The Ancient Greek Podcast

By Leandros Corieltauvorum & Josep Barcinonensis

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Two friends practice speaking Ancient Greek. New episode out weekly on Fridays at 6pm (CET).

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The Ancient Greek Podcast episodes:

03.29.2024
#69 περὶ τοῦ μάλα κάμνειν
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week’s episode is a dialogue in part inspired by Aristophanes’ Wasps from Reading Greek (p.100). This will be the last episode of season 5, but the podcast isn't going anywhere as next week we will return...
03.22.2024
#68 τοῦ Ἡλίου καὶ Ἑρμοῦ
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week we are returning to a weekly format and continuing our run on Lucian’s dialogues of the gods. Remember that the text (p.54) is freely downloadable here: http://www.faenumpublishing.com/lucians-dialogues-of-the-gods.html Enjoy the episode! Josep & Leandros Support the podcast and get...
03.15.2024
#67 τῆς Ἀθηνᾶς γενέσεως
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week we are continuing with our run on Lucian's dialogues of the gods, this time reading, paraphrasing and interpreting dialogue 8 (13) Hephaestus & Zeus (p.45): http://www.faenumpublishing.com/lucians-dialogues-of-the-gods.html εὐωχεῖθε! Leandros & Josep. Support the podcast and get access...
03.01.2024
#66 τῆς πανουργίας τοῦ Ἑρμοῦ
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! We are continuing with our run of episodes on Lucian’s dialogues of the gods. This week we read and discuss “Hephaestus & Apollo”. The text (p.39) can be downloaded for free here: http://www.faenumpublishing.com/lucians-dialogues-of-the-gods.html καλῶς ὑμῖν γένοιτο! Ἰωσὴφ καὶ Λέανδρος Support...
02.13.2024
#65 τοῦ Διὸς καὶ Ἔρωτος
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week's episode is coming out a few days early to coincide with Valentine’s day for which we are discussing Lucian's Dialogue about Eros (and Zeus). If you want to follow along with our recitation of the...
02.02.2024
#64 τοῦ Διὸς καὶ Προμηθέως
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is our latest episode, continuing with Lucian, reading his Dialogues of the Gods. If you would like to follow along with Lucian’s own text, you should check out the PDF (p.3-6) freely available from Faenum Publishing...
01.19.2024
#63 τοῦ Λουκιανοῦ
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is the first episode of season 5. This season we are reading Lucian's Dialogues of the Gods and this episode serves as an introduction to the man and his work. καλῶς ὑμῖν γένοιτο! Λέανδρος καὶ Ἰωσήφ. Support the podcast...
12.22.2023
#62 τοῦ χειμῶνος καὶ τῶν ἑορτῶν
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Xmas is coming, so here is our special festive episode. What do you do at Xmas? Let us know in the comments below. This will be the last episode of season 4, as the Podcast will be taking...
12.07.2023
#61 περὶ τῆς μυθολογίας
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week Leandros tells Josep all about the novella that he has just finished writing, called “Generation Omega: A New Myth in Ancient Greek”. If you are interested in reading it, it is available on our Patreon...
11.24.2023
#60 τοῦ Ἀδὰμ καὶ τῆς Εὔας (Γενέσεως β᾽)
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is our second episode on Genesis from the Septuagint. This time we are discussing the differences between the story of Adam and Eve in Genesis 1 and 2-3. Support the podcast and get access to episodes in advance...
11.10.2023
#59 τῆς Γενέσεως α᾽
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week we are talking about Genesis 1.1 from the Septuagint version of the Old Testament, since it is quite an easy text to read. Find below the abridged section read at the beginning of the episode:...
10.27.2023
#58 περὶ τῶν ἀδελφῶν
