Episodes: List

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Episode 15: Depicting War in Art and Music: Of Fallen Heroes and Epic Battles

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Emily Maeda and Tim McIntosh shift their focus to...

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Episode 14: Paradise Lost: The Cosmic Battle of Good and Evil

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Emily Maeda and Tim McIntosh delve into John Milton’s...

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Episode 45: Going Home with Odysseus

In this episode, Christopher Perrin explores the profound theme of the hero’s arduous journey home—as depicted in Homer’s The Odyssey....

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Episode 13: Henry V – Shakespeare: A Young Prince Delivers the Greatest Speech on War

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Emily Maeda and Tim McIntosh delve into Shakespeare’s Henry...

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Episode 12: Song of Roland/Pope Urban/Life of Charlemagne: Battles that Become Legends

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Emily Maeda and Tim McIntosh explore The Song of...

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Episode 11: Beowulf: Three Monsters and An Aging Hero

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Emily Maeda and Tim McIntosh dive into Beowulf, the...

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Episode 24: Chatting About Reading, Raising Children, and More with New Team Member Rebecca Richard

Get to know ClassicalU’s new full time team member Rebecca Richard as she and director Jesse Hake talk about...

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Episode 10: The City of God: A User’s Guide for the End of Civilization

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Tim McIntosh and Emily Maeda explore St. Augustine’s monumental...

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