{"podcast":{"title":"Literature and History","slug":"literature-and-history-1050057","podcast_index_feed_id":1050057,"rss_url":"https://literatureandhistory.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://literatureandhistory.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/f/1/2/3f12417906e95777/literature_and_history_cover.jpg","author":"Doug Metzger","episode_count":125,"summary":"With millions of downloads, hundreds of hours of soundtracked content, and an overall emphasis on the cultural history behind famous works of literature, Literature and History is one of the most popular independent podcasts on its subject. Starting with Sumerian cuneiform in 3,100 BCE, Literature and History moves forward in chronological order through Assyriology, Egyptology, the Old Testament, Ancient Greece and Rome, the birth of Christianity, and the early Middle Ages. The show's current season is on early Islamic history. A typical episode (they average about two hours) features a general introduction to a work of literature, then a full summary of that work that expects no prior knowledge, and finally, an analysis of the cultural, biographical, and historical forces that gave rise to the work in question. Original symphonic and ambient background music is woven throughout each show, and all episodes offer free full, illustrated, footnoted transcriptions as well as quizzes for purposes of review. The show has no advertisements, and its host takes pride in a professional approach that avoids chitchat and ephemera and gets straight to the educational content. You can listen to…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/literature-and-history-1050057"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 101: Against the Pagans (Augustine's City of God, Part 1 of 2)","slug":"episode-101-against-the-pagans-augustine-s-city-of-god-part-1-of-2","published_at":"2023-02-04T18:24:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/literature-and-history-1050057/episode-101-against-the-pagans-augustine-s-city-of-god-part-1-of-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/literature-and-history-1050057","url":"https://literatureandhistory.com/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/literatureandhistory/episode_101_against_the_pagans.mp3?dest-id=351744","summary":"Augustine's City of God , Part 1 of 2. The first half of the City of God is a broadside against paganism – its culture, religion, and history, subjects about which Augustine had much to say. Episode 101 Quiz https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-101/ Episode 101 Transcription: https://literatureandhistory.com/episode-101-against-the-pagans Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3sErObfrVc&pp=0gcJCYsJAYcqIYzv Bonus Content: https://literatureandhistory.com/bonus-content Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@literatureandhistorypodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/literatureandhistorypodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/literatureandhistory TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lahpodcast Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lahpodcast.bsky.social X https://x.com/lahpodcast","meta_description":"Augustine's City of God , Part 1 of 2. The first half of the City of God is a broadside against paganism – its culture, religion, and history, subjects ab…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":8131,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/literature-and-history-1050057/episodes/episode-101-against-the-pagans-augustine-s-city-of-god-part-1-of-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/literature-and-history-1050057/episode-101-against-the-pagans-augustine-s-city-of-god-part-1-of-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}