Modern Mythos by Zeke Sky: Recent Episodes
Zeke Sky
Modern Mythos is a podcast hosted by artist and philosopher Zeke Sky. Topics range from art to history to philosophy in a passionate exploration and synthesis of the creators most beloved interests. Prepare to explore and be challenged in conversational format.
Today my podcast iswith Professor Barry Strauss
https://www.barrystrauss.com
Barry is a Professor of History at Cornell University. He has written several bestselling books on history including "Ten Emperors: From Augustus to Constantine", and has been a contributor on the History Channel. His new book, "The War That Made the Roman Empire" is available everywhere now.
Today, I am speaking with Ben Wilson. Ben is the founder of a popular podcast called "How To Take Over The World." We talked about political philosophy, the dichotomy of the warrior poet, and did some profiles and explorations of the great figures of antiquity,
Our guest is Professor Paul Rahe. Paul is an American Classicist, historian writer and professor of history at Hillsdale College, He’s taught at Yale University, Cornell University and Franklin and Marshall As well. He’s also delivered lectures for the hoover institution
His CV is filled to the prim with books on antiquity, but todays discussion was prompted by his 2016 book the Spartan Regime. The book focuses on the political ethos of Ancient Sparta. We talked about the history of the spartans, religion in Sparta snd Greece more broadly, the Persian wars, and what lessons we can draw from this particular period of antiquity.
This is my conversation with Australian artist Sam Vallen. Sam is a guitarist, composer, producer and musical director. His most prominent work is with his band Caligula’s Horse, though he is also a sought after producer and teacher. We discussed a broad range of topics within art, up to and including history of his band and aesthetic concerns more broadly. Find Sam on instagram at @samvallenmusic