<p>In their sixth episode of <em>Among the Ancients</em>, Emily and Tom discuss the comedies of Aristophanes, in particular&nbsp;<em>Clouds</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Lysistrata</em>. How did an Aristophanes comedy differ from a satyr play? Was he a conservative or a radical? And what happened to comedy after Aristophanes?</p><br><p>Non-subscribers can only hear extracts from most of the episodes in this series. To listen in full, and to all our other Close Readings series, subscribe:</p><p>Directly in Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://lrb.me/ataapple" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apple.co/3pJoFPq</a></p><p>In other podcast apps: <a href="https://lrb.me/atasignuppod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lrb.me/closereadings</a></p><br><p>Further reading in the LRB:</p><br><p>Emily Wilson:</p><p><a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v43/n20/emily-wilson/punishment-by-radish" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v43/n20/emi...