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Episode 10 – Vassar College Seniors 2019

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020

What the study of Greco-Roman antiquity means to seven seniors graduating from Vassar College: Gray Alexander, Kelly Bernatzky, Leah Clark, Olivia Martin, Caelie McRobert, Noah Purdy, and Jake Tereden.
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Episode 9 – The Ideal Life, with Emily Wilson

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019

What if we’ve been doing it all wrong when we look to antiquity for inspiration?  A conversation with Emily Wilson, Translator and Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Continue reading →

Episode 8 – An Apprenticeship for Life, with Christopher Moore

February 11, 2019

The ancient Greeks had a maxim, “Know Yourself.”  What does that even mean?  Socrates had some ideas.  A conversation with Christopher Moore, assistant professor of Philosophy and Classics at Penn State.
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Episode 7 – Society for Classical Studies annual meeting 2018

December 21, 2018December 21, 2018

Conversations with sixteen classical scholars from the 2018 meeting of the Society for Classical Studies.
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Episode 6 – Vassar College Seniors 2018

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018

What the study of antiquity means to five seniors graduating from Vassar College with degrees in Greek and Roman Studies: Allison Sugino, Jonathan Chung, Jordy Carrick, Michael Oosterhout, and Haley Ryan.
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Episode 5 – The Punk Lexicon, with Joshua Sosin

August 10, 2018August 22, 2018

Loud music, 27 hours on a bike, and a crowd-sourced translation of a giant ancient dictionary.
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Episode 4 – The Invention of Europe, with Nancy Bisaha

June 28, 2018August 10, 2018

On the origin of the idea of “Europe” and of anti-Islamic rhetoric. You may be surprised to learn which one came first.
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Episode 3 – The Lost World, with Matthew Wright

April 13, 2018August 10, 2018

How do you study a world that’s been almost entirely lost? And when you do, what do you notice about the loss of our own cultural heritage? Continue reading →

Episode 2 – Revolution and Regret, with Carolyn Dewald

January 19, 2018August 10, 2018

Looking back on a life of activism through the lens of Herodotus and Thucydides, with Carolyn Dewald (Bard College).
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Episode 1 – Translating the Past, with Rachel Kitzinger

January 2, 2018August 10, 20182 Comments

What is it like to be the person who attempts to give those who don’t know Ancient Greek access to Greek tragedies?
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