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In this week's episode, I take a look back at the movies and streaming shows I watched in Summer 2026 and rate them. This coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Ghost Armor series at my Payhip store: FALLARMOR The coupon code is valid through September 21, 2026. So if you need a new ebook this fall, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 319 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is September the 4th, 2026, and today I'm looking back at the movies and streaming shows I watched over Summer 2026. We will also have Coupon of the Week and an update on my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. So let's start off with Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Ghost Armor series at my Payhip store. That coupon code is FALLARMOR. As always, you can get the coupon code and the links to my Payhip store available in the show notes for this episode. This coupon code will be valid through September 21st, 2026, so if you need a new ebook for this fall, we have got you covered. Now an update on my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. I'm pleased to report that the rough draft of Blade of Visions is done. It came to 99,000 words. It'd be kind of cool if it came to 100,000, but as I've learned in the 15 years I've been doing this, it's not a good idea to pad things for length. Editing is underway. I'm about 15% through the first pass of edits. I'm working on the cover design, so I'm on good track to have the book out before the end of the month. I also wrote a tie-in short story called Winter Crown and don't forget that [newsletter] subscribers will get a free ebook copy of that short story when Blade of Visions comes out later this month. So this makes a very excellent time to subscribe to my new release newsletter. I am also 12,000 words into Elven-Warlock, which will be the seventh book in the Half-Elven Thief series. Hopefully that will be out in October, if all goes well. In audiobook news, I think Blade of Thieves (as narrated by Brad Wills) and Cloak of Worlds (as narrated by Hollis McCarthy) are now finally available at all the usual audiobook stores, which includes Audible, Apple, Amazon, Kobo, Google Play, Chirp, and all the others. So if you want to listen to those if you are going on a Labor Day road trip, you can check those out. A reminder that Stealth and Spells Online: The Complete LitRPG trilogy (narrated by C.J. McAllister) is also available on Audible, so check that out. That's 32 hours long and that would also cover all your Labor Day travels. So that is where I'm at with my current writing, publishing and audiobook projects. 00:02:22 Main Topic of the Week: Summer 2026 Movie Roundup So let's move on to our main topic this week. Our main topic this week is the Summer 2026 Movie Roundup and I always enjoy doing those. These episodes are a little less serious than some of the other episodes and it's fun to talk about things I enjoyed and that you might enjoy as well. And I did see a lot of new movies this summer. In fact, I went to the actual theater four times for Masters of the Universe, The Odyssey, Spider-Man, and Coyote vs. Acme, which is probably more than I've gone in a single season since before COVID times. So as usual, here are the movies I saw this summer (rated from least favorite to most favorite). The grades are totally subjective and based on nothing but my own thoughts and opinions. First up is The Breadwinner, which came out in 2026. This is basically standup comedian Nate Bargatze's act come to life as a movie. If you've seen Bargatze's standup, his usual routine is to portray himself as the dumb husband and bumbling Girl Dad, which is actually quite clever from a comedic standpoint since you're unlikely to have outraged mobs calling for your head if all you're doing is making fun of yourself. Anyway, Bargatze portrays Nate Wilcox, the best Toyota salesman in Nashville. (Don't worry, this is the first of only many product placement moments.) He lets his wife Kate manage the household and do the bulk of the work with their three daughters. When Kate's invention takes off on Shark Tank, she has to go to South Korea for two weeks to oversee manufacturing, leaving Nate in charge of the kids. Comedic chaos ensues. On the positive side of this movie, I did approve how this movie showed a married couple trying to work through a rough patch and do what's right for their kids and each other in a semi-productive way rather than blowing up their lives over nonsensical trivialities in the style of Eat, Pray, Love. On the downside, there was a lot of product placement, to the point where it at times felt like an extended commercial with bits of plot jammed in between product endorsement. No doubt most of the production budget came from product placement money. Will Forte was funny as an eccentric roofing contractor and Martin Herlihy as a shifty DoorDash employee. Kumail Nanjiani was funny as Nate's rival salesman at the car dealership. So overall, I would say this was blandly amusing and inoffensive with some funny slapstick moments. Overall grade: C- Next up is Supergirl, which came out in 2026. This movie really was sort of a strange combination of John Wick and the human trafficking subplot from 2020's Black Widow. The end result wasn't quite as good as Superman from 2025, alas. I did like this movie's interpretation of Supergirl. Kara Zor-El's departure from Krypton was way more traumatic than Superman's, so she's dealing with her unresolved emotional issues by traveling from planet to planet with red suns and getting hammered since the same yellow sun that gives Kryptonians their superpowers on Earth also keeps them from getting drunk because their bodies process alcohol too efficiently. However, Kara comes to a planet where a girl named Ruthye lives. Ruthye's family has been slaughtered by ruthless brigands yet led by Krem of the Yellow Hills and she's going on a quest for revenge. When Ruthye tries to recruit Kara for the quest, she's not interested, but then Krem steals Kara's spaceship and poisons her dog Krypto. Krem carries the antidote on his person, so now Kara and Ruthye team up to get vengeance on Krem and to heal Krypto. Krem is a nasty piece of work and he and his space gang travel from planet to planet abducting women to be their wives. I think the problem was that Krem was kind of a boring but nasty villain, but he was still boring. He was basically a space thug with too many piercings. Lex Luthor from 2025 Superman, by contrast, was a really interesting villain, this malignant narcissist who knows that his obsession with Superman is over the top, but he's going to act on it anyway. Additionally, I don't think this version of Supergirl is quite capable of being a lead character on her own. She'd make a superb secondary character, but I don't think she could quite carry a movie on her own. And Jason Momoa was pretty good as Lobo. Overall grade: C- Next up is Troy, which came out in 2004. I wanted to see this either before or after I watched The Odyssey this summer and ended up watching it the day before I went to see The Odyssey. I would say this movie was slow and ponderous, but I did enjoy watching it. This is an adaption of The Iliad and has the sort of slow stateliness of epic films from the '60s. It had good performances and good battle scenes. Brian Cox was enjoyable as a scenery chewing Agamemnon and Brad Pitt worked as Achilles. Interestingly, his version of Achilles reminded me of the interpretation of Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen from Dune 2 as sort of a violent psychopath with his own twisted sense of honor. Oddly, despite the fact that this was rather a long movie, the ending seems a bit rushed, like we needed to hurry up and get to the Trojan Horse. It was amusing how Achilles' relationship with Patroclus was changed to "cousin" for the modern audience, but Greek views on sexuality would definitely be unpalatable with both right-wing and left-wing versions of the modern mind, which is a good thing because while the Greeks contributed a great deal to the development of civilization, they were into a lot of unsavory stuff. So overall, I would say this was a fun, epic movie, but I think this walked so the 2026 version of The Odyssey could run. Amusing fact: Christopher Nolan was apparently supposed to direct this, but the deal fell through and he got Batman Begins as a consolation prize instead. Overall grade: B- Next up is The Dink, which came out in 2026. This is an Apple TV comedy movie about pickleball of all things. I feel like this was made because some Apple executive got made fun of by some tennis players for playing pickleball and then decided to take revenge through media. Jake Johnson plays Dustin Boyd, a washed up former child tennis star who now works at his father's tennis club. The club has difficulties because of a growing influx of pickleball players who the hardcore tennis players hate. Dustin's father decides to use the club's bylaws to force a duel match to decide the issue, in the grand tradition of wacky comedy stakes. Dustin really wants to play the duel match, but his wrist is injured in an accident. To get his wrist mobility back, the doctor suggested he play some pickleball and Dustin views this as beneath him, but he really wants to play again, so he signs up for pickleball. This ends up being a wacky sports company/buddy movie as Dustin gradually befriends an eccentric older pickleball player. Ed Harris should really do more comedic roles. He was great as Dustin's stern, yet unscrupulous father. I do admire Apple TV's dedication to making random stuff. Overall grade: B- Next up is Green and Gold, which came out in 2025, and this is a melodrama about a farmer and his granddaughter dealing with the grim economic realities of farming. This is set in 1992/1993 era Wisconsin. Buck refuses to modernize his dairy farm in Door County, Wisconsin. His granddaughter Jenny is a talented musician and also a skilled farmer, and Buck wants her to take over the farm one day, but Jenny's ambitions are looking elsewhere. Events come to a head when Jenny realizes that Buck is deeply in debt to the bank, which is about to foreclose on the farm. However, Buck and the chief banker have a personal animosity, so they settle on a bet. If the Green Bay Packers win a Super Bowl title in 1993, the banker will give Buck one more year to turn things around on the farm. Meanwhile, Jenny begins to wonder if her music ambitions might generate the money to save the farm. Of course, if you are familiar with the history of the Packers, you know that they won a Super Bowl in 1996, not 1993. The movie has carried on the back of the very strong performances of its actors. It also has an ambiguously happy ending, as is true with so many things in farming. I like this movie because I've spent a lot of my life in the American Midwest, [and] I did appreciate how it shows the difficulties of the farming life. Also, this is important: a fall from a ladder is a plot point. Ladder safety is important, people! If you are going up a ladder, for heaven's sake don't climb the ladder in high heels like the character in question does. Wear sensible, well-fitting shoes with good soles. A very long time ago, I used to work with a guy who would climb extension ladders in cowboy boots. It is nothing short of the mercy of God that he didn't fall off and shatter half the bones in his body. Overall grade: B Next up is Grumpy Old Men, which came out in 1993. Apparently this is set in Wabasha, Minnesota, which is amusing because filming actually took place in several areas in the Twin Cities in Eastern Minnesota, but not actually in Wabasha. I found that personally amusing because I'm quite familiar with the area and so I recognize several filming locations. Anyway, the movie is about two retirees, Max and John, who are enemies and have been enemies for years, but Max is lonely and wants to get married again, and John is about to lose his house to the IRS due to tax problems. Things come to a head when an attractive literature professor moves across the street and both Max and John take an interest in her and start competing for her affections. However, it turns out that Max and John are actually best friends whose love language happens to be hatred and practical jokes, kind of like Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner, but more on them below. This was a good character comedy/drama. It was interesting that the professor was an early version of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope, albeit several decades before someone came up with the term. This is worth watching both as a character and comedy drama and a time capsule of the 1990s. Sometimes a movie ages a bit badly (Airplane and the Thomas Crown Affair from the Spring Movie Roundup come to mind), but this didn't. The sequel Grumpier Old Men from 1995 is basically the same movie, but with the characters acting about 20% dumber so a sitcom style plot can happen. Still entertaining, but not as good as the first one, so Grumpier Old Men only gets a B-, but Grumpy Old Men gets a B+. Next up is Masters of the Universe, which came out in 2026. It was amusing to read reviews of this movie because people thought way too hard about a movie that is essentially about battling action figures. Anyway, this was pretty good. It was nice to see a movie about a science fiction property that doesn't actually hate the source material. Basically it's a live action version of the cartoons from the '80s, albeit with somewhat more thoughtful moments. I heard someone suggest that it was close in tone to Thor: Ragnarok, and that seems accurate. The plot is that Skeletor conquers Eternia and 10-year-old Prince Adam is sent with the Sword of Power through a magical portal to Earth to keep him and the sword out of Skeletor's reach. However, Adam loses the sword while passing through the gate and 15 years later is working in human resources. He's still seeking for the sword despite his therapist trying to convince him that it was a trauma-induced fantasy. However, his persistence pays off and he does find the sword. Teela, who is one of the resistance leaders against Skeletor's rule, comes to Earth to find him and bring him back, but Skeletor's minions arrive to claim the sword as well. Adam and Teela escape back to Eternia and it's up to Adam to find a way to use the Sword of Power to become the hero that Eternia needs. Dolph Lundgren's cameo was great. Overall, I would say this is a fun movie to watch, especially if you're a Millennial or Gen Xer who saw the cartoons or the live action movie back in the '80s. Jared Leto has something of an increasingly questionable reputation these days, but he did a good job as Skeletor, played him halfway between the solemn gravitas of the 1987 version and the malevolent comedic cornball of the cartoons. Of course, in my opinion, the Frank Langella version from 1987 is the best version of Skeletor since he placed it with all the seriousness of a Shakespearean villain monologue at the Royal Shakespeare Company. In hindsight, it wasn't terribly surprising that this underperformed at the box office. It felt like it was made for guys my age, not for kids. I would've been comfortable bringing an eight-year-old to see The Mandalorian and Grogu or Super Mario Galaxy, but I would've been less certain bringing a kid that age to see Masters of the Universe. Additionally, it seemed very Marvel in tone, and I think the overall mood of the US these days is less "Marvel Cinematic Universe quips and banter" and more sort of the grimness of The Odyssey, which we'll talk about shortly. Overall grade: B+ Next up is Young Washington, which came out in 2026, a biopic of the early life of George Washington, covering how he more or less accidentally started the French and Indian War and how he recovered his reputation at the Battle of Braddock's Field. To be fair, the international situation at the time meant that someone was going to start the French and Indian War. It just happened to be Washington, who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Overall, I liked this. It was reasonably historically accurate, though some of the emotional and family dialogue at times was a bit clunky. Additionally, Washington was portrayed as having revolutionary leanings much earlier in life than he actually