χαίρετε πάντες! This week Josep tells Leandros all about his brother. Do you have any brothers or sisters? Support the podcast and get access to episodes in advance as well as tons of bonus content such as listening exercises and transcripts: https://www.patreon.com/Hellenizdein?fan_landing=true&view;_as=public Follow...
10.13.2023
#57 τοῦ Ἡρακλείτου
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week we continue with our back to basics approach discussing a short aphorism by Heraclitus from Athenaze. Is your life like a river? Join the discussion on social media! Support the podcast and get access to episodes...
09.29.2023
#56 περὶ τοῦ Δικαιοπολίδος
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is the 2nd episode of season 4. This season we will be starting ἐξ ἀρχῆς, focusing on simple dialogues with a few episodes based on the Athenaze textbook that will hopefully compliment our reading comprehension. Enjoy the...
09.22.2023
Bonus Episode: Greeking Out Interview
χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Leandros recently had an interview about his Greek journey on the Greeking Out Podcast (ἀγγλιστί). Be sure to check out the rest of Fletcher’s episodes here: https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/greeking-out/id1685171162
09.15.2023
#55 περὶ ἀτόπου τινός
χαίρετε, ὦ φίλοι! We are back after the summer break with the first episode of season 4. This season we will focus on simpler dialogues, but whatever your level of Greek it is always good input. Enjoy the episode! Leandros Support the podcast...
07.21.2023
#54 περὶ τῆς ἀποδημίας
χαίρετε πάντες! As summer is here it is time for the last episode of season 3. We have had fun on our journey to learn Greek and hope that you have enjoyed listening along too. We will be back with...
07.07.2023
#53 περὶ τοῦ Σαρδαναπάλλου βίου (Ἡθικῶν Νικομαχεῖων α᾽)
χαίρετε, ὦ φίλοι! This week we reading and discussing a few key passages from book 1 of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics (see below).Enjoy the episode! Josep & Leandros Support the podcast and get access to episodes in advance: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/Hellenizdein?fan_landing=true&view;_as=public 1. πᾶσα τέχνη καὶ πᾶσα...
06.23.2023
#52 περὶ τῶν διδασκαλείων
χαίρετε! Today we were going to read Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, but we got sidetracked chatting about his school in Macedonia where Leandros visited, but it is all good practice to develop our speaking fluency. Have you been to Greece? Have...
06.09.2023
#51 περὶ τοῦ Ἀριστοτέλους
χαίρετε! Here is our latest episode, beginning a run on Aristotle and serving as a quick introduction to his philosophy. Do you have a favourite philosopher? Do you agree with him about what "the good" is to us humans? Get...
05.26.2023
#50 περὶ τοῦ ἀκροάματος
χαίρετε! This week we are celebrating our 50th episode with a slightly different approach. We usually avoid "meta issues" preferring to just get on with the hard work of reading and interpreting the texts themselves rather than talking about things...
05.12.2023
#49 περὶ τοῦ ἰδιώτου (Ἐπικτήτου γ᾽)
χαίρετε πάντες! Here is our latest episode, continuing with our reading of select passages from Epictetus' Enchiridion. This week we are discussing section 48 on how the philosopher differs from the layperson. Here is a link to the text: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0235%3Atext%3Denc%3Achapter%3D48 Enjoy...
04.28.2023
#48 τοῦ πιθήκου (τοῦ Ἐπικτήτου β᾽)
Here is our latest episode, continuing with Epictetus' Enchiridion, discussing section 29. Is it better to try lots of different things or focus on becoming an expert in one field? Do you agree with Epictetus? Let us know by getting...
04.14.2023
#47 περὶ τοῦ μὴ ἐφ᾽ἡμῖν (Ἐπικτήτου α᾽)
χαίρετε! Now we are moving on from Marcus Aurelius to his "tutor" Epictetus, starting with the first section from his Enchiridion on the things that are within our control... and those that aren't! Do you agree with him? Get involved...
03.31.2023
#46 περὶ τοῦ χρόνου φεύγειν (Μάρκου Αὐρηλίου γ᾽)
