Odyssey & Chill: This three-episode podcast covers Homer’s epic The Odyssey. Whether you’re a student, professor, a literature or poetry fan, or even if you’re just curious about the piece, this podcast is for you. Listen to Sara and Darby on-the-go, as they take you through the plot of the poem and speak with classicists who’ve made their life’s work around it. It’s going to be epic! In each each episode, they summarize a few books and then discusses it with a fancy person.
Episode 1 – The Telemachy (Telemachus’ adventures)
In this episode, we summarize books 1-4 and then discuss the Odyssey with fancy-person Dr. Andromache Karanika, Associate Professor of Classics at UC Irvine. Join us for highlights & insights!
Episode 2 – The Adventures (Odysseus’ adventures)
In this episode, we summarize books 5-12 and then discuss the Odyssey with fancy-person Annie Loui, Director of Counter-Balance Theatre and Professor of Acting at UC Irvine. Join us for highlights & insights!
Episode 3 – The Nosotos (Odysseus’ homecoming)
In this episode, we summarize books 13-24 and then discuss the Odyssey with fancy-person Dr. Alex Purves, Professor of Classics at UCLA. Join us for highlights & insights!
Grateful thanks to our sponsors: Illuminations and AGS
Sara and Darby are in the process of working on a follow-up project to Odyssey & Chill. Stay tuned!
Darby Vickers, Ph.D. 