did, since when he was a young man, he had no thoughts of being anything but a British subject and officer. That said, some of the most implausible stuff in the movie actually happened in real life. Like if I were to write in a novel that the future president of the United States personally rallied the army's rear guard to save as many men as possible from an ambush, and in the process had two horses shot out from under him and ended up with bullet holes in his hat and coat (all while fighting continuously), you would probably find that a bit implausible, but it actually happened that way. Washington's daring actions during that battle were one of the reasons he was appointed commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, that and there weren't many other colonials with as much experience of military command as Washington. In that vein, the battle scenes were the best part of the movie. They captured the brutality and messiness of 18th Century warfare without being especially graphic. Anyway, I'm glad this is getting a sequel. Maybe we'll end up with a Young Washington Cinematic Universe. Overall grade: B+ Next up is Meet the Parents, which came out in 2000, and this is probably one of the apex forms of cringe comedy. Ben Stiller plays Greg Focker, a nurse who's in love with schoolteacher Pam Burns. Greg wants to marry Pam, but overhears a phone call with her sister where she says her fiancé asked permission of her traditional father first. Greg decides that he's going to ask Pam's father's permission first to get off on the right foot, and so accompanies Pam to her sister's wedding and her parents' house to, as the title says, Meet the Parents. However, Pam's father is the former CIA counterintelligence officer Jack, and he and Greg immediately get on each other's nerves. To make things worse, the airline has lost Greg's luggage. From these two starting premises follow a cascading series of hilarious disasters that accumulate in a septic tank fire on the lawn. I'm not sure, but I think I saw this one in the theaters when it came out in 2000, and I thought it was funny then. With 26 years of additional life experience under the belt, I still think it's pretty funny, though you could still tell that this movie was filmed before 9/11 because if Greg had his airport meltdown seen today, the consequences would've been much worse. Overall grade: B+ Next up is O Brother Where Art Thou, which came out in 2000. This is a very, very, very specific adaptation of The Odyssey directed by the Coen brothers. George Clooney plays Everett, a convict who escapes from a chain gang in Mississippi during the Great Depression. He wants to find a treasure and he recruits fellow convicts Delmar and Peter to assist him. Along the way, Everett and his team encountered 1930s era versions of the Sirens, the cyclops, the blind prophet Tiresias, and other characters and foes from the original Odyssey myth. Everett and his friends end up running a scam where they pretend to be a Christian music group, but as it turns out, they're actually pretty good at singing, so this leads to unexpected hilarity and opportunities. This was also a very funny movie. Imagine The Odyssey is a comedy with a lot of singing set in the Deep South during the Depression, and you're there. If you're a fan of bluegrass music, this is worth watching. If you've seen Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, it's worth watching this just to ponder how the same source material can produce such wildly divergent interpretations. If you don't care about The Odyssey, then this is still a fun movie to watch. Proof: I mentioned to someone that I had seen this and she responded that she both loved the movie and was surprised to learn that he had in fact been inspired by The Odyssey. Overall grade: A- Next up is Hoppers, which came out in 2026. Like most Pixar movies, this was very high concept. Unlike many recent Pixar movies, it wasn't too depressing and didn't disappear up its own tailpipe. In the city of Beaverton, hot tempered girl Mabel bonds with her grandmother in their favorite place, a woodland grove favored by beavers. Years later, Mabel is a biology student under Dr. Fairfax, but is neglecting her studies to face off against her nemesis, the popular yet sketchy Mayor Jerry of Beaverton. Mayor Jerry wants to build an expressway that will wipe out the woodland grove, and he's perfectly within his rights to do it since no animals have been found living there. Since Mabel's grandmother has died, she's unwilling to give up the grove. However, Dr. Fairfax's research might give her a way. Dr. Fairfax has worked out a way to temporarily transfer human consciousness to a robotic beaver capable of speaking to real beavers, much like the plot of Avatar. In a funny scene, Fairfax angrily denies that it's just like Avatar. Mabel gets the idea to use this to convince real beavers to settle in the grove, thereby thwarting Mayor Jerry's plans. This touches off both a wacky yet poignant adventure. The plot was very well structured and it followed the proper rules of story structure, which I've talked about before. Mabel definitely is a protagonist who takes action, but experiences setbacks and problems of her own creation. It was pretty good. I say it was a return to form for Pixar after some of their weaker movies in the 2020s. Overall grade: A Now it's time for my three favorite movies of summer 2026, all of which I actually saw in the theater. First up is Coyote versus Acme, which came out in 2026. This movie had an extra surge of popularity from the fact that Warner Brothers canceled it as a tax write-off, but distributor Ketchup Entertainment revived it. That makes it a plucky underdog since Warner Brothers senior executives are kind of like the apex version of soulless corporate bug men. Like if I wrote characters in my books who acted like Warner Brothers senior executives, people would think I was being didactic and heavy-handed. Anyway, after decades of failures in efforts to capture the Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote decides to sue Acme Corporation for its numerous defective products. Coyote teams up with a lazy strip mall lawyer named Kevin Avery, who specializes in getting small settlements from Acme. However, Avery and Coyote end up filing a massive lawsuit against Acme, which means they'll face the full wrath of Acme Corporation, including its ace lawyer Buddy Crane and its ruthless CEO, Foghorn Leghorn. What follows is a comedic courtroom battle as Coyote and Avery try to defeat Acme Corporation, defeat its sinister plans, and Coyote starts to realize that Road Runner might actually be his best friend. Both quite amusing and touching, and I'm glad this was rescued from the tax write-off vault. Overall grade: A Next up is The Odyssey, which came out in 2026. This wasn't quite as good as Oppenheimer in 2023 in my opinion, but it was still very good and very much worth seeing. It was weird that The Odyssey was briefly a football in the never-ending US culture war scrum because the movie isn't really political and doesn't really have a message beyond "war is destructive and bad", which every sensible person would agree with, and a lesser message of "violating the law of morality has unforeseen cascading bad consequences, including the destruction of civilization", which is also quite true and was one of the themes of Oppenheimer. Nolan himself dismissed the controversies as "irrelevant" and "part of the territory" since no one had actually seen the movie yet, and given that The Odyssey has made a billion and a half dollars as of this recording, I think that may have proved his point. I imagine the scrutiny from Batman fans back in the 2010s was way more intense since in the modern era, many people care more deeply about the accuracy of Batman than The Odyssey. I do think the debate over the historical accuracy in The Odyssey is pointless because the Odyssey is myth, not history. The Iliad and The Odyssey are a lot like Arthurian myth in terms of their actual historicity. Even when Arthurian legend was massively popular with English kings and nobles in the late medieval and early modern period (for example, Henry VIII's older brother was named Arthur in imitation of King Arthur), the version of Arthurian myth they celebrated and wished to emulate had virtually no connection to the reality of Britain in the 500s AD and was instead a sort of fantasy version of their own time in the 14th and 15th centuries. By the time The Odyssey was written down, no doubt a similar process was underway. Both The Iliad and The Odyssey and the Arthurian cycle probably have a kernel of historical truth buried underneath the tales of magic swords, sirens, cyclopses, and vengeful witches with magic islands. There likely was a Romano-British warlord who might have been named Arthur (or possibly Ambrosius Aurelianus) who held off the Saxons for a while before he was overwhelmed and killed. Likewise, Heinrich Schliemann was a highly eccentric and very sketchy crazy rich guy, but he did prove that there really was some version of the city of Troy that was destroyed at the end of the Bronze Age. But everything beyond those basic details came from thousands of years of embellishments and flourishes from later poets and writers. So arguing about the historical accuracy of The Odyssey is a bit like arguing if Star Wars portrays faster than light travel in an accurate way. That kind of argument is just missing the point entirely. It's also interesting to see how modern standards clashed with the ancient mindset. You know how I always say that everywhere in the United States is exactly the same right until it really, really isn't? I think ancient people are just like us until they really, really weren't. Like ancient people would have been superstitious to an extent that even the most credulous crystal and aura influencer on TikTok would find horrifying and frequently violent in a way that the most strident self-defense advocate would find shocking. The Odyssey's version of Odysseus feels guilt and remorse over his actions in a way an actual ancient Greek probably wouldn't have, but so what? This is The Odyssey viewed through the lens of the 21st century, just as those English nobles viewed the myth of King Arthur and his knights through the lens of their time. As I mentioned with Troy above, the ancient Greeks were often quite brutal and would celebrate sacking an enemy city. One side note before we get to the movie, I probably found it funnier than I should have how Nolan favorably cited classicist Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey as a source, and Wilson then had an extended and unintentionally comedic multi-article crashout about how much she hated the movie and of course how much she hated the commemorative Trojan Horse popcorn bucket. Apparently Wilson hated the movie so much she's going to do a new translation of The Odyssey, much to her publisher's baffled dismay. No one does offended huffy petulance quite like an academic. Anyway, back to the movie. It follows the familiar story of Odysseus through Christopher Nolan's preference for non-linear storytelling and practical effects. I did think it was interesting how in this interpretation, Odysseus explicitly connected the ruse of the Trojan Horse with the collapse of the Bronze Age and the rise of the Sea Peoples. It's also probably the most supernatural film Nolan has ever done with actual fantasy and supernatural elements as opposed to science fiction like Inception, Tenant, and Interstellar. Odysseus talks to Athena throughout the movie and it's left up to the viewer's interpretation whether or not he's actually talking to Athena or his own guilt-ridden hallucinations. That said, Odysseus encounters a witch with actual magic powers and travels to the underworld to speak with the shades of the dead, so it's entirely possible he's talking to the actual Athena. In this version, as I mentioned, Odysseus is guilt-ridden over the ruse of the Trojan Horse, which is shown as a violation of the sacred hospitality of Zeus's law and as great a crime as the creation of the atomic bomb in Oppenheimer, which of course is similar to Oppenheimer, where Oppenheimer's creation of the atomic bomb is treated similarly. There are also some genuinely scary sequences in the movie. The bit with the underworld is very spooky, the cyclops is actually quite frightening, and the character of Circe reaches the level of scary previously attained by Heath Ledger's version of The Joker in The Dark Knight. If Nolan ever decides he wants to do a horror movie, it will probably be one of the scariest ones ever made. To sum up, The Odyssey has great performances, great spectacle, great cinematography, and great action sequences. As an interesting interpretation of the original myth, definitely worth seeing. I think you can tell it was a great movie because of all the arguments on the Internet about "what does it really mean?" Great art often has that effect. Overall grade: A The final of my three favorite movies of [Summer] 2026 is Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which came out in 2026. There's a rumor, and I don't know if it's true or not, that Tom Holland found the experience of working with Christopher Nolan on The Odyssey so eye-opening that he insisted that if they made another Spider-Man movie, it had to have a reason for existing other than "make a lot of money". If this story is true, it clearly worked. Previously, I though the two best Spider-Man movies were Spider-Man 2 from 2004 and Spider-Man: No Way Home from 2021. I must now amend that opinion to say that there are three best Spider-Man movies and Spider-Man: Brand New Day is one of the three. It is pretty good. I would've trimmed it here and there, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and is an excellent Spider-Man story that totally captures the essence of the character within a good story. It takes place four years after the events of No Way Home erased everyone's memory that Peter Parker was Spider-Man. Peter has now been crime fighting full time, but it is taking a severe toll on his emotions and personal life that he's deliberately ignoring. Meanwhile, Spider-Man has become the beloved crime fighter of New York, trusted by both the NYPD and the Federal Department of Damage Control, which is a reoccurring frenemy for superheroes from other movies. When someone launches an attack on the headquarters of Damage Control, the director recruits Peter to fight their new enemy, a mysterious figure who uses telepathy to possess people from a distance. Peter is the only one who can sense it thanks to his spider sense, and he's also the only one able to resist the telepath's possession abilities. But despite his resistance to possession, fighting a telepath is a dangerous proposition for someone with as many emotional issues as Peter, and things start to spiral out of control when the telepath starts digging into his life. But there's another lesson Peter has to learn. People (and especially superheroes) who take the federal government at its word tend to regret it. For that matter, ignoring his emotional issues is causing Peter's spider powers to start acting in strange ways. But of course, at the end of the day, Spider-Man always follows his conscience, no matter how high the cost to him personally. Definitely an enjoyable movie. All the scenes with Spider-Man and Punisher were great, and the two of them had a great dynamic together. A few other Marvel Cinematic Universe people show up, but this is probably one of the most standalone movies the MCU has done in a while. Of course, the risk of MCU Continuity Lockout is always there (which is one of the reasons I started writing Half-Eleven Thief in 2023). Overall grade: A So I would say it was a pretty good summer for movies. It's also valuable lessons in not taking the Internet too seriously, which too many people do nowadays. There are all these dedicated analyses on X, Threads, and Reddit in June and May explaining why The Odyssey was going to fail for whatever reason, and instead it made $1.5 billion. So I think that's a good lesson in not taking everything you read on the internet a little too seriously. So that's it for this week. Thanks for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show enjoyable. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy, and we'll see you all next week.  

