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First We Read: The Odyssey

First We Read: The Odyssey

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Raghu Karnad and Supriya Nair read and talk through two modern English translations of Homer's Odyssey. Edited and produced by Saachi.Speak Friend Art Literary History & Criticism
Episodes
  • Homer's Odyssey, Books 5-8

    Homer's Odyssey, Books 5-8
    Jul 31 2026

    A nymph, a princess, a wanderer and a song. The Odyssey unravels the mystery of an unknown hero entering the halls of the king of Phaeacia. Raghu and Supriya have no idea how to pronounce these names. Thanks to Nikhil Krishnan for the correction on 'Telemachus.' We are accepting others.

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    40 mins
  • Homer's Odyssey, Books 1-4

    Homer's Odyssey, Books 1-4
    Jul 22 2026

    A timid desperate young man sets out to find clues to the whereabouts of the father he lost two decades ago, to war and the wine-dark sea. Raghu and Supriya encounter the beginning of the Odyssey through English translations of its first four books.

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    49 mins
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