New Humanists
Join the hosts of New Humanists and founders of the Ancient Language Institute, Jonathan Roberts and Ryan Hammill, on their quest to discover what a renewed humanism looks like for the modern world. The Ancient Language Institute is an online language school and think tank, dedicated to changing the way ancient languages are taught.
Podcasting since 2021 • 113 episodes
New Humanists
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Socrates and the Sophists, feat. David Talcott | Episode CIX
Two ways to support the show and unlock bonus episodes:Download and subscribe to Ekho: ancientlanguage.com/ekho/Subscribe to New Humanists+ for bonus episodes: buzzsprout.com/1791279/subscribeIn his comedy Clouds...
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BONUS: The Real Odysseus (Greece Occidens 3)
Did the Odysseus of Homer's poetry really exist? Whether or not he did, Classical Athens had its own, real-life trickster-hero: Themistocles. Like Odysseus, Themistocles engineered victory in war by a combination of cunning and bravery. Even af...
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The Case Against Meritocracy | Episode CVIII
Two ways to support the show and unlock bonus episodes:Download and subscribe to Ekho: ancientlanguage.com/ekho/Subscribe to New Humanists+ for bonus episodes: buzzsprout.com/1791279/subscribeWhat's the matter wi...
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BONUS: Did Sparta and Athens Have to Fight? (Greece Occidens 2)
Thucydides' The Peloponnesian War is perhaps the greatest work of history the ancient world produced. It tells the story of the long and savage destruction that Greece wreaked upon itself, led by Sparta on the one side, and Athens on the other....
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