Book V – Reception and Other Special Finds

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: A Wounded Fawn (2022), Commentary Listen-Along

We venture out into new seas — or new remote cabins-in-the-woods — with a new Halloween special listen-along commentary. Hear our real-time

It’s British edu-tainment at its finest? Opinions, like empires, are divided over this movie, a raunchy comedy adapted from of a popular

This might be perhaps the wildest piece of classical reception we’ve covered to date, at least if we’re going by number of

That’s right all you hard boppers, we’re back with a new episode on the 1979 cult classic, The Warriors. Joined by special

This is a little at of order as we actually recorded prior to the last two episodes, but hey that’s showbiz! We

We continue our excavation of the Indiana Jones franchise with its fourth (but not final) installment. Joining us is Mesoamerican archaeologist and

After much ado, we finally tackle the big question: why did it have to be snakes? Joined by Egyptologists and hosts of

This episode, it’s all about the three C’s of classical education: Caesar, Cicero and Cheating at trivia contests. We dig into The

What’s a place like me doing in a podcast like this? That’s right we’re jumping across the Mediterranean to Egypt to talk

Why do we build the podcast? We build the podcast to set us free! This week we shift gears into musical theater

We’re here with a very special bonus episode on Superbowl commercials past and present. We dig into three classically themed features from

Get ready for a real trip back to ancient Egypt, where Caesar is green, triumphs feature sports cars and gladiators bring handguns

In a very special episode, Colin, Eli, Christie and special guest Zoé Thomas sit down with Charley and Vlas Parlapanides, the creators

Depressa! Toma! Toca faz o sol nasce! Bolstered by yet another mega guest, Dr. Rebecca Futo Kennedy, the creative mind behind Classics

Joined by another fantastic guest and man of constant sorrow, Joel Christensen, we trace the unbroken line from Homer to Mumford &

A movie actually about digging! This week we’re joined by special guest, Dr. Christie Vogler, to talk about the 3 D’s of