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Jazz Tangcay of Variety joins us to discuss The Odyssey. We talk through the box office and enjoy her review for about 25 minutes more of Non-Spoilers before we dive into each of the film's major set pieces in our Spoiler Section. Make sure to follow Jazz Tangcay on social media, on Rotten Tomatoes, and of course, enjoy all of her work at Variety. https://variety.com/author/jazz-tangcay/ And if you want to listen to a much longer Non-Spoiler section, then go back to Part 1 of our Film Study on The Odyssey where we go a full 75 minutes of Non-Spoilers and Oscars Lens discussions. NON-SPOILER REVIEW SECTION: Rewatch Experiences - 2:26 Updated Reception Scores - 6:16 Box Office - 9:12 Jazz Tangcay's Review - 16:38 What's the early Oscar buzz? - 19:04 Her process and plans to cover the film this season - 22:41 SPOILER FILLED REVIEW: The Prologue - 26:33 Cyclops Puppets & The Practice Effects Imperative - 31:08 Troy & Popcorn Buckets & Production Design - 36:56 Laestrygonians, Dolphins & Hot Tickets - 42:05 Circe, Dolby Sound Mix Scares & Samantha Morton Hype - 47:36 Hades & His Stylistic Statement - 51:37 The Sirens, Damon Superlatives & A Tom Holland Defense - 54:50 Charbydis & Scylla and Understanding VFX - 58:18 Modern Day Themes & Smart Decisions - 1:01:08 Filming Techniques Used In That Finale - 1:08:21 OUTRO: Two nitpicks - 1:11:26 Re-Ranking The Acting Performances on Rewatch - 1:13:10 The last few nitpicks - 1:15:20 Final Grades - 1:22:19 The Words of Wisdom today are to follow Jazz Tangcay on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jazzt21/ Follow her on X/Twitter: https://x.com/jazzt And make sure to subscribe to her podcast alongside Clayton Davis & Co at Variety's Awards Circuit. https://variety.com/t/awards-circuit-podcast/ Also please follow us on Letterboxd. We just joined Letterboxd, but we already have 2 reviews and 5 lists posted with a whole lot more coming. https://letterboxd.com/MikeMikeOscarAM/

A história do Ocidente tem suas raízes fincadas na jornada de um homem tentando retornar ao seu lar. Escrita por Homero no século VIII a.C., a Odisseia é a pedra angular da literatura ocidental e o alicerce de conceitos vitais para a nossa civilização. Neste vídeo, exploramos a tumultuada travessia de Odisseu (Ulisses) após o fim da Guerra de Troia, enfrentando a ira do deus Poseidon, os perigos do Ciclope Polifemo, a magia de Circe e o canto das sereias. Analisamos como a astúcia de Penélope, o amadurecimento de Telêmaco e a sabedoria estratégica de Odisseu moldaram o arquétipo do herói ocidental, onde a inteligência e a resiliência prevalecem sobre a força bruta. Descubra como essa epopeia mitológica influenciou obras ao longo dos séculos e serve como um manual atemporal sobre os desafios da existência humana.

Bob and Brad drop a bonus episode to react to Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey — Bob's seen it twice and lays out a full theory of late-period Nolan as a career-long meditation on deception scaling from the individual (Memento) to the civilizational (Oppenheimer, now this), landing at 8.5/10. Brad went on a friend's fifteen-minute-notice invitation the night before, having just reread the poem, and comes in at 7/10 — arguing Nolan strips the Odyssey of its color and intimacy in service of a theme he calls narcissistic (that my generation broke the world for the next one). Both agree the cast is stacked but not showcased, that Circe's body horror rules, and that Hoyte van Hoytema's desaturated house style has now officially become a problem. Brad sips an Ardbeg Uigeadail in honor of Odysseus; Bob is drinking coffee because the movie kept him up too late.For longer episodes and special bonus content, consider joining our Patreon for as little as $3/mo!Film & Whiskey InstagramFilm & Whiskey FacebookFilm & Whiskey TwitterEmail us!Join our Discord server!For more episodes and engaging content, visit Film & Whiskey's website at www.filmwhiskey.com.

“I want someone who has regrets. I want someone who's learned the hard way. I want someone who understands that life is made of those messy compromises.” — Joel Christensen on the Odysseus he hopes to see in Matt Damon Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is out — the controversial movie of the year, much of the controversy raging before anyone had seen a frame. So, before either of us had seen the epic, I talked to the CUNY classicist Joel Christensen, author of the timely Why Odysseus? Survivor, Scoundrel, (Anti)hero. What, I asked Christensen, did he most dread about Hollywood's treatment of his beloved Odyssey? His answer: a hero too noble to be interesting. The Odysseus of the epic is a survivor, a scoundrel, an antihero — the master sergeant who does what needs to be done, from engineering the Trojan Horse to making sure Hector's infant son doesn't survive it. Christensen's worry about Matt Damon came down to one word: too likeable. What he wanted instead was a man with regrets — De Niro in Raging Bull rather than anybody noble. So did Christensen get the Odysseus he wanted? Below is his review, written after seeing the film when it came out. Postscript: Joel Christensen's Verdict on the Film Nolan's Odyssey is not Homer's Odyssey. This should be clear to anyone. Nolan faced an almost impossible task well: ancient audiences knew the story already. Modern audiences do not, so he created a ring structure with the beginning union of Penelope and Odysseus anticipating the reunion at the end, also introducing plot elements like the dog Argos and the pin by which Penelope will recognize Odysseus. The film is not Homer. Homer's power is poetry; the film's is image. Some of the images are striking: the scene when Circe turns his men into animals is the most arresting in the whole movie, showing everything that can be done with visceral imagery and a slight adaptation (Circe here is a survivor of sexual assault). The changes made to the plot such as omitting the Phaeacians, Nestor, Laertes, the bed and more are not as jarring as some of the general decisions. Calling “Zeus' Law” “do unto others…” makes an understandable translation to a Christian context, but it is somewhat nonsensical for Homer. Depicting a mutilated Helen is a strange decision that I am struggling with. What the movie gets right is making humans responsible for their own suffering. In a novel take on Odysseus as a traumatized warrior, the hero spends seven years with Calypso eating Lotus to forget the loss of his men. Damon, too likeable, regrets the trick of the Trojan Horse after witnessing the slaughter during the sack of Troy. We find out as well that the “sea people” from history, bringing an end to the “civilization” are actually the Greeks returning from the Trojan War and suffering for the transgressions they committed there. Is this ending an echo of Zeus' plan to end the race of heroes in the Trojan War? Is it an allegory for our civilizational collapse in the future thanks to technology, environmental catastrophe, and fascism? Any potential social critique dissipates with the movie's end. The traumatized veteran turns out to be merciful and kills only some of the suitors, showing many mercy. Then, guilty of violating “Zeus' Law”, Odysseus happily goes into exile with Penelope, leaving Telemachus to be king. There's no way to make Homer's Odyssey into a film and convey all its ambiguity and depth. That would be an unfair expectation. Nolan's film is a compelling spectacle and it makes me wonder more about how it reflects who we are as an audience. Do we need the hero to be ultimately good, even if he messed up? Are we so simple that we need to hear about Zeus' Law and the Sea People so repetitively? I fear that in this age where fiction and fact are so hard to disentangle, that we long for narratives that are just simpler. We don't get the Odyssey we want; we get the one we deserve. Five Takeaways •       A Complicated Man: The Translation Problem. Every word of Homer carries echoes no English can hold, and the fights over Nolan's dialogue replay the fights over translation. Emily Wilson detonated a controversy by rendering polytropos — poly, many; tropos, turn — as “a complicated man,” alluding at once to Odysseus's travels and the many forms of his character; Daniel Mendelsohn's “man of roundabout ways” does the work too, if you can stop thinking about rotaries. Even the objection to Tom Holland's Telemachus saying “dad” collapses on inspection: Telemachus uses the colloquial form in Homer. And the “authentic” dialect purists want was an artificial amalgam that no ancient Greek ever spoke. •       The Culture Wars Come for Homer. Nobody remembers a brouhaha over Wolfgang Petersen's Troy — a pretty bad movie, Christensen notes — but Nolan's Odyssey generates more controversy than a scholar can track daily. Lupita Nyong'o's Helen is attacked as inauthentic by one side and as cultural appropriation by the other; since 2015, classicists have watched the Western tradition weaponized by the alt-right while their own field argues about who owns it. Christensen's advice channels the epic itself: between Scylla and Charybdis, take Scylla. You'll lose six men. The alternative is losing the ship — and if the story doesn't persuade in three hours, nobody will remember the armor anyway. •       The Valence of Violence. Modern audiences are more accustomed to represented violence than any in history — you don't need Natural Born Killers when Twitter serves unverifiable clips from Gaza and Iran. The question Christensen brings to the film is what the violence is for. Uberto Pasolini's The Return gave Ralph Fiennes's Odysseus a steady, untroubled thump of arrows; the epic's own slaughter of the suitors, read closely, approaches Tarantino-adjacent parody. And the hardest tests are the atrocities the adaptations always cut: the mutilation of the goatherd Melanthius, and Telemachus hanging the enslaved women. Does the violence glorify the hero — or show what even the best of us are capable of? •       Keep Penelope Ambiguous. The great interpretive question of the Odyssey is when Penelope knows the beggar is her husband — the suitors, dead in the underworld, are convinced she was in on it all along. The epic grants her remarkable intelligence and agency, then reins it in: Agamemnon's ghost praises her by way of insulting all women, and she vanishes from the text. Christensen's advice to Nolan wouldn't be Margaret Atwood's Penelopiad, which centers the women's voices; it would be more screen time and total ambiguity — no access to her mind, a wife who matches her husband in wits and may even have outwitted him. Though based on Nolan's arc, he doubts we'll get a woman at the center. •       Survivor, Scoundrel, (Anti)hero. Christensen's worry about Matt Damon was simple: too likable. Odysseus is the master sergeant — the one who takes the hard orders, tricks Achilles into the war, engineers the Horse, and makes sure Hector's infant son doesn't survive to rebuild Troy. The ancient hero is neither good nor ...

