The Hardcore Humanities Podcast Jamiejamiejamie

I am very happy to share this conversation with literary critic Eleni Giamarellou (@ElenGiamm). Join us as we dive into the exciting and terrifying world of classical mythology. Eleni's work pays special attention to the story of the Furies, goddesses of vengeance. We also discuss Aeschylus, a giant figure in greek tragedy, ritual, divinity as well as some other fascinating scholars in the field. Enjoy!

Various links from our conversation here:

Ancient Greek Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMLjkH0mjgo, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hOK7bU0S1Y
Binding spells: Christopher Faraone, specifically his 1991 article (https://classics.uchicago.edu/people/christopher-faraone) and Esther Eidinow, specifically her 2020 publication (https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/esther-eidinow/publications/).

I am thrilled to be bringing you this conversation with Emily Betz (@Emily_E_Betz). Emily is a cultural historian with a focus on the history of medicine, here we discuss her work on early modern melancholia. Emily also takes us through perceptions of this elusive decease over time and  I wonder why it became known as 'the english decease'. Enjoy!

It is with great pleasure that I can introduce you to Charlotte Oakes. Charlotte is currently pursuing her masters in Modern History at St Andrews University. Her research focuses on West German feminism. In episode we discuss how sexual liberation may have hindered Germany's coming to terms with its past, what changed after the reunification and socialist feminism. Enjoy!

I very happy to introduce you to drug historian Joshua Hill. Josh's main area of interest is cannabis use in Francoist Spain, but in this episode we also discuss interesting topics like how the cultural perception of drugs can change, social trends and the individual experience of people using drugs in the past. Thank you for listening to this fascinating discussion. 

Tess Johnson is a research fellow at Oxford University. In this thought provoking episode we discuss her work in genetic enhancement and bioethics. Where is the genetic enhancement industry currently at? What does the future hold? What are the ethical concerns? These are some of the questions we explore, happy listening!

Straight out of submitting his PhD at Oxford University , medievalist and fellow podcaster Alex Dymond joins me to talk about the Normans. Who were the Normans? Who was William before he became 'the Conqueror'?  How much do we really know about 1066? Alex provides us with some fascinating answers to these questions.

If you want to keep up with Alex and his work, you can follow him on twitter @DarthDymond or check out his own great podcast - Higgledy Piggledy History Hotchpod.

Happy listening!