Ancient Greece Today: the Greek episodes reviewed

Naomi Weiss, Professor of the Classics at Harvard University, hosts scholars and artists on the ancient Greek world and how it is reimagined today; the show comes from the Harvard Center for Hellenic Studies and centres on modern stagings of Greek tragedy; all 9 episodes are here, 2 eras, 10 hours.

Where to start. The earliest indexed episode is 'Bonus Episode: Glorious Exploits' (2026); 9 episodes of this show are in the section.

Classical Athens and Sparta 479 - 386 BC · 1

43mBonus Episode: Glorious Exploits Ancient Greece TodayPodcast

With Ferdia Lennon

Naomi interviews Ferdia Lennon about his 2024 novel Glorious Exploits, set in the wake of the Sicilian Expedition of 415-413 BCE, discussing the sensory experience of visiting the ancient theater and quarries in Syracuse.

Greek Life, Thought and the Wider World across the centuries · 8

1h 25mEpisode 5: Antigone Ancient Greece TodayPodcast

With Andrés Carrete, David Gaitán, Perla de la Rosa

Dr Andrés Carrete of the Center for Hellenic Studies joins Naomi to discuss Sophocles' Antigone, then Mexican playwrights David Gaitán and Perla de la Rosa talk about their own versions of Antigone as political theater.

1h 20mEpisode 2: Oresteia Ancient Greece TodayPodcast

With Afroditi Angelopoulou, Larry Tye

Naomi introduces Aeschylus' Oresteia, first performed in 458 BCE, discussing its politics with Professor Afroditi Angelopoulou of the University of Southern California, then talks to journalist Larry Tye about Robert F. Kennedy's use of Aeschylus in 1968.

1h 15mEpisode 1: Greek Tragedy and Its Afterlife: An Introduction Ancient Greece TodayPodcast

With Rosa Andújar, Josh Billings

1h 13mEpisode 3: Prometheus Bound Ancient Greece TodayPodcast

With Mark Griffith, Annie Dorsen

1h 09mEpisode 7: Bacchae Ancient Greece TodayPodcast

With Lucy Jackson, Monica Youn

1h 05mEpisode 8: Trojan Women Ancient Greece TodayPodcast

With Ella Haselswerdt, Rosanna Bruno

Naomi discusses Euripides' Trojan Women, long considered the oldest anti-war play, with Professor Ella Haselswerdt of the University of California, Los Angeles, and Rosanna Bruno, illustrator of Euripides' Trojan Women: A Comic.

1h 01mEpisode 4: Oedipus the King Ancient Greece TodayPodcast

With Lyndsay Coo, Janet Eilber

Dr Lyndsay Coo of the University of Bristol discusses Sophocles' Oedipus the King with Naomi, and Janet Eilber, Artistic Director of the Martha Graham Dance Company, talks about Graham's 1947 dance Night Journey, telling Oedipus's story through Jocasta.

59mEpisode 6: Medea Ancient Greece TodayPodcast

With Al Duncan, Rhodessa Jones

Professor Al Duncan of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill discusses Euripides' Medea as a revenge drama with Naomi, then Rhodessa Jones, founder of The Medea Project, talks about Medea and women on the edge.