50 Ways to Loaf Your Loofah: The Golden Age of Classics in America (Ad Navseam Ep. 154)
Join Dr. David Noe and Dr. Jeff Winkle as they dive into Carl Richard’s The Golden Age of the Classics in America. Discover why Antebellum Americans—from schoolgirls to presidents—were obsessed with the Latin language, and why George Washington always kept a bit of mutton handy.
Nova Anglia: The First Latin Epic of New England (Ad Navseam Ep. 104)
Join Dr. David Noe and Dr. Jeff Winkle as they explore Nova Anglia, a 17th-century Latin epic poem about New England. Discover how William Morrell described the “fruit-bearing” trees, the native peoples, and the “painful” task of colonization in dactylic hexameter.
Achilles’ Last Stand… in a Wheelchair? Classical References in Pop Music (Ad Navseam Ep. 98)
Join Dr. David Noe and Dr. Jeff Winkle in the vomitorium as they explore the intersection of the Latin language, Greek mythology, and rock ‘n’ roll. From Sting’s “Scylla and Charybdis” to Led Zeppelin’s “Achilles’ Last Stand,” discover how the classics live on in the top 40.
Barbarisms at the Gate: The Future of Active Latin Pedagogy (Ad Navseam Ep. 156)
Join Dr. David Noe and Dr. Jeff Winkle as they welcome “spoken Latin guru” Dr. Patrick Owens. Discover why “Living Latin” is a misnomer, how to properly say “vacuum cleaner” in Latin, and why eating apple seeds might be a bad idea.
Helen, Her Drugs, and the Old Man of the Sea: Decoding Odyssey Book 4 (Ad Navseam Ep. 23)
Join Dr. David Noe and Dr. Jeff Winkle as they explore Book 4 of Homer’s Odyssey. From the awkward reunion of Menelaus and Helen to the shape-shifting Proteus, discover why this book is key to Telemachus’s journey.
The Man of Many Turns: Decoding the Odyssey and the Latin Language Tradition (Ad Navseam Ep. 22)
Join Dr. David Noe and Dr. Jeff Winkle as they begin their journey through Homer’s Odyssey. Discover the meaning of polytropos, the growth of Telemachus, and how the Latin language tradition interprets this Greek masterpiece.
Shadows, Shepherds, and the Latin Language: Decoding Vergil’s Eclogue 1 (Ad Navseam Ep. 21)
Join Dr. David Noe and Dr. Jeff Winkle as they explore Vergil’s Eclogues. Discover the history of the land confiscations, the meaning of otium, and why Tityrus gets to keep his cows while Meliboeus enters exile.
A Lion at the Gates: The Final Stand at Thermopylae (Ad Navseam Ep. 20)
Join Dr. David Noe and Dr. Jeff Winkle for the conclusion of their deep dive into the Battle of Thermopylae. From the treachery of Ephialtes to the desperate “hands and teeth” struggle on the hillock, discover the history behind the legend of the 300.
The Road to Thermopylae: Spartans, Persians, and the Hot Gates (Ad Navseam Ep. 19)
Introduction: The Brackish Tang of History Welcome back to the “vomitorium,” listeners! In Episode 19 of the Ad Navseam Podcast, hosts Dr. Jeff Winkle and Dr. David Noe return from a brief hiatus (spent seeking the sun in Florida) to tackle one of the most famous military episodes in ancient history: The Battle of Thermopylae. […]
The Ars Memoriae Battle Royale: William Perkins, Alexander Dicson, and the Latin Language of Memory (Ad Navseam Ep. 18)
Join Dr. David Noe and Dr. Jeff Winkle as they explore the 16th-century feud over the Art of Memory (Ars Memoriae). From “Combinatory Wheels” to rooster brains, discover how the Latin language shaped the debate between Protestant logic and Renaissance imagery.