GGCH: Nolan’s Odyssey & Tony’s New Novel (#412)

Guests: Tony Jones & Josh Gilbert (Generation Gap Culture Hour returns!)

Topics:

Culture roundup: alliteration bios, Son of Helena, dude lit & Lonesome Dove (1:58)

The Odyssey: theater reactions, IMAX chaos & the OCD popcorn guy (14:33)

Nolan's rewrite: war, Xenia & the Christianization of the Odyssey (23:11)

Patron Half Begins (35:44)

Casting choices: Helen, Elliot Page & the "DEI" debate (36:19)

Oral tradition, the Emily Wilson controversy & Nolan/Bond rumors (44:27)

Agamemnon's sacrifice, Isaac & OCD scrupulosity (54:54)

Writing historical fiction: polenta, plums & Constantine's conversion (1:03:22)

AI as research assistant: therapy, health & the future of work (1:16:12)

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