The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast

On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the proper way to relate to our ancestors before introducing a lecture from Stephen Smith.

Diomedes rampages, wounding even gods in his onslaught. Before Hector returns to the battlefield, Homer reveals his beautiful final moments with his wife and son.

Join Dr. Stephen Smith in "The Iliad" as he explores the themes of virtue, loyalty, war, fate, death, glory, piety, rage, and mercy. Experience Homer’s thrilling account of brilliant Achilles and his tragic quest for glory under a heavy fate, a profound meditation on the futility and majesty of human existence.

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On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss Paris' duel with Menelaus before introducing a lecture from Stephen Smith.

Helen launched a thousand ships when she fled with Paris. Now Paris faces her husband, Menelaus, in a duel to settle the Trojan War.

Join Dr. Stephen Smith in "The Iliad" as he explores the themes of virtue, loyalty, war, fate, death, glory, piety, rage, and mercy. Experience Homer’s thrilling account of brilliant Achilles and his tragic quest for glory under a heavy fate, a profound meditation on the futility and majesty of human existence.

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On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan introduce the brand new course "The Iliad."

Homer’s epic tells of the will of Zeus and the rage of Achilles that will impose devastating consequences on the Greek armies.

Join Dr. Stephen Smith in "The Iliad" as he explores the themes of virtue, loyalty, war, fate, death, glory, piety, rage, and mercy. Experience Homer’s thrilling account of brilliant Achilles and his tragic quest for glory under a heavy fate, a profound meditation on the futility and majesty of human existence.

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On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the final test between Odysseus and Penelope before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen.

With his home purified, Odysseus and Penelope now test one another and reveal their match in metis. Reunited with his wife and son, Odysseus restores order to his kingdom.

The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.

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On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss Odysseus' confrontation with the suitors before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen.

Penelope declares she will marry whoever can string Odysseus’ bow and shoot an arrow through twelve axes. The disguised king wins the competition then turns and slays the suitors.

The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.

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On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss why Odysseus tests the loyalty of Penelope before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen.

Odysseus maintains his disguise and begins to test the loyalty of his household. He sees his wife for the first time in twenty years, but does not reveal himself to her.

The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.

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On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the relationship between Telemachus and Odysseus before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen.

Disguised as a beggar, Odysseus returns to Ithaca. As Telemachus also returns home from Sparta, father and son are reunited for the first time in twenty years.

The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.

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On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the temptations that Odysseus faces on his journey to Ithaca before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen.

Having resisted the temptation of the four island women along his journey, Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca with the help of the Phaeacians.

The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.

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On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss Odysseus' journey to the underworld before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen.

In the underworld, Odysseus meets the blind prophet Tiresias, his fallen comrades, and his mother. But his men do not heed his warning and are killed for slaughtering the cattle of the Sun god.

The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.

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On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss how Homer treats leadership in The Odyssey before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen.

On the island of Circe, Odysseus rescues his men from being turned to pigs, but he himself falls to beastly temptations for a full year.

The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.

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On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the significance if Odysseus' encounter with Polyphemus before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen.

Odysseus recounts his journey thus far to the Phaeacians. He tells of his escape from the cyclops, Polyphemus, and his great blunder.

The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.

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On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the attributes that characterize Odysseus before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen.

Odysseus uses his metis to gain favor with the king and queen of Phaeacia. Here he must resist the greatest temptation of his journey home.

The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.

The Odyssey in Five Minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbkafnwczxw

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On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the choice that Odysseus makes to begin his journey back to Ithaca before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen.

Calypso had held Odysseus captive for nine years on her island but now sets him free. He is shipwrecked again on the island of the Phaeacians.

The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.

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On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the ways that Homer depicts women in The Odyssey before introducing a lecture from Dr. Benedict Whalen.

Penelope, the wife of Odysseus, uses her own cunning to deceive the suitors while she awaits her husband’s return. Telemachus, their son, journeys to Sparta seeking news of his father.

The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.

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On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan introduce the brand new course "The Odyssey."

Odysseus, the man of "twists and turns," has been away from his home of Ithaca for twenty years. His home is plagued with a pack of suitors who court his wife, devour his goods, and mock his son.

