THE STORY: (46 minutes) Ten years into the siege of Troy a priest of Apollo arrives at the command tent of Agamemnon, Commander in Chief of the Greeks. The priest makes a simple request of Agamemnon. Agamemnon refuses, and Greek soldiers die in the thousands. And then things turn truly ugly…
THE COMMENTARY: DID A GUY NAMED HOMER EXIST, & DID HE WRITE ... Show More
Sep 2016
EPISODE 1 “THE APPLE OF DISCORD”
ODYSSEY: THE PODCAST - my 14 episode, 24 hour sequel to Trojan War: The Podcast - is now recorded and waiting for you. Subscribe through your usual podcast provider, or go to odysseythepodcast.com!
THE STORY: (40 minutes) Zeus, King of the Gods, hosts a wedding. An uninvited gu ... Show More
49m 15s
May 2022
Homer
The Iliad and the Odyssey are two of the world’s most famous poems. But who was their author, Homer, and how have his name and poems survived so long, preserved for almost 3 millennia?
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51m 35s
Aug 2018
The Beginning of the End of the Beginning (The Iliad Part 8)
Eris gets involved in the war, it's a real thrill, and Achilles continues to be a jerk. Paris is a dink, and Hector and Odysseus are kickass.CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as ... Show More
29m 7s
Jul 2018
Return of Achilles, Sort Of (The Iliad Part 7)
The Trojan War wages on. The gods involve themselves in the action once more, and surprise surprise, it doesn't go well for the humans.CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I wou ... Show More
25m 33s
Mar 2018
Achilles & Agamemnon, the Real Housewives of the Trojan War (The Iliad, Part 1)
We're in it now. Achilles and Agamemnon have a major spat over a prize (read: a woman). The gods are called in to settle things, and everyone gets a little dramatic. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, ... Show More
27m 7s