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It's a Classic Podcast50: The Olympics! (Part 2)This week Zion Lashua and Michael Lee are continuing to talk about the ancient Olympics, this time really zeroing in on some legendary athletes! Hear about the only posthumous Olympian, a man who died happy, and why its a bad idea to stick your hand in a tree! 2024-08-1355 minIt's a Classic Podcast49: The Olympics! (Part 1)Welcome back! Just in time for the Paris 2024 Olympics, we are back with an episode focusing on the ancient Olympics and all the drama, competition, and excitement contained within! Join host Zion Lashua as he is joined by modern Olympics aficionado, Michael Lee! The pair will examine Pelop's shoulder, the nakedness of the athletes, and the power of the climax in boxing! 2024-07-311h 21It's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic 48: I Call a Cheese Knife to the Stand!Welcome back! This time, host Zion Lashua is going to be discussing The Wasps by Aristophanes and is joined by his brother Iago Lashua! Join the two as they analyze the trial of the century, throwing nuts at the audience, and puppies! 2024-02-061h 10It's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic 47: Angantyr vs The HunsWelcome back and happy new year! I have a feeling 2024 will be an amazing one! This episode is the long awaited finale of the saga of King Heidrek! Additionally, this is a special Hot Ones style episode, as host Zion Lashua and guest Shawn Choi will be trying Tyrfing's Curse, a hot sauce by Halogi inspired by the legendary cursed sword of this saga. Will the pair be able to discuss goths, huns, and horses while their mouths are on fire?2024-01-0246 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic 46: The Riddles of GestumblindiWelcome back! This week is a special riddle filled episode! Don't worry, these are still based on history, specifically continuing the story of King Heidrek from last episode! Join host Zion Lashua as he attempts to guide special guest Shawn Choi to the answers to these less than perfect riddles. Play along at home, as long as you're quicker than Shawn! 2023-08-291h 03It's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic 45: Hervör the Awesome and Heidrek the PranksterWelcome back! This week join host Zion Lashua and special guest Shawn Choi as the two examine the beginning of the saga of King Heidrek and the legendary sword Tyrfing! Relax and listen as the pair encounter haunted treasure, viking escapades, and the greatest prank ever pulled! 2023-08-151h 17It's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic (Novis) 44: Journey to the Journey to the WestHey all you podcasterz out there! Sound off in the comments with the most relatable moment while listening to the episode! #PodcasterLife! This week join host Shawn Choi and special guest Zion Lashua as the two begin the long arduous journey to the west, featuring the stone monkey king himself: Sun Wukong! Listen in awe as the two discuss the difference between rocks and eggs, the best thing to shapeshift into (a tree) and the ways to save oneself from lightning (not a tree). PODCASTERS FOR LIFE!2023-05-0351 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Ep 43: Don't You Froget About MeWelcome back! This week host Zion Lashua is joined by Shawn Choi and the two embark towards a territory as yet unseen on this podcast: Comedy! It's The Frogs by Aristophanes! Join the pair as they see what frogs truly sound like, contemplate the ability for a snake to have legs, and enjoy some good old fashioned fart jokes! 2023-04-211h 05It's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic 42: Don't Chase the Golden DeerWelcome back! It's about time to continue the story of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Ravana and all the rest of the gang from the Ramayana! It's been since episode 20 that we touched on it, but don't worry, there's a recap! Join host Zion Lashua with special guest, Shawn Choi, as the pair explore bark fashion, a giant bird daddy, and how a pair of sandals can be an incredible king! 2023-02-231h 00It's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic (Novis) Ep 41: Three Kingdoms for a HorseWelcome back! Today it is a Novis episode, which means Shawn has taken the reins! Join host Shawn Choi as he guides special guest Zion Lashua through the Three Kingdoms Period of Chinese history. The two will explore ball rentals, daddy issues, and the greatest horse who ever lived! 2023-01-1854 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Ep 40: The Pirate QueenThrowback to when Zion was still in Exeter! Join host Zion Lashua as he is joined by special guest and pirate expert, Josh Crabtree! The two of them explore the nation of Illyria, as well as their most fascinating leader: Teuta, the pirate queen! 2023-01-041h 18It's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast 39: You Won't Be Knocking Down Our WallWe are back! After a lengthy hiatus borne from a combination of dissertation writing and laziness, It's a Classic returns! Zion figured he'd keep things simple this week and explore the Bible with Shawn Choi! The two venture into the book of Joshua, a story filled with flaming hailstones, parting rivers, and far too much talk of foreskins. 