Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#12 - Victor Davis Hanson: Was there an Ancient Cancel Culture?
Episode 12
Victor Davis Hanson, an American classicist and military historian, discusses ancient parallels to cancel culture and monument removals.
Victor expla…
5 years, 7 months ago
#11 - Stephen Dando-Collins: Is Caligula All That Bad?
Episode 11
Stephen Dando-Collins, the award-winning author of 40 books, including Rise of an Empire, on which the major motion picture 300: Rise of an Empire wa…
5 years, 8 months ago
#10 - Anya and Ben: Why is the Odyssey Relevant Today?
Episode 10
Why should we care about Homer's Odyssey? What lessons can it teach us for our modern world? Should we like Odysseus? Or do we want to see him fail? …
5 years, 8 months ago
# 9 - Dr. David Lewis: Slavery in Ancient Greece
Episode 9
David Lewis, Lecturer of Greek History and Culture at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland discusses ancient bondage. How did slavery work in the an…
5 years, 9 months ago
#8 - Sympathy for a Witch? Madeline Miller on Circe
Episode 8
Madeline Miller, the New York Times best selling author of Circe and Song of Achilles, discusses the reasons we need a new perspective for the Odysse…
5 years, 9 months ago
#7 - Anya and Alex: How Do We Know What's True?
Episode 7
In today's confusing world with its conflicting reports, how do we know what is true? How can we seek it and what should we do when we hear ideas we …
5 years, 9 months ago
#6 - How Stoicism Can Help During the Pandemic: Donald Robertson Discusses...
Episode 6
Anya Leonard and Donald Robertson discuss Stoicism: How it can help during the pandemic, its rise in popularity, its influence in parenting and wheth…
5 years, 10 months ago
#5 - Did Ayn Rand Improve on Aristotle? Aaron Smith Discusses...
Episode 5
Aaron Smith, Fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute, talks about Aristotle, his impact on Rand, why she called him the 'cultural barometer of western histo…
5 years, 10 months ago
#4 - Anya and Alex: Does Stoicism Live up to the Hype?
Episode 4
The ancient philosophy of Stoicism has been enjoying a rise in popularity of late... but does it live up the hype? Is it philosophically sound? And d…
5 years, 10 months ago
#3 - Dr. James S. Romm on Dying Every Day
Episode 3
James S. Romm, James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor, Director of the Classical Studies Program at Bard College, Annandale, NY discusses dying every day, th…
5 years, 11 months ago