Greek mythology retellings keep multiplying, and nobody can quite explain why. Christopher Nolan just dropped a $250 million adaptation of The Odyssey, a poem roughly 2,700 years old, and Meaghan and Shirin wanted to figure out what keeps pulling all of us (and Hollywood) back to these stories. This one stays high-level, and neither of us was a classics major, so we'll own that upfront. We walk through what The Odyssey actually is, why Odysseus is a much grayer hero than people remember, and why feminist retellings like Madeline Miller's Circe keep landing so hard. Then we get into Nolan's stacked cast: Matt Damon as Odysseus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Tom Holland as Telemachus, Zendaya as Athena, Robert Pattinson as the suitor Antinous, and Lupita Nyong'o doing double duty as Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra. Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey (2026): The Cast, Explained • Nolan's $250 million IMAX adaptation of The Odyssey hit theaters on July 17, 2026, his first film since Oppenheimer. • Confirmed casting: Matt Damon as Odysseus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Tom Holland as Telemachus, Zendaya as Athena, Robert Pattinson as the suitor Antinous. • Lupita Nyong'o pulls double duty as Helen of Troy and her sister Clytemnestra. Charlize Theron plays Calypso (some listings say Circe, so we're flagging it).   The Odyssey, For People Who Skipped Classics • The short version: Odysseus spends ten years getting home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, mostly because he pissed off Poseidon. • Penelope holds down the kingdom and fends off suitors while raising their son, Telemachus, not knowing if her husband is alive. • Gods, monsters, a cyclops, the enchantress Circe, the sirens. Odysseus survives on cunning over brute strength, then loses his whole crew anyway.   Why Greek Mythology Retellings Keep Winning • Older texts sort people into good and bad. Modern retellings hand the mic to the ones shoved to the margins. • Feminist retellings are the clearest example, like Madeline Miller's Circe, centering a character the original treats as a footnote. • Odysseus himself was never a clean hero, and that gray area is a big reason the story keeps holding up.   Odyssey Adaptations Hiding in Plain Sight • You've seen more of them than you think: O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier, 1997), and [LINK: Ulysses] by James Joyce. • It reaches into sci-fi too, from 2001: A Space Odyssey to the creatures and detours borrowed by Percy Jackson (Rick Riordan).   On Our Nightstand: New Releases and ARCs • Shirin is deep in Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman, now getting a Peacock series from Seth MacFarlane (Princess Donut on screen, finally). • Meaghan is reading an ARC of The Iron Hex, the debut romantasy from Canadian author Victoria S. Walsh, out August 4, 2026. Subscribe on your favorite platform!SpotifyApple PodcastAmazon MusiciHeart RadioPodchaserYoutubeDon't forget to follow us on socials too!InstagramThreadsTikTokBlueSkyFacebook Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan's larger-than-life cinematic style is well suited for Homer's "The Odyssey," and his adaptation of the epic tale sails impressively onto the silver screen. Big ideas and big themes dominate the big screen in this ancient horror story. Matt Damon leads a strong ensemble as Odysseus, the morally conflicted king of Ithaca who must face down demons of all sorts as he questions his bloody role in the Trojan Wars, embarks on an ill-advised adventure, angers the gods...and just wants to go home. A notable cast aids Nolan's vision that puts an emphasis on violent conflict, symbolizing Odysseus' inner turmoil. The acting honors go to Robert Pattinson as the duplicitous, scheming Antonius and Smantha Morton as the wily witch Circe. While it's guilty of some clunky dialogue and a few minor missteps, "The Odyssey" is an impressive old school Hollywood spectacle that demands to be seen on the biggest screen possible. The Hulu sports drama "They Fight" is the kind of movie that you root for. It's a true story, its inspirational themes resonate, and the cast is fine. Problem is, the execution is so bland and conventional, that the story never ignites as it should. Based on a 2017 documentary of the same name, "They Fight" is about a boxing coach recently released from prison, played by Andre Holland, who works with a group of Washington DC adolescents. Wendell Pierce runs a gym that gives Andre a chance to see if he can redeem himself and inspire the kids toward a championship. It's well intentioned, but the sluggish story fails to score a knockout.

