Season 96, Episode 1144: Civilization Rises Again: The Odyssey Monologue Series with Jay Doran

In the final episode of Jay Doran's 12-part series exploring Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, Jay examines the film's ending through the ideas of memory, culture, civilization and generational renewal. Beginning with Penelope and Odysseus's conversation about a future in which the story of Troy “will only be sung,” Jay asks what one generation must preserve so the next does not have to begin again from zero. The episode explores culture as memory embodied in behavior, why institutions eventua...