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This Is Sparta
By Kosta Lucas
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How many episodes does This Is Sparta have?
The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.
This Is Sparta episodes:
January 26, 2023Part I - My Big Fat Greek Body (0-V) I-0: Prologue: The Do-Over
I-I: To Love and Conquer
I-II: Australian Gothic
I-III: Sleep
I-IV: Wake In Fright
I-V: Spartan Mirage
...more January 26, 2023I-V: Spartan Mirage My fears certainly don’t love me, but they haven’t conquered me either. And right now, that’s OK. At least "that’s OK " until something forces us to fight to the death.
...more January 26, 2023I-IV: Wake In Fright I looked inwards, and it was so dark that not even black couldn’t escape. It was just a devil’s dust bowl of words: “Cutting off pieces of yourself to find yourself. Like you always do.”
...more January 26, 2023I-III: Sleep If nothing else, after years of sleeping so badly, I’m about to have the deepest sleep I’ve had in some time.
“You’ve earned this.” I think to myself. “At least this.”
...more January 26, 2023I-II: Australian Gothic If you’ve ever had a lifelong battle with a personal problem, chances are you have taken a few weird - maybe drastic - measures to come out on top.
For me that was in 2012 when I went to a health retreat that was hosted by a fundamentalist religious sect, deep in the Southern Highlands of NSW.
...more January 26, 2023I-I: To Love and Conquer Let me tell you all a story about one of the most important moments of my life: my gastric sleeve surgery.
Or rather, let me tell you my story about why an otherwise common, life-saving procedure was, and still is, such an earth-shattering experience for me...
...more January 24, 2023I-0: The Do-Over A message from Kosta about This Is Sparta....more January 21, 2023My Big Fat Greek Bodyhack (Old) A draft from the first version of the podcast.---Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/this-is-sparta/message...more January 21, 2023Lylat (Theme) To commemorate the 8th anniversary of the day my life changed, 'This Is Sparta' has been rewritten, rerecorded and includes a new theme written especially for it: 'Lylat' by BLKJK.Stay tuned as 'This Is Sparta' relaunches on 27 January 2023.More music to come at blakjakmusic.bandcamp.com---Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/this-is-sparta/message...more May 01, 2021My Big Fat Greek Bodyhack (Part I) There’s nothing like a hot Summer breeze to remind you of the crushing weight of discomfort from being in a fat body.“Is this my fault?” Mum asks...“I want to say no but I don’t even know anymore…”I respond flatly, too distracted to alleviate her misplaced guilt.It’s the day before my big surgery. Mum and I are sitting on the front verandah, with our customary Greek coffees in hand, in silence.It’s been a year and a half since I made a decision to undergo this procedure. I've spoken to all the psychologists, the surgeons, the GPs, the physiotherapists and personal trainers. I’ve read all the source material.“Maybe I should back out?”---Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/this-is-sparta/message...more
FAQs about This Is Sparta:
How many episodes does This Is Sparta have?
The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.