Ancient Office Hours
129 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsJoin Lexie Henning as she chats with thought leaders in academia and the entertainment industry about how they got into their field, their current research/projects, and how they connect with the past. Together they strive to connect modern societies to ancient worlds, increase access to information about the ancient world, and introduce a wider audience to people who are inspired by antiquity. Get exclusive bonus content (ad free episodes, early releases, and experimental content) on Patreon!
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Episodes
Episode 45 - Dr. Colin Shelton
July 20, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBDr. Colin Shelton, a language program coordinator for Latin and Greek at the University of Chicago, joins Lexie to discuss the difference between learning vs. acquiring languages, challenges to learning a foreign/ancient language, and making video games a medium to encourage linguistic study. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com! Lear...
Episode 44 - Jordan Galczynski
July 06, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBJordan Galczynski, an Egyptology PhD candidate at UCLA and co-host of Afterlives podcast, joins Lexie to discuss examining Ancient Egyptian fashion as a dissertation topic, whether having a famous academic advisor is more advantage or challenge, and what a Sims game set in Ancient Egypt would look like. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject...
Episode 43 - Dr. Felipe Rojas Silva
June 22, 2022 09:00 - 49 minutes - 44.1 MBDr. Felipe Rojas Silva, a professor of archaeology at Brown University, joins Lexie to discuss making the switch from architecture to archaeology, his research in humans marvelling at ancient ruins, and his interest in sense memory using smell. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com! Learn more about Dr. Rojas Silva: https://vivo.brown....
Special Release - Sing to Me Muse of the Goddess... with Maya Deane
June 15, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBNovelist, visual artist, and author of Wrath Goddess Sing, Maya Deane, joins Lexie to talk about discovering her love of mythology, the revolutionary nature of her new novel, the myths & stories that inspire her, and how to support trans reception of Classics. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Learn more about Maya: https://mayadeane.com Order Wrath Goddess Sing: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58984703-wrath-goddess-sing Follow ...
Special Release - Sing to Me Muse of the Goddess... with Maya Deane
June 15, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBNovelist, visual artist, and author of Wrath Goddess Sing, Maya Deane, joins Lexie to talk about discovering her love of mythology, the revolutionary nature of her new novel, the myths & stories that inspire her, and how to support trans reception of Classics. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com! Learn more about Maya: https://mayade...
Episode 42 - Dr. Verity Platt
June 08, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBDr. Verity Platt, a professor of Classics and History of Art at Cornell University, joins Lexie to chat about growing up in north England close to Hadrian’s Wall, her struggles and thought process for getting into academia, her interest in visual art and ekphrasis, and about professors having to play life advisor/therapist/parent for students. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Learn more about Dr. Platt: https://classics.cornell.edu/veri...
Episode 42 - Dr. Verity Platt
June 08, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBDr. Verity Platt, a professor of Classics and History of Art at Cornell University, joins Lexie to chat about growing up in north England close to Hadrian’s Wall, her struggles and thought process for getting into academia, her interest in visual art and ekphrasis, and about professors having to play life advisor/therapist/parent for students. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or v...
Episode 41 - Dr. Aaron Irvin
May 25, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 140 MBDr. Aaron Irvin, an Ancient History professor at Murray State University, joins Lexie to talk about how his deployment to Iraq right after 9/11 changed his perception of history and shaped his career, his experience consulting for Spartacus & Netflix’s Roman Empire, and whether we should try disregarding historical accuracy in media. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our w...
Feed Swap - Demystifying Academia (Part III) from Afterlives with Kara Cooney
May 18, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBFeed swap! This is episode 12 of Afterlives with Kara Cooney and the 3rd and final part of their "Demystifying Academia" series. The previous two parts of this series can be found on their official podcast feed. Ancient Office Hours will continue to post new, regular podcast episodes every two weeks, but will also be adding more bonus content during our usual 'off' weeks to share some things we think you'll love. If you are interested in a feed swap, please let us know via our socials or ema...
Episode 40 - Liv Albert
May 11, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBLiv Albert, creator & host of “Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby!” podcast, joins Lexie to talk about leaving her publishing career for a mythology podcast, managing her success and behind the scenes of her show “Myths, Baby”, and her insane love for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey but not its DLCs or other games. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject....
