The Classics Podcast

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Produced by The Classical Association, this podcast features content all about the ancient world - from revision material for students of ancient history to stories inspired by classical mythology, to interviews with famous voices and people from all walks of life discussing the classical past, there's something for everyone. Follow The Classics Podcast on Instagram at @theclassicalpod so you don't miss out on a single episode and @classicalassociation to keep up to date with our work. Out now: Classics & Careers Season 3

  1. Jul 20

    Expert in Residence: Get to Know David Bullen

    Our new Resident Expert Dr David Bullen (Royal Holloway University of London) is a theatre director, writer, and dramaturg. He has been co-artistic director of Theatre of the Gentle Furies since 2011 and his adaptations of plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes have been performed in the UK and the US. Listen now to discover his beef with Aristotle, his unconventional academic journey, his most underrated Greek tragedy and his answers to this episode's quick fire round! Send in your questions for Part 2: https://forms.office.com/e/F8kUsyViUx Show Notes The APGRD Edith Hall's video for the CA Kings Greek Play Please note that the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker(s), and do not necessarily reflect those of the CA. Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Classical Association⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to access discounts, events and more Follow the CA on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram (podcast), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And find out more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠classicalassociation.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast theme music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transistor.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠how to start a podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here.

    Expert in Residence: Get to Know David Bullen

  2. Jul 15 ·  Bonus

    Was Odysseus the best speaker in the ancient world? Feat. HarrysPoetryy

    Creator, linguist and tutor Harry Donoghue (@harryspoetryy) joins Katrina to discuss his love for ancient literature, to preview Christopher Nolan's Odyssey film, to highlight the pervading humour and relatability of Roman poets, and share whom he thinks was the best salesman in the ancient world... Please note that the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker(s), and do not necessarily reflect those of the CA. Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Classical Association⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to access discounts, events and more Follow the CA on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram (podcast), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And find out more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠classicalassociation.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast theme music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transistor.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠how to start a podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here.

    Was Odysseus the best speaker in the ancient world? Feat. HarrysPoetryy

  3. May 15

    Classics & Careers S3, E8: Eleanor Crook, Sculptor

    That's right, we couldn't conclude Season 3 without a bonus episode! It was a privilege to speak to eminent sculptor Eleanor Crook about her Classics degree, a life-changing experience at Hadrian's Wall, forging an unconventional career, immortalising the Queen's Lying in State, and backwards engineering the Riace Bronzes. Read our obituary for Tony Harrison here and do get in touch with us if you'd like to work with Eleanor on a research project. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker(s), and do not necessarily reflect those of the CA. Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Classical Association⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to access discounts, events and more Follow the CA on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram (podcast), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And find out more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠classicalassociation.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast theme music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transistor.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠how to start a podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here.

    Classics & Careers S3, E8: Eleanor Crook, Sculptor

  4. May 4

    Classics & Careers S3, E7: Sarah Rowley (Head of Comms at YouTube UK)

    For the final episode of this season of Classics & Careers, Katrina meets Sarah Rowley, Head of Communications at YouTube in the UK, and discovers her love for Latin (join in with 'guess the song'), how she turned a lockdown project into a brilliant book, and how ancient rhetoric plays an influential role in modern comms. Follow Sarah on LinkedIn Read Sarah’s blog about Latin Rocks On You Talkin’ to Me? https://profilebooks.com/work/you-talkin-to-me/  The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker(s), and do not necessarily reflect those of the CA. Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Classical Association⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to access discounts, events and more Follow the CA on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram (podcast), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And find out more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠classicalassociation.org⁠⁠⁠ Podcast theme music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transistor.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠how to start a podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here.

    Classics & Careers S3, E7: Sarah Rowley (Head of Comms at YouTube UK)

  5. Apr 23

    Classics & Careers S3, E6: Tracy-Ann Oberman (Actor & Writer)

    Tracy-Ann Oberman, perhaps best known for playing Chrissie Watts in EastEnders, as well as her many stage and TV roles including Monroe, Doctor Who, New Tricks, It's A Sin and more, is a self-proclaimed Classics geek! Winner of 2021 Celebrity Mastermind, her chosen topic was the Women of Imperial Rome. In this episode, Katrina discovers Tracy-Ann's passion for Roman history and literature, her classical travel recommendations, the inspiration behind many of her plays, and which writer she turned to as a child, seeking ancient intrigue... Show Notes https://www.marbella-adventures.com/things-to-do/sulfur-bath https://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Herod-Great-published-Watching/dp/0008732787  The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker(s), and do not necessarily reflect those of the CA. Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Classical Association⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to access discounts, events and more Follow the CA on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram (podcast), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And find out more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠classicalassociation.org⁠⁠ Podcast theme music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transistor.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠how to start a podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here.

