61 Who is Lantern Jack? (Doug Interviews Me)

About this episode

Dr. Lantern Jack discusses his journey into the ancient world and shares insights on Classical Philosophy with Doug Metzger.

I chat with friend and fellow podcaster Doug Metzger about how I first became fascinated with the ancient world and share some of the adventures I had on the way to getting a PhD in Classical Philosophy. ------------------ Support AGD on Patreon: patreon.com/greecepodcast ------------------ Timestamps [01:25] Why I started AGD [05:15] Why Stoicism is misunderstood today [11:20] Debunking two big myths about the ancient world [14:45] How I got interested in ancient Greece [19:58] Reggie Foster, renegade priest [25:08] What makes Ancient Greek a precise and musical language [33:57] Hitchhiking adventures [44:27] AGD tours [53:35] The genius of Aeschylus' "Oresteia"

People in this episode

Host: Lantern Jack

Guest: Doug Metzger

Topics covered

• ancient Greece
• Classical Philosophy
• Stoicism
• myths about the ancient world
• language precision
• hitchhiking adventures
• Aeschylus

Keywords

• ancient world
• PhD
• Classical Philosophy
• Stoicism
• myths
• language
• hitchhiking
• Aeschylus

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Oresteia

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