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Second NatureSeasons Change: Mind Your Head Week with the Suffolk Farming Community GroupSend Lizzie a message!⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains deeply personal discussions regarding mental health, depression, anxiety, and suicide prevention. If you are currently struggling, please consider listening with a friend or reaching out to the resources listed below.------------------------Welcome back to your usual episode of Second Nature! I am still pinching myself after seeing us hit #11 on the Apple Podcasts Top 200 for Home and Garden following the release of the Down in Dorset mini-series last week. Honestly, thank you so much for the support—it means the world to Tim an...
2026-02-0733 min
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2025-09-0500 min
Lesche: Ancient Greece, New IdeasIsis Worship in the Greek EastLindsey Mazurek joins me in the Lesche to discuss Isis worship during the Roman Empire, and how it intersected with and contributed to constructions of Greek identity.Ancient textsApuleius, Metamorphoses (esp. Book 11)Plutarch, Isis and OsirisAlso mentionedBarrett, Caitlin E. (2019) Domesticating Empire: Egyptian Landscapes in Pompeian Gardens. Oxford.Bricault, Laurent (2005) Recueil des inscriptions concernant les cultes isiaques I-III. Paris.Brubaker, Rogers (2006) Ethnicity without Groups. Cambridge, Mass.Eshleman, Kendra (2012) The Social World of Intellectuals in the Roman Empire: Sophists, Philosophers, and Christians. Cambridge. Moyer, Ian (2011) Egypt and the Limits of...
2025-05-141h 02
Lesche: Ancient Greece, New Ideas(Imperial) Greek EpicEmma Greensmith and Tim Whitmarsh join me in the Lesche to discuss how Imperial Greek epic fits into our understanding of Ancient Greek epic as a whole. Emma has just edited the Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Epic, and she was also a member of the research project Greek Epic of the Roman Empire: A Cultural History, which Tim directed. About our guestsEmma Greensmith is Associate Professor of Classical Languages and Literature at the University of Oxford and Fellow of St John’s College. She is the editor of Omnibus and an associate edi...
2024-12-1155 min
Among the Ancients IILucianThe broad theme of this series, truth and lies, was a favourite subject of Lucian of Samosata, the last of our Greek-language authors. A cosmopolitan and highly cultured Syrian subject of the Roman Empire in the second century CE, Lucian wrote in the classical Greek of fifth-century Athens. His razor-sharp satire was a model for Erasmus, Voltaire and Swift. Emily and Tom share some of their favourite excerpts from ‘A True History’ and other works – with trips to the moon, boundary-pushing religious scepticism and wildly improbable but not technically untrue readings of Homer – and discuss why they still read as fresh...
2024-06-2414 min
Close ReadingsAmong the Ancients II: LucianThe broad theme of this series, truth and lies, was a favourite subject of Lucian of Samosata, the last of our Greek-language authors. A cosmopolitan and highly cultured Syrian subject of the Roman Empire in the second century CE, Lucian wrote in the classical Greek of fifth-century Athens. His razor-sharp satire was a model for Erasmus, Voltaire and Swift. Emily and Tom share some of their favourite excerpts from ‘A True History’ and other works – with trips to the moon, boundary-pushing religious scepticism and wildly improbable but not technically untrue readings of Homer – and discuss why they still read as fresh...
2024-06-2414 min
Among the Ancients IIAesopSupposedly an enslaved man from sixth-century Samos, Aesop might not have ever really existed, but the fables attributed to him remain some of the most widely read examples of classical literature. A fascinating window into the ‘low’ culture of ancient Greece, the Fables and the figure of Aesop appear in the work of authors as diverse as Aristophanes, Plato and Phaedrus, serving new purposes in new contexts. Emily and Tom discuss how Aesop’s fables as we know them came to be, make sense of their moral contradictions and unpack some of the fables that are most opaque to modern...
2024-02-2410 min
Close ReadingsAmong the Ancients II: AesopSupposedly an enslaved man from sixth-century Samos, Aesop might not have ever really existed, but the fables attributed to him remain some of the most widely read examples of classical literature. A fascinating window into the ‘low’ culture of ancient Greece, the Fables and the figure of Aesop appear in the work of authors as diverse as Aristophanes, Plato and Phaedrus, serving new purposes in new contexts. Emily and Tom discuss how Aesop’s fables as we know them came to be, make sense of their moral contradictions and unpack some of the fables that are most opaque to modern...
