Mything People
"Mything Persons"
The stories we tell shape the people we become. In this podcast, Nia Young and Kevin Deyna-Jones unpick the myths, metaphors, and mindsets behind everyday life, asking what we believe, why we believe it, and how it changes us. From self-esteem to success, loneliness to legacy, we explore how history becomes story, and story becomes self. No wellness platitudes here: just honest talk, sharp insight, and the occasional reminder not to be a d**k, innit.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 12
- Years Active
- 2025
What makes a legend?
From Hercules to hospital porters, Robin Hood to The Mabinogi, we’re asking: what really makes someone legendary? Is it bravery? Greatness? Or just good PR?
In this myth-mashing episode, we dive into …
The Good, The Bad & The Baby: the Myth of Childhood
Why childhood doesn't exist and why we should stop thinking it does.
Bonus: Advice for Humanity
What advice do you think the world needs to hear? In this shorter episode Kevin and Nia share ten points given by our future (or current?) rulers: TikTok and ChatGPT on what humanity needs to be told…
Mirror, Mirror: Who Should I Be?
Be yourself, find yourself, and what is you ideal self vs. your actual self. Are you Faithful or Traitor? What is at your true core? and what is congruence? What do we strive for and what are we look…
Imposter! Legend! Both?
Ever felt like a fraud waiting to be found out? In this episode, we unpick the myths that shape imposter syndrome. From failure and success to judgement, evaluation, and reflection, we ask: what stor…
The Worthy Woman
After dismantling the myths men inherit in Man Up, Myth Down, Kevin and Nia turn their gaze to the women of myth, media, and memory. In The Worthy Woman, they unpick the enduring Maiden–Mother–Crone …
Man Up, Myth Down
From Friends to Bluey, representations of men and fatherhood continue to change. Kevin and Nia discuss roles, stereotypes, masculinity, silence, strength and compassion.
The Lonely Hero
From Batman to Elsa, we’ve grown up admiring the lone wolf, the misunderstood outsider who goes it alone, saves the day, and walks off into the metaphorical snow. But is loneliness really the price o…
Success and other tall tales
Unpacking the myths around success: fame, wealth. productivity. Who decides what makes a person successful, and what happens when we don't match the myth?
Why do stories matter?
Going back to our origins: what is this podcast all about and, really, do stories matter (and why?).
From Narrative therapy to CBT, there is so much we want to talk about. There's stories, TV shows, f…
Happily Never After?
Is happiness a destination, a mood, or a fairy tale we've invented?
In our second episode, Nia and Kevin explore how we mythologise happiness, relationships and life in general through Disney, Marvel…
Introduction to Mything People
Welcome to our podcast where we explore and question the stories and myths that we tell ourselves or that shape how we live. Join us, Nia Young and Kevin Deyna-Jones for a chat a cuppa...and if you'v…