You Are Odysseus: a retelling of the Odyssey where YOU are the hero

L Jenkinson-Brown

Tell me, O Listener, of that resourceful man... Homer's Odyssey as a second-person narrative - an interactive epic. Can you make the same choices as Odysseus? Should you? Listen and become Odysseus, the many-minded man, the most famous adventure hero of all time. Enjoy this second-person retelling of Homer's Odyssey with a fully atmospheric audio backdrop, hear Odysseus' options at each story juncture, and see if you can make the same choices - based on the hero's own in the original epic. From the teacher (and illustrator) behind GreekMythComix comes this beautiful retelling, featuring characterisations, literary features, scenarios and episodes directly from and inspired by translations of the original poem, from Troy to Ithaca. This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - original, alternative story elements based on suggestions from the original poem, the Epic Cycle, ancient authors and playwrights, and sparkling with additions from Ancient Greek mythology - https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/ How does an interactive audiobook work?This audiobook version of YOU ARE ODYSSEUS will follow the main Odyssey storyline featured in the book, narrated by the author against an immersive soundscape of monsters, gods, and exciting locations. Each time Odysseus has a choice to make, you will hear the opportunities available, have a moment to think what you would do, and then be whisked back to the story and Odysseus’ original decision. Will you empathise with the choices he makes, or will you be shocked at the outcomes he chases? Either way, you will understand Homer’s eponymous character better. Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective: https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne For show notes and references go to https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. YOU ARE ODYSSEUS Episode 1: The Beginning

    EPISODE 1

    YOU ARE ODYSSEUS Episode 1: The Beginning

    YOU ARE ODYSSEUS - the immersive, interactive audiobook podcast.EPISODE 1: The Beginning The War at Troy is over. What will you do now? CW: implied references to physical and s*xual abuse, as per historical context and mythology and the original story. Listen and become Odysseus, the many-minded man, the most famous adventure hero of all time. Enjoy this second-person retelling of Homer's Odyssey with a fully atmospheric audio backdrop, hear Odysseus' options at each story juncture, and see if you can make the same choices - based on the hero's own in the original epic. From the teacher (and illustrator) behind GreekMythComix comes this beautiful retelling, featuring characterisations, literary features, scenarios and episodes directly from and inspired by translations of the original poem, from Troy to Ithaca. This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - original, alternative story elements based on suggestions from the original poem, the Epic Cycle, ancient authors and playwrights, and sparkling with additions from Ancient Greek mythology - https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/ Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective, creators and educators dedicated to sharing knowledge that is accessible, contextualized, socially conscious, and inclusive. To find more from the Memory Collective, go to collectivemem.com Sound effects courtesy of epidemicsound.com, freesound.org, and the author’s own recordings. Intro/Outtro: TIME TRAVELLER, Tellsonic For show notes, references and credits go to laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/ This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/ Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective: https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne For show notes and references go to https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    32 min
  2. YOU ARE ODYSSEUS Episode 2: The Cyclops

    EPISODE 2

    YOU ARE ODYSSEUS Episode 2: The Cyclops

    YOU ARE ODYSSEUS - the immersive, interactive audiobook podcast.EPISODE 2: The Cyclops You're safe on Goat Island. But there might just be something else over the water... CW: sounds of implied violence and graphic eye-gouging, as per Homer's similes. This episode covers the third episode of Book 9 - the encounter with Polyphemus the Cyclops. Listen and become Odysseus, the many-minded man, the most famous adventure hero of all time. Enjoy this second-person retelling of Homer's Odyssey with a fully atmospheric audio backdrop, hear Odysseus' options at each story juncture, and see if you can make the same choices - based on the hero's own in the original epic. From the teacher (and illustrator) behind GreekMythComix comes this beautiful retelling, featuring characterisations, literary features, scenarios and episodes directly from and inspired by translations of the original poem, from Troy to Ithaca. This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - original, alternative story elements based on suggestions from the original poem, the Epic Cycle, ancient authors and playwrights, and sparkling with additions from Ancient Greek mythology - find the book at laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/ Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective, creators and educators dedicated to sharing knowledge that is accessible, contextualized, socially conscious, and inclusive. To find more from the Memory Collective, go to collectivemem.com Sound effects courtesy of epidemicsound.com, freesound.org, and the author’s own recordings. Intro/Outtro: TIME TRAVELLER, Tellsonic For show notes, references and credits go to laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/ This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/ Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective: https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne For show notes and references go to https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    37 min
  3. YOU ARE ODYSSEUS Episode 3: A Bag of Winds and Disaster

