Podcasts about homer's the odyssey

Gleaves Whitney is joined by Winston Elliott, Editor-and-Chief and President of the "Imaginative Conservative", and the Free Enterprise Institute, to discuss Homer's "The Odyssey".

Educator Derek Luptak lets us ride sidecar in alongside Ulysses and his crew as he gets in a tangle with cyclops, sirens, goddesses, bad weather, time, terrible decisions, just to name a few. In the process we learn about heroes, home, cancel culture, Oh Brother Where Art Thou?, Juana Rosa Pita and so much more.   (Penelope by Matt Andrews) To hear on Stitcher, click here! To hear on iTunes, click here! To hear on Spotify, click here!

Hey there chillers, and welcome to another episode of Paul or Nothing. Today we will be reading out loud and looking at pretty pictures as we explore Macca's latest foray into children's literature, "Hey Grandude" (2019). This book and/or picture picture book features the adventures of the magical, titular Grandude who whisks his four chillers (grandkids) off on some very whimsical adventures. Will it compare to "Moby Dick", Homer's "The Odyssey" or Band on the Run??? Come find out... Also, as a bonus, make sure you stay past the end of the regular "Hey Grandude" episode to listen to some exclusive stories from the Press to Play-era from one of our awesome listeners. Please enjoy. Hare Krishna. Peace and love.   If you haven't seen the blog, check it out at www.paulmccartneypod.wordpress.com where you can see loads of episodes start out life as a random blog post, before being resculpted into the quality content you are here for today!  If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates by searching @mccartneypod.  Hosted by Sam Whiles.

English Master Teacher Lisa Kenna discusses what makes a comedy in literature. She delves into how both The Odyssey and The Merchant of Venice can be called comedies and some of the qualities both stories share. 

What role does "fate" play in getting Harry to Hogwarts? How are witches and wizards comparable to the Greek gods? And who is more like Odysseus - Harry or Vernon? All this and more as we relate Chapter 3 of "Philosopher's Stone" to Book 10 of Homer's "The Odyssey"

Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and Stephen Metcalf discuss the new film adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express, Louie CK's sexual abuse with Willa Paskin, and a new translation of Homer's The Odyssey with classicist Emily Wilson.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and Stephen Metcalf discuss the new film adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express, Louie CK's sexual abuse with Willa Paskin, and a new translation of Homer's The Odyssey with classicist Emily Wilson.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Warren and Preston have plenty of banter, but also review the Men's 7s Series, U20 All American roster, the new USA kit, and briefly delve into Homer's The Odyssey.

roy catches us up on the Magic: The Gathering Grand Prix in Louisville, talk about Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ), a video game speed run supporting the Prevent Cancer Foundation. John touches on his first experience as a Dungeon Master in Dungeons & Dragons and then praises two very different BBC productions. The first is A Bit of Fry and Laurie, a late 80's sketch comedy show with Steven Fry and Hugh Laurie, and next is a compelling radio adaption of Homer's The Odyssey.

This week we're reading Matt Fraction and Christian Ward's genderbent, psychedelic space opera interpretation of Homer's The Odyssey, otherwise known as ODY-C! We're all agreed that it is both really weird and really pretty.