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CostasNarrativeXP 2026 July feature 
"The Odyssey" by Homer
Published in 700-800 BCE

Translated by Robert Fagles

A profound exploration of human identity and resilience. True homecoming is not a matter of geographic travel, but a grueling psychological journey to reclaim one’s self and humanity through the restoration of vital relationships.

Book XIII-XXIV
00:29 XIII Ithaca at Last
28:57 XIV The Loyal Swineherd

1:03:40 XV The Prince Sets Sail for Home

1:38:39 XVI Father and Son

2:07:38 XVII Stranger at the Gates

2:46:28 XVIII The Beggar-King of Ithaca

3:13:37 XIX Penelope and Her Guest
3:51:36 XX Portents Gather

4:16:44 XXI Odysseus Strings His Bow

4:44:17 XXII Slaughter in the Hall

5:14:25 XXIII The Great Rooted Bed

5:37:30 XXIV Peace

Characters
Odysseus - The battle-hardened and incredibly cunning king of Ithaca whose twenty-year struggle to return home serves as the ultimate test of human resilience and identity.

Telemachus - Odysseus's coming-of-age son who transforms from a passive, fatherless prince into a courageous and essential brother-in-arms to reclaim his household.

Penelope - Odysseus’s brilliant and fiercely loyal queen who uses her exceptional wit and psychological grit to stall a hundred aggressive suitors for years.

Athena - The goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare who acts as the divine architect of the entire story, constantly orchestrating and protecting the family's survival.

Antinous - The cruel, arrogant, and politically ambitious leader of the suitors who serves as the primary antagonist by plotting to murder Telemachus and usurp the throne.

Costa's Wordbook
Cyllenian - related to Mount Cyllene in Arcadia, Greece, or to Hermes, who was born on the mountain

Danaan - interchangeable with Achaeans and Argives, to describe the Greek forces who fought at the Trojan War and journeyed home

Lave v arch. to wash, bathe, or flow against something like water against a shore

Hellespont - (modern-day Dardanelles) the launching point of Odysseus's journey home from Troy

Selections of 2026
Brave New World, The Little Prince, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Anne of Green Gables, Wuthering Heights, East of Eden, The Stranger, The Godfather, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The Odyssey, Inferno, The Two Towers, Den of Thieves, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner.

Milestones
2021: 0 Full soundtrack, no editing, wife commentary, summary outline, irregular release
2022: 2.0 DaVinci editing, wordbook, book intro, AI voice + thumbnail, chapter summary, scheduled release
2023: 2.1 Descript, CapCut, Suno score, character intro, weekly release
2024: 2.2 Standard condenser mic, Audacity, ChatGPT annotation + illustration, timestamp, 1-hour content
2026: 2.3 Gemini definition, JP, CN, PT subtitles on selected YouTube videos

Platforms
YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Reddit, Amazon Music, Firstory, Pocket Casts, KKBOX, Castbox, Noice, Podcast Addict, SoundOn, Castro, Player FM

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CostasNarrativeXP 2026 July feature 
"The Odyssey" by Homer
Published in 700-800 BCE

Translated by Robert Fagles

A profound exploration of human identity and resilience. True homecoming is not a matter of geographic travel, but a grueling psychological journey to reclaim one’s self and humanity through the restoration of vital relationships.

Book I-XII
00:29 I Athena Inspires the Prince
30:28 II Telemachus Sets Sail

57:40 III King Nestor Remembers

1:30:22 IV The King and Queen of Sparta

2:23:24 V Odysseus — Nymph and Shipwreck

2:55:55 VI The Princess and the Stranger

3:17:04 VII Phaeacia’s Halls and Gardens
3:40:00 VIII A Day for Songs and Contests

4:16:31 IX In the One-Eyed Giant's Cave

4:52:41 X The Bewitching Queen of Aeaea

5:29:08 XI The Kingdom of the Dead

6:12:50 XII The Cattle of the Sun

Characters
Odysseus - The battle-hardened and incredibly cunning king of Ithaca whose twenty-year struggle to return home serves as the ultimate test of human resilience and identity.

Telemachus - Odysseus's coming-of-age son who transforms from a passive, fatherless prince into a courageous and essential brother-in-arms to reclaim his household.

