HeyJaredThe Odyssey Odyssey Podcast
Every week, Tom and Jane-Frances sail through one book of Homer’s Odyssey, then chart the parallels to their own modern quests. Expect sharp laughs, honest detours, and ancient insights for anyone navigating career storms or reinvention in their own Odyssey.
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Book 14: One step closer to home, via the Pig Farm. (opens the original)
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Yes, the podcast continues, as we find ourselves in the company of a swineherd. It’s an older, wiser version of Odysseus although sadly, the same can’t be said for me or Jane-Frances. There are tall tales, good food, questions of loyalty, and perhaps the beginnings of the final showdown. But Book 14 also got us thinking how do you tell the story of your life when it hasn’t gone quite as you planned? Do you embellish it? Rewrite it? Laugh about it? Or, like Odysseus, tell whatever version gets yo
Book 13 - Ithaca at Last (opens the original)
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Dear Listeners, Odysseus finally returns home. Sure, it’s the long way and the journey was not easy (for any of us). He has a boat full of treasure, but with none of the men he left with. Athena helps him out, but it’s now up to him to work his way back to his family. Will he do it, will the gods intervene? Or will he just make a mess of it? Don’t forget to subscribe or leave a comment. Get full access to The Odyssey Odyssey at odysseyodyssey.substack.com/subscribe
Episode 13 - A recap of sorts (opens the original)
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Dear Listener, After a short - then long - break I have found the lost ‘recap’ episode that we recorded a few months ago. We will be back to our regular programing very shortly. And yes we are aware that a movie block-buster has been made about this very podcast (sort of). No, we have not been invited to the work premier, or even the local premier. Who plays me? Who plays Jane-Frances? We were not consulted. In this episode we take a breath and recap on the ‘you would never believe what happened
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