    EPISODE 3

    YOU ARE ODYSSEUS Episode 3: A Bag of Winds and Disaster

    YOU ARE ODYSSEUS - the immersive, interactive audiobook podcast.EPISODE 3: A Bag of Winds and Disaster Can Aeolus help you? Can you crew help themselves? CW: sounds of implied shipwreck and cannibalistic massacre. This episode covers the first two episodes of book 10, and the start of the third: Aeolus, King of the Winds, nearly getting to Ithaca but the crew letting the winds out of Aeolus' bag, Aeolus' rejection of Odysseus a second time; the Laestrygonians, where Odysseus loses the rest of his fleet; and the start of Aeolia, the island of Circe, with Hermes' appearance. Listen and become Odysseus, the many-minded man, the most famous adventure hero of all time. Enjoy this second-person retelling of Homer's Odyssey with a fully atmospheric audio backdrop, hear Odysseus' options at each story juncture, and see if you can make the same choices - based on the hero's own in the original epic. From the teacher (and illustrator) behind GreekMythComix comes this beautiful retelling, featuring characterisations, literary features, scenarios and episodes directly from and inspired by translations of the original poem, from Troy to Ithaca. This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - original, alternative story elements based on suggestions from the original poem, the Epic Cycle, ancient authors and playwrights, and sparkling with additions from Ancient Greek mythology - find the book at laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/ Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective, creators and educators dedicated to sharing knowledge that is accessible, contextualized, socially conscious, and inclusive. To find more from the Memory Collective, go to collectivemem.com Sound effects courtesy of epidemicsound.com, freesound.org, and the author’s own recordings. Intro/Outtro: TIME TRAVELLER, Tellsonic For show notes, references and credits go to laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/ This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/ Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective: https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne For show notes and references go to https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    37 min
  4. YOU ARE ODYSSEUS Episode 4: Circe

    EPISODE 4

    YOU ARE ODYSSEUS Episode 4: Circe

    YOU ARE ODYSSEUS - the immersive, interactive audiobook podcast.EPISODE 4: Circe The legendary goddess gives you hospitality... but at what cost? CW: sounds of implied violence, accidental death. This episode covers the first two episodes of book 10, and the start of the third: Aeolus, King of the Winds, nearly getting to Ithaca but the crew letting the winds out of Aeolus' bag, Aeolus' rejection of Odysseus a second time; the Laestrygonians, where Odysseus loses the rest of his fleet; and the start of Aeolia, the island of Circe, with Hermes' appearance. Listen and become Odysseus, the many-minded man, the most famous adventure hero of all time. Enjoy this second-person retelling of Homer's Odyssey with a fully atmospheric audio backdrop, hear Odysseus' options at each story juncture, and see if you can make the same choices - based on the hero's own in the original epic. From the teacher (and illustrator) behind GreekMythComix comes this beautiful retelling, featuring characterisations, literary features, scenarios and episodes directly from and inspired by translations of the original poem, from Troy to Ithaca. This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - original, alternative story elements based on suggestions from the original poem, the Epic Cycle, ancient authors and playwrights, and sparkling with additions from Ancient Greek mythology - find the book at laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/ Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective, creators and educators dedicated to sharing knowledge that is accessible, contextualized, socially conscious, and inclusive. To find more from the Memory Collective, go to collectivemem.com Sound effects courtesy of epidemicsound.com, freesound.org, and the author’s own recordings. Intro/Outtro: TIME TRAVELLER, Tellsonic For show notes, references and credits go to laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/ This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/ Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective: https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne For show notes and references go to https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    24 min
  5. YOU ARE ODYSSEUS Episode 5: Nekiya

