Exploring The Greats

This is Episode 1 of Exploring Plato's Republic. To access all following episodes, join the club at exploringthegreats.com In this first episode, we begin Book One, introducing Plato's distinctive use of dialogue. Agnes and Tim explore the competing definitions of justice offered by Cephalus and Polemarchus, and discuss how Socrates challenges each. At the heart of the discussion are questions that will remain throughout the text: What is justice? How does a just person behave? Socrates pursues this question relentlessly. And so will we. Please send all questions and comments to [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is Episode 1 of Exploring Shakespeare's Othello. To access all following episodes, join the club at exploringthegreats.com In this first episode, John and James set the stage, jumping into Othello’s opening scene and introducing themes that will echo throughout the text, including love, power, and race. They each draw on their unique perspectives as actor and Shakespeare scholar, reflecting on their personal connections to the play, discussing Othello's rich performance history, and providing historical context for what's to come. Please send all questions and comments to [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is Episode 1 of Exploring Moby-Dick with Rob Delaney and Hester Blum. To access all episodes, join the book club at exploringthegreats.com In this first episode, Hester and Rob meet at 25 Craven Street in London, where Melville briefly lived in 1849, to kick off their exploration of Moby-Dick. Bonding over a shared obsession with the novel, they provide some context and summary before diving into the opening chapter, "Loomings." They discuss the novel's humor, narrative style, and enduring legacy, while sharing the personal reading experiences that first reeled them in. Send all questions and comments to [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"It is not down on any map; true places never are." Over 21 episodes, join Professor Hester Blum and Rob Delaney as they navigate Moby-Dick, the devastating and hilarious journey of men at odds with the sea and themselves. To sign up and add this podcast to your feed, head to exploringthegreats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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