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Step into the tragic and complex realm of Oedipus, where themes of fate, identity, and the consequences of human action intertwine in profound ways. This podcast invites listeners to explore...
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Step into the tragic and complex realm of Oedipus, where themes of fate, identity, and the consequences of human action intertwine in profound ways. This podcast invites listeners to explore the depths of tragedy and the intricacies of familial relationships, as seen through the lens of classic narratives that echo the haunting tale of Oedipus. Each episode features a new complete audiobook, offering a rotating collection of stories that delve into the human condition, the struggle against destiny, and the moral dilemmas that define our existence. This is not a single story but a series of unique explorations that challenge our understanding of love, loss, and the inescapable nature of fate. Join us on this journey through gripping tales that resonate with the timeless themes of tragedy and revelation. Discover a new book with every episode and immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of narratives that question the very essence of our choices and their repercussions.
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27 AUG 2026 · Oedipus is a Latin verse tragedy written by the Roman playwright Seneca the Younger. It is based on the Greek legend of Oedipus and his marriage to his mother Jocasta. An oracle once came to Laius, king of Thebes, that he should perish by his own son's hands. When, therefore, a son was born to him, he gave the infant to his chief of shepherds to expose on Mount Cithaeron. But the tender-hearted rustic gave the babe instead to a wandering herdsman of Polybus, the king of Corinth. Years later, a reputed son of Polybus, Oedipus by name, fearing an oracle which doomed him to slay his father and wed his mother, fled from Corinth, that so he might escape this dreadful fate. As he fared northward, he met and slew an old man who imperiously disputed the narrow way with him. Upon arriving at the Theban land, he read the riddle of the Sphinx, and so destroyed that monster which Juno had sent to harass the land which she hated; and for this service, Oedipus was made the husband of Jocasta, the widowed queen of Laius (who had recently been slain upon the road), and set upon the vacant throne. Now other years have passed, and sons and daughters have been born to the royal pair. But now a dreadful pestilence afflicts the state. Oedipus has sent Creon to consult the oracle, to learn the cause and seek the means of deliverance from the scourge. And while he waits his messenger's return, the murky dawn still finds him grieving for his kingdom's wretched plight. - Summary by Alan Mapstone Cast List Oedipus, King of Thebes: Greg Giordano Jocasta, his wife: Agnes Robert Behr Creon, her brother: ToddHW Tiresias, a blind prophet: Larry Wilson Manto, his daughter: LuMiness Old Man: Alan Mapstone Phorbus, a shepherd: Inkell Messenger: Stefan Von Blon Chorus of Theban elders: dc Chorus of Theban elders: Alan Mapstone Narration: Beeswaxcandle Audio Editor: Alan Mapstone
26 AUG 2026 · Oedipus is a Latin verse tragedy written by the Roman playwright Seneca the Younger. It is based on the Greek legend of Oedipus and his marriage to his mother Jocasta. An oracle once came to Laius, king of Thebes, that he should perish by his own son's hands. When, therefore, a son was born to him, he gave the infant to his chief of shepherds to expose on Mount Cithaeron. But the tender-hearted rustic gave the babe instead to a wandering herdsman of Polybus, the king of Corinth. Years later, a reputed son of Polybus, Oedipus by name, fearing an oracle which doomed him to slay his father and wed his mother, fled from Corinth, that so he might escape this dreadful fate. As he fared northward, he met and slew an old man who imperiously disputed the narrow way with him. Upon arriving at the Theban land, he read the riddle of the Sphinx, and so destroyed that monster which Juno had sent to harass the land which she hated; and for this service, Oedipus was made the husband of Jocasta, the widowed queen of Laius (who had recently been slain