Episode 39 - Dr. Briana Jackson
April 27, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 73.7 MBBriana Jackson, an Egyptologist and founder of Per-Hay Studios, joins Lexie to chat about how she went from desperately wanting to be a vet to Egyptology, why River God is the best book about ancient Egypt, her research into Amarna period religion, and her approach to archaeogaming as an educator. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com! ...
Episode 38 - Nikolas Kolm
April 13, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBNikolas Kolm, a lead world designer at Cloud Chamber Games, joins Lexie to talk about his path from Germany into gaming, how he approached crafting the choice/consequence systems for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey & The Witcher 3, and how to tackle representation issues in gaming and not pleasing everyone. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.co...
Episode 37 - Dr. Jeremy J. Swist
March 30, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBDr. Jeremy J. Swist, a lecturer in Classics at Brandeis University, joins Lexie to discuss why Classicists only tend to be on Twitter, turning his love of metal music into a career in classics, and whether the age of streaming will help produce more music, literature, and art that will leave a lasting cultural legacy. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theoz...
Episode 36 - Dr. Marissa Stevens
March 16, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBDr. Marissa Stevens, an Egyptologist and the Assistant Director for the Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World at UCLA, joins Lexie to discuss how to find the right PhD advisor, how to handle having a famous academic advisor, the challenges of making Egyptian and other Near Eastern art & culture more accessible and less alien. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visi...
Feed Drop - Stubborn Nags of Ancient Rome (Part II) from History's Trainwrecks's
March 09, 2022 11:01 - 17 minutes - 24.2 MBThis week's feed drop is Episode 15 of the History's Train Wrecks Podcast and part 2 of their "Stubborn Nags of Ancient Rome" series, with parts 3 through 9 currently available on their feed here: https://shows.acast.com/historys-trainwrecks , or wherever you get podcasts. If you are a podcaster interested in doing a feed swap with Ancient Office Hours, please let us know via our socials or email us at [email protected]. If you like our content and can help us, please ...
Episode 35 - Dr. Michael Fontaine
March 02, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 88.3 MBDr. Michael Fontaine, a professor of Classics at Cornell University, joins Lexie to discuss how professors can be great mentors and friends, appreciating wine from ancient to modern times, exploring humour techniques from Cicero to modern roasting culture, and the transcendence of humour across time and cultures. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymand...
Special Release - To Do History Is To Play… With LEGO Bricks! with Liam D. Jensen
February 23, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 85.9 MBLiam D. Jensen, a historical archivist who specializes in historical paper collections and creator of the Lego Classicists Family, joins Lexie in this very special episode in honour of International Lego Classicism Day 2022, which is celebrated every year on February 20th! They discuss his path to becoming a historical archivist, why he chose LEGO as his medium for engaging with the Classical world, his selection process for joining the LEGO Classicists Family, and dealing with imposter synd...
Episode 34 - Dr. Perrine Poiron
February 16, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBDr. Perrine Poiron, an Egyptologist/historian and former historical consultant on Assassin’s Creed Origins, joins Lexie to discuss why she chose to focus on the cat goddess Bastet, why we should learn more modern languages when studying antiquity, tips & tricks for archaeogaming with younger kids, her experience consulting on Assassin’s Creed Origins. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instag...
Episode 33 - Dr. Anastasia Giannakidou
February 02, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBDr. Anastasia Giannakidou, a professor of linguistics at the University of Chicago, joins Lexie to discuss how the movie “Arrival” is really quite accurate in its portrayal of linguistic theory, the benefits of bilingualism, which language between Modern and Ancient Greek is more important to learn now, and how to keep dying languages alive. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or vis...
Episode 32 - Mel MacCoubrey
January 19, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBCanadian game developer Mel MacCoubrey, (former narrative director on Assassin’s Creed Odyssey) joins Lexie to chat about her unique path into video game development, historical accuracy and her favourite parts about working on Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and whether there’s a growing space for historians and humanities majors to work in entertainment.So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagra...
Episode 31 - Dr. Emily Austin
January 05, 2022 19:31 - 48 minutes - 45.1 MBDr. Emily Austin, an assistant professor of Classics at the University of Chicago, joins Lexie to take a deep dive into which Homeric poem translations are the best, examine emotions in Homer, discuss whether Vergil’s Aeneid is really just bad Homer fanfic, and debate what silly scene from the Iliad or Odyssey she would like to see adapted to the screen. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Ins...