Penelope - Odysseus’s brilliant and fiercely loyal queen who uses her exceptional wit and psychological grit to stall a hundred aggressive suitors for years.

Athena - The goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare who acts as the divine architect of the entire story, constantly orchestrating and protecting the family's survival.

Antinous - The cruel, arrogant, and politically ambitious leader of the suitors who serves as the primary antagonist by plotting to murder Telemachus and usurp the throne.

Costa's Wordbook

Selections of 2026
Brave New World, The Little Prince, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Anne of Green Gables, Wuthering Heights, East of Eden, The Stranger, The Godfather, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The Odyssey, Inferno, The Two Towers, Den of Thieves, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner.

Milestones
2021: 0 Full soundtrack, no editing, wife commentary, summary outline, irregular release
2022: 2.0 DaVinci editing, wordbook, book intro, AI voice + thumbnail, chapter summary, scheduled release
2023: 2.1 Descript, CapCut, Suno score, character intro, weekly release
2024: 2.2 Standard condenser mic, Audacity, ChatGPT annotation + illustration, timestamp, 1-hour content
2026: 2.3 Gemini definition, JP, CN, PT subtitles on selected YouTube videos

Platforms
YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Reddit, Amazon Music, Firstory, Pocket Casts, KKBOX, Castbox, Noice, Podcast Addict, SoundOn, Castro, Player FM

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CostasNarrativeXP 2026 July feature 
"The Odyssey" by Homer
Published in 700-800 BCE

Translated by Robert Fagles

A profound exploration of human identity and resilience. True homecoming is not a matter of geographic travel, but a grueling psychological journey to reclaim one’s self and humanity through the restoration of vital relationships.

Book XXI-XXII
00:29 XXI Odysseus Strings His Bow
28:04 XXII Slaughter in the Hall

Characters
Odysseus - The battle-hardened and incredibly cunning king of Ithaca whose twenty-year struggle to return home serves as the ultimate test of human resilience and identity.

Telemachus - Odysseus's coming-of-age son who transforms from a passive, fatherless prince into a courageous and essential brother-in-arms to reclaim his household.

Penelope - Odysseus’s brilliant and fiercely loyal queen who uses her exceptional wit and psychological grit to stall a hundred aggressive suitors for years.

Athena - The goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare who acts as the divine architect of the entire story, constantly orchestrating and protecting the family's survival.

Antinous - The cruel, arrogant, and politically ambitious leader of the suitors who serves as the primary antagonist by plotting to murder Telemachus and usurp the throne.

Costa's Wordbook
Messene - southwestern Peloponnese

Door jamb n the vertical side-post or lining of a door frame that holds the door

Leodes - suitor of Penelope and seer for the group. Unlike the other abusive suitors, he genuinely hates wickedness and repeatedly warns the others about their hubris, though he remains among them

Eurytion - a drunken centaur whose bad behavior sparked epic war between the Centaurs and mankind

Pirithous - legendary king of the Lapiths and the heroic son of Zeus, famed for his deep and steadfast friendship with Theseus

Lapiths - semi-historical tribe of people who lived in the valleys and mountains of Thessaly

Amphimedon - an Ithacan noble, the son of Melaneus, and one of the primary suitors for Penelope

Leocritus - one of the prominent suitors for Penelope

Fumigate v apply smoke, vapor, or gas to a space or item to disinfect harmful pests, insects, and bacteria

Telepylus - rocky, fortified citadel and city of the Laestrygonians in the land of Lamos

Selections of 2026
Brave New World, The Little Prince, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Anne of Green Gables, Wuthering Heights, East of Eden, The Stranger, The Godfather, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The Odyssey, Inferno, The Two Towers, Den of Thieves, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner.

