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Classical Stuff You Should Know

276: Dyskolos (my favorite DJ)

Classical Stuff You Should Know

A.J. Hanenburg

Christianity, Education, Books, Religion & Spirituality, Arts

4.5696 Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, A.J. is a grouch and falls in a well, Graeme is lovestruck, and Thomas talks us through Menander's play "Dyskolos."

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi and welcome to classical stuff you should know, a podcast about classical literature, the ancient world, philosophy, old books, education, and all things they're in.

0:23.2

All I can tell by the intro that you boys aren't cool with it.

0:27.4

In fact, I would consider you both to be grouchy.

0:29.9

Oh, we got there.

0:30.8

Good.

0:30.9

But my name is Graham Donaldson, and I'm with AJ Hanberg.

0:34.8

I feel like I'm with the audience and that I don't understand the reference.

0:38.0

That's good.

0:38.4

Are we talking about Groucho Marx or something?

0:40.0

Yes, we're going to do an entire episode

0:41.4

on Groucho Marx.

0:42.2

And Thomas Magby.

0:43.4

Hello.

0:44.2

And we are going to learn about Groucho Marx.

0:46.2

We're not learning about Groucho Marx.

0:47.8

I feel like, yeah, I shouldn't make the joke

0:49.2

in case people actually want that instead. No, we're going to be talking about a play called Discolos, and I was going to

0:55.2

make the joke that Descalos stood for the Graham. Oh, oh, wow, okay. But you were talking before

1:02.9

this Graham, you're feeling a little grouchy right now. I'm feeling a little grouchy boys. You want to tell us

1:06.1

why you're feeling a little grouchy right now? It's Lent, and gave up coffee and I feel like someone has taken my eyeballs

1:13.3

and are just like squeezing them behind my head. And there also might be some atmospheric pressure

1:18.2

because I got I'm getting a little bit of that. Okay. It's we've had some weird weather. It's been

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