upon the road), and set upon the vacant throne. Now other years have passed, and sons and daughters have been born to the royal pair. But now a dreadful pestilence afflicts the state. Oedipus has sent Creon to consult the oracle, to learn the cause and seek the means of deliverance from the scourge. And while he waits his messenger's return, the murky dawn still finds him grieving for his kingdom's wretched plight. - Summary by Alan Mapstone Cast List Oedipus, King of Thebes: Greg Giordano Jocasta, his wife: Agnes Robert Behr Creon, her brother: ToddHW Tiresias, a blind prophet: Larry Wilson Manto, his daughter: LuMiness Old Man: Alan Mapstone Phorbus, a shepherd: Inkell Messenger: Stefan Von Blon Chorus of Theban elders: dc Chorus of Theban elders: Alan Mapstone Narration: Beeswaxcandle Audio Editor: Alan Mapstone
25 AUG 2026 · Oedipus is a Latin verse tragedy written by the Roman playwright Seneca the Younger. It is based on the Greek legend of Oedipus and his marriage to his mother Jocasta. An oracle once came to Laius, king of Thebes, that he should perish by his own son's hands. When, therefore, a son was born to him, he gave the infant to his chief of shepherds to expose on Mount Cithaeron. But the tender-hearted rustic gave the babe instead to a wandering herdsman of Polybus, the king of Corinth. Years later, a reputed son of Polybus, Oedipus by name, fearing an oracle which doomed him to slay his father and wed his mother, fled from Corinth, that so he might escape this dreadful fate. As he fared northward, he met and slew an old man who imperiously disputed the narrow way with him. Upon arriving at the Theban land, he read the riddle of the Sphinx, and so destroyed that monster which Juno had sent to harass the land which she hated; and for this service, Oedipus was made the husband of Jocasta, the widowed queen of Laius (who had recently been slain upon the road), and set upon the vacant throne. Now other years have passed, and sons and daughters have been born to the royal pair. But now a dreadful pestilence afflicts the state. Oedipus has sent Creon to consult the oracle, to learn the cause and seek the means of deliverance from the scourge. And while he waits his messenger's return, the murky dawn still finds him grieving for his kingdom's wretched plight. - Summary by Alan Mapstone Cast List Oedipus, King of Thebes: Greg Giordano Jocasta, his wife: Agnes Robert Behr Creon, her brother: ToddHW Tiresias, a blind prophet: Larry Wilson Manto, his daughter: LuMiness Old Man: Alan Mapstone Phorbus, a shepherd: Inkell Messenger: Stefan Von Blon Chorus of Theban elders: dc Chorus of Theban elders: Alan Mapstone Narration: Beeswaxcandle Audio Editor: Alan Mapstone
24 AUG 2026 · Oedipus is a Latin verse tragedy written by the Roman playwright Seneca the Younger. It is based on the Greek legend of Oedipus and his marriage to his mother Jocasta. An oracle once came to Laius, king of Thebes, that he should perish by his own son's hands. When, therefore, a son was born to him, he gave the infant to his chief of shepherds to expose on Mount Cithaeron. But the tender-hearted rustic gave the babe instead to a wandering herdsman of Polybus, the king of Corinth. Years later, a reputed son of Polybus, Oedipus by name, fearing an oracle which doomed him to slay his father and wed his mother, fled from Corinth, that so he might escape this dreadful fate. As he fared northward, he met and slew an old man who imperiously disputed the narrow way with him. Upon arriving at the Theban land, he read the riddle of the Sphinx, and so destroyed that monster which Juno had sent to harass the land which she hated; and for this service, Oedipus was made the husband of Jocasta, the widowed queen of Laius (who had recently been slain upon the road), and set upon the vacant throne. Now other years have passed, and sons and daughters have been born to the royal pair. But now a dreadful pestilence afflicts the state. Oedipus has sent Creon to consult the oracle, to learn the cause and seek the means of deliverance from the scourge. And while he waits his messenger's return, the murky dawn still finds him grieving for his kingdom's wretched plight. - Summary by Alan Mapstone Cast List Oedipus, King of Thebes: Greg Giordano Jocasta, his wife: Agnes Robert Behr Creon, her brother: ToddHW Tiresias, a blind prophet: Larry Wilson Manto, his daughter: LuMiness Old Man: Alan Mapstone Phorbus, a shepherd: Inkell Messenger: Stefan Von Blon Chorus of Theban elders: dc Chorus of Theban elders: Alan Mapstone Narration: Beeswaxcandle Audio Editor: Alan Mapstone