Milestones
2021: 0 Full soundtrack, no editing, wife commentary, summary outline, irregular release
2022: 2.0 DaVinci editing, wordbook, book intro, AI voice + thumbnail, chapter summary, scheduled release
2023: 2.1 Descript, CapCut, Suno score, character intro, weekly release
2024: 2.2 Standard condenser mic, Audacity, ChatGPT annotation + illustration, timestamp, 1-hour content
2026: 2.3 Gemini definition, JP, CN, PT subtitles on selected YouTube videos

Platforms
YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Reddit, Amazon Music, Firstory, Pocket Casts, KKBOX, Castbox, Noice, Podcast Addict, SoundOn, Castro, Player FM

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CostasNarrativeXP 2026 July feature "Inferno"

Humanity is enthusiastically building its own high-tech highway to Hell, proving that our scientific arrogance will ultimately trigger a completely self-inflicted apocalypse.

Chapter 19-23
00:25 19

05:40 20
16:08 21
24:35 22
42:23 23

Costa's Wordbook
“Cos’ è successo?” - ita, “What happened?”

“E chi lo sa!” - ita, “Who knows!”

Carabinieri n ita, the national military police force of Italy. The word is the plural form of carabiniere, which comes from the Italian word carabina (carbine/short rifle) (Cara bin nier ri)

Recumbent adj leaning back, reclining, or lying down

Amble v walking in a slow, relaxed, and unhurried manner

“Scusi!” - ita, "Excuse me!"

“Dov’è l’Istituto statale d’arte?” - ita, “Where is the State Art Institute?”

“Non parliamo italiano.” - ita, We don’t speak Italian.

“Più avanti, sempre dritto.” - ita, “Further ahead, straight on.”
“Ma certo,” - ita, “But of course,”

Nymphaea n pl of nymphaeum, a monumental fountain or shrine consecrated to water nymphs in ancient Greece and Rome 水神廟 (nym Fay a, nym Fee um)

Niccolò Tribolo - the original landscape architect hired by Cosimo I de' Medici in 1549 to design the Boboli Gardens. He laid out the grand, symmetrical layout and axial design before dying suddenly just a year into the project.

Bernardo Buontalenti - took over Boboli Garden designs in the 16th century, adding the dramatic, mystical Buontalenti Grotto, an incredible, cave-like nymphaeum filled with artificial stalactites n hidden chambers

Battle of Marciano - occurred in the countryside of Marciano della Chiana, near Arezzo, Tuscany, on August 2, 1554, during the Italian War of 1551

2026 Selections
Brave New World, The Little Prince, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Anne of Green Gables, Wuthering Heights, East of Eden, The Stranger, The Godfather, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The Odyssey, Inferno, The Two Towers, Den of Thieves, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner.

Milestones
2021: 0 Full soundtrack, no editing, wife commentary, summary outline, irregular release
2022: 2.0 DaVinci editing, wordbook, book intro, AI intro + thumbnail, chapter summary, scheduled release
2023: 2.1 Descript, CapCut, Suno score, character intro, weekly release
2024: 2.2 Standard condenser mic, Audacity, ChatGPT annotation + illustration, timestamp, 1-hour content
2026: 2.3 Gemini definition, JP, CN, PT subtitles on selected YouTube videos

Platforms
YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Reddit, Amazon Music, Firstory, Pocket Casts, KKBOX, Castbox, Noice, Podcast Addict, SoundOn, Castro, Player FM

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CostasNarrativeXP 2026 July feature 
"The Odyssey" by Homer
Published in 700-800 BCE

Translated by Robert Fagles

A profound exploration of human identity and resilience. True homecoming is not a matter of geographic travel, but a grueling psychological journey to reclaim one’s self and humanity through the restoration of vital relationships.

Book XIX-XX
00:29 XIX Penelope and Her Guest
38:29 XX Portents Gather

Characters
Odysseus - The battle-hardened and incredibly cunning king of Ithaca whose twenty-year struggle to return home serves as the ultimate test of human resilience and identity.

Telemachus - Odysseus's coming-of-age son who transforms from a passive, fatherless prince into a courageous and essential brother-in-arms to reclaim his household.

Penelope - Odysseus’s brilliant and fiercely loyal queen who uses her exceptional wit and psychological grit to stall a hundred aggressive suitors for years.

Athena - The goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare who acts as the divine architect of the entire story, constantly orchestrating and protecting the family's survival.

Antinous - The cruel, arrogant, and politically ambitious leader of the suitors who serves as the primary antagonist by plotting to murder Telemachus and usurp the throne.

