Dr. Jacques Bailly, a professor of Classics at the University of Vermont, joins Lexie to discuss the complexities of teaching ancient philosophy and literature and how to make abstract ideas accessible to students, Diodorus Cronus' Master Argument about determinism and free will, and how how he came to be the official pronouncer for the National Spelling Bee. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.theozymandiasproject.com!
Originally recorded June 7, 2024.
Learn more about Dr. Bailly: https://www.uvm.edu/cas/classics/profiles/jacques-bailly
Find his publications on Academia: https://vermont.academia.edu/jacquesbailly
Check out the Scripps National Spelling Bee: https://spellingbee.com/
Check out the 2006 film “Akeelah and the Bee”: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437800/
Read a NYT piece on pronouncing for the Bee: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/08/us/dr-jacques-bailly-spelling-bee.html
Read a Scripps News piece on Dr. Bailly’s work: https://www.scrippsnews.com/entertainment/scripps-spelling-bee/meet-the-scripps-national-spelling-bee-champion-turned-pronouncer
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