In this episode Jade saves you the slog of reading Homer&apos;s Odyssey by giving a background to the epic tale as well as discussing all the juicy bits.  She discusses themes, characters, cultural impact and if there is any truth behind the story...  This episode also features a discussion with the Barely Bookish podcast! Barely Bookish website <a href='https://barelybookish.com/'>https://barelybookish.com/</a> Barely Bookish podcast Odyssey series ft. me! :<a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/ng/podcast/53-the-odyssey-1-w-about-a-book-podcast/id1532794710?i=1000536976602'>https://podcasts.apple.com/ng/podcast/53-the-odyssey-1-w-about-a-book-podcast/id1532794710?i=1000536976602</a> Books Mentioned: The Odyssey by Emily Wilson: <a href='https://www.emilyrcwilson.com/the-odyssey'>https://www.emilyrcwilson.com/the-odyssey</a> Andrew Lang : Tales of Troy and Greece <a href='https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9780571333509?gC=8ad8757ba&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw-L-ZBhB4EiwA76YzOZMD61y-VICQmknXUkn-pTCkwscYxtr0PGwFGknZ_li6my3YCheHwhoCSY4QAvD_BwE'> https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9780571333509?gC=8ad8757ba&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw-L-ZBhB4EiwA76YzOZMD61y-VICQmknXUkn-pTCkwscYxtr0PGwFGknZ_li6my3YCheHwhoCSY4QAvD_BwE</a> Helpful Resources: Course Hero Series: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV-a_AtlilM&amp;list=PLz_ZtyOWL9BTT6cHpSFM3HnK9ongAYDBl'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV-a_AtlilM&amp;list=PLz_ZtyOWL9BTT6cHpSFM3HnK9ongAYDBl</a> The Science behind The Odyssey: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVo225pUaSA'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVo225pUaSA</a> The Search for Ithaca : <a href='https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/odysseys-end-the-search-for-ancient-ithaca-112739669/'>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/odysseys-end-the-search-for-ancient-ithaca-112739669/</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode Jade saves you the slog of reading Homer&amp;apos;s Odyssey by giving a background to the epic tale as well as discussing all the juicy bits.  She discusses themes, characters, cultural impact and if there is any truth behind the story... &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This episode also features a discussion with the Barely Bookish podcast!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Barely Bookish website &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://barelybookish.com/'&gt;https://barelybookish.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Barely Bookish podcast Odyssey series ft. me! :&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/ng/podcast/53-the-odyssey-1-w-about-a-book-podcast/id1532794710?i=1000536976602'&gt;https://podcasts.apple.com/ng/podcast/53-the-odyssey-1-w-about-a-book-podcast/id1532794710?i=1000536976602&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Books Mentioned: &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Odyssey by Emily Wilson: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.emilyrcwilson.com/the-odyssey'&gt;https://www.emilyrcwilson.com/the-odyssey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Andrew Lang : Tales of Troy and Greece &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9780571333509?gC=8ad8757ba&amp;amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw-L-ZBhB4EiwA76YzOZMD61y-VICQmknXUkn-pTCkwscYxtr0PGwFGknZ_li6my3YCheHwhoCSY4QAvD_BwE'&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9780571333509?gC=8ad8757ba&amp;amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw-L-ZBhB4EiwA76YzOZMD61y-VICQmknXUkn-pTCkwscYxtr0PGwFGknZ_li6my3YCheHwhoCSY4QAvD_BwE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Helpful Resources:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Course Hero Series: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV-a_AtlilM&amp;amp;list=PLz_ZtyOWL9BTT6cHpSFM3HnK9ongAYDBl'&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV-a_AtlilM&amp;amp;list=PLz_ZtyOWL9BTT6cHpSFM3HnK9ongAYDBl&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Science behind The Odyssey: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVo225pUaSA'&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVo225pUaSA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Search for Ithaca : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/odysseys-end-the-search-for-ancient-ithaca-112739669/'&gt;https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/odysseys-end-the-search-for-ancient-ithaca-112739669/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this episode Jade saves you the slog of reading Homer's Odyssey by giving a background to the epic tale as well as discussing all the juicy bits.  She discusses themes, characters, cultural impact and if there is any truth behind the story...   This episode also features a discussion with the Barely Bookish podcast!  Barely Bookish website https://barelybookish.com/  Barely Bookish podcast Odyssey series ft. me! :https://podcasts.apple.com/ng/podcast/53-the-odyssey-1-w-about-a-bo...

The Odyssey : Should you actually read it? 

In this episode Jade explores the wonderful world of Roald Dahl.  she talks about his time as a Cadbury&apos;s taste tester, a spy, and his valuable contributions to medicine. She also discusses the real life inspirations behind some of his greatest stories. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/aboutabook.podcast/'>   Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/aboutabook.podcast/</a>      Tessa Dahl Article: <a href='https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2186961/Tessa-Dahl-Roald-Dahls-daughter-life-father-best-selling-childrens-author.html'>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2186961/Tessa-Dahl-Roald-Dahls-daughter-life-father-best-selling-childrens-author.html</a> His complicated legacy: <a href='https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/roald-dahl-s-family-apologises-for-author-s-anti-semitism-1.4428979'>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/roald-dahl-s-family-apologises-for-author-s-anti-semitism-1.4428979</a> <a href='https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-roald-dahl-antisemitism-children-20201228-viaclofxo5cahi6berf6q35wny-story.html'>https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-roald-dahl-antisemitism-children-20201228-viaclofxo5cahi6berf6q35wny-story.html</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode Jade explores the wonderful world of Roald Dahl.  she talks about his time as a Cadbury&amp;apos;s taste tester, a spy, and his valuable contributions to medicine. She also discusses the real life inspirations behind some of his greatest stories. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/aboutabook.podcast/'&gt;   Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/aboutabook.podcast/&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;br/&gt;    Tessa Dahl Article: &lt;a href='https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2186961/Tessa-Dahl-Roald-Dahls-daughter-life-father-best-selling-childrens-author.html'&gt;https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2186961/Tessa-Dahl-Roald-Dahls-daughter-life-father-best-selling-childrens-author.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;His complicated legacy: &lt;a href='https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/roald-dahl-s-family-apologises-for-author-s-anti-semitism-1.4428979'&gt;https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/roald-dahl-s-family-apologises-for-author-s-anti-semitism-1.4428979&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-roald-dahl-antisemitism-children-20201228-viaclofxo5cahi6berf6q35wny-story.html'&gt;https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-roald-dahl-antisemitism-children-20201228-viaclofxo5cahi6berf6q35wny-story.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this episode Jade explores the wonderful world of Roald Dahl.  she talks about his time as a Cadbury's taste tester, a spy, and his valuable contributions to medicine. She also discusses the real life inspirations behind some of his greatest stories.      Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/aboutabook.podcast/       Tessa Dahl Article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2186961/Tessa-Dahl-Roald-Dahls-daughter-life-father-best-selling-childrens-a...

