You're going to be. So, The Hello, I'm Ryan Stitt and welcome back to the History of Ancient Greece.

We are taking a break from our regularly scheduled programming for another special guest episode today.

This will be the third episode in a series where I converse

with classicists about either books or articles that they have published, their

current research interests, or just unique classes and topics that they are teaching and exploring further.

In today's special guest episode, I am joined by Dr. Amy Pestone, visiting assistant professor

of classics at Notre Dame University in South Bend, Indiana.

Her dissertation, titled When the Gods Speak,

Iracular Communication and Concepts of Language in Sophocles,

explores the misunderstanding of or prophetic speech in Sophoclean tragedy,

and situates his plays within the intellectual context of late 5th century BC Athens.

Her primary research areas include Greek tragedy in general, Greek and

Roman drinking culture, early Greek philosophy and scientific thought, women in the

ancient world and feminist theory, reception and re-performance of ancient

theatre, and pedagogy.

In particular, Dr. Pestone is interested in the role that drinking, both proper and improper, plays in the ancient

Greek world and uses this to reflect on the modern world.

She has presented several papers, including the Discoliteron Scolion, a new model of the Scolion Game in Antiquity,

and Take a Joke, Take a Drink, Ancient Greek Drinking Culture.

And has taught several classes to that effect, including drinking culture in the ancient world

and intoxicating poetry.

She also has an interest in ancient athletics,

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