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We dug into our takes and yours — the Tigers' and A.J. Hinch and Scott Harris, on MSU football and the Spartans' recruiting momentum, MSU basketball and the center position, the mess with MSU's president and board of trustees, the most hated prominent MSU figures, the Pistons and Wemby regret, and more.

We dug into our takes and yours — the Tigers' and A.J. Hinch and Scott Harris, on MSU football and the Spartans' recruiting momentum, MSU basketball and the center position, the mess with MSU's president and board of trustees, the most hated prominent MSU figures, the Pistons and Wemby regret, and more.

Jeremy Fears Jr. withdraws his name from the NBA Draft and will return to play at Michigan State next season! We talk about his decision to return and what it means for the Spartans next season. Does this team have what it takes to win it all? Join us on this week's episode of Spartan Crazies!

“History is really interesting because it's about people. And people are interesting. So there are plenty of different ways of doing this, and I think there's room for everybody.” — Adrian Goldsworthy The greatest rivalry in antiquity is also uncomfortably relevant to us today. In Athens and Sparta: The Rivalry That Shaped Ancient Greece, the classical scholar Adrian Goldsworthy covers the long fifth century BC, from the Persian Wars that forced Athens and Sparta into alliance, through the Peloponnesian War that set them against each other. The parallels of the rivalry between Sparta and Athens are uncannily relevant today. Goldsworthy traces the NATO-like structure of the Athenian alliance, with its familiar complaint that the allies weren't paying enough. He notes that Athens, which outgrew its ability to grow its own food, had to secure its grain supply from the Black Sea — in the same way as closing the Straits of Hormuz has disrupted modern supply chains. And he observes that the Spartans won the Peloponnesian War by getting Persian money — while the Athenians were doing exactly the same thing. Persia, he notes, is always lurking in the background. There would be no “west” without it. Five Takeaways •       Athens and Sparta: Two Experiments, One Greek Longing: Both city states were driven by the same competitive Greek impulse — the desire to excel, to be the best. But they ran radically different experiments in how to achieve it. Athens: radical democracy, open society, maritime empire, philosophy, drama. Sparta: apartheid military state, in which a tiny Spartan elite was freed from all labour by a vast population of helots, so that they could devote their entire lives to being warriors and citizens. Two models for a polity that still structure political argument today. •       Thucydides: Essential but Embittered: The History of the Peloponnesian War is the essential source — and the problematic one. Thucydides was an Athenian general who failed to save a city from a Spartan-led force and went into exile as a result. He is analytical and apparently balanced in ways that seem modern. But he cannot hide his biases: the demagogue Cleon gets speeches written for him that make him look like a self-interested buffoon. And his silences are as revealing as his words — large events, including an Athenian disaster in Egypt, are mentioned only vaguely. He tells us what he wants to tell. •       The NATO Parallel: They Weren't Paying Enough: The Delian League — the Athenian alliance that emerged after the Persian Wars — has a structural similarity to NATO that Goldsworthy notes carefully. Athens, like the United States, is the dominant naval power that has mobilised for a great threat and then chosen not to demobilise. The allies, like European NATO members in successive administrations' complaints, weren't willing to send ships or men. They'd just send a bit of cash. The Athenian fleet ends up overwhelmingly Athenian. As the threat recedes, the other states increasingly resent the protection they're receiving from it. •       Persia Is Always There: The Spartans won the Peloponnesian War by securing subsidies from the Persian Empire. The Athenians were doing the same thing. The irony: both sides of the Greek world's greatest internal conflict ended up funded by the barbarian power they had united to defeat a generation earlier. Goldsworthy draws the modern parallel delicately: America is now fighting a war in Iran, once known as Persia. Europe chose not to join. The question of who Persia is in any given age is always live. Persia, he says, is always there. It always has been. •       Athens as a Theme Park: The Roman Legacy: In the Roman period, Athens and Sparta became what Goldsworthy calls “university cities or, in Sparta's case, a theme park.” Sparta, having lost any real military or political power, invented a public performance of its old customs — a tourist attraction for Roman visitors who wanted to see the old ways enacted. Athens was a university town for the Roman elite, whose children went there as we might go to Oxford. What we think we know about classical Greece is partly filtered through this late antique nostalgia — a celebration of how great we used to be. About the Guest Adrian Goldsworthy is a historian, novelist, and YouTuber with a DPhil from Oxford. He is the author of Athens and Sparta: The Rivalry That Shaped Ancient Greece (Basic Books, May 12, 2026), Caesar: Life of a Colossus, Augustus: First Emperor of Rome, How Rome Fell, Philip and Alexander, Rome and Persia, and many other books. He lives in Penarth, South Wales. References: •       Athens and Sparta: The Rivalry That Shaped Ancient Greece by Adrian Goldsworthy (Basic Books, May 12, 2026). •       Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War — the essential and problematic source, discussed at length. •       Episode 2897: Patrick Wyman on Lost Worlds — directly referenced in the interview as a contrasting style of history. •       Episode 2892: Jason Pack on the Iran war — the companion episode on the modern Persian conflict, referenced in the interview. About Keen On America Nobody asks more awkward questions than the Anglo-American writer and filmmaker Andrew Keen. In Keen On America, Andrew brings his pointed Transatlantic wit to making sense of the United States — hosting daily interviews about the history and future of this now venerable Republic. With nearly 2,900 episodes since the show launched on TechCrunch in 2010, Keen On America is the most prolific intellectual interview show in the history of podcasting. WebsiteSubstackYouTubeApple PodcastsSpotify Chapters: 

