
You Are Odysseus: a retelling of the Odyssey where YOU are the hero
Claim This Podcastby L Jenkinson-Brown
Podcast Overview
<h1><strong>Tell me, O Listener, of that resourceful man...</strong></h1><p><br></p><h2><strong>Homer's Odyssey as a second-person narrative - an interactive epic.</strong></h2><p><br></p><h3><strong>Can you make the same choices as Odysseus? Should you?</strong></h3><p><br></p><p>Listen and become Odysseus, the many-minded man, the most famous adventure hero of all time. Enjoy this second-person retelling of Homer's Odyssey with a fully atmospheric audio backdrop, hear Odysseus' options at each story juncture, and see if you can make the same choices - based on the hero's own in the original epic.</p><br><p>From the teacher (and illustrator) behind GreekMythComix comes this beautiful retelling, featuring characterisations, literary features, scenarios and episodes directly from and inspired by translations of the original poem, from Troy to Ithaca. This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - original, alternative story elements based on suggestions from the original poem, the Epic Cycle, ancient authors and playwrights, and sparkling with additions from Ancient Greek mythology - <a href="https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/</a></p><p><br></p><h3>How does an interactive audiobook work?</h3><p>This audiobook version of <strong>YOU ARE ODYSSEUS</strong> will follow the main Odyssey storyline featured in the book, narrated by the author against an immersive soundscape of monsters, gods, and exciting locations. <strong>Each time Odysseus has a choice to make, you will hear the opportunities available, have a moment to think what you would do, and then be whisked back to the story and Odysseus’ original decision. </strong>Will you empathise with the choices he makes, or will you be shocked at the outcomes he chases? <strong>Either way, you will understand Homer’s eponymous character better.</strong></p><br><p><strong>Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective: </strong><a href="https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne</strong></a></p><br><p>For show notes and references go to <a href="https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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June 2, 2026
YOU ARE ODYSSEUS Post-Season-1-Finale
<p>A little thank you note to you, the listeners!</p><br><p><strong>YOU ARE ODYSSEUS,</strong> with every alternative choice leading to a slightly different - or entirely different - adventure, is <strong>available in paperback and ebook now!</strong></p><br><p>*****</p><br><p>Listen and become Odysseus, the many-minded man, the most famous adventure hero of all time. Enjoy this second-person retelling of Homer's Odyssey with a fully atmospheric audio backdrop, hear Odysseus' options at each story juncture, and see if you can make the same choices - based on the hero's own in the original epic.</p><br><p>From the teacher (and illustrator) behind <a href="http://greekmythcomix.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GreekMythComix</a> comes this beautiful retelling, featuring characterisations, literary features, scenarios and episodes directly from and inspired by translations of the original poem, from Troy to Ithaca. This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the <strong>interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS</strong>, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - original, alternative story elements based on suggestions from the original poem, the Epic Cycle, ancient authors and playwrights, and sparkling with additions from Ancient Greek mythology - <strong>find the book at </strong><a href="https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/</strong></a></p><br><p><strong>Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective, creators and educators dedicated to sharing knowledge that is accessible, contextualized, socially conscious, and inclusive. To find more from the Memory Collective, go to </strong><a href="https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>collectivemem.com</strong></a></p><br><p>Sound effects courtesy of <a href="https://www.epidemicsound.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">epidemicsound.com</a>, <a href="http://freesound.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">freesound.org</a>, and the author’s own recordings.</p><p><strong>For show notes, references and credits go to</strong> <a href="https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/</strong></a></p><p> This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - <a href="https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/</a></p><br><p><strong>Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective: </strong><a href="https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne</strong></a></p><br><p>For show notes and references go to <a href="https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

June 2, 2026
YOU ARE ODYSSEUS Episode 10: Games and Glories
<h2>YOU ARE ODYSSEUS - the immersive, interactive audiobook podcast.</h2><h3>EPISODE 10: Games and Glories</h3><p><br></p><p><br></p><h4>The Phaeacians put on Games in your honour, and it's time to pay them back... with your name...</h4><p><br></p><p>This episode covers Book 8, the Phaeacian Games put on in honour of their unknown guest; Book 9, up to where Odysseus reveals himself and begins his tale; and the start of Book 13, when Odysseus leaves Scherie on his journey to Ithaca...</p><br><p>Listen and become Odysseus, the many-minded man, the most famous adventure hero of all time. Enjoy this second-person retelling of Homer's Odyssey with a fully atmospheric audio backdrop, hear Odysseus' options at each story juncture, and see if you can make the same choices - based on the hero's own in the original epic.</p><br><p>From the teacher (and illustrator) behind <a href="http://greekmythcomix.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GreekMythComix</a> comes this beautiful retelling, featuring characterisations, literary features, scenarios and episodes directly from and inspired by translations of the original poem, from Troy to Ithaca. This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the <strong>interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS</strong>, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - original, alternative story elements based on suggestions from the original poem, the Epic Cycle, ancient authors and playwrights, and sparkling with additions from Ancient Greek mythology - <strong>find the book at </strong><a href="https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/</strong></a></p><br><p><strong>Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective, creators and educators dedicated to sharing knowledge that is accessible, contextualized, socially conscious, and inclusive. To find more from the Memory Collective, go to </strong><a href="https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>collectivemem.com</strong></a></p><br><p>Sound effects courtesy of <a href="https://www.epidemicsound.