23 AUG 2026 · Oedipus is a Latin verse tragedy written by the Roman playwright Seneca the Younger. It is based on the Greek legend of Oedipus and his marriage to his mother Jocasta. An oracle once came to Laius, king of Thebes, that he should perish by his own son's hands. When, therefore, a son was born to him, he gave the infant to his chief of shepherds to expose on Mount Cithaeron. But the tender-hearted rustic gave the babe instead to a wandering herdsman of Polybus, the king of Corinth. Years later, a reputed son of Polybus, Oedipus by name, fearing an oracle which doomed him to slay his father and wed his mother, fled from Corinth, that so he might escape this dreadful fate. As he fared northward, he met and slew an old man who imperiously disputed the narrow way with him. Upon arriving at the Theban land, he read the riddle of the Sphinx, and so destroyed that monster which Juno had sent to harass the land which she hated; and for this service, Oedipus was made the husband of Jocasta, the widowed queen of Laius (who had recently been slain upon the road), and set upon the vacant throne. Now other years have passed, and sons and daughters have been born to the royal pair. But now a dreadful pestilence afflicts the state. Oedipus has sent Creon to consult the oracle, to learn the cause and seek the means of deliverance from the scourge. And while he waits his messenger's return, the murky dawn still finds him grieving for his kingdom's wretched plight. - Summary by Alan Mapstone Cast List Oedipus, King of Thebes: Greg Giordano Jocasta, his wife: Agnes Robert Behr Creon, her brother: ToddHW Tiresias, a blind prophet: Larry Wilson Manto, his daughter: LuMiness Old Man: Alan Mapstone Phorbus, a shepherd: Inkell Messenger: Stefan Von Blon Chorus of Theban elders: dc Chorus of Theban elders: Alan Mapstone Narration: Beeswaxcandle Audio Editor: Alan Mapstone
22 AUG 2026 · Oedipus is a Latin verse tragedy written by the Roman playwright Seneca the Younger. It is based on the Greek legend of Oedipus and his marriage to his mother Jocasta. An oracle once came to Laius, king of Thebes, that he should perish by his own son's hands. When, therefore, a son was born to him, he gave the infant to his chief of shepherds to expose on Mount Cithaeron. But the tender-hearted rustic gave the babe instead to a wandering herdsman of Polybus, the king of Corinth. Years later, a reputed son of Polybus, Oedipus by name, fearing an oracle which doomed him to slay his father and wed his mother, fled from Corinth, that so he might escape this dreadful fate. As he fared northward, he met and slew an old man who imperiously disputed the narrow way with him. Upon arriving at the Theban land, he read the riddle of the Sphinx, and so destroyed that monster which Juno had sent to harass the land which she hated; and for this service, Oedipus was made the husband of Jocasta, the widowed queen of Laius (who had recently been slain upon the road), and set upon the vacant throne. Now other years have passed, and sons and daughters have been born to the royal pair. But now a dreadful pestilence afflicts the state. Oedipus has sent Creon to consult the oracle, to learn the cause and seek the means of deliverance from the scourge. And while he waits his messenger's return, the murky dawn still finds him grieving for his kingdom's wretched plight. - Summary by Alan Mapstone Cast List Oedipus, King of Thebes: Greg Giordano Jocasta, his wife: Agnes Robert Behr Creon, her brother: ToddHW Tiresias, a blind prophet: Larry Wilson Manto, his daughter: LuMiness Old Man: Alan Mapstone Phorbus, a shepherd: Inkell Messenger: Stefan Von Blon Chorus of Theban elders: dc Chorus of Theban elders: Alan Mapstone Narration: Beeswaxcandle Audio Editor: Alan Mapstone
