The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast
The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast
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The Odyssey: The Beggar King
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss why Odysseus tests the loyalty of Penelope before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen. Odysseus maintains his disguise and begins to test the loyalty of his household. He sees his wife for the fir…
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The Odyssey: Father and Son
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the relationship between Telemachus and Odysseus before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen. Disguised as a beggar, Odysseus returns to Ithaca. As Telemachus also returns home from Sparta, father …
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The Odyssey: Return to Ithaca
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the temptations that Odysseus faces on his journey to Ithaca before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen. Having resisted the temptation of the four island women along his journey, Odysseus finally…
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The Odyssey: Death and Woe
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss Odysseus' journey to the underworld before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen. In the underworld, Odysseus meets the blind prophet Tiresias, his fallen comrades, and his mother. But his men do no…
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The Odyssey: Circe
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss how Homer treats leadership in The Odyssey before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen. On the island of Circe, Odysseus rescues his men from being turned to pigs, but he himself falls to beastly t…
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The Odyssey: The Cyclops
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the significance if Odysseus' encounter with Polyphemus before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen. Odysseus recounts his journey thus far to the Phaeacians. He tells of his escape from the cyclop…
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The Odyssey: The Kingdom of Phaeacia
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the attributes that characterize Odysseus before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen. Odysseus uses his metis to gain favor with the king and queen of Phaeacia. Here he must resist the greatest te…
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The Odyssey: Calypso
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the choice that Odysseus makes to begin his journey back to Ithaca before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen. Calypso had held Odysseus captive for nine years on her island but now sets him free.…
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The Odyssey: Rumors of Odysseus
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the ways that Homer depicts women in The Odyssey before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen. Penelope, the wife of Odysseus, uses her own cunning to deceive the suitors while she awaits her husban…
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The Odyssey: Ithaca
On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan introduce the brand new course "The Odyssey." Odysseus, the man of "twists and turns," has been away from his home of Ithaca for twenty years. His home is plagued with a pack of suitors who court his wife, devour hi…
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