Explore every episode of the podcast Bunnyhop Book Club
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Iliad by Homer: Book 4: Invisible Archer Pandarus + Commentary | 08 Dec 2022 | 00:44:04 | |
The Iliad, rewritten & adapted into a new audio drama by George Weidman. Headphones recommended. Support the project here and listen to your own glorious heroic epithet: http://www.patreon.com/superbunnyhop Music & sound from Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com/ Mastering by F1NG3RS 00:00 Book Four: Invisible Archer Pandarus 31:39 Commentary: Archers in Homer's time 34:53 Stripping the armor 36:21 Protecting the dead 37:55 The story of Simoeisios 40:39 This episode's artifact: Colorized Trojan archer from Aphaia 42:47 Musician credits & Patreon epithets See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| The Iliad by Homer: Book 3: Helen, Lady of Haunting + Commentary | 07 Dec 2022 | 00:42:29 | |
The Iliad, rewritten & adapted into a new audio drama by George Weidman. Headphones recommended. Support the project here and listen to your own glorious heroic epithet: http://www.patreon.com/superbunnyhop Music & sound from Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com/ Mastering by F1NG3RS 00:00 Book Three: Helen, Lady of Haunting 26:39 Commentary: Historical Oddities of Book 3 31:35 Sexism in The Iliad & Ancient Greece 35:42 Ableism in The Iliad 39:33 This episode’s artifact: Plaster Face of Mycenaean Woman 41:14 Musician credits 41:23 Patreon epithets See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| The Iliad by Homer: Book 2: The Chorus of Achaean Formations + Commentary | 06 Dec 2022 | 00:56:42 | |
The Iliad, rewritten & adapted into a new audio drama by George Weidman. Headphones recommended. Support the project here and listen to your own glorious heroic epithet: http://www.patreon.com/superbunnyhop Music & sound from Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com/ Mastering by F1NG3RS 00:00 Book Two: The Hymn of Achean Formations 29:39 Commentary: Introduction to The Iliad 35:07 The divine right to rule 37:52 Details on late bronze-age collapse 40:26 The Iliad's connection to development of democracy 45:05 Agamemnon's dream & Homer's dramatic irony 47:49 The connection between the Greek gods & human psychology 52:14 The Catalog of Ships 54:24 This episode's artifact: Mycenaean Warrior Vase 55:15 Thanks, acknowledgements, music credits 55:37 Heroic Patron epithets See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||
| The Iliad by Homer: Book 1: Smoldering Deserter Achilles + Commentary | 05 Dec 2022 | 00:50:55 | |
The Iliad, rewritten & adapted into a new audio drama by George Weidman. Headphones recommended. Support the project here and listen to your own glorious heroic epithet: http://www.patreon.com/superbunnyhop Music & sound from Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com/ Mastering by F1NG3RS 00:00 Book One: Smoldering Deserter Achilles 36:15 Commentary: Introduction to The Iliad 38:57 Translators' word choices 41:19 Trojan War terminology & cycle 43:29 Homer and the Greek alphabet 44:43 Mycenaean Greece, Homer's setting 46:23 This episode's artifact: The Pylos Combat Agate 49:22 Thanks, acknowledgements, music credits 49:50 Heroic Patron Epithets See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. | |||