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The Odyssey

Homer · first published 1946

Mentioned 9 time(s) by 7 guest(s).

  1. Steven Pressfield on The Tim Ferriss Show (2022-12-15): mention

    “…Like The Odyssey, I know I’m probably getting way too deep into this, but Homer’s Odyssey, the story of Odysseus returning from the Trojan War.…”

    Steven Pressfield on Going from Truck Driver to Bestselling Novelist, Overcoming Self-Sabotage, Building Momentum, Dancing with the Muse, Turning Pro, and Letting Your Underground River Flow (#642)

  2. Russ Roberts on The Tim Ferriss Show (2022-08-08): mention

    “…Penelope from The Odyssey, Ulysses’ wife, who’s waiting for his return from the Trojan War…”

    Russ Roberts on Lessons from F.A. Hayek and Nassim Taleb, Decision-Making Insights from Charles Darwin, The Dangers of Scientism, Wild Problems in Life and the Decisions That Define Us, Learnings from the Talmud, The Role of Prayer, and The Journey to Transcendence (#613)

  3. Susan Cain on The Tim Ferriss Show (2022-04-03): mention

    “…So Odysseus, at the beginning of The Odyssey, of Homer’s Odyssey, that poem basically starts with him weeping…”

    Susan Cain on Transforming Pain, Building Your Emotional Resilience, Exploring Sufi Wisdom, Tapping into Bittersweet Songs, and Seeking the Shards of Light (#583)

  4. Margaret Atwood on The Tim Ferriss Show (2022-02-24): mention

    “…So you read The Iliad and The Odyssey, you can see that there’s a narrative approach, very useful.…”

    Margaret Atwood — A Living Legend on Creative Process, The Handmaid’s Tale, Being a Mercenary Child, Resisting Labels, the Poet Rug Exchange, Liminal Beings, Burning Questions, Practical Utopias, and More (#573)

  5. Guy Raz on The Tim Ferriss Show (2020-09-14): mention

    “…whether it’s Gilgamesh or The Odyssey or Harry Potter, and Joseph Campbell kind of codifies this…”

    Guy Raz on Building ‘How I Built This,’ Managing Depression, and Podcast Ecosystem Predictions (#462)

  6. Tyler Cowen on The Tim Ferriss Show (2020-05-10): mention

    “…she was the translator with Homer's Odyssey. I had to know Homer's Odyssey really, really well.…”

    Tyler Cowen on Rationality, COVID-19, Talismans, and Life on the Margins (#413)

  7. Walter Isaacson on The Tim Ferriss Show (2018-02-03): mention

    “…Like every great piece of writing from the Bible to The Odyssey to Huckleberry Finn does.…”

    Walter Isaacson (#273)

  8. Walter Isaacson on The Tim Ferriss Show (2018-02-03): recommend

    “…But The Odyssey is a particularly important one because I think life is an odyssey.…”

    Walter Isaacson (#273)

  9. Walter Isaacson on The Tim Ferriss Show (2018-02-03): mention

    “…I'd love to know what everybody's favorite translation is too. I like the Fagles translation.…”

    Walter Isaacson (#273)