Best Emily Rome Podcasts (2026)

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Emily and Cam’s Excellent Adventure (in Athens and Rome, of course!) 51:52

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Emily and Cam talk about their recent trip to Athens and Rome in an episode that features some talk about marathons, tsipouro, and cats. Visit our homepage to subscribe, to find us on social media, and to contact us by email: https://havetogawilltravel.com For images of the Museum of the Forma Urbis, visit our blog post: https://havetogawilltravel.…

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Emily Dickinson (Archive Episode) 50:14

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To celebrate Melvyn Bragg’s 27 years presenting In Our Time, five well-known fans of the programme have chosen their favourite episodes. Comedian Frank Skinner has picked the episode on the life and work of the poet Emily Dickinson and recorded an introduction to it. (This introduction will be available on BBC Sounds and the In Our Time webpage sho…

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Conversations: White Ain't Right, How White Supremacy Uses Classics to Defend Bigotry with Curtis Dozier 1:25:40

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Liv speaks with classicist Curtis Dozier about the troubling (and tragically unsurprising) connections between the world's worst people (white supremacists) and ancient Greece and Rome. Learn more about the White Pedestal book and the Classical Controversies book mentioned. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note. Get ad-fre…

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At Play in the Theater of Dionysus 45:09

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At Play in the Theater of Dionysus The Theater of Dionysus as Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides knew it was very different than the theater whose remains you see today in Athens. Listen to Emily and Cam walk you through the development of the space, and through the creation of the genre associated most strongly with it: Greek tragedy. Visit our h…

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Helen, the King Maker; Lucifer the Morningstar; Enyo, the Bloody... A New Years Q&A 56:46

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Liv answers all your burning questions (and some notably less urgent as well!). Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. I try to provide direct warnings when there is refe…

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Shakespeare's Sonnets (Archive Episode) 53:21

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To celebrate Melvyn Bragg’s 27 years presenting In Our Time, some well-known fans of the programme have chosen their favourite episodes. Historian and broadcaster Simon Schama has selected the episode on Shakespeare’s Sonnets and recorded an introduction to it. (This introduction will be available on BBC Sounds and the In Our Time webpage shortly a…

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RE-AIR: Slow But Steady Wins the Race, Ancient Aesop & His Fables 37:05

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This episode originally aired in January 2023. Not at all a children's author... We're talking ancient Aesop and his oh so famous fables.Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve ass…

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RE-AIR: Conversations: How Women Became Poets, Gender History in Greek Literature w/ Emily Hauser 1:50:55

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This episode originally aired in November 2024. Liv speaks with author Emily Hauser about her book How Women Became Poets. They look at women in Greek myth, literature, etymology, and, very specifically, the long and arduous history of women 'poets' in Greek literature. Plus, a sneak peak at Emily's next work: Mythica/Penelope's Bones. Find more fr…

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Margery Kempe and English Mysticism (Archive Episode) 47:11

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To celebrate Melvyn Bragg’s 27 years presenting In Our Time, five well-known fans of the programme have chosen their favourite episodes. Author and columnist Caitlin Moran has picked the episode on the English medieval mystic Margery Kempe and recorded an introduction to it. Margery Kempe (1373-1438) produced an account of her extraordinary life in…

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Battle of the Bad B*tches: Helen and Clytemnestra 56:58

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Liv and Michaela come together for the third (?) annual Battle of the Bas--no wait that's actually the Battle of the Bad B*tches. Helen and Clytemnestra come together and we chat about everything that those two wonderful women were up to in the ancient sources. It's beautiful, it's amazing, and we support all their wonderful ways. Submit your quest…

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Episode 13: From the Bernina Express to Lake Como (+ a quick Ischia and Naples review) with Day 55:13

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Season 2 of Wander Every Day kicks off with a personal trip recap as I take you along on Nick and I’s September journey through Switzerland and Italy, a perfect mix of smooth logistics, unforgettable scenery, and seriously good food. We start in the sky, reviewing our business class flights from Toronto to Montréal with Air Canada, then onward to Z…

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Liv Reads Statius: The Thebaid (Final) 1:19:11

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Liv reads the final book of Statius' Thebaid, translated by JH Mozley. The brothers of Thebes, Eteocles and Polynices, are dead. Their wives and sisters want to bury them, but (unfortunately!) they need the king of Athens, Theseus, to make it happen. Submit to the Q&A at mythsbaby.com/questions and get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subs…

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Eclipses (Archive Episode) 49:48

