WINNOW: A Couple’s Close Reading of the Iliad and Odyssey

Enjoy Book 13 of Homer's Odyssey. These audiobooks are also available on YouTube with text on-screen. Thank you to Project Gutenberg for the full text of the Samuel Butler (1900) translation.  Narrated by Owen Gemmer.

Join us as we discuss Book 12 of the Odyssey, where all of Odysseus's crew dies from eating the Cattle of Helios. Whose fault is this? Who is to blame for their deaths? Listen to Book 13 of the Odyssey to be prepared for next week's episode on YouTube . Watch this episode on YouTube . Check out our bonus podcast on Patreon , CHONKERS a mini podcast about thick books Thank you to Nat Copeland for o...

Enjoy Book 12 of Homer's Odyssey. These audiobooks are also available on YouTube with text on-screen. Thank you to Project Gutenberg for the full text of the Samuel Butler (1900) translation.  Narrated by Owen Gemmer.

In Book 11 of the Odyssey Odysseus ventures into the Underworld to get some advice from Tiresias. He also meets some old buddies down there like Agamemnon and Achilles. Join us as we discuss what Odysseus learns from the dead. Listen to Book 12 of the Odyssey to be prepared for next week's episode on YouTube . Watch this episode on YouTube . Check out our bonus podcast on Patreon , CHONKERS a mini...

Enjoy Book 11 of Homer's Odyssey. These audiobooks are also available on YouTube with text on-screen. Thank you to Project Gutenberg for the full text of the Samuel Butler (1900) translation.  Narrated by Owen Gemmer.

Odysseus and his men encounter Circe in Book 10 of the Odyssey. How does Odysseus not get turned into a pig? Plus we discuss the bag of winds and the Laestrygonians. Listen to Book 11 of the Odyssey to be prepared for next week's episode on YouTube . Watch this episode on YouTube . Check out our bonus podcast on Patreon , CHONKERS a mini podcast about thick books Thank you to Nat Copeland for our...

Enjoy Book 10 of Homer's Odyssey. These audiobooks are also available on YouTube with text on-screen. Thank you to Project Gutenberg for the full text of the Samuel Butler (1900) translation.  Narrated by Owen Gemmer.

You might think you know this part of the Odyssey, the part where Odysseus encounters the cyclops, but most people have barely scratched the surface. There's so much going on in Book 9, and we're going to discuss it all! Who is the cyclops, Polyphemus? Why is Odysseus telling this story? It takes keen eyes to read between the lines, or should I say eye. Listen to Book 10 of the Odyssey to be prepa...

Enjoy Book 9 of Homer's Odyssey. These audiobooks are also available on YouTube with text on-screen. Thank you to Project Gutenberg for the full text of the Samuel Butler (1900) translation.  Narrated by Owen Gemmer.

Bring out the Bard! It's time for some songs and games. Odysseus is weeping again, and we are left questioning whether it is genuine or fake. Join us as we breakdown the meaning behind the story of Ares, Aphrodite, and Hephaestus in real time. Correction: There are triphthongs in English! Listen to Book 9 of the Odyssey to be prepared for next week's episode on YouTube . Watch this episode on YouT...

Enjoy Book 8 of Homer's Odyssey. These audiobooks are also available on YouTube with text on-screen. Thank you to Project Gutenberg for the full text of the Samuel Butler (1900) translation.  Narrated by Owen Gemmer.

Odysseus enters the palace of King Alcinous and Queen Arete and goes straight for the knees! He tells them how he came to their island...kinda. Spoiler alert: Odysseus kinda lies. Join us as we discuss why this might be. Listen to Book 8 of the Odyssey to be prepared for next week's episode on YouTube . Watch this episode on YouTube . Check out our bonus podcast on Patreon , CHONKERS a mini podcas...

Enjoy Book 7 of Homer's Odyssey. These audiobooks are also available on YouTube with text on-screen. Thank you to Project Gutenberg for the full text of the Samuel Butler (1900) translation.  Narrated by Owen Gemmer.

