https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-symposium--3070182enHistoryCopyright Eric Alperthttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5d7089bffc364785813720f14ed2af02.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-symposium--3070182Fri, 22 Feb 2019 02:31:09 +0000Eric AlpertEric Alpertfatherofallsquads@gmail.comWant to share a glass of wine and listen to me tell you stories of heroes from thousands of years ago? Well that's how I plan to spend my Thursday evenings. Join me in exploring the stories that we build our civilization on. I'll give you the...cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-12-phaedra--17112193https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17112193Fri, 22 Feb 2019 02:31:07 +0000Eric AlpertA Roman take on a Greek classic, this week we are going to see just what happens when no one can have what they want. Theseus is there too!1035cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-11-the-eumenides--16925828Credits: me; everything, Mercury and Flik; music, background noise; bensound.com, monologue; princess bride, strange exclamations; Pheonix Wright]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16925828Fri, 01 Feb 2019 21:43:20 +0000Eric AlpertWe've finally made it! How will Orestes escape his torment and end his family's long held tradition of misery? In court! Wait... what? Credits: me; everything, Mercury and Flik; music, background noise; bensound.com, monologue; princess bride,...Credits: me; everything, Mercury and Flik; music, background noise; bensound.com, monologue; princess bride, strange exclamations; Pheonix Wright]]>1131cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-10-the-libation-bearers--16742725https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16742725Fri, 18 Jan 2019 01:56:17 +0000Eric AlpertIt's been a while! And now it's time for part 2 of Athens Really Wants to Look Cool! Join me!1025cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-9-agamemnon--15949590credits: bensound, Me, Mercury, Flik, Jack Johnson, Martial, Phone Calls from Home. Not necessarily in that order]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15949590Fri, 12 Oct 2018 23:49:55 +0000Eric AlpertIphigenia certainly wasn't the end of this story. Find out what happens when Anger Wife takes her revenge against Murder Husband. credits: bensound, Me, Mercury, Flik, Jack Johnson, Martial, Phone Calls from Home. Not necessarily in that ordercredits: bensound, Me, Mercury, Flik, Jack Johnson, Martial, Phone Calls from Home. Not necessarily in that order]]>1480cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-8-iphigenia-at-aulis--15825988Credits: me; everything, music; bensound, theme music; Mercury, musical interludes; the 1975, Katy Perry, and All-American Rejects.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15825988Fri, 28 Sep 2018 00:44:30 +0000Eric AlpertTry to find the moment where I used the wrong name and had to hastily edit in a time that I used the right name and just pretend that my voice jumps up and down like that in the middle of a sentence. Anyway... let's hang out on a beach for a month or...Credits: me; everything, music; bensound, theme music; Mercury, musical interludes; the 1975, Katy Perry, and All-American Rejects.]]>1292cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-7-casina--15713846Also, have you ever wondered what I sound like when i don't edit out all the awkward pauses, the word stumbling, and the forget to add the background music? Well look no further because this week I got sick and tried to record Casina.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15713846Fri, 14 Sep 2018 00:47:29 +0000Eric AlpertEvery wondered what happens when a man falls in love with his wife's slave? What happens if his son is also in love with that slave? What if the slaves are also in love with that slave????? Also, have you ever wondered what I sound like when i don't...Also, have you ever wondered what I sound like when i don't edit out all the awkward pauses, the word stumbling, and the forget to add the background music? Well look no further because this week I got sick and tried to record Casina.]]>1535cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-7-preamble-roman-household--15704955https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15704955Thu, 13 Sep 2018 01:23:53 +0000Eric AlpertCome listen to me describe in ten minutes what would take an expert an entire semester to explain!639cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-6-ion--15609173
credits: everything, me; music, Mercury; sound, bensound.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15609173Fri, 31 Aug 2018 01:23:06 +0000Eric AlpertA heartwarming tale of kid who manages to find his parent! Wait, no, not that parent, dude it's the other- you know what, nevermind. You'll figure it out. Has anyone seen The Importance of Being Earnest? credits: everything, me; music, Mercury;...