Creativity through the lens of a musician and songwriter"Being creative is so lucky"Robin Batteau's“Banned in Sparta” is a new collaborative album of songs based on poems by Classical Greek poets and recorded by a number of friends: Tom Paxton, Eric Andersen, Livingston and Kate Taylor, Matt Nakoa, Robin Lane, 2-time Tony winning actor James Naughton and his gifted children Keira and Greg, plus Carolyn Hester.  Robin was inspired by an Ancient Greek History class he took when he returned to Harvard during the Pandemic to finish a degree he started in the 1960s. Robin earned the World Record of taking a 50-year break (between 1970 to 2021) to return to Harvard and finish his degree in 2022.   “Banned In Sparta” focuses almost entirely on poets from Ancient Greece between 700 and 400 BC.  One poet, Gaius Valerius Catullus (84 – 54 BC), as smitten with the ghost of Sappho as Robin or Alcaeus, is from Rome during Julius Caesar's reign, for whom Eric Andersen performs “Cross (of Gold),” an ode to interlaced and conflicted feelings, “Odi et Amo"— I hate and I love.The title “Banned in Sparta” finds its name from Archilochus, the Bob Dylan of the 7th century B.C., a warrior-poet so irreverent he was “Banned in Sparta.”  James Naughton sings the song “Archilochus Re-Deemed (I Am a Servant of the Lord God of War).” Kate Taylor performs “Telesilla's On the Wall,” from the female poet Telesilla, who led her fellow women warriors to victory against those same renowned Spartans. “The Greek Lyric poets performed live, and were the stars of their day,” says Robin. “They were singer/songwriters, they played the lyre (hence "Lyric") and danced around the stage like Tom Paxton and Taylor Swift.”Robin, who studied Ancient Greece and Integrative Biology at Harvard, found that most of what was left of the poems were fragments and myth, “So I mosaic-ed songs to reflect their expressions and intentions— who they were, and are to me.”  A range of female poets contributed to the lyrical history of Greece including Corrina, whose “In Her Loving Arms” is sung by Carolyn Hester, and Praxilla's “The Most Beautiful Thing in the World,” a hymn to Adonis, sung by Keira Naughton.  Sappho's writing inspires “Terra Cotta Heart,” sung by Robin Lane.  Livingston Taylor sings “My Sappho, Sweetly Smiling” from the smitten neighbor and rival Alcaeus. The fun and frolicking “Shake your Hair (You Thracian Filly),” sung by Tom Paxton. Pianist and folk singer Matt Nakoa offers a Bruce Hornsby-like treatment for Simonides of Ceos's “Theatre of Memory (Man of Gold).”    Sharing Grammy, Emmy, Clio, and Gold Record Awards and an Oscar nomination, Robin's recorded over a dozen albums with Pierce Arrow, David Buskin (Buskin & Batteau), and many others.  His jingles feature in long-running, award-sweeping advertising campaigns from "I'm Lovin' It" for McDonalds to “Can't Beat It” for Coca-Cola to "The Heartbeat of America" for Chevrolet. He's played his 1898 Scarampella violin with everyone from Yo-Yo Ma to Benny Goodman to Bruce Springsteen and has had his melodies sung by Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Judy Collins, Paul Newman, and more. His songs have supported charities and causes, including World Hunger Year, Ocean Alliance, Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign, and Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for kids. The Boston Globe defines his music with David Buskin as "Acoustic Heaven."https://robinbatteau.com/https://www.facebook.com/robin.batteauSend us Fan Mail

The story of classical Greece is often told, rightly or wrongly, as the story of the alliance, competition, and eventual war between Athens and Sparta. Even in antiquity, each city fascinated the other. Athenians imagined Spartans as disciplined, laconic conquerors; Spartans regarded Athens with a mixture of admiration, suspicion, and alarm. Yet despite their differences, both cities shared fundamental Greek assumptions about honor, competition, citizenship, and excellence.In his new book Athens and Sparta: The Rivalry That Shaped Ancient Greece , my guest Adrian Goldsworthy tells the story of classical Greece through the relationship between these two cities: from their legendary origins, through the Persian Wars, and into the tensions that would ultimately lead to the catastrophe of the Peloponnesian War. Along the way we discuss democracy, slavery, naval warfare, the strange logic of Greek politics, and why the Greeks never succeeded in becoming “Greece.”Adrian Goldsworthy is a historian of the classical world and the author of numerous books on Greece and Rome, including biographies of Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Philip and Alexander. He was last on Historically Thinking to discuss Augustus. This is his sixth appearance on the podcast.For more notes and resources, go to the Historically Thinking Substack