Odysseus is in a tight spot. Join us as we discuss how he navigates this tricky situation in Book 6 of the Odyssey. Plus, who is Nausicaa and why is she significant to the story? Listen to Book 7 of the Odyssey to be prepared for next week's episode on YouTube . Watch this episode on YouTube . Check out our bonus podcast on Patreon , CHONKERS a mini podcast about thick books Thank you to Nat Copel...

Enjoy Book 6 of Homer's Odyssey. These audiobooks are also available on YouTube with text on-screen. Thank you to Project Gutenberg for the full text of the Samuel Butler (1900) translation.  Narrated by Owen Gemmer.

It's time to meet the man, the myth, the legend...Odysseus! But what do we find? Not exactly what we expected. Our Greek hero has some major character flaws. Join us as we discuss this first look at the man of many ways. Is his crying genuine or an act? Why has he been on Calypso's island so long when he says he misses Penelope so much? Listen to Book 6 of the Odyssey to be prepared for next week'...

Welcome to a special bonus episode of WINNOW where we're covering Wuthering Heights. We read the book. We saw the movie. And both were...alright. Watch this episode on YouTube .  This Friday we'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming with an episode on the Odyssey Book 5. Check out our bonus podcast on Patreon , CHONKERS a mini podcast about thick books Thank you to Nat Copeland for our...

Enjoy Book 5 of Homer's Odyssey. These audiobooks are also available on YouTube with text on-screen. Thank you to Project Gutenberg for the full text of the Samuel Butler (1900) translation.  Narrated by Owen Gemmer.

Telemachus journeys onward to Sparta where he finds Menelaus and Helen in Book 4 of the Odyssey. Menelaus and Helen are not exactly living in domestic bliss. Helen slips something into the wine to ease everyone's nerves. And Menelaus tells the story of how he returned home. A strange tale indeed! What does Telemachus learn from Menelaus that he didn't learn from Nestor? How does war effect even th...

Enjoy Book 4 of Homer's Odyssey. These audiobooks are also available on YouTube with text on-screen. Thank you to Project Gutenberg for the full text of the Samuel Butler (1900) translation.  Narrated by Owen Gemmer.

Time for Nestor to pass his old man wisdom to Telemachus. In this episode we talk about what Telemachus actually learns from meeting Nestor in Book 3 of the Odyssey. Does he know where Odysseus is? Or if he's even alive? And we drop some Nolan News. Travis Scott being cast in the Odyssey movie was not on our 2026 bingo card. Listen to Book 4 of the Odyssey to be prepared for next week's episode on...

Enjoy Book 3 of Homer's Odyssey. These audiobooks are also available on YouTube with text on-screen. Thank you to Project Gutenberg for the full text of the Samuel Butler (1900) translation.  Narrated by Owen Gemmer.

We might've gotten a little ahead of ourselves last episode. Let's take a closer look at the power struggle in Ithaca in Book 2 of the Odyssey. Telemachus calls the elders and suitors to gather in the square. Penelope's scheme is revealed to the public! And why is Athena helping Telemachus succeed so much? Watch this episode on YouTube .  Listen to Book 3 of the Odyssey to be prepared for next wee...

We have decided to post Owen's Odyssey audiobooks of the Butler translation here to our podcast feed. These audiobooks are also available on YouTube with text on-screen. We hope that this makes the Odyssey journey easier to follow for our audio-only listeners. Enjoy! Thank you to Project Gutenberg for the full text of the Samuel Butler (1900) translation.  Narrated by Owen Gemmer.

Join us on our journey through Homer's Odyssey! This is the first official Odyssey episode covering Book 1 of the epic poem. We've been so excited to talk about Odysseus, but he's not even in this one! The Odyssey starts by showing us what's going on in Ithaca with Telemachus, Penelope and the many suitors. Why start the story here? Let's get into it! Watch this episode on YouTube . Listen to Book...