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To celebrate Melvyn Bragg’s 27 years presenting In Our Time, five well-known fans of the programme have chosen their favourite episodes. Guy Garvey, lyricist and lead singer of the band Elbow, has selected the episode on eclipses, first broadcast in December 2020. Solar eclipses are some of life’s most extraordinary moments, when day becomes night …

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Captain Phillips with Brian Beckcom 1:00:47

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BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BOATS EP. 380) — Today we dive into the 2013 film Captain Phillips directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks—and discover how much of Hollywood's version actually matches the true story of the Maersk Alabama hijacking. Trial attorney Brian Beckcom, who represented the crew of the container ship after the Somali pirat…

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Now for Cleopatra Senior!: Revisiting The Very Real Cleopatra VII with The Partial Historians 1:10:18

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On Friday we looked at Cleopatra Selene (aka Cleopatra Jr, Cleopatra VIII), so it's only fitting to revisit an old (and very fun!) episode with the amazing Partial Historians about Cleopatra Selene's far more famous mother, Cleopatra VII (aka THAT Cleopatra... Find more from the Partial Historians here. Submit your question for the next Q&A via ema…

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Conversations: Cleopatra Selene... A Queen her Mother Would Be Proud Of w/ Dr Jane Draycott 1:38:18

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Liv speaks with Jane Draycott again this week about her book Cleopatra's Daughter: Egyptian Princess, Roman Prisoner, African Queen. Jane Draycott is an amazing scholar who has done phenomenal work on Roman women who often are left without a voice or are given a much lesser reputation than they deserve. Cleopatra Selene is a delightful character to…

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BONUS: ‘Dickinson’ — Shakespeare Club in the Apple TV series 1:01:01

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William Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson — both are frequently declared to be among the very best writers in the English language. And now, for Dickinson’s 195th birthday, the time has come to delve into both iconic poets on Shakespeare’s Shadows. This bonus episode spotlights the Peabody Award-winning Apple TV series “Dickinson,” particularly looki…

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Feathered Dinosaurs (Archive Episode) 48:44

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After 27 years, Melvyn Bragg has decided to step down from the In Our Time presenter’s chair. With over a thousand episodes to choose from, he has selected just six that capture the huge range and depth of the subjects he and his experts have tackled. In this sixth of his choices, we hear Melvyn Bragg and his guests in 2017 discussing new discoveri…

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The Worst Friendship Breakup of All Time (The Wars of the Diadochi and the Hellenistic Period) 34:53

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We are back with the Wars of the Diadochi and finally Ptolemy gets his proper introduction. Join me today to see what goes on after the Lamian War, see who takes what sides, and who does or does not die. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition a…

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Beyond Pearl Harbor in the Movies with Joshua Donohue 1:24:43

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BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BOATS EP. 379) — Most movies focus on the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor, but the true story of December 7th, 1941, involves a coordinated global offensive across the Pacific. In this episode, history professor Joshua Donohue returns to explore what the movies miss—including attacks on Wake Island, the Philippines, and milit…

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Conversations: The Empire is Back. . .and This Episode is the Seleucids w/ Dr. Talia Prussin 1:38:45

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Liv and Michaela speak with Dr. Talia Prussin about the Seleucid empire and the Hellenistic Period generally. Much shenanigans went down, and many discussions on which little guy is everyone's favourite. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition a…

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Pauli's Exclusion Principle (Archive Episode) 49:09

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After 27 years, Melvyn Bragg has decided to step down from the In Our Time presenter’s chair. With over a thousand episodes to choose from, he has selected just six that capture the huge range and depth of the subjects he and his experts have tackled. In this fifth of his choices, we hear Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss a key figure from quantu…

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That One Time When Alex Said Hey Guys, Figure It Out (The Wars of the Diadochi and the Hellenistic Period) 39:37

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Some more fun history time for you all! This time we are diving into the Wars of the Diadochi, well more like Alex dying and all the Greek rebellions and the Lamian War in this episode. Starting off a new subsection of episodes based on the Hellenistic series, because we all need some more Hellenistic lore in our lives! Submit your question for the…

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Something for everyone! Plautus and “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” 50:10

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Emily and Cam tackle “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”—an uproarious adaptation of Plautus’ Roman comedy. Visit our homepage to subscribe, to find us on social media, and to contact us by email: https://havetogawilltravel.com Some plays of Plautus referenced in this episode: Pseudolus Mostellaria Miles Gloriosus Menaechmi Cover Image…

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Conversations: Life At the Far Edges of a Crumbling Empire... w/ Owen Rees 1:52:14

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Liv speaks with returning guest Owen Rees about his new book looking at the fringes of ancient empire... From Egypt to Greece to Rome and China. Learn more about Owen's book, Bad Ancient, and Substack. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at …

