This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

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New Past Lives: I talked with the wonderful historian Andrew Pettegree about his new book, "The Bookshop." It's a delightful read that explores how authors, printers, and readers needed intermediaries to find customers - it wasn't a given that print would ever take off. pod.link/1852618120/e...

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This evening I listened to a fascinating episode of @histphilosophy.bsky.social 's podcast with the late Professor Marguerite Johnson on Sappho. Such an interesting discussion and nudged me - alongside Anne Carson's Nobel Prize win - to read Carson's 'If Not, Winter', which is her Sappho translation

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That's great to hear! So sad to hear the news about Prof Johnson but it's an honor to have had her on the podcast

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There is absolutely no viable path forward for this country that doesn’t hinge on extreme accountability for everyone involved in this administration. They’re going to whine about politicization and credulous media types will echo them, but the thing is, they’ve committed tons of obvious crimes!

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