On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss Odysseus' journey to the underworld before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen. In the underworld, Odysseus meets the blind prophet Tiresias, his fallen comrades, and his mother. But his men do not heed his warning and are killed for slaughtering the cattle of the Sun god. The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss Odysseus' journey to the underworld before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen. In the underworld, Odysseus meets the blind prophet Tiresias, his fallen comrades, and his mother. But his men do not heed his warning and are killed for slaughtering the cattle of the Sun god. The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Phil Cousineau is a freelance writer, filmmaker, photographer, art and literary tour leader, teacher of creativity, mythographer, storyteller, and an all-around Renaissance man. He's published over 40 books and has over 25 documentary film writing credits. He is also host and co-writer of "Global Spirit," a nationally broadcast television series. Interview Date: 6/12/2026 Tags: Phil Cousineau, The Odyssey, Homer, lost soul, getting home again, Troy, understory, trauma, wounds, Eumaeus, friendship, hero, wisdom, hasten slowly, The Underworld, Circe, Tiresias, kleos, Achilles, soldiers, myth, fashion and glamour, grieving, grief, Mythology, Personal Transformation, Philosophy

Hacer click aquí para enviar sus comentarios a este cuento.Juan David Betancur Fernandezelnarradororal@gmail.comSiguiendo su viaje su barco tuvo que cruzar un angosto paso marino custodiado por dos monstruos temibles la criatura de seis cabezas Escila y el remolino Caribdis. Escila era Un monstruo horrendo de seis cabezas y doce patas oculto en una cueva en la pared del acantilado. Y Caribdis era Un torbellino marino gigantesco que tragaba y escupía el agua tres veces al día, destruyendo cualquier barco entero. Circes le habia advertido sobre estos monstruos y le habia dicho que  que era imposible luchar contra Escila y que debía elegir el mal menor: acercarse más a la cueva de Escila que al torbellino de Caribdis, sacrificando a seis hombres en lugar de perder el barco entero. Odiseo siguió el consejo con el corazón destrozado: mientras los marineros miraban aterrorizados el remolino de Caribdis, Escila bajó sus seis cuellos desde las rocas y atrapó a seis marineros, devorándolos en la entrada de su cueva  Llegaron a la isla de Trinacia, donde pastaban los rebaños sagrados de Helios (el dios del Sol). Recordando las profecías de Tiresias y Circe, Odiseo insistió en ni siquiera desembarcar. Sin embargo, Euríloco y la tripulación, exhaustos y amotinados, lo obligaron a atracar para descansar solo una noche, jurando solemnemente que no tocarían a los animales. Sin embargo la desesperación por la falta de alimento llevó a los marineros —durante el sueño de Odiseo— a sacrificar y devorar las vacas sagradas de Helios. : Helios, furioso, amenazó a Zeus con bajar al Inframundo e iluminar a los muertos si no castigaba a los culpables. Debido a esta amenaza de Helios Zeus desencadenó un rayo devastador en medio de una tormenta feroz. El barco de Odiseo saltó en pedazos y toda la tripulación murió ahogada en las aguas oscuras y Solo Odiseo sobrevivió. Agarrado al mástil y a la quilla del barco destrozado, a la deriva durante nueve días, fue arrastrado de vuelta hacia Caribdis (donde logró salvarse colgándose de la rama de una higuera silvestre) y finalmente las corrientes lo llevaron a las playas de la isla de Ogigia. En Ogigia habitaba la bella ninfa Calipso, quien se enamoró perdidamente de Odiseo. Lo acogió en su cueva y lo retuvo como su amante durante siete largos años, ofreciéndole la inmortalidad y la juventud eterna si se quedaba con ella. Pero Odiseo, sumido en la nostalgia, pasaba los días sentado en las rocas de la orilla mirando al mar y llorando por su esposa Penélope y su patria Ítaca. Finalmente, la diosa Atenea intervino en el Olimpo y Zeus envió al dios Hermes para ordenar a Calipso que liberara al héroe y esta finalmente acepto. Odiseo construyó una balsa con sus propias manos y zarpó. Tras sufrir un último ataque de Poseidón en el mar que aún lo acechaba, naufragó en la isla de los feacios (Esqueria)  hoy conocida como corfu. y despues de nadar hasta la playa donde se acosto a dormir para recuperar el cansancio. Al otro dia vio a una joven con dos doncellas jugando. Era Nausicaa la hija del rey Alcino.  Allí fue socorrido por la princesa Nausícaa y recibido en la corte del rey Alcínoo, a quien relató toda su travesía. Tras escuchar conmovido toda la historia de las travesías de Odiseo, el rey Alcínoo y los nobles feacios le otorgaron valiosos regalos de despedida: túnicas, mantos, lingotes de oro de fino acabado y grandes calderos de bronce. Al día siguiente, organizaron un banquete de despedida y sacrificaron un buey a Zeus.  Los feacios eran famosos por ser navegantes míticos cuyos barcos no necesitaban timón ni piloto, pues las propias naves leían la mente de sus tripulantes y cortaban las olas a una velocidad inalcanzable. A la caída de la tarde, acomodaron a Odiseo en la popa de la nave sobre una alfombra de lino y un grueso cobertor. En cuanto los remeros soltaron las amarras, un sueño dulce, profundo e insensible como la muerte cayó sobre el héroe, liberándolo por fin del trauma acumulado durante diez años de guerras y diez años de naufragios. Los marineros feacios no quisieron despertar a Odiseo: La nave feacia voló sobre las aguas "más rápida que un halcón", cruzando el mar Ionio en una sola noche. Al despuntar la aurora, la nave llegó a la costa de Ítaca, desembarcando en el tranquilo puerto natural de Forcis, custodiado por una cueva sagrada dedicada a las Ninfas. Con sumo cuidado, lo levantaron en brazos mientras seguía profundamente dormido en su sábana. Lo depositaron suavemente sobre la arena de la playa. Colocaron junto a él todos los tesoros de oro, bronce y telas que le habían regalafo, apilándolos al pie de un olivo para que ningún caminante los robara antes de que él despertara. Y Hecho esto, emprendieron el viaje de regreso a su isla. Poseidón, indignado al ver que los feacios habían llevado a Odiseo a su patria sano, salvo y cargado de riquezas, acudió a Zeus a quejarse. Con el permiso del rey de los dioses, Poseidón esperó a que la nave feacia estuviera llegando a su puerto de origen y, de un solo golpe de su mano, transformó el barco y a su tripulación en una masa de piedra, fijándolo para siempre al fondo del mar a la vista de toda la ciudad y que aun se conserva a la vista de los visitantes de Corfu.  Cuando Odiseo despertó en la playa, no reconoció su propia patria. Había estado ausente durante 20 años y, además, la diosa Atenea había cubierto toda la isla con una densa niebla para protegerlo y planear la venganza contra los pretendientes. Odiseo pensó amargamente que los feacios lo habían engañado y abandonado en una tierra extraña. Comenzó a contar angustiado sus tesoros para ver si le habían robado algo, hasta que la propia Atenea se le apareció disfrazada de un joven pastor. Cuando Odiseo le preguntó dónde estaba, la diosa sonrió y le reveló la verdad: por fin estaba en Ítaca después de 10 años de viaje.   Atenea se mostró en su forma divina, disipó la niebla y ayudó a Odiseo a esconder el tesoro de los feacios dentro de la cueva de las Ninfas. A partir de ese momento, la diosa tocó a Odiseo con su vara, transformándolo en un viejo mendigo arrugado, harapiento y sucio para que pudiera entrar en su palacio de incógnito e iniciar la reconquista de su hogar. Su palacio se hallaba profanado por más de un centenar de codiciosos pretendientes que devoraban sus riquezas e intentaban forzar un matrimonio con Penélope. La reina había logrado contener la situación con astucia, prometiendo elegir esposo al concluir la elaboración de la mortaja para Laertes, tela que destejía a ocultas de noche hasta ser descubierta.  Disfrazado de mendigo, Odiseo se dirigió primero a la cabaña de Eumeo, el fiel porquerizo del palacio. Eumeo, sin reconocer a su rey, lo acogió con ejemplar hospitalidad (xenia), compartiendo su modesta comida y lamentando la ausencia de su amo. Poco después llegó a la cabaña Telémaco, el hijo de Odiseo, quien acababa de regresar de un peligroso viaje por Esparta y Pilos buscando noticias de su padre Cuando Eumeo salió de la choza, Atenea le devolvió temporalmente a Odiseo su aspecto majestuoso. Tras un emotivo abrazo entre lágrimas, padre e hijo se reencontraron después de 20 años y diseñaron el plan para erradicar a los usurpadores. Odiseo volvió a vestir sus trapos de mendigo y entró al palacio para probar la lealtad de los siervos y la actitud de los pretendien A la entrada de la casa, el anciano perro de Odiseo, Argos, echado sobre un montón de estiércol y muy viejo, reconoció a su dueño tras dos décadas. Movió la cola, bajó las orejas y, tras ver a su amo una última vez, murió en paz. tes: Líderes de los pretendientes como  se burlaron del falso mendigo, lo insultaron e incluso Antínoo le arrojó un taburete a la espalda. Odiseo soportó los humillaciones guardando su rabia para el momento oportuno. La anciana nodriza de la casa, Euriclea, lavó los pies del viajero por orden de Penélope. Al hacerlo, reconoció a Odiseo de inmediato al tocar una cicatriz en su pierna (causada por el ataque de un jabalí en su juventud). Odiseo le tapó la boca rápidamente y le exigió guardar el secreto. Penélope, desesperada y presionada para elegir un nuevo esposo, anunció una competencia final ideada bajo la inspiración indirecta de Atenea: Se casaría con aquel pretendiente capaz de tensar el enorme arco de Odiseo (que solo el héroe podía manejar) y hacer pasar una flecha limpiamente a través del ojo de doce hachas alineadas. Uno a uno, los pretendientes lo intentaron. Ni con la fuerza combinada de todos ni calentando la madera con grasa lograron siquiera doblar el arco. En ese momento, el "mendigo" pidió su turno. A pesar de las protestas temerosas y burlonas de los pretendientes, Telémaco ordenó que le entregaran el arma, mientras Eumeo y el boyero Filetio cerraban y atrancaban con cadenas todas las puertas del gran salón. Odiseo tomó el arco, lo examinó con calma y lo tensó con la misma facilidad con que un músico afina las cuerdas de una lira. Disparó la flecha y la hizo pasar limpiamente por las doce hachas. Inmediatamente, se despojó de sus harapos, saltó sobre el umbral de la puerta y le gritó a la multitud horrorizada: "¡Perros! Pensabais que nunca volvería de Troya... ¡ahora la muerte os ha atrapado a todos!" Odiseo disparó la segunda flecha directamente a la garganta de Antínoo mientras este levanta