British director Christopher Nolan discusses his biggest cinematic blockbuster yet: The Odyssey, which stars Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland and more, in his retelling of Homer's epic poem about the warrior Odysseus's battles with ancient Greek monsters like the Cyclops, Circe and the Sirens on his quest to return to his family after the Trojan War.We talk with Tom Kiehl, CEO of the industry body UK Music, about the government's recent announcement of plans ‘to turn up the music business,' with new powers and investment. Is it something new or a rehash of old ideas? A new adaptation of Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder has just been released on Netflix. Samira is joined by author Tracy Chevalier and Laura Ingalls Wilder's biographer Pamela Smith-Hill to discuss the series and the enduring appeal of the stories.Candice Carty-Williams' breakthrough 2019 novel Queenie became a bestseller, made the publishing industry sit up and was adapted into series for Channel 4. Now she is back with her trademark blend of comedy and politics with Queenie is Working on It, a sequel which explores topics of fertility, sex and body image for a young black woman in contemporary Britain. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Andrea Kidd

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: This Wicked Fate: "Mer-Hoes." In a rare instance of, oh my gosh we need to immediately read book 2, Laura Marie and Jessica Marie are doing just that and continuing on with poison plants in This Wicked Fate! Briseis is having a little family reunion, her auntie Circe has come back from the dead? and has a plan to reunite the Heart. Mo is depressed and catching strays, and the entire family is struggling with finding their place, their purpose, and their calling. A travel book to its core, This Wicked Fate, takes the reader on a journey to mysterious islands filled with monsters and gods that may or may not be totally helpful. The unconditional love that was so prevalent in book 1 is just as strong here, and it is a joy to witness. "To love and be loved in return." TW / CW: death of a parent For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron, This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron Mentions: This Poison Heart, *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

This Friday, “The Odyssey,” directed by Christopher Nolan, hits theaters. Even before the movie's release, though, it's proving to be a cultural event. Spirited discussions of Nolan's cinematic interpretation of the epic poem already abound online, and they are likely to intensify after the public sees the film. Why does a 12,000-line poem that is nearly 3,000 years old still feel resonant today? In this episode of “The Sunday Daily,” Natalie Kitroeff talks about the “Odyssey” with two writers who have produced some critically acclaimed and widely read modern interpretations of Greek classics: Emily Wilson, the first woman to translate the “Odyssey” from ancient Greek, and Madeline Miller, the author of the best-selling novels “Circe” and “Song of Achilles.” On Today's Episode: Emily Wilson, a professor, classicist, author and translator of the “Odyssey” Madeline Miller, the author of “Circe,” “Song of Achilles” and other books Background Reading: We'll Help You Find Your Next Great Book. (Spoiler: It's the ‘Odyssey.') The First Woman to Translate the ‘Odyssey' Into English Book Review: Turning Circe Into a Good Witch Photo: Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What if the world's most famous homecoming was really a nightmare of monsters, gods, and one very stubborn king trying to get back to Ithaca?In our new series Tristan Hughes and classicist Dr. Emily Hauser dive into Homer's Odyssey, an epic of shipwrecks, sorcery, giants and divine meddling, where Odysseus is never quite sure whether the next shore will save him or destroy him.They trace his journey from the ruins of Troy to Calypso's island, the Phaeacians, Circe, the Cyclops, and even the Underworld, asking what kind of hero Odysseus really is, and why his story has lasted for more than 2,500 years.Ahead of the release of Christopher Nolan's new epic film, get across the story and all the key characters and plot lines, including rich historical context.MOREThe IliadListen on AppleListen on SpotifyHomerListen on AppleListen on SpotifyWe're going on *TOUR* to Australia and New Zealand! - grab your tickets here.The Ancients is now on YouTube! Watch here: @TheAncientsPodcastPresented by Tristan Hughes. Edited by Natasha Hughes. The producer is Joseph Knight. Video producer is McKenna Fernandez. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.All music courtesy of Epidemic SoundsThe Ancients is a History Hit podcast.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week PLUS early access ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you can't tell your Eurylochus from your Telemachus, fear not: Your primer on “The Odyssey” is here, just in time for Christopher Nolan's new film adaptation of the 3,000-year-old epic. Madeline Miller, who reinvented “The Odyssey” in her best-selling novel “Circe,” explains why you shouldn't be intimidated by the classic. Plus, our critic at large A.O. Scott explains how nearly every genre out there — sci-fi, romance, bloody revenge and more — can be found in this poem's sprawling tale. Books and Other Works Discussed on This Episode: “Philoctetes,” by Sophocles “The Iliad,” by Homer “The Penelopiad,” by Margaret Atwood “Watership Down,” by Richard Adams “Aeneid,” by Virgil “I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem,” by Maryse Condé “An American Marriage,” by Tayari Jones “The Buddha in the Attic,” by Julie Otsuka Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of The Moon in Carolina, host Shelby Bundy explores three of mythology's great shapeshifters — Circe, Proteus, and the selkie — and the thread they share: the one who changes is the one who sees most clearly. Circe's transformations reveal what was already running beneath the surface of her visitors; Proteus releases the truth only when you hold him through every form he takes; the selkie's two natures are both completely real, and the tragedy is the world's inability to hold them both at once. Circe by Madeline Miller- Get it Here

Dan narrates his own epic retelling of the Odyssey - following Odysseus' route around the Mediterranean. He tells the story of the many trials and tribulations the Greek hero faces on his 10-year journey home to his kingdom of Ithaca. From the Trojan War in Turkey to Cyclops' cave, to the clutches of Circe on her island near Sicily (we think), Dan travels to some of the real-world locations that could have inspired Homer and tries to make sense of what happens on the voyage.Written by Dan Snow, produced by Mariana Des Forges and edited by Dougal PatmoreYou can watch Dan's adventures in Greece in his Odyssey documentary on the History Hit TV platform. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.We need your help! Let us know what you want from Dan Snow's History Hit by filling in our anonymous survey here: https://forms.gle/PvgayWLkWGjYT4St6Dan Snow's History Hit is now available on YouTube! Check it out at: https://www.youtube.com/@DSHHPodcastYou can also email the podcast directly at ds.hh@historyhit.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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It's the Summer at Kame House and this year, the Subs Lie Dubs Lie G-Team is back to give their review on 2026's Gundam theatrical hit, Gundam Hathaway: Sorcery of Nymph Circe! While this entry may require some knowledge of the Universal Century's most impactful events in its later years, Dee, Jay and LJ look into the events throughout Hathaway Noa's struggles against his past, the Earth Federation and his yearning for Gigi Andalucia to show how it serves both newcomers and die-hard Gundam fans.Follow The Lookout Network on Twitter: @TheLookoutRNCFollow Dee on Twitter: @DeeWeTrustFollow Jay on Twitter: @VersaceVegeta_ Follow LJ on Twitter: @onlyatlj

On this episode of Peace Bound and Down: A Wonder Woman Podcast, Sean is joined by Billy D, host of Magazines and Monsters and many other shows, to discuss Wonder Woman Vol. 2, Issue 19! It's finally time for Diana to face off with her nemesis, Circe! Can Diana survive? Is Julia a secret bada$$? And what happened to Mindi Meyer? This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Twitter/X: https://x.com/FWPodcasts Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts Promos: Magazines and Monsters Bringing a little peace to man's world each month.