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Nuremberg with Jack El-Hai 52:29

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BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BOATS EP. 378) — Discover the historical accuracy behind the 2025 film "Nuremberg" which is adapted from Jack El-Hai's book "The Nazi and the Psychiatrist." Get Jack's Book: The Nazi and the Psychiatrist Learn about the real Dr. Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek) and his complex relationship with Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe) durin…

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Hermes Here, Admitting All My Sins: the Remix 47:34

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Michaela here giving you a remix of past episodes, looking at three different times that we have explored Hermes here on the show. From the Homeric Hymn, to Emily Hauser's How Women Became Poets, to Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound we are examining the ways that Hermes appears within antiquity. He is an interesting character for sure, and has a lot of d…

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Conversations: Deconstructing 'Classicism' and So-Called Western Civilization, w/ Dr Dan-el Padilla Peralta 1:42:51

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Liv and Michaela speak with Dan-el Padilla Peralta about his new book Classicism and Other Phobias, breaking down the 'Founders of Western Civilization' myth, the field of 'Classics', and the racialized mess its often made. Find more about the book, and the article Racing the Classics. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note…

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Zeno's Paradoxes (Archive Episode) 47:14

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After 27 years, Melvyn Bragg has decided to step down from the In Our Time presenter’s chair. With over a thousand episodes to choose from, he has selected just six that capture the huge range and depth of the subjects he and his experts have tackled. In this third of his choices, we hear Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Greek philosophy. Their …

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Feud: Bette and Joan with Scott Eyman 1:20:26

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BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BOATS EP. 377) — The first season of FX’s “Feud” chronicles the turbulent making of the 1962 thriller “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” Over eight episodes set against Hollywood's fading Golden Age, “Feud” focuses on a simmering resentment between aging stars Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, on-set clashes over performances and…

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Liv Reads Statius: The Thebaid (Part 12) 37:17

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Liv reads (the second half) of Book 11 of Statius' Thebaid, translated by JH Mozley. It's the beginning of the end... The brothers, Eteocles and Polynices, fight to the death and leave their surviving family members - Jocasta, Antigone, Ismene, and Oedipus - to deal with their grief. Submit to the quarterly Q&A at mythsbaby.com/questions and get ad…

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Stranger Things: Eleven’s Heroic Journey 45:51

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Emily and Cam break down the character arc of Eleven in Stranger Things and argue that she is on a “heroic journey” like that of Herakles. Visit our homepage to subscribe, to find us on social media, and to contact us by email: https://havetogawilltravel.com/ For more information about Herakles and about “heroes” in Ancient Greece, listen to our pr…

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Conversations: Real Women's Voices at Real Ancient Work, w/ Andromache Karanika 1:44:54

2M ago1:44:54

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Liv speaks with Andromache Karanika about women's work, work songs, and the very concept of real ancient women's lives. Set fire to the patriarchy, my dear listeners... And learn more about Dr Karanika. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at…

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Thomas Hardy's Poetry (Archive Episode) 50:45

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After 27 years, Melvyn Bragg has decided to step down from the In Our Time presenter’s chair. With over a thousand episodes to choose from, he has selected just six that capture the huge range and depth of the subjects he and his experts have tackled. In this second of his choices, we hear Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss one of his favourite po…

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Oracle You Glad to Hear From Me? Decoding Ancient Oracles & Prophecies... 40:54

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We're here this Tuesday with another fun history episode because Liv deserves a break too! This was a fun one to research and write for you all, just a good ole deep dive into all the fun little oracles that are out there. Okay, we only looked at Delphic oracles, but to be fair that's because they were so incredibly important within the ancient Gre…

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Turns Out Disney's Hercules is Super Duper Queer (feat. Historical Homos) 1:36:03

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Hear ye! Here ye! Liv met up with the Historical Homos again to talk all things Disney Hercules and how wonderfully queer it is! Thebes as the big city! Feeling out of place as a child because of something that's just a part of you! Merch as success! It's simply the most beautiful thing in the world. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email …

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The Moon (Archive Episode) 43:30

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After 27 years, Melvyn Bragg has decided to step down from the In Our Time presenter’s chair. With over a thousand episodes to choose from, he has selected just six that capture the huge range and depth of the subjects he and his experts have tackled. In this first pick, we hear Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins, science and mythology…

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Liv Reads Statius: The Thebaid (Part 11) 46:32