    EPISODE 5

    YOU ARE ODYSSEUS Episode 5: Nekiya

    YOU ARE ODYSSEUS - the immersive, interactive audiobook podcast.EPISODE 5: Nekiya A Nekiya - when one speaks to the dead. Standing at the edge of life and death, who will you see?An extra-long episode! CW: discussion of sexual assault (as per most Ancient Greek myths), self harm, self killing. This episode covers the entirety of Book 11 - Odysseus' visit to the entrance to the underworld (without going inside, hence Nekiya, not Katabasis). It includes every one of the accounts of the Great Women of Myth, often left out of retellings, as well as the encounters with Elpenor, his mother, his former friends and even Heracles. Note: the rest of his crew, eaten by the Laestrygonians two episodes prior, are not there.  Listen and become Odysseus, the many-minded man, the most famous adventure hero of all time. Enjoy this second-person retelling of Homer's Odyssey with a fully atmospheric audio backdrop, hear Odysseus' options at each story juncture, and see if you can make the same choices - based on the hero's own in the original epic. From the teacher (and illustrator) behind GreekMythComix comes this beautiful retelling, featuring characterisations, literary features, scenarios and episodes directly from and inspired by translations of the original poem, from Troy to Ithaca. This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - original, alternative story elements based on suggestions from the original poem, the Epic Cycle, ancient authors and playwrights, and sparkling with additions from Ancient Greek mythology - find the book at laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/ Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective, creators and educators dedicated to sharing knowledge that is accessible, contextualized, socially conscious, and inclusive. To find more from the Memory Collective, go to collectivemem.com Sound effects courtesy of epidemicsound.com, freesound.org, and the author’s own recordings. Intro/Outtro: TIME TRAVELLER, Tellsonic For show notes, references and credits go to laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/ This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/ Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective: https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne For show notes and references go to https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    46 min
  6. YOU ARE ODYSSEUS Episode 6: Monstrous Things

    EPISODE 6

    YOU ARE ODYSSEUS Episode 6: Monstrous Things

    YOU ARE ODYSSEUS - the immersive, interactive audiobook podcast.EPISODE 6: Monstrous Things Sailing between a rock and a very many very hard places... CW: sounds of violent death, despair. Do not listen while operating heavy machinery. This episode covers episodes of Book 12 - Odysseus' return to Circe, and her explanation of what is to come on the next leg of their journey; the encounter with the Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis; and the Island of the Sun God... and his immortal cattle... Listen and become Odysseus, the many-minded man, the most famous adventure hero of all time. Enjoy this second-person retelling of Homer's Odyssey with a fully atmospheric audio backdrop, hear Odysseus' options at each story juncture, and see if you can make the same choices - based on the hero's own in the original epic. From the teacher (and illustrator) behind GreekMythComix comes this beautiful retelling, featuring characterisations, literary features, scenarios and episodes directly from and inspired by translations of the original poem, from Troy to Ithaca. This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - original, alternative story elements based on suggestions from the original poem, the Epic Cycle, ancient authors and playwrights, and sparkling with additions from Ancient Greek mythology - find the book at laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/ Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective, creators and educators dedicated to sharing knowledge that is accessible, contextualized, socially conscious, and inclusive. To find more from the Memory Collective, go to collectivemem.com Sound effects courtesy of epidemicsound.com, freesound.org, and the author’s own recordings. Intro/Outtro: TIME TRAVELLER, Tellsonic For show notes, references and credits go to laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/ This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/ Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective: https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne For show notes and references go to https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    37 min

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Tell me, O Listener, of that resourceful man... Homer's Odyssey as a second-person narrative - an interactive epic. Can you make the same choices as Odysseus? Should you? Listen and become Odysseus, the many-minded man, the most famous adventure hero of all time. Enjoy this second-person retelling of Homer's Odyssey with a fully atmospheric audio backdrop, hear Odysseus' options at each story juncture, and see if you can make the same choices - based on the hero's own in the original epic. From the teacher (and illustrator) behind GreekMythComix comes this beautiful retelling, featuring characterisations, literary features, scenarios and episodes directly from and inspired by translations of the original poem, from Troy to Ithaca. This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - original, alternative story elements based on suggestions from the original poem, the Epic Cycle, ancient authors and playwrights, and sparkling with additions from Ancient Greek mythology - https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/ How does an interactive audiobook work?This audiobook version of YOU ARE ODYSSEUS will follow the main Odyssey storyline featured in the book, narrated by the author against an immersive soundscape of monsters, gods, and exciting locations. Each time Odysseus has a choice to make, you will hear the opportunities available, have a moment to think what you would do, and then be whisked back to the story and Odysseus’ original decision. Will you empathise with the choices he makes, or will you be shocked at the outcomes he chases? Either way, you will understand Homer’s eponymous character better. Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective: https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne For show notes and references go to https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.