Classical Past-times: 4 Podcasts for the Classical Student

I love listening to Podcasts; whether they be dramatic readings of fictional texts, interviews with scholars and experts, discussion panels or other non-fiction conversations. I subscribe to a few, and thought I would share them with you here. 

In Our Time - BBC 4: This is absolutely one of my favourite podcasts to listen to for insightful conversations and panels on a wide range of topics. I subscribe to the history and culture podcasts, but there are also science, philosophy and religion. The BBC has a whole website dedicated to self-education and in addition to the podcasts it contains articles, clips and more. Definitely worth a look if you aren't sure where to begin with your self-education.

Librivox: Here is where you can find all the classics that you love (or would love to read) in audio format. You can choose which one you like and download it chapter by chapter, or listen to the whole thing all at once. Some of my favourite readings have been Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and Dracula by Bram Stoker. 

Lorepodcast: This one of the first podcasts that I subscribed to and I still subscribe, years later! Although the content isn't always 'classical' per se, the byline of it being 'dark historical tales' means that my desire for spooky stories or unusual occurrences is met with this one podcast. It is a wonderful starting place for further research and the presenter, Aaron Mahnke has a calm and engaging way of telling stories. You'll want to binge listen this one for sure!

National Library of Australia: A great place to delve into Australian history, stories, issues and discussions. There are lots of great 'author talk' podcasts here which give us an insight into the authors of some of our favourite Australian works. Definitely something for all tastes here. 

So there you have my top 4 choices for the classical student. I would love to hear if you have any podcasts to add to this list. I know it's an odd list, but I only wanted to include those podcasts that I listen to and love. Any other recommendations are highly appreciated!