The Classics Podcast

The Classical Association
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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. Classics & Careers S3, E5: James Simpson MW (Pol Roger)

    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.

    27 min
  2. Classics & Careers S3, E4: Cosi's Odyssey (Historian & Presenter)

    MAR 4

    Classics & Careers S3, E4: Cosi's Odyssey (Historian & Presenter)

    Cosi is an ancient historian, presenter and digital communicator - her engaging content and events have built a classics community and in this episode, we explore her proudest achievements, what she's learned on her journey through academia and her current PhD research, and her love for hot yoga and squashing tomatoes (not necessarily at the same time!)... Follow Cosi's Odyssey Follow Cosi on LinkedIn and Instagram Please note: 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.

    38 min
  3. Classics & Careers S3, E3: Scott Handcock (Director & Producer)

    FEB 23

    Classics & Careers S3, E3: Scott Handcock (Director & Producer)

    Scott Handcock is a TV and audio producer, writer, and director. Having recently worked as Assistant Producer on the BBC's 'The War Between the Land and the Sea', he has been Script Editor for Doctor Who and Head Writer on spin-off Torchwood. He discusses how his Classics degree at the University of Birmingham has influenced his writing and his career in drama, his favourite chocolate, which ancient character he resonates with most, working on the iconic tenth doctor episode Fires of Pompeii, and meeting a very famous canine... Find out more about Scott's work Follow Scott on Instagram @scotthandcock1984 Enjoy the Fires of Pompeii on BBC i⁠Player⁠ Enter our ⁠⁠Poetry Competition⁠⁠ before 27 February 2026 Please note: the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker(s), and do not necessarily reflect those of the CA. With apologies for some audio issues in this episode. 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.

    34 min
  4. Classics & Careers S3, E2: Kamila Shamsie (Author of Home Fire)

    FEB 13

    Classics & Careers S3, E2: Kamila Shamsie (Author of Home Fire)

    In this episode, Katrina is joined by Kamila Shamsie, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and award-winning novelist, including of Home Fire, for which she won the Women’s Prize for Fiction and was long listed for the Booker Prize.  Enjoy a deep-dive into this modern adaptation of the story of Antigone and Ismene, where we discuss translations by Anne Carson and Seamus Heaney, the ancient explorer Scylax, the importance of book titles, and how Kamila's grandfather influenced her career as a writer. Enter our ⁠Poetry Competition⁠ before 27 February 2026 Please note: 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.

    29 min
  5. Classics & Careers S3, E1: David Harry (Tour Guide and Magician)

    JAN 20

    Classics & Careers S3, E1: David Harry (Tour Guide and Magician)

    Meet David Harry, aka 'The London Spy' and 'The Delusionist', a former Vice President of Deutsche Bank who went from photocopy-boy to member of the Magic Circle and social media star via ancient trade guilds and a love for Latin. This is an episode not to be missed! We talk flatulence, London's secrets, Fishbourne Roman Palace, the joys of Classics and forging your own path. Follow David on IG, TikTok and his website The story of Teller the Magician Enter our Poetry Competition Please note: the views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speaker, 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.

    45 min
  6. TCP Talking Disability: Dyslexia and Classics

    12/22/2025

    TCP Talking Disability: Dyslexia and Classics

    Joining Dr Chella Ward this week are Dr Marcus Bell and Ronnais Lloyd to explore how dyslexia and learning difference has influenced their studies of the ancient past. This UK Disability History Month, we're exploring experiences of disability and the study of the ancient world - follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ and TikTok to enjoy clips and find all our episodes. Ronnais' profile at the University of Leeds: https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/pgr/9810/ronnais-lloyd and her article on Asterion hub: https://asterion.uk/index.php/2021/09/24/reading-roman-history-while-autistic/ Marcus' profile at UCL: https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/104704-marcus-bell and their recent article: https://academic.oup.com/crj/article/16/2/178/7471466 The views and opinions expressed in these podcasts are those of the speakers, and do not necessarily reflect those of the CA. Podcast theme music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transistor.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠how to start a podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here.

    41 min
  7. TCP Talking Disability: Neurodiversity and Classics

    12/17/2025

    TCP Talking Disability: Neurodiversity and Classics

    Joining Dr Chella Ward this week are Annis Wiltshire and Dr Ellie Mackin-Roberts for an episode of Talking Disability on autism and neurodivergence. They discuss ancient sensory experiences, retrospective diagnoses and the reliability of accessible adjustments. This UK Disability History Month, we're exploring experiences of disability and the study of the ancient world - follow us on Instagram to enjoy clips and find all our episodes. Ellie's article in the Institute of Classical Studies bulletin can be accessed here: https://academic.oup.com/bics/article-abstract/67/1/53/7977041?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false Follow Annis' society Neuroinfinity Oxford here: https://www.instagram.com/neuroinfinityoxford/ and read her blog on Hephaestus The views and opinions expressed in these podcasts are those of the speakers, and do not necessarily reflect those of the CA. Podcast theme music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transistor.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠how to start a podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here. Apologies for the mic feedback in this episode.

    44 min
  8. TCP Talking Disability: Cerebral Palsy and Classics

    12/12/2025

    TCP Talking Disability: Cerebral Palsy and Classics

    Join Dr Chella Ward and her two guests, Alexandra and Danny, in this first episode of our Talking Disability mini-series, launching this UK Disability History Month, exploring experiences of disability and the study of the ancient world. Dr Alexandra F Morris (Queen’s University Belfast): https://alexandrafmorris.wordpress.com/ Dr Danny Pucknell (Cardiff and Vale College) Chair of the Cardiff and District Classical Association https://classicalassociation.org/croeso-i-caerdydd-classics-past-present-and-future/ SHOW NOTES Alexandra mentioned Crip Antiquity (https://cripantiquity.com/) and Asterion Hub (https://asterion.uk/) Disability Terminology Blog: https://classicalstudies.org/scs-blog/alexandra-morris/blog-brief-guide-disability-terminology-and-theory-ancient-world-studies Article written for the general public about Harpocrates and cerebral palsy: https://www.historyworkshop.org.uk/disability-history/tomorrow-is-yesterday-disability-in-ancient-egypt/ Original peer-reviewed article written for a medical audience: https://pediatricstrokejournal.com/cerebral-palsy-in-ancient-egypt/ The views and opinions expressed in these podcasts are those of the speakers, and do not necessarily reflect those of the CA. Podcast theme music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Transistor.fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠how to start a podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here.

    36 min
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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
    174
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © The Classical Association
  • Show Website
    The Classics Podcast

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