Michigan State Spartans surge in recruiting with key commitments from offensive tackle Jack Carlson and defensive lineman Ohimai Ozolua, sparking optimism for the program's future in the Big Ten. Matt Sheehan and Brian Smith analyze whether this momentum marks a turning point after years of instability, highlighting the importance of Midwest recruiting and the impact of NIL in building a competitive roster. Can Pat Fitzgerald's approach rival Mark Dantonio's glory years and finally restore Michigan State's prominence? The conversation turns to Michigan State's ongoing challenges in the cornerback room, reliance on the transfer portal, and the broader implications of the Brendan Sorsby betting scandal for college football. Insightful, candid takes on quarterback development, NIL strategy, and the importance of building depth set the stage for burning questions about the Spartans' timeline to contention. Will key position groups step up by 2026—and is a return to Big Ten relevance on the horizon? Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it's time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join the community: https://theportal.supercast.com/ Support us by supporting our sponsors! Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast Rocket Money Let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. Join at https://RocketMoney.com/LOCKEDON. Wayfair Head to https://Wayfair.com right now to shop all things home. Wayfair. Every style. Every home. FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Right now new customers can bet just five dollars and get one-hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets if your first bet wins. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started — Play Your Game. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Send us Fan MailMost small business owners feel like they are fighting impossible battles.Outnumbered.Outspent.Overwhelmed.But what if the answer is not competing everywhere?What if the answer is protecting the one place where your business is strongest?In this Monday Morning Motivation episode of Small Business Survival Conversations, Anna Steinfest shares the powerful story of King Leonidas and the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae — and the surprising business lessons every entrepreneur needs to hear.This is not just a story about war.It is a story about leadership, discipline, positioning, resilience, sacrifice, and surviving when the odds are against you.If you are a business owner trying to stay focused during difficult seasons, this episode will remind you why small businesses still win.Because small businesses do not win by being bigger.They win by being smarter, faster, more human, and deeply connected to the people they serve.One powerful reminder from this episode:“You were not built for the open field. You were built for the pass.”#SmallBusinessSurvival #MondayMorningMotivation #EntrepreneurMindset #SmallBusinessOwner #Leadership #BusinessGrowth #Entrepreneurship #MotivationMonday #BusinessStrategy #Resilience #Mindset #SmallBusiness #LeadershipDevelopment #BusinessCoach #Podcast #SmallBusinessSurvivalConversations #GrowthMindset #Discipline #StartupLife #EntrepreneurLife

The latest injury news on Derrick Lively, Odessa Jenkins joins the show, and Fair or Foul.

On how the Spartans achieved emotional mastery, long before Stoicism was invented.

Craig G Telfer and Shaughan McGuigan are back together to run through the big talking points from the first leg of the play-off semi-finals. The pair discuss Dunfermline Athletic and Alloa Athletic holding 1-0 first-leg leads, the news that Gary Naysmith is to leave Stenhousemuir for Ayr United after their season finishes, Hamilton Academical having one foot in the final, and a goalkeeping howler playing a key part in The Spartans' 2-0 loss to Clyde. (Apologies for the sound issues on this podcast. We'll have it fixed for the next episode.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today on the show, we're talking about the Detroit Pistons, Detroit Tigers, Michigan and Michigan State Athletics, and more as we were joined by some of our great guests. In our first hour, we were joined by former Michigan Basketball Head Coach John Beilein and Josh Garvey from Doeren Mayhew for our weekly "Talking Hoops" segment. Huge, John, and Josh talked about the Detroit Pistons how they played in that series against the Orlando Magic, they previewed the series against Cleveland and the strengths and weaknesses of both teams, gave their predictions on how the series goes, and more. We were then joined by Ant Wright, who is one of our Hoops insiders. He and Huge gave their thoughts on how tonight's Pistons/Cavaliers game goes, and more. Anthony Broome from theWolverine.com then joined us to give us an update on Michigan Football. In our second hour, we were joined by Tim McCormick so he and Huge could talk about the Pistons. They gave their thoughts on the series against the Magic, gave their thoughts on how the series against Cleveland goes, and more. We were then joined by Tim Staudt from Staudt on Sports in Lansing. He and Huge talked about MSU Football being ranked at the bottom of a Big Ten power poll, talked about what the Spartans need to do in their first year under Fitzgerald, and more. Jim Comparoni from SpartanMag.com then joined us. He and Huge talked about the Big Ten power poll, Jim updated us on Spartan Hoops, and more. We were then joined by Dan Watson, who is the Head Coach of the Grand Rapids Griffins. He and Huge talked about the Griffins series with the Manitoba Moose in the Calder Playoffs, previewed game 3 tomorrow and game 5 Friday, talked about some of the stand-out players on the team, and more. In our final hour, we were joined by former Michigan Basketball Head Coach John Beilein and Josh Garvey from Doeren Mayhew for our weekly "Talking Hoops" segment. Huge, John, and Josh talked about the Detroit Pistons how they played in that series against the Orlando Magic, they previewed the series against Cleveland and the strengths and weaknesses of both teams, gave their predictions on how the series goes, and more. We were then joined by George Blaha, who is the voice of the Detroit Pistons. He and Huge previewed the start of the Pistons/Cavaliers series starting tonight, talked about some of the most impressive Pistons players they've ever seen, and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In our second hour, we were joined by Tim McCormick so he and Huge could talk about the Pistons. They gave their thoughts on the series against the Magic, gave their thoughts on how the series against Cleveland goes, and more. We were then joined by Tim Staudt from Staudt on Sports in Lansing. He and Huge talked about MSU Football being ranked at the bottom of a Big Ten power poll, talked about what the Spartans need to do in their first year under Fitzgerald, and more. Jim Comparoni from SpartanMag.com then joined us. He and Huge talked about the Big Ten power poll, Jim updated us on Spartan Hoops, and more. We were then joined by Dan Watson, who is the Head Coach of the Grand Rapids Griffins. He and Huge talked about the Griffins series with the Manitoba Moose in the Calder Playoffs, previewed game 3 tomorrow and game 5 Friday, talked about some of the stand-out players on the team, and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We were joined by Tim Staudt from Staudt on Sports in Lansing. He and Huge talked about MSU Football being ranked at the bottom of a Big Ten power poll, talked about what the Spartans need to do in their first year under Fitzgerald, and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We answered your questions — on whether Michigan State basketball is actually a contender next season, who the Spartans' leading scorer might be, early returns on new MSU football coach Pat Fitzgerald's recruiting and expectations for Year 1, the Pistons, Tigers, Golf, parenting and more.

