From Oxford - Hannah Westwick on women travellers of the 18th/19th centuries, travel literature and why we travel.

I am very happy to share this conversation with literary critic Eleni Giamarellou (@ElenGiamm). Join us as we dive into the exciting and terrifying world of classical mythology. Eleni's work pays special attention to the story of the Furies, goddesses of vengeance. We also discuss Aeschylus, a giant figure in greek tragedy, ritual, divinity as well as some other fascinating scholars in the field. Enjoy!

Various links from our conversation here:

Ancient Greek Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMLjkH0mjgo, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hOK7bU0S1Y

Binding spells: Christopher Faraone, specifically his 1991 article (https://classics.uchicago.edu/people/christopher-faraone) and Esther Eidinow, specifically her 2020 publication (https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/esther-eidinow/publications/).

I am thrilled to be bringing you this conversation with Emily Betz (@Emily_E_Betz). Emily is a cultural historian with a focus on the history of medicine, here we discuss her work on early modern melancholia. Emily also takes us through perceptions of this elusive decease over time and  I wonder why it became known as 'the english decease'. Enjoy!

It is with great pleasure that I can introduce you to Charlotte Oakes. Charlotte is currently pursuing her masters in Modern History at St Andrews University. Her research focuses on West German feminism. In episode we discuss how sexual liberation may have hindered Germany's coming to terms with its past, what changed after the reunification and socialist feminism. Enjoy!

I very happy to introduce you to drug historian Joshua Hill. Josh's main area of interest is cannabis use in Francoist Spain, but in this episode we also discuss interesting topics like how the cultural perception of drugs can change, social trends and the individual experience of people using drugs in the past. Thank you for listening to this fascinating discussion. 

Tess Johnson is a research fellow at Oxford University. In this thought provoking episode we discuss her work in genetic enhancement and bioethics. Where is the genetic enhancement industry currently at? What does the future hold? What are the ethical concerns? These are some of the questions we explore, happy listening!

Straight out of submitting his PhD at Oxford University , medievalist and fellow podcaster Alex Dymond joins me to talk about the Normans. Who were the Normans? Who was William before he became 'the Conqueror'?  How much do we really know about 1066? Alex provides us with some fascinating answers to these questions.

If you want to keep up with Alex and his work, you can follow him on twitter @DarthDymond or check out his own great podcast - Higgledy Piggledy History Hotchpod.

Happy listening! 

I am very happy to share my conversation with Classicist Robin Diver. Robin has completed an amazing hat-trick of Classical studies at Birmingham University, having completed an undergrad, masters and more recently, a fantastic PhD. Robin's PhD explored adaptations of Greek Mythology in children's anthologies and how they dealt with issues of sexual violence. In this episode we discuss how the Victorians presented Greek mythology to Victorian children, how the baby boomers did it and the more recent trend of retelling classic tales for kids. Enjoy!

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I am very happy to share my conversation with New Testament textual critic Timothy Mitchell. Tim originally studied Science at Lancaster University, Pennsylvania. He then moved into religious studies by graduating from the Luther Rice University, Georgia, with a Master of Divinity. Tim is currently studying New Testament Textual Criticism for his PhD at Birmingham University. In this episode I ask Tim about ancient literature, how was it written, circulated and corrupted? And what does this mean for one of the most important texts in world history - the New Testament?

Why not check out Tim's blog? => http://thetextualmechanic.blogspot.com or visit the Facebook page The Textual Mechanic | Facebook
Or keep up to date with his academic work at https://bham.academia.edu/TimothyMitchell

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I am very excited to bring you Classicist Charlotte Charleston Stokes. After receiving her undergrad in Classical Civilisations and Literatures, Charlotte stayed on at Birmingham for her masters, for which she is currently studying. Charlotte's main interest is monsters, old and new. In this episode we discuss whether gender is important when studying monsters, horror theory, Medusa and Roman romance advice. Enjoy!

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I am very pleased to bring you historian of Socialist Yugoslavia: Helena Trenkić. Helena studied History at Cambridge University for her undergrad and will soon have completed her masters, both of which in History. Next year Helena will begin her PhD, again at Cambridge. Helena looks at Social Yugoslavia's policy of non-alignment and asks whether it helped to create a 'socialist citizen'. In this episode we discuss one of Helena's main sources: history text books used in Yugoslavian schools during this period. We also talk WWII, Lenin, Stalin, Marx, Tito, Socialism and much more. I hope you enjoy this episode!

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