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Immerse yourself in the profound themes of loss, resilience, and the human condition as you explore the world of Troades. This podcast delves into the emotional and psychological aftermath of...
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Immerse yourself in the profound themes of loss, resilience, and the human condition as you explore the world of Troades. This podcast delves into the emotional and psychological aftermath of war, where the echoes of heroism and sacrifice resonate through the voices of the captured Trojan women. Each episode features a new complete audiobook, presenting a rotating collection that reflects on the trials faced by those caught in the turmoil of conflict and the struggle for survival amidst despair. This is not a single story but a series of unique explorations that invite listeners to grapple with the complexities of fate, power, and the enduring spirit of humanity. Discover a new book with every episode and journey through the rich tapestry of narratives that illuminate the tragic consequences of war and the resilience of the human spirit. Join us as we navigate these timeless themes and uncover the depths of emotional experience.
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27 AUG 2026 · Troades (or The Trojan Women) is a Latin verse drama by Seneca the Younger. It is partly based on Euripedes' tragedy of the same name. The long and toilsome siege of Troy is done. Her stately palaces and massive walls have been overthrown and lie darkening the sky with their still smouldering ruins. Her heroic defenders are either slain or scattered seeking other homes in distant lands. The victorious Greeks have gathered the rich spoils of Troy upon the shore, among these, the Trojan women who have suffered the usual fate of women when a city is sacked. They await the lot which shall assign them to their Grecian lords and scatter them among the cities of their foes. All things are ready for the start. But now the ghost of Achilles has risen from the tomb, and demanded that Polyxena be sacrificed to him before the Greeks shall be allowed to sail away. And Calchas, also, bids that Astyanax be slain, for only thus can Greece be safe from any future Trojan war. And thus the Trojan captives who have so long endured the pains of war, must suffer still this double tragedy. (Summary by Alan Mapstone and the translator) Cast list Hecuba: WendyKatzHiller Andromache: Agnes Robert Behr Helena: ShrimpPhish Agamemnon: Greg Giordano Pyrrhus: Beeswaxcandle Ulysses: Adrian Stephens Calchas: Algy Pug Talthybius: Larry Wilson Old Man: Alan Mapstone Astyanax: Inkell Messenger: Robert Cheyne Chorus: dc Chorus: Rapunzelina Chorus: Winnifred Assmann Narration: Alan Mapstone Audio Editor: Alan Maptone
26 AUG 2026 · Troades (or The Trojan Women) is a Latin verse drama by Seneca the Younger. It is partly based on Euripedes' tragedy of the same name. The long and toilsome siege of Troy is done. Her stately palaces and massive walls have been overthrown and lie darkening the sky with their still smouldering ruins. Her heroic defenders are either slain or scattered seeking other homes in distant lands. The victorious Greeks have gathered the rich spoils of Troy upon the shore, among these, the Trojan women who have suffered the usual fate of women when a city is sacked. They await the lot which shall assign them to their Grecian lords and scatter them among the cities of their foes. All things are ready for the start. But now the ghost of Achilles has risen from the tomb, and demanded that Polyxena be sacrificed to him before the Greeks shall be allowed to sail away. And Calchas, also, bids that Astyanax be slain, for only thus can Greece be safe from any future Trojan war. And thus the Trojan captives who have so long endured the pains of war, must suffer still this double tragedy. (Summary by Alan Mapstone and the translator) Cast list Hecuba: WendyKatzHiller Andromache: Agnes Robert Behr Helena: ShrimpPhish Agamemnon: Greg Giordano Pyrrhus: Beeswaxcandle Ulysses: Adrian Stephens Calchas: Algy Pug Talthybius: Larry Wilson Old Man: Alan Mapstone Astyanax: Inkell Messenger: Robert Cheyne Chorus: dc Chorus: Rapunzelina Chorus: Winnifred Assmann Narration: Alan Mapstone Audio Editor: Alan Maptone