We answered your questions — on whether Michigan State basketball is actually a contender next season, who the Spartans' leading scorer might be, early returns on new MSU football coach Pat Fitzgerald's recruiting and expectations for Year 1, the Pistons, Tigers, Golf, parenting and more.

The Spartans are believing again — and so are we. On this episode of This Is Sparta Across the B1G, host Jason Strayhorn is joined by co-hosts Sean "Slow Sippa" Taylor and Cedric "Swerve" Irving for a packed show featuring two special guest appearances. First, we sit down with MSU's Big Ten champion men's tennis standout, who became the first Spartan to win matches in both singles AND doubles at a conference championship — and he's just getting started. Then, we welcome a father-son duo from Virginia — Terrence Edwards Sr. and redshirt freshman defensive back Terrence "Deuce" Edwards Jr. — for a hilarious, real, and inspiring conversation about the recruiting journey from Louisville to West Virginia to East Lansing, the energy of this year's Spartan defense, and why Deuce's eyes are already on the Thorpe Award and a national championship. Plus, the crew reacts to the NCAA Tournament expansion to 76 teams, breaks down the NIL effect on the NBA Draft, and celebrates a new four-star defensive lineman commit. Mama Hall's blanket made an appearance too — and it did NOT disappoint.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/this-is-sparta-msu--5664600/support.

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Michigan State men's tennis just won its first Big Ten title since 1967! Harry Jadun, current head coach and former player for the Spartans, discusses what its taken to elevate the program, the special moment the team clinched, and community investment. Plus, Harry previews the Big Ten tournament in Ojai, the strengths of each top team, and what it will take for the Spartans to carry their momentum. Follow us on Twitter @JTweetsTennis and Instagram @NoAdNoProblem.  Don't forget to rate and subscribe so you never miss an episode!

In which we learn that the Spartans were so horrible that even other ancient Greeks were freaked out by them, and recieved absolutly no benefit from it. Support the Podcast at www.patreon.com/historyissexy Source Notes at https://historyissexy.com/show-notes/episode-126-whats-the-deal-with-the-spartans

We made it to 300 weekly episodes! Join us to hear about another 300 (made popular in modern times by Frank Miller's graphic novel that inspired a film of the same name). We learn about one of the most storied battles in history. Leadership and culture were the real winners--and can be for your workplace. Or, interested in coaching or training on these topics for you or your team? We'd love to hear from you! Email Mike and Mark.

