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Diogenes the dog is an exclusive interview with the 5th-century cynic who lived in a barrel (sorry, wine casket)I ask him a plethora of questions, such as "why did you remain single by choice?" and "what's up with you masturbating and defecati
How does the etymology of avocado relate to the word protestant? What do the words genetics, genesis, and genuine all share in common? Does crocodile mean a pebble worm, and squirrel the shadow-tailed, and why?Plenty more of this available rig
This episode is fact and fun-fueled.Pt 1 - The rip-roaring Romans popping off after winning the euros, followed by a quick sidetrack of a history of parks from Ancient Rome to Mussolini’s fascist regime.Pt 2 - The Circus Maximus - wh
They say curiosity killed the cat, and that’s why Advice from Aristotle Pt.2 is back. Aristotle gets a bad rep, but maybe his 'reason conquering all' is a useful logic to bring to the table? Why did Aristotle the investigator say “You
What’s the difference between Plebeians and Patricians? Was emperor Claudius the first pro-immigration leader? Do dolphins disrupt fishing? Who are those fellas, Romulus and Remus then? Was Cicero such the cream of the crop? All these ques
Did Aristotle think women need to have orgasms to get pregnant? Or that masters can be more 'slavish' than their own slave? Does Aristotle like 'ugly' animals? There is no ancient thinker who can speak more directly to the concerns and anx
Paris the Pacifist? Paris just stressed, depressed and Helen obsessed? Paris the love warrior?This interview with Paris of Troy really changed my perspective on the man. He is more than the cowardly home wrecker that meets the eye. Ipso facto
Apart from sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a freshwater system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?Victor Principe and I compare and contrast religion and plagues in Ancient and Mo
“Therapy with Frida” delves under the skin of the iconic painter. The Daughter of the Mexican revolution.We discuss her self-portraits, her relationships with Diego Rivera and Trotsky, her communism, and the fatal moments that led to her f
Most people know her as the wife of Oscar Wilde, but Constance was a phenomenon in her own right.What most people bypass is Constance’s invention of the divided skirt, her campaigns for women’s rights, and her pioneering fashion designs.To
The tantalising thing about Cleopatra, is that little evidence survives from century Egypt itself. So “The Cleoportrait” conquers Roman propaganda painting her as a debauched temptress using sex appeal as a political weapon. We ask he
'Go hard or Go Homer' explores homosexuality in Ancient Greece; a homosexual Utopia or Peadophile Utopia? I also get Xenophon from 430BC, an aristocratic elite and Socrates’s best mate into the studio to ask him about this love life.
'Go hard or Go Homer' explores homosexuality in Ancient and Classical Greece; a Gay Utopia or a Pedophile Utopia? I also get Xenophon, an aristocratic elite and Socrates’s best mate into the studio to ask him about this love life.
So why do Philosophers get murdered?Socrates was minding his own beeswax (kind of) before he got poisoned with Hemlock.Today we talk to Hypatia, Alexandria's preeminent philosopher, and arguably the leading mathematician in the world up to
So why do Philosophers get murdered?Socrates was minding his own beeswax (kind of) before he got poisoned with Hemlock.Hypatia was Alexandria's preeminent philosopher, and arguably the leading mathematician in the world up to this date.33
Grove is in the heart explores the English language; steeped in history and bursting in character. Do you ever hear expressions such as "Bee's Knees" and "Taste of your own medicine," and wonder what it all means?Ever been a curious George
And we are back with the ancient marble sculpture of Laocoön and his sons, spotted at the Swiss National Museum in an exhibition, named “The Exhausted man.” This statue is placed in comparison to Zinedine Zidane, who Cosimo Amati chats about.
And we are back with the ancient marble sculpture of Laocoön and his sons, spotted at the Swiss National Museum in an exhibition, named “The Exhausted man.” This statue is placed in comparison to Zinedine Zidane, who Cosimo Amati chats about.
‘Sandals and Scandals’ is the mantra of Nefertiti from 14th century Egypt. Supposedly, this queen, priestess, wife, mother, political revolutionary, beauty icon, and maybe even pharaoh, has been shrouded in mystery and intrigue, but no lo
“I do think that evil in response to evil is a recipe for disaster"....“What injures the hive, injures the bee,"... “We all love ourselves more than other people but care more about their opinion than our own"...Just 3 of the many quotations
Boudicca has been mythologised and redefined to suit varying contexts, established as a savage, a guardian of national identity, a champion of women, and a mother.Finally, we hear her story straight from the horse's mouth; discussing sexu
Boudicca has been mythologised and redefined to suit varying contexts; established as a savage, a guardian of national identity, a champion of women and a mother. Finally, we hear her story straight from the horse's mouth. She is entering t
Tourism contributes to roughly 30 percent of the economy in Greece and 15 percent in Malta.This episode will travel from the Mycenean ruins in Greece, Calyposos cave in Gozo, and to a Caravaggio in St John’s Cathedral in Valetta, the capita
Kitty Agnew and I discuss the origins of...Killing two birds with one stone? dress to kill? Have a humble eye?Collectives nouns such asA Discretions of priests? a Skulk of thieves and foxes?Music by: Tertia
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