Ancient Office Hours

Dr. David Schenker, a Classics professor at The University of Missouri, joins Lexie to discuss Disney's Hercules, black Achilles, and the colours of ancient statuary. 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 13, 2020.

Learn more about Dr. Schenker: https://ams.missouri.edu/people/schenker

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

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It's the first episode of The Ozymandias Project with Lexie Henning! Tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for an exciting odyssey discussing fauns, ancient fart jokes, and the misappropriation of ancient architecture. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

Originally recorded October 9, 2020.

Note: At the time of this recording, Jordi was in the final stages of completing his doctoral work. He has since successfully defended his dissertation and we have updated his title accordingly. Brava Dr. Alonso! An updated version of this podcast was posted on 5.24.21, with improved audio quality, and convince edits (removal of 'um', 'uh', and related pauses). We welcome feedback on this and plan to continue striving for improved technical quality for current and past episodes.

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

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

Want a transcript of the episode? Email us at [email protected] and we can provide one.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you love ancient history? Mythology? The Percy Jackson books?

Then Ancient Office Hours podcast is for you!

On this podcast, we talk about everything from shirtless Brad Pitt and Elizabeth Taylor's Cleopatra wardrobe to the colors of ancient statuary (which is guaranteed to start an academic fistfight!).

Listen now before it's ancient history!

Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

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On Ancient Office Hours podcast, host Lexie Henning chats with thought leaders in academia and the entertainment industry about how they got into their field, their current work, and how they connect with the past. Together they strive to connect modern societies to ancient worlds, explore antiquity via contemporary storytelling, and introduce a wider audience to the various ways history and mythology influences popular culture around the world. Tune in for intimate conversations with established top scholars, current postgrads, early career academics, and professionals in their respective fields as their wisdom and advice has never been more accessible! The Ozymandias Project is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to promoting ancient studies and the reception of them. Learn about some of the cool projects the organization is working on!

Don't forget to follow us on Bluesky, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!

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

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