Odyssey & Chill

Suppliants & Chill: Stand-alone episode explores Aeschylus' most obscure play, the Suppliants. Whether you’re a student, professor, a literature or poetry fan, or even if you’re just curious about this play, this podcast is for you. Listen to Sara and Darby on-the-go, as they take you through the plot of the play (and tetralogy). Then, these two nerdsinterview Theater of War Productions' Artistic Director, Bryan Doerries as well as performers David Zayas and Dorina Castillo, about their production of the Suppliants. This episode was made in conjunction with the Suppliants Project, created by Theater of War and co-sponsored by Northwestern University, University of Chicago, and University of California, Irvine.

This is the third and final episode of Season 2 of Lit & Chill. This season-- Oresteia & Chill-- these two nerds discuss the Oresteia, a trilogy of tragedies by Aeschylus. Episode 3 summarizes the third play in the Oresteia, Orestes at Athens (or the Eumenides or the Daughters of Night), which dramatizes the trial of Orestes for killing his mother, Clytemnestra. We then discuss the play with Dr. Oliver Taplin, Emritus Fellow at Oxford University.

This is the second episode of Season 2 of Lit & Chill. This season-- Oresteia & Chill-- these two nerds discuss the Oresteia, a trilogy of tragedies by Aeschylus. Episode 2 summarizes the second play in the Oresteia, Women at the Graveside (or the Libation Bearers), which dramatizes Orestes and Electra conspiring to kill Clytemnestra. We then discuss the play with Dr. Andromache Karanika, Associate Professor Classics at UC Irvine.

This is the first episode of Season 2 of Lit & Chill. This season-- Oresteia & Chill-- these two nerds discuss the Oresteia, a trilogy of tragedies by Aeschylus. Episode 1 summarizes the first play in the Oresteia, the Agamemnon, which dramatizes the homecoming of Agamemnon. We then discuss the play with Dr. Lynn Kozak, Associate Professor of History and Classical Studies and director of Classical Studies at McGill University.

Odyssey & Chill: This three-episode podcast will cover Homer’s epic The Odyssey. Whether you’re a student, professor, a literature or poetry fan, or even if you’re just curious about the piece, this podcast is for you. Listen to Sara and Darby on-the-go, as they take you through the plot of the poem and speak with classicists who’ve made their life’s work around it. It’s going to be epic! In each each episode, they summarize a few books and then discusses it with a fancy person. Episode 3 - The Homecoming (Odysseus' homecoming) In this episode, we summarize books 13-24 and then discuss the Odyssey with fancy-person Dr. Alex Purves, Professor of Classics at UCLA. Join us for highlights & insights!

Odyssey & Chill: This three-episode podcast will cover Homer’s epic The Odyssey. Whether you’re a student, professor, a literature or poetry fan, or even if you’re just curious about the piece, this podcast is for you. Listen to Sara and Darby on-the-go, as they take you through the plot of the poem and speak with classicists who’ve made their life’s work around it. It’s going to be epic! In each each episode, they summarize a few books and then discusses it with a fancy person. Episode 2 - The Adventures (Odysseus’ adventures) In this episode, we summarize books 5-12 and then discuss the Odyssey with fancy-person Annie Loui, Director of Counter-Balance Theatre and Professor of Acting at UC Irvine. Join us for highlights & insights!

Odyssey & Chill: This three-episode podcast will cover Homer’s epic The Odyssey. Whether you’re a student, professor, a literature or poetry fan, or even if you’re just curious about the piece, this podcast is for you. Listen to Sara and Darby on-the-go, as they take you through the plot of the poem and speak with classicists who’ve made their life’s work around it. It’s going to be epic! In each each episode, they summarize a few books and then discusses it with a fancy person. Episode 1 - The Telemachy (Telemachus’ adventures) In this episode, we summarize books 1-4 and then discuss the Odyssey with fancy-person Dr. Andromache Karanika, Associate Professor of Classics at UC Irvine. Join us for highlights & insights!