The Immortal and Dysfunctional Family of the Gods (The Iliad Part 5)

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RE-AIR Conversations: When the Network Went Down, the Bronze Age Collapse w/ Dr Eric H Cline

This episode originally aired in April 2024 as part of our Bronze Age Collapse episode series. Liv is joined by Dr Eric H Cline to look at what we know of the end of the Bronze Age, what did and did not contribute to its collapse, and so much more. Learn about the books 1177 BC a ...  Show more

Conversations: What Does it Mean To Be Dead? The Homeric Afterlife w/ Bernie Norman

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