Love Language of the Ancients Part II: Erotic Love Spells, Magic and Ritual with Author and Scholar Radcliffe Edmonds
In part II of our exploration of the love language of the ancients we go from the descriptive to the prescriptive with our guest is Radcliffe Edmonds, Paul Shorey Professor of Greek and Chair of the D...
14 Feb 202241min
Love Language of the Ancients Part I: Searching for Sappho with Philip Freeman
Part I of a special love-themed edition where we explore the love language of the ancients with renowned author and classical scholar, Philip Freeman. His book, Searching for Sappho: The Lost Songs an...
10 Feb 202237min
Legends of the Lost Art, Aesthetic and Ancient Writings of Bronze Age Aegean with Archaeologist John Bennet
Professor John Bennet, Archaeologist and Director of the British School of Athens, leads us on a journey of discovery through Minoan and Mycenaean art and civilization in the Bronze Age Aegean. What i...
6 Des 202141min
S2: Episode 2, Bestselling Author Ross King on the Renaissance book merchant Vespasiano da Bisticci
An interview with bestselling author, Ross King, on his new book: The Bookseller of Florence. Known as 'the king of the world's booksellers', Vespasiano produced hundreds of exquisite manuscripts for ...
9 Nov 202150min
Ancient Greek Poems to the Gods with author and renowned Classical scholar Barry B. Powell
Join author and renowned Classical scholar, Barry B. Powell, for a discussion on his new book, Greek Poems to the Gods: Hymns from Homer to Proclus. We cover what these ancient stories of epic wars, j...
20 Sep 202126min
#9: The Countless Aspects of Beauty with the National Archaeological Museum in Athens- Dr. Despina Kalesopoulou takes us on a sensory journey through the aesthetic ideals of Ancient Greece
As part of the National Archaeological Museum's 150th anniversary, The Countless Aspects of Beauty reflects the aesthetic ideals of ancient Greece through the Neolithic time until late antiquity. Dr....
25 Feb 202039min
#7: Wildcrafting a Scent of Place with Dryland Wilds- Making natural perfumes in the desert using ancient botanical scent techniques
On this week's episode, I'm digging deeper into natural perfumery with Cebastien Rose and Robin Moore of Dryland Wilds. I joined them on a foraging expedition to harvest Russian Olive and use the anc...
21 Mai 201950min
