Classical Wisdom Speaks Podcast
1) Aristotle and the Good Life
What can Aristotle tell us about how we should live today? What are the ancient secrets to a flourishing life? And what is 'the art of the interesting?' Today Anya is joined by Lorraine Besser to di...Show More
2) Ancient Assyria's Forgotten Queen
She was one of the most powerful women of the ancient worldā¦ Once mentioned in the same breath as the likes of Cleopatra and Helen of Troy. Yet today she is largely forgotten. Why did this happen? ...Show More
3) Stoicism and the Secret to Happiness
What is the key to happiness? It turns out, the Stoics might just have the answerā¦ Today Anya is joined by Christopher Gill to discuss ancient Stoic understandings of happiness, how some modern inte...Show More
4) How the Classics Inspired America's Founders
Itās no secret that the American Founding Fathers were deeply inspired by the Classics. The words of the ancient Greek and Roman philosophers suffuse the original documents and ideas that built Americ...Show More
5) The Killing Grounds: Thermopylae
There is a place, a narrow strip of land, where bravery and sacrifice became legendary... where the famed ā300ā laid down their lives to save Hellas in 480 BC... But that is not the only battle in whi...Show More
6) Women of the Ancient World
From Penelope to Fulvia and beyond, discover the lives of ancient women. Today Anya is joined by Dr. Daisy Dunn, to discuss the āmissing threadā of ancient history: the often-overlooked women who hel...Show More
7) The First Lady of Greek Mythology
Discover the woman who brought Greek mythology to Americaā¦ Today Anya is joined by Victoria Houseman to discuss the life and legacy of Edith Hamilton, the American Classicist who brought Greek mytho...Show More
8) Beyond Stoicism
While Stoicism is currently all the rage -and for good reason- it isnāt the only philosophy to address some of lifeās toughest questions. From dealing with uncertainty, stress, grief and more, we hav...Show More
9) Stoicism and Buddhism: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
How did two different philosophies - that have seen a resurgence of interest in the Western world - both arrive at such similar conclusions for how to live a happy life? Despite being separated by hun...Show More
10) How Did Ancient Civilizations Rebuild?
What happens AFTER an apocalypse? How did ancient societies rebuild after catastrophic eventsā¦ and what can that teach us about our world now? Today, Anya is joined by DR ERIC H. CLINE, author of th...Show More