2024-02-2411 min
In That Number: Southampton FC PodcastEpisode 222: Sheffield Wednesday (H)This week, Ray, Kevin and Tim celebrate the record-setting game against Sheffield Wednesday as we made 20 games in all competitions undefeated; a feat, that hasn't been achieved since 1921-22. The Saints cruised to a 4-0 win over latest victims Sheffield Wednesday, marking nine straight wins at home with six clean sheets in that stretch.Adam Armstrong and Ryan Fraser continue their stunning form, as does Ché Adams who's the subject in the ITN News.There's also the latest from the transfer window including Joe Rothwell and Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh.Tim is on hand to p...
2024-01-151h 02
The Hidden BookcaseDaughters of Sparta by Claire HeywoodThis month at The Hidden Bookcase, we’re reading Greek Mythology Retellings! Our first read is Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood, chosen by Morgan. Let's talk receptions, regicide, and retellings.
Content warnings: References to violence, sexism, rape, gore, incest, murder including matricide and filicide, death/suicide, child loss, kidnapping, sexual slavery, pedophilia, coercion, beastiality.
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2023-08-1445 min
Origin StoryAtheism: No God, What Now?This time: the tumultuous history of Atheism. The concept has been around since the ancient world but for centuries it was demonised and suppressed. Who could believe such a thing? Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey track the ultimate heresy from the earliest days of western civilisation to the freethinkers of the Enlightenment and the bare-knuckle oratory of the New Atheists.What’s the difference between atheism, agnosticism, secularism and deism? What does it stand for? Can it explain the world while also satisfying the need for meaning and community? Was totalitarianism the monstrous zenith of atheism or ju...
2023-06-051h 15
Nailing The Apex with Tim HauraneyEmergency Pod: Aston Martin and Honda Team Up for 2026 F1 Season | May 24, 2023Breaking News: Aston Martin F1 team and Honda have agreed to enter into a works partnership for the 2026 Formula 1 championship.On this episode of Nailing the Apex, Tim Hauraney walks you through the news and explains what the 2026 F1 Power Unit regulations are (00:00), talks about his sit down with Aston Martin F1 team boss Martin Whitmarsh on Tuesday and shares what he was able to find out about when talks with Honda started (7:11), and speaks on the ending of Aston Martin’s partnership with Mercedes at the end of 2025 season (9:41). Finally, Tim touches on Fernando Alonso's previous ro...
2023-05-2420 min
University of CambridgeWho does Greek and Roman Antiquity Belong to? – with Prof Tim WhitmarshWho owns the past and does antiquity really ‘belong’ to anyone?
Ella O’Loughlin speaks to Prof Tim Whitmarsh about an event at the Faculty of Classics which will discuss how the classical past is understood and who feels a sense of ownership over it.
Find out more about the event here: https://www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/past-tense-who-does-greek-and-roman-antiquity-belong
Music by Coby O'Brien
Produced by Rebekah King
2023-03-2237 min
Say That Again Slowly - The Cambridge Festival Podcast!Who does Greek and Roman Antiquity Belong to? – with Prof Tim WhitmarshWho owns the past and does antiquity really ‘belong’ to anyone? Ella O’Loughlin speaks to Prof Tim Whitmarsh about an event at the Faculty of Classics which will discuss how the classical past is understood and who feels a sense of ownership over it.
Find out more about the event here: https://www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/past-tense-who-does-greek-and-roman-antiquity-belong
Music by Coby O'BrienProduced by Rebekah King
2023-03-2237 min
Say That Again Slowly - The Cambridge Festival Podcast!Who does Greek and Roman Antiquity Belong to? – with Prof Tim WhitmarshWho owns the past and does antiquity really ‘belong’ to anyone? Ella O’Loughlin speaks to Prof Tim Whitmarsh about an event at the Faculty of Classics which will discuss how the classical past is understood and who feels a sense of ownership over it.
Find out more about the event here: https://www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/past-tense-who-does-greek-and-roman-antiquity-belong
Music by Coby O'BrienProduced by Rebekah King
2023-03-2237 min
DemythifyingDeMyth X Tim WhitmarshCharlotte decided that Wiki rabbit holes weren't enough so she invited Tim Whitmarsh to discuss his book Battling the Gods; Atheism in the Ancient World with her. The discussion includes how the movement of people helped spread the idea of a monotheistic religion and how people responded to oracles in the ancient world are very similar to how people respond to horoscopes today. Twitter: @twittermarsh(Note on audio: Charlotte's laptop decided it didn't want to use the external mic as a source. She's working on the issue, please have patience) Tell us what yo...