“In silent screams and wildest dreams, I never dreamed of this. This love is good. This love is bad. This love is alive back from the dead.” This week we're setting sail on one of history's greatest epics, Homer's The Odyssey, and asking a very important question... did Taylor Swift write it? (We're mostly joking. Mostly.) In this Show & Tell episode, we each make the case for a Taylor Swift song that illuminates a different facet of the Odyssey, from Penelope's 20-year vigil to Odysseus weeping on a gorgeous island, to the sirens, the wine-dark sea, and a very significant scar. Along the way, the hosts dig into questions of translation and interpretation — particularly the significance of Emily Wilson's landmark female translation of the text — discuss the role of Athena in the story of the epic, and geek out about the archery contest that shows up in both the Odyssey and two Indian epics. Plus: the upcoming Christopher Nolan adaptation, the musical Epic by Jorge Rivera, Madeline Miller's Circe, and why All Too Well (10 Minute Version) might just be Taylor's own Odyssey.   Subscribe for free to get episode updates or upgrade to paid to get our After School premium content: aptaylorswift.substack.com/subscribe. After School subscribers get monthly bonus episodes, exclusive content, and early access to help shape future topics!   Stay up to date at aptaylorswift.com   Songs Discussed in This Episode: This Love — Taylor Swift (1989, 2014) | Written by Taylor Swift and Nathan Chapman I Don't Want to Live Forever — Taylor Swift & Zayn (Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack, 2017) | Written by Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, and Sam Dew Willow — Taylor Swift (evermore, 2020) | Written by Taylor Swift and Aaron Dessner   Honorable Mentions: Long Story Short (evermore) — previously discussed in our Greek Mythology episode (E67) Breathe (Fearless) Treacherous (Red) The Great War (Midnights) The Story of Us (Speak Now) High Infidelity (Midnights) Castle's Crumbling (feat. Hayley Williams, Speak Now (Taylor's Version)) Dear Reader (Midnights) State of Grace (Red) Gold Rush (evermore)   Mentioned in This Episode: The Odyssey, Homer (trans. Emily Wilson) The Odyssey, Homer (trans. Robert Fagles) Circe, Madeline Miller The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller The Penelopiad, Margaret Atwood Epic: The Musical, Jorge Rivera-Herrans Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey (upcoming film) All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) — mentioned as a potential “Taylor's Odyssey” Ulysses, James Joyce (briefly mentioned)   Episode Highlights: [~00:01] Welcome and why the Odyssey, why now [~10:45] Maansi's pick: This Love as Penelope's story — the weaving scheme, the suitors, and letting go [~24:00] Jenn's pick: I Don't Want to Live Forever as Odysseus refusing immortality on Calypso's island [~38:27] Jodi's pick: Willow — ships, the wine-dark sea, Charybdis, the sirens, and the bait-and-switch of Odysseus' return [~01:00:19] Honorable mentions: Breathe, Treacherous, The Great War, The Story of Us, High Infidelity, Castle's Crumbling, Dear Reader, State of Grace, Gold Rush Follow AP Taylor Swift Podcast on Social! TikTok → tiktok.com/@APTaylorSwift Instagram → instagram.com/APTaylorSwift YouTube → youtube.com/@APTaylorSwift Link Tree → linktr.ee/aptaylorswift Bookshop.org → bookshop.org/shop/apts Libro.fm → tinyurl.com/aptslibro   Contact us at aptaylorswift@gmail.com   Affiliate Codes: Krowned Krystals — krownedkrystals.com | Use code APTS at checkout for 10% off!   Libro.fm — Looking for an audiobook? Check out our Libro.fm playlist and use code APTS30 for 30% off books found here: tinyurl.com/aptslibro   This podcast is neither related to nor endorsed by Taylor Swift, her companies, or record labels. All opinions are our own. Intro music produced by Scott Zadig aka Scotty Z.

Adattamento audio: Matteo D'Alessandro - www.matteodalessandro.com Per approfondire gli argomenti della puntata: L'Odissea raccontata : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y7bndzzMtE&list=PLpMrMjMIcOkm44Ccl8PwOEAh0e6XEvk8w&index=1 L'Iliade raccontata : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs1zsZh9J-0&list=PLpMrMjMIcOkkFj-zKhX0pWPqogoEgtWYd&index=1&ab_channel=LaBibliotecadiAlessandria Altre pillole di mitologia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kz1KGVDmJs&list=PLpMrMjMIcOklC1yb6BYrmsIvqW01EnXwJ&index=1&ab_channel=LaBibliotecadiAlessandria

Recorded for Bloomsday 2026. If you're in Paris and it's still June 16th, join us between 2pm and 5pm at Shakespeare and Company, 37 Rue de la Bûcherie, Paris.Find the film here: https://vimeo.com/408613317https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7xAM_eXuukAdam Biles and Lex Paulson reunite after an eighteen-month hiatus for a live commentary on the 1967 Joseph Strick film adaptation of Ulysses. They discuss Joyce's real-life role launching Dublin's first cinema, the film's scandalous festival history (Cannes brawl, Irish ban, New Zealand sex-segregated screenings), and Milo O'Shea's towering performance as Leopold Bloom. Along the way: Circe's Monty Python energy, the "Me Too" moment, and why Joyce (thanks to Nora) remains decades ahead of us all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

retrouvez nous: https://linktr.ee/galaxiepop reco podcastAutrice. Christine Berrou a publié deux essais sur l'humour aux éditions Eyrolles, Écrire un one-man-show et monter sur scène puis Écrire une chronique presse, radio, télé, web en 2013. Elle publie son premier roman, À la recherche du temps perdu sur Internet, aux éditions Flammarion, en novembre 2018 .Philippe Bouvard lors de son passage en tant que juré a déclaré cette phrase culte à propos de Christine Berrou : « Non je trouve qu'elle a l'inspiration encore plus courte que la jupe. Mais en ce qui concerne la jupe je ne me suis pas plaint du tout. » épisode la gamberge 5 clés pour débattre intelligemment du 09/06https://link.deezer.com/s/33y7aIq8dQvJRWCLv4afM https://metadechoc.fr/ le discord a la cool alleziiihttps://discord.gg/y4Q8P65FJmderniere video evenementhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nqy0KwM0Gs le livre de Circe chroniqué ici

This is one of the slower Saturday episodes—no announcements, no news. Just a piece of the book I'm writing, read and thought through out loud.It starts on Circe's island, where Odysseus's men have already been turned into pigs. It passes through Dante's hell, where the greedy push boulders forever, and through Midas's palace, where a father reaches for his daughter and finds cold metal. And it ends somewhere closer to home: the quiet withdrawal, the measured non-engagement, the parts of ourselves we've decided are too valuable or too vulnerable to share.Because here's the thing about Avarice: in its deepest expression, it was never about gold. It's a misdirected search for transcendence. We're not hoarding money, we're hoarding self. Time, warmth, attention, the willingness to be known. And the endpoint of all that protecting isn't wealth. It's isolation.Two questions sit at the center of this one:What are you unwilling to give? And what is that withholding costing the people who need you?If the episode does something to you, here's the assignment, which is also the argument: share it with one person you've been quietly withholding from.—ChadP.S. — Monday's episode is different. I have an announcement about the press, about what we're building, and about how you can be part of it. It's the most excited I've been about anything in a while. Come back Monday. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chadprevost.substack.com