Bonus - Egyptology is Dead, Long Live Egyptology! with Dr. Kara Cooney
December 22, 2021 10:00 - 54 minutes - 75.1 MBWorld renowned Egyptologist Dr. Kara Cooney, a professor of Egyptian Art & Architecture at UCLA, joins Lexie to talk about the future of Egyptology, how to get involved in the field without earning a PhD, required writing & languages as a form of gatekeeping, and dealing with pressure to love your work even if it makes you miserable. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our w...
Feed Swap - Demystifying Academia (Part II) from Afterlives with Kara Cooney
December 15, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 67 MBFeed swap! This is episode 4 of Afterlives with Kara Cooney and part 2 of their "Demystifying Academia" series. The next feed drop on December 29 will feature part III, though for anyone eager to listen to it, you can find it on their official podcast feed. Ancient Office Hours will continue to post new, regular podcast episodes every two weeks, but will also be adding more bonus content during our usual 'off' weeks to share some things we think you'll love. If you are interested in a feed s...
Episode 30 - Natalie Haynes
December 08, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 87.6 MBWriter, broadcaster, and comedian Natalie Haynes joins Lexie to discuss learning how to mix stand-up comedy with Classics into a unique path, why academic writing is often bad, boring, and made to be inaccessible to a wider audience, and learning rules in order to break them. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com! Note: Apologies, but ...
Episode 29 - Dr. Kathleen Lynch
November 24, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBDr. Kathleen Lynch, a professor of Classical Archaeology at The University of Cincinnati, joins Lexie to chat about building and maintaining good relationships in and outside the field of Classics, methods of finding a good dissertation topic, Harry Potter as the ideal Greek mythological hero, and how archaeogaming transforms STEM into STEAM. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or vi...
Feed Swap - Demystifying Academia (Part I) from Afterlives with Kara Cooney
November 17, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBFeed swap! This is episode 3 of Afterlives with Kara Cooney and part 1 of their "Demystifying Academia" series. The next feed drop on December 15 will feature part II, though for anyone eager to listen to it, you can find it on their official podcast feed. Ancient Office Hours will continue to post new, regular podcast episodes every two weeks, but will also be adding more bonus content during our usual 'off' weeks to share some things we think you'll love. If you are interested in a feed sw...
Episode 28 - Dr. Jeffrey Stevens
November 10, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBDr. Jeffrey Stevens, an Ancient History professor at The University of Missouri, joins Lexie to discuss his unconventional path into ancient history, his experience being a historical consultant for Spartacus, and how to educate people who misappropriate or misunderstand ancient Roman symbols. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com! Lea...
Bonus - Lares, Scares, & Tartaros, Oh My! with Dr. Radcliffe Edmonds
October 31, 2021 10:00 - 26 minutes - 26 MBHappy Halloween! Dr. Radcliffe Edmonds, a professor of Classics at Bryn Mawr College, and expert on Greek imaginings of death, afterlife, and on the discourse of magic in the ancient world joins Lexie for this spooktacular bonus episode! This discussion about the representation of the Underworld in Rick Riordan’s Heroes of Olympus book series and why death & the afterlife are considered taboo in modern society, was actually cut from an earlier episode. If you would like a refresher on that c...
Bonus - Lares, Scares, & Tartaros, Oh My! with Dr. Radcliffe Edmonds
October 31, 2021 10:00 - 26 minutes - 26 MBHappy Halloween! Dr. Radcliffe Edmonds, a professor of Classics at Bryn Mawr College, and expert on Greek imaginings of death, afterlife, and on the discourse of magic in the ancient world joins Lexie for this spooktacular bonus episode! This discussion about the representation of the Underworld in Rick Riordan’s Heroes of Olympus book series and why death & the afterlife are considered taboo in modern society, was actually cut from an earlier episode. If you would like a refresher on that c...
