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EPISODE 8 TELEMACHUS
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07/28/19 • 110 min
STORY 0:00 – 53:15 At the same time as Hermes takes flight to Calypso’ island, in order to rescue Odysseus, Athena takes flight to Ithaka, in order to “rescue” 20-year old Telemachus: from his remarkable immaturity. This episode picks up the story in the twentieth year of Odysseus’ absence, and details the “Ithacan constitutional crisis”...
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EPISODE 12 HOMECOMING
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07/24/19 • 148 min
STORY 0:00 – 1:33:40 Odysseus – after twenty years away – wakes up on the shores of his own dear Ithaka. Athena provides her boy with an intelligence briefing, a reconnoiter strategy, and, of course, a disguise. And then Odysseus launches into the most dangerous part of his homecoming journey yet: figuring a way to...
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EPISODE 4 CIRCE
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08/01/19 • 89 min
STORY 0:00 – 56:00 Odysseus’ crew arrive on Circe’s island, where they are transformed into pigs (most likely for behaving like pigs). After rescuing his crew, Odysseus decides to postpone his homecoming a full year, unwilling to resist the pleasures of the Circe’s “gorgeous bed”. POST-STORY COMMENTARY: MARITAL FIDELITY IN THE BRONZE AGE 56:00 –...
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EPISODE 1 PENELOPE
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08/23/19 • 93 min
STORY 0:00 – 1:15:00 Odysseus – “the polytropus man” – sets sail for home. Adventures at Ismarus and in the Land of the Lotus Eaters follow. A detailed flashback takes us to Ithaka, to explore Penelope’s three duties in her husband’s absence: stewardship, sexual fidelity, and raising an heir. The episode concludes with Odysseus and...
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EPISODE 13 RECOGNITION AND REVENGE
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07/23/19 • 151 min
STORY 0:00 – 1:36:40 Our story opens with possible “recognition”. Penelope and a homeless beggar (Odysseus) have a long conversation, and take turns decoding a dream. Does Penelope know that the beggar is Odysseus? The next day Penelope announces that her husband is dead, and now is the day to choose a new husband. Penelope...
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EPISODE 10 NAUSICAA
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07/26/19 • 90 min
STORY 0:00 – 1:04:45 At the same time as Athena is in Ithaka – “mentoring” Telemachus – Odysseus washes ashore the land of the Phaeacians: badly beat up, half-starved, and totally naked. And his only hope of receiving the xenia that he needs, is to somehow find a way to supplicate a feisty young teenage...
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EPISODE 9 TELEMACHUS, MENELAUS, and HELEN OF TROY
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07/27/19 • 95 min
STORY 0:00 – 53:45 Athena sends Telemachus off on his first ever “road trip” – to Pylos and to Sparta – in the hopes that it might help the milquetoast young man to “grow a pair”. Telemachus meets some familiar characters from Iliad: windy old king Nestor, blustery Menelaus, and the “enigmatic-as-ever” Helen of Troy...
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EPISODE 14 REUNION
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07/18/19 • 91 min
STORY 0:00 – 1:03:05 And finally, Penelope and Odysseus (no longer in disguise) meet. Penelope sets one final test, Odysseus passes it, and certain recognition ensues. Following that, Homer attempts to tie up a few lose ends in his plot – and leaves even more dangling – and The Odyssey comes to a close. POST-STORY...
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EPISODE 11 DEMODOCUS and THE PHAECIANS
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07/25/19 • 99 min
STORY 0:00 – 1:18:30 Odysseus – his identity still a secret – spends a very full day as the guest of the King Alcinous and Queen Arete. Most of the day is spent in Odysseus doing his best to NOT reveal his identity. But songs sung by the bard Demodocus, and an ugly incident on...
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EPISODE 7 CALYPSO
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07/29/19 • 91 min
STORY 0:00 – 54:30 The episode opens in year seven of Odysseus’ long, largely undocumented sojourn on Calypso’s island. Odysseus is longing for home, apparently unmoved by the promise of immortality with a goddess. Up on Mount Olympus: Athena pleads Odysseus’ case, Zeus relents, and Hermes is sent to Calypso’s island with orders that “Odysseus...
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How many episodes does ODYSSEY: THE PODCAST have?
ODYSSEY: THE PODCAST currently has 14 episodes available.
What topics does ODYSSEY: THE PODCAST cover?
The podcast is about History and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on ODYSSEY: THE PODCAST?
The episode title 'EPISODE 14 REUNION' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on ODYSSEY: THE PODCAST?
The average episode length on ODYSSEY: THE PODCAST is 101 minutes.
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Episodes of ODYSSEY: THE PODCAST are typically released every 23 hours.
When was the first episode of ODYSSEY: THE PODCAST?
The first episode of ODYSSEY: THE PODCAST was released on Jul 18, 2019.
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