My interview with Gregory Nagy on epic and grief. 

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Companion interviews:

- Harvard Prof: Homer Didn’t Write the Odyssey, This is who did ...: https://youtu.be/5GU1RN3eGQw

- This Decision was Worse Than You think | Odyssey Movie Review (Spoilers): https://youtu.be/svdTYgthz_c

- I Traveled to Ithaca to Answer This Question: https://youtu.be/Z7SmVKDz_Sk

- This One Sentence Explains the Entire Odyssey: https://youtu.be/Wm6Yod-hsM0

- How to Choose a Good Wife (who won’t kill you): https://youtu.be/KT-up3hgtyY

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My video essay on Odysseus and Penelope.

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Companion videos:- Gregory Nagy on the Homeric Question: https://youtu.be/5GU1RN3eGQw- Odysseus after the Odyssey: https://youtu.be/Z7SmVKDz_Sk- Odysseus vs. Achilles: https://youtu.be/Wm6Yod-hsM0

Music by Michael Levy, "Composer for Lyre" — used with permission.

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My video essay on Odysseus and the art of lying.

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- Gregory Nagy on the Homeric Question:

- Odysseus after the Odyssey:

Timestamps:

00:00 0. Introduction

00:27 1. The Cyclops Scene

06:07 2. Lying as Institution

18:17 3. Hero as Man of Pain

25:54 4. Socrates as Hero

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Companion interviews:- What All Great Men Want (But Won’t Admit To) | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle:

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An interview with Gregory Nagy on the Homeric question.

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My lecture celebrating America’s 250th at the Chateau de Tocqueville: Tocqueville on Religion.

Professor Aaron Herold tutored me as I was going through Democracy in America. His insights were critical to forming my own reading on Tocqueville and you can read more about them in his wonderful book: https://amzn.to/3Ssp7zt

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Companion lectures & interviews:

- What All Great Men Want (But Won’t Admit To) | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle: https://youtu.be/_ozwvr2Pdls

- Democracy with American Characteristics | Tocqueville’s Industrial Aristocracyhttps://youtu.be/XjhLQYGOmks

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My lecture celebrating America’s 250th at the Chateau de Tocqueville: “Democracy with American Characteristics”

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Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcript-for-lecture-on-tocquevilles-aristocracy 

Companion interviews: What All Great Men Want (But Won’t Admit To) | UT Philosopher Thomas Pangle: https://youtu.be/_ozwvr2Pdls

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An interview with Thomas Pangle on the American Founding. 

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Companion interviews & lectures:- He Studied Every Religion, This One Came Closest to Truth | Rice Professor Jeff Kripal: https://youtu.be/yZPHXK4Q60c- Introduction to Mimetic Theory | René Girard: https://youtu.be/5Qu6vBebwwg

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An interview with Jeff Kripal on mysticism, sexuality, and the homoerotic structure of orthodox religion.

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He Studied Every Religion, This One Came Closest to Truth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZPHXK4Q60c

The Secret Religion of Nietzsche | On Mysticism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_ux64RyQGU

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