Jeremiah 3:12: “Go, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, faithless Israel,' declares the Lord...”Jeremiah 3:18: “In those days the house of Judah will join the house of Israel, and together they will come from the land of the north to the land I gave your ancestors as an inheritance.”Jeremiah 16:14-15: “However, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when it will no longer be said, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt,' but it will be said, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north and out of all the countries where he had banished them.' For I will restore them to the land I gave their ancestors.”Spartan LetterIn a remarkable letter from the Lacedemonian (Spartan) King, Areus (309-265 B.C.) to Onias, High Priest in Jerusalem, the Spartans reveal their genetic origins. Records of this letter are found in both Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews (12.4.10), as well as in 1 Maccabees 12:19-23. The letter reads:"Areus, King of the Lacedemonians, to Onias, sendeth greeting:We have met with a certain writing, whereby we have discovered that both the Jews and the Lacedemonians are of one stock, and are derived from the kindred of Abraham. It is but just therefore that you, who are our brethren, should send to us about any of your concerns as you please. We will also do the same thing, and esteem your concerns as our own, and will look upon our concerns as in common with yours. Demoteles, who brings you this letter, will bring your answer back to us. This letter is four-square; and the seal is an eagle, with a dragon in his claws.” - Josephus, Antiquities, 12.4.10Josephus considers the Spartan origins in his footnotes, stating they "perhaps were derived from the Syrians and Arabians, the posterity of Abraham by Keturah, see Antiq. XIV.10.22. and Of the War, I.26.1. nd Grot. on 1 Macc. 12:7."SUPPORT OUR MINISTRY:Text the word "Give" to 386-753-7337 or hit the "Thanks" button here on YouTube. Thank you so much for your generosity and for partnering in the Gospel of Jesus Christ with us!MY INFO:Website: https://richtidwell.comLinktree: https://linktr.ee/richtidwellTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@richtidwellInstagram: http://bit.ly/GLoR5KTwitter: http://bit.ly/19bNH50Email: rich@richtidwell.com

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another episode of Yappin N Shxt! In today's episode: Tracking food with AISpartans!Italy fails to qualify for World Cup 2026. But this is 3rd straight World Cup missed. Last World Cup was 2014. They are first country to have won a World Cup to not qualify in 3 straight tournamentsUCLA women won 1st ever NCAA championship for basketballAngel Reese tradedYappin N Shxt is a production of Lost Dawgs Media.Listen to us on all of your favorite podcasting apps!Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yappinnshxtpod/

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The grievance season is officially open!

Michigan State's season came to an end in the Sweet Sixteen against UConn. Rico Beard talks through what is next for the Spartans and the answer might not make every Spartan fan happy. Download the latest episode of the 5 Star Zone today. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The legendary Spartans coach said he isn't going anywhere after being bounced in the NCAA Tournament

In this episode I look at how the Spartan soldier fared in battle. What advantages had they been given through the agoge and syssitia? What was hoplite battle like and how good were the Spartans? I also look at a couple of Plutarch's sayings about the Spartans in the context of war and weigh up whether they were just a later invention or if there was something more to them. Find me on X, Instagram, Bluesky and TikTok as ancientblogger (see links below). There's my AncientBlogger YouTube channel and the Ancient History Hound subreddit. Come say hello (you can even go full old school and email me on ancientblogger@hotmail.com). https://linktr.ee/ancientblogger Music by Brakhage (Le Vrai Instrumental). Reading list and sources used Bardunias, P. Storm of spears & press of shields Bardunias, P & Eugene Ray Jnr, F. Hoplites at War Cartledge, P. The Spartans Cole, M. The Bronze Lie Echeverrrai, F. Hoplite and Phalanx in archaic and Classical Greece a reassessment                                 Taktike Techne – the neglected element in classical 'hoplite battles' Rusch, SM. Sparta at War Special shoutout to the excellent BadAncient website,the In Our Time Sparta episode and the Sparta episodes on The Ancients podcast.

What if you invented something the whole world knows but someone else took the credit? This week on Snap, we uncover the story of Krazy George, a shy wood-shop teacher turned professional cheerleader, who sparked a phenomenon from the stands of the Oakland Coliseum.A huge thank you to the man, the myth, the legend… Krazy George Henderson for sharing your story.At 80 years young, George is still banging his drum for the Spartans at his alma mater, San Jose State. He also just celebrated his 50th season cheering professionally for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer.To read more about the life and times of George, check out his memoir “Still Krazy After All These Cheers” Produced by Bo Walsh, edited by Anna Sussman, original score by Dirk Schwarzhoff, artwork by Teo Ducot.Season 17 - Episode 13 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Andriscus' defeat in Macedonia was not enough to quell the troubles of Greece, as the Achaean League was also on the warpath. The relationship between Rome and the League since 167 had mostly been amicable, though not without controversy, and the more hawkish Achaeans looked to assert their autonomy by campaigning against the Spartans. This the Senate could not tolerate, and through the brief Achaean War and sack of Corinth in 146, the Romans made it clear that only they would be the ones to determine the destiny of Greece. Episode Notes: (https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/2026/03/25/118-graecia-capta-the-roman-conquest-of-greece/) Episode Transcript: (https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/118-graecia-capta-the-roman-conquest-of-greece-transcript.pdf) Social Media: Twitter (https://twitter.com/HellenisticPod) Facebook (www.facebook.com/hellenisticagepodcast/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hellenistic_age_podcast/) Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/hellenisticpod.bsky.social) Show Merchandise: Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/HellenisticAgePod) Redbubble (https://www.redbubble.com/people/HellenisticPod/shop?asc=u) Donations: Patreon (https://patreon.com/TheHellenisticAgePodcast) Ko-Fi (https://ko-fi.com/hellenisticagepodcast) Amazon Book Wish List (https://tinyurl.com/vfw6ask)

