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First We Read: The Odyssey

First We Read: The Odyssey

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Raghu Karnad and Supriya Nair read and talk through two modern English translations of Homer's Odyssey. Edited and produced by Saachi.Speak Friend Art
Episodes
  • Homer's Odyssey, Books 21-24

    Homer's Odyssey, Books 21-24
    30 Aug 2026

    Now he will not die in paradise. Raghu and Supriya come to the end of all things Odyssey. Verse in this episode quoted from C.P. Cavafy; Alfred, Lord Tennyson; and Louise Glück. Thanks to all our listeners, to Saachi for crafting these episodes, and to the ghosts of Samuel Butler and Simone Weil. Special thanks to Abhishikta Mallick, to Pri and to Sharada. Speak friend and enter.
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    42 min
  • Homer's Odyssey, Books 17-20

    Homer's Odyssey, Books 17-20
    22 Aug 2026

    The gyro returneth. A hall full of rivals spits and schemes; lovers reunite; and homecoming is a thundercloud darkening the skies of the epic. We also talk sausages and kebabs, which make an appearance in Fagles and Wilson respectively.

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    42 min
  • Homer's Odyssey, Books 13-16

    Homer's Odyssey, Books 13-16
    20 Aug 2026

    Odysseus is home and everything is about to go gloriously wrong. Right. I said RIGHT.

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    36 min
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