Episode 24 - Dr. Alan Macniven [No Ads]
October 28, 2021 22:33 - 1 hour - 114 MBDr. Alan Macniven, a senior lecturer and head of the Scandinavian Studies department at the University of Edinburgh, joins Lexie to discuss whether learning Old Norse is a requirement to study the Vikings, the importance of place names in Scotland & Ireland, and why Vikings have a bad reputation as raiding barbarians when everyone else did it too. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Note: Dr. Macniven suggests a nice Laphroaig Islay malt a...
Episode 20 - Dr. Kara Cooney [No Ads]
October 28, 2021 22:30 - 1 hour - 106 MBWorld renowned Egyptologist Dr. Kara Cooney, a professor of Egyptian Art & Architecture at UCLA, joins Lexie to contemplate the lack of access to Egyptology programs, talk about Kara's research on coffin re-use, explore using the ancient world to help us understand the modern world, and discuss Cleopatra & the aggrandizement of the failures of powerful women in the past and present. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Learn more about Dr. ...
Episode 16 - John Haberstroh [No Ads]
October 28, 2021 21:44 - 1 hour - 121 MBJohn Haberstroh, a Classics PhD candidate at The University of California - Riverside, joins Lexie to discuss how to deconstruct common artificial barriers, moving away from a top down patronage style funding model to a more sustainable funding model, and how people can better participate in growing the awareness of ancient studies. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! For information about SASA's mission, live events, volunteering opportun...
Episode 13 - Dr. Campbell "Cam" Grey [No Ads]
October 28, 2021 21:27 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MBDr. Cam Grey, a social historian and professor of Classics at UPenn, joins Lexie to analyze the rural/urban cultural split, whether Classics can truly be for everyone, and why the sciences are a vital aspect of a liberal arts education. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Note: Pharos is a platform for scholars and the public to track and learn how to respond to the misappropriation of Greco-Roman antiquity by hate groups. It can be acces...
Episode 27 - Dr. Young Richard Kim
October 27, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBDr. Young Richard Kim, a Classics and History professor at UIC, joins Lexie to talk about the dignity of work, the intersection of personal religion and the academic study of ancient religion, being Asian in Classics, and drops some hot takes on how to change the way we teach US/ancient world history in high schools. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozy...
Feed Drop - Stubborn Nags of Ancient Rome (Part I) from History's Trainwrecks's
October 20, 2021 16:44 - 16 minutes - 22.7 MBToday we're posting something new in your feed. The Ozymandias Project LLC team is excited to participate in some upcoming collaborations with other podcasts and brilliant creators that will be rolled out over the next few months. Ancient Office Hours will continue to post new, regular podcast episodes every two weeks, but now will be adding some bonus content during our usual 'off' weeks to share some things we think you'll love. Keep an eye out during the upcoming Halloweekend for a specia...
Episode 26 - Megan Lewis
October 13, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBMegan Lewis, an Assyriologist and founder of public outreach project Digital Hammurabi, joins Lexie to discuss what an Assyriologist studies, why leaving a PhD program shouldn’t be seen as a failure, her work co-creating Digital Hammurabi with her husband Dr. Josh Bowen, and what academics can do if they don’t want to be in academia. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our w...
Episode 25 - Dr. Andrew Reinhard
September 29, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBDr. Andrew Reinhard, an archaeologist and the Director of Publications at the American Numismatic Society, joins Lexie to discuss his path from book collecting to publishing, productively channelling his (academic) rage, how he became a pioneer in archaeogaming, the ethical & funding challenges of working with gaming companies, and why STEM needs art. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instag...
Episode 24 - Dr. Alan Macniven
September 15, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBDr. Alan Macniven, a senior lecturer and head of the Scandinavian Studies department at the University of Edinburgh, joins Lexie to discuss whether learning Old Norse is a requirement to study the Vikings, the importance of place names in Scotland & Ireland, and why Vikings have a bad reputation as raiding barbarians when everyone else did it too. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram ...
Episode 23 - Michaela Jill Murphy (aka "Jessie Flower")
September 01, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBMichaela Jill Murphy, (aka Jessie Flower, the voice of Toph Beifong on Avatar the Last Airbender), chats with Lexie about growing up without cable TV, how Yale’s library values manuscripts over humans, comparing theater in the US/UK, and the story behind creating Bandit Basics. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com! Order Avatar univ...