χαίρετε! Here is our latest episode, covering the idea of tempus fugit that Marcus explores in several sections from book 2 of his meditations (2.2-2.5). Remember to check out our simplified version of the text and bonus audio book here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/audio-book-text-78269459 Enjoy...
03.17.2023
#45 περὶ τῆς καθ ̓ ἡμέραν κακίας (Μάρκου Αὐρηλίου β᾽)
Χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week we are continuing with our run of episodes on Marcus Aurelius' Meditations. In this episode we discuss section 2.1, wherein Marcus confronts a problem I'm sure most of us have experienced. Do you agree with...
03.03.2023
#44 τοῦ Μάρκου Αὐρηλίου (α᾽)
χαίρετε, ὦ φίλοι! We are now starting a run of episodes on Marcus Aurelius' Meditations with this episode acting as a general introduction to the man, his life and philosophy. Be sure to check out the parallel graded readings, which we...
02.17.2023
#43 τοῦ Μηλίων διαλόγου (Θουκυδίδου γ᾽)
χαίρετε! Here is the third episode of our new season, continuing with our run on Thucydides, this time analysing the Melian dialogue (5.84-116): http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0199%3Abook%3D5%3Achapter%3D84 We have also produced a simplified version of the first part of the dialogue that you could use...
02.03.2023
#42 τῆς Θουκυδίδου μεθόδου (β᾽)
χαίρετε! Here is our latest episode continuing our run of episodes on Thucydides. This time we look into a short section (1.20-22), where he explains his methodology and how it differs from previous historians. Here are some short passages that we...
01.20.2023
#41 περὶ τοῦ Θουκυδίδου (α᾽)
χαίρετε! Welcome back! Here is the 1st episode of season 3, starting off with a run of three episodes on Thucydides. Τhis one acts as a general introduction to the man and his work. This season the podcast will come...
12.16.2022
#40 περὶ τῶν Χριστουγέννων
χαίρετε πάντες! It is never too early to get into the festive spirit, so here is our Xmas episode! We look into and recite both versions of Jesus' birth according to Matthew & Luke. This will be the last episode of...
12.10.2022
#39 τοῦ κανθάρου καὶ αἐτοῦ (Αἰσώπου γ᾽)
χαίρετε πάντες! This week we continue with the last of our three episodes on Aesop, this time discussing the fable of the beetle & eagle. What is your interpretation? Let us know by joining the discussion on social media! Here is...
12.02.2022
#38 τοῦ αἰλούρου καὶ τῶν ὀρνίθων (Αἰσώπου β᾽)
χαίρετε! Here is the second of three episodes on Aesop's fables. This time discussing the fable of the cat & the birds: ΑΙΛΟΥΡΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΟΡΝΕΙΣ αἴλουρος ἀκούσας ὅτι ἔν τινι ἐπαύλει ὄρνεις νοσοῦσι, σχηματίσας ἑαυτὸν εἰς ἰατρὸν καὶ τὰ τῆς ἐπιστήμης πρόσφορα...
11.25.2022
#37 τῶν ἀγαθῶν καὶ κακῶν (Αἰσώπου α᾽)
χαίρετε! This week we are starting a series of three episodes on Aesop's fables. The first of these is on fable 1 from Chambry's collection: Ἀγαθὰ καὶ κακά. Ὑπὸ τῶν κακῶν τὰ ἀγαθὰ ἐδιώχθη ὡς ἀσθενῆ ὅντα: εἰς οὐρανὸν δὲ ἀνῆλθεν. Τὰ...
11.18.2022
#36 τοῦ Ζαλμόξιδος (Πυθαγόρου δ᾽)
χαίρετε πάντες, ἀκούσατε τὸν νέον διάλογον ἡμῶν περὶ τοῦ τῶν Θρᾳκῶν θεοῦ, Ζαλμόξιδος. ἀνάγνωτε κάτω τὸ τεκμήριον ὃ ἑρμηνεύομεν. εὐωχεῖσθε! Ἰωσὴφ καὶ Λέανδρος. Ἡροδότου (4.95) http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0125%3Abook%3D4%3Achapter%3D95 ὡς δὲ ἐγὼ πυνθάνομαι τῶν τὸν Ἑλλήσποντον οἰκεόντων Ἑλλήνων καὶ Πόντον, τὸν Σάλμοξιν τοῦτον ἐόντα ἄνθρωπον δουλεῦσαι ἐν...
11.11.2022
#35 Πυθαγόρου ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ (γ᾽)
χαίρετε πάντες, νῦν δύνασθε ἀκοῦσαι ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ τρίτῳ ἐπεισοδίῳ τοῦ Πυθαγόρου, λεγόντων περὶ τίνος φησιν ὁ Ἡρόδοτος καὶ ὁ Πλούταρχος καὶ ὁ Διογένης Λαέρτιος τῆς παιδείας αὐτοῦ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ. ἴδεσθε οὖν τὰ μέρη περὶ ὧν λαλοῦμεν κάτω. εὐωχεῖσθε! Ἰωσὴφ καὶ Λέανδρος Hi...
11.04.2022
#34 τῶν θαυμάτων Πυθαγόρου (β᾽)