Roald Dahl: His Wacky World 

In this episode Jade and her sister discuss what is considered to be the first young adult novel.  they chat about what life was like for teens in 60s America, what inspired the 15 year old S.E Hinton to write the novel and shoutout  our favorite  YA books <a href='https://www.instagram.com/aboutabook.podcast/'> follow on instagram for some bookish history:   https://www.instagram.com/aboutabook.podcast/</a> follow my sister&apos;s tattoo page! : <a href='https://www.instagram.com/inked.bycharlie/?hl=en'>https://www.instagram.com/inked.bycharlie/?hl=en</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode Jade and her sister discuss what is considered to be the first young adult novel.  they chat about what life was like for teens in 60s America, what inspired the 15 year old S.E Hinton to write the novel and shoutout  our favorite  YA books &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/aboutabook.podcast/'&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;follow on instagram for some bookish history: &lt;/em&gt;  https://www.instagram.com/aboutabook.podcast/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;follow my sister&amp;apos;s tattoo page! : &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/inked.bycharlie/?hl=en'&gt;https://www.instagram.com/inked.bycharlie/?hl=en&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this episode Jade and her sister discuss what is considered to be the first young adult novel.  they chat about what life was like for teens in 60s America, what inspired the 15 year old S.E Hinton to write the novel and shoutout  our favorite  YA books    follow on instagram for some bookish history:   https://www.instagram.com/aboutabook.podcast/  follow my sister's tattoo page! : https://www.instagram.com/inked.bycharlie/?hl=en 

The Outsiders: How YA was born 

MERRY CHRISTMAS YA FILTHY ANIMALS  in this episode Jade talks about the history behind  Christmas caroling and the story behind some of her favourite carols!  last years festive episode:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/6vyWUxbwp5nsugac0zof3R?si=t4scBsGiRhyKbnuL06X8Cw

<description>&lt;p&gt;MERRY CHRISTMAS YA FILTHY ANIMALS &lt;br/&gt;in this episode Jade talks about the history behind  Christmas caroling and the story behind some of her favourite carols! &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;last years festive episode:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/6vyWUxbwp5nsugac0zof3R?si=t4scBsGiRhyKbnuL06X8Cw&lt;/p&gt;</description>

MERRY CHRISTMAS YA FILTHY ANIMALS  in this episode Jade talks about the history behind  Christmas caroling and the story behind some of her favourite carols!   last years festive episode:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/6vyWUxbwp5nsugac0zof3R?si=t4scBsGiRhyKbnuL06X8Cw 

What's the craic with Christmas Carols?

In this episode Jade chats with @thebookstorianpodcast about Joan Lindsay&apos;s gothic novel, Picnic at Hanging rock. we discuss the spooky Australian bush, how it relates to Irish folklore and is there any truth behind it? <a href='https://open.spotify.com/episode/7eC98xFNY55O1OeS4995rG?si=vTffCnbpQKyqCJNwH_0mVg'>https://open.spotify.com/episode/7eC98xFNY55O1OeS4995rG?si=vTffCnbpQKyqCJNwH_0mVg</a>  <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/6SjwlXC5e8uvPxXE8siyEZ?si=0a2be5c250f748dc'>https://open.spotify.com/show/6SjwlXC5e8uvPxXE8siyEZ?si=0a2be5c250f748dc</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode Jade chats with @thebookstorianpodcast about Joan Lindsay&amp;apos;s gothic novel, Picnic at Hanging rock. we discuss the spooky Australian bush, how it relates to Irish folklore and is there any truth behind it? &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/episode/7eC98xFNY55O1OeS4995rG?si=vTffCnbpQKyqCJNwH_0mVg'&gt;https://open.spotify.com/episode/7eC98xFNY55O1OeS4995rG?si=vTffCnbpQKyqCJNwH_0mVg&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/6SjwlXC5e8uvPxXE8siyEZ?si=0a2be5c250f748dc'&gt;https://open.spotify.com/show/6SjwlXC5e8uvPxXE8siyEZ?si=0a2be5c250f748dc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this episode Jade chats with @thebookstorianpodcast about Joan Lindsay's gothic novel, Picnic at Hanging rock. we discuss the spooky Australian bush, how it relates to Irish folklore and is there any truth behind it?   https://open.spotify.com/episode/7eC98xFNY55O1OeS4995rG?si=vTffCnbpQKyqCJNwH_0mVg   https://open.spotify.com/show/6SjwlXC5e8uvPxXE8siyEZ?si=0a2be5c250f748dc 

Picnic at Hanging Rock: Fact or Fiction?

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