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Liv reads (the first half) of Book 11 of Statius' Thebaid, translated by JH Mozley. It's the beginning of the end... The brothers, Eteocles and Polynices, are about fight each other. But first, rants, raves, and pleas from the women in their lives... Furies, Jocasta, and Antigone. Submit to the quarterly Q&A at mythsbaby.com/questions and get ad-fr…

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Holding Out for a Hero (in Ancient Greece) 46:23

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What’s a “hero”, and what kinds of stories do we tell about them? Emily and Cam explore how heroes were imagined in ancient Greece as they lay the groundwork for next episode’s discussion of Eleven’s heroic journey in Stranger Things. Visit our homepage to subscribe, to find us on social media, and to contact us by email: https://havetogawilltravel…

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Do You Like Scary Stories? Spooky Selections from Spooky Conversations... 1:12:55

2M ago1:12:55

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Happy Halloween! Today we've cobbled together selections from three favourite Spooky Season Conversations, featuring selections from 2022's Halloween Special w/ Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts, 2021's Scream Queens conversation with Vanessa Stovall, and 2022's Monster conversation with Jasmine Elmer. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voi…

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The Waltz (Archive Episode) 52:15

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the dance which, from when it reached Britain in the early nineteenth century, revolutionised the relationship between music, literature and people here for the next hundred years. While it may seem formal now, it was the informality and daring that drove its popularity, with couples holding each other as they spun r…

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RE-AIR: Blood-soaked Trees, Erysichthon Eats Himself & Bonus Boogeywomen of Ancient Greece 29:03

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This episode originally aired in October 2020... It might be old, but the story feels right on point in 2025. We travel to Thessaly where their king, Erysichthon gets a horrifying punishment for his crimes against Demeter. Plus, Lamia and Empusa... monstrous and vampiric women of mythology. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice…

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RE-AIR: Conversations: Sorceresses & Satire, Witches of Ancient Greece & Rome w/ Maxwell T Paule 1:15:56

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Thanks for your patience... New episodes are (fingers crossed) coming soon! For now, this episode originally aired in October 2021 (which, yes, Liv looked up AFTER guessing it was 'a couple years ago'... time is a flat circle). Liv speaks with Maxwell T Paule all about witches (and much, much more) of classical myth and Roman poetry... Follow Maxwe…

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BONUS! Hermes Historia: We Yearn for the Grave (Re-air) 49:34

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Hey, did you know that Michaela and Liv are running a bonus history series over on the show's Patreon?! Last year we aired a few Hermes Historia episodes before putting the rest behind the Patreon paywall. This was the inaugural Spooooky Hermes Historia episode... Michaela shares a brief history of ancient Greek funerary practices. Because Spooky S…

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RE-AIR: So Many Snakes, the Prolific Monster Dynasty of Typhoeus & Echidna 36:00

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This episode originally aired in October 2021... So. Many. Snakes. To continue Spooky Season, a look at the Father of Monsters, Typhoeus (or Typhon), and the near equally monstrous Echidna. 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 would be were I re…

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RE-AIR: Liv Reads Ancient Spooky Selections from Pliny, Ovid, Aeschylus, and Lucan 1:14:38

3M ago1:14:38

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This episode originally aired in October 2023. Liv reads a selection of spooky content from ancient authors: Aeschylus' Agamemnon, translated by Herbert Weir Smyth; Aeschylus' Eumenides, translated by Herbert Weir Smyth; Lucan's Pharsalia; Letters of Pliny the Younger, translated by William Melmoth. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email o…

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The Athenian Acropolis, Throughout the Ages 49:17

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The Athenian Acropolis, Then and Now The Athenian Acropolis had a long life both before and after the construction of the Parthenon in the fifth century BCE. Join Emily and Cam as they explore the long history of Athens’ most iconic landmark. Visit our homepage to subscribe and to find us on social media: https://havetogawilltravel.com Cover Image:…

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Let's F--k With the Patriarchy, LTAMB x the Missing Witches Podcast 53:27

3M ago53:27

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Liv teams up with the Missing Witches podcast to talk ancient Greek witches and women... Because when a woman wields freedom, she must be a witch! Check out more from the Missing Witches Podcast. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreo…

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RE-AIR: Conversations: Taking Inspiration from the Furies, Seneca’s Medea w/ Dr Lauren Ginsberg 1:35:25

3M ago1:35:25

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This episode originally aired in summer of 2023. So! Much! Seneca! Lauren Ginsberg joins Liv to RAVE about Seneca's Medea, and provide some helpful and fascinating Roman context, among so many other things. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, a…

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Spooky Special... Liv's Favourite F--ked Up Family (aka Must Not Eat Children, Part 2) 46:35

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