Stones in the Shed

KB Brookins on change, gym bros, and the stories that haven't been told. 

Drew Ackerman on insomnia, late-night radio, and soothing his inner cynic. 

Shin Yu Pai on professional breakup, desert art, and love in the archive. 

En direct d'Athènes, quoi de mieux pour vous faire un épisode sur cette cité grecque emblématique ? Quand on pense à Athènes, on pense à la démocratie, à Périclès, aux philosophes, aux temples... à vrai dire on pense surtout à Athènes à l'époque classique. Cette période, ... Show More

In this episode, we discuss the archaeological evidence of the Mycenaean Greeks of the late Bronze Age (ca. 1650-1250 BC); particularly from the major palace centers in the Argolid at Mycenae and Tiryns, Athens in Attica, the island of Salamis, Thebes and Orchomenos in Boeotia, I ... Show More

A conversation with Alasdair Grant (University of Hamburg) about the captivity and enslavement that many Greeks (Romaioi) experienced in the late medieval period, a period of state collapse during which they were subject to Italian and Turkish raids and attacks. We talk about the ... Show More

Episode No. 674 features curators Kristen Collins and Nancy K. Turner, and curator Thea Liberty Nichols. Collins and Turner are the curators of "Lumen: The Art and Science of Light" at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. "Lumen" explores how scientific understandings of light ... Show More

An enduring symbol of ancient Greek artistry and architecture. Arguably the most recognisable monument they left behind. The Parthenon.  Built atop the Acropolis in Athens during the 5th century BCE, its construction was completed just before the start of the Peloponnesian War. T ... Show More

La philosophie grecque se développe approximativement du VIIIe siècle avant Jésus-Christ au Ve siècle après. Quelles sont les grandes périodes de cette longue histoire? Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations. 

While the Roman Republic was still in its infancy, the Greek city-state of Athens rose from the ruins of war with the Persians to become the most beautiful and powerful in the region. During this Golden Age, many Athenian citizens enjoyed unprecedented freedoms in the world’s fir ... Show More

The Renaissance ideals of humanism and universal science flourish already in the medieval period, in the works of Petrarch and Ramon Llull. 

1200 - 600 BCE - Exactly what did happen in Greece after the Late Bronze Age Collapse and the disappearance of the Mycenaean culture, and what are poleis?