25 AUG 2026 · Troades (or The Trojan Women) is a Latin verse drama by Seneca the Younger. It is partly based on Euripedes' tragedy of the same name. The long and toilsome siege of Troy is done. Her stately palaces and massive walls have been overthrown and lie darkening the sky with their still smouldering ruins. Her heroic defenders are either slain or scattered seeking other homes in distant lands. The victorious Greeks have gathered the rich spoils of Troy upon the shore, among these, the Trojan women who have suffered the usual fate of women when a city is sacked. They await the lot which shall assign them to their Grecian lords and scatter them among the cities of their foes. All things are ready for the start. But now the ghost of Achilles has risen from the tomb, and demanded that Polyxena be sacrificed to him before the Greeks shall be allowed to sail away. And Calchas, also, bids that Astyanax be slain, for only thus can Greece be safe from any future Trojan war. And thus the Trojan captives who have so long endured the pains of war, must suffer still this double tragedy. (Summary by Alan Mapstone and the translator) Cast list Hecuba: WendyKatzHiller Andromache: Agnes Robert Behr Helena: ShrimpPhish Agamemnon: Greg Giordano Pyrrhus: Beeswaxcandle Ulysses: Adrian Stephens Calchas: Algy Pug Talthybius: Larry Wilson Old Man: Alan Mapstone Astyanax: Inkell Messenger: Robert Cheyne Chorus: dc Chorus: Rapunzelina Chorus: Winnifred Assmann Narration: Alan Mapstone Audio Editor: Alan Maptone
24 AUG 2026 · Troades (or The Trojan Women) is a Latin verse drama by Seneca the Younger. It is partly based on Euripedes' tragedy of the same name. The long and toilsome siege of Troy is done. Her stately palaces and massive walls have been overthrown and lie darkening the sky with their still smouldering ruins. Her heroic defenders are either slain or scattered seeking other homes in distant lands. The victorious Greeks have gathered the rich spoils of Troy upon the shore, among these, the Trojan women who have suffered the usual fate of women when a city is sacked. They await the lot which shall assign them to their Grecian lords and scatter them among the cities of their foes. All things are ready for the start. But now the ghost of Achilles has risen from the tomb, and demanded that Polyxena be sacrificed to him before the Greeks shall be allowed to sail away. And Calchas, also, bids that Astyanax be slain, for only thus can Greece be safe from any future Trojan war. And thus the Trojan captives who have so long endured the pains of war, must suffer still this double tragedy. (Summary by Alan Mapstone and the translator) Cast list Hecuba: WendyKatzHiller Andromache: Agnes Robert Behr Helena: ShrimpPhish Agamemnon: Greg Giordano Pyrrhus: Beeswaxcandle Ulysses: Adrian Stephens Calchas: Algy Pug Talthybius: Larry Wilson Old Man: Alan Mapstone Astyanax: Inkell Messenger: Robert Cheyne Chorus: dc Chorus: Rapunzelina Chorus: Winnifred Assmann Narration: Alan Mapstone Audio Editor: Alan Maptone
23 AUG 2026 · Troades (or The Trojan Women) is a Latin verse drama by Seneca the Younger. It is partly based on Euripedes' tragedy of the same name. The long and toilsome siege of Troy is done. Her stately palaces and massive walls have been overthrown and lie darkening the sky with their still smouldering ruins. Her heroic defenders are either slain or scattered seeking other homes in distant lands. The victorious Greeks have gathered the rich spoils of Troy upon the shore, among these, the Trojan women who have suffered the usual fate of women when a city is sacked. They await the lot which shall assign them to their Grecian lords and scatter them among the cities of their foes. All things are ready for the start. But now the ghost of Achilles has risen from the tomb, and demanded that Polyxena be sacrificed to him before the Greeks shall be allowed to sail away. And Calchas, also, bids that Astyanax be slain, for only thus can Greece be safe from any future Trojan war. And thus the Trojan captives who have so long endured the pains of war, must suffer still this double tragedy. (Summary by Alan Mapstone and the translator) Cast list Hecuba: WendyKatzHiller Andromache: Agnes Robert Behr Helena: ShrimpPhish Agamemnon: Greg Giordano Pyrrhus: Beeswaxcandle Ulysses: Adrian Stephens Calchas: Algy Pug Talthybius: Larry Wilson Old Man: Alan Mapstone Astyanax: Inkell Messenger: Robert Cheyne Chorus: dc Chorus: Rapunzelina Chorus: Winnifred Assmann Narration: Alan Mapstone Audio Editor: Alan Maptone