This week Zach and Mike cover "The Lady and the Lion" . A Silver Age Superman story in which the Man of Steel gets roofied by an alien sorceress named Circe who drugged his mineral water because he politely declined her marriage proposal. The serum turns him into a lion by dawn because, as Circe helpfully explains, Superman most resembles a lion by nature. Nobody questions this logic.What follows is Superman, now a fully lion-headed man in a cape, trying to continue living his life. He takes Lois Lane to the theater. He performs for orphan children by letting them stick their heads in his mouth. He flies to Africa, breaks up a lion bully situation, and accidentally gets elected King of the Lions. He does all of this with a rope for a tail. He is very sad about it.Also: Lois Lane kisses a lion. It doesn't work. Perry White sits on the scoop of the century because he's actually a decent guy. And Circe, who committed multiple crimes and fled the planet, faces zero consequences because Superman figured out the antidote on his own using Kryptonian library records. Circe is still out there.#superman #dccomics #silverage #actioncomics #brosfoesandheroes #superhero #comics #loislane #comicbooks #dc Thank you to our sponsors! Click on them below:puzzle.io : https://puzzleio.pxf.io/3J0Y4yMagikFlame: https://magikflame.pxf.io/K0dgQvHello Cake: https://cake.sjv.io/kOoEjvSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Review các phim ra rạp từ ngày 29/05/2026ỐC MƯỢN HỒN – T16Đạo diễn: Đinh Tuấn VũDiễn viên: Quốc Trường, Tiểu Vy, Anh Phạm, Yên Đan, Anh Đức, Lương Gia Huy, Nguyễn Văn Chung,...Thể loại: Bí ẩn, Tâm LýCâu chuyện kể về Quân – một người chồng đau khổ khi vợ qua đời trong một tai nạn bất ngờ. Hạnh phúc tưởng chừng được hồi sinh khi linh hồn vợ anh "trở về" trong thân xác của cô đồng nghiệp, người gặp tai nạn chung với vợ Quân nhưng may mắn sống sót. Giống như những con ốc mượn hồn, họ đều bám víu - lệ thuộc vào chiếc vỏ khác để tồn tại cũng như cố lẩn tránh nỗi đau của cuộc đời. Niềm vui ngắn ngủi tan biến khi một bí mật kinh hoàng liên quan đến cái chết của vợ anh được hé lộ, đặt Quân trước lựa chọn giữa việc tiếp tục bám víu, chấp nhận chiếc vỏ của hạnh phúc tự tạo hay phanh phui sự thật kinh hoàng bên trong chính chiếc vỏ này.COMBO PHIM HAI CON CHUỘT VÀ NỬA ĐÊM NỔI HỨNG ĐI CẮT TÓC – T16Thể loại: Drama Hai Con Chuột: Một chàng trai có người bạn thân qua chơi và ngủ lại buổi tối. Chàng trai thầm thích người ấy từ lâu, nhưng ngày mai người ấy sẽ lấy vợ. Chàng trai biết đó là đêm cuối cùng mà hai người được ở gần nhau. Nữa Đêm Nổi Hứng Đi Cắt Tóc: Nửa đêm, hai người bạn thân gặp lại nhau: một anh thợ cắt tóc đơn độc và một chàng trai đào hoa vừa thất tình. Cả hai cùng trò chuyện thâu đêm, và vô tình khơi dậy một cảm xúc mà họ luôn né tránh.BA TRỢN – T18Đạo diễn: Damian Mc CarthyDiễn viên: Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, David WilmotThể loại: Kinh DịPHIÊN BẢN KINH DỊ QUỶ ÁM NÂNG CẤP HƠN "TALK TO ME" Một nhà văn viết tiểu thuyết kinh dị đến một quán trọ ở Ireland để rải tro cốt cha mẹ mình, mà không biết rằng nơi đó được đồn đại là bị ma ám.KHÁCH – T16Đạo diễn: André ØvredalDiễn viên: Jacob Scipio, Lou Llobell and Melissa LeoThể loại: Kinh DịSau khi chứng kiến một vụ tai nạn kinh hoàng trên đường cao tốc, một cặp đôi trẻ sớm nhận ra họ không rời khỏi hiện trường một mình. “Khách”, một thực thể quỷ ám bám theo và sẽ không dừng lại cho đến khi đoạt mạng cả hai, biến chuyến hành trình van life của họ thành cơn ác mộng.NGÔI ĐỀN KỲ QUÁI 5 – T16Đạo diễn: Phontharis ChotkijsadarsoponDiễn viên: Aim Witthawat Rattanaboonbaramee, Thể loại: Hài, Kinh DịThương hiệu Kinh dị - Hài Thái Lan ăn khách nhất đã trở lại. TÂY DU KÝ ĐẠI NÁOĐạo diễn: SUN WU KONGDiễn viên: Jazz Padung, Nong Chachacha, Junior Kajbhundit, Gap Jakarin, Chae Ongart, Zani Nipaporn, Nammon Krittanai, PJ KritsanaThể loại: Hài, Thần thoạiTrên đường sang Tây Trúc thỉnh kinh, 4 thầy trò Đường Tăng bất ngờ bị nhóm yêu quái gồm Ngưu Ma Vương, Thiết Phiến Công Chúa, Hồ Ly Tinh và Nhện Tinh phục kích. Trong lúc giao tranh, Ngộ Không bị quạt Ba Tiêu thổi bay sang một vết nứt không gian, rơi xuống một bãi rác lớn tại Thái Lan thời hiện đại. Tại đây, trong tình trạng mất đi gậy Như Ý, Mỹ Hầu Vương tình cờ được một gia đình nghèo khó cưu mang. Hành trình mới bắt đầu khi Ngộ Không vừa phải thích nghi với thế giới xa lạ, vừa tìm đường quay về cứu sư phụ, đồng thời đối mặt với những thử thách đầy cảm xúc ở thời hiện đại.KUMANTHONG - ÁC QUỶ DẪN ĐƯỜNG (Indonesia) – T18 Đạo diễn: HADRAH DAENG RATUDiễn viên: Padung Songsang, Kapol Thongplub, Nicky Na Chat JuntapunThể loại: Kinh DịMột người mẹ đơn thân, vì tương lai của đứa con trai gần như mù lòa, quyết liều mình băng qua khu rừng ma ám trong đêm tối. Nhưng khi một tà linh từ Alas Roban bắt đầu chiếm hữu đứa trẻ, cô buộc phải đối mặt với những thế lực siêu nhiên kinh hoàng và bước vào hành trình tìm kiếm sự cứu rỗi tâm linh trước khi mất đi tất cả.MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM TIA CHỚP HATHAWAY: MA THUẬT NỮ THẦN CIRCE – T13Đạo diễn: Shukou MuraseThể loại: Hoạt Hình---------------------------#8saigon #reviewphimrap #phimocmuonhon #taydukydaonao #ngoidenkyquai5

The second film in the Hathaway's Flash movie trilogy, MSG: Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe, hit US theaters on May 14, 2026, and we were there to bask in all its silver screen glory.  We discuss the film at length, including Hathaway's dismantling of Lane (again); Alyzeus as Bandai's War Machine; whether Lane is a cyber newtype or just a drunk E.T.; Anaheim's implied policy on beam saber colors; weighing the evidence if Brinks' cat is a newtype; and predict whether Bandai / Sunrise will pull the ultimate punch, among others.  Plus, Isaac dons his Bask goggles to justify Kimberley's squishing incident and discovers that he is somewhere between Degwin and Bask.  Double plus, the Colony Drop crew enjoys a post-film dinner at the most thematically appropriate place: Outback Steakhouse! Let's go for part three, Bandai!

We have a heck of an episode for you.  Arthur is turning 17 and our episode is inspired by the right wing pushback against Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'.  We dig into the origin of the work, what we know of it's 'author' Homer, the real, the mythical, the things that are somewhere in between.  We say goodbye to a family friend and gget downright hostile about people judging movies based on trailers in this deep dive into the origins of the Odyssey and all it's attendant mythology in this little bit of history, whole lotta weird imagined horrors episode of the Family Plot Podcast!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/family-plot--4670465/support.

