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The Odyssey Odyssey
Hosted by Tom Lee · EN
Tom Lee retells the epic poem "The Odyssey" with diversions and excursions into the vast constellation of Greek myths surrounding the central story. The Odyssey describes a journey through time and against death, away from demons and towards home - if home is still there. Hear the story and the stories surrounding story while reflecting on how how humans have connected with this complicated hero for almost three thousand years.
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24: Circe in China - "Mrs. Number Three"
6d ago00:20:12Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailIN WHICH: We make a detour on the journey to Ithaca and travel to T'ang Dynasty China for a "Tale of the Weird" (志怪小說) that echoes Circe's penchant for transformational malice...
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22: The Comfort of Strangers - Circe: Part 2
2w ago00:32:45Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailIN WHICH Odysseus receives help from Hermes to overcome Circe's potent drugs, and we learn that sailors and witches make epic bedfellows.
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21: The Comfort of Strangers (Circe - Part 1)
3w ago00:35:03Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailIN WHICH: Our much-diminished band of heroes takes time to grieve their massive losses brought about by recent events. Odysseus finds another intriguing wisp of smoke in the wilderness. Maybe this time they'll find the warm welcome and the comforts of home they so desperately seek?FOOTNOTES: Learn more about this episode
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20: And Then There Was One . . .
4w ago00:38:21Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailIN WHICH our intrepid band, having escaped from one man-eating giant, retreat to a tranquil bay, only to find themselves surrounded by thousands of giants with similar appetites. Poseidon's curse moves ominously towards its fulfillment.EXPLORE THE FOOTNOTES FOR THIS EPISODE
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19: Oh, The Wayward Wind
Aug 1400:35:33Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailIN WHICH: We consider the implications of windbags, pompous and otherwise, as our hero begins to feel the full effects of the parting curse of the Cyclops.
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Episode 18: The Big Bad
Aug 7, 202500:54:48Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailIN WHICH: Our hero seeks hospitality in The Wrong Cave. We meet everyone's favorite mythological monster: Polyphemus the Cyclops, whose appetites are as shocking as his social skills.
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BONUS: Anyone for Tennyson?
Aug 4, 202500:18:15Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailIN WHICH: We hear the complete poem "The Lotos-eaters" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
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17: "It's Lotus, Dude..."
Jul 31, 202500:40:03Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailIN WHICH: Odysseus himself takes over the narrative and decides to begin at the beginning. He recounts the departure of his twelve ships with 600 men from the ruins of Troy to an audience that knows the ending: only one of them will survive.A raid on the Cicones goes horribly wrong, and our hero and his trusted companions are blown wildly off course - almost as if they had gone up in a cyclone.FOOTNOTES FOR THIS EPISODE ARE HERECONTACT TOM LEE HERE
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SUMMER SPECIAL: IRON MAN
Jul 25, 202400:40:23Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailIN WHICH: we delve into the life and stories of Hephaestus, the god of fire, bearer of culture, architect and blacksmith to the gods. The child of dysfunctional immortals, he struggles to find a home and a family.LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS EPISODEE-mail Tom Lee
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16: Storytime
Jul 18, 202400:44:05Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailIN WHICH: Odysseus is entertained by the rhapsode Demodacus, who is inspired to tell our hero his own story. An athletic competition gives rise to tension, which another story dispels. The entertainment continues over roasted boar, where art and life collide in a third and final story.FOOTNOTES: More about this episode.
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