105 episodes
Ancient Office Hours Lexie Henning
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5.0 • 38 Ratings
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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 research/projects, 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.
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Episode 89 - Dr. Daniel T. Potts
Dr. Daniel T. Potts, a professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World - NYU, joins Lexie to discuss his path from anthropology into Near Eastern Archaeology, a brief history of the Elamites, distinguishing Elamites from Assyrians, and the difficulties for future research or excavations in Iran due to the current political situation. 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. Potts: https://isaw.nyu.edu/people/faculty/isaw-faculty/daniel-t-potts
Check out his publications on Academia: https://nyu.academia.edu/DTPotts
Read his new book Aspects of Kingship in Ancient Iran: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520394995/aspects-of-kinship-in-ancient-iran
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Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.
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Special Release - Write like an Egyptian with Michael Hoffen
In this special episode, Michael Hoffen, one of the co-authors of the newly released book, “Be a Scribe!”, joins Lexie to discuss learning Egyptian from a young age, translating and designing the book, his hopes for the book, and what he’d like to do next. 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 “Be a Scribe”: https://www.beascribe.com/
Follow Michael on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelthescribe/
Follow Christian on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/osarnachthis/
Follow Jen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/egyptolojen/
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject
Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.
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Episode 88 - Dr. Sabrina Higgins
Dr. Sabrina Higgins, a professor of archaeology and art history at Simon Fraser University, joins Lexie to discuss misconceptions about the Virgin Mary, her experience researching the cult of Mary and the Maryan interpretation in Egypt, Biblical themes in the DaVinci Code and her work 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. Higgins: https://www.sfu.ca/archaeology/about/people/faculty/shiggins.html
Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sabrinacaitlin?lang=en
Check out her publications on Academia: https://sfu.academia.edu/SabrinaHiggins
Explore Peopling the Past: https://peoplingthepast.com
Listen to the Peopling the Past podcast: https://peoplingthepast.com/category/podcast/
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject
Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.
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Episode 87 - Dr. Chelsea Gardner
Dr. Chelsea Gardner, a professor of Classical Archaeology at Acadia University, joins Lexie to discuss her path from psychology to pedestrian survey in Greece, her work with the Peopling the Past podcast, how she and her PtP colleagues handle modern reception via a multitude of digital platforms. 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. Gardner: https://history.acadiau.ca/faculty/chelsea-gardner.html
Check out her The CARTography Project: https://cartographyproject.com; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SHuKfY6Gvg
Explore Peopling the Past: https://peoplingthepast.com
Listen to the Peopling the Past podcast: https://peoplingthepast.com/category/podcast/
Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/archaeoctopus
Follow Peopling the Past on Twitter: https://twitter.com/peoplingthepast
Read Under Everything by Daisy Johnson: https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/everything-under
Read Motel of Mysteries by David Macauley: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/motel-of-the-mysteries_david-macaulay/258354/#edition=2385154&idiq=4175969
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject
Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.
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Episode 86 - Dr. Sarah Beckmann
Dr. Sarah Beckmann, a professor of Classics at UCLA, joins Lexie to discuss comparisons between Rome and America, examine Roman domestic art, shrines, & cult practices, and explore the universal nature of religion/spirituality in the ancient world and the challenges of communicating them in the modern era. 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. Beckmann: https://classics.ucla.edu/person/sarah-beckmann/
Check out Dr. Beckmann’s publications on Academia: https://ucla.academia.edu/SarahBeckmann
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject
Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.
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Episode 85 - Dr. Martin Worthington
Dr. Martin Worthington, a professor of Assyriology at Trinity College Dublin, joins Lexie to discuss the reasoning behind his decision to switch from Egyptology into Assyriology, his experience producing a Babylonian language short film, consulting for Marvel’s Eternals, and combating the challenges of romanticising ancient worlds for the purpose of simplification for the general public. 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. Worthington: https://www.tcd.ie/nmes/staff/near--middle-eastern-studies/worthinm/
Check out Dr. Worthington’s publications on Academia: https://tcd.academia.edu/MartinWorthington
Watch the Babylonian language film “The Poor Man of Nippur”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxYoFlnJLoE
Explore the Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature: https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/
Read “Before the Muses” by Benjamin R. Foster: https://www.eisenbrauns.org/books/titles/978-1-883053-76-5.html
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject
Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.
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Customer Reviews
Educational and entertaining
This is an excellent and smart podcast that mixes serious discussion about education and academia with fun anecdotes and sometimes scandalous banter. Lexie is a spectacular interviewer who is clearly disarming to her interviewees, which is certainly a challenging skill to master. She is able to create a safe space that encourages her guests to speak openly. This is remarkable because people who are listening are able to find ways to relate to and perhaps find comfort in the stories and ideas and passions the guests discuss. It’s a great way to learn what professionals are really thinking, something professionals don’t often get to share with the public.
Incredibly interesting!
This podcast covers a great range of subjects, but always hews to the study of Classics. Lots of inside knowledge of academia and academic careers. The guests are knowledgeable and always fascinating, and the host has a wealth of knowledge. It is simply a great listen overall. Highly recommended.
Great range of topics and guests!
Enjoyable interviews with a great range of guests!
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