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Interior Design with EMMA JANE PALIN

December 5, 2022 · 28 min

Emma Jane Palin, interior blogger and stylist joins Jasmine today to chat about how much inspiration our current homes draw from classical interiors. Alongside the more expected chats about mosaics and marble there's also talk of what…
Sex with CATE CAMPBELL

November 21, 2022 · 36 min

Accredited sex therapist, author and co-host of The Real Sex Education Podcast, Jasmine's guest today is Cate Campbell, talking about attitudes towards sex in classical times. Were the Romans really more liberal than us and if so should we…
Happiness with SIMON ALEXANDER ONG

November 14, 2022 · 44 min

Life Coach and Business Strategist Simon Alexander Ong joins Jasmine to discuss the pursuit of happiness this week. How did the ancients pursue happiness and are the methods to achieve this that we use today likely to have been the same…
Medicine with DR EMEKA

November 7, 2022 · 38 min

The fabulous Dr Emeka Okorocha joins Jasmine today to discuss all things healthcare and medicine. Dr Emeka gamely answers Jasmine's pop quiz of Classical diagnoses to see if he can tell what the patient was suffering from, as well as…
Thrillers with ANDREW HUNTER MURRAY

October 31, 2022 · 46 min

Kicking off a new batch of the series that seeks to find out how the classics compares to modern day, Jasmine is joined by the brilliant Andrew Hunter Murray, best selling author, journalist and one of the indomitable QI elves. Talk ranges…

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Food with KATE YOUNG

June 20, 2022 · 46 min

Award winning writer of The Little Cookbook series, Kate Young brings her knowledge and love of food to the pod this week to chat to Jasmine about ancient thinking about food, dining and why Pythagoras really had a thing about…
Comedy with STUART GOLDSMITH

June 13, 2022 · 46 min

Host of Comcompod, acclaimed stand up, and all round excellent person Stuart Goldsmith joins Jasmine today to find out whether what makes us laugh today is the same as that which tickled audiences in the Greco Roman period. Are we in a new…
Parenting with THE UNMUMSY MUM (aka Sarah Turner)

June 6, 2022 · 41 min

Blogger and Author Sarah Turner, aka The UnMumsy Mum is the guest chatting to Jasmine this week discussing how modern attitudes to parenting contrast with how Greco-Roman parents dealt with their children, and whether or not their own boys…
Wine with ALEESHA HANSEL

June 1, 2022 · 39 min

Wine writer and presenter Aleesha Hansel chats to Jasmine about wine this week - how colonialism has shaped which wines we think of as the best, how attitudes to drinking have changed and why Aleesha believes our supermarket wine aisles…
Maths with BOBBY SEAGULL

May 30, 2022 · 30 min

Maths teacher, broadcaster and writer Bobby Seagull joins Jasmine to kick off the series as they discuss how ancient theories have stood the test of time and why Pythagoras is not the only classical Mathematician you should know…
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May 16, 2022 · 1 min

COMING SOON - Legit Classics with Jasmine Elmer. Classicist Jasmine Elmer has a mission - to make everyone love the Greco Roman Classic Era as much as she does. Legit Classics is a Hat Trick Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…

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About the show

Jasmine Elmer has a mission - to make everyone love the Classics as much as she does. Each week she'll tackle a different subject, with the aid of a special guest, to explain how the Greco-Roman era has influenced virtually all aspects of modern life. This is the classics podcast that talks as much about modern life as the ancient world. No prior revision required!