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Monstrum
What Dragons Say About Us (ASL)
Season 1
Episode 38
In the first episode of Monstrum, Dr. Emily Zarka reveals the mythological origins of iconic dragons from Game of Thrones and The Hobbit, and explains why dragons have been a part of human culture for thousands of years.
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