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Legit Classics

Legit Classics

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Jasmine Elmer has a mission - to make everyone love the Classics as much as she does. Each week she'll tackle a different subject, with the aid of a special guest, to explain how the Greco-Roman era has influenced virtually all aspects of modern life. This is the classics podcast that talks as much about modern life as the ancient world. No prior revision required!

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Legit Classics episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Legit Classics for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Legit Classics episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Legit Classics - Sex with CATE CAMPBELL
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11/21/22 • 33 min

Accredited sex therapist, author and co-host of The Real Sex Education Podcast, Jasmine's guest today is Cate Campbell, talking about attitudes towards sex in classical times. Were the Romans really more liberal than us and if so should we take a leaf out of their book when it comes to being less prudish when talking about sex?


Follow Jasmine @legitclassicist on twitter and instagram



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Legit Classics - Thrillers with ANDREW HUNTER MURRAY
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10/31/22 • 44 min

Kicking off a new batch of the series that seeks to find out how the classics compares to modern day, Jasmine is joined by the brilliant Andrew Hunter Murray, best selling author, journalist and one of the indomitable QI elves. Talk ranges from misunderstood monsters to modern horror and, just to warn you, there is some bad mouthing of Cicero...


Find Jasmine @legitclassicist on social media.


Andrew's latest book 'The Sanctuary' is published by Penguin and he can be found @andrewhunterm on twitter.


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Legit Classics - Medicine with DR EMEKA
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11/07/22 • 35 min

The fabulous Dr Emeka Okorocha joins Jasmine today to discuss all things healthcare and medicine. Dr Emeka gamely answers Jasmine's pop quiz of Classical diagnoses to see if he can tell what the patient was suffering from, as well as managing to keep a straight face while she reveals some of the ancient cures. Hippocrates of course is discussed, whose oath Doctors even now have to commit to before they start to practise.


Follow Jasmine @legitclassicist on twitter and instagram


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Legit Classics - Happiness with SIMON ALEXANDER ONG
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11/14/22 • 41 min

Life Coach and Business Strategist Simon Alexander Ong joins Jasmine to discuss the pursuit of happiness this week. How did the ancients pursue happiness and are the methods to achieve this that we use today likely to have been the same back then?


Follow Jasmine on Twitter and Instagram @legitclassicist



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Legit Classics - Interior Design with EMMA JANE PALIN
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12/05/22 • 26 min

Emma Jane Palin, interior blogger and stylist joins Jasmine today to chat about how much inspiration our current homes draw from classical interiors. Alongside the more expected chats about mosaics and marble there's also talk of what every Deco magazine celebrities want to be featured in and even how current music bands are referencing furniture items that have classical provenance!


Legit Classics is hosted by Jasmine Elmer and is a Hat Trick Podcast



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Legit Classics - Parenting with THE UNMUMSY MUM (aka Sarah Turner)
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06/06/22 • 39 min

Blogger and Author Sarah Turner, aka The UnMumsy Mum is the guest chatting to Jasmine this week discussing how modern attitudes to parenting contrast with how Greco-Roman parents dealt with their children, and whether or not their own boys would have coped with the less than gentle style of parenting at the time.


Legit Classics is a Hat Trick Podcast

Producers are Claire Broughton and Andy Goddard


Follow Jasmine @legitclassicist on instagram and @jasmine_elmer on twitter



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Legit Classics - Wine with ALEESHA HANSEL
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06/01/22 • 37 min

Wine writer and presenter Aleesha Hansel chats to Jasmine about wine this week - how colonialism has shaped which wines we think of as the best, how attitudes to drinking have changed and why Aleesha believes our supermarket wine aisles need a reshuffle (and we agree!).


Legit Classics is a Hat Trick Podcast

Producers are Claire Broughton and Andy Goddard


Follow Jasmine @legitclassicist on instagram and @jasmine_elmer on twitter



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Legit Classics - Maths with BOBBY SEAGULL
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05/30/22 • 28 min

Maths teacher, broadcaster and writer Bobby Seagull joins Jasmine to kick off the series as they discuss how ancient theories have stood the test of time and why Pythagoras is not the only classical Mathematician you should know about.


Legit Classics is a Hat Trick Podcast

Producers are Claire Broughton and Andy Goddard


Follow Jasmine @legitclassicist on instagram and @jasmine_elmer on twitter



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Legit Classics - TRAILER

TRAILER

Legit Classics

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05/16/22 • 0 min

COMING SOON - Legit Classics with Jasmine Elmer. Classicist Jasmine Elmer has a mission - to make everyone love the Greco Roman Classic Era as much as she does.


Legit Classics is a Hat Trick Podcast



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Legit Classics - Comedy with STUART GOLDSMITH
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06/13/22 • 44 min

Host of Comcompod, acclaimed stand up, and all round excellent person Stuart Goldsmith joins Jasmine today to find out whether what makes us laugh today is the same as that which tickled audiences in the Greco Roman period. Are we in a new age of comedy censorship, or have there always been limits to what we could joke about?


Jasmine Elmer hosts LEGIT CLASSICS

Follow Jasmine on @legitclassicist on insta


Legit Classics is a Hat Trick Podcast

Produced by Andy Goddard

Exec Producer Claire Broughton



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FAQ

How many episodes does Legit Classics have?

Legit Classics currently has 11 episodes available.

What topics does Legit Classics cover?

The podcast is about Classics, History, Podcasts and Education.

What is the most popular episode on Legit Classics?

The episode title 'Parenting with THE UNMUMSY MUM (aka Sarah Turner)' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Legit Classics?

The average episode length on Legit Classics is 34 minutes.

How often are episodes of Legit Classics released?

Episodes of Legit Classics are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Legit Classics?

The first episode of Legit Classics was released on May 16, 2022.

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