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]]> Exploring The Greats hello@exploringthegreats.com Exploring Plato's Republic Episode 1: Passing Torches This is Episode 1 of Exploring Plato's Republic. To access all following episodes, join the club at exploringthegreats.com In this first episode, we begin Book One, introducing Plato's distinctive use of dialogue. Agnes and Tim explore the competing definitions of justice offered by Cephalus and Polemarchus, and discuss how Socrates challenges each. At the heart of the discussion are questions that will remain throughout the text: What is justice? How does a just person behave? Socrates pursues this question relentlessly. And so will we. Please send all questions and comments to hello@exploringthegreats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0000 full Exploring The Greats This is Episode 1 of Exploring Plato's Republic. To access all following episodes, join the club at exploringthegreats.com In this first episode, we begin Book One, introducing Plato's distinctive use of dialogue. Agnes and Tim explore the competing definitions of justice offered by Cephalus and Polemarchus, and discuss how Socrates challenges each. At the heart of the discussion are questions that will remain throughout the text: What is justice? How does a just person behave? Socrates pursues this question relentlessly. And so will we. Please send all questions and comments to hello@exploringthegreats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Episode 1 of Exploring Plato's Republic. To access all following episodes, join the club at exploringthegreats.com

In this first episode, we begin Book One, introducing Plato's distinctive use of dialogue. Agnes and Tim explore the competing definitions of justice offered by Cephalus and Polemarchus, and discuss how Socrates challenges each. At the heart of the discussion are questions that will remain throughout the text: What is justice? How does a just person behave? Socrates pursues this question relentlessly. And so will we.

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]]> 2786 Exploring Shakespeare's Othello Episode 1: (Tush,) Never Tell Me This is Episode 1 of Exploring Shakespeare's Othello. To access all following episodes, join the club at exploringthegreats.com In this first episode, John and James set the stage, jumping into Othello’s opening scene and introducing themes that will echo throughout the text, including love, power, and race. They each draw on their unique perspectives as actor and Shakespeare scholar, reflecting on their personal connections to the play, discussing Othello's rich performance history, and providing historical context for what's to come. Please send all questions and comments to hello@exploringthegreats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0000 full Exploring The Greats This is Episode 1 of Exploring Shakespeare's Othello. To access all following episodes, join the club at exploringthegreats.com In this first episode, John and James set the stage, jumping into Othello’s opening scene and introducing themes that will echo throughout the text, including love, power, and race. They each draw on their unique perspectives as actor and Shakespeare scholar, reflecting on their personal connections to the play, discussing Othello's rich performance history, and providing historical context for what's to come. Please send all questions and comments to hello@exploringthegreats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Episode 1 of Exploring Shakespeare's Othello. To access all following episodes, join the club at exploringthegreats.com

In this first episode, John and James set the stage, jumping into Othello’s opening scene and introducing themes that will echo throughout the text, including love, power, and race. They each draw on their unique perspectives as actor and Shakespeare scholar, reflecting on their personal connections to the play, discussing Othello's rich performance history, and providing historical context for what's to come.

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]]> 1869 Exploring Moby-Dick Episode 1: Setting Sail This is Episode 1 of Exploring Moby-Dick with Rob Delaney and Hester Blum. To access all episodes, join the book club at exploringthegreats.com In this first episode, Hester and Rob meet at 25 Craven Street in London, where Melville briefly lived in 1849, to kick off their exploration of Moby-Dick. Bonding over a shared obsession with the novel, they provide some context and summary before diving into the opening chapter, "Loomings." They discuss the novel's humor, narrative style, and enduring legacy, while sharing the personal reading experiences that first reeled them in. Send all questions and comments to hello@exploringthegreats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:03:00 -0000 full Exploring The Greats This is Episode 1 of Exploring Moby-Dick with Rob Delaney and Hester Blum. To access all episodes, join the book club at exploringthegreats.com In this first episode, Hester and Rob meet at 25 Craven Street in London, where Melville briefly lived in 1849, to kick off their exploration of Moby-Dick. Bonding over a shared obsession with the novel, they provide some context and summary before diving into the opening chapter, "Loomings." They discuss the novel's humor, narrative style, and enduring legacy, while sharing the personal reading experiences that first reeled them in. Send all questions and comments to hello@exploringthegreats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Episode 1 of Exploring Moby-Dick with Rob Delaney and Hester Blum.

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In this first episode, Hester and Rob meet at 25 Craven Street in London, where Melville briefly lived in 1849, to kick off their exploration of Moby-Dick. Bonding over a shared obsession with the novel, they provide some context and summary before diving into the opening chapter, "Loomings." They discuss the novel's humor, narrative style, and enduring legacy, while sharing the personal reading experiences that first reeled them in.

