Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Heart of Hidden Things: Lucretius’ De Rerum Natura, Part II (Ad Navseam, Episode 52)
Episode 52
Our dive into Lucretius continues this week and after a quick review of Epicureanism we get to the particulars. First up, Memmius, Lucretius’ patron…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Whole Enchilada: Epicureanism and Lucretius’ De Rerum Natura (Ad Navseam, Episode 51)
Episode 51
This week Jeff and Dave may have bitten off more than they can chew as the subject of the day is, well, everything. In the 1st century BC Lucretius s…
4 years, 10 months ago
“Brekekekex! Koax! Koax!”: Ancient Greek Comedy and Aristophanes’ Frogs (Ad Navseam, Episode 50)
Episode 50
What better way to ring in our 50th than with the ribald, ridiculous, and righteous ruckus that is Athenian Old Comedy? After a quick trip through th…
4 years, 10 months ago
What’s the Best Latin Textbook? - A Discussion with Hillsdale’s Dr. Patrick M. Owens, Part II (Ad Navseam, Episode 49)
Episode 49
This week the throw-down continues as Dave, Jeff, and Dr. Patrick M. Owens dig into a pile of Latin textbooks and see which ones are worthy of a podi…
4 years, 10 months ago
What's the Best Latin Textbook? - A Discussion with Hillsdale's Dr. Patrick M. Owens, Part I (Ad Navseam, Episode 48)
Episode 48
This week Dave and Jeff sit down for Part I of a wide-ranging discussion with good friend and Latin guru Dr. Patrick M. Owens of Hillsdale College. W…
4 years, 10 months ago
How Many Ships Can Your Face Launch?: Gorgias' "Encomium of Helen" and the Delayed Punchline" (Ad Navseam, Episode 47)
Episode 47
Jeff and Dave bring the first show from Vomitorium West, where they take a close look at the sophist Gorgias (483–375 BC). When he wasn’t hitting the…
4 years, 11 months ago
“From there we travelled to Philippi”—Talking Archaeology with Dr. Ken Bratt (Ad Navseam, Episode 46)
Episode 46
This week the Vomitorium is graced with the presence of Dave and Jeff’s friend, former colleague, mentor and professor, Dr. Ken Bratt. Join us as Dr.…
4 years, 11 months ago
A Conversation with Ross King (Ad Navseam, Episode 45)
Episode 45
This week Dave and Jeff sit down with New York Times Bestselling author Ross King whose works such as Brunelleschi’s Dome and Michelangelo and the Po…
4 years, 11 months ago
Fathers' Foundings: Classics and the American Revolution (Ad Navseam, Episode 44)
Episode 44
Oh say can you see where this one is going? Many people have heard about the influence of the Roman Republic on the shaping of the American governmen…
4 years, 11 months ago
Ten Things We Hated about Grad School (Ad Navseam, Episode 43)
Episode 43
Dear Starry-Eyed Undergrads, you know that dream of your future grad school you have where you’re strolling through a leafy quad on your way to share…
5 years ago