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A Classic Hero Sandwich (Epi 25, S4)
Manage episode 379511957 series 3362642
Rob Cain goes on a rant about modern and ancient heroes. He discusses the heroes of literature and reviews the heroes
celebrated on TV as he was growing up. What is a modern hero? What is a classical one? Do heroes pay a price?
18:45 into the podcast a musical tribute is given to Khaled al-Asaad, a Syrian archaeologist and the head of antiquities at the ancient city of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Khaled al-Asaad refused to reveal the location of ancient artifacts to the invaders. He placed the history of his city over his own life.
68 episoder
Manage episode 379511957 series 3362642
Rob Cain goes on a rant about modern and ancient heroes. He discusses the heroes of literature and reviews the heroes
celebrated on TV as he was growing up. What is a modern hero? What is a classical one? Do heroes pay a price?
18:45 into the podcast a musical tribute is given to Khaled al-Asaad, a Syrian archaeologist and the head of antiquities at the ancient city of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Khaled al-Asaad refused to reveal the location of ancient artifacts to the invaders. He placed the history of his city over his own life.
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