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61 Who is Lantern Jack? (Doug Interviews Me)

May 21, 2025 · 1 h 4 min

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I chat with friend and fellow podcaster Doug Metzger about how I first became fascinated with the ancient world and share some of the adventures I had on the way to getting a PhD in Classical Philosophy.

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Timestamps

[01:25] Why I started AGD

[05:15] Why Stoicism is misunderstood today

[11:20] Debunking two big myths about the ancient world

[14:45] How I got interested in ancient Greece

[19:58] Reggie Foster, renegade priest

[25:08] What makes Ancient Greek a precise and musical language

[33:57] Hitchhiking adventures

[44:27] AGD tours

[53:35] The genius of Aeschylus' "Oresteia"

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