gods and mythical figures as mischievous animals living in the mythologically rich environment of Mount Olympus Pet Center.
Recommended“and they had a new book series coming out called Zeus the m which is a really adorable book series written by chrisen Boer fantastic book series”
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Mythology
Discussed“Edith Hamilton's book was one yeah that was one of the first books that that I had read and her mythology companion I can I can I read that those the Mythology stories way sooner than I probably should have”
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Books Kenny Curtis wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| Greeking Out’s Kenny Curtis on How Ancient Myths Teach The Human Experience | The Daily Stoic | 2025-01-11 | 3 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“my oldest daughter Jillian Hughes actually writes the books and the podcast with me she and I where her name is I forget where we got there they're right there on the book”