Costa's Wordbook
Icmalius - Ithacan craftsman, famous for fashioning the intricate, magnificent chair for Queen Penelope

Mortise v Timber boards with a slot cut into, or two pieces joined tightly together by a mortise and tenon

Pelasgians n ancient, pre-Greek indigenous people, the earliest inhabitants of Greece and Aegean Sea

Cnossos (Knossos) - the grand, legendary capital city of Crete where King Minos ruled

Deucalion - Cretan king, son of Minos, father of the Trojan War hero Idomeneus

Aethon - fictitious pseudonym used by disguised Odysseus upon his long-awaited return to Ithaca

Amnisus - coastal town and difficult harbor in Crete 

Pen up phr put or keep (a person or animal) in an enclosed area

Eurybates - loyal herald and squire of Odysseus from Ithaca

Parnassus - real geographical and mythical place  in Greece where Odysseus goes in his youth to visit his grandfather Autolycus

Autolycus - maternal grandfather of Odysseus. Skilled in thievery and trickery, a gift granted by Hermes

Amphithea - maternal grandmother of Odysseus

Pandareus - steals a golden dog from Zeus's temple in Crete and suffers divine punishment, brings tragic fates to his daughters

Itylus - young son of King Zethus and Queen Aëdon. Aëdon tragically kills Itylus with a sword while intending to murder a rival's child, and the gods transform her into a nightingale who endlessly mourns him

Zethus - mythological twin brother of Amphion and co-founder of Thebes

Evanescent adj quickly fading, vanishing, or lasting for only a short time (eh ven nes cent)

Pandareus - a mythical figure best known through the tragic fate of his daughters, because he stole a golden dog from the temple of Zeus in Crete, Zeus turned him to stone or punished him, leaving his young daughters orphaned. Aphrodite, Hera, Artemis, and Athena raised the orphan daughters and blessed them with beauty, wisdom, and skill, While Aphrodite went to Zeus to arrange their marriages, the Harpies snatched the daughters away and delivered them to the Furies as servants

Ops - father of Eurycleia, the loyal and trusted nurse of Odysseus

Philoetius - loyal cowherd, like Eumaeus, remains faithful to Odysseus during his absence

Cephallenian - habitants of Cephalonia, a potential real-world location of Ithaca, or island Same

Ctesippus - arrogant and wealthy suitor of Penelope from Same. He rudely hurls a cow's hoof at Odysseus, disguised as a beggar, calling it a "guest-gift"

Agelaus - son of Damastor, is one of the arrogant suitors courting Penelope. He takes a leading role in the final days of the suitors' occupation of Odysseus's palace before being killed 

Ape v to copy, mimic, or imitate someone or something

Selections of 2026
Brave New World, The Little Prince, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Anne of Green Gables, Wuthering Heights, East of Eden, The Stranger, The Godfather, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The Odyssey, Inferno, The Two Towers, Den of Thieves, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner.

Milestones
2021: 0 Full soundtrack, no editing, wife commentary, summary outline, irregular release
2022: 2.0 DaVinci editing, wordbook, book intro, AI voice + thumbnail, chapter summary, scheduled release
2023: 2.1 Descript, CapCut, Suno score, character intro, weekly release
2024: 2.2 Standard condenser mic, Audacity, ChatGPT annotation + illustration, timestamp, 1-hour content
2026: 2.3 Gemini definition, JP, CN, PT subtitles on selected YouTube videos

Platforms
YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Reddit, Amazon Music, Firstory, Pocket Casts, KKBOX, Castbox, Noice, Podcast Addict, SoundOn, Castro, Player FM

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CostasNarrativeXP 2026 July feature 
"The Odyssey" by Homer
Published in 700-800 BCE

Translated by Robert Fagles

A profound exploration of human identity and resilience. True homecoming is not a matter of geographic travel, but a grueling psychological journey to reclaim one’s self and humanity through the restoration of vital relationships.

Book XVII-XVIII
00:29 XVII Stranger at the Gates
39:19 XVIII The Beggar-King of Ithaca

Characters
Odysseus - The battle-hardened and incredibly cunning king of Ithaca whose twenty-year struggle to return home serves as the ultimate test of human resilience and identity.

