Eatin' Kids & Killin' Dads, an Introduction to Greek Mythology

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Liv Reads Homer: The Odyssey (A Modern Translation!) Books 23 & 24

Liv reads the final two books of Homer's Odyssey, translated by Ian Johnston. It's time for dramatic reunions (of the living and the dead!), more unnecessary lies, and wrapping things up in a tidy little bow. This modern translation is used with immense gratitude to translator Ia ...  Show more

And That’s That (Herodotus The Histories Bk 3, Pt. 4)

And that's how book 3 of Herodotus' Histories ends, not with a bang but with an extra duplicitous siege of Babylon. Michaela here saying goodbye to all you wonderful listeners as this is my last episode on LTAMB. But she is creating her own show that will air sometime in the end ...  Show more

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