22 AUG 2026 · Troades (or The Trojan Women) is a Latin verse drama by Seneca the Younger. It is partly based on Euripedes' tragedy of the same name. The long and toilsome siege of Troy is done. Her stately palaces and massive walls have been overthrown and lie darkening the sky with their still smouldering ruins. Her heroic defenders are either slain or scattered seeking other homes in distant lands. The victorious Greeks have gathered the rich spoils of Troy upon the shore, among these, the Trojan women who have suffered the usual fate of women when a city is sacked. They await the lot which shall assign them to their Grecian lords and scatter them among the cities of their foes. All things are ready for the start. But now the ghost of Achilles has risen from the tomb, and demanded that Polyxena be sacrificed to him before the Greeks shall be allowed to sail away. And Calchas, also, bids that Astyanax be slain, for only thus can Greece be safe from any future Trojan war. And thus the Trojan captives who have so long endured the pains of war, must suffer still this double tragedy. (Summary by Alan Mapstone and the translator) Cast list Hecuba: WendyKatzHiller Andromache: Agnes Robert Behr Helena: ShrimpPhish Agamemnon: Greg Giordano Pyrrhus: Beeswaxcandle Ulysses: Adrian Stephens Calchas: Algy Pug Talthybius: Larry Wilson Old Man: Alan Mapstone Astyanax: Inkell Messenger: Robert Cheyne Chorus: dc Chorus: Rapunzelina Chorus: Winnifred Assmann Narration: Alan Mapstone Audio Editor: Alan Maptone
21 AUG 2026 · Troades (or The Trojan Women) is a Latin verse drama by Seneca the Younger. It is partly based on Euripedes' tragedy of the same name. The long and toilsome siege of Troy is done. Her stately palaces and massive walls have been overthrown and lie darkening the sky with their still smouldering ruins. Her heroic defenders are either slain or scattered seeking other homes in distant lands. The victorious Greeks have gathered the rich spoils of Troy upon the shore, among these, the Trojan women who have suffered the usual fate of women when a city is sacked. They await the lot which shall assign them to their Grecian lords and scatter them among the cities of their foes. All things are ready for the start. But now the ghost of Achilles has risen from the tomb, and demanded that Polyxena be sacrificed to him before the Greeks shall be allowed to sail away. And Calchas, also, bids that Astyanax be slain, for only thus can Greece be safe from any future Trojan war. And thus the Trojan captives who have so long endured the pains of war, must suffer still this double tragedy. (Summary by Alan Mapstone and the translator) Cast list Hecuba: WendyKatzHiller Andromache: Agnes Robert Behr Helena: ShrimpPhish Agamemnon: Greg Giordano Pyrrhus: Beeswaxcandle Ulysses: Adrian Stephens Calchas: Algy Pug Talthybius: Larry Wilson Old Man: Alan Mapstone Astyanax: Inkell Messenger: Robert Cheyne Chorus: dc Chorus: Rapunzelina Chorus: Winnifred Assmann Narration: Alan Mapstone Audio Editor: Alan Maptone
20 AUG 2026 · Troades (or The Trojan Women) is a Latin verse drama by Seneca the Younger. It is partly based on Euripedes' tragedy of the same name. The long and toilsome siege of Troy is done. Her stately palaces and massive walls have been overthrown and lie darkening the sky with their still smouldering ruins. Her heroic defenders are either slain or scattered seeking other homes in distant lands. The victorious Greeks have gathered the rich spoils of Troy upon the shore, among these, the Trojan women who have suffered the usual fate of women when a city is sacked. They await the lot which shall assign them to their Grecian lords and scatter them among the cities of their foes. All things are ready for the start. But now the ghost of Achilles has risen from the tomb, and demanded that Polyxena be sacrificed to him before the Greeks shall be allowed to sail away. And Calchas, also, bids that Astyanax be slain, for only thus can Greece be safe from any future Trojan war. And thus the Trojan captives who have so long endured the pains of war, must suffer still this double tragedy. (Summary by Alan Mapstone and the translator) Cast list Hecuba: WendyKatzHiller Andromache: Agnes Robert Behr Helena: ShrimpPhish Agamemnon: Greg Giordano Pyrrhus: Beeswaxcandle Ulysses: Adrian Stephens Calchas: Algy Pug Talthybius: Larry Wilson Old Man: Alan Mapstone Astyanax: Inkell Messenger: Robert Cheyne Chorus: dc Chorus: Rapunzelina Chorus: Winnifred Assmann Narration: Alan Mapstone Audio Editor: Alan Maptone