Hacer click aquí para enviar sus comentarios a este cuento.Juan David Betancur Fernandezelnarradororal@gmail.comDespués de navegar un largo trayecto sin rumbo fijo llegaron a la isla de Eolo, soberano de los vientos. Esta era una isla flotante que estaba protegida por un muralla de bronce indestructible. Eolo era quien comandaba los vientos y las tormentas acogió a Odiseo  y sus hombres y le permitió vivir allí por un mes entero, fascinado por los relatos sobre la guerra de troya de aquel héroe. Cuando Odiseo decidio continuar su viaje Eolo que deseaba ayudar al héroe a regresa a casa  le entrego un odre de buey que encerraba los vientos tempestuosos, dejando libre solo la brisa del oeste para guiar las naves a Ítaca. Tras nueve días de navegación constante, cuando las costas de su hogar eran visibles , la tripulación sospechó por codicia que el zurrón guardaba oro, Cansado tras no haber soltado el timón en nueve días, Odiseo se rindió al sueño. En ese momento, sus hombres, dominados por la envidia y la desconfianza, empezaron a murmurar entre ellos pensando que Odiseo guardaba en la bolsa de piel grandes tesoros de oro y plata regalados por Éolo que no quería compartir. Desataron el nudo del odre y todos los vientos huracanados escaparon de golpe. La tormenta desatada arrastró inmediatamente los barcos de vuelta mar adentro, lejos de Ítaca y de regreso a la Isla de Eolia. Cuando Odiseo volvió a suplicar la ayuda de Éolo, este, indignado, lo expulsó de la isla diciéndole que debía estar maldito por los dioses y que no ayudaría a alguien a quien las divinidades aborrecían. Tras ser expulsados con desprecio por Éolo, la moral de los hombres estaba por los suelos. Ya no tenían vientos favorables, por lo que tuvieron que remar sin descanso día y noche durante seis días. Al séptimo día, llegaron a la tierra de los Lestrigones  Odiseo envió a tres exploradores para averiguar qué clase de gente habitaba la zona. En las afueras de la ciudad, se encontraron con una joven que sacaba agua de un manantial, la hija del rey Antífates. Ella los guió hacia el palacio de su padre. Al entrar, los exploradores quedaron horrorizados: la reina era tan gigantesca como la cumbre de una montaña. Inmediatamente llamó a su esposo, Antífates, quien atacó a los griegos sin mediar palabra. Atrapó a uno de los exploradores y se lo comió vivo allí mismo. Los otros dos echaron a correr aterrorizados de vuelta a la playa. El rey Antífates dio la alarma por toda la ciudad y miles de lestrigones —que no eran hombres, sino gigantes monstruosos y caníbales— corrieron hacia los acantilados que rodeaban el puerto. Desde lo alto de los peñascos, empezaron a arrojar inmensas rocas contra los barcos atrapados en la bahía. Las naves griegas se destruían en mil pedazos y los hombres morían aplastados. Los lestrigones bajaron a las aguas, ensartaron a los marineros sobrevivientes como si fueran peces con sus lanzas y se los llevaron para devorárselos.  Este  sería, con diferencia, el desastre militar más sangriento y devastador de todo el viaje de Odiseo. Desde fuera de la bahía, Odiseo escuchó el crujir de los barcos y los gritos desesperados de sus hombres, pero comprendió que el puerto era una trampa mortal y no había forma de salvarlos. Sacó su espada, cortó rápidamente el amarradero de su barco y ordenó a sus remeros que remaran con todas sus fuerzas para alejarse de los acantilados. El barco de Odiseo fue el único que logró escapar. Los otros 11 barcos quedaron completamente destruidos y toda su tripulación fue masacrada y devorada. De una flota de 12 naves y más de 500 hombres, ahora solo quedaba una sola nave con un puñado de sobrevivientes traumatizados. Después de esto Odiseo y los pocos hombres que le quedaban en su barco llegaron a la isla Eea. Tras descansar un par de días, Odiseo vio a lo lejos una columna de humo que salía de un denso bosque. Dividió a los sobrevivientes en dos grupos: uno bajo su mando y otro guiado por su cuñado y capitán de confianza, Euríloco. Sortearon quién iría a explorar y le tocó al grupo de Euríloco con22 hombres. Al internarse en el bosque, encontraron el palacio de piedra pulida. Era el palacio de una bruja llamada Circe. Alrededor de la casa vagaban leones y lobos, pero en lugar de atacar, se comportaban de forma extraña: se acercaban mansos, moviendo la cola como perros domésticos ( Desde dentro del palacio se oía a Circe cantar con una voz celestial mientras tejía un gran telar. Los hombres la llamaron y ella salió a abrirles la puerta, invitándolos a entrar. Todos entraron fascinados excepto Euríloco, que presintió una trampa y se quedó afuera vigilando desde las ventanas. Circe sirvió a los griegos un manjar de queso, cebada, miel y vino tinto... pero mezcló en la comida un pálido veneno mágico. Tan pronto como comieron: Circe los tocó con su vara mágica y los transformó al instante en cerdos. Conservaron su mente y conciencia humanas, pero adquirieron cabeza, voz, cerdas y cuerpo de cerdo. La hechicera los encerró brutalmente en las pocilgas y les tiró bellotas para comer. Euríloco corrió aterrorizado de vuelta a la nave para contarle a Odiseo que sus hombres habían desaparecido dentro del palacio. Odiseo no lo dudó: agarro su espada, tomó su arco y marchó solo hacia el palacio para rescatar a su tripulación. En el camino por el bosque se le apareció el dios Hermes (el mensajero de los dioses), disfrazado de un joven apuesto. Hermes le advirtió del peligro y le dio la clave para no caer bajo la magia de Circe: Hermes se agacho y arrancó del suelo una misteriosa planta de raíz negra y flor blanca como la leche, esta planta se llamada Moly, y   solo los dioses la pueden desenterrar.  Hermes  le dijo a Odiseo que la ingiriera para ser inmune a las pócimas y luego le dio las instrucciones precisas   "Cuando Circe te vierta la pócima y te toque con la vara, desenvaina tu espada y lánzate contra ella como si fueras a matarla. Ella se asustará y te ofrecerá su cama. No la rechaces, pero exígele antes un gran juramento por los dioses de que no tramará ninguna otra treta contra ti". Odiseo entonces llegó al palacio para recuperar a sus amigos. Circe lo recibió con amabilidad, le dio a beber la copa envenenada y luego lo golpeó con la vara diciendo: "¡Vete ahora a la pocilga a tumbarte con tus amigos!". Pero el brebaje no le hizo ningún efecto gracias al Moly. De inmediato, Odiseo desenvainó su espada brillante y se abalanzó sobre ella. Circe, aterrorizada y sorprendida de que alguien resistiera su magia, cayó de rodillas, le abrazó las piernas y adivinó de inmediato su identidad: "¡Tú debes ser el astuto Odiseo, el hombre del que Hermes me predijo que vendría algún día!". Siguiendo las instrucciones de Hermes Odiseo le hizo jurar a la bruja Circe que no trataría de hacerle  daño y la obligó a liberar a sus hombres. Circe los sacó de la pocilga, los ungió con un nuevo bálsamo y los devolvió a su forma humana, volviéndolos incluso más jóvenes y apuestos que antes. Lo que comenzó como un enfrentamiento hostil entre Odiseo y Circe se convirtió en una estancia de confort y placer. Circe acogió a Odiseo como su amante y a la tripulación como huéspedes de honor. Así que por un año entero Odiseo y sus hombres vivieron y comieron a sus anchas en la isla de la bruja.  Al cabo de un año, los marineros le rogaron a Odiseo que recordara su patria. Cuando Odiseo le pidió permiso a Circe para marcharse, ella aceptó, pero le advirtió que no podría volver directo a Ítaca ya que todavia tiene encima la maldicion de Poseidón.  Para superar la ira del Dios del mar debera descender al Inframundo (el Hades) para consultar el fantasma del mas famoso adivino y profeta ciego Tiresias, quien le diría cómo superar la venganza de Poseidón y asi poder llegar finalmente a su hogar. Siguiendo las instrucciones de Circe, Odiseo y sus hombres navegaron hasta los confines del Océano, a la tierra de los cimerios, una región sumida en la niebla y la noche eterna donde el sol nunca brilla. Al desembarcar, Odiseo realizó el rito funerario: cavó un foso, vertió ofrendas de miel, leche, vino y agua, y sacrificó dos ovejas negras. La sangre brotó en la fosa y, atraídas por el olor, las almas (sombras) de los muertos salieron en masa desde las profundidades del Hades, entre gritos estremecedores. Con la espada desenvainada, Odiseo tuvo que mantener a raya a las sombras para que solo bebieran la sangre aquellas con las que necesitaba hablar en particular el fantasma del adivino Tiresias.  Este profeta le confirma que el dios del mar lo esta persiguiendo por haber cegado a su hijo Polifemo y que su viaje aun tendría muchos mas incertidumbres. Le pronostico que algun dia llegarían a la isla del dios sol (helios) pero que le advertía que si tocaban o se comían los bueyes sagrados del Dios toda su tripulación moriría y su nave seria destruida. Además, le advirtió que si lograba él escapar de este designio llegaría solo y en una nave ajena a su tierra y que allí encontraría su casa invadida por hombres que pretenden a su esposa Penelope.  Preocupado Odiseo se preparó para continuar salir del Hades pero antes identifico entre los fantasmas que lo visitaban a su madre Anticlea y su dolor fue enorme ya que no sabía que su madre había&

Today on Ascend: The Great Books Podcast, Dcn. Harrison Garlick discusses Books 11-12 of the Odyssey with Dr. Frank Grabowski and Mr. Luke Heintschel, the Academic Headmaster of Coeur du Christ Academy.Check out Ascend's LIBRARY of written guides and SOCIAL MEDIA. Check out Luke's Substack at CoCrucified and Dr. Grabowski's at Porch & Altar.SummaryListeners are taken on Odysseus' harrowing katabasis into the underworld, where he confronts shades of the dead, including his mother, the tragic Agamemnon, and especially Achilles, whose devastating reflection on glory versus life delivers one of the most “blood on the floor” moments in Western literature. The conversation masterfully unpacks themes of piety, humanization, fate and free will, and the meaning of a well-lived life, while drawing illuminating connections to Plato, Dante, Boethius, and the Christian tradition.The discussion continues into Book 12 with the irresistible Sirens, the terror of Scylla and Charybdis, and the fateful transgression with the Cattle of the Sun. Throughout, the guests offer sharp insight into Odysseus's evolving character, the tensions between cunning and virtue, and why these ancient stories remain essential for forming minds today. Whether you're a longtime lover of Homer or new to the Great Books, this episode delivers rich intellectual conversation, pedagogical wisdom, and profound reflections that will leave you eager to pick up the text—or re-read it with fresh eyes.Chapters00:00 Introduction to the Great Books Podcast06:01 Exploring the Odyssey: Books 11 and 1212:54 The Theme of Descent into the Underworld16:57 Elpenor's Ignoble Death and Its Significance23:42 Tiresias and the Prophecies for Odysseus31:43 Fate vs. Free Will in the Odyssey38:29 The Role of Women in the Odyssey43:24 The Significance of Penelope in the Odyssey45:48 Odysseus' Emotional Journey and Family Dynamics53:13 Agamemnon's Narrative and the Role of Women58:32 Achilles' Regret and the Nature of Glory01:09:41 Ajax's Silence and the Weight of Honor01:17:53 Exploring the Underworld: Tantalus and Heracles01:20:34 Odysseus's Descent: Fear and Fate in Hades01:21:38 Homer's Philosophical Insights: Preparing for Christ01:22:29 Homer as a Teacher and Philosopher01:24:15 The Sirens: Temptation and Knowledge01:33:46 Scylla and Charybdis: Leadership and Sacrifice01:39:31 The Cattle of the Sun: Fate and Free Will01:46:04 Odysseus's Reflection: Mortality and LeadershipKeywordsHomer Odyssey Books 11 and 12, Odyssey Book 11 summary and analysis, Odyssey Book 12 summary, Odysseus katabasis underworld descent, Achilles in Hades dialogue, Odysseus meets Achilles, Sirens episode Odyssey, Scylla and Charybdis, Cattle of the Sun God, Tiresias prophecy, Elpenor burial, Odysseus piety and character development, fate versus free will in Homer, classical education podcast, Great Books discussion Homer, Ascend the Great Books Podcast, Deacon Harrison Garlick Odyssey, Dr. Frank Grabowski, Luke Heintschel Court of Christ Academy, Homer philosophy and theology, katabasis tradition Plato Dante, Christian reading of the Odyssey, Odysseus hero journey analysis.

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.

On this week's episode, we went long on the silly kerfuffle surrounding the casting of The Odyssey. From Helen to Achilles (or possibly Elpenor, or maybe Tiresias), no casting choice is safe from Elon Musk and his crack investigators. Then we review In the Grey, a movie that's only really meant for Guy Ritchie completists … and maybe not even most of them. Make sure to swing by Thursday for our bonus episode on the death of American cool. And if you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend!

4pm - Trump Lashes Out at Prominent Conservatives Over Iran War Criticism // Melania Trump denies close ties to Jeffrey Epstein in rare public statement // The benefit of opting out of partisan politics // Lessons from Tiresias the Blind Prophet … Sort of // A more accurate telling of the story of Tiresias the Blind Prophet… Sort of // KIRO 7 breaks down how much of WA’s gas price is taxes // Anticipation build for Artemis II’s return to Earth

6pm - Trump Lashes Out at Prominent Conservatives Over Iran War Criticism // Melania Trump denies close ties to Jeffrey Epstein in rare public statement // The benefit of opting out of partisan politics // Lessons from Tiresias the Blind Prophet … Sort of // A more accurate telling of the story of Tiresias the Blind Prophet… Sort of // KIRO 7 breaks down how much of WA’s gas price is taxes // WA Supreme Court removes judge for faking document to get cheap parking

Michael Meade rejoins the podcast to discuss all things 11th house; the house of collective consciousness, groups, teams and the Polis: society at large. The 11th is where the great mystery occurs in the interaction between the individual cell and the whole organism. Michael's words act as a steadying force in unsettling times. He brings us back to a sense of cohesion and collaboration, reminding us of our internal spark of life that he calls the Genius. In his vision, that he draws from ancient wells, he sees a world of individuals waking up to the truth within their souls and participating in the creation of a new world as the current paradigms collapse. The more this happens the more gold within the cracks of the world are revealed.In these times of upheaval and uncertainty, Michael gives us a soothing balm whilst encouraging us to step forward and participate in the great theatre of life. Within this episodes theatre we meet the following characters:PhaëthonThe figure who takes power without inner maturity; the danger of inflated authority disconnected from soul.ChristThe one nailed to the crossroads of collective tension; sacrifice, revelation, and the danger of myth hardening into dogma.DionysusThe twice-born god; Eros, ecstasy, dismemberment, and the return of soul energy that culture tries to repress.Tiresias — the blind seer; inner sight over literal vision; prophetic knowing that comes through loss, transition, and a life lived between worlds.HermesThe trickster and messenger; boundary-crosser, mediator between worlds, carrier of transition.VishnuThe cosmic dreamer; the world inhaled and exhaled through cycles of dissolution and renewal.The TricksterDisruptor of rigid systems; brings medicine through paradox, humour, and mischief.The GeniusThe indwelling spirit unique to each person; purpose as something listened to rather than achieved.The OutsiderThe one on the margins; carrier of renewal and new imagination when the centre collapses.The BodhisattvaThe figure who returns to the broken world rather than escaping it; compassion in times of collapse.Visit Michael Meade's website here where you can find links to his podcast, books and offerings.Cover Art: The Fall of the Rebel Angels - an oil-on-panel painting created in 1562 by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.Join the Newsletter! Podcast Musician: Marlia CoeurPlease consider becoming a Patron to support the show!Go to OnTheSoulsTerms.com for more.

