BONUS: Christmas With A Pope

SUMMER SPECIAL: IRON MAN

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2089861/open_sms] IN WHICH: we delve into the life and stories of Hephaestus, the god of fire, bearer  of culture, architect and blacksmith to the gods. The child of dysfunctional immortals, he struggles to find a home and a family. LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS EPISODE [https://www.tomleestoryteller.net/bonushephaestusmainpage] E-mail Tom Lee [tomlee@tomleestoryteller.net]

16: Storytime

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2089861/open_sms] IN WHICH: Odysseus is entertained by the rhapsode Demodacus, who is inspired to  tell our hero his own story. An athletic competition  gives rise to tension, which another story dispels. The entertainment continues over roasted boar, where art and life collide in a third and final story. FOOTNOTES: More about this episode. [https://www.tomleestoryteller.net/footnotes16mainpage]

15: Consider Yourself at Home

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2089861/open_sms] IN WHICH: Odysseus casts an epic gaze over the palace of King Alcinous and Queen Arete, who demonstrate their hospitality and provide our hero with hope. VISUAL FOOTNOTES FOR THIS EPISODE CAN BE SEEN HERE [https://www.tomleestoryteller.net/footnotes15-main-page]

EPISODE 14: We Have to Talk About the Giants...

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2089861/open_sms] IN WHICH: We explore the lineage of King Alcinous, Odysseus's host, tracing his family line back to the notorious and ill-fated race of Giants.

BONUS: Christmas With A Pope

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2089861/open_sms] IN WHICH: We return from an unexpected hiatus with a "party piece" - a performance of an excerpt from Alexander Pope's 1726 verse translation of The Odyssey, Book V.