Telemachus - Odysseus's coming-of-age son who transforms from a passive, fatherless prince into a courageous and essential brother-in-arms to reclaim his household.

Penelope - Odysseus’s brilliant and fiercely loyal queen who uses her exceptional wit and psychological grit to stall a hundred aggressive suitors for years.

Athena - The goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare who acts as the divine architect of the entire story, constantly orchestrating and protecting the family's survival.

Antinous - The cruel, arrogant, and politically ambitious leader of the suitors who serves as the primary antagonist by plotting to murder Telemachus and usurp the throne.

Costa's Wordbook
Neritus and Polyctor - legendary brothers and co-founders of the island of Ithaca, famously known for constructing the city's central stone fountain alongside their brother, Ithacus

Melanthius - treacherous goatherd who abuses the disguised Odysseus and assists the suitors by supplying them with weapons, son of Dolius and brother of the disloyal maid Melantho

Dmetor - son of Iasus and the powerful King of Cyprus

Eurynome - loyal housekeeper and head attendant to Queen Penelope in the palace of Ithaca

Thesprotian - ancient Greek tribe, akin to the Molossians, just coastal north of Ithaca mainland

Arnaeus - nickname Irus, an Ithaca beggar, he runs errands for Penelope's suitors and fights the disguised Odysseus, who easily defeats him

Echetus - brutal, mythical king on mainland Greece, a destroyer or maimer of all mortals

Swath n a long, broad strip of something, like a row of cut grass in a field

Autonoe and Hippodamia - two of Penelope's faithful handmaiden

Pisander - suitor of Penelope, the son of Polyctor, and a prince from the island of Same

Melantho - disloyal maidservant, the sister of Melanthius, and the daughter of Dolius

Mulius - herald from Dulichium

Selections of 2026
Brave New World, The Little Prince, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Anne of Green Gables, Wuthering Heights, East of Eden, The Stranger, The Godfather, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The Odyssey, Inferno, The Two Towers, Den of Thieves, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner.

Milestones
2021: 0 Full soundtrack, no editing, wife commentary, summary outline, irregular release
2022: 2.0 DaVinci editing, wordbook, book intro, AI voice + thumbnail, chapter summary, scheduled release
2023: 2.1 Descript, CapCut, Suno score, character intro, weekly release
2024: 2.2 Standard condenser mic, Audacity, ChatGPT annotation + illustration, timestamp, 1-hour content
2026: 2.3 Gemini definition, JP, CN, PT subtitles on selected YouTube videos

Platforms
YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Reddit, Amazon Music, Firstory, Pocket Casts, KKBOX, Castbox, Noice, Podcast Addict, SoundOn, Castro, Player FM

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CostasNarrativeXP 2026 July feature "Inferno"

Humanity is enthusiastically building its own high-tech highway to Hell, proving that our scientific arrogance will ultimately trigger a completely self-inflicted apocalypse.

Chapter 14-18
00:25 14

08:41 15
21:12 16
29:22 17
42:55 18

Costa's Wordbook
Sandro Botticelli - a master Italian painter of the Early Renaissance, celebrated for his elegant, mythological masterpieces like The Birth of Venus, Primavera and The Map of Hell

Sepia n a deep, reddish-brown color historically derived from the ink sacs of the cuttlefish (Seep pya)

Monteverdi - an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is considered a crucial transitional figure between the Renaissance and Baroque periods of music history

Liszt - Franz Liszt, a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic period. With a diverse body of work spanning more than six decades, he is considered to be one of the most prolific and influential composers of his era, and his piano works continue to be widely performed and recorded

Malebolge n the eighth circle of Hell in Dante Alighieri's Inferno, specifically designed to punish fraud (Mal le bulge)

Rodin - Auguste Rodin was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, and deeply pocketed surface in clay.

