Two podcasts with the Midas touch

Two podcasts with the Midas touch

How did a myth about the consequences of poor judgment become a parable for aspiration? The question is posed by the Greek writer-actor Alex Andreou in his fabulously entertaining new podcast, Podyssey. His topic is the ancient myth of Midas, king of Phrygia, who was granted his wish to have everything he touched turn to gold. Midas’s new world was brilliant – for all of five minutes. What’s a man to do with piles of metal when every person he c…