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Podcast: New Thinking for a New World - a Tallberg Foundation Podcast
Episode: Greek Classics—Modern Life
Description: Bryan Doerries on using ancient stories to foster empathy and human connection today.
The Greek classics are timeless because they provide insights into our souls, into how we think and why we do what we do. Of course, few of us regularly read or ponder the wisdom of those epic tragedies. But what if they could be made accessible in ways that shed light on the specific challenges of life in the 21st century? Â
The results could be amazing, healing, entertaining, and educational---partly by stripping away what we think is so special about our time, focusing instead on...