{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F5a2ab3e1-cb44-415a-b356-d02ef13f5e37","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"CB ROBERTSON | Of Heroes and Men\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/5a2ab3e1-cb44-415a-b356-d02ef13f5e37\"></iframe>","title":"CB ROBERTSON | Of Heroes and Men","description":"CB Robertson is an author, husband, father, and autodidactic philosopher. If you don't immediately recognize his name, you might recognize his Instagram handle: Caffeine and Philosophy.\nIf I'm one type of man, who allows life to interrupt his philosophical pursuits, CB is the other type of man for whom philosophy IS life, or at least a big part of it.\nI always admired his clarity of thought even if I was a bit intimidated.\nBut if I know my audience, you guys like lengthy, in-depth episodes to chew on, and I knew that CB would fit the bill.\nIn our conversation we discussed:\nWhy Homer matters, and how the stories of Achilles, Odysseus, and Hector have meaning for us today\nPlato's Republic, and why it's easy to miss the subtle message that Plato is trying to communicate\nThe transcendent hero vs. the family man, and maybe why the distinction isn't so clear\nMasculine speech, and its direct and indirect forms\nAnd finally, how shared suffering between men binds us together in our minds, and hearts, as well.\nCB graciously agreed to come on the podcast just a few short days after we started talking, which was inside my usual research window. But in this case, we decided to wing it. And I have a feeling you're going to like the results.\nCONNECT WITH CB ROBERTSON\nInstagram: @caffeineandphilosophyBlog: http://www.caffeineandphilosophy.comYouTube: CB RobertsonAmazon author page for CB Robertson\nMENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST\n\"Why Homer Matters\" by Adam NicholsGreg Nagy - Center for Hellenic StudiesPlato's RepublicKarl Popper - \"The Open Society\"Albert Lord, Homeric scholar\"The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours\" by Greg Nagy\nPODCASTING 2.0\nPodcastIndex.comFountain.fm appMore app platforms\nSPONSOR \u2014 DEEPWELL DESIGNS\nwww.deepwelldesigns.comIG: @deepwelldesigns00\nUse code \"renofmen\" for 15% off any piece, including custom orders!\nTHE RENAISSANCE OF MEN\nwww.renofmen.com\nInstagram: @renofmenTwitter: @renofmenYouTube: (link)","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/077d5416-18ed-4332-a23d-bbdca2b970df/j_NeNa4rnItxJ1OYds7sRGv3.jpg"}