Homer's The Odyssey: A Discussion of the World's First Travel Book with Phil Cousineau

June 28 · 31 min · Season 1 · Episode 642 · 44.8 MB

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With a blockbuster film on the horizon, Phil Cousineau has written the ideal companion book "The Wisdom of the Odyssey: 24 Life Lessons from Homer's Epic". In this episode, we discuss where you can go to see some of the places where The Odyssey was set, why the book still rings true today, and ways to incorporate mythology and folklore into your own travels. Cousineau is the author of the iconic travel book "The Art of Pilgrimage" and the long-time host of the PBS TV series "Global Spirit".

Mentioned in this episode:

*Homer

*The Illiad

*The Odyssey

*PTSD

*Ithaca

*Corfu

*Athens

*Sicily

*Crete

*Mycenae

*Matt Damon

*Zendaya