The Spartans are on their way to Washington DC, and a date with UConn. Oh, and the hockey team are also playing The Huskies! We also talk about other sports, and take your social media questions. Join us next week​⁠ on Twitter and IG @spartan_pod and @spartanpod on Bluesky.And watch again on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@spartan_pod

We were joined by Michigan State Head Basketball Coach Tom Izzo. He and Huge talked about the Spartans and their path to getting into the Sweet Sixteen, looked ahead to Friday's game against UConn, and much more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In our final hour, we were joined by Gary Dolphin, who is the voice of Iowa Basketball. He and Huge talked about how the NCAA Tournament has been going, previewed tomorrow's game between Iowa and Nebraska, and much more. We were then joined by Michigan State Head Basketball Coach Tom Izzo. He and Huge talked about the Spartans and their path to getting into the Sweet Sixteen, looked ahead to Friday's game against UConn, and much more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today on the show, we're talking about the Detroit Tigers, Michigan and Michigan State Basketball, and more as we were joined by some of our great guests. We kicked off the show talking with Daniella Bruce from the Red Wings/Tigers Broadcast team. She and Huge talked about the Red Wings loss last night, talked about the start of the Tigers season tomorrow, and more. We were then joined by Bobby Scales from the Tigers Broadcast team. He and Huge previewed tomorrow's game, gave their thought's on which players will really step up this year, and much more. We were then joined by Jeff Smith who is the Color Analyst for the Nebraska Huskers. He and Huge previewed the Nebraska/Iowa game in the Sweet Sixteen, and more. In our second hour, we were joined by Dan Hasty, who is the voice of the West Michigan Whitecaps. He and Huge talked about the Tigers season getting started up tomorrow, talked about McGonigle making the roster, talked about some of the players they think will make a big leap this year, and much more. We were then joined by former Michigan Basketball player Tim McCormick. He and Huge gave their thought's on how Michigan and Michigan State will do Friday night, talked a little about the Pistons, and more. In our final hour, we were joined by Gary Dolphin, who is the voice of Iowa Basketball. He and Huge talked about how the NCAA Tournament has been going, previewed tomorrow's game between Iowa and Nebraska, and much more. We were then joined by Michigan State Head Basketball Coach Tom Izzo. He and Huge talked about the Spartans and their path to getting into the Sweet Sixteen, looked ahead to Friday's game against UConn, and much more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo joins the show and discusses preparing for the big matchup against the UCONN Huskies, on the challenges that the Spartans face against the Huskies, on what the recipe for success is, on his guard Jeremy Fears Jr., on whether Rich is his favorite Michigan man, on the Dusty May moment, on the possibility of facing Rick Pitino and John Calipari. In ‘Overreaction Tuesday' Rich weighs in on whether the Rams are going to do something crazy during the NFL draft, if Jeremiyah Love should want to slide out of the Top 10, a QB needy team should call the Texans for CJ Stroud, if Victor Wembenyama has passed Nikola Jokic as the best NBA player in the world, will another team beat the Dodgers in the National League, whether the NCAA Women's tournament should only have 32 teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim Rome's Daily Jungle 3/23/26 The Sweet 16 is set and is it a problem there are no true Cinderella teams? Then, another episode of the Laker Jim Show after their 9th straight win. Today's guests include Charles Barkley and Michigan State Basketball Head Coach Tom Izzo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Jim Rome Show HR 3 - 3/23/26 Another Laker win on Saturday means the return of Laker Jim. Then, Jim answers your Ask The Pro's Emails and posts. Michigan State Basketball Head Coach Tom Izzo joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State basketball, the Spartans' Sweet 16 matchup against Louisville, Trey Fort's emergence, Coen Carr's performance, the Big Ten in the NCAA tournament, MSU hockey's NCAA tournament draw, MSU women's hoops falling to Oklahoma, some inappropriate takes from The Rube, and more.

CB and Clay are excited to see the Spartans advance to the Sweet 16 as we review our brackets. The Dolphins aren't done making moves as Jaylen Waddle is traded to the Denver Broncos for draft capital. USA and Venezuela battle for the World Baseball Classic title.

We answered your questions about Michigan State's basketball team after the Spartans' NCAA tournament win over North Dakota State — on the game plan against Louisville, X-factors and keys, Denham Wojcik, Trey Fort, Jeremy Fears Jr., Carson Cooper and more, on lessons from Day 1 of NCAA tournament, the Pistons without Cade Cunningham, along with a couple stories worth telling, but no broken chairs.

There's a lot to cover on Day 2 of the NCAA Tournament. Jim and Jon begin things by celebrating a nice win for the Red Wings over Montreal. The Pistons also took care of business, in their first game since it was announced Cade Cunningham would miss some time due to a collapsed lung. Last but not least, the Wolverines and Michigan State each notched comfortable wins in the Round of 64.

