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  • Episode 15: Canaan

    Episode 15: Canaan

    The Old Testament, Part 1 of 10. 1207 BCE. Two world empires. And between them, an unassuming strip of seacoast land that has been at the center of history, ever since.

  • Episode 14: The Autumn Leaves

    Episode 14: The Autumn Leaves

    The Odyssey, Books 17-24. As we reach the violent climax of Odysseus’ great adventures, it’s time to spend some time considering Homer’s worldview.

  • Episode 13: His Mind Teeming

    Episode 13: His Mind Teeming

    The Odyssey, Books 9-16. The most famous part of Homer’s Odyssey sees Odysseus through perilous adventures and begins to give us a sense of who he is.

  • Episode 12: Kleos and Nostos

    Episode 12: Kleos and Nostos

    The Odyssey, Books 1-8. Adventure, monsters, temptresses, and a whole lot of wine-dark Aegean. Learn all about the world of Homer’s Odyssey.

  • Episode 11: Who Was Homer?

    Episode 11: Who Was Homer?

    The Iliad, Books 17-24. As the Iliad reaches its spectacular climax, it’s time to ask a big question. Who wrote it?

  • Episode 10: Homer’s Gods

    Episode 10: Homer’s Gods

    The Iliad, Books 9-16. The violent and spellbinding middle books of the Iliad leave us with questions about Homer’s theology.

  • Episode 9: Glittering Bronze Men

    Episode 9: Glittering Bronze Men

    The Iliad, Books 1-8. Homer’s Iliad is the Tyrannosaurus Rex of ancient epics. And at the core of its 24 books is one shiny metal.

  • Episode 8: Before Orthodoxy

    Episode 8: Before Orthodoxy

    Elementals, giants, titans and gods! Hesiod’s Theogony chronicles a great war – one which would leave a single entity sovereign over the cosmos.