Episode 23 - Michaela Jill Murphy
September 01, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBMichaela Jill Murphy, (aka Jessie Flower, the voice of Toph Beifong on Avatar the Last Airbender), chats with Lexie about growing up without cable TV, how Yale’s library values manuscripts over humans, comparing theater in the US/UK, and the story behind creating Bandit Basics. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Order Avatar universe inspired merch from Bandit Basics: https://www.banditbasics.com Use code “OZYOFF” for 20% off all appare...
Episode 23 - Michaela Jill Murphy (aka "Jessie Flower")
September 01, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBMichaela Jill Murphy, (aka Jessie Flower, the voice of Toph Beifong on Avatar the Last Airbender), chats with Lexie about growing up without cable TV, how Yale’s library values manuscripts over humans, comparing theater in the US/UK, and the story behind creating Bandit Basics. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com! Order Avatar univ...
Episode 22 - Dr. Stephen Sansom
August 18, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBDr. Stephen Sansom, a Classics postdoc at Cornell University, joins Lexie to discuss whether post baccalaureates are helpful to getting into grad school, talk about how studying poetry can make you cool, and explore how the field of "Classics" might benefit from a name change. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com! Learn more about Dr....
Episode 21 - Derek L (The Hellenistic Age Podcast)
August 04, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBDerek, (host of The Hellenistic Age podcast) joins Lexie to talk about different styles of podcasting about the ancient world, look at ancient studies from a STEM background, and solve the ”tv series” problem of bringing ancient complex material to life in popular culture. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com! Catch The Hellenistic Ag...
Episode 20 - Dr. Kara Cooney
July 21, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBWorld renowned Egyptologist Dr. Kara Cooney, a professor of Egyptian Art & Architecture at UCLA, joins Lexie to contemplate the lack of access to Egyptology programs, talk about Kara's research on coffin re-use, explore using the ancient world to help us understand the modern world, and discuss Cleopatra & the aggrandizement of the failures of powerful women in the past and present. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow ...
Podcast Update: Same Show, New Name
July 13, 2021 20:08 - 2 minutes - 3.02 MBThe Ozymandias Project podcast has a new name! We are now The Ozymandias Project: Ancient Office Hours! New name, same mission. We decided to rename our podcast Ancient Office Hours to better convey the type of conversations we want to facilitate. While we have always had clear goals, it came to our attention that some confusion remained about the tone of our show. We hope our new title will further emphasize and clarify the easy-going nature of these ad hoc interviews. We hope to stimulate...
Episode 19 - Betty Robertson
July 07, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBWriter Betty Robertson, (a former narrative designer on Assassin's Creed games Odyssey & Valhalla) joins Lexie to discuss overcoming creative blocks, trying to balance the history and folklore elements when writing for Odyssey & Valhalla, and whether being involved in the making of video games, in any capacity, could be considered a STEM field. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or ...
Episode 18 - Dr. Joseph "Joe" Manning
June 23, 2021 09:00 - 57 minutes - 81 MBDr. Joe Manning, a Classics and History professor at Yale University, joins Lexie to explore why Classics and Egyptology need each other, how breaking down boundaries between sciences and humanities could could lead to science funding for ancient fields, and why a numismatist should be the protagonist of a film. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandi...
Episode 17 - Afiya Augustine
June 09, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBWriter and fellow podcaster Afiya Augustine, (host of Adult-ish podcast) joins Lexie to nerd out about the eternal attractiveness of Egyptology, ponder how to convince parents to let their kids study archaeology, and think about ways to incorporate the ancient world into our everyday lives without being in academia. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozym...
Episode 16 - John Haberstroh
May 26, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 140 MBJohn Haberstroh, a Classics PhD candidate at The University of California - Riverside, joins Lexie to discuss how to deconstruct common artificial barriers, moving away from a top down patronage style funding model to a more sustainable funding model, and how people can better participate in growing the awareness of ancient studies. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! For information about SASA's mission, live events, volunteering opportun...
Episode 16 - John Haberstroh
May 26, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 140 MBJohn Haberstroh, a Classics PhD candidate at The University of California - Riverside, joins Lexie to discuss how to deconstruct common artificial barriers, moving away from a top down patronage style funding model to a more sustainable funding model, and how people can better participate in growing the awareness of ancient studies. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our we...