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It's here: our last episode on the Iliad! Does the end of the epic portray a decline to a world run by liars and dancers, or an ascent to an almost joyful tragic insight into human power? Listen at combatandclassics.org, or wherever you get your podcasts!

After our antepenultimate Iliad episode comes... the penultimate episode, on Book 23! Join Brian, Shilo, and Jeff as we discuss the "domestic policy" of the post-wrath, or dead, Achilles. Check out this episode at combatandclassics.org, or wherever you get your podcasts!

Here's our antepenultimate episode on the Iliad, on Book 22! Brian, Shilo, and Jeff ask: why does Hector decide to face Achilles, rather than taking refuge within the walls of Troy? Check us out at combatandclassics.org, or wherever you get your podcasts!

We're back, with our preantepenultimate episode on the Iliad! In Book 21, Achilles kills so many Trojans that the river Scamander protests the mess he is making. So Achilles fights the river, and nearly dies. Check out our latest episode at combatandclassics.org!

Episode 78 just dropped! In Book 20, Achilles gets new armor from his mom, and rejoins the battle. Zeus tells the gods to take sides, and to go nuts. And Achilles faces Aeneas and Hector, and fights them, so the gods have to save them. Check it out at combatandclassics.org!

We're back, with Book 19! And so is Achilles. But what is he back for? Join Brian, Shilo, and Jeff as we ask why the Iliad isn't over, now that Achilles says his wrath is done. Check out this new episode, and all past episodes, at combatandclassics.org.

Good morning, C&C listeners! Episode 76 just dropped, on Book 18 of the Iliad. Achilles is crushed by Patroclus' death.  Thetis helps him to take revenge on Hector by asking Hephaestus to make Achilles some new armor.  We ask about the elaborate details of Achilles' shield.

Ep. 75 just dropped, on Book 17 of the Iliad! In it, Shilo gets a new gig, and we offend a whole county! Back in the Iliad, Patroclus is dead, and everyone fights over his body. Why is a whole book concerned with Patroclus' body? You can listen at combatandclassics.org.

Hey listeners! C&C Ep. 74 has just dropped, on Book 16 of Homer's "Iliad." We learn why Socrates warns against identifying with Achilles' wrath, and how superior human beings dangerously test their friends. Have a listen at combatandclassics.org.

Hey C&C listeners! Episode 73, on Book 15 of the Iliad, just dropped. Brian, Shilo, and Jeff ask about the smile of Zeus. Has he caught Hera in a lie? Does his smile mean that he thinks he is superior to all the other gods? Is it boring to be by far the greatest of the gods?

Episode 72 is available, on Homer's Iliad, Book 14! Poseidon interferes with the will of Zeus because Hera has seduced the king of the gods with a sexy belt. Also, the battle between the Greeks and Achaeans continues to escalate. Check us out, at combatandclassics.org.

Episode 71, on Homer's Iliad Book 13, has dropped! In it, we wonder why Book 13 doesn't have a cool name like Book 12 did. Then we turn to other questions, like is it true that military prowess, or military virtue, gives you other virtues, such as skill at deliberation?

Check out Episode 70, on Homer's Iliad, Book 12! Shilo, Jeff and Brian continue their read through of Homer's Iliad. We ask why is the book so short compared to the others? Why all the similes about war and the natural world? Is war a natural phenomenon? combatandclassics.org

In Episode 69, on Book 11 of Homer's Iliad, we find [Yell-y war voice] "CARNAGE ON THE BATTLEFIELD!!!!" Our opening question is "can we spoil the Iliad?" Brian also mentions his guest hosting of Shakespeare Dallas' "Shakespeare Decoded" pod which you can hear on Spotify!

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If you haven't checked out our episode on Iliad Book 10, you should: The Night Raid! It’s an important book kinda in the middle of the story with lots of action. If you'd like to leave a voicemail with a question, you can call us at (703) 677-8645.

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We just posted our latest episode, on Iliad Book 9! The Trojans have pushed the Greeks back to their ship. A panicked Agamemnon and Menelaus need a plan. They decide to send an embassy to Achilles, to beg him to rejoin the fighting. The embassy fails -- but interestingly.