Ἰωσὴφ καὶ Λέανδρος τοῖς ἀκροαμένοις χαίρειν. σήμερον, ἐν τῷ νέῳ ἐπεισοδίῳ τοῦ ἀκροάματος, ἀναγιγνώσκομεν ποίημα ὃ ἔγραψεν Ἐμπεδοκλῆς περὶ τοῦ Πυθαγόρου: ἦν δέ τις ἐν κείνοισιν ἀνὴρ περιώσια ειδώς, ὅς δὴ μήκιστον πραπίδων ἐκτήσατο πλοῦτον, παντοίων τε μάλιστα σοφῶν ἐπιήρανος ἔργων. ὁππότε γὰρ πάσῃσιν...
10.28.2022
#33 περὶ τοῦ ἀέρος (Πυθαγόρου α᾽)
χαίρετε πάντες! Continuing on from last week's episode on Paul's idea of the spiritual body, we bring you the first of four episodes on Pythagoras, looking at his idea as to why celestial bodies are immortal. While Paul's and Pythagoras'...
10.22.2022
#32 τοῦ πνευματικοῦ σώματος (Πρὸς Κορινθίους α ̓)
χαίρετε! Moving on from the theme of the last few weeks on the Psalms, we now investigate Paul's idea of the "spiritual body" from his letter to the Corinthians. How do you interpret it? Let us know in the comments...
10.14.2022
#31 τοῦ θαύματος θεοῦ (Ψαλμοῦ η ̓)
χαίρετε πάντες, here is the latest episode of our podcast and the last of three episodes on the Psalms from the Septuagint. This time we are discussing Psalm 8, the text for which is provided below so that you can...
10.07.2022
#30 τῆς τοῦ θεοῦ ὀργῆς (Ψαλμοῦ β ̓)
χαίρετε πάντες! Here is the second of three episodes on the Psalms of the Greek Septuagint. Psalm 2 is very culturally influential, so we had a lot to discuss with multiple interpretations. Enjoy the episode! Josep & Leandros Here is a link to...
10.01.2022
#29 τῶν δύο ὁδῶν (Ψαλμοῦ α᾽)
χαίρετε πάντες! We are continuing the theme of the last few episodes on poetry, each week chatting about a different short piece. This week we are talking about the 1st of the Psalms from the LXX Greek translation of the...
09.23.2022
#28 πρὸς τὸ ἑστιατόριον
χαίρετε πάντσς! Last week we were going to record an episode live at a Greek restaurant, but the place was closed. So instead, here is a restaurant dialogue parody episode in the style of Aristophanes. Josep & Leandros Support the podcast and...
09.16.2022
#27 πρὸς Μελάνιππον (τοῦ Ἀλκαίου β᾽)
χαίρετε πάντες! Here is the second episode of season 2, discussing πρὸς Μελάνιππον, another poem by Alcaeus. Please find the text here: https://ryanfb.github.io/loebolus-data/L142.pdf (poem 122, p.396). Enjoy the episode! Josep & Leandros Support the podcast and get access to episodes in advance: https://www.patreon.com/Hellenizdein?fan_landing=true&view;_as=public Follow...
09.09.2022
#26 τοῦ Ἀλκαίου (α᾽)
χαίρετε πάντες! We are back after the summer holidays with the first episode of season 2, discussing one of Alcaeus' drinking songs (skolion)... ironically, an anti-drinking song! The text can be read here (Skolion 156, p.414): https://ryanfb.github.io/loebolus-data/L142.pdf Enjoy the episode! Josep &...
07.23.2022
#25 περὶ τῆς Σαπφοῦς
χαίρετε! In the final episode of season 1, we are celebrating 25 episodes of the Ancient Greek podcast and what better way to go out with than to finally discuss some Greek poetry? Not many of Sappho's poems survive in...
07.16.2022
#24 περὶ τοῦ Θησέως πλοίου
χαίρετε πάντες! Here is our new episode on the paradox known as "The Ship of Theseus". In a previous episode Josep told us that Theseus was his favourite Greek hero. Now we expand on that conversation by reading the short...
07.10.2022
#23 περὶ τῶν ὀνομάτων (μέρος β᾽: ὁ Λέανδρος)
χαίρετε πάντες! Continuing the theme from last week talking about the stories behind our names, we discuss the myth of Hero and Leandros. Do you know the story behind your name? Ley us know by joining the discussion on social...
07.02.2022
#22 περὶ τῶν ὀνομάτων (μέρος α᾽: ὁ Ἰωσήφ)
χαίρετε! Here is the first part of our next episode about the origins of our names. Josep tells us about the original Josep from the Old Testament and his amazing technicolour dream coat. Do you know the story behind your...
06.26.2022
#21 περὶ τῆς ἀναβάσεως
χαίρετε πάντες! This week we are talking about Xenophon's Anabasis, a great book for intermediate student's to read as they gain confidence with the language... but beware! πῶς λέγεται spoiler alert ἑλληνιστί; Enjoy the episode! Josep & Leandros Follow the podcast on Twitter:...

