Welcome back! This time, host Zion Lashua is going to be discussing The Wasps by Aristophanes and is joined by his brother Iago Lashua! Join the two as they analyze the trial of the century, throwing nuts at the audience, and puppies!By Zion Lashua

Welcome back and happy new year! I have a feeling 2024 will be an amazing one! This episode is the long awaited finale of the saga of King Heidrek! Additionally, this is a special Hot Ones style episode, as host Zion Lashua and guest Shawn Choi will be trying Tyrfing's Curse, a hot sauce by Halogi inspired by the legendary cursed sword of this saga…

Welcome back! This week is a special riddle filled episode! Don't worry, these are still based on history, specifically continuing the story of King Heidrek from last episode! Join host Zion Lashua as he attempts to guide special guest Shawn Choi to the answers to these less than perfect riddles. Play along at home, as long as you're quicker than S…

Welcome back! This week join host Zion Lashua and special guest Shawn Choi as the two examine the beginning of the saga of King Heidrek and the legendary sword Tyrfing! Relax and listen as the pair encounter haunted treasure, viking escapades, and the greatest prank ever pulled!By Zion Lashua

Hey all you podcasterz out there! Sound off in the comments with the most relatable moment while listening to the episode! #PodcasterLife! This week join host Shawn Choi and special guest Zion Lashua as the two begin the long arduous journey to the west, featuring the stone monkey king himself: Sun Wukong! Listen in awe as the two discuss the diffe…

Welcome back! This week host Zion Lashua is joined by Shawn Choi and the two embark towards a territory as yet unseen on this podcast: Comedy! It's The Frogs by Aristophanes! Join the pair as they see what frogs truly sound like, contemplate the ability for a snake to have legs, and enjoy some good old fashioned fart jokes!…

Welcome back! It's about time to continue the story of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Ravana and all the rest of the gang from the Ramayana! It's been since episode 20 that we touched on it, but don't worry, there's a recap! Join host Zion Lashua with special guest, Shawn Choi, as the pair explore bark fashion, a giant bird daddy, and how a pair of sandals…

Welcome back! Today it is a Novis episode, which means Shawn has taken the reins! Join host Shawn Choi as he guides special guest Zion Lashua through the Three Kingdoms Period of Chinese history. The two will explore ball rentals, daddy issues, and the greatest horse who ever lived!By Zion Lashua

Throwback to when Zion was still in Exeter! Join host Zion Lashua as he is joined by special guest and pirate expert, Josh Crabtree! The two of them explore the nation of Illyria, as well as their most fascinating leader: Teuta, the pirate queen!By Zion Lashua

We are back! After a lengthy hiatus borne from a combination of dissertation writing and laziness, It's a Classic returns! Zion figured he'd keep things simple this week and explore the Bible with Shawn Choi! The two venture into the book of Joshua, a story filled with flaming hailstones, parting rivers, and far too much talk of foreskins.…

I guess Nick is just a great guest for 3 parters? This week, host Zion Lashua and special guest Nicholas Cohn conclude Lucian's A True Story! Thank you all so much for joining us these past 3 episodes! This week, there will be a magical marshmallow, phalluses used as masts, and another person turns into a donkey! Join us and learn that anything can…

It's the second part of the whackiest story that we have covered yet! Check out last week's episode for the beginning, because this time we truly venture into the belly of the beast...literally! Lucian's A True Story continues with host Zion Lashua and special guest Nicholas Cohn! This episode look forward to underwater igloos, grand theft dolphin,…

Sorry for the delay, but now we are back and better than ever! Join host Zion Lashua and special guest and science fiction expert Nicholas Cohn as the two examine the first ever piece of science fiction literature! Lucian's a True Story is full of whacky adventures too big to fit into a single episode! This is the first section filled with Bacchus'…

You read that title right! What Helen is there other than the Helen of Troy you ask? Well, just look to your buddy Euripides, who presents an alternate version of the story of the Trojan war! This is two episodes in a row of Euripides, what can I say? I'm a fan! Join host Zion Lashua with special guest Jordi Fernandez as the two explore snake unico…

Euripides is quite the playwright and today host Zion Lashua and special guest Olivia Page discuss Alcestis, one of Euripides' earliest plays! What would you do if you could live forever? All it costs is having the person who you love most in the world die instead?? Interested? Then this play is for you! Join the pair as they discuss ancient haircu…

It's a Novis episode! Shawn is hosting again and this week we're talking about math? You read that right! Join temporary host Shawn Choi as he leads Zion Lashua through the history of Calculus! While this is not our usual territory, it just goes to show that history is everywhere and can make anything interesting, we hope? Join the pair as they tal…

Welcome back! We took a bit of a break for the holidays but we are starting 2022 off strong! This week, join host Zion Lashua joined by Shawn Choi as the two explore Norse mythology for the first full episode focusing on it! This is the story of Kvasir, the super duper smart god made of spit?? Explore gamers in valhalla, dwarf punting, and how salm…

Welcome back! This week host Zion Lashua is joined by special guest Jordi Fernandez! Join the two as they explore the Acts of Saint Philip! This boisterous apostle certainly gets up to a lot of trouble! Today theres dragons, blindness, and a talking cat?!By Zion Lashua

Welcome back! This week, host Zion Lashua guides special guest Shawn Choi through the story of the founding of Rome! Join the pair as they discuss animal fun facts, floating ghost phalluses, and why you should never make fun of your brother's trench.By Zion Lashua

Welcome back to It's a Classic! This week, host Zion Lashua is joined by special guest Nicholas Cohn in order to investigate the mysterious affair of Alexander of Abonoteichos! I'm sure he would've gotten away with it too, if not for you meddling listeners! Enjoy as the pair explore goose eggs filled with snakes, lions swimming across the Danube, a…

We are back in Ancient Greece! This time we are exploring a first for the podcast, an Athenian comedy! Aristophanes' The Clouds is a hilarious (in Zion's opinion) parody of Socrates and his followers. Join Host Zion Lashua and very special guest Shawn Choi as the two explore fart jokes, the gender of pigeons, and how great this play would work if i…

Hey everybody! Today the episode is a venture into late Roman history! Join Host Zion Lashua and special guest Hannah as the two explore the intricacies of the Byzantine Empire through the eyes of a mysterious man named Procopius! They will learn the proper way to dispose of tongues, what you should never say to an emperor, and why sometimes, it's …

Melanie is back as a special guest this episode! Host Zion Lashua is joined by his lovely girlfriend Melanie Cruz! Last time they talked about Cupid and Psyche, but this time what else could they talk about but spiders and hubris! Join them as they find out what you have to do to get turned into a magpie, how much one should respect the gods, and w…

Today Host Zion Lashua and very very special guest Shawn Choi (he's earned that second very) examine Crito