20 AUG 2026 · Troades (or The Trojan Women) is a Latin verse drama by Seneca the Younger. It is partly based on Euripedes' tragedy of the same name. The long and toilsome siege of Troy is done. Her stately palaces and massive walls have been overthrown and lie darkening the sky with their still smouldering ruins. Her heroic defenders are either slain or scattered seeking other homes in distant lands. The victorious Greeks have gathered the rich spoils of Troy upon the shore, among these, the Trojan women who have suffered the usual fate of women when a city is sacked. They await the lot which shall assign them to their Grecian lords and scatter them among the cities of their foes. All things are ready for the start. But now the ghost of Achilles has risen from the tomb, and demanded that Polyxena be sacrificed to him before the Greeks shall be allowed to sail away. And Calchas, also, bids that Astyanax be slain, for only thus can Greece be safe from any future Trojan war. And thus the Trojan captives who have so long endured the pains of war, must suffer still this double tragedy. (Summary by Alan Mapstone and the translator) Cast list Hecuba: WendyKatzHiller Andromache: Agnes Robert Behr Helena: ShrimpPhish Agamemnon: Greg Giordano Pyrrhus: Beeswaxcandle Ulysses: Adrian Stephens Calchas: Algy Pug Talthybius: Larry Wilson Old Man: Alan Mapstone Astyanax: Inkell Messenger: Robert Cheyne Chorus: dc Chorus: Rapunzelina Chorus: Winnifred Assmann Narration: Alan Mapstone Audio Editor: Alan Maptone
18 AUG 2026 · Troades (or The Trojan Women) is a Latin verse drama by Seneca the Younger. It is partly based on Euripedes' tragedy of the same name. The long and toilsome siege of Troy is done. Her stately palaces and massive walls have been overthrown and lie darkening the sky with their still smouldering ruins. Her heroic defenders are either slain or scattered seeking other homes in distant lands. The victorious Greeks have gathered the rich spoils of Troy upon the shore, among these, the Trojan women who have suffered the usual fate of women when a city is sacked. They await the lot which shall assign them to their Grecian lords and scatter them among the cities of their foes. All things are ready for the start. But now the ghost of Achilles has risen from the tomb, and demanded that Polyxena be sacrificed to him before the Greeks shall be allowed to sail away. And Calchas, also, bids that Astyanax be slain, for only thus can Greece be safe from any future Trojan war. And thus the Trojan captives who have so long endured the pains of war, must suffer still this double tragedy. (Summary by Alan Mapstone and the translator) Cast list Hecuba: WendyKatzHiller Andromache: Agnes Robert Behr Helena: ShrimpPhish Agamemnon: Greg Giordano Pyrrhus: Beeswaxcandle Ulysses: Adrian Stephens Calchas: Algy Pug Talthybius: Larry Wilson Old Man: Alan Mapstone Astyanax: Inkell Messenger: Robert Cheyne Chorus: dc Chorus: Rapunzelina Chorus: Winnifred Assmann Narration: Alan Mapstone Audio Editor: Alan Maptone
Immerse yourself in the profound themes of loss, resilience, and the human condition as you explore the world of Troades. This podcast delves into the emotional and psychological aftermath of...
show more
Immerse yourself in the profound themes of loss, resilience, and the human condition as you explore the world of Troades. This podcast delves into the emotional and psychological aftermath of war, where the echoes of heroism and sacrifice resonate through the voices of the captured Trojan women. Each episode features a new complete audiobook, presenting a rotating collection that reflects on the trials faced by those caught in the turmoil of conflict and the struggle for survival amidst despair. This is not a single story but a series of unique explorations that invite listeners to grapple with the complexities of fate, power, and the enduring spirit of humanity. Discover a new book with every episode and journey through the rich tapestry of narratives that illuminate the tragic consequences of war and the resilience of the human spirit. Join us as we navigate these timeless themes and uncover the depths of emotional experience.
show less
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