Dr. 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!

Originally recorded March 9, 2021.

Learn more about Dr. Sansom: https://classics.cornell.edu/stephen-sansom

Find Dr. Sansom on Twitter: @sasansom

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject 

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Derek, (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!

Originally recorded February 28, 2021.

Catch The Hellenistic Age Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hellenistic-age-podcast/id1377920930

Or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3OVlqzoNg4KW987igfhskd 

Or follow Derek's podcast via his website: https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject

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World 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 us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!  

Originally recorded March 11, 2021.

Learn more about Dr. Cooney: https://nelc.ucla.edu/person/kara-cooney/

Listen to Kara's podcast "Afterlives with Kara Cooney": https://karacooney.squarespace.com/podcast-afterlives

Follow Kara on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karacooneyegyptologist/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karacooney/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KaraCooney

To pre-order Kara's upcoming book or order her latest book: https://www.booksoup.com/pre-order-signedpersonalized-copy-good-kings-kara-cooney

Find all of Kara's other podcast/media appearances on her website: http://karacooney.squarespace.com/podcast-appearances

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject 

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The 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 discussions about both academic and non-academic interests and provide new insights, ideas, and advice for anyone with an interest in ancient history & culture.

Keep an eye on our socials and this feed for more exciting updates on The Ozymandias Project LLC later this month!

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Writer 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 visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!  

Originally recorded March 9, 2021.

Catch Betty's episode on the "AC Sisterhood Speaks!" podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ac-sisterhood-speaks-episode-4-betty-robertson/id1542456288?i=1000511389589

Or catch it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6FL8524NXuj2E1y5eTzivW

Some great examples of ancient fan fiction can be found on SASA's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8xgMgNHQegPhNf_ZuWy1muCom8uyxOHv

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject 

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Dr. 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.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded March 3, 2021.

Note: A numismatist is a person who studies or collects coins, paper currency, and medals and numismatics is defined as the study of coinage.

Learn more about Dr. Manning: https://classics.yale.edu/people/joseph-manning

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject 

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Writer 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.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded February 17, 2021.

Subscribe to Afiya's podcast Adult-Ish: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adult-ish/id1331780240

Follow Afiya's podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adultishp0dcast/

Follow Afiya on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaJoliePoeta 

Check out Afiya's handmade jewelry: https://www.prettypoetink.com

Catch Afiya on The JV Club with Janet Varney: https://www.thejvclub.org/episodes/2021/episode-407-afiya-augustine

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject 

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