Today on Ascend: The Great Books Podcast, Dcn. Harrison Garlick and the Dr. Gregory McBrayer discuss Books 9-10 of the Odyssey--the first half of Odysseus telling his own story and covering such famous narratives as the lotus eaters, the cyclops, and Circe. Check out our WRITTEN GUIDE to the Odyssey--great for small groups!Follow us on X, YouTube, Instagram, and more!SummaryBooks 9 and 10 of the Odyssey feature Odysseus revealing his identity to the Phaeacians and recounting his adventures after Troy. The episodes include the raid on Ismarus, the encounter with the Lotus Eaters (whom Odysseus forcibly removes to prevent them from forgetting home), the harrowing trap in Polyphemus the Cyclops's cave (where Odysseus uses the "Nobody" ruse, wine, and an olive-wood stake to blind the giant before taunting him and invoking Poseidon's curse), the visit to Aeolus (whose bag of winds is opened by the crew, blowing them off course), the cannibalistic Laestrygonians (who destroy the fleet except Odysseus's ship), and the stay with the goddess Circe (who transforms his men into pigs, but is countered by Hermes' moly herb, leading to a year of feasting and Odysseus bedding her under divine instruction before she directs him to the underworld).The hosts explore deeper philosophical and moral themes, viewing these stories as Odysseus's moral and theoretical education. They discuss xenia (guest-friendship) and its perversions, the tension between Odysseus's cunning intellect and his men's appetites or spiritedness, leadership failures, and Homer's intentional dialectic presenting human nature. Particular attention is given to Odysseus's curiosity, pride, and evolving understanding of place, home, mortality, and nature (highlighted in the moly scene as a discovery of physis). The conversation frames Circe as a structural pivot, contrasting earlier moral tales with later intellectual ones, and portrays Odysseus as a complex, self-serving yet learning figure whose narrative may blend truth and rhetoric tailored to his audience.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Ascend and the Great Books07:42 Professional Updates and New Opportunities09:37 Teaching Homer: Insights and Anecdotes10:58 Homer as a Philosopher: Dialectics in the Text14:08 Odysseus: The Complicated Hero15:47 Odysseus' Journey: Learning and Growth17:54 The Role of Storytelling in the Odyssey23:05 The Importance of Place and Homecoming28:08 Odysseus and His Men: Leadership Dynamics35:47 The Lotus Eaters: Virtue and Temptation40:31 The Nature of Happiness and the Soul's Journey44:04 Odysseus and the Cyclops: A Political Critique54:20 Guest Friendship and Ethical Dilemmas01:05:01 Rhetoric and the Limits of Persuasion01:09:21 Understanding Polyphemus: The Nature of Deception01:11:20 Odysseus's Internal Monologue: The Role of Wisdom01:12:46 The Cyclops's Overconfidence: A Fatal Flaw01:13:49 The Role of Wine: A Tool for Manipulation01:14:58 Guest Friendship: A Perverse Parody01:16:36 The Blinding of Polyphemus: A Turning Point01:17:47 Community Response: The Cyclops's Isolation01:18:41 The Consequences of Pride: Odysseus Reveals His Name01:20:51 The Significance of 'Nobody': Identity and Cunning01:23:24 The Escape Plan: Cleverness in Adversity01:24:05 The Curse of Polyphemus: A Divine Retribution01:26:42 The Cycle of Violence: Guest Friendship Violated01:27:34 The Structure of the Odyssey: Peaks and Valleys01:29:09 The Role of Agency: Human Choices vs. Divine Will01:29:38 The Heartbreak of Aeolus: Trust Broken01:33:56 The Lystra-agonian Encounter: A Leadership Crisis01:36:31 Odysseus's Leadership and Responsibility01:39:50 The Enigmatic Circe: Goddess and Witch01:45:13 Odysseus's Encounter with Circe: A Test of Will01:50:59 The Nature of Eros and Odysseus's Choices01:56:56 The Philosophical Journey: Nature and Mortality02:01:51 The Path to the Underworld: Elpenor's FateKeywordsKey keywords for this episode include Odyssey Book 9, Odyssey Book 10, Odysseus Cyclops, Polyphemus, Circe Odyssey, Homer Odyssey summary, Odysseus adventures, Lotus Eaters, Aeolus bag of winds, Laestrygonians, Odysseus and Circe, Nobody Odysseus, Xenia guest friendship, Homer philosophy, Odysseus leadership, Odysseus moral education, Summary of Odyssey Books 9 and 10, Odysseus vs Polyphemus, Circe turns men into pigs, Philosophical themes in The Odyssey, Homer Odyssey Cyclops episode, Odysseus journey home, Guest friendship in The Odyssey, Ascend Great Books Podcast, Harrison Garlick Odyssey, and Gregory McBrayer Homer.

     Mike and Derek both went to the theatre to see Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway The Sorcery of Nymph Circe!  

On this episode of Peace Bound and Down: A Wonder Woman Podcast, Sean is joined by Jarrod Alberich, the Yard Sale Artist, to discuss Wonder Woman Vol. 2, Issue 18! Diana's trip to modern Greece continues and grows bloody as Circe's were-creatures attack. Is this the end of Vanessa?! This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Twitter/X: https://x.com/FWPodcasts Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts Promos: The Longbox Crusade Bringing a little peace to man's world each month.

#GundamHathaway #HathawayFlash #MobileSuitGundam #SorceryofNymphCirce #CharsCounterattack  The Gundam Hathaway movies lowkey ask alot of the audience in terms of understanding its story. By itself, this second movie presumes you not only watched the first film but you also have an understanding of the UC stories particularly the film, Char's Counterattack, which heavily factors into the continuing story of Hathaway Noa. Overall, Sorcery of Nymph Circe is a solid 2nd entry leading into the 3rd act of Hathaway Noa and his mission to take down the Earth Federation. Solid visuals and even the music choices do a great job of immersing you into the story of Hathaway, Kenneth, & GiGi's character progression.

The second installment of the Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway film trilogy is finally here, and it was absolutely worth the five-year wait. The Sorcery of Nymph Circe, based on the second novel of Tomino Yoshiyuki's Hathaway's Flash light novel series, is a more complicated, dense, and challenging film than its predecessor, but also one that dives deeper into its characters fractured psyches. And along the way, it presents some of the boldest and most immersive 3D mecha animation we've ever seen, building to a climax that is absolutely staggering in both aesthetic and emotional impact. We also discuss several pieces of recent Gundam news, including new projects announced for the worlds of Gundam Wing and Gundam SEED.  Enjoy, and if you haven't already been listening to Japanimation Station this season, be sure to check-in for our Tomino-thon, where we're surveying all the works in the career of original Gundam creator Tomino Yoshiyuki!   Time Chart: Theme Song: 0:00:00 – 0:00:59 Intro & Initial Reactions: 0:00:59 – 0:09:20 Gundam News: 0:09:20 – 0:35:21 Film Background Info: 0:35:21 – 1:20:22 Eyecatch Break: 1:20:22 – 1:21:10 Circe Review: 1:21:10 – 2:48:15 End Theme: 2:48:15 – 2:49:17 Read Jonathan Lack's movie reviews and stay up to date with all our podcast projects at https://www.jonathanlack.com Subscribe to PURELY ACADEMIC, our monthly variety podcast about movies, video games, TV, and more: https://purelyacademic.simplecast.com Read Jonathan's book 200 Reviews in Paperback or on Kindle – https://a.co/d/bLx53vK Subscribe to our YouTube channels!  Japanimation Station: https://www.youtube.com/c/japanimationstation   Purely Academic: https://www.youtube.com/@purelyacademicpodcast Support the show at Ko-fi ☕️ https://ko-fi.com/weeklystuff Original Music by Thomas Lack https://www.thomaslack.com/

Gundam is back in theaters, and so are we! The long-awaited sequel to Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway is here after five years. The Sorcery of Nymph Circe has no less the emphasis on tense conversations and politics than its predecessor, but how does it this time? I will say "not quite the same," but I'm gonna make you listen to the show if you want to hear if that's a good or bad thing.

