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Lessons from the Past
Josia Ober, classicist and political scientist at Stanford Universtiy, talks about existing democracies with elite capture on the one hand and economic inequality turning into political inequality on the other hand and how we can use the...
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The Whacky Papyrus
Historian Richard Janko, University of Michigan, talks about the discovery and recovery of the Derveni Papyrus, the oldest surviving European book, which was found burnt in a funeral pyre and contained a very unorthodox religious text.
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Public Intellectuals and Universities
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) reflects on the societal role of universities and the importance of academics engaging with the outside world.
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Overcoming Resistance
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) relates how he overcame many setbacks to pursue an academic career in classics.
Jack Rackam
Romulus: Founder of Rome and All-Around Scumbag
Romulus is the man credited with founding Rome - he and his brother Remus were descendants of Mars the god of War and Venus the goddess of love. The two boys were raised by a wolf and then they decided to make a city, but couldn’t agree...
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Warrior Queen of Brittania | The Life & Times of Boudicca
This is one of those episodes I think is going to really speak to like 5% of my audience the other 95% of you, well you’re about to learn something. Because on top of my references being extremely dated, Boudicca also appears to be a...
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King Hostilius was... exactly what his name sounds like
The third king of Rome, Tullus Hostilius, was, as his name suggests, hostile. Even more hostile than Mr. “hide your kids hide your wives” Romulus. He ripped his enemies apart with chariots, and conquered and/or destroyed Alba Longa, sort...
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The First Roman Hero was a Trojan
So Romulus is the traditional founder of Rome, but the Romans traced their history back even further. In the Iliad, Aeneas is a minor character, one of the dozens of princes of Troy, but in Roman mythology he went on to lead his family...
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Servius Tullius: Too Woke for Rome
Servius Tullius, sixth king of Rome, has a lot of conflicting stories about his background. His mother was a captured Latin princess, his father was maybe a mercenary, or was he a god? So easy to get the two mixed up. Anyway things were...
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King Numa was Built Different
It’s said the Romans were descended from Mars and Venus, and if Romulus was the aspect of Mars personified, then Rome’s second king Numa was the aspect of Venus. Where Romulus spent his days abducting women and waging war, Numa lived a...
Easy Languages
What English Books Did You Read In Lockdown? | Easy English 73
What English Books Did You Read In Lockdown? | Easy English 73 Easy Languages is an international video project aiming at supporting people worldwide to learn languages through authentic street interviews and expose the street culture of...
Book Club for Kids
"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" Based on Author’s Experiences
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn has been an American classic for 75 years. This novel centers around a poor young Irish girl and her family struggling to make it in Brooklyn. It’s loosely based on the author’s experiences growing up in New...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
The Outing - Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
The Outing - Read by Michael Rosen from The Hypnotiser
Professor Dave Explains
The History of Pasta and Types of Pasta in Italy
Ooh, pasta! It's so delicious, am I right? Ravioli, penne, you name it. But where does this dish come from? What kinds of pasta do Italians eat? Let's dig in!
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These Plural Nouns Ruin Grammar Scores - IELTS Energy Podast 1120
Find out the grammar mistakes students make all the time on IELTS, with today's tricky plural nouns. This will increase your grammar score on Speaking and Writing!
The Kiboomers
1 Hour of Music Box Lullabies for Baby | Sleep Music | Best Baby Songs | The Kiboomers
1 Hour of Music Box Lullabies for Baby | Sleep Music | Best Baby Songs | The Kiboomers
PBS
War and Peace and Everything Else (Feat. Lindsay Ellis and Princess Weekes)
According to Tolstoy himself, War and Peace was "not a novel, even less is it a poem, and still less a historical chronicle." And in this day and age of publishing, where word count, “readability”, and topical relevance are the lifeline...
Independent Producers
Direct Democracy in Athens
Modern campaigning can get pretty dirty, but politicians today are only taking their cues from politicians in ancient Athens. This public radio story describes how direct democracy was carried out in ancient Athens, a Greek city-state....
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Alice's Magic Garden
Every great story has a beginning. In this wondrous prequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Alice first learns how truly magical her world can be. Alice lived at the dreariest boarding school, void of color or cheer. But after...
Book Club for Kids
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach is a classic fantasy and adventure story that explores friendship, family relationships, and the fortunes of a young orphan. James is living with his cruel aunts when a peach magically sprouts in the yard. When...
PBS
To Kill, To Kill a Mockingbird?
One of the trademark texts of the American school system is Harper Lee’s 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird. For decades it has been widely read in high schools and middle schools as a key anti-racist text. But how did this novel, with its...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
The Register | POEM
The Register | POEM - From 'You Wait Till I'm Older Than You' (Puffin).
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Millennials bored with video gaming turn to board games
LEAD IN: Forget your smartphones and tablets, we're in the middle of an old fashioned board game revival.Sales are buoyant according to the industry with people looking for group and family entertainment because we're 'bored' of staring...
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london gets national theatre after a century.
after nearly a...