Lesche: Ancient Greece, New Ideas
In Greek antiquity a lesche (λέσχη) was a spot to hang out and chat. Here Brown University professor Johanna Hanink hosts conversations with fellow Hellenists about their latest work in the field.
Podcasting since 2024 • 39 episodes
Lesche: Ancient Greece, New Ideas
Latest Episodes
The "Enchanted World" of Late Antiquity
Michael Satlow joins me in the Lesche to discuss his new book An Enchanted World: The Shared Religious Landscape of Late Antiquity, which will be published on February 3 by Princeton University Press. Resources
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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48:29
The Influence of Plato's Timaeus: Beauty & Creation
Piero Boitani joins me in the Lesche to discuss his new book Timaeus in Paradise: Metaphors and Beauty from Plato to Dante and Beyond (Princeton University Press 2025). Ancient textsHebrew Bible, Gene...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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50:22
The Life (and Times) of Diogenes 'the Cynic'
Inger Kuin joins me in the Lesche to discuss her new book Diogenes: The Rebellious Life and Revolutionary Philosophy of the Original Cynic (Basic Books 2025). Ancient sourcesAristotle, Politics 1...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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52:15
Enchantment Technologies of Ancient Greek Religion
Tatiana Bur joins me in the Lesche to discuss her new book Technologies of the Marvellous in Ancient Greek Religion (Cambridge University Press 2025). Ancient textsHomer, Iliad 18 (on Hephaestus ...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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52:29
Book Reviewing in Classics, with Clifford Ando (BMCR) and Mary Beard (the TLS)
Mary Beard, Classics editor at the Times Literary Supplement, and Clifford Ando, senior editor of the Bryn Mawr Classical Review, join me in the Lesche to discuss the state of Classics reviewing today. How do ...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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