    Classics & Careers S3, E6: Tracy-Ann Oberman (Actor & Writer)

  6. Apr 20

    Expert in Residence: Q&A with Richard Kendall

    We're back with Richard for part 2 in our Expert in Residence interview series - he answers your questions on Georgian caves, steppe nomads, ancient homelessness, lost heritage, the Scythians, Olbian pottery and gives some excellent PhD advice. ⁠David Braund book mentioned⁠ ⁠⁠Enjoy Richard's Special Lecture for us this May⁠⁠ Browse the CA Speaker List Dr Richard Kendall is a Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History at the ⁠University of Exeter⁠. He completed his doctorate, ‘Strategies of Cooperation’, at the University of Edinburgh in 2024, focusing on the meeting of Greeks, Romans and steppe nomads in the city of Olbia, in modern Ukraine, in the early centuries AD.Richard’s research focuses on the people and places often marginalised in the discipline, such as Scythians and Sarmatians, the homeless in antiquity, and the northern Black Sea and Caucasus region more widely. In 2023, he co-chaired a conference on ‘The Afterlife of the Greco-Persian Wars’ at Kyoto University, Japan, and has presented at several international conferences, perhaps most memorably in a cave in southern Georgia. Podcast theme music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transistor.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠how to start a podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here. The views and opinions expressed are those of the speaker(s) and not necessarily those of the CA.

    Expert in Residence: Q&A with Richard Kendall

  7. Apr 6

    Expert in Residence: Get to Know Richard Kendall

    From Basildon to the Black Sea, explore Richard's classics journey, and, having listened to this episode, ask him a question to answer in Part 2! Dr Richard Kendall is a Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Exeter. He completed his doctorate, ‘Strategies of Cooperation’, at the University of Edinburgh in 2024, focusing on the meeting of Greeks, Romans and steppe nomads in the city of Olbia, in modern Ukraine, in the early centuries AD.Richard’s research focuses on the people and places often marginalised in the discipline, such as Scythians and Sarmatians, the homeless in antiquity, and the northern Black Sea and Caucasus region more widely. In 2023, he co-chaired a conference on ‘The Afterlife of the Greco-Persian Wars’ at Kyoto University, Japan, and has presented at several international conferences, perhaps most memorably in a cave in southern Georgia. Enjoy his Special Lecture for us this May Correction: *Valerius Flaccus (not Quintus) composed the Argonautica! Podcast theme music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transistor.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠how to start a podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here. The views and opinions expressed are those of the speaker(s) and not necessarily those of the CA.

    Expert in Residence: Get to Know Richard Kendall

  8. Mar 18

    Classics & Careers S3, E5: James Simpson MW (Pol Roger)

    This week we're swapping A Level exams for something very different - the fiendish exams you have to take if you want to become a 'Master of Wine', which is exactly what James Simpson (Managing Director at Pol Roger) did after his Classics degree! In this episode, find out what ancient wine might have tasted like, the origins of champagne, what links Plato and Churchill and some secrets of the Greek symposium... ⁠ We don’t advocate alcoholic consumption, for more information read Drinkaware: https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/tools/  The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker(s), and do not necessarily reflect those of the CA. Follow us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Classical Association⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to access discounts, events and more Follow the CA on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram (podcast), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And find out more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠classicalassociation.org⁠⁠ Podcast theme music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transistor.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠how to start a podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here.

    Classics & Careers S3, E5: James Simpson MW (Pol Roger)
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Produced by The Classical Association, this podcast features content all about the ancient world - from revision material for students of ancient history to stories inspired by classical mythology, to interviews with famous voices and people from all walks of life discussing the classical past, there's something for everyone. Follow The Classics Podcast on Instagram at @theclassicalpod so you don't miss out on a single episode and @classicalassociation to keep up to date with our work. Out now: Classics & Careers Season 3

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  • Creator
    The Classical Association
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    181
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