Overdue Classics

Overdue Classics

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Overdue Classics episodes

  • On the Human Condition, Homily Four

    It's confession time as Brandon, Andrea, Patty Bianco return to St. Basil The Great's On the Human Condition for the 4th homily, Homily Against Anger. The hosts discuss how St. Basil simply, yet profoundly, explains the ridiculousness of sinful responses of anger, while still articulating the need for righteous anger.


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    1 hr
  • On the Human Condition, Homily Three

    Brandon, Andrea, Patty Bianco return to St. Basil The Great's On the Human Condition for the 3rd homily in this collection. St. Basil draws his congregation's attention to the problem of evil, tying together the errant responses of a rejection of God's existence and a rejection of His goodness. The hosts discuss his exposition which primarily focuses on the latter and how his specific audience directs his theological arguments.


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    1 hr 9 min
  • On the Human Condition, Homily Two
    Brandon, Andrea, Patty Bianco dive into Homily Two in St. Basil The Great's On the Human Condition. This second homily is a purposeful part 2 to St. Basil's 1st homily "On the Origin of Humanity" he picks up where he left off in the Genesis account deftly and clearly drawing out the answers about our place in the cosmos that we still wrestle with today.

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    1 hr 5 min
  • On the Human Condition, Homily One

    Brandon and Andrea are joined by Patty Bianco for the discussions on St. Basil The Great's On the Human Condition. In the first episode, they cover how this compilation of Homilies came to be. After recognizing that St. Basil's homilies must be approached one at a time, they wrestle through his delineation of image and likeness.


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    1 hr 17 min
  • The Oresteia: Q&A

    Brian, Andrea, and Brandon revisit all 3 plays in this Q&A. They start with Brian playing Professor, giving first-timers Andrea and Brandon the questions he uses with students when teaching these plays. Then they dive in to all the burning questions...yours and theirs!


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    New Aberdeen College - Brian Phillips, Board Member: https://newaberdeencollege.com/


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    1 hr 2 min
  • The Oresteia: Eumenides

    Brian, Andrea, and Brandon dive in to the final play of Aeschylus trilogy resolving the woes of house Atreus. They discuss Athene's establishment of Athens as the center for rhetorical justice as well as the passionate...and strange...arguements by the Furies and Apollo as they adjudicate between piety and matricide. 


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    New Aberdeen College - Brian Phillips, Board Member: https://newaberdeencollege.com/


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    1 hr 16 min
  • The Oresteia: The Libation Bearers

    Turns out we really didn't cover enough of Agamemnon to really get into The Libation Bearers. Luckily we have Brian Phillips to get us all up to speed. Brian, Andrea, and Brandon then get into parallels between Oerestes and Odyssius, competing claims of piety, and true dilemma.


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    1 hr 14 min
  • The Oresteia: Agamemnon

    Andrea and Brandon are joined by old friend and former colleague Brian Phillips for this series on Aeschylus' Oresteia. In this first episode, they jump into Agamemnon discussing its back story, connections to and deviations from Homer, and end up wishing for more time.


    You can also check out Brian's article on Penelope, Clytemnestra, and weaving here: https://circeinstitute.org/blog/blog-potw-odyssey-dangerous-women-their-looms/"


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    1 hr 8 min
  • Herodotus Book I, Q&A
    Brandon is joined by Patty and Alec Bianco to answer questions about Book I of Herodotus' History. They revisit Solon's soliloquy on happiness, as well as Herodotus' treatment of Oracles, prophecy, and fate in ancient Greece. Join the discussion on CIRCE Circle: https://circe.circle.so/c/overdue-classics/ Send questions or comments to [email protected]"

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    59 min
  • Herodotus Book I, 145-End

    In this episode, Brandon is joined by Patty and Alec Bianco to wrap up the first book of Herodotus' History. In this episode, they follow Cyrus' move across Ionia, Babylon, and the rest of the Eastern Mediterranean.


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    1 hr 1 min

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Overdue Classics is a reading podcast dedicated to reading Classic texts, aka Great Books. CiRCE wants to invite you into the literature that has stood the test of time and remove the idea that these…