Kenya Cuevas es una activista mexicana y mujer trans. Desde muy joven ha trabajado por la visibilidad y el reconocimiento de los derechos humanos. A lo largo de su vida ha superado distintos retos personales que marcaron su camino. Con esa experiencia, decidió impulsar acciones a favor de otras personas trans. Es fundadora de la organización Casa de las Muñecas Tiresias. Desde este espacio brinda acompañamiento y apoyo comunitario. Su labor se enfoca en la igualdad, la inclusión y el acceso a la justicia. También participa activamente en el diálogo social y la defensa de derechos. En esta entrevista comparte su historia de vida y su trayectoria como activista. Su testimonio invita a la reflexión y a una mayor conciencia social. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

La historia de Kenya Cuevas Fuentes es una de esas que marcan un antes y un después. Desde su infancia, vivió la violencia, la discriminación y el abandono familiar, pero también el despertar de una identidad que el mundo se negaba a aceptar. Su vida cambió definitivamente la noche del 29 de septiembre de 2016, cuando presenció el asesinato de su amiga Paola Buenrostro, una mujer trans trabajadora sexual como ella, y decidió no volver a quedarse callada. A partir de ese momento, Kenya inició una lucha incansable por los derechos de las personas trans en México, enfrentándose a la justicia, a las autoridades y al miedo. Fundó Casa de las Muñecas Tiresias y el albergue Paola Buenrostro, ayudando a cientos de mujeres trans en situación de vulnerabilidad. Su trabajo impulsó la visibilización de los crímenes de odio y cambió la manera en que los medios y las leyes mexicanas reconocen a las víctimas. En 2024, tras años de activismo, el Congreso de Ciudad de México aprobó la Ley Paola Buenrostro, que tipifica el transfeminicidio como delito y reconoce a la “familia social” de las víctimas. Una victoria que simboliza justicia, dignidad y memoria. Esta es la historia de una mujer que convirtió el dolor en resistencia, y la pérdida en un legado que salvará vidas. Entra a happymammoth.com usando PEPEMISTERIO y recibe 15 % de descuento en tu primer pedido._________________Distribuido por Genuina Media Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Welcome to Rendering Unconscious – the Gradiva award-winning podcast about psychoanalysis & culture, with me, Dr Vanessa Sinclair. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com RU362: MIKITA BROTTMAN & MELISSA DAUM ON A PSYCHOANALYTIC EXPLORATION OF NAMES https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru362-mikita-brottman-and-melissa Rendering Unconscious episode 362. Rendering Unconscious welcomes Mikita Brottman and Melissa Daum to the podcast! They're here to talk about their forthcoming paper “Nomen Est Omen: A Psychoanalytic Exploration of Names”. On this episode, Melissa and Mikita discuss their psychoanalytic exploration of names, focusing on the depth and significance behind seemingly casual names. They share personal anecdotes, such as the story behind Mikita's unique name and Melissa's naming her son Isaac. They delve into the cultural and psychological aspects of naming, including the impact of inherited names, the ritual of naming, and the symbolic weight of names. They also touch on the challenges of changing names, the significance of names in different cultures, and evolving naming practices. Their conversation highlights the rich psychoanalytic potential in considering names. Mikita Brottman is an author, literature professor and psychoanalyst. Her most recent books are: An Unexplained Death (Henry Holt, 2018), Couple Found Slain (Henry Holt, 2021) and Guilty Creatures (One Signal/Simon & Schuster, 2024). Be sure to also check out The Great Grisby (Harper Perennial, 2021). Offering psychodynamic therapy in the heart of New York City's West Village, Melissa Daum provides support for individuals grappling with anxiety, depression, creative blocks, relationship conflicts, and existential concerns. Visit Atrium Psychotherapy in the West Village, NYC. News and updates: Next event Saturday, October 4th! The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: Philosopher Simone Atenea Medina Polo presents "Tiresias as Patron Saint of Psychoanalysis" https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/huge-thanks-to-everyone-who-attended REGISTER HERE: https://wise.com/pay/r/t6ZRZPyG8KgFt34 All paid subscribers to RU Center for Psychoanalysis will automatically receive the ZOOM LINK and recording of the event, as well as the PDF of Simone's chapter from The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: From Freud and Lacan to Laplanche and Beyond (Routledge, 2025). Previous events are archived HERE. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/t/classes See you there!

Huge thanks to everyone who attended the first An Introduction to Psychoanalysis class live! It was such a fun time. Here are some clips! To access the full recording, become a paid subscriber at RU Center for Psychoanalysis Substack: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com For this first class on September 13th, I presented on Freud's early development and the Zeitgeist of the times culturally and politically in which he grew up, came of age, and began his studies at university. We took a look at Freud's early research interests, his time working with Charcot and the influence it had on his work, and delved into his early work with Breuer, culminating in the publication of Studies on Hysteria (1895). https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/an-introduction-to-psychoanalysis-86f News and events: Coming up October 4th, the next event in The Queerness of Psychoanalysis series of events, Simone Atenea Medina Polo presents her work on Tiresias as the Patron Saint of Psychoanalysis. Register here: https://wise.com/pay/r/t6ZRZPyG8KgFt34 All paid subscribers to RU Center for Psychoanalysis will automatically be enrolled in and receive the zoom links to attend events in the Intro to Psychoanalysis and Queerness of Psychoanalysis series. Additionally all Intro to Psychoanalysis classes and Queerness of Psychoanalysis events will be recorded and archived at RU Center for Psychoanalysis Substack. To enroll, simply become a paid subscriber: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Recorded events can be found here: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/t/classes The next Intro to Psychoanalysis class meets Saturday, October 18th. See you there! Feel free to contact me directly anytime with questions or comments: https://www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Here's my linktree: https://linktr.ee/rawsin_ Rendering Unconscious Podcast received the Gradiva Award for Digital Media from the National Association for the Advancement for Psychoanalysis (NAAP). Thank you for listening to the Rendering Unconscious Podcast and for reading the Rendering Unconscious anthologies. And thank you so much for supporting this work by being a paid subscriber at Substack. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including all future and archival podcast episodes. If you would like information about entering into psychoanalytic treatment with me or have other questions, please feel free to contact me: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank you.

Welcome to Rendering Unconscious – the Gradiva award-winning podcast about psychoanalysis & culture, with me, Dr Vanessa Sinclair. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com RU360: CORPO FREUDIANO VANCOUVER: LACANIAN SCHOOL OF PSYCHOANALYSIS: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru360-corpo-freudiano-vancouver-lacanian Rendering Unconscious episode 360. Rendering Unconscious welcomes the folks from Corpo Freudiano Vancouver to the podcast! Be sure to check out their website for LaConference 2025 Registration, Corpo Freudiano Vancouver Fundraiser, calendar of events, and more! https://corpofreudianovancouver.com Hilda Fernandez-Alvarez, Alois Sieben, and Wayne Wapeemukwa also contributed to the Rendering Unconscious book series! Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectivesvols. vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024) edited by Vanessa Sinclair. https://amzn.to/400QKR7 For links to everything visit: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru360-corpo-freudiano-vancouver-lacanian News and upcoming events: Beginning September 13th, join Dr. Vanessa Sinclair for An Introduction to Psychoanalysis, a 12 part class that meets once a month over the course of a year! To enroll, simply become a paid subscriber to https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Then on October 4th Philosopher Simone Atenea Medina Polo will present her work on “Tiresias as the Patron Saint of Psychoanalysis: On the Integral Mutations of Psychoanalysis” https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/save-the-date-october-4th Rendering Unconscious Podcast received the Gradiva Award for Digital Media from the National Association for the Advancement for Psychoanalysis (NAAP). Thank you for listening to the Rendering Unconscious Podcast and for reading the Rendering Unconscious anthologies. And thank you so much for supporting this work by being a paid subscriber at Substack. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including all future and archival podcast episodes. If you would like information about entering into psychoanalytic treatment with me or have other questions, please feel free to contact me via: vs [at] drvanessasinclair.net https://www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank you.

Welcome to Rendering Unconscious – the Gradiva award-winning podcast about psychoanalysis & culture, with me, Dr Vanessa Sinclair. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com RU359: CHARLENE PUTNEY ON WRITING, CUT-UPS, GAMING, AI, CREATIVITY, TAROT & YOGA https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru359-charlene-putney-on-writing Rendering Unconscious episode 359. Rendering Unconscious welcomes Charlene Putney to the podcast! On this episode, Charlene discusses a procedural generation game she and her partner created using AI, fine-tuning a large language model on Aleister Crowley's Book of Thoth to generate new tarot card meanings, working with the cut-up method, and her fantasy novel The Art of Time. Charlene, who has a master's in ancient Near Eastern languages, transitioned from tech to game development, developing a Mahjong-inspired game. She also teaches a free online yoga class called One Calm Hour. Charlene emphasizes the importance of doing work one loves, reflecting on her journey from tech to creative pursuits and the impact of AI on creativity. You can follow the development of her latest game here: https://neonaurelius.com Charlene Putney is an award-winning games writer and teacher. After working at Google and Facebook in management positions, she's been writing for video games since 2013, including writing for Divinity: Original Sin 2, Baldur's Gate 3, NUTS, and Saltsea Chronicles. She has taught writing for games at Trinity College, DIT, ITU Copenhagen, KADK Copenhagen, and many conferences and events (including teaching quantum scientists at CERN about interactive fiction!). She also teaches yoga every Tuesday. Her personal website is https://alphachar.com News and upcoming events: The Legacy of Horror with Carl Abrahamsson, Begins August 24: https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/the-legacy-of-horror-with-carl-abrahamsson Saturday, August 30th, Philosopher Simone Atenea Medina Polo will present her work on “Tiresias as the Patron Saint of Psychoanalysis: On the Integral Mutations of Psychoanalysis”: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-queerness-of-psychoanalysis-tiresias-as-patron-saint-of-psychoanalysis-tickets-1581698375419?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl Beginning September 13th, join Dr. Vanessa Sinclair for An Introduction to Psychoanalysis, a 12 part class that meets once a month over the course of a year! To enroll, simply become a paid subscriber to https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Into the Devil's Den and Back: An Introduction to the History and Magical System of Anton LaVey's Church of Satan with Carl Abrahamsson, Begins November 16: https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/into-the-devils-den-and-back-an-introduction-to-the-history-and-magical-system-of-anton-laveys-church-of-satan-with-carl-abrahamsson-begins-november-16 Rendering Unconscious is also a book series! Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics and Poetry volumes 1:1 and 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024) available now! https://amzn.to/400QKR7 Thank you for listening to the Rendering Unconscious Podcast and for reading the Rendering Unconscious anthologies. And thank you so much for supporting this work by being a paid subscriber at Substack. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including all future and archival podcast episodes. If you would like information about entering into psychoanalytic treatment with me or have other questions, please feel free to contact me via: vs [at] drvanessasinclair.net https://www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank you.

Welcome to Rendering Unconscious – the Gradiva award-winning podcast about psychoanalysis & culture, with me, Dr Vanessa Sinclair. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com RU358: CARL ABRAHAMSSON ON LEGACY OF HORROR, THE FENRIS WOLF, AN ART APART, ANTON LAVEY & OCCULTURE: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru358-carl-abrahamsson-on-legacy Rendering Unconscious episode 358. This episode is a special collaboration between Rendering Unconscious and The Fenris Wolf podcast! https://thefenriswolf.substack.com This conversation between Carl Abrahamsson and Vanessa Sinclair reveals a rich dialogue between two collaborators deeply engaged in exploring the intersections of occult culture, psychoanalysis, and contemporary society. Carl discusses his long-running project, The Fenris Wolf, which he has been publishing since 1989 as a journal dedicated to what he terms "occulture" - the fascinating intersection where occult practices meet and influence mainstream culture. Now in its 12th issue with a 13th forthcoming, the project has evolved to include a Substack newsletter that provides more frequent content including book reviews, current affairs, and recorded teachings. Carl emphasizes how underground cultural movements gradually permeate and transform mainstream society, a process he has witnessed and participated in for over three decades. Check out The Fenris Wolf series of books: https://amzn.to/4fCVi6N Looking ahead, Carl has two significant classes planned through Morbid Anatomy. The Legacy of Horror with Carl Abrahamsson, Begins August 24: https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/the-legacy-of-horror-with-carl-abrahamsson Into the Devil's Den and Back: An Introduction to the History and Magical System of Anton LaVey's Church of Satan with Carl Abrahamsson, Begins November 16: https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/into-the-devils-den-and-back-an-introduction-to-the-history-and-magical-system-of-anton-laveys-church-of-satan-with-carl-abrahamsson-begins-november-16 News and upcoming events: Sunday, August 17th, join us for The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: Queering our Theories and Practices: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6e376e9a-c1b0-4832-b07b-f38bb72c57c1@2e9f06b0-1669-4589-8789-10a06934dc61 Saturday, August 30th, Philosopher Simone Atenea Medina Polo will present her work on “Tiresias as the Patron Saint of Psychoanalysis: On the Integral Mutations of Psychoanalysis”: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-queerness-of-psychoanalysis-tiresias-as-patron-saint-of-psychoanalysis-tickets-1581698375419?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl Beginning September 13th, join Dr. Vanessa Sinclair for An Introduction to Psychoanalysis, a 12 part class that meets once a month over the course of a year! To enroll, simply become a paid subscriber to https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Rendering Unconscious is also a book series! Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics and Poetry volumes 1:1 and 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024) available now! https://amzn.to/400QKR7 Thank you for listening to the Rendering Unconscious Podcast and for reading the Rendering Unconscious anthologies. And thank you so much for supporting this work by being a paid subscriber at Substack. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including all future and archival podcast episodes. If you would like information about entering into psychoanalytic treatment with me or have other questions, please feel free to contact me via: vs [at] drvanessasinclair.net https://www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank you.

