This week, the Greeks are back in town. Literally, as they wake from their long, Dark Ages-slumber, they come up with a whole new set of ideas, materials to fight with (Spoiler alert: Iron!) and a new form of community. The Polis!

And yes, this episode title is my favourite dad joke ever.

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We're back!

After a "okay, let's get accustomed to this newborn thing"-hiatus in the podcast, I can proudly proclaim that whoever claimed to know how to handle a baby after five weeks is a liar.

Anyways, this episode deals with, surprise, Babies in Ancient Greece! Plus, Motherhood, fatherhood, and the absolutely unsung heroes of giving birth through the ages: midwives!

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This week: Empire Jenga on the finale of Season 1! We'll talk about some of the most important empires and cultures of the Mediterranean during the Bronze Age and then we'll crash them into a wall. Or maybe it wasn't as dark of an age as it sounded?

Plus, an announcement that did not make it into the show: Baby Chronicles of Ancient Greece is here! Everyone involved is happy and healthy and at least one of us has quite the appetite! Spoiler Alert: It's the baby!

Well, this week, Odysseus finally gets home. First though, he has to escape the amorous clutches of a nymph, lose all his men because they could not resist angering the gods, and kill about 100 men who all try to marry his wife. No problem.

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This week, the journey gets even more confusing, as Odysseus and his crew, instead of sailing straight back to Ithaca, start criss crossing the entire Mediterranean and apparently also the underworld. Odysseus' crew also show their animalistic side. Literally.

Meanwhile, our hero stays with a witch for a year and fathers a child with her.

Does he even want to get home?

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This week, Odysseus is going to mess with a Cyclops. Spoiler Alert: That's a really really bad idea.

Oh, and also: What's in the bag?!

In this episode, we'll take a loot at the climactic events of the Trojan War. The famous duel between Hector and Achilles, what Achilles does once Hector is defeated, how Achilles meets his own downfall when Paris exploits his, well, Achilles' heel, and what role a giant wooden horse plays in all of this.

Plus: What evidence is there for the existence of the city of Troy and how has the Trojan War been depicted in movies and series?

We're back!

This time we'll dive into the nitty gritty of the Trojan War. How the war itself could have been ended after it had barely begun, how the Amazons made even Achilles think twice, and how not to deal with disgruntled warriors. Especially the prideful ones.

Also, we'll talk about the relationship between Achilles and Patroclus and how different times have put their spin on one of the most famous relationships in history.

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