by Adam Coby Christiansen
This podcast will be a conversation about realizing the potential of speechcraft. I will review submissions of poetry, analyze lyrics, discuss dialogue, examine literature, describe art, appreciate history, express love, and pursue philosophy. I want to better understand the good, the true, and the beautiful.
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September 9, 2020
<p>Alcaeus was a lyric poet who lived from 625 BC to 580 BC in Ancient Greece. He was from the Island of Lesbos and came from an aristocratic warrior family. His family was involved in political struggles over the governance of the city of Mytilene. He would make a name for himself as a poet who wrote about war, drinking, love, and political struggle.</p> <p>He was a contemporary of Sappho and may have been romantically involved with her.</p> <p>In this episode, I recite a few works of Alcaeus that I feel capture the feelings of a society dealing with political turmoil. </p> <p>Alcaeus' works allow us to peer into a world that was on the verge of experimenting with democracy during the age of tyrants.</p>
September 6, 2020
<p>Archilochus was considered by some to be the second greatest poet of archaic Greece after Homer. He is certainly as influential as Hesiod and is sometimes referred to as the father of satire. Archilochus was a warrior-poet and lived an adventurous, yet tragic life. His poetry is known for its scathing rhetorical criticisms of his subjects, and the use of vulgar language.</p> <p>Archilochus would be one of the first poets to be subject to heavy criticism, censorship, and was even exiled from his homeland for his coarse language. He is considered one of the first to create erotic poetry, though his ribald verses describe licentious behaviors in a way that is not so flattering in the minds of his critics.</p> <p>In this episode I will dive into the mind of a sexually frustrated Greek warrior, who would be remembered for creating one of the first satirical public "roasts" of anyone in the western literary canon. </p>
August 26, 2020
<p>This episode is about Pindar the greatest lyric poet of the late archaic period. He is famous for his Victory Ode which were written to glorify the Greek aristocrats who competed in athletic tournaments such as the Olympic games. For the aristocracy of ancient Greece, winning in the games was a form of never-ending glory. They wanted their names remembered and their families to be honored for generations. Pindar had a successful career as a poet who travelled throughout the ancient city-states to write about the victories of famous and prominent Greeks. They would compete in chariot races, wrestling, and boxing to name a few.</p> <p>Pindar would become a maker of legends through the lyric productions he made - not only writing the poetry, but composing the music, and choreography as well.</p> <p>He was a poet who made athletes seem more heroic than warriors.</p> <p>2400 years after Pindar's life, another Poet-Athlete, would grace the world and show us the power of the muses.</p> <p>This man would compete in the 1960 Olympic games for the United State of America and get the gold medal. He was considered the greatest athlete of the 20th century. </p>
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This podcast will be a conversation about realizing the potential of speechcraft. I will review submissions of poetry, analyze lyrics, discuss dialogue, examine literature, describe art, appreciate history, express love, and pursue philosophy.
I want to better understand the good, the true, and the beautiful.
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