credits: everything, me; music, Mercury; sound, bensound.com]]>1172cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-5-the-archarians--15509611Credits: everything; me, theme music; Mercury and me (and Set it Off), background music; bensound.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15509611Fri, 17 Aug 2018 01:40:16 +0000Eric AlpertWar... what is it good for? Well it's certainly not something I can answer, but I can tell you that shortbread cookies dipped in wine are pretty good! Join me this week as we find out what happens when one man buys peace. For himself. Not Lamachus....Credits: everything; me, theme music; Mercury and me (and Set it Off), background music; bensound.com]]>1364cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4-antigone--15408978
credit: everything- me, theme song-Mercury and Set it Off]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15408978Thu, 02 Aug 2018 23:37:45 +0000Eric AlpertA family that's cursed together rebels against authority together. Kind of... Debating morality is like a Greek tragedy. There's drama, families argue, people are sentenced to death, Tiresias is there. credit: everything- me, theme song-Mercury and...
credit: everything- me, theme song-Mercury and Set it Off]]>2761cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4-preamble-seven-against-thebes-and-burial-rites--15402354All credit to me. Except thank you to bensound for the background music.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15402354Thu, 02 Aug 2018 02:03:18 +0000Eric AlpertLet's check in on what happened after last weeks story. Really? Seven armies? Damn... All credit to me. Except thank you to bensound for the background music.All credit to me. Except thank you to bensound for the background music.]]>525cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-3-oedipus--15338500credits: everything: me, music: Mercury, commercial: Sarah and special guest voices Telemachus and Menelaus]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15338500Fri, 27 Jul 2018 03:28:26 +0000Eric AlpertEveryone knows Oedipus! He's famous for a lot of things like... stuff I won't mention here. So let's see how bad your worst day is compared to this! credits: everything: me, music: Mercury, commercial: Sarah and special guest voices Telemachus and...credits: everything: me, music: Mercury, commercial: Sarah and special guest voices Telemachus and Menelaus]]>1415cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-3-preamble-oracles-and-tiresias--15338495background music credits to bensound.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15338495Fri, 27 Jul 2018 03:26:19 +0000Eric AlpertSometimes there's just too much to say. So instead of limiting myself I made another recording to explain all the myths and legends that make up the backdrop of this week's play! Enjoy! background music credits to bensound.combackground music credits to bensound.com]]>384cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-2-ajax--15291335All credit goes to me.. except the background music from bensound.com, the theme music help from Mercury, and the theme music inspiration from Ancient History by Set it Off.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15291335Thu, 19 Jul 2018 23:47:08 +0000Eric AlpertLast week was too much fun so let's slow it down a bit and talk about the problems with society and what happens when you murder a flock of sheep. I doubt even the strongest dish soap on the market can help us get out of this mess. All credit goes to...All credit goes to me.. except the background music from bensound.com, the theme music help from Mercury, and the theme music inspiration from Ancient History by Set it Off.]]>1557cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/intro--15246041Come and sit as I tell you a story from thousands of years ago. We have a lot to learn and I have a lot to drink.
All creative credit goes to me. Except for the background music (thanks bensound.com).
Episode is only 6 min long, the extra silence is just for dramatic tension and an upload problem.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15246041Fri, 13 Jul 2018 02:35:33 +0000Eric AlpertWhat am I doing here? What are you doing here? Did you already drink all of that wine? Come and sit as I tell you a story from thousands of years ago. We have a lot to learn and I have a lot to drink. All creative credit goes to me. Except for the...Come and sit as I tell you a story from thousands of years ago. We have a lot to learn and I have a lot to drink.
All creative credit goes to me. Except for the background music (thanks bensound.com).
Episode is only 6 min long, the extra silence is just for dramatic tension and an upload problem.]]>402cleanfull