Ep: 61

Club Meeting 61: The Odyssey

By : Stephen Fry

The Odyssey retold by Stephen Fry is a lively, modern reimagining of Homer's Odyssey that follows a long and perilous journey home after a great war. Blending humor, clarity, and vivid storytelling, Fry brings new accessibility to the classic tale, highlighting the hero's encounters with strange lands, powerful beings, and constant trials of wit and endurance. Alongside the adventure, the story explores themes of loyalty, identity, and the longing for home.

Guest : Don Geci
Don Geci is an interdisciplinary researcher and educator based in Manhattan. He is currently the Bookmobile Manager at the House of SpeakEasy. He is also a contributing editor for The Observatory and a research coordinator for Be All You Education. He began his career as an assistant at Northwestern University’s Center of Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics where he studied exoplanets under a team of postdoctoral researchers. He has since occupied various roles in education, as a tutor, a teaching assistant, and an analyst. Most recently, he was a researcher and production associate for American History Unbound, where he contributed to PBS Specials that combine historical documentary, live performance, and orchestra. Born in Kosovo, he grew up in San Diego and then Chicago before attending Princeton University. He initially studied astrophysics before pivoting to ancient philosophy. He is an avid reader who relishes in engaging big ideas across the sciences and humanities.

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Phebe

3 ★★★☆☆

Phil

4 ★★★★☆

Isaac

3.5 ★★★★☆

Books recommended if you liked this book

Phebe:

Circe by Madeline Miller

Phil:

Elric of Melniboné by Michael Moorcock

Isaac:

The Adventures of Odysseus by Glen Iliff

Don Geci:

The Iliad by Homer (translated by Emily Wilson)
The Aeneid by Virgil (translated by Emily Wilson)

Other Books And Works Mentioned

Phebe:

Heroes by Stephen Fry
The Odyssey (translated by Emily Wilson)

Phil:

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

Isaac:

“Ithaka” by C. P. Cavafy

Don:

The Odyssey (translated by Emily Wilson)
Epic of Gilgamesh
The Poetic Edda & The Prose Edda (compiled by Snorri Sturluson)

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