{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60e73cc688b69a001452e911/672d396b3534701770cf4eef?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 105 - Dr. Jacques Bailly","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60e73cc688b69a001452e911/1731017025978-ddbcb27f-28e9-4bc0-9faf-96e5733764c4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Dr. Jacques Bailly, a professor of Classics at the University of Vermont, joins Lexie to discuss the complexities of teaching ancient philosophy and literature and how to make abstract ideas accessible to students, Diodorus Cronus' Master Argument about determinism and free will, and how how he came to be the official pronouncer for the National Spelling Bee. So tuck in your togas and hop aboard Trireme Transit for this week’s exciting odyssey!&nbsp;Don't forget to follow us on <a href=\"https://twitter.com/TheOzymandiasP1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a>, <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/theozymandiasproject\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a> &amp; <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/theozymandiasproject/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a> or visit our website <a href=\"http://www.theozymandiasproject.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.theozymandiasproject.com</a>!&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Originally recorded June 7, 2024.</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about Dr. Bailly: <a href=\"https://www.uvm.edu/cas/classics/profiles/jacques-bailly\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.uvm.edu/cas/classics/profiles/jacques-bailly</a></p><p><br></p><p>Find his publications on Academia: <a href=\"https://vermont.academia.edu/jacquesbailly\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://vermont.academia.edu/jacquesbailly</a></p><p><br></p><p>Check out the Scripps National Spelling Bee: <a href=\"https://spellingbee.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://spellingbee.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Check out the 2006 film “Akeelah and the Bee”: <a href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437800/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437800/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Read a NYT piece on pronouncing for the Bee: <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/08/us/dr-jacques-bailly-spelling-bee.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/08/us/dr-jacques-bailly-spelling-bee.html</a></p><p><br></p><p>Read a Scripps News piece on Dr. Bailly’s work: <a href=\"https://www.scrippsnews.com/entertainment/scripps-spelling-bee/meet-the-scripps-national-spelling-bee-champion-turned-pronouncer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.scrippsnews.com/entertainment/scripps-spelling-bee/meet-the-scripps-national-spelling-bee-champion-turned-pronouncer</a></p><p><br></p><p>Support us on Patreon: <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/TheOzymandiasProject</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Custom music by Brent Arehart of Arehart Sounds and edited by Dan Maday.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Want a transcript of the episode? Email us at theozymandiasprojectpodcast@gmail.com and we can provide one. </p>","author_name":"Lexie Henning"}