Stradanus - Johannes Stradanus was a Flemish artist active mainly in 16th-century Florence, Italy. He was a wide-ranging talent who worked as an easel and fresco painter, designer of tapestries, draughtsman, designer of prints and pottery decorator

Bouguereau - William-Adolphe Bouguereau was a French academic painter. In his realistic genre paintings, he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female human body

Bayros - Marquis Franz von Bayros, an Austrian commercial artist, illustrator, and painter, best known for his decadent, Art Nouveau-style illustrations of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy 

Doré - Gustave Doré was a French printmaker, illustrator, painter, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor. He is best known for his prolific output of wood-engravings illustrating classic literature, especially those for the Vulgate Bible and Dante's Divine Comedy

“Per l’amore di Dio!” - ita, “For God’s sake!”

“Cos’è questa confusione?” - ita, “What is this confusion?”

“Tanto chiasso a quest’ora!” - ita, So much noise at this hour!

“Signora! Rientri subito in casa!” - ita, “Madam! Go back inside immediately!”

“Avete svegliato mio marito, che è malato!” - ita, “You’ve woken up my husband, who is sick!”

“Ferma o sparo!” - ita, “Stop or I’ll shoot!”

Società Dante Alighieri Vienna - Dante Alighieri Society, an independent, non-profit organization in Austria dedicated to promoting Italian language and culture. Founded in 1922, it is a local branch of the global Italian cultural institution

Andrea del Castagno - an Italian Renaissance painter in Florence, influenced chiefly by Masaccio and Giotto di Bondone

Fiera dei Contratti - Contract Fair, a traditional historical event in Florence, Italy, held annually at Porta Romana on the fifth Sunday of Lent. It served as a rural matchmaking and marriage market where locals and farmers negotiated agreements with the help of a matchmaker known as a cozzone

Lukas Troberg - a contemporary Austrian artist whose 2010 large-scale text installation, "WHAT IF GOD WAS WRONG"

Rapport n a harmonious, empathetic connection between two or more people, characterized by mutual trust, understanding, and open communication (rap Por)

Laureate n a person who has been honored with a prestigious award or prize for outstanding achievement in a particular field (Law reut)

Blurb n a short, promotional description designed to attract attention and persuade people to buy or experience a creative work, such as a book, film, or product

2026 Selections
Brave New World, The Little Prince, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Anne of Green Gables, Wuthering Heights, East of Eden, The Stranger, The Godfather, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The Odyssey, Inferno, The Two Towers, Den of Thieves, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner.

Milestones
2021: 0 Full soundtrack, no editing, wife commentary, summary outline, irregular release
2022: 2.0 DaVinci editing, wordbook, book intro, AI intro + thumbnail, chapter summary, scheduled release
2023: 2.1 Descript, CapCut, Suno score, character intro, weekly release
2024: 2.2 Standard condenser mic, Audacity, ChatGPT annotation + illustration, timestamp, 1-hour content
2026: 2.3 Gemini definition, JP, CN, PT subtitles on selected YouTube videos

Platforms
YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Reddit, Amazon Music, Firstory, Pocket Casts, KKBOX, Castbox, Noice, Podcast Addict, SoundOn, Castro, Player FM

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CostasNarrativeXP 2026 July feature 
"The Odyssey" by Homer
Published in 700-800 BCE

Translated by Robert Fagles

A profound exploration of human identity and resilience. True homecoming is not a matter of geographic travel, but a grueling psychological journey to reclaim one’s self and humanity through the restoration of vital relationships.

Book XV-XVI
00:29 XV The Prince Sets Sail for Home
35:29 XVI Father and Son

Characters
Odysseus - The battle-hardened and incredibly cunning king of Ithaca whose twenty-year struggle to return home serves as the ultimate test of human resilience and identity.

Telemachus - Odysseus's coming-of-age son who transforms from a passive, fatherless prince into a courageous and essential brother-in-arms to reclaim his household.

Penelope - Odysseus’s brilliant and fiercely loyal queen who uses her exceptional wit and psychological grit to stall a hundred aggressive suitors for years.

Athena - The goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare who acts as the divine architect of the entire story, constantly orchestrating and protecting the family's survival.

Antinous - The cruel, arrogant, and politically ambitious leader of the suitors who serves as the primary antagonist by plotting to murder Telemachus and usurp the throne.

