Deacon Seraphim Rohlin joins me for an emergency Universal History episode to debate Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey. We discuss what the film gets right and where it misunderstands the ancient world.

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468 - Universal History: Rohlin vs Pageau: The Problems With Nolan’s Odyssey

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468 - Universal History: Rohlin vs Pageau: The Problems With Nolan’s Odyssey