There are no shortcuts in navigating growing older. As we pass into the second half of our lives, we will face the challenge of accepting the forces of limitation. The reality of aging is that it is an apprenticeship into life with the invitation of new ways of seeing, feeling, and being. Here we explore the challenges and gifts of growing older. Mark Nepo is a poet and philosopher and a most eloquent spiritual teacher. In 2015 he was given a Life-Achievement Award by AgeNation and in 2016 was named by Watkins Mind Body Spirit as one of the Most Spiritually Influential Living People. He was part of Oprah Winfrey's The Life You Want Tour in 2014 and has appeared several times with Oprah on her Super Soul Sunday program on OWN TV. As a cancer survivor, Mark devotes his writing and teaching to the journey of inner transformation and the life of relationship. Mark Nepo is the author of many audio learning projects and over 20 booksInterview Date: 5/9/2025 Tags: Mark Nepo, aging, curiosity, limitations, Odyssey, Odysseus, Helen Luke, Tiresias, position of mastery, confidence, aging dog, Claude Monet, Personal Transformation, Philosophy, Community, Death & Dying

EXTRA, EXTRA! EXTRA SPECIAL INTERVIEW!This time Colin and Emily sit down and talk form, drama, poetry — what it is, what it does, and *why* —with Chicago multi-hyphenate writer, translator, performer and (in our professional opinion) hidden gem, Robert Eric Shoemaker!NOTE: Recorded Nov. 2024.GUEST BIO:Robert Eric Shoemaker (he/him) is a poet, translator, and interdisciplinary artist. His book, Magical Poetics: The Magic of Language and Real-World Effect Poetry, is forthcoming from Bloomsbury. He is the author of Ca'Venezia (Partial Press, 2021), an artist's book of hybrid writing and visual art; We Knew No Mortality (Acta Publications, 2018), poetry and memoir; and the poetry chapbook 30 Days Dry (Thought Collection Publishing 2015).CONTENT: Very brief and sensitive discussion of sexual trauma later on in discussing Eric's ever-evolving Tiresias cycle. Approx. time stamp: 1h 30m.WEBSITE:reshoemaker.comNEW PLAY EXCHANGE: coming soon...(?) ;)

The panel reads Tennyson's Tiresias and considers its story of the blind prophet's extended (but not eternal) life in the context of what it reveals about the poet's struggle with human mortality, and about the role of prophecy and its reception.Continue reading

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Skulle våra politiker bli mindre slätstrukna om de kryddade sina tal med ordvitsar? Carl Magnus Juliusson berättar om hur ordlekarna använts historiskt och kan utgöra en nödvändig ventil. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna.Det finns de som hatar ordvitsar. Det är något jag blev varse när jag läste Thomas de Quinceys självbiografiska ”En engelsk opieätares bekännelser” som första gången gavs ut anonymt 1821. 1856 publicerade De Quincy den på nytt i en reviderad utgåva. I denna utgåva har han bifogat en fotnot. Och i denna fotnot ber han om ursäkt för att en mening rymmer för många allitterationer. 8 av 36 ord börjar på bokstaven f, något som De Quincey hävdar är helt och hållet oavsiktligt.Varför han känner sig tvungen att be om ursäkt är, med hans ord, för att vissa människor ”blir irriterade, eller till och med inbillar sig själva vara förolämpade, av uppenbara allitterationer, som många blir av ordvitsar”.Förolämpade av allitterationer och ordvitsar? Allitterationen är ju en av den klassiska retorikens främsta stilfigurer! Den romerske talaren Cicero staplar allitterationer på varandra. Han gör det så ofta att det blivit ett kännetecken för hans stil – en stil som lyfts fram som den främsta inom latinsk formuleringskonst. Men även ordvitsar var ett vanligt inslag i förmodern litteratur – och det inte bara i humoristiska sammanhang. Det finns gott om ordvitsar även inom allvarliga ämnen som juridik, filosofi och till och med tragedi. Den franske antikhistorikern Jean-Pierre Vernant har lyft fram att det inte finns någon antik genre i vilken det förekommer så mycket ordvitsar som den grekiska tragedin. Flest har ”Kung Oidipus”. Syftet med ordvitsarna är dock inte att de ska vara roliga. De ska visa hur Oidipus jakt på kungens mördare hela tiden leder tillbaka till honom själv. En sådan tvetydighet finns redan i Oidipus namn. Namnet kommer av att han har en svullen fot, oidi-pous. Men också av att han vet – oida – svaret på fotens och sfinxens gåta. Att det är han själv som i själva verket är orsak till alltihop.Samma funktion har ordet homosporon. När Oidipus använder det om Iokasta vill han säga att han har gift sig med samma fru som den tidigare kungen. Men ordet kan också betyda, som när det tas i mun av siaren Tiresias, att de tillhör samma släkt. Ja oj oj.Cicero skriver mest utförligt om ordvitsar – eller ”dubbeltydiga yttranden” – i andra boken av ”Om talaren”. Där kan man läsa att de ”anses vara de allra fyndigaste”. De förekommer inte bara i skämt ”utan också i allvarliga sammanhang”. De kräver ett särskilt ”skarpsinne”. Och de framkallar ”sällan formliga gapskratt utan prisas snarare som uttryck för lärdom och elegans”.Lärdom och elegans alltså. Ordvitsen hade länge kvar sin plats inom filosofin, juridiken och inte minst tragedin. Hamlets första replik – i Shakespeares tragedi – är exempelvis en ordvits: ”A little more than kin, and less than kind”. Raden anspelar på ett talesätt – ”the nearer in kin, the less in kindness” – vars innebörd är att släkten är värst. Ordleken lyfter fram att Claudius som gift sig med Hamlets mor nu är mer släkt, ”kin”, med Hamlet än tidigare. Nu är han både farbror och styvfar. Men han är inte särskilt snäll, ”kind”, och inte av samma sort, ”kind” igen, som den avlidne fadern, utan korrupt och fördärvad.Men detta lekande med ords innebörder förändrades under 1600-talet. Förespråkare för den nya moderna vetenskapen menade att orden inte längre fungerade som de skulle för att förmedla kunskap. Att ord har flera betydelser förvanskar idéer och förvirrar tanken, snarare än att främja den. Mångtydighet lyftes därför fram som den främsta anledningen till missförstånd – något som till och med kunde orsaka krig.Filosofen John Locke yrkade på att matematik istället för vardagsspråk skulle användas för att beskriva världen. Matematiken kunde frigöra vetenskapsmannen från ordens bedräglighet, ”the Cheat of Words”, som han skriver. Och sedan dess kanske man kan säga att ordvitsen befunnit sig i ett visst nummerärt underläge. Talen fick ersatta, ja talet.Det här är något som slår igenom också i litteraturen. Det kan man se till exempel hos de brittiska romantikerna som, till skillnad från Shakespeares ordlekar, undviker tvetydigheter i ordval och syntax till förmån för ett tydligare, mindre konstlat och mer direkt tilltal.Och under 1800-talet kan man alltså till och med bli förolämpad av en ordvits.Men i en sådan värld, den värld vi fortfarande lever i, kan jag inte undgå att känna att något gått förlorat. Om allt ska uttryckas klart och tydligt, eller inte alls, om mångtydighet är något man föraktar eller suckar åt – vad händer då med allt som vi av olika anledningar inte kan, vill eller får uttrycka på ett entydigt vis?Förutom sina litterära poänger har ordvitsar historiskt inte sällan rört ämnen som det är svårt att tala om. Det kan handla om åsikter som man inte får säga rätt upp och ner, eftersom de är impopulära eller rentav olagliga, eller berör aktiviteter som det inte passar sig att tala om alltför naket och oblygt.Ett exempel från Cicero. Scenen är en rättegång. En åklagare lägger fram bevis för att Titus Annius Milo ska ha inväntat tidpunkten då Publius Clodius Pulcher lämnade sitt gods för att slå ihjäl honom.Cicero försvarar den anklagade mördaren. När man gång på gång frågar vid vilken tid Clodius ska ha blivit mördad svarar Cicero ”sero”.”Sero” betyder ”sent” på latin. Men det kan också betyda ”alltför sent”. Cicero svarar alltså att Clodius blev ihjälslagen sent på dagen. Men med hjälp av ordets mångtydighet kan han även ge uttryck åt en åsikt som kanske inte bör sägas rakt ut – att Clodius borde ha tagits av daga för länge sedan.Ja, Cicero är en dräpande försvarsadvokat. Nu menar jag så klart inte att det är bra att gå runt och önska livet ur folk. Men kanske finns det saker som man ändå måste kunna ventilera även om de är svåra att uttrycka utan omskrivning. Ordvitsen kan då utgöra en unik möjlighet att säga något utan att faktiskt säga det.I en tid där allt kan spelas in och spelas upp igen, verkar våra politiker – med vissa uppenbara undantag – bara bli mer och mer försiktiga med vad de säger. Tillsammans med sina pressekreterare printar de ner propra uttalanden som säger exakt så lite som de avser och som inte kan misstolkas av någon. Därefter viker de inte en tum från sitt manus. Klart och tydligt. Varken mer eller mindre. Men också intetsägande. Nej, i dag vimlar det kanske inte av politiker med Ciceros lärdom och elegans. Det är klart att man, mot en sådan fond, lätt kan vinna politiska framgångar med en motsatt mediestrategi för att – ursäkta – trump-eta ut sitt budskap.Humor och mångtydighet kan – också i allvarliga sammanhang – utgöra en nödvändig ventil. Hjälpa till att lätta på trycket. Och bli en politisk superkraft.Carl-Magnus Juliussonlitteraturvetare och kulturjournalist

Dr. Frank Grabowski and Thomas Lackey return to discuss Book Eleven of the Odyssey with Dcn. Garlick. Check out thegreatbookspodcast.com for more resources.From the guide:60. What happens in book eleven?Odysseus and his men sail to the edge of the world into the endless darkness and the house of death (11.21). Following the ritual Circe prescribed, Odysseus fills a trench with blood, and the shades of the dead came out to meet him (11.40). Odysseus first speaks to Elpenor, his comrade who fell off the roof of Circe's house and lays unburied back on Circe's island (11.57). Odysseus then sees his mother, who he did not know was dead, but first speaks to Tiresias, “the famous Theban prophet” (11.100). Tiresias warns Odysseus he will come upon the cattle of the sun god, Helios, and he is not to harm them (11.123). Moreover, if Odysseus does make it home to Ithaca, he will have to leave his home again and go on a penitential journey to appease Poseidon (11.139). Odysseus then speaks to his mother about what is happening in Ithaca (11.173). He then sees “a grand array of women,” famous women from antiquity, sent by Persephone, the queen of the underworld, to drink the blood and speak with him (11.258). Odysseus then speaks to Agamemnon (11.457); and then to Achilles (11.530); and then he tries to speak with Ajax, but Ajax refuses, “blazing with anger” at Odysseus (11.620). Odysseus then sees several figures from mythology and speaks to the hero Heracles (or Hercules) who compares his exploits to that of Odysseus (11.690). The book ends with the shades of the dead overwhelming Odysseus, and he and is men running back to the ship in terror (11.723). 61. What is notable about Odysseus' discussion with Elpenor?After Odysseus fills his trench with blood, the shades of the dead come out of Erebus—the “darkness” (11.41).[1] The first to speak to Odysseus is Elpenor, his comrade who died on Circe's island (11.57). Notably, Elpenor does not have to drink the blood to speak to Odysseus (11.66). Though some interpret this scene as Odysseus not knowing that Elpenor had died, it seems clear that Odysseus and his men intentionally left Elpenor unburied (11.60); thus, Homer offers the juxtaposition of Odysseus hurrying to the house of the dead for his own sake while neglecting the rites of a dead comrade. Elpenor's plight is reminiscent of Patroclus' in the Iliad, where it seems he needs the rituals to find rest in the afterlife; moreover, it may be that Elpenor's state of having a body unburied and his capacity to speak without drinking the blood are connected. Lastly, it should be noted he asks for his oar to be planted atop his tomb (11.86).[1] Erebus (darkness) was one of the four original primordial deities to come forth from Chaos. The others were Gaia (Earth), Eros (Love), and Nyx (Night). See Companion, 139.