If you want to try NordVPN, head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nordvpn.com/terracepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a free 30-day, money-back guarantee. Shaughan McGuigan and Craig G Telfer cast their eyes over the big action from the Championship, League 1 and League 2. The pair discuss Raith Rovers' miserable lurch towards relegation, the most madcap game of the season so far, and a windy encounter between the Spartans and Forfar Athletic. 0:00 Start 03:08 Dunfermline 3-0 Raith Rovers 41:08 Montrose 5-4 Alloa Athletic 59:32 Cove Rangers goalkeepers scores 1:03:36 The Spartans 1-0 Forfar Athletic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Special Presidential Speaker Series – Michigan State UniversityMichigan State University launched its Presidential Speaker Series with a wide‑ranging and candid conversation on the role of higher education in sustaining democracy and civil discourse. Held at the Wharton Center and moderated by MSU President Kevin M. Guskiewicz, the event brought together bipartisan leaders from government and higher education to examine how universities can help prepare students to navigate disagreement, practice democratic engagement, and contribute meaningfully to the public good.The evening opened with framing from Ann Austin, University Distinguished Professor in the College of Education, who emphasized the importance of universities as spaces where diverse perspectives meet—and where disagreement, when approached constructively, becomes a powerful tool for learning. President Guskiewicz underscored that today's college campuses are often the first places where students encounter people with markedly different backgrounds, beliefs, and lived experiences, making higher education a microcosm of American democracy itself.The panel featured three nationally recognized leaders: Richard Burr, former U.S. senator and principal policy advisor at DLA Piper; Ted Mitchell, president of the American Council on Education and former U.S. under secretary of education; and Margaret Spellings, president and CEO of the Bipartisan Policy Center and former U.S. secretary of education. Former Michigan governors Jim Blanchard and John Engler also joined the program, highlighting bipartisan efforts to strengthen trust in democratic institutions.Across the conversation, panelists explored growing public skepticism toward higher education, driven by concerns about affordability, job outcomes, transparency, and perceived political bias. While acknowledging these challenges, speakers emphasized that most students report feeling free to express their views—and that universities remain among the few institutions designed specifically to foster open inquiry and debate.A recurring theme was balance: between higher education's public mission and individual return on investment; between academic autonomy and accountability; and between preparing students for employment and preparing them for citizenship. Panelists stressed that employability and civic education are not competing goals, but mutually reinforcing ones—arguing that student success, transparency in admissions and financial aid, and relevance of research to community needs are essential to restoring public trust.The discussion also addressed emerging pressures, including rapid technological change, artificial intelligence, national security concerns tied to research and data, and the influence of social media on public discourse. Speakers called on universities to communicate their value more clearly, form stronger public‑ and private‑sector partnerships, and recommit to their role as places where difficult conversations can happen with rigor, respect, and honesty.Audience questions steered the conversation toward practical action: how to design classrooms and campus experiences that encourage belonging and respectful dissent; how faculty can be supported in navigating charged discussions; and how leaders can remain grounded in core educational values amid political and social pressures.As the inaugural event in the series concluded, President Guskiewicz reflected on the enduring responsibility of universities to educate not only skilled graduates, but engaged citizens. The evening affirmed the purpose of the Presidential Speaker Series: to model civil discourse, elevate thoughtful disagreement, and strengthen the democratic mission at the heart of higher education.Transcript:Speaker 1 (00:00:00):Good evening. Hello, and thank you so much for joining us tonight. I'm Ann Austin, and I'm a university distinguished professor in the College of Education. I'm very pleased to be here this evening to introduce the Special Presidential Speaker Series and its participants to you. Before we get started, I want to mention a few housekeeping items. First, and in particular to the topic that we're examining this evening, we ask that you please be respectful to those who are joining in the conversation. We also ask that you avoid flash photography or personal recording devices as they may be distracting to those who are on the stage. And we all very much appreciate your cooperation with those requests. Tonight, we're going to be discussing a topic that's quite important to me, and I think to all of us, it's important to me because I've held leadership roles in higher education, as well as being a researcher who studies major issues in higher education.(00:01:05):And in fact, with my colleague, Brendan Cantwell, who I think is here this evening also, we've been hosting a series of public webinars discussing the future of public research universities. And tonight's topic on higher education and civil discourse is really quite central to that future of our universities. Before we delve into the discussion, I first want to acknowledge some of the people joining us in the audience tonight, starting with Michigan State University, Board of Trustees members, Renee Knake Jefferson, and Rebecca Bahar-Cook.(00:01:50):We appreciate having our trustees with us. And welcome also to the state legislators joining us, as well as the presidents of several Michigan universities and colleges and leaders of the Michigan Association of State Universities and Research Universities for Michigan. Thank you so much for joining us. So let's get started with this very interesting evening. Writing in the Lansing State Journal in 2024, MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz said that upholding ideals like civility, respect, and dignity is essential to the meaningful exercise of pluralistic democracy. And he wrote, "The universities like Michigan State are purpose built to promote understanding across our differences." The following month here at the Wharton Center during his presidential investiture, the president announced his intent to sponsor a presidential speaker series. He said such discussions could help our students learn to better navigate a world that's filled with diverse beliefs and viewpoints, bringing thinkers and doers to this campus in an atmosphere of civil discourse.(00:03:17):We know that college might be the first place that many students live and work together alongside people with very different backgrounds and lived experiences. President Guskowitz pointed out that this mix of people and perspectives makes campuses like ours a microcosm of the society into which our Spartans will graduate. This annual presidential speaker series was conceived as a university and a community event, offering attendees and especially our students, examples and role model...

