Ancient Office Hours

Jessica Bernstetter, an Anthropology PhD candidate at The University of Missouri, joins Lexie to talk about Pompeii’s toilets and water sanitation, the struggles of funding grad students, and why going to office hours is the greatest advantage for a student. 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 January 15, 2021.

Learn more about Jessica: https://anthropology.missouri.edu/node/61

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Dr. Jay Reed, a Classics professor at Brown University, joins Lexie for an earnest discussion about whether general education requirements are still important, why there aren’t more adaptations of Vergil’s Aeneid, and about the unique structure of Brown University's curriculum. 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 January 14, 2021.

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Actor, writer, and comedian Janet Varney, (voice of Korra on The Legend of Korra) joins Lexie to discuss the cultural impact of growing up in Arizona, being pragmatic versus following your passions in college, and why Aristophanes’ ancient comedies aren’t done very often in modern 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 website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded December 29, 2020.

Disclaimer: I forgot to ask about Korra because we got so deep into other topics and ran out of time! Sorry! Be sure to check out Janet's podcast "The JV Club" and catch her on the Netflix original series, Country Comfort. You can find all of her other projects, through her website: janetvarney.com.

Listen to Janet's podcast "The JV Club": https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/the-jv-club-with-janet-varney/

Listen to "Braving the Elements" the official Avatar the Last Airbender companion podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1eNgnbvpilm75LMH2jQS2i

Watch the video version of BTE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voDj80oOM3g&list=PL0uuU7hMyKdWNLPdOQaDmLxnm-WGfmSxC

Follow Janet on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejvclub/?hl=en

Check out her projects via her IMDb page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1661282/

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Dr. Cliff Ando, a Classics and History professor at The University of Chicago, joins Lexie to take a mini deep dive into the true value of a personal statement in a grad school application, examine the social & political arguments for funding the humanities, and address the authenticity vs accuracy aspect of adapting ancient material for film and tv. 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 January 14, 2021.

Learn more about Dr. Ando: https://classics.uchicago.edu/people/clifford-ando

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Dr. Radcliffe Edmonds, a Classics professor at Bryn Mawr College, joins Lexie to discuss what makes a story memorable, world building, and whether Herodotus was more storyteller or historian. 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 January 11, 2021.

Note: This conversation went a longer than usual (2 hours) so some sections were cut for a future bonus episode.

Learn more about Dr. Edmonds: https://www.brynmawr.edu/people/radcliffe-edmonds

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Dr. Kathleen Coleman, a Classics professor at Harvard University, joins Lexie to compare a gladiator’s worth to that of a VHS tape, discuss ancient Roman spectacles, and examine how the Classics are the “laboratory of the human condition". 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 December 22, 2020.

Learn more about Dr. Coleman: https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/people/kathleen-m-coleman

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Voice actress Grey DeLisle Griffin, (voice of Princess Azula in Avatar the Last Airbender) joins Lexie to discuss Grey's grandma’s childhood stories/superstitions, increasing cultural representation in film, and exploring some of the historical context behind her character on Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender. Stick around until the end or risk missing out on a very special poem reading by Princess Azula of the Fire Nation herself! 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 November 26, 2020.

To learn more about Grey and all her projects, visit her website: https://www.greydelislegriffin.com

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Dr. Christian Casey, an Egyptologist and postdoc at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World - NYU, joins Lexie to discuss the survival of the field of Egyptology, whether accuracy matters when portraying the ancient world on film, and the use of video games as a potential language learning tool. 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 November 3, 2020.

To learn more about Dr. Casey or to ask him questions, visit his website: https://www.caseyegyptologist.com

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Dr. Christine Reyna, a professor of social psychology at DePaul University and Lexie talk about Harry Potter, sandbox mass, interdisciplinary solutions to world issues, and yes, more Harry Potter. 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 October 14, 2020.

Learn more about Dr. Reyna: https://csh.depaul.edu/faculty-staff/faculty-a-z/Pages/psychology/christine-reyna.aspx

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Cover art by Hadley Leasman and voice work by Abigail Turner VO.

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Aristotle Koskinas, a trained Classical archaeologist and Greek tour guide, joins Lexie to discuss roof tiles, archaeogaming, and the Greek education system. 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 October 22, 2020.

Follow Aristotle through his blog: https://aristotleguide.wordpress.com 

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

Cover art by Hadley Leasman and voice work by Abigail Turner VO.

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