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">epidemicsound.com</a>, <a href="http://freesound.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">freesound.org</a>, and the author’s own recordings.</p><p><strong>For show notes, references and credits go to</strong> <a href="https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/</strong></a></p><p> This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - <a href="https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/</a></p><br><p><strong>Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective: </strong><a href="https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne</strong></a></p><br><p>For show notes and references go to <a href="https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

May 26, 2026
YOU ARE ODYSSEUS Episode 9: The Phaeacians
<h2>YOU ARE ODYSSEUS - the immersive, interactive audiobook podcast.</h2><h3>EPISODE 9: The Phaeacians</h3><p><br></p><h4>A mysterious guide aids you to gain hospitality from the Phaeacians - but will they guess who you are?</h4><p><br></p><p>This episode covers Book 7, Odysseus' meeting with Alcinous and Arete, King and Queen of the Phaeacians, and the start of Book 8, where Demodocus' playing almost reveals Odysseus' identity.</p><br><p>Listen and become Odysseus, the many-minded man, the most famous adventure hero of all time. Enjoy this second-person retelling of Homer's Odyssey with a fully atmospheric audio backdrop, hear Odysseus' options at each story juncture, and see if you can make the same choices - based on the hero's own in the original epic.</p><br><p>From the teacher (and illustrator) behind <a href="http://greekmythcomix.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GreekMythComix</a> comes this beautiful retelling, featuring characterisations, literary features, scenarios and episodes directly from and inspired by translations of the original poem, from Troy to Ithaca. This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the <strong>interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS</strong>, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - original, alternative story elements based on suggestions from the original poem, the Epic Cycle, ancient authors and playwrights, and sparkling with additions from Ancient Greek mythology - <strong>find the book at </strong><a href="https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/</strong></a></p><br><p><strong>Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective, creators and educators dedicated to sharing knowledge that is accessible, contextualized, socially conscious, and inclusive. To find more from the Memory Collective, go to </strong><a href="https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>collectivemem.com</strong></a></p><br><p>Sound effects courtesy of <a href="https://www.epidemicsound.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">epidemicsound.com</a>, <a href="http://freesound.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">freesound.org</a>, and the author’s own recordings.</p><p><strong>For show notes, references and credits go to</strong> <a href="https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/</strong></a></p><p> This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - <a href="https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/</a></p><br><p><strong>Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective: </strong><a href="https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne</strong></a></p><br><p>For show notes and references go to <a href="https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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- What is You Are Odysseus: a retelling of the Odyssey where YOU are the hero?
<h1><strong>Tell me, O Listener, of that resourceful man...</strong></h1><p><br></p><h2><strong>Homer's Odyssey as a second-person narrative - an interactive epic.</strong></h2><p><br></p><h3><strong>Can you make the same choices as Odysseus? Should you?</strong></h3><p><br></p><p>Listen and become Odysseus, the many-minded man, the most famous adventure hero of all time. Enjoy this second-person retelling of Homer's Odyssey with a fully atmospheric audio backdrop, hear Odysseus' options at each story juncture, and see if you can make the same choices - based on the hero's own in the original epic.</p><br><p>From the teacher (and illustrator) behind GreekMythComix comes this beautiful retelling, featuring characterisations, literary features, scenarios and episodes directly from and inspired by translations of the original poem, from Troy to Ithaca. This audiobook podcast features the main Odyssey storyline from the interactive novel YOU ARE ODYSSEUS, in which you can read the story as your version of Odysseus, making the choices you think he should make, and seeing the outcome - original, alternative story elements based on suggestions from the original poem, the Epic Cycle, ancient authors and playwrights, and sparkling with additions from Ancient Greek mythology - <a href="https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/publications/you-are-odysseus/</a></p><p><br></p><h3>How does an interactive audiobook work?</h3><p>This audiobook version of <strong>YOU ARE ODYSSEUS</strong> will follow the main Odyssey storyline featured in the book, narrated by the author against an immersive soundscape of monsters, gods, and exciting locations. <strong>Each time Odysseus has a choice to make, you will hear the opportunities available, have a moment to think what you would do, and then be whisked back to the story and Odysseus’ original decision. </strong>Will you empathise with the choices he makes, or will you be shocked at the outcomes he chases? <strong>Either way, you will understand Homer’s eponymous character better.</strong></p><br><p><strong>Proudly part of Mnemosyne: The Memory Collective podcast collective: </strong><a href="https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.mythsbaby.com/mnemosyne</strong></a></p><br><p>For show notes and references go to <a href="https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://laurajenkinsonbrown.co.uk/you-are-odysseus-audiobook-podcast/</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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