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In this second of a two-part mini series on Euripides, Dr. Fleming takes a look at one of Euripides’ plays, Hecuba. What was the lot of women, particularly those involved in the Trojan War, what was the role of blood revenge, and the question of becoming what you chase after are just a few of the themes that Stephen and Dr. Fleming discuss in this episode. Original Air Date: May 2018 Show Run Time: 45 minutes Show Guest(s): Dr. Thomas Fleming Show Host(s): Stephen Heiner The Fleming Foundation · Christianity and Classical Culture, Episode 23: Euripedes, Hecuba   Christianity and...

In this first of a two-part mini series on Euripedes, Dr. Fleming discusses what (little) we know about Euripedes, his relationship in the mind of the Greeks to Aeschylus and Sophocles, the themes he most frequently considered, and why he’s important for us to study today.

In this third episode on the Aeneid (Episodes 1 and 2 available here and here) Dr. Fleming discusses similarities between the Odyssey and Aeneid and why Aeneas must press forward, through geographic and intellectual wanderings, even though he finds some of his fellow Trojans building “Parva Troia” and finds a beautiful queen in Dido who tempts him to end his journey. Book III is an essential background for understanding the work.

  A lively discussion of Walter Miller’s science fiction masterpiece, a future history in which mankind repeats the Dark Ages only to make the same mistakes again. Recorded: March 22, 2018 Original Air Date: May 2018 Show Run Time: 42 minutes Show Host(s): Dr. Thomas Fleming The Fleming Foundation · Boethius Book Club, Episode 11: A Canticle for Leibowitz, Part 1   Boethius Book Club℗ is a Production of the Fleming Foundation. Copyright 2018. All Rights are Reserved.

A lively discussion of Walter Miller’s science fiction masterpiece, a future history in which mankind repeats the Dark Ages only to make the same mistakes again. Recorded: March 22, 2018 Original Air Date: May 2018 Show Run Time: 42 minutes Show Host(s): Dr. Thomas Fleming The Fleming Foundation · Boethius Book Club, Episode 12: A Canticle for Leibowitz, Part 2   Boethius Book Club℗ is a Production of the Fleming Foundation. Copyright 2018. All Rights are Reserved.

In this first episode of our new series Autodidact, Dr. Fleming explores mystery and detective stories, from Oedipus to Agatha Christie to Edgar Allen Poe. Original Air Date: March 20, 2018 Show Run Time: 41 minutes Show Guest(s): Dr. Thomas Fleming Show Host(s): Stephen Heiner The Fleming Foundation · Autodidact, Episode 1: Mystery and Detective Stories   Autodidact℗ is a Production of the Fleming Foundation. Copyright 2018. All Rights are Reserved.