21 AUG 2026 · Oedipus is a Latin verse tragedy written by the Roman playwright Seneca the Younger. It is based on the Greek legend of Oedipus and his marriage to his mother Jocasta. An oracle once came to Laius, king of Thebes, that he should perish by his own son's hands. When, therefore, a son was born to him, he gave the infant to his chief of shepherds to expose on Mount Cithaeron. But the tender-hearted rustic gave the babe instead to a wandering herdsman of Polybus, the king of Corinth. Years later, a reputed son of Polybus, Oedipus by name, fearing an oracle which doomed him to slay his father and wed his mother, fled from Corinth, that so he might escape this dreadful fate. As he fared northward, he met and slew an old man who imperiously disputed the narrow way with him. Upon arriving at the Theban land, he read the riddle of the Sphinx, and so destroyed that monster which Juno had sent to harass the land which she hated; and for this service, Oedipus was made the husband of Jocasta, the widowed queen of Laius (who had recently been slain upon the road), and set upon the vacant throne. Now other years have passed, and sons and daughters have been born to the royal pair. But now a dreadful pestilence afflicts the state. Oedipus has sent Creon to consult the oracle, to learn the cause and seek the means of deliverance from the scourge. And while he waits his messenger's return, the murky dawn still finds him grieving for his kingdom's wretched plight. - Summary by Alan Mapstone Cast List Oedipus, King of Thebes: Greg Giordano Jocasta, his wife: Agnes Robert Behr Creon, her brother: ToddHW Tiresias, a blind prophet: Larry Wilson Manto, his daughter: LuMiness Old Man: Alan Mapstone Phorbus, a shepherd: Inkell Messenger: Stefan Von Blon Chorus of Theban elders: dc Chorus of Theban elders: Alan Mapstone Narration: Beeswaxcandle Audio Editor: Alan Mapstone
20 AUG 2026 · Oedipus is a Latin verse tragedy written by the Roman playwright Seneca the Younger. It is based on the Greek legend of Oedipus and his marriage to his mother Jocasta. An oracle once came to Laius, king of Thebes, that he should perish by his own son's hands. When, therefore, a son was born to him, he gave the infant to his chief of shepherds to expose on Mount Cithaeron. But the tender-hearted rustic gave the babe instead to a wandering herdsman of Polybus, the king of Corinth. Years later, a reputed son of Polybus, Oedipus by name, fearing an oracle which doomed him to slay his father and wed his mother, fled from Corinth, that so he might escape this dreadful fate. As he fared northward, he met and slew an old man who imperiously disputed the narrow way with him. Upon arriving at the Theban land, he read the riddle of the Sphinx, and so destroyed that monster which Juno had sent to harass the land which she hated; and for this service, Oedipus was made the husband of Jocasta, the widowed queen of Laius (who had recently been slain upon the road), and set upon the vacant throne. Now other years have passed, and sons and daughters have been born to the royal pair. But now a dreadful pestilence afflicts the state. Oedipus has sent Creon to consult the oracle, to learn the cause and seek the means of deliverance from the scourge. And while he waits his messenger's return, the murky dawn still finds him grieving for his kingdom's wretched plight. - Summary by Alan Mapstone Cast List Oedipus, King of Thebes: Greg Giordano Jocasta, his wife: Agnes Robert Behr Creon, her brother: ToddHW Tiresias, a blind prophet: Larry Wilson Manto, his daughter: LuMiness Old Man: Alan Mapstone Phorbus, a shepherd: Inkell Messenger: Stefan Von Blon Chorus of Theban elders: dc Chorus of Theban elders: Alan Mapstone Narration: Beeswaxcandle Audio Editor: Alan Mapstone
20 AUG 2026 · Oedipus is a Latin verse tragedy written by the Roman playwright Seneca the Younger. It is based on the Greek legend of Oedipus and his marriage to his mother Jocasta. An oracle once came to Laius, king of Thebes, that he should perish by his own son's hands. When, therefore, a son was born to him, he gave the infant to his chief of shepherds to expose on Mount Cithaeron. But the tender-hearted rustic gave the babe instead to a wandering herdsman of Polybus, the king of Corinth. Years later, a reputed son of Polybus, Oedipus by name, fearing an oracle which doomed him to slay his father and wed his mother, fled from Corinth, that so he might escape this dreadful fate. As he fared northward, he met and slew an