CinemAddicts Episode 344 reviews three movies that are coming out the week of Friday, May 15, 2026. They are Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe, Magic Hour, and Forge. Due to technical difficulties, Bruce Purkey's CinemAttic will not be made available this week! Timestamps 00:00 - Intro and Taco Bell talk 08:59 - Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe

Abrimos con la reseña pormenorizada de un libro de la arqueóloga Elizabeth Wayland Barber, escrito hace varias décadas pero traducido al castellano y recientemente publicado por Capitán Swing: Los trabajos de las mujeres: Mujeres, telas y sociedad en la antigüedad. Es una investigación interdisciplinaria que recorre 20.000 años de historia para reivindicar el papel central, y a menudo invisibilizado, de las mujeres en el desarrollo de la civilización a través de la industria textil. De la mano experta de Mariajo Noain, veremos cómo la autora demuestra cómo el hilado y el tejido no eran actividades frívolas, sino una poderosa fuerza económica y tecnológica que constituyó la base de las primeras sociedades humanas. La segunda propuesta nos devuelve a la lectura de la Odisea por parte de nuestra alma mater, Bikendi Goiko-uria. Tercer capítulo en el que conoceremos como Odiseo y los suyos, tras vagar meses por los mares, llegan a la isla de la diosa Circe. Esta, les guiará y aconsejará sobre cómo llegar al mismísimo Hades. En la repetición, recuperamos el primero de una saga de siete capítulos que nos harán recordar que ni Roma se construyó en un día, ni desapareció en el año 476 cuando el emperador Rómulo Augústulo fue depuesto. Aunque a veces se nos olvida, el imperio oriental o bizantino, perduró otros mil años y dejó para la historia grandes nombres. Como el del magister militum del que hablaremos hoy: Flavio Belisario. Además, no solo será el protagonista de esta y las siguientes entregas repetidas de Por los Dioses, con Sergio Alejo. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

fWotD Episode 3294: Golden Bough (Aeneid) Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles.The featured article for Tuesday, 12 May 2026, is Golden Bough (Aeneid).The Golden Bough is a fantastical object described in the Aeneid, an epic poem by the Roman poet Virgil composed between 29 and 19 BCE narrating the adventures of the Trojan hero Aeneas after the Trojan War. The episode of the Golden Bough is found in its sixth book and is part of Aeneas's journey into the Underworld. The bough itself acts as proof of Aeneas's divine favour, and allows him to pass into the Underworld. He is tasked to find it in an expansive forest, which he accomplishes with the aid of his mother, the goddess Venus, and to remove it from its host tree. Although Aeneas has been told that it would come easily, if his journey is ordained by fate, Virgil describes the bough as briefly hesitating before he takes it.Virgil's portrayal of the bough has no direct literary antecedents, though it draws on several precedents from literature, folklore and philosophy. Scholars have connected it with, among others, the Golden Fleece in the story of the Argonauts; symbolic objects associated with deities such as Hermes, Dionysus and Circe; and the branches carried by prospective initiates into the Eleusinian Mysteries, a Greek religious rite centred on a symbolic journey into the Underworld. Virgil associates it with both death and immortality, partly by way of symbolic associations in Graeco-Roman culture between gold and the gods. It also recalls ideas put forth by the Roman philosopher Lucretius as to the nature of the soul. The episode of the Golden Bough was parodied by authors including Virgil's contemporary Ovid, and drawn upon by later Roman poets including Lucan and Valerius Flaccus.Early interpretations of the Golden Bough tended to give it an allegorical function, particularly via Pythagorean and Neoplatonist philosophy, which viewed it as symbolic of the choice between virtue and vice. Medieval commentators often considered it a symbol of wisdom, and several Christian theologians interpreted it as representing Christian wisdom and virtue. In the sixteenth century, it became a heraldic symbol of the Florentine House of Medici. Early modern receptions of the bough, including those of François Rabelais and Jonathan Swift, were often parodic or obscene. In the twentieth century, scholars following the Harvard School interpretation of the Aeneid argued that Virgil's use of the bough reflected his ambivalence towards Aeneas and the latter's mission to set in motion the rise of the Roman Empire. Other critics have highlighted echoes between the episode of the Golden Bough and the morally charged deaths of two of Aeneas's antagonists, Dido and Turnus.In the fourth or fifth century CE, the commentator Servius connected the bough to rex Nemorensis, a priest of the goddess Diana at Lake Nemi whose office was passed on by the killing of its holder. This equation influenced the anthropologist James George Frazer, who used the bough for the title of his 1890 work on comparative religion. The bough is recalled in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy and was the subject of an 1834 painting by J. M. W. Turner, which was used as the frontispiece for the early editions of Frazer's book. It was an influential motif in the "Byzantium" poems of W. B. Yeats and in the poetry of Seamus Heaney, who made several translations of Virgil's account of the episode. Scholars have also drawn parallels between the Golden Bough and significant objects in the novels of J. R. R. Tolkien.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:53 UTC on Tuesday, 12 May 2026.For the full current version of the article, see Golden Bough (Aeneid) on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Emma.

before monsters learned their names, before heroes thought themselves immortal, there was a voice learning to speak. it's time for herstory, not history as we turn to Circe by Madeline Miller - a retelling and reimaging of Circe, the witch of The Odyssey - a story that promises to be absorbing, luminous and spellbinding – a feminist novel, ripe for the #metoo generation. we talk all about Greek mythology, our newly uncovered adoration for Madeline Miller, our previous podcast episode on the highs and lows (but mainly lows) of The Song of Achilles and ask ourselves the question, can the works of Madeline Miller be redeemed by Circe or are we fated to eternal literary woe?  send us your voice messages here

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This is the final episode of our Greek Pantheon series (sad times), we explore the deities who exist on the edges of Olympus. Those who challenge, disrupt, or quietly sustain. We dive into Dionysus, god of sacred chaos, release, and creative freedom, and Hestia, goddess of the hearth, home, and stillness. Then we explore powerful “wild card” figures: Nyx, the primordial force of night. Circe, the solitary witch of transformation. Eos, goddess of dawn and new beginnings. Finally we speak about Pan, the embodiment of wild instinct and the origin of panic itself.Together, we unpack their myths, symbolism, and how their energies might show up in your life from creative urges and shadow work to rest, ritual, and reclaiming your wildness.Order Molly's book Mundane Magic A Lazy Witch's Guide to Hacking Your Brain, Building a Daily Practice, and Getting Stuff DoneJoin our Patreon for bonus episodes, magical downloads, and unhinged side quests: https://www.patreon.com/demystifymagic

In this episode of Chronicles, Luca and Stelios conclude their discussion of the Argonautica. They explore the Argonauts' escape from Colchis, their encounter with Circe, and their suffering in Libya.

