Ancient Office Hours

Lexie Henning
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Ancient Office Hours Podcast

Join Lexie Henning as she chats with thought leaders in academia and the entertainment industry about how they got into their field, their current work, and how they connect with the past. Together they strive to connect modern societies to ancient worlds, increase access to information about the ancient world, and introduce a wider audience to people who are inspired by antiquity.  Get exclusive bonus content (ad free episodes, early releases, and experimental content) on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Episode 99 - Dr. Melissa Funke

    4 DAYS AGO

    Episode 99 - Dr. Melissa Funke

    Dr. Melissa Funke, a professor of Classics at the University of Winnipeg, joins Lexie to discuss the fragmentary nature of history, her new book Phryne, favourite ancient Greek tragedies, what to do with the chorus in tragedies, and her work as a content creator with Peopling the Past. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey!  Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!  Learn more about Dr. Funke: https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/classics/faculty/melissa-funke.html Follow her on Twitter: https://x.com/melissakafunke?lang=en  Find her new book Phryne: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/phryne-9781350371873/    Learn more about the Lux Project: https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/classics/the-lux-project.html Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject  Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.  Get exclusive bonus content (ad free episodes, early releases, and experimental content) on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    59 min
  2. Episode 98 - Dr. Annetta Alexandridis

    AUG 21

    Episode 98 - Dr. Annetta Alexandridis

    Dr. Annetta Alexandridis, a professor of Art History at Cornell, joins Lexie to discuss her experience working on a Roman villa and navigating different archaeological sites, the benefits of working with casts/material culture, defining ‘archaeology’, how the field has changed, and determining who gets to define its meaning. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey!  Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!  Learn more about Dr. Alexandridis: https://arthistory.cornell.edu/annetta-alexandridis Check out her publications on Academia: https://independent.academia.edu/AnnettaAlexandridis  Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject  Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.  Get exclusive bonus content (ad free episodes, early releases, and experimental content) on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    57 min
  3. Episode 97 - Dr. Athena Kirk

    AUG 7

    Episode 97 - Dr. Athena Kirk

    Dr. Athena Kirk, a professor of Classics at Cornell, joins Lexie to discuss working on Plutarch/other favourite texts, differentiating text & object from ‘text-objects’, and media reception and misconceptions of ancient works. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey!  Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!  Learn more about Dr. Kirk: https://classics.cornell.edu/athena-kirk More info for the CUNY Latin/Greek Institute’s summer programs: https://www.gc.cuny.edu/latin-greek-institute Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject  Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.  Get exclusive bonus content (ad free episodes, early releases, and experimental content) on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    58 min
  4. Episode 96 - Melissanthi Mahut

    JUL 24

    Episode 96 - Melissanthi Mahut

    Actress Melissanthi Mahut, (voice of Kassandra in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey!), joins Lexie to chat about her favourite myths/stories from growing up in Greece, acting preferences between history & mythology, her experience playing Kassandra in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and assessing the impact of the game in academia. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!  Follow Melissanthi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melissanthimahut/?hl=en Follow her on Twitter: https://x.com/mlssmahut?lang=en  Watch her TEDX Talk on acting in video games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6EhnqH2zrI Find all of her projects on her IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3562015/    Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject  Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.  Get exclusive bonus content (ad free episodes, early releases, and experimental content) on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 15m
  5. Episode 95 - Michael Antonakos

    JUL 10

    Episode 95 - Michael Antonakos

    Actor Michael Antonakos, (voice of Alexios in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey!), joins Lexie to chat about getting into acting, his fascination with the Minoans and telling lesser known stories, a deep dive into his experience working on Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and a fun behind the scenes story from making Odysseus Voyage to the Underworld. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey!  Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!  Note: Both of his websites are currently unavailable while undergoing redesigns - we will drop them here when they are available.  Follow Michael on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelantonakos/?hl=en Follow his on Twitter: https://x.com/mikeantonakos?lang=en Follow Ikaros Films on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ikaros_films/?hl=en Check out his YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@michaelantonakos8568?app=desktop Find all of his projects on his IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1862545/  Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject  Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.  Get exclusive bonus content (ad free episodes, early releases, and experimental content) on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 13m
  6. Episode 94 - Dr. Astrid Van Oyen

    JUN 26

    Episode 94 - Dr. Astrid Van Oyen

    Dr. Astrid Van Oyen, a Roman archaeologist and professor at Radbound University, joins Lexie to discuss her focus on the agrarian experience in the ancient world, the development of rural economies, examining practices of gift exchange, pottery, & storage, and media adaptations of rural Roman daily life. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey!  Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!  Learn more about Dr. Van Oyen: https://www.ru.nl/en/people/van-oyen-a  Check out her publications on Academia: https://radboud.academia.edu/AstridVanOyen  Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject  Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday. Get exclusive bonus content (ad free episodes, early releases, and experimental content) on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    58 min
  7. Episode 93 - Darby McDevitt

    JUN 12

    Episode 93 - Darby McDevitt

    Darby McDevitt, a game developer and writer, best known for his work on the Assassin’s Creed series, joins Lexie to discuss curating a love of writing/history via his Irish heritage & Ulysses, writing for multiple games in the Assassin’s Creed series, navigating anachronistic inclusions and non-historical concessions in AC games, and his thoughts on AC’s Discovery Tour mode. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey!  Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!  Check out Work with Indies if you’re curious about getting into the gaming industry: https://www.workwithindies.com/  Check out Darby’s most recent game, AC Valhalla: https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/assassins-creed/valhalla?isSso=true&refreshStatus=noLoginData Follow updates about the next AC: Codename Hexe: https://www.gamesradar.com/assassins-creed-codename-hexe-guide/  Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject  Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday. Get exclusive bonus content (ad free episodes, early releases, and experimental content) on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 23m
  8. Episode 92 - Dr. Alex Dressler

    MAY 29

    Episode 92 - Dr. Alex Dressler

    Dr. Alex Dressler, a professor of Classics at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, joins Lexie to discuss his favourite Roman poets and Sappho’s legacy, queer theory and its relationship to Classics, and issues of politics, death, and Christianity in the ancient world. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey!  Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!  Learn more about Dr. Dressler: https://canes.wisc.edu/staff/alex-dressler/ Check out his publications on Academia: https://wisc.academia.edu/AlexDressler  Find his book Selections from the Poems of Paulinus of Nola: https://www.routledge.com/Selections-from-the-Poems-of-Paulinus-of-Nola-including-the-Correspondence-with-Ausonius-Introduction-Translation-and-Commentary/Dressler/p/book/9781138561359 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject  Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday. Get exclusive bonus content (ad free episodes, early releases, and experimental content) on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 12m
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Join Lexie Henning as she chats with thought leaders in academia and the entertainment industry about how they got into their field, their current work, and how they connect with the past. Together they strive to connect modern societies to ancient worlds, increase access to information about the ancient world, and introduce a wider audience to people who are inspired by antiquity.  Get exclusive bonus content (ad free episodes, early releases, and experimental content) on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Lexie Henning
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    115
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2020 The Ozymandias Project
  • Show Website
    Ancient Office Hours

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