Costa's Wordbook

Diocles - king of Pherae and son of Ortilochus (grandson of the river god Alpheus). He provides gracious overnight hospitality to Telemachus and Nestor’s son Peisistratus during their overland chariot journey

Ortilochus - father of Diocles, king of Pherae, and the son of the river god Alpheus

Phylacus - mythical king of Phylace whose house serves as the prison for the seer Melampus

Oicles - father of the prophet Amphiaraus, forming part of the lineage of Melampus

Amphiaraus - seer, legendary prophet and hero from Argos in the war of the Seven against Thebes

Alcmaeon - son of Amphiaraus, commanded the second expedition against Thebes

Clitus - son of Mantius and grandson of Melampus, famous for his extraordinary beauty

Hyperesia - town in ancient Greece as the home of the master seer Polypheides

Theoclymenus - fugitive prophet from Argos who accompanies Telemachus to Ithaca, prophesies the doom of the suitors, and attests that Odysseus has already returned

Chalcis - chief city of the island of Euboea in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point

Wayworn adj tired or worn out by travel

Ctimene - younger sister of Odysseus, the daughter of Laërtes and Anticlea, and the wife of Eurylochus

Ortygia - small historic island forming the heart of Syracuse, Sicily

Ctesius - son of Ormenus, father of Eumaeus, was the wealthy king of the island called Syra, modern day Syros, south east of Athens

Piraeus - son of Clytius and a loyal companion and helpful crewmate to Telemachus

Zacynthus - a real, wooded Greek island in the Ionian Sea that belongs to Odysseus' realm

Cast a pall on/over phr an unpleasant situation or piece of news casts a pall over an event

Amphinomus - suitor of Penelope, son of Nisus, the best-behaved, most decent, courteous among them

Selections of 2026
Brave New World, The Little Prince, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Anne of Green Gables, Wuthering Heights, East of Eden, The Stranger, The Godfather, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The Odyssey, Inferno, The Two Towers, Den of Thieves, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner.

Milestones
2021: 0 Full soundtrack, no editing, wife commentary, summary outline, irregular release
2022: 2.0 DaVinci editing, wordbook, book intro, AI voice + thumbnail, chapter summary, scheduled release
2023: 2.1 Descript, CapCut, Suno score, character intro, weekly release
2024: 2.2 Standard condenser mic, Audacity, ChatGPT annotation + illustration, timestamp, 1-hour content
2026: 2.3 Gemini definition, JP, CN, PT subtitles on selected YouTube videos

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CostasNarrativeXP 2026 July feature 
"The Odyssey" by Homer
Published in 700-800 BCE

Translated by Robert Fagles

A profound exploration of human identity and resilience. True homecoming is not a matter of geographic travel, but a grueling psychological journey to reclaim one’s self and humanity through the restoration of vital relationships.

Book XIII-XIV
00:29 XIII Ithaca at Last
28:57 XIV The Loyal Swineherd

Characters
Odysseus - The battle-hardened and incredibly cunning king of Ithaca whose twenty-year struggle to return home serves as the ultimate test of human resilience and identity.

Telemachus - Odysseus's coming-of-age son who transforms from a passive, fatherless prince into a courageous and essential brother-in-arms to reclaim his household.

Penelope - Odysseus’s brilliant and fiercely loyal queen who uses her exceptional wit and psychological grit to stall a hundred aggressive suitors for years.

Athena - The goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare who acts as the divine architect of the entire story, constantly orchestrating and protecting the family's survival.

Antinous - The cruel, arrogant, and politically ambitious leader of the suitors who serves as the primary antagonist by plotting to murder Telemachus and usurp the throne.

