{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6ae4779753fe55e775c1ac6c/6ae47848309881b50b2872b2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins on how antiquity shapes the modern world (Part Two)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6ae4779753fe55e775c1ac6c/7f731e9d5127fc043739fea27cb26ef9.png?height=200","description":"<p>How does the classical world shape our politics, culture, language and lives today?</p>\n<p>On today’s episode, we’re joined by two of the greatest names making classics accessible for the modern day.</p>\n<p>Dame Mary Beard is a classicist who taught at Cambridge for almost 40 years. She has close to 20 books to her name, including <em>Pompeii</em>, which won the Wolfson History Prize, <em>SPQR </em>and <em>Emperor of Rome</em>, both of which were bestsellers in the UK and US.</p>\n<p>Charlotte Higgins is the chief culture writer of the Guardian. She studied Classics at university , and has since written many books on this topic, including <em>Greek Myths: A New Retelling</em>.</p>\n<p>Charlotte and Mary sat down with classicist and author Honor Cargill-Martin to explore taking a ‘post-truth’ approach to antiquity, how the idea of the Romans have been used as a political tool throughout history, and what the Greeks got right and wrong about human nature.</p>\n<p>You can find more of Mary and Charlotte discussing antiquity and the present day on their new podcast, <em>Instant Classics, </em>available to watch or listen weekly from Thursday August 28.</p>\n<p>If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all our full conversations, plus all of our Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more.</p>\n<p>For £4.99 per month you'll also receive:</p>\n<p>- Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts</p>\n<p>- Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series</p>\n<p>- 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events </p>\n<p>... </p>\n<p>Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99:</p>\n<p>- Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts</p>\n<p>- Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series</p>\n<p>…</p>\n<p>Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access.</p>\n<p>…</p>\n<p>Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more.</p>\n<p>https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/</p>\n<p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices\">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p>","author_name":"Intelligence Squared"}