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]]> 2829 Exploring Moby-Dick with Rob Delaney and Hester Blum "It is not down on any map; true places never are." Over 21 episodes, join Professor Hester Blum and Rob Delaney as they navigate Moby-Dick, the devastating and hilarious journey of men at odds with the sea and themselves. To sign up and add this podcast to your feed, head to exploringthegreats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:08:00 -0000 trailer Exploring The Greats "It is not down on any map; true places never are." Over 21 episodes, join Professor Hester Blum and Rob Delaney as they navigate Moby-Dick, the devastating and hilarious journey of men at odds with the sea and themselves. To sign up and add this podcast to your feed, head to exploringthegreats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices "It is not down on any map; true places never are."

Over 21 episodes, join Professor Hester Blum and Rob Delaney as they navigate Moby-Dick, the devastating and hilarious journey of men at odds with the sea and themselves.

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]]> 84 Welcome to Exploring The Greats To join a club, head to exploringthegreats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:58:00 -0000 trailer Exploring The Greats To join a club, head to exploringthegreats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To join a club, head to exploringthegreats.com

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]]> 80 Exploring Shakespeare's Othello with James Shapiro and John Douglas Thompson "O, now, for ever Farewell the tranquil mind; farewell content." Love, betrayal, regret: this is William Shakespeare's Othello. Join Professor James Shapiro and John Douglas Thompson as they examine this Shakespearean tragedy through literary and theatrical perspectives. To join the club, head to exploringthegreats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:54:00 -0000 trailer Exploring The Greats "O, now, for ever Farewell the tranquil mind; farewell content." Love, betrayal, regret: this is William Shakespeare's Othello. Join Professor James Shapiro and John Douglas Thompson as they examine this Shakespearean tragedy through literary and theatrical perspectives. To join the club, head to exploringthegreats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices "O, now, for ever

Farewell the tranquil mind; farewell content."

Love, betrayal, regret: this is William Shakespeare's Othello. Join Professor James Shapiro and John Douglas Thompson as they examine this Shakespearean tragedy through literary and theatrical perspectives.

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]]> 81 Exploring The Odyssey with Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins Join Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins as they deep dive into this greatest of all stories, sharing their lifetime’s enjoyment of it while putting it in context and unpicking the trickiest bits. The Odyssey, along with its sister text, The Iliad, is often considered the bedrock of western literature. In it are the seeds of the road movie, the family drama, fantasy fiction, the Western, and many more. Journey home with us! To join the club, head to exploringthegreats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:54:00 -0000 trailer Exploring The Greats Join Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins as they deep dive into this greatest of all stories, sharing their lifetime’s enjoyment of it while putting it in context and unpicking the trickiest bits. The Odyssey, along with its sister text, The Iliad, is often considered the bedrock of western literature. In it are the seeds of the road movie, the family drama, fantasy fiction, the Western, and many more. Journey home with us! To join the club, head to exploringthegreats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Join Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins as they deep dive into this greatest of all stories, sharing their lifetime’s enjoyment of it while putting it in context and unpicking the trickiest bits. The Odyssey, along with its sister text, The Iliad, is often considered the bedrock of western literature. In it are the seeds of the road movie, the family drama, fantasy fiction, the Western, and many more. Journey home with us!

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]]> 63 Exploring Plato's Republic with Agnes Callard and Tim Blake Nelson What is justice? And how can societies achieve it? These are central questions in Plato's The Republic, a text that steadfastly questions the core tenets of liberalism. Join in dialogue with Professor Agnes Callard and Tim Blake Nelson for 24 episodes as they deconstruct Plato’s crowning achievement, and as a result, the structures and systems that make up human life. To join the club, head to exploringthegreats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:53:00 -0000 trailer Exploring The Greats What is justice? And how can societies achieve it? These are central questions in Plato's The Republic, a text that steadfastly questions the core tenets of liberalism. Join in dialogue with Professor Agnes Callard and Tim Blake Nelson for 24 episodes as they deconstruct Plato’s crowning achievement, and as a result, the structures and systems that make up human life. To join the club, head to exploringthegreats.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices What is justice? And how can societies achieve it? These are central questions in Plato's The Republic, a text that steadfastly questions the core tenets of liberalism. Join in dialogue with Professor Agnes Callard and Tim Blake Nelson for 24 episodes as they deconstruct Plato’s crowning achievement, and as a result, the structures and systems that make up human life.

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