This week the guys welcome back good friend, former colleague, and two-time Newberry Medal honoree, young-adult writer Gary Schmidt. How did Jeff and Dave manage that? Well we invited him in, and just like that he accepted our invitation. He found the studio comfortable, or at least okay for now, but the conversation was more than a little bit super. We focused on his 2023 novel The Labors of Hercules Beal, a rip-roaring adaptation of the strongman's 12 tasks, with cats, coyotes, a katabasis, a sculpted hippo, and more. Like so much of Gary's work, it is a beautiful tragicomedy, blending moments of hilarity with unvarnished reflection on suffering. So, pay attention, Carter Jones (and everyone else), and stay out of trouble. And for our younger listeners, from the first boy to the last girl, regardless of what planet you orbit, this one is a can't-miss!
Ad Navseam Episode 33: “Reunited and it Feels so Good”--Homer’s Odyssey, Part 9 (Books 15-17)
Ad Navseam Episode 32: Swined and Dined—Homer’s Odyssey, part 8 (Books 12-14)
Ad Navseam Episode 31: Mortal Republic, How Rome Fell into Tyranny - a Conversation with Dr. Ed Watts of UC San Diego
Ad Navseam Episode 30: More Pain in the Nekuia—Odysseus in the Underworld, Part 2 (Homer’s Odyssey, part 7)
Ad Navseam Episode 29: A Pain in the Nekuia—Odysseus in the Underworld, Part 1 (Book 11)
Ad Navseam Episode 28: The Well-Trained Mind: A Conversation with Susan Wise Bauer
Ad Navseam Episode 27: “HOLY MOLY!” — Homer’s Odyssey, part 5 (Book 10)
Ad Navseam Episode 26: “It’s all Fun and Games Till Someone Pokes an Eye Out” - Homer’s Odyssey, Part 4 (Book 9)
Ad Navseam Episode 25: Schmidt-en with the Classics
Ad Navseam Episode 24: "A Toast to the Host who can Boast the Most Roast” — Homer’s Odyssey, Part 3 (Books 5-8)
Ad Navseam Episode 23: Down on the Pharmaka—Homer’s Odyssey, Part 2
Ad Navseam Episode 22: When will Dad be Home? - Homer's Odyssey, Part 1
Ad Navseam Episode 21: Cowboy Up, Verg! Eclogue One and the Origins of Augustan Literature
Ad Navseam Episode 20: A Lion at the Gates - The Battle of Thermopylae, Part 2
Ad Navseam Episode 19: A Lion at the Gates - The Battle of Thermopylae, Part 1
Ad Navseam Episode 18: Cranks for the Memories – William Perkins, Alexander Dicson, and the Ars Memoriae
Ad Navseam Episode 17: “Honey, I’m Home!”—Alcestis, Part 2
Ad Navseam Episode 16: “Euripides? Eubuyides!”—Alcestis, Part 1
Ad Navseam Episode 15: I Can't Spare a Square! - Horror Vacui and the Dipylon Vase
Ad Navseam Episode 14: Cicero Falls at Formiae - A Date which will Live in Infamy
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