Dcn. Garlick flies solo to explore the depths of BOOK TEN of the Odyssey: The Bewitching Queen of Aeaea. Check out thegreatbookspodcast.com for more resources. From the guide: 53. What happens in book ten? Odysseus and his men come to the floating island of King Aeolus[1] who Zeus had made the “master of all the winds” (10.24). After hosting them for a month, King Aeolus stuffed all the winds into a bag, except a favorable west wind, and gave it to Odysseus (10.29). Leaving the island, they sailed for nine days until they came so close to Ithaca they could see men “tending fires” on the shore (10.34). Odysseus' men, however, open the bag of winds, causing a maelstrom, blowing them all the way back to King Aeolus' island (10.66). The king rejects them as cursed by the gods (10.79), and Odysseus and his fleet sail to the island of the Laestrygonians (10.89). There, Odysseus' entire fleet, save his own ship, is lost in a surprise attack by the man-eating inhabitants of the island (10.132).Odysseus' lone ship comes upon a new island, and Odysseus' men find a hall and hear a woman singing inside (10.242). The woman is Circe, a goddess, who welcomes all the men to a feast and then changes them into pigs (10.253). Eurylochus, the only one to not go into the hall, runs back and tells Odysseus (10.269). Odysseus sets off to the hall, but along the way runs into Hermes, the messenger god, who tells him how to overcome Circe's spells (10.305). Odysseus obeys, and Circe is made to swear an oath she will not harm Odysseus (10.380). Odysseus' men are restored, younger and more handsome (10.436). They remain guests of Circe's house for a year until Odysseus' men remind him of his journey home (10.520). The book ends with Circe telling Odysseus he must travel to the house of death and speak to the prophet Tiresias (10.540). 54. What is the relationship between Odysseus and his men after the Cyclops affair?The narrative of King Aeolus and the bag of winds reveals the lack of trust festering between Odysseus and his men. Note that Odysseus will not trust the ship to any of his crew (10.37), and the crew assumes Odysseus is withholding treasure from them (10.40). Moreover, after the loss of the fleet in the Laestrygonian cove, the spiritedness of the crew, their thumos, is broken. When Odysseus orders his men to scout the hall on what we know to be Circe's island (10.170), the “message broke their spirits” and they weep (10.217). We see this particularly with Eurylochus, who, when reporting back to Odysseus that Circe has turned the men to pigs, pleads with Odysseus to abandon the men and leave the island (10.289). It worth noting that Odysseus himself was tempted to allow his spirit to break, as after the incident with the winds he had to overcome the temptation of suicide (10.55).Later, when Odysseus has made a truce with Circe, Eurylochus has a “mutinous outburst” in which he states that Odysseus is to blame for the men eaten by the Cyclops (10.480). It makes explicit the tension throughout book ten. Odysseus is inclined to kill the man but is tempered by his men (10.483). The antagonisms between Odysseus and his remaining crew will continue as a predominant theme throughout the end of Odysseus' recounting of his story in book twelve.[1] King Aeolus was “a mortal, king of the floating island of Aeolia and friend of the gods, to whom Zeus gave the custodianship of the winds.” In later mythology, “he was thought of as the god of the winds.”...

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Charlamos con una de las cómicas y actrices más conocidas de nuestro país. Una mujer que llega hasta nuestro stand en la Feria del Libro de Madrid cargada de proyectos y cosas que contar. Anabel Alonso tiene en cartel hasta el próximo 16 de junio en el madrileño Teatro Reina Victoria la obra La Celestina. Uno de los grandes clásicos del teatro español con una sorprendente versión en manos de Eduardo Galán y bajo la dirección de Antonio Castro Guijosa. Y como entre clásicos anda el juego, la intérprete también nos habla sobre Tiresias. El montaje, que gira alrededor de uno de los adivinos más célebres de la mitología griega, se representará entre el 14 y el 18 de agosto en el Teatro Romano y supone la vuelta de la actriz al Festival Internacional de Teatro Clásico de Mérida tras casi una década de ausencia en él. Escuchar audio

A 40 años de haberse registrado los primeros casos de VIH-SIDA en México, la discriminación está latente y es una constante en la vida cotidiana de las calles, las familias, los colegios, los trabajos, el sistema de salud y la iglesia.  De acuerdo con datos de la Encuesta Nacional sobre Discriminación (Enadis) 2022, las personas que viven con VIH son uno de los grupos más discriminados entre la población de 18 años de edad y más, pues cinco de cada siete personas rechazan la idea de tenerlas como huéspedes o empleados. Para hablar de este estigma, Sergio Almazán organizó una mesa de análisis con la participación de los siguientes invitados: *Victoria Sámano Fundadora de lleca-Org para la atención de mujeres y personas LGBT en situación de calle. *Alaín Pinzón - Defensor de Derechos Humanos Director de VIHve Libre *Jairo Ahuactzin - Coordinador de Comunicación en la organización Casa de las Muñecas Tiresias. Líder del programa YALP (Proyecto de Liderazgo Joven Antirracista) de Racismo Mx. Escucha El Cocodrilo con Sergio Almazán todos los sábados de 16:00 a 17:00 horas y los jueves de 22 a 23 horas. Por MVS 102.5See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join us as we explore the zodiac sign of Libra with special guest and astrologer, Faye Northgrave. This episode takes us on an enlightening expedition through the cosmos, unearthing connections between Libra, represented by the scales, and mythical tales such as the blind seer Tiresias , Narcissus's love affair with his own reflection, and Paris' judgment of the beauty contest between Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite.The episode probes into the natural and energetic facets of Libra, assessing its inherent qualities of collaboration and relationship-building. We delve further into Libra's mythology, examining the story of Tiresias, his pivotal role in the Zeus-Hera saga, and how his judgement is rewarded with outer blindness and inner sight. Moreover, we explore the dynamics of Libra energy in relationships, tying all elements together to provide a comprehensive understanding of the Libran archetype.As we venture deeper, we touch upon the mythology of Aphrodite/Venus, underpinning the Libra zodiac sign. The discussion extends from Aphrodite's oceanic birth to her association with Anchises, her role in the battle of the gods, and her representation in the Renaissance period through the iconic 'Birth of Venus' painting by Botticelli. As we navigate the fascinating cosmos, we also unravel the lessons and mysteries of the Aries/Libra axis and the upcoming eclipse season. Be sure not to miss our next episode as we continue this captivating cosmic journey with Brian Clark.Contact Faye: fayenorthgrave.comArtwork for the episode is from William Adolphe Bouguereau, The Birth of Venus (1879), Oil on canvas 300 × 218 cm, Musée d'Orsay, Paris - FrancePodcast Musician: Marlia CoeurPlease consider becoming a Patron to support the show!Go to OnTheSoulsTerms.com for more.

'Omar García', sobreviviente del caso Ayotzinapa y actual diputado, habla con Nacho Lozano sobre la orden que se dio al ejército de no destruir documentos y evidencia. En entrevista, la activista Kenya Cuevas —directora de Casa de las Muñecas Tiresias— habla sobre las declaraciones de Lupita Jones acerca de no permitir la participación de mujeres trans en el certamen Mexicana Universal. Héctor Elí comparte detalles sobre el asesinato de Lefty SM, rapero sonorense que fue atacado en su casa de Zapopan. Montserrat Caballero, alcaldesa de Tijuana, habla del fragmento del Muro de Berlín que se encuentra en la ciudad de Baja California Norte como referente de la migración entre México y Estados Unidos. Programa transmitido el 4 de septiembre del 2023. Escucha Esto no es un noticiero en vivo de lunes a viernes de 1:00 p.m. a 2:00 p.m. por el 105.3 de FM. Esta es una producción de Radio Chilango.

Daniel's homework on the blind prophet Tiresias got cut from our episode on Homer's The Odyssey, Part One. Please find the segment resuscitated here, for all your Greek mythology needs.Cover art © Catherine Wu.Episode themes: Mozart's 'Overture' to Don Giovanni. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scholar François•e Charmaille reflects on their experiences with researching and writing their article, “Trans Climates of the European Middle Ages, 500 to 1300,” which appears in Speculum 98:3.This article gathers evidence of a distinct strand of writing in Western Europe from the sixth century onwards, which concerns itself with the relation between the seasons and sexual difference in humans, and particularly in discussions of Tiresias. From this tradition emerges what this article calls trans climatology, a conceptualization of seasons as gendered, of the climatically ordered possession of the seasons as transgender change, and of this change having a direct effect on the bodies of people, or indeed, of people's bodies having a direct effect on the climate.This is the first installment in a special partnership with Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies intending to feature one writer from each new issue of the journal. This episode is hosted by Katherine L. Jansen and Logan Quigley.For more about François•e, trans climatology, and this conversation, check out our Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/mmapodcast.

Platiqué con Rebeca López Martínez, mujer trans y directora de la asociación Casa de las Muñecas Tiresias y de la casa hogar Paola Buenrostro. Rebe nos cuenta sobre su infancia, su proceso de transición de sexo, cómo fue el proceso para aceptarse y abrazarse a ella misma, la situación de calle en la que vivió, se abre con nosotros y platica sobre una relación violenta que tuvo, su historia con las drogas, y cómo transformó su vida para hoy ser la directora de esta asociación tan importante e influyente en México. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Este episodio lo grabamos desde nuestro lugar de aliadas de la lucha de las, los y les trabajadoras sexuales que se posicionan contra el discurso anti-derechos autonombrado abolicionismo. Para escuchar directamente las voces de les trabajadores sexuales te recomendamos seguir a: Natalia Lane, Afemtras, Sindicato Otras, Solidaridad Putertil, Maria Riot, Hijas de la fruta, Colectivo de Prostitutas de Sevilla, Irene Valdivia, Georgina Orellano, AMETS, T'ajsen, Randy Ceniceross, Putxs en lucha, Melissa de oro, Sasha Tempo, María Midori, Vulvainilla, Karlarockabilly, Putas Feministas o sindicato AMMAR, Casa de las muñecas Tiresias, Brigada Callejera de Apoyo a la mujer Elisa Mtz y Victoria Sámano. También puedes leer Puta Feminista y la Critica de la razón puta. Esta lista no representa a todas las voces ni todas las posturas dentro del trabajo sexual ni pretende serlo, es solo una pequeña guía de por dónde empezar a escuchar a les trabajadores sexuales. Te recordamos que cuando quieras contratar los servicios de unx trabajadorx sexual debes respetar sus protocolos de seguridad, horarios y límites. Recuerda que es indispensable que seas amable. Y por favor, por favor NO regatees. Si te gustó este episodio dona a tu colectiva de trabajadoras sexuales organizadas en tu territorio.

XIX: The Third Bolgia: Simoniacs. Pope Nicholas III. Dante's Reproof of corrupt Prelates.XX: The Fourth Bolgia: Soothsayers. Amphiaraus, Tiresias, Aruns, Manto, Eryphylus, Michael Scott, Guido Bon- atti, and Asdente. Virgil reproaches Dante's Pity. Mantua's Foundation.XXI: The Fifth Bolgia: Peculators. The Elder of Santa Zita. Malacoda and other Devils.

Advertencia: contenido explícito en temas sexuales y de violencia, se recomienda discreción. Kenya Cuevas, mujer trans y activista por los derechos de las personas trans, fundadora de la casa hogar de las Muñecas Tiresias, nos cuenta sobre su testimonio tan extraordinario de vida, en el que atravesó todo tipo de adversidades desde trabajo sexual, drogas, estar privada de su libertad, el transfeminicidio de su mejor amiga y la lucha por la justicia, situación de calle, abuso familiar, y cómo resignificó todo esto para usarlo en favor de la lucha de las personas trans, llegando a cambiar y a impulsar la vida de cientos de mujeres trans a través de su activismo. Es una historia muy cruda, muy conmovedora que estoy segura que te dejará una huella por siempre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Halloween! Jimmy and Freddie celebrate their landmark TENTH episode, as well as some other important recent milestones for them both.  We review Chola ("Cola?") Spears' Stonewall Invasion, LaLa Wiggy's "Killer Queen" and Tiresias' "Underworld," and share our spooky plans for the holiday.Then we have a robust chat with New York's premiere Concept Queen Kari Kerning regarding her iconic Miss Barracuda win and accompanying viral trump video from back in the day; her current status as a Part Time Dragoness, Great Auntie of Nightlife and full time graphic designer; coming up as a Columbus, OH queen with mother Nina West; the pros and cons of digital drag; some Svetlana Stoli observations;  a hilariously bizarre and accurate Bob the Drag Queen moment; Our Lady of Saliva; and how she became the producer of Miss Big Adam's Apple (Nov. 6 at Industry)! One thing they all forgot to talk about, because they were drunk: Kari is a children's book author! Fitting In is adorable and charming... check it out!In the news: Esquire's favorite NYC bars, The Lesbian Bar Project, and what the Idaho anti-drag bill could mean for all queer Americans. Plus, a list of of events for tonight's Halloween festivities! (see full list at Thotyssey.com)Now you can email us at thotlight@redeyeny.com!