The Odyssey tells the tale of the cunning and crafty hero of the Trojan War on his journey home. After ten years of war, Odysseus faces another ten years of fantastic temptations, deadly monsters, treacherous seas, and impious men. Meanwhile, Ithaca is threatened by suitors who plague his wife and plunder his wealth. When Odysseus reaches home, he must slay the suitors, test the loyalty of his friends and family, and restore order to his marriage and his kingdom.

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Prepare for the upcoming The Odyssey online course from Hillsdale College as Jeremiah and Juan discuss Homer's Odyssey before introducing a lecture from Dr. David M. Whalen.

Enroll in The Odyssey here: https://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/promo/odyssey

Homer’s Odyssey—which tells the tale of the Greek hero Odysseus and his journey home after the fall of Troy—is one of the great works of Western Civilization. With this poem, Homer establishes the context in which the great cultural and political flowering of 5th century Athens takes place.

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Prepare for the upcoming The Odyssey online course from Hillsdale College as Jeremiah and Juan discuss Homer's Iliad before introducing a lecture from Dr. Stephen Smith.

Enroll in The Odyssey here: https://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/promo/odyssey

Homer’s Iliad can be best understood by examining some of its major major themes: rage, desire, delusion, deception, disaster and double-dealing, death and outrage, responsibility and evasion, and ultimately, glory. The poem tells the story of the Trojan War, and of Achilles, the greatest warrior of the Greeks.

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On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss America at the turn of millennium before introducing Wilfred McClay.

Americans have overcome many challenges throughout our history, including the American Revolution, the Civil War, the Great Depression, two World Wars, and the Cold War. Studying the great stories from our past inspires us to preserve the blessings of liberty in our day. Now you can study these stories with Hillsdale College.

Hillsdale’s free online course, “The Great American Story: A Land of Hope,” explores the history of America as a land of hope founded on high principles. In presenting the great triumphs and achievements of our nation’s past, as well as the shortcomings and failures, it offers a broad and unbiased study of the kind essential to the cultivation of intelligent patriotism.

Ronald Reagan restored the office of the presidency to its place of prominence through policies that fostered a productive economy and that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union and an end to the Cold War. Despite the optimism that surrounded the end of the Cold War, the decades since have seen the United States divided over a series of important issues. To restore our common purpose, Americans should learn from the great examples of our nation’s past.

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On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the legacies of Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon before introducing Wilfred McClay.

Americans have overcome many challenges throughout our history, including the American Revolution, the Civil War, the Great Depression, two World Wars, and the Cold War. Studying the great stories from our past inspires us to preserve the blessings of liberty in our day. Now you can study these stories with Hillsdale College.

Hillsdale’s free online course, “The Great American Story: A Land of Hope,” explores the history of America as a land of hope founded on high principles. In presenting the great triumphs and achievements of our nation’s past, as well as the shortcomings and failures, it offers a broad and unbiased study of the kind essential to the cultivation of intelligent patriotism.

Lyndon B. Johnson entered office with an ambitious plan to expand the scope of government. Dubbed “The Great Society,” his efforts to transform domestic policy were stalled in part by his party’s opposition to America’s mounting commitments in Southeast Asia. While Richard Nixon achieved important diplomatic victories in Vietnam and China, the American economy suffered from low growth and inflation. Nixon’s resignation, and the failures of the Carter administration, diminished America’s confidence in the presidency.

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On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah discusses the challenges that Eisenhower and Kennedy faced in a changing United States before introducing Wilfred McClay.

Americans have overcome many challenges throughout our history, including the American Revolution, the Civil War, the Great Depression, two World Wars, and the Cold War. Studying the great stories from our past inspires us to preserve the blessings of liberty in our day. Now you can study these stories with Hillsdale College.

Hillsdale’s free online course, “The Great American Story: A Land of Hope,” explores the history of America as a land of hope founded on high principles. In presenting the great triumphs and achievements of our nation’s past, as well as the shortcomings and failures, it offers a broad and unbiased study of the kind essential to the cultivation of intelligent patriotism.

Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower pursued a post-war foreign policy of containing the growing threat of the Soviet Union and the spread of communism.

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