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Let's Learn to Love Anachronisms! Medusa, Odysseus, and More of Your Questions

Liv answers some GREAT listener questions about language, anachronisms, and more... But most importantly: WHO WANTS TO WATCH THE ODYSSEY WITH ME?! I'm teaming up with the new Odyssey movie to give away tickets to advance screenings on July 13 in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. ...  Show more

RE-AIR: Euripides, Odysseus, and the Only Surviving Satyr Play (Cyclops Part 2)

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