Hello listeners! I hope you have had a chance to check out our interview with Chelsea Gardner and Melissa Funke of Peopling the Past, which aired earlier this season.  As a follow up, they have generously allowed us to do a Podcast Takeover of one of their episodes!  We here at 34 Circe are big fans of Wonder Woman, so although it's not a typical episode for them, we are sharing the one in which they discuss Wonder Woman and other classics in comics with Dr. Natalie Swain.  We hope you enjoy, and check out the rest of their episodes at peoplingthepast.com

On this episode of Peace Bound and Down: A Wonder Woman Podcast, Sean is joined by Keith G. Baker to discuss Wonder Woman Vol. 2, Issue 17! Diana visits modern Greece; Julia has a moustache for a boyfriend, and are you ready for the coming of Circe?! This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Twitter/X: https://x.com/FWPodcasts Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts Promos: Coffee and Comics Podcast Bringing a little peace to man's world each month.

“… And Ulysses looked at Circe, his brow furrowed and his gaze fixed on the distance, and looking at the infinite sand dunes by the sea, he replied: ‘Her heart must be that of a child, who despite the passing … VOODOO LOPEZ – CONSCIOUS Read More » The post VOODOO LOPEZ – CONSCIOUS first appeared on Dogglounge Deep House Radio | Streaming Deep House 24/7.

This episode explores Circe in Greek mythology through Homer's Odyssey, presenting her as a powerful sorceress and full goddess born to Helios and a sea nymph, embodying balanced sun-and-moon energy. Circe is known as a powerful witch with vast knowledge of potions and herbs. On her lush, animal-filled island, she welcomes Odysseus's men to a feast laced with potions that transform them into swine as a mirror of their recent war behavior. Warned by Hermes and protected by Athena's herb, Odysseus resists Circe's magic, confronts her, and they become lovers, living together for years and having three sons; she later restores his men. Circe then teaches Odysseus necromancy—witchcraft with the dead—so he can enter the underworld, consult an expert, and learn how to navigate back to Ithaca. Circe, a powerful witch and left on her solitary island, will help you to explore power, ethics, self-knowledge, and intent in magic. If you are loving this podcast and you feel really motivated or compelled to share, please donate to this podcast: Donate here Connect with the Goddesses:  https://www.goddesswitchwomb.com  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goddesswitchwomb/  Follow us on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@goddesswitchwomb

In this episode of The Classical Mind, Dr. Junius Johnson sits down with Buck Holler from the CiRCE Institute to discuss "Tapestry," a new writing and grammar curriculum designed to bridge the gap between early elementary studies and the advanced persuasive essays found in The Lost Tools of Writing. Holler explains that for twenty-five centuries, the study of grammar and literature were considered a single, unified discipline, an organic connection that was largely severed during the Enlightenment. By re-integrating these fields, the curriculum moves away from the modern trend of teaching grammar through isolated, "zigzag" sentences and instead grounds linguistic study in the rich soil of full stories, including Aesop's fables, Arthurian legends, and sacred Scripture. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theclassicalmind.com/subscribe

We sat down with some of the legends at Natural Selection Tour 2026, plus a few of the people behind the scenes who keep the whole thing moving. Featuring - Travis Rice, Mark McMorris, Blake Moller, Billy Pelchat, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, Yuki Kadono, Circe Wallace and Liam Griffin. Hosted by Jody Wachniak and Darrah Reid Mclean A heavy mix of legends and next up riders. These conversations went down in Revelstoke, right in between qualifiers and finals… so yeah, it's a bit raw and there's some background noise. I debated not using it but the conversations were too good to leave on the table. Appreciate you tuning in, this one's got some real gems in it. Enjoy.  Presented by Monster Engery Supported by Gibbons Whistler, Arc'teryx, The Source, Vans, Baldface Lodge Thumbnail Photo - Rob Lemay

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Wow. The stories we heard from Thomas were both mind blowing and enlightening! From communication with the gods to mushroom foraging to sacred entheogenic ceremonies and so much more. Stay Weird!To Follow Us On Patreon—> https://www.patreon.com/c/MetaMysticsEmail Us!—> MetaMystics@yahoo.comSubscribe to our Youtube—> http://www.youtube.com/@MetaMysticsTo Follow Us On TikTok—> https://www.tiktok.com/@metamysticsGive us a follow on Instagram—> @MetaMystics111To find Tom's Substack—> Substack.com/@tomhatsisTo find Thomas on IG—> Tom.HatsisBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/meta-mystics--5795466/support.You Don't Know What You Don't Know!

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On this episode of Currently Reading, Mary and Roxanna take the reins and are deep diving into their top reads of 2025! Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  **Please help us by filling out the LISTENER SURVEY before JANUARY 25th!! 1:21 - Mary and Roxanna's Reading Year 4:14 - Mary's Reading Stats: 100 books read this year and picked up some graphic novels that normally she wouldn't have read in the past 7:54 - Roxanna's Reading Stats: 68 books read this year.  26 five star reads 15% general fiction, 16% historical fiction, 15% lit fic, 13% middle grade, 20% POC authors, 96% fiction 12:03 - Join the Currently Reading Patreon to access the reading tracker 14:25 - Mary and Roxanna's Best Books of 2025 14:38 - The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar by Indra Das (Roxanna #10) 17:09 - Empty Cradle, Broken Heart by Deborah L. Davis 18:16 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Mary #10) 19:23 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman 19:40 - The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday by Saad Z Hossain (Roxanna #9) 21:48 - Heart the Lover by Lily King (Mary #9) 22:36 - Writers & Lovers by Lily King 24:37 - The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe (Roxanna #8) 27:16 - The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Mary #8) 30:46 - To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers (Roxanna #7) 34:06 - The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Ladies of Mad Science: Secrets of the Purple Pearl by Kate McKinnon (Mary #7) 35:35 - The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Ladies of Mad Science by Kate McKinnon 37:39 - The Unseen World by Liz Moore (Roxanna #6) 40:04 - The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff (Mary #6) 42:27 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 43:09 - The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman (Roxanna #5) 45:00 - Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune 46:01 - The Bones Beneath by Skin by T.J. Klune (Mary #5) 46:35 - House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune 50:11 - Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend (Roxanna #4) 50:24 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 54:14 - The Women of Wild Hill by Kirsten Miller (Mary #4) 54:33 - Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller 54:41 - The Change by Kirsten Miller 56:59 - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Roxanna #3) 59:14 - Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross (Mary #3) 59:36 - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross 1:00:05 - Circe by Madeline Miller 1:00:07 - Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati 1:01:02 - The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (Roxanna #2) 1:05:08 - The Correspondent by Virgina Evans (Mary #2) 1:08:17 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower (Roxanna #1 - the whole series!) 1:10:30 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery 1:10:36 - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff 1:14:41 - Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian by Tim Probert (Mary #1 - the whole series!) 1:15:31 - Lightfall: Shadow of the Bird by Tim Probert 1:15:31 - Lightfall: The Dark Times by Tim Probert 1:17:22 - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. January's IPL is our annual visit to Fabled Bookshop in Waco, Texas. Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.  All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!