In the last episode of our season, we’re taking an in-depth look at the life and writing of Ovid: pickup artist, poet extraordinaire, and all-around good-time guy who knew where all the best underground raves were in ancient Rome. Ovid loved city life, and he adored tweaking the nose of Rome’s First Citizen through his writing.
In this episode, we chart Ovid’s rise and fall–from a cheeky, subversive poet to a tool in Augustus’ autocratic agenda, and finally to an exile. And we compare it to Donald Trump’s handling of his loudest critics—including the press and our nation’s late night TV hosts.
Is the Trump regime taking a page out of Augustus’ playbook? And what warning can an exiled poet from 2,000 years ago have for us all today? Get the show notes here.
