Conversations: I Guess Aristophanes Is Worth Reading After All, Redeeming the Thesmophoriazusae w/ George Kovacs

Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean

Liv Albert

History, Comedy, Arts

4.8 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2023

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Liv is joined by associate professor George Kovacs to give us all a much needed appreciation of Aristophanes and the Thesmophoriazusae. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!

CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

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0:34.0	But underneath the surface lies something sinister.
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0:48.0	In the last 20 years dozens of tourists have died mysteriously on the island.
0:54.0	One thing is certain, in this beautiful place, no coast is clear.
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1:24.0	Oh hi, hello nerds, it's me again.
1:34.0	This is Let's Talk About Myths Baby, and I am that host of yours, she who officially has realized her limitations on narrative storytelling live.
1:44.0	And those limitations are... erasophonies.
1:48.0	I will be honest with you, I am not proud of that series of episodes we just finished.
1:52.0	If I could go back and cover something else, I would. But I am very glad that I managed to get the two guests that I have spoken to for this series,
2:00.0	Independence Caller Julie Levy last week, and Associate Professor at Trent University George Kovacs today.
2:06.0	Between these two, they actually make erasophonies an interesting person to read about, and to playwright whose plays are worth reading and studying.
2:14.0	Thankfully, because gods know I was not making that case by myself.
2:20.0	In today's episode, George and I talked about all things erasophonies and the Thessmophobia Zusai.
2:26.0	We talked about gender dynamics and politics in ancient Athens. We talked more about that historical and political context that drives this play and everything within it.
2:36.0	We talked about erasophonies as a person, his style and intentions, and so much more.
2:44.0	We could not have found a better guest to make the case for erasophonies and this play, so I really cannot wait for you all to hear this episode.
2:50.0	Gods know I don't have enough good things to say on my own, so let's get right into this fascinating look.
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