Host

Adam Minihan

Adam Minihan presents Ascend - The Great Books Podcast. 39 episodes of it here, 43h in all, from 2024–2025.

Mostly on Minoans and Mycenaeans and Greek Life, Thought and the Wider World.

On these shows

Mostly about

Their books

Who they sit down with

Every appearance

1. 2025Aeschylus' Oresteia: Agamemnon Explained Part TwoAscend - The Great Books Podcast1h
2. 2025Aeschylus' Oresteia: Libation Bearers Explained Part OneAscend - The Great Books Podcast1h
3. 2025Aeschylus' Oresteia: Libation Bearers Explained Part TwoAscend - The Great Books Podcast1h
4. 2025An Introduction to Aeschylus, the Father of Greek TragedyAscend - The Great Books Podcast39m
5. 2024After-Hours: The Story Between the Iliad and the OdysseyAscend - The Great Books Podcast42m
6. 2024Fatherhood in the Odyssey with Jason CraigAscend - The Great Books Podcast44m
7. 2024Iliad: Book 1 | The Rage of AchillesAscend - The Great Books Podcast1h
8. 2024Iliad: Book 10 | Marauding Through the NightAscend - The Great Books Podcast46m
9. 2024Iliad: Book 11 | Agamemnon's Day of GloryAscend - The Great Books Podcast50m
10. 2024Iliad: Book 12 | The Trojans Storm the RampartAscend - The Great Books Podcast1h
11. 2024Iliad: Book 13 | Battling for the ShipsAscend - The Great Books Podcast46m
12. 2024Iliad: Book 14 | Hera Outflanks ZeusAscend - The Great Books Podcast1h
13. 2024Iliad: Book 16 | Patroclus Fights and DiesAscend - The Great Books Podcast1h
14. 2024Iliad: Book 17 | Menelaus’ Finest HourAscend - The Great Books Podcast1h
15. 2024Iliad: Book 18 | The Shield of AchillesAscend - The Great Books Podcast1h
16. 2024Iliad: Book 19 | The Champion Arms for BattleAscend - The Great Books Podcast43m
17. 2024Iliad: Book 2 | The Great Gathering of ArmiesAscend - The Great Books Podcast1h
18. 2024Iliad: Book 20 | The Olympian Gods in ArmsAscend - The Great Books Podcast52m
19. 2024Iliad: Book 21 | Achilles Fights the RiverAscend - The Great Books Podcast1h
20. 2024Iliad: Book 22 | The Death of HectorAscend - The Great Books Podcast54m
21. 2024Iliad: Book 23 | The Funeral Games for PatroclusAscend - The Great Books Podcast49m
22. 2024Iliad: Book 24 | Achilles and PriamAscend - The Great Books Podcast1h
23. 2024Iliad: Book 4 | The Truce Erupts in WarAscend - The Great Books Podcast41m
24. 2024Iliad: Book 5 | Diomedes Fights the GodsAscend - The Great Books Podcast1h
25. 2024Iliad: Book 6 | Hector Returns to TroyAscend - The Great Books Podcast1h
26. 2024Iliad: Book 7 | Ajax Duels with HectorAscend - The Great Books Podcast36m
27. 2024Iliad: Book 8 | The Tide of Battle TurnsAscend - The Great Books Podcast57m
28. 2024Iliad: Book 9 | The Embassy to AchillesAscend - The Great Books Podcast1h
29. 2024Introduction to HomerAscend - The Great Books Podcast43m
30. 2024The Odyssey Book Eighteen: The Beggar-King of IthacaAscend - The Great Books Podcast50m
31. 2024The Odyssey Book Fifteen: The Prince Sets Sail for HomeAscend - The Great Books Podcast57m
32. 2024The Odyssey Book Five: Calypso's Island with Rewire the WestAscend - The Great Books Podcast1h
33. 2024The Odyssey Book Four: The King & Queen of SpartaAscend - The Great Books Podcast52m
34. 2024The Odyssey Book Fourteen: The Loyal Swineherd with Alec BiancoAscend - The Great Books Podcast1h
35. 2024The Odyssey Book Nine: Odysseus and the CyclopsAscend - The Great Books Podcast1h
36. 2024The Odyssey Book Six: The Princess and the StrangerAscend - The Great Books Podcast1h
37. 2024The Odyssey Book Thirteen: Ithaca at Last with Dr. PapadopoulosAscend - The Great Books Podcast1h
38. 2024The Odyssey Book Twelve: The Cattle of the SunAscend - The Great Books Podcast1h
39. 2024The Odyssey Book Twenty-Four: Peace with Roundtable DiscussionAscend - The Great Books Podcast1h