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The Ancient Greek Podcast episodes:

#69 περὶ τοῦ μάλα κάμνειν

#68 τοῦ Ἡλίου καὶ Ἑρμοῦ

#67 τῆς Ἀθηνᾶς γενέσεως

#66 τῆς πανουργίας τοῦ Ἑρμοῦ

#65 τοῦ Διὸς καὶ Ἔρωτος

#64 τοῦ Διὸς καὶ Προμηθέως

#63 τοῦ Λουκιανοῦ

#62 τοῦ χειμῶνος καὶ τῶν ἑορτῶν

#61 περὶ τῆς μυθολογίας

#60 τοῦ Ἀδὰμ καὶ τῆς Εὔας (Γενέσεως β᾽)

#59 τῆς Γενέσεως α᾽

#58 περὶ τῶν ἀδελφῶν

#57 τοῦ Ἡρακλείτου

#56 περὶ τοῦ Δικαιοπολίδος

Bonus Episode: Greeking Out Interview

#55 περὶ ἀτόπου τινός

#54 περὶ τῆς ἀποδημίας

#53 περὶ τοῦ Σαρδαναπάλλου βίου (Ἡθικῶν Νικομαχεῖων α᾽)

#52 περὶ τῶν διδασκαλείων

#51 περὶ τοῦ Ἀριστοτέλους

#50 περὶ τοῦ ἀκροάματος

#49 περὶ τοῦ ἰδιώτου (Ἐπικτήτου γ᾽)

#48 τοῦ πιθήκου (τοῦ Ἐπικτήτου β᾽)

#47 περὶ τοῦ μὴ ἐφ᾽ἡμῖν (Ἐπικτήτου α᾽)

#46 περὶ τοῦ χρόνου φεύγειν (Μάρκου Αὐρηλίου γ᾽)

#45 περὶ τῆς καθ ̓ ἡμέραν κακίας (Μάρκου Αὐρηλίου β᾽)

#44 τοῦ Μάρκου Αὐρηλίου (α᾽)

#43 τοῦ Μηλίων διαλόγου (Θουκυδίδου γ᾽)

#42 τῆς Θουκυδίδου μεθόδου (β᾽)

#41 περὶ τοῦ Θουκυδίδου (α᾽)

#40 περὶ τῶν Χριστουγέννων

#39 τοῦ κανθάρου καὶ αἐτοῦ (Αἰσώπου γ᾽)

#38 τοῦ αἰλούρου καὶ τῶν ὀρνίθων (Αἰσώπου β᾽)

#37 τῶν ἀγαθῶν καὶ κακῶν (Αἰσώπου α᾽)

#36 τοῦ Ζαλμόξιδος (Πυθαγόρου δ᾽)

#35 Πυθαγόρου ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ (γ᾽)

#34 τῶν θαυμάτων Πυθαγόρου (β᾽)

#33 περὶ τοῦ ἀέρος (Πυθαγόρου α᾽)

#32 τοῦ πνευματικοῦ σώματος (Πρὸς Κορινθίους α ̓)

#31 τοῦ θαύματος θεοῦ (Ψαλμοῦ η ̓)

#30 τῆς τοῦ θεοῦ ὀργῆς (Ψαλμοῦ β ̓)

#29 τῶν δύο ὁδῶν (Ψαλμοῦ α᾽)

#28 πρὸς τὸ ἑστιατόριον

#27 πρὸς Μελάνιππον (τοῦ Ἀλκαίου β᾽)

#26 τοῦ Ἀλκαίου (α᾽)

#25 περὶ τῆς Σαπφοῦς

#24 περὶ τοῦ Θησέως πλοίου

#23 περὶ τῶν ὀνομάτων (μέρος β᾽: ὁ Λέανδρος)

#22 περὶ τῶν ὀνομάτων (μέρος α᾽: ὁ Ἰωσήφ)

#21 περὶ τῆς ἀναβάσεως

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