2022-11-3056 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 38: A "True" Story (Finale)I guess Nick is just a great guest for 3 parters? This week, host Zion Lashua and special guest Nicholas Cohn conclude Lucian's A True Story! Thank you all so much for joining us these past 3 episodes! This week, there will be a magical marshmallow, phalluses used as masts, and another person turns into a donkey! Join us and learn that anything can be water if you believe hard enough!2022-05-041h 02It's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 37: A "True" Story (Part 2)It's the second part of the whackiest story that we have covered yet! Check out last week's episode for the beginning, because this time we truly venture into the belly of the beast...literally! Lucian's A True Story continues with host Zion Lashua and special guest Nicholas Cohn! This episode look forward to underwater igloos, grand theft dolphin, and a lactose-intolerant person's worst nightmare! 2022-04-2044 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 36: A "True" Story (Part 1)Sorry for the delay, but now we are back and better than ever! Join host Zion Lashua and special guest and science fiction expert Nicholas Cohn as the two examine the first ever piece of science fiction literature! Lucian's a True Story is full of whacky adventures too big to fit into a single episode! This is the first section filled with Bacchus' secret wine laboratory, a true war of the worlds, and a lesson in anatomy! 2022-04-071h 06It's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 35: Helen of (not) TroyYou read that title right! What Helen is there other than the Helen of Troy you ask? Well, just look to your buddy Euripides, who presents an alternate version of the story of the Trojan war! This is two episodes in a row of Euripides, what can I say? I'm a fan! Join host Zion Lashua with special guest Jordi Fernandez as the two explore snake unicorns, bubble buddy from Spongebob, and how you really can't trust anything! 2022-03-081h 07It's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 34: I Would Die For YouEuripides is quite the playwright and today host Zion Lashua and special guest Olivia Page discuss Alcestis, one of Euripides' earliest plays! What would you do if you could live forever? All it costs is having the person who you love most in the world die instead?? Interested? Then this play is for you! Join the pair as they discuss ancient haircuts, the ethics of Minecraft vegetarianism, and how lopsided a cart would be if it was pulled by a lion and a boar!2022-02-1754 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast (Novis) Episode 33: It's a CalculassicIt's a Novis episode! Shawn is hosting again and this week we're talking about math? You read that right! Join temporary host Shawn Choi as he leads Zion Lashua through the history of Calculus! While this is not our usual territory, it just goes to show that history is everywhere and can make anything interesting, we hope? Join the pair as they talk about pizza, math duels, and the true secret behind the apple that fell on Newton's head! 2022-02-0148 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 32: The Spitting ImageWelcome back! We took a bit of a break for the holidays but we are starting 2022 off strong! This week, join host Zion Lashua joined by Shawn Choi as the two explore Norse mythology for the first full episode focusing on it! This is the story of Kvasir, the super duper smart god made of spit?? Explore gamers in valhalla, dwarf punting, and how salmon got their tail fins! 2022-01-2056 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 31: The Promenade of SerpentsWelcome back! This week host Zion Lashua is joined by special guest Jordi Fernandez! Join the two as they explore the Acts of Saint Philip! This boisterous apostle certainly gets up to a lot of trouble! Today theres dragons, blindness, and a talking cat?! 2021-12-081h 19It's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 30: Romulus...............and RemusWelcome back! This week, host Zion Lashua guides special guest Shawn Choi through the story of the founding of Rome! Join the pair as they discuss animal fun facts, floating ghost phalluses, and why you should never make fun of your brother's trench. 2021-11-241h 03It's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 29: The Muppet God???Welcome back to It's a Classic! This week, host Zion Lashua is joined by special guest Nicholas Cohn in order to investigate the mysterious affair of Alexander of Abonoteichos! I'm sure he would've gotten away with it too, if not for you meddling listeners! Enjoy as the pair explore goose eggs filled with snakes, lions swimming across the Danube, and a puppet dictating law within ancient Rome! Thanks again for listening! 