2023-03-1650 min
Религия и Общество - Religiolog016 Атеизм в Древнем Мире. Тим Уитмарш, Кембридж. Как история атеизма связанна с моралью и политикойВ своей книге «Сражаясь с Богами: атеизм в античном мире» профессор античной истории в Кембридже Тим Уитмарш, бросает вызов как верующим, так и «новым атеистам». Уитмарш не согласен с тезисом что религиозность в людях естественна, а неверие и скептицизм – это недавний продукт научного прогресса и Просвещения в Западном мире. Академик убеждён что неверие в сверхъестественное старо как мир, и что люди не «запрограммированы» от природы верить в богов. Более того, он поясняет почему такое ложное, с его точки зрения, убеждение опасно для нашего мира и как оно связано с вопросом прав человека. Уитмарш объясняет почему понимание истории атеизма крайне важно из-за моральных и даже политических соображений.Tim Whitmarsh. 2016. Battling the Gods: Atheism in the Ancient WorldВ конце видео приведены цитаты античных скептиков.
2023-01-1516 min
The AncientsDirty Love: The Ancient Greek NovelThe novel, and in particular the romance genre, is at the heart of a billion dollar industry, but when did they originate? In this episode, Professor Tim Whitmarsh from the University of Cambridge takes us back to some of the world’s earliest fictional narratives, the novels of Ancient Greece. Tim and Tristan explore the themes of this literature, the elements of it which are echoed in modern novels, its possible links with Persian, Jewish and Indian literature, and the stories of cultural hybridization found in the texts. Tim is the author of Dirty Love: The Genealogy of the Ancient Gr...
2021-06-2249 minThe AncientsDirty Love: The Ancient Greek NovelThe novel, and in particular the romance genre, is at the heart of a billion dollar industry, but when did they originate? In this episode, Professor Tim Whitmarsh from the University of Cambridge takes us back to some of the world’s earliest fictional narratives, the novels of Ancient Greece. Tim and Tristan explore the themes of this literature, the elements of it which are echoed in modern novels, its possible links with Persian, Jewish and Indian literature, and the stories of cultural hybridization found in the texts. Tim is the author of Dirty Love: The Genealogy of the Ancient Gr...
2021-06-2249 min
The 15 Minute Book ClubHistory Hack: Who Were the Ancient Greeks?Cambridge University's Tim Whitmarsh joins us for a fascinating talk on Ancient Greek identity. How do you define who was Greek and who wasn't? How did citizenship work? How did they view themselves? And how did they see others, such as the Romans? Support us: https://www.patreon.com/historyhackTips: https://ko-fi.com/historyhackBuy the books: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/historyhackMerch: https://www.historyhackpod.com/Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and f...
2020-08-1143 min
Feb 02 2020 EvensongSermonThe Vice-Master - Prof Tim Whitmarsh - Professors Professing - The Human Search For God - Classics
2020-02-0410 min
SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis MewhirterMike Dodd: Finding the soul of the gameMike Dodd apologized.
He’d been getting all wound up, or as wound up as the man, labeled by anyone you ask as one of the nicest guys in the world, can get. He even dropped the f word not once, but twice.
“Sorry about that,” he said on SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter. “I think I said the f word.”
You can forgive the man for being impassioned. He’s seen beach volleyball in its every iteration, every stage of its growth, from infantile to colossus to broken to slightly...
2019-12-041h 23
SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis MewhirterAdam Johnson: The Hall of Famer hiding in plain sightAdam Johnson couldn’t believe it.
He’d had some rough losses in his day, narrow losses with a lot on the line. Twice he had been the first team out of the Olympics, and twice it was because of a random, head-scratching injury. In 1996, when Johnson was partnered with Randy Stoklos in the Olympic trials in Baltimore, the two had to win just one of their next two matches, the first of which would come against the Mikes – Mike Whitmarsh and Mike Dodd.
Thirty seconds before the match, Stoklos hit one final warm up jump s...
2018-05-161h 08
Edinburgh Skeptics Presents...10 Qs @ The Fringe: Prof Tim WhitmarshAs well as full-length talks we're bringing you interviews with our Fringe 2017 speakers to find out what makes them tick and to grill them in forensic detail about their fields. First off is writer and history Prof Tim Whitmarsh. Tim sat down with our own Heather Pentler to discuss gods, cats, and atheists in the comfortable surroundings of the Royal Mile Radisson. Prof. Whitmarsh is the author of *Battling the Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World*, described by the New York Times as ‘excellent’, by the Guardian as ‘brilliant’, and by his mother as ‘alright if you like that...
