Polyphemus Last Words: Live at Michigan Junior Classical League (Ad Navseam, Episode 209)
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February 5, 2026 · 1h 4m · Episode 215
About this episode
Dave and Jeff host a live podcast discussing Ovid's tale of Acis and Polyphemus at the Michigan Junior Classical League.
In an AN first, Dave and Jeff take the show on the road to the Michigan state capital. Hosted by the world-class nerds of the Michigan Junior Classical League, the guys slush their way into Lansing to talk Ovid once more—specifically the crushing demise of "gym bro" Acis, who stood zero chance against that hulking, one-eyed colossus, the Cyclops. Here is your opportunity to master the geometry of emotion: do Polyphemus, Acis, and Galatea form a love Dorito, a rectangle of spite, or a dodecahedron of nostalgia? Join us for a unique, live format, featuring crowd participation with sharp questions and comments from bright Classical minds across Michigan. Plus, listen in for a chance to win the collected works of Aristotle from Hackett, edited by C.D.C. Reeve and Pavlos Kontos!
People in this episode
Hosts: Dave, Jeff
Topics covered
- Classical literature
- live podcast
- crowd participation
- Ovid
- Greek mythology
- Polyphemus
- Acis
Keywords
- Ovid
- Polyphemus
- Acis
- Galatea
- Michigan Junior Classical League
- live podcast
- Greek mythology
- crowd participation
- Aristotle
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Michigan Junior Classical League
Books & works: Ovid, collected works of Aristotle
Places: Michigan, Lansing
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