2021-11-111h 05It's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 28: Head in "The Clouds"We are back in Ancient Greece! This time we are exploring a first for the podcast, an Athenian comedy! Aristophanes' The Clouds is a hilarious (in Zion's opinion) parody of Socrates and his followers. Join Host Zion Lashua and very special guest Shawn Choi as the two explore fart jokes, the gender of pigeons, and how great this play would work if it was set in the 1980's!2021-10-261h 00It's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 27: Magic...or The Tyranny of Women?Hey everybody! Today the episode is a venture into late Roman history! Join Host Zion Lashua and special guest Hannah as the two explore the intricacies of the Byzantine Empire through the eyes of a mysterious man named Procopius! They will learn the proper way to dispose of tongues, what you should never say to an emperor, and why sometimes, it's best to just run away and become a monk! 2021-10-1256 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 26: Spider? I Barely Know Her!Melanie is back as a special guest this episode! Host Zion Lashua is joined by his lovely girlfriend Melanie Cruz! Last time they talked about Cupid and Psyche, but this time what else could they talk about but spiders and hubris! Join them as they find out what you have to do to get turned into a magpie, how much one should respect the gods, and why you should always allow a mysterious stranger to drink from your spring. 2021-09-2845 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 25: Crito's WoesToday Host Zion Lashua and very very special guest Shawn Choi (he's earned that second very) examine Crito, the Socratic dialogue that follows the Apology and rounds off this pseudo-trilogy of Greek Philosophy! Today the pair compares Colonial American and Ancient Greek dental habits, enjoy another of Socrates' famous metaphors and are even joined by a third guest?! 2021-09-1437 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 24: Zeus' not DeadLast time Host Zion Lashua and very very special guest Shawn Choi examined Euthyphro, today is the continuation of that with Plato's Apology! Join them as they ask burning questions such as: Is Wendy's the new Socrates? What punishment does Socrates deserve? and just how heavy handed are those God's not Dead movies? 2021-09-0151 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 23: Is Piety a Rectangle?It's a Classic is back in Ancient Greece! This time host Zion Lashua and very very special guest Shawn Choi discuss Euthyphro, one of the Socratic dialogues. Will they discover the very nature of piety? Will Socrates ever stop annoying people? Will they ever stop talking about balls? 2021-08-1849 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 22: History or BS-Story IIIt's another episode of History or BS-Story! This time host Zion Lashua is joined by special guest Nicholas Cohn! Will Nick be able to outperform Shawn from the last episode? To do so, he'll have to know what Aristotle thought about octopi, the details of Egyptian monsters, and what fig leaves have to say about the ocean! 2021-08-031h 01It's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 21: Hatshepsut, the World's First Girlboss?It's about time we talked about Egypt! Join host Zion Lashua as he is accompanied by Emma Dominguez! The two will explore Egyptian birthing practices, Scrooge McDuck (again somehow) and most importantly, Hatshepsut, the woman king of ancient Egypt. 2021-07-2155 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 20: Rama’s Journey BeginsWelcome back to It’s a Classic! It’s about time that we covered some stories from India, and where better to start than the Ramayana? It’s the Hindu epic that has everything from giant fire demons to a beautiful wedding! Join host Zion Lashua and guest Shawn Choi as they explore the beginning of the journey of Rama as he quests to save the world! 2021-07-0748 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast (Novis) Episode 19: A Princess, A Tiger, and a WoodcutterThis week, it's a Novis episode! Join host Shawn Choi as he guides Zion Lashua through an assortment of Korean fairy and folk tales! Learn about underworld journeys, a crazy hungry tiger, and the origin of the rooster! 2021-06-2333 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 18: History or BS-StoryToday, we're trying something new! It's a quiz show format! Host Zion Lashua has come up with 10 questions for guest Shawn Choi. Can Shawn figure out the History from the BS Story, And if he can't, can you? Listen and play along as they discuss Frog goddesses, Spartan Disembowelment, and insane Hindu beasts! 2021-06-0941 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 17: All Roads Lead to RhodesDemetrius is a man of many names! He is the Savior-God of Athens, the Fable, and most importantly the Besieger! Join host Zion Lashua as he is joined by his brothers, Quinn and Iago Lashua. The trio will explore giant siege machines, underground and undersea warfare, and the mole of Rhodes! 2021-05-2742 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 16: I Need a NeroYou thought Caligula was bad? This week Zion Lashua is joined by Shawn Choi to talk about Nero. Join them as they learn about Nero's obsession with music, his foolproof plan to kill his own mother, and his genius when it comes to quelling rebellions! 