Greeced Lightning

Mar 03 2025 41 ep. 74 mins 5
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A podcast about myths, movies, and one doctor of classics teaching two dumb idiots about history and mythology

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Caesar 3: Roman Infrastructure and City Planning

Mar 03 2025 78 mins  
Sara and Sam upgrade to a Game Room to discuss the city builder game Caesar III. Travel back to the era when “online” was still two words for: surprisingly horny video games, accidental slums, ancient fire brigades, and multipurpose holes.Curia Julia - A 1st c. coin showing the curia, or senate houseMap of Pompeii

HBO's Rome: Caesar and Pompey

Feb 17 2025 76 mins  
Sam and Sara take on Pompey and Julius Caesar’s civil war: populist politics, Cicero’s foibles, the sluttification of a model Roman matron, respect for ancient doctors, and the drama (and nudity) of HBO’s Rome.Plutarch's Life of Caesar, 53.4 - An account of Julia's death in childbirth; the following sections cover the political turmoil and growing hostility between Pompey and

Age of Mythology: Atlantis, Myth Soup, and Gaming

Feb 03 2025 71 mins  
Grab a slice of cold pizza and pull up a comfy chair: today we’re hanging out in Sam’s Video Game Corner! Sam takes Sara through the development and plot of Age of Mythology: Retold. Discussion includes Plato’s Atlantis, early bedtimes, the collapse of civilizations, and a hard no on ancient aliens.The Trojan Horse - Probably the more well-known account, from the Aeneid Bk 2C

Kaos: Prometheus and Zeus

Jan 20 2025 77 mins  
Season 3 of Greeced Lightning is here! Sara and Sam are taking a new approach this season in more than one way. Join us in this episode to break down the myths behind the Netflix original series Kaos, including: Prometheus vs. Zeus, trans people in myth, the dangers of prophecy interpretation, and Hera’s creepy tongue room (yes, you read that right).Myth of Er - A story of the re

Emergency Broadcast: Gladiator 2

Nov 25 2024 78 mins  
Sam and Sara bring you this special broadcast for the release of Gladiator 2! Join us for historically inaccurate weaponry, tyrannical brother emperors, unusual animal appearances, and a rip roaring good time.

Bonus Episode: Screens of the Stone Age - When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong

Sep 17 2024 74 mins  
Tune in for a bonus episode in which Sara and Sam joined the fine folks at Screens of the Stone Age for very unique film!When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong (1971) is an Italian sex comedy in which cave women of two warring tribes stage a sex strike until their cave men make peace. If that sounds familiar, it’s because it’s a stone-age adaptation of the Ancient Gr

The Importance of Being Earnest: Season 2 Finale

Aug 26 2024 74 mins  
Greeced Lightning supports a permanent end to the violence and genocide in Gaza. We encourage you to take action however you are able. It’s the Season 2 finale and we’re going out with a comedic bang! Join Sara and Sam for Oscar Wilde’s riff on Plautus, including mistaken identities, ass tattoos, our preferred Colin Firths, and a reflection on the highs and lows of this seaso

Boudica: Queen of War - The Rebellion of 60

Aug 12 2024 77 mins  
Greeced Lightning supports a permanent end to the violence and genocide in Gaza. We encourage you to take action however you are able. Sam and Sara take one last trip to Roman Britain to learn about Boudica, Queen of the Iceni. Learn just how little we know about this badass and brutal leader while also discussing temples to modern politicians, advice from child ghosts, and a

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Roman Comedy

Jul 29 2024 63 mins  
Greeced Lightning supports a permanent end to the violence and genocide in Gaza. We encourage you to take action however you are able.Sara and Sam explore the sitcoms of the ancient world: the Roman comedies by Plautus. Join us to learn about vibe translations, Buster Keaton’s criminally brief storyline, camel-related compliments, the hosts’ breakfasts of choice, and more!Femal

The Last Legion: The Fall of Rome

Jul 15 2024 76 mins  
Greeced Lightning supports a permanent end to the violence and genocide in Gaza. We encourage you to take action however you are able. We just can’t quit you, Legio IX! Remnants of Rome’s 9th Legion crop up yet again as Sara and Sam explore the decline of the Western Roman Empire. Discussion includes the Germanic invasions, the last Western emperor, incorrect inscriptions, poor