The Symposium: Recent Episodes
Eric Alpert
Want 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 background and the knowledge to appreciate what they have to offer you and then recount the stories themselves. I'll be a night to remember!
A 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!
We'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, strange exclamations; Pheonix Wright
It's been a while! And now it's time for part 2 of Athens Really Wants to Look Cool! Join me!
Iphigenia 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 order
Try 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 maybe a year with all of our best bros until our Commander sacrifices his daughter!
Credits: me; everything, music; bensound, theme music; Mercury, musical interludes; the 1975, Katy Perry, and All-American Rejects.
Every 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 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.
Come listen to me describe in ten minutes what would take an expert an entire semester to explain!
A 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; sound, bensound.com
War... 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
A 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 Set it Off
Let'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.
Everyone 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 Menelaus
Sometimes 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.com
Last 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 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.
What 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 background music (thanks bensound.com).
Episode is only 6 min long, the extra silence is just for dramatic tension and an upload problem.