old man who imperiously disputed the narrow way with him. Upon arriving at the Theban land, he read the riddle of the Sphinx, and so destroyed that monster which Juno had sent to harass the land which she hated; and for this service, Oedipus was made the husband of Jocasta, the widowed queen of Laius (who had recently been slain upon the road), and set upon the vacant throne. Now other years have passed, and sons and daughters have been born to the royal pair. But now a dreadful pestilence afflicts the state. Oedipus has sent Creon to consult the oracle, to learn the cause and seek the means of deliverance from the scourge. And while he waits his messenger's return, the murky dawn still finds him grieving for his kingdom's wretched plight. - Summary by Alan Mapstone Cast List Oedipus, King of Thebes: Greg Giordano Jocasta, his wife: Agnes Robert Behr Creon, her brother: ToddHW Tiresias, a blind prophet: Larry Wilson Manto, his daughter: LuMiness Old Man: Alan Mapstone Phorbus, a shepherd: Inkell Messenger: Stefan Von Blon Chorus of Theban elders: dc Chorus of Theban elders: Alan Mapstone Narration: Beeswaxcandle Audio Editor: Alan Mapstone
18 AUG 2026 · Oedipus is a Latin verse tragedy written by the Roman playwright Seneca the Younger. It is based on the Greek legend of Oedipus and his marriage to his mother Jocasta. An oracle once came to Laius, king of Thebes, that he should perish by his own son's hands. When, therefore, a son was born to him, he gave the infant to his chief of shepherds to expose on Mount Cithaeron. But the tender-hearted rustic gave the babe instead to a wandering herdsman of Polybus, the king of Corinth. Years later, a reputed son of Polybus, Oedipus by name, fearing an oracle which doomed him to slay his father and wed his mother, fled from Corinth, that so he might escape this dreadful fate. As he fared northward, he met and slew an old man who imperiously disputed the narrow way with him. Upon arriving at the Theban land, he read the riddle of the Sphinx, and so destroyed that monster which Juno had sent to harass the land which she hated; and for this service, Oedipus was made the husband of Jocasta, the widowed queen of Laius (who had recently been slain upon the road), and set upon the vacant throne. Now other years have passed, and sons and daughters have been born to the royal pair. But now a dreadful pestilence afflicts the state. Oedipus has sent Creon to consult the oracle, to learn the cause and seek the means of deliverance from the scourge. And while he waits his messenger's return, the murky dawn still finds him grieving for his kingdom's wretched plight. - Summary by Alan Mapstone Cast List Oedipus, King of Thebes: Greg Giordano Jocasta, his wife: Agnes Robert Behr Creon, her brother: ToddHW Tiresias, a blind prophet: Larry Wilson Manto, his daughter: LuMiness Old Man: Alan Mapstone Phorbus, a shepherd: Inkell Messenger: Stefan Von Blon Chorus of Theban elders: dc Chorus of Theban elders: Alan Mapstone Narration: Beeswaxcandle Audio Editor: Alan Mapstone
Step into the tragic and complex realm of Oedipus, where themes of fate, identity, and the consequences of human action intertwine in profound ways. This podcast invites listeners to explore...
show more
Step into the tragic and complex realm of Oedipus, where themes of fate, identity, and the consequences of human action intertwine in profound ways. This podcast invites listeners to explore the depths of tragedy and the intricacies of familial relationships, as seen through the lens of classic narratives that echo the haunting tale of Oedipus. Each episode features a new complete audiobook, offering a rotating collection of stories that delve into the human condition, the struggle against destiny, and the moral dilemmas that define our existence. This is not a single story but a series of unique explorations that challenge our understanding of love, loss, and the inescapable nature of fate. Join us on this journey through gripping tales that resonate with the timeless themes of tragedy and revelation. Discover a new book with every episode and immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of narratives that question the very essence of our choices and their repercussions.
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