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The 8am hour of Tuesday's Mac & Cube saw Andy Burcham, the Voice of the Auburn Tigers, tell us what the basketball team can expect when they take on South Alabama tonight, how important it is to get off to a good start, and what the importance of this Spring practice is for the football team; then, the guys say how much there is to be excited about the team and why they have confidence in Alex Golesh; later, David Richman, men's basketball coach at North Dakota State, says what he sees from this Michigan State team he'll face in the Tourney, where NDSU can have some advantages against the Spartans, and why Jake Peters is the heart of their team; and finally, how big of a question mark QB is for a few teams this Spring. "McElroy & Cubelic In The Morning" airs 7am-10am weekdays on WJOX-94.5!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#253: Jake Boss Jr. is the head baseball coach of the Michigan State Spartans and one of the most respected leaders in college baseball. Since taking over the program in 2009, Boss has guided the Spartans to more than 400 victories and led Michigan State to a Big Ten regular-season championship in 2011 and the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. He has coached multiple All-Big Ten performers and numerous players who have gone on to professional baseball. Before arriving at Michigan State, Boss served as head coach at Eastern Michigan and spent several years as an assistant at Michigan, helping develop nationally competitive programs. A former standout player at Alma College, Boss has built a reputation across college baseball for leadership, program building, and developing student-athletes both on and off the field.For more on Coach Boss and Michigan State check out msuspartans.com Enjoy the show!

We answered your questions — on Michigan State basketball, lineup decisions at point guard and elsewhere, the rematch the Spartans want most at the Big Ten tournament, the definition of "die trying" as Tom Izzo said he would do two years, on Michigan basketball, tampering, the Red Wings, life, staircases and more.

-Michigan/Michigan State was the other big game of Sunday of note---the Spartans entered on a 5-game winning streak and couldcement themselves as contenders and not pretenders with a big win-We mentioned Purdue in the first segment..their loss to Wisconsin dropped them from a potential top 4 seed all the way down to 7 th .Yikes.Our Sponsors:* Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com* Check out Progressive: https://progressive.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

America's Spartans. 400 Marylanders Hold Back 2,000 Redcoats To Save the Revolution. Long Island 1776 August 1776: The American Revolution was about to be crushed. At the Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn), Washington's army was surrounded by 20,000 British and Hessian troops. Escape routes were cut off. The Continental Army was collapsing. Then fewer than 400 men from the 1st Maryland Regiment, under Lord Stirling and Major Mordecai Gist, stepped forward for a mission few expected to survive. In one of the most heroic last stands in American military history, the Maryland 400 carried out repeated bayonet charges against veteran British forces at the Old Stone House, understanding the cost would be severe. Their sacrifice delayed the British advance for nearly an hour — just long enough for thousands of American troops to escape across the deadly Gowanus Marsh and retreat to Washington's camp at Brooklyn Heights. Watch this video at- https://youtu.be/a4T-sywgeis?si=JsCqGoRk-ZvfmjAC Clear and Present History 37.8K subscribers 99,668 views Jan 29, 2026 Clear and Present History Podcast ----- Learn More About the Maryland 400! A comprehensive book about the Maryland 400 — including biographies of all 870 known soldiers — is currently in development by the Maryland State Archives, with generous support from the Maryland Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR).

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 21, 2026 is: laconic • luh-KAH-nik • adjective Laconic describes someone or something communicating with few words. Laconic can more narrowly mean "concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious." // The stand-up comedian is known for his laconic wit and mastery of the one-liner. See the entry > Examples: "Elijah did not enjoy all my choices. ... But my son listened closely to every selection. He remembered plot points better than I did and assessed historical figures concisely. 'Mean,' he said of Voltaire. 'Creepy,' summed up Alexander Hamilton. ... Most surprising, my laconic teenager shared my love of Austen. Those hours listening to Pride and Prejudice were some of the happiest of my parenting life." — Allegra Goodman, LitHub.com, 4 Feb. 2025 Did you know? We'll keep it brief. Laconia was once an ancient province in southern Greece. Its capital city was Sparta, and the Spartans were famous for their terseness of speech. Laconic comes to us by way of the Latin word laconicus ("Spartan") from the Greek word lakōnikos. In current use, laconic means "terse" or "concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious," and thus recalls the Spartans' tight-lipped taciturnity.