2017-10-1113 minEdinburgh Skeptics Presents...SotF 2017: Atheism in Ancient GreeceEdit: You know when you've given the podcast gear to your vice-chair to do interviews at QED and you realise you needed it to record a welcome message for the very first Fringe 2017 podcast? Yeah, that... It's a very special time here at Podcast HQ as we start to bring you some episodes from our 2017 Edinburgh Fringe lineup. Normally we'd start with our compilation evening Our Friends On The Fringe, but that must wait for another day (and because we forgot to ask if it was ok. Oops!). So our first release from this year's Fringe is...
2017-10-1148 min
University of CambridgeBATTLING THE GODS: ATHEISM IN THE ANCIENT WORLDContrary to popular notions of atheism as a product of the Enlightenment, Professor Tim Whitmarsh argues that it was a matter of serious public debate as early as in the classical Greek world. Discover the stories of those who first refused the divinities and find out more about the origins of the secular values at the heart of the modern state.
2016-10-2859 min
Classics@CambridgeOedipus the Atheist: Inaugural Lecture of Tim Whitmarsh, A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture, University of Cambridge
2016-10-1751 min
Freethought RadioBattling the GodsAfter hearing New Jersey Senator Cory Booker acknowledging nonbelievers at the DNC, and Barack Obama affirming that the United States is not under a “savior," but under “We, the people,” we talk with FFRF legal intern Chris Line about an egregious violation of state/church separation involving public money to a Texas charter school that is brazenly promoting Jesus and the bible. Then we talk with professor Tim Whitmarsh at Cambridge University about his new book Battling The Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World, showing that atheism is older than Christianity.
2016-08-0141 minFreethought RadioBattling the GodsAfter hearing New Jersey Senator Cory Booker acknowledging nonbelievers at the DNC, and Barack Obama affirming that the United States is not under a “savior," but under “We, the people,” we talk with FFRF legal intern Chris Line about an egregious violation of state/church separation involving public money to a Texas charter school that is brazenly promoting Jesus and the bible. Then we talk with professor Tim Whitmarsh at Cambridge University about his new book Battling The Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World, showing that atheism is older than Christianity.
2016-08-0141 min
Point of InquiryAthens' Atheists: Tim Whitmarsh on Religious Doubt in Ancient Greece
In ancient Greece, did everyone unquestioningly believe in the gods of Olympus? Was there no one in classical Athens to write the equivalent of “The Zeus Delusion”? According to our guest this week, the Greeks’ religious beliefs were as varied and nuanced as they are today. Tim Whitmarsh is a classicist and professor of Greek Culture at University of Cambridge. In his newest book, Battling the Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World, he explores the skeptical aspects of ancient history that are often left out of common retellings.
Like so many other cultures, ancient Greece went through its ow...
2016-02-0132 minPoint of InquiryAthens' Atheists: Tim Whitmarsh on Religious Doubt in Ancient Greece
In ancient Greece, did everyone unquestioningly believe in the gods of Olympus? Was there no one in classical Athens to write the equivalent of “The Zeus Delusion”? According to our guest this week, the Greeks’ religious beliefs were as varied and nuanced as they are today. Tim Whitmarsh is a classicist and professor of Greek Culture at University of Cambridge. In his newest book, Battling the Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World, he explores the skeptical aspects of ancient history that are often left out of common retellings.
Like so many other cultures, ancient Greece went through its ow...
2016-02-0132 min
Fuel Your Mind With A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Next-Level.Battling the Gods by Tim WhitmarshPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/48263to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Battling the Gods
Author: Tim Whitmarsh
Narrator: James Langton
Format: mp3
Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
Release date: 11-10-15
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 104 ratings
Genres: Atheism
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2015-11-1010h 10
Faculty of ClassicsClassics Course II: Of Course It's For YouTim Whitmarsh gives a talk for the Classics Open Day held on 16th March 2013 about doing a Classics degree at Oxford. Classics is the most diverse, wide-ranging humanities subject in existence. Delving deep into the past, Oxford classicists study the literature, painting, sculpture, history, archaeology and philosophy of ancient Greece and Rome ... and that's just in their first year. At the heart of the subject is the learning of ancient languages, which are the key to unlocking this wonderful world. Classics Course II students are taught Latin or Greek from scratch by some of the best instructors the world has...
2013-04-1022 min
In Our TimeYouthMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss the idea of youth. In 1898 Joseph Conrad wrote, “I remember my youth and the feeling that will never come back any more – the feeling that I could last for ever, outlast the sea, the earth, and all men; the deceitful feeling that lures us on to perils, to love, to vain effort – to death…”From antiquity to our own time, the concept of youth, with its promise of possibility and adventure, has been greeted with fascination as well as fear. The ancient Greeks saw the period of youth as dangerous and unpredictable, but how did they s...
2003-04-1741 min