David Molesky is a former student of Odd Nerdrum, based in North Carolina. He is concerned with the rough manner of late Rembrandt and Titian — a painting method first employed by the Ancient Greek painter Apelles. Molesky contrasts this technique with so-called photo-realism, which he asserts leaves no room for the viewer. But art historians typically interpret the rough technique as "modern", so whose interpretation is accurate? And can you be influenced by this manner of painting without compromising clarity of form and thus wind up as a modernist? Topics from the conversation: 01:12 Molesky's painting "Man in the Forrest" 03:52 The Apelles palette and pre-mixing of colors 06:47 Odd Nerdrum's interest in Pompeii murals, Pliny and Apelles 10:24 Apelles' technique 12:01 Pliny establishes an ideal for painters 14:20 Titian's Flaying of Marsyas 16:57 Reflecting how peripheral vision works 21:00 Apelles' unfinished Aphrodite 26:10 Painterly vs illustrative: David Ligare, Rembrandt and Sargent 31:54 Apelles and Protogenes: A "pre-modernist" technique? 36:19 Having details too! Titian, Rembrandt and Nerdrum 38: 46 Modern art: A poor imitation of classical works? 41:40 Recreating matter with paint 43:40 When Nerdrum painted a scarf in one stroke 49:14 Leaving space for the viewer 55:03 Hoogstraaten on what to keep as you go along 59:48 The "Default Mode Network" 1:06:08 Rembrandt's hermaphrodite self-portrait 1:09:27 The blind seer Tiresias (Metamorphosis and Odyssey) 1:14:50 Rembrandt's references to Tiresias and Apelles 1:18:35 Reading Pliny as a painter makes you aware This episode was filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum. The centerpiece was a "Man in the Forrest" (2007) by David Molesky. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Fergus Ryan Shaun Roberts Matthias Proy Eivind Josten Børge Moe Dean Anthony Alastair Blain Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jon Harald Aspheim Marion Bu-Pedersen Maurice Robbins Misty DeLaine Richard Barrett Stacey Evangelista Trym Jordahl Yngve Hellan Would you like to get premium access? Become a patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Check out our other channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/SchoolofApelles https://www.youtube.com/c/CultureWarsNow Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/CaveOfApelles For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

The parallels between Bloom and Odysseus' journeys to the Underworld.Topics include a summary of Chapter XI of The Odyssey, Bloom as sideways Odysseus, the neighborhoods of Glasnevin and Sandymount, Paddy Dignam and his “apoplexy,” Elpenor, Martin Cunningham the Sisyphus of Dublin, Dublin's waterways, Dublin's Charon, coins for the eyes, psychopomps, Reuben J. Dodd, Corny Kelleher, Cerberus, Father Coffey, simnel cakes, Dublin's Hades and Persephone, the Nekuia, Joycean Hercules, Agamemnon and Ajax, Robert Emmet as Tiresias, cricket, the number eleven, why Bloom goes to the Underworld in the morning, Viconian cycles, Richard Ellmann's theory of cycles, Bloom's non-denial of death, parallels of “Hades” and “Proteus,” the poetry of Al-Ma'arri, seadeath as the easiest death, and Bloom's affirmation of life.Sweny's Patreon helps keep this marvelous Dublin landmark alive. Please subscribe!On the Blog:Ulysses & The Odyssey: HadesSocial MediaFacebook | TwitterSubscribe to Blooms & Barnacles:Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher

To celebrate the centennial of the 20th century's most seminal poem this is our 2017 recording, re-issued for a limited time only.Its aural landscape highlights and enhances the themes, imagery, and allusiveness contained in the fractured consciousness of Eliot and Ezra Pound's work, without gimmickry or radical “re-interpretation”. Included are minor additions to the published version from Eliot's original pre-Pound poem, to add clarity and complexity.At its heart (as it is at the centre of the work) is the male/female character and multiple voices of Tiresias, the words - and sounds.Available to listen to and/or download from July 15 to November 15, 2022. The poem's broadcast is by kind permission of Faber & Faber Ltd.  

“Even a blind pig finds a truffle now and then” —Medical technician from Awaiting Tiresias Awaiting Tiresias is the short film, loosely based on our guest's story of disability and gender, this week on Outlook On Radio Western. Dr. Heather(H) May is a director and professor of theatre at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. May shares from their recognized platform of privilege as a white faculty member on the lands of the Haudenosaunee and on the intersectionalities of disability, gender, and race among other identities. Who is this Tiresias character anyway? On the show this week,, we discuss that along with retinitis pigmentosa (rp) and the complicated business of both diagnosis and accommodation, the spectrums of blindness and gender, and how it was to create the audio descriptions for the multiple projects through theatre and filmmaking. May (they/them) describes themself as: Scholar, artivist, professor, director, collaborator, dreamer, and true believer in the power of theatre to transform lives. Go here to view Awaiting Tiresias, the short biographical film we discuss on Outlook: https://vimeo.com/719429242 And to find out more about them, Awaiting Tiresias, and other projects such as a retelling of the classic Hansel and Gretel fairytale and a series of puppetry skits about the 2020 US elections, go to H's website: https://www.drheathermay.com

Listen to Tiresias, if you know what's good for you. To join the discussion, visit the blog at Triumvir Clio's School of Classical Civilization. If there's no hyperlink showing up here, you can go to triumvirclio.school.blog to find a feed of recent episodes as well as discussion pages for every episode. Join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/triumvirclio to get early access to ad-free episodes and bonus content. References Delahoyde, Michael. “Ovid: Metamorphoses Book 3.” Public.Wsu.Edu, https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/mythology/ovid3.html. Accessed 27 Apr 2022. “Metamorphoses – Ovid | Epic Poem Summary | Ancient Rome – Classical Literature". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/rome_ovid_metamorphoses.html. Accessed 20 Mar 2022 Ovid. Rolfe Humphries, translator. Metamorphoses, Indiana University Press, 1983. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bethany-banner/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bethany-banner/support

This is a reading of the second half of Book 3 of the Metamorphoses. The translation is by Brookes More and is available via the  Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License. CW/TW: suicide.  Twitter: @MetamorphosesK Tumblr: key-metamorphoses Email: metamorphoses.key@gmail.com Website: metamorphoses.buzzsprout.com Music: Underwater Exploration - Godmode; In 3 - Godmode; Amber - VYEN; Sleepy Hollow - E's Jammy Jams; Ammil - The Tides; Pure Potentiality - Benjamin Martins; Dream Escape - The Tides; Whispering Streams - E's Jammy Jams; Somnolent - The Tides

In this episode, we break down Odysseus' famous journey to Ithaca from Troy. Every scene in this story is famous, from the Lotus-Eaters to the Cyclopes. from the sorceress Circe to the House of Hades, and from the Sirens to the Flock of Helius. Join us as we look at all of these famous adventures and discuss what to admire in Odysseus and what you should definitely not admire!  Follow us on Twitter! @UlmtdOpinions

En el episodio de hoy nos acompañará el vidente Tiresias, quien vivió una larga vida transitando entre el ser mujer y ser hombre, entre la luz del entendimiento y la oscuridad del futuro. Hoy nos conectaremos con lo que vamos aprendiendo en este paso como seres humanos y con aquello incierto que se nos presenta como un enigma, como un misterio que no sabemos qué es y muchas veces nos inquieta, el futuro, lo impredecible. Al conectarnos con ello y con nuestro presente llegamos al equilibrio, al vivir el aqu[i y ahora y creer en aquello que se nos presenta muchas veces como un infortunio y entender que es parte de este camino conformado por combinaciones de claro oscuros. Hoy es un buen día para empezar. Hoy nos acompañará Tiresias. 00:07 Bienvenida 02:00 Relato “Tiresias: El Alma del Vidente” 09:30 Meditación 21:02 Final Me puedes enviar tus recomendaciones o cometarios a https://nona-bienestar.com/contacto/ Sígueme en Facebook y en Instagram Este podcast está disponible en YouTube, iTunes, Spotify, y Stitcher. Puedes escuchar más episodios en https://nona-bienestar.com/podcast Y recuerda…” Sólo te puedes conocer a ti mismo, como realmente eres”.

We explore how gender identity and sex might free or constrict us, and what magick can bring to this, noting along the way: fire kasina meditation and "travels"; a transsexual travel and the experience of self as a different gender; gender and sex in relation to magick; the reality of dreams and visions; the biological and the cultural in mainstream discourse on sex and gender; biological destiny versus cultural fluidity; the common factor of manifestation; the mainstream discourse in the light of dependent co-arising; the Buddhist concepts of "name and form" and "body"; the apparent correspondence of these with the socio-cultural perspective and the biological; the concept of "soul" as the level of manifestation giving rise to both of these; soul as a personalised instance of universal consciousness; soul as the level immediately beyond gender or sex; the possibility of a uniquely magickal perspective on gender and sex; the myth of Tiresias; his seven years lived as a woman; the liminality of Tiresias, his relationship to duality, and the dimension of soul; the myth of Psyche and Eros; the mortal and the divine aspects of soul; the relationship between soul and desire; soul as the realm of transcendence; freedom versus manifestation; how capitalism hijacks feminism; Gloria Steinem and the CIA; manifestation as conflict; liberation versus assimilation in the struggle for LGBT rights; marriage as equality or as a lure; privilege and power as freedom from and ignorance of suffering; soul as a dimension of transcendence and liberty; biological perspectives on what it means to be male; the minimal participation of males in the biological act of reproduction; Charles Darwin's study of barnacles; the origins of the male in a quasi-parasitic relationship to the female; the function of the male as the diversification of DNA; the scarcity of egg cells and the cheapness of sperm; the impact of testosterone on the male mind; the social dominance of men as a reaction formation to asymmetries on the biological level; the features of toxic masculinity; the current crisis of being male; questions around masculinity; David Bowie as a master of masculinity; the negative impacts of the ubiquity of pornography on young men; the externalisation of sexual experience among men; the mistaking of porn for reality; how this might lead to rape; how real sex includes an internal dimension that men might be conditioned to disregard; the tendency of men to want to discharge sexual feelings; a vision of the goddess Kali; the practice of non-ejaculation; the distinction between orgasm and ejaculation; turning the attention towards sexual sensations; postponement of ejaculation by relaxation and oxygenation; how breathing heightens physical sensations; recognition of "the point of no return"; the "body orgasm" and its features; non-ejaculation as a meditative practice incorporating both vipassana and concentration; why ejaculation is not all that great anyway; afterglow in spite of hard-on; benefits of non-ejaculation; ejaculation as a possible lure into "hedonistic depression"; the incel mindset and non-ejaculation as a possible antidote; transcendence versus escapism. Cory Morningstar (2021). Gloria Steinem discussing her time in the CIA, https://tinyurl.com/fwh2p48t(youtube.com). Marsha Richmond (2007). Darwin's study of the cirripedia, https://tinyurl.com/388br9t5 (darwin-online.org.uk/). Mantak Chia & Douglas Abrams Arava (1996). The Multi-Orgasmic Man. London: Thorsons.

Hera and Zeus are famous (and infamous) for being one of the most iconic couples in Greek mythology. Suggested by Folk-Told fans, Julianna and Sabryna go over some highlights of Hera, and her cheating husband, Zeus being the absolute worst. Greatest hits include: Io the white heifer, Hepheastus being thrown from Olympus, and Tiresias the couples' boy toy. References: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tiresias https://riordan.fandom.com/wiki/Hera https://study.com/academy/lesson/hera-in-the-iliad.html https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/aeneid/characters/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hephaestus --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sabryna-gordon/message

Where in Dante's Inferno would we put Donald Trump? Hard to say without SPOILERS. Well, in any case, he probably wouldn't be with Tiresias, Michael Scot (not from the Office...we THINK) and the other seers in the fourth Bad Bulge, which is wet with the tears they are crying into their own butts. Oops! Another spoiler: We are pedants. Not sure yet where we'll end up. Stay tuned!!

When we last left our shipmates - seekers of shadows in the House of Death, they had spilled the red blood of the black ewe and allowed the dead to approach and drink. Each shade who tasted the fresh, hot blood spoke to Odysseus...his mother, the great hero Achilles, and of course the blind seer Tiresias whose prophecy stretched far into Odysseus' future, speaking of the many trials he would still suffer before reaching his sweet homeland; how upon reaching those longed for shores of Ithaka, he must know and be prepared for further treachery awaiting him in those hallowed halls. The crew left the gray banks of the underworld, cheering themselves onwards with a song of their conquests. Where will they find themselves next?