2021-05-111h 00It's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 15: Beauty and the...Beauty?Today's story is one about transformed servants, a mysterious palace in the middle of the woods, and a beauty forced to marry a mysterious character! It's Cupid and Psyche of course! What were you thinking? Host Zion Lashua is joined by special guest Melanie Cruz. Join the two of them as they learn about early 2000's romance movies, venomous sheep, and the many powers of the god Pan. 2021-04-2755 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 14: Two Chinese Classics?This time, it's some not-so-ancient tales from China! Host Zion Lashua guides guest Shawn Choi through tales of superpowered brothers, a man who lost both feet for a rock, and a candy that may or may not get you killed! 2021-04-1448 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 13: The Sacred BandAn army of elite gay lovers?! You're not dreaming, you're just listening to the most recent episode of the It's a Classic Podcast! Host Zion Lashua surprises guest Shawn Choi with an episode that he requested: The Sacred Band of Thebes. Besides these kings, this story also features assassinations, revolutions, and really long spears! 2021-03-2356 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast (Novis) Episode 12: How Japan Came to BeIt's the first episode of the It's a Classic Novis! Novis, meaning "reverse" in Latin will denote any episode where Zion Lashua is not the host, but instead the guest! Today, Shawn Choi regales us all with the tale of the Japanese creation myth. There's romance, drama, and a leech baby?! 2021-03-1026 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 11: The Golden "Donkey" (Finale)It's time to wrap up the story of Lucius and the Golden Ass! Zion Lashua is joined by Nicholas Cohn to explore the chaos of this story. Indulge in geysers of boiling wine, cheating wives, and a mysterious visit from a goddess! 2021-02-241h 10It's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 10: The Golden "Donkey" (Part 2)The story of Lucius the donkey continues in today's episode! Host Zion Lashua is joined by Nicholas Cohn as the two learn about the intricate parallels between The Illiad and The Golden Ass, as well as why one should avoid boars at all costs! 2021-02-1058 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 9: The Golden "Donkey" (Part 1)Zion Lashua is joined by Nicholas Cohn to explore the story of The Golden Ass, a crazy novel written around the year 100 AD which follows Lucius across his many adventures! In this episode, learn how dangerous sponges can be, to beware of weasels, and to always make sure to keep your hair safe from witches! 2021-01-261h 01It's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 8: The Epic of Enkidu and GilgameshWhile the podcast has mostly been focused on topics centering around Greece and Rome, it's also about all other ancient stories and figures! This week, its all about Gilgamesh, the king of the ancient city of Uruk in Ancient Sumeria! Join host Zion Lashua as he guides Shawn Choi through the oldest story known to man! 2021-01-131h 19It's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 7: A Very Classic ChristmasMerry Christmas everyone! I thought it would be fun to take a look at one of the most classic Christmas stories of them all: the birth of Jesus Christ! Host Zion Lashua is once again joined by Shawn Choi as the two explore the horror of biblically accurate angels, the mysterious magi, and the real reason baby Jesus was wrapped in cloth! 2020-12-2545 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 6: Caligula the MonsterBack to some good ol’ history! Today host Zion Lashua is joined by special guest Nick Cohn! The pair delves into the story of the chaotic Roman emperor, Caligula! If you’re looking for over the top bridge building, epic pranks, and lots of death and debauchery, then Caligula is your man! 2020-12-151h 11It's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 5: Theseus (of Ship Fame) and Minos (of Minotaur Fame)Another tale from Greek Myth! Sure, you've heard of the Minotaur, and maybe you've heard of Icarus flying too close to the sun, but have you heard of The Throne of Forgetfulness and Theseus feeding a man to a turtle? If not, join host Zion Lashua as he guides guest Shawn Choi through the tale of Theseus and Minos!2020-12-021h 03It's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 4: The Dweebs of ThebesIt's another episode of Greek Myth! This week, Zion Lashua is joined by his two brothers, Quinn and Iago Lashua for a tumultuous journey through the history of the Ancient Greek city-state of Thebes! From its bovine birth to its tragic end, the story of Thebes is a true classic!2020-11-1754 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 3: Heracles the Himbo (Part 2)The story of Heracles was too massive and insane to fit in a single episode, so here is the second and final part of his life. In this episode host Zion Lashua guides guest Shawn Choi through Heracles stealing a belt and getting himself a new pet! 2020-11-041h 01It's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 2: Heracles the Himbo (Part 1)Our first foray into Greek myth! Join host Zion Lashua and guest Shawn Choi as they begin the journey of Heracles!2020-10-2700 minIt's a Classic PodcastIt's a Classic Podcast Episode 1: AlcibiadesIt's the inaugural episode of the It's a Classic Podcast! Join host Zion Lashua and guest Shawn Choi as they explore the story behind the slipperiest and most handsome figure to come out of ancient Athens! 2020-10-041h 26