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ODYSSEY: THE PODCAST

Odyssey: The Podcast is a serialized telling in contemporary language, of Homer’s Odyssey. Over twenty-three hours, master storyteller Jeff Wright delivers a fast-paced, literate, and addictive perfo... Read more

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EPISODE 1 PENELOPE

EPISODE 1 PENELOPE

STORY  0:00 – 1:15:00 Odysseus – “the polytropus man” – sets sail for home.  Adventures at Ismarus and in the Land of th... Read more

23 Aug 2019

1hr 33mins

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EPISODE 2 CYCLOPS

EPISODE 2 CYCLOPS

STORY  0:00 – 1:03:45 This episode includes all of the adventures – the horror, the comedy, and the strategy – inside th... Read more

23 Aug 2019

1hr 25mins

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EPISODE 3 AEOLUS and THE LASTRYGONIANS

EPISODE 3 AEOLUS and THE LASTRYGONIANS

STORY  0:00 – 45:00 The Great Wanderings continue, and disaster follows disaster.  First Odysseus squanders opportunity ... Read more

2 Aug 2019

1hr 13mins

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EPISODE 4 CIRCE

EPISODE 4 CIRCE

STORY  0:00 – 56:00 Odysseus’ crew arrive on Circe’s island, where they are transformed into pigs (most likely for behav... Read more

1 Aug 2019

1hr 29mins

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EPISODE 5 ODYSSEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD

EPISODE 5 ODYSSEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD

STORY  0:00 – 53:00 Odysseus visits the underworld and has some interesting conversations with the dead.  His mom warns ... Read more

31 Jul 2019

1hr 12mins

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EPISODE 6 SIRENS, SCYLLA, CHARYBDIS and SOME COWS

EPISODE 6 SIRENS, SCYLLA, CHARYBDIS and SOME COWS

STORY  0:00 – 58:55 Odysseus listens to the Sirens.  I pause to provide a historical review of how Sirens evolved over t... Read more

30 Jul 2019

2hr 6mins

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EPISODE 7 CALYPSO

EPISODE 7 CALYPSO

STORY  0:00 – 54:30 The episode opens in year seven of Odysseus’ long, largely undocumented sojourn on Calypso’s island.... Read more

29 Jul 2019

1hr 31mins

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EPISODE 8 TELEMACHUS

EPISODE 8 TELEMACHUS

STORY  0:00 – 53:15 At the same time as Hermes takes flight to Calypso’ island, in order to rescue Odysseus, Athena take... Read more

28 Jul 2019

1hr 50mins

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EPISODE 9 TELEMACHUS, MENELAUS, and HELEN OF TROY

EPISODE 9 TELEMACHUS, MENELAUS, and HELEN OF TROY

STORY  0:00 – 53:45 Athena sends Telemachus off on his first ever “road trip” – to Pylos and to Sparta – in the hopes th... Read more

27 Jul 2019

1hr 35mins

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EPISODE 10 NAUSICAA

EPISODE 10 NAUSICAA

STORY  0:00 – 1:04:45 At the same time as Athena is in Ithaka – “mentoring” Telemachus – Odysseus washes ashore the land... Read more

26 Jul 2019

1hr 30mins

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