Interview: Alex Petkas, Ancient Life Coach
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When did we stop looking to great men gone by as role models? My guest today, Alex Petkas, is a recovering academic who founded the Ancient Life Coach podcast in order to make a more immediate connection between past and present. He's recovering Plutarch--once antiquity's most cherished moralist--as a guide for today. We discuss the transformation of scholarship from instruction to dissection, and how ancient pagans can help modern seekers get a hold of themselves.
Listen to Alex’s Podcast, Ancient Life Coach: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cost-of-glory/id1580153815
Read him on Substack: https://substack.com/@costofglory
Check out his website: https://ancientlifecoach.com
Meet our sponsors, the Ancient Language Institute: ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics
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