About this episode

Tamler and David discuss books 5 & 6 of The Odyssey, focusing on Odysseus's journey back to humanity.

Tamler and David discuss books 5 & 6 of The Odyssey, where we follow Odysseus as he finally leaves Calypso's Island and returns to the realm of the human. We also finally pick a name for the podcast. But only after recording this episode (as will be obvious from the first few minutes).

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