Costa's Wordbook
Phoenician n ancient seafaring civilization consisting of independent city-states along the western Mediterranean coast (fen Nish cian)

Epeans - ancient Greek tribe who rule the region of Elis in the northwestern Peloponnese

Arethusa - a real, fresh-water spring on the island of Ithaca

Eumaeus - loyal swineherd, trusted friend, and slave of Odysseus who welcomes his disguised master home

Carouser n a person who spends time drinking a lot of alcohol and having loud, noisy fun with others

Thesprotia - one of the regional units of Greece, part of the Epirus region. Mid west costal of mainland

Phidon - king of the Thesprotians who kindly hosts and cares for the disguised Odysseus after shipwreck

Dodona - ancient Greek sanctuary and oracle in Epirus, dedicated to Zeus and an earth goddess

Acastus - mythical King of Dulichium, a neighboring island to Ithaca

Aetolian - nameless fugitive who memorably deceived the loyal swineherd Eumaeus

Maia - eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes

Mesaulius - servant belonging to Eumaeus, the loyal swineherd

Taphian - inhabitants of Taphos islands lay in the Ionian Sea off the coast of Acarnania in northwestern Greece, just north of ithaca

Thoas - Son of Andraemon and Gorge; he led 40 Aetolian ships to the Trojan War alongside Odysseus

Selections of 2026
Brave New World, The Little Prince, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Anne of Green Gables, Wuthering Heights, East of Eden, The Stranger, The Godfather, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The Odyssey, Inferno, The Two Towers, Den of Thieves, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner.

Milestones
2021: 0 Full soundtrack, no editing, wife commentary, summary outline, irregular release
2022: 2.0 DaVinci editing, wordbook, book intro, AI voice + thumbnail, chapter summary, scheduled release
2023: 2.1 Descript, CapCut, Suno score, character intro, weekly release
2024: 2.2 Standard condenser mic, Audacity, ChatGPT annotation + illustration, timestamp, 1-hour content
2026: 2.3 Gemini definition, JP, CN, PT subtitles on selected YouTube videos

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CostasNarrativeXP 2026 July feature "Inferno"

Humanity is enthusiastically building its own high-tech highway to Hell, proving that our scientific arrogance will ultimately trigger a completely self-inflicted apocalypse.

Chapter 7-13
00:25 7

14:18 8
18:33 9
23:30 10
34:02 11
42:46 12
48:06 13

Costa's Wordbook
Visceral adj deep, instinctive emotions coming from the "gut" rather than from logic or reason

Trilateral adj having three sides, or involving exactly three groups, countries, or parties

Nerf - Non-Expanding Recreational Foam, revolutionized indoor play in 1969 by releasing the world's first soft, safe polyurethane foam ball. Owned by Hasbro, the brand is celebrated for its active outdoor and indoor foam sports toys

Ornately adv in a heavily, elaborately, or excessively decorated manner (or Nate ly)

Life Savers - a popular brand of ring-shaped hard candies that are famously packaged stacked tightly together inside a compact, foil-wrapped cylinder

Intaglio n a design or image that is incised, carved, or etched into a hard material or plate (in Ta lio)

Saligia - lat, a medieval Latin mnemonic acronym created by the Catholic Church, where each letter stands for one of the Seven Deadly Sins: Superbia (Pride), Avaritia (Greed), Luxuria (Lust), Invidia (Envy), Gula (Gluttony), Ira (Wrath), and Acedia (Sloth)

Mnemonic n a learning technique or device designed to help you remember information more easily (nim Monic)

Striation n a long, thin line, groove, or stripe—usually one of a series of parallel markings (stry Asian)

Cuneiform n the earliest known writing system in human history, developed in ancient Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) around 3200 BCE, named for the characteristic wedge-shaped marks (Latin: cuneus) pressed into wet clay tablets using a sharpened reed stylus (Kew niform)

2026 Selections
Brave New World, The Little Prince, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Anne of Green Gables, Wuthering Heights, East of Eden, The Stranger, The Godfather, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Inferno, The Odyssey, The Two Towers, Den of Thieves, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner.

Milestones
2021: 0 Full soundtrack, no editing, wife commentary, summary outline, irregular release
2022: 2.0 DaVinci editing, wordbook, book intro, AI intro + thumbnail, chapter summary, scheduled release
2023: 2.1 Descript, CapCut, Suno score, character intro, weekly release
2024: 2.2 Standard condenser mic, Audacity, ChatGPT annotation + illustration, timestamp, 1-hour content
2026: 2.3 Gemini definition, JP, CN, PT subtitles on selected YouTube videos

Platforms
YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Reddit, Amazon Music, Firstory, Pocket Casts, KKBOX, Castbox, Noice, Podcast Addict, SoundOn, Castro, Player FM

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