That's Ancient History

Jean Menzies
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That's Ancient History

That's Ancient History: the podcast for all things classical, old & new. Exploring antiquity from its history to its place in today's world. Host and producer Dr Jean Menzies.

  1. S.6 E.4 Psyche & Eros with Luna McNamara

    06/24/2024

    S.6 E.4 Psyche & Eros with Luna McNamara

    Psyche & Eros is out now: https://amzn.to/3KULp5P Find Luna: Website: https://www.lunamcnamarawriter.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luna_mcnamara_writer X: https://x.com/McnamaraLuna Find Jean: Website: www.jeanmenzies.com YouTube: www.youtube.com/jeansthoughts TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@jeansthoughts Instagram: www.instagram.com/jeansthoughts/ Follow the podcast on X: twitter.com/thatsancient You can support the podcast via... Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/jeansthoughts Patreon: www.patreon.com/bookishthoughts The Books We Talked About: The Golden Ass (tr. Sarah Ruden): https://amzn.to/4bfjqJ0 Jason and the Golden Fleece (The Argonautica): https://amzn.to/3zeOKdv The Wolf Den: https://amzn.to/45FhKr6 Apuleius in European Literature (Dr Regine May): https://amzn.to/3XyQecA The Last Tale of the Flower Bride: https://amzn.to/4eOgSEL

    43 min
  2. S.6 E.3 Hera the Mother of Monsters with Jennifer Saint

    05/27/2024

    S.6 E.3 Hera the Mother of Monsters with Jennifer Saint

    Hera is out now: https://amzn.to/4biSxEN Find Jennifer: Website: https://www.jennifersaint.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennifer.saint.author/ Find Jean: Website: https://www.jeanmenzies.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/jeansthoughts TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeansthoughts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeansthoughts/ Follow the podcast on X: https://twitter.com/thatsancient You can support the podcast via... Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/jeansthoughts Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bookishthoughts The Books We Talked About: Atalanta: https://amzn.to/3K1mgGc The Iliad: https://amzn.to/3UHjACG Lilith: https://amzn.to/3yi42Oe Women's Lore: https://amzn.to/3QLaUtI

    35 min
  3. S.6 E.2 Reimagining the Oedipus Cycle with Meagan Cleveland

    03/25/2024

    S.6 E.2 Reimagining the Oedipus Cycle with Meagan Cleveland

    Riddles of the Sphinx is out now: https://amzn.to/43ikAkB Check out Meagan... Website: https://www.meagancleveland.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littleredreading/ X: https://twitter.com/MeaganClevelan8 Follow the podcast on X: https://twitter.com/thatsancient Listen to this Podcast on... Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-591915376/classics-is-for-everyone Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0bfJsiS4eV9MN4A3pYMXNt Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1387485444 The Books We Talked About: Sophocles' Theban Plays (Antigone, Oedipus Rex & Oedipus at Colonus): https://amzn.to/48XXXmC Statius' Thebiad: https://amzn.to/3vchEJD Medea by Eilish Quin: https://www.waterstones.com/book/medea/eilish-quin/9781668020760 Winter Harvest by Ioanna Papadopoulou: https://www.waterstones.com/book/winter-harvest/ioanna-papadopoulou/9781739234850 Threads that Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou: https://www.waterstones.com/book/threads-that-bind/kika-hatzopoulou/9780241614648 You can support my content via... Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/jeansthoughts Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bookishthoughts

    37 min
  4. S. 6 E. 1 Classics is for Everyone with Erica Stevenson

    02/26/2024

    S. 6 E. 1 Classics is for Everyone with Erica Stevenson

    Follow That's Ancient History on X: twitter.com/thatsancient In the first episode of season six Dr Jean Menzies chats classics and accessibility with creator and producer of the MoanIn project (Modern Ancients) Erica Stevenson. Find Erica & MoanInc: Website: https://www.moaninc.co.uk YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/moaninc X: https://twitter.com/moaninc Find Jean: Website: https://www.jeanmenzies.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/jeansthoughts X: https://twitter.com/jeansthoughts The Books We Talked About: The Iliad: https://amzn.to/3I3MF54 The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours: https://amzn.to/49nk4E9 Savage Beasts: https://amzn.to/3I6m5bz

    51 min
  5. S.5 E.4 Writing Greek Myths for Children with Jen Campbell & Jean Menzies

    01/24/2022

    S.5 E.4 Writing Greek Myths for Children with Jen Campbell & Jean Menzies

    Jen Campbell Interviews Jean Menzies (That's Ancient History host) about her debut children's book Greek Myths, published by DK and illustrated by Katie Ponder. Jean's book Greek Myths: https://amzn.to/3IlJHqN Also in the series is Norse Myths by Matt Ralphs: https://amzn.to/3FMVKfg And you can currently preorder Egyptian Myths by Jean Menzies: https://amzn.to/33S0pz8 Check out Jen's latest book, The Girl Who Ate Her Brothers and other Gruesome Tales: https://amzn.to/3rCQwNU As well as her series on the history of fairytales on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj_-yiIwc8I&t=0s

    31 min
  6. S.5 E.3 Ask a Classicist with my boyfriend: Hobbies, Courting, and Social Life in Antiquity

    11/22/2021

    S.5 E.3 Ask a Classicist with my boyfriend: Hobbies, Courting, and Social Life in Antiquity

    Just a Couple of Meeples Board Game Review: https://www.instagram.com/justacoupleofmeeples/ That's Ancient History on twitter: https://twitter.com/thatsancient Books Mentioned: Aphrodite's Tortoise: https://amzn.to/30NVhux The Old Kingdom Series: The Old Kingdom

    34 min
  7. S.5 E.2 Medusa & Modern Women with Jessie Burton

    11/01/2021

    S.5 E.2 Medusa & Modern Women with Jessie Burton

    In this episode of That's Ancient History Jean talks to author Jessie Burton about her new book Medusa: https://amzn.to/3Guqp2B More from Jessie Burton: https://www.jessieburton.co.uk Follow That's Ancient History on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thatsancient

    39 min
  8. S.5 E.1 Answering the Most Googled Questions About Ancient Greece with Jill Scott

    10/18/2021

    S.5 E.1 Answering the Most Googled Questions About Ancient Greece with Jill Scott

    Support the podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bookishthoughts Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/thatsancient And check out our website: https://www.jeanmenzies.com/podcast Check out host Jean's book on greek myths: https://amzn.to/3oVrqKv And discover more about antiquity in video format on her YouTube channel: https://www.jeanmenzies.com/ancient-history-videos And tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeansthoughts In this week's episode Jean Menzies and regular guest Jill Scott welcome back the podcast for a new season by finding out what the most googled questions about Ancient Greece are and have a go at answering them. Books recommended: The Darkening Age by Catherine Nixey: https://amzn.to/3aveXF3 Democracy by Paul Cartledge: https://amzn.to/2YN8mTY The Class Struggle in the Ancient Greek by G.E.M. De Ste Croix: https://amzn.to/3iTkcCX Greek Myths by Jean Menzies: https://amzn.to/3oVrqKv

    28 min
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That's Ancient History: the podcast for all things classical, old & new. Exploring antiquity from its history to its place in today's world. Host and producer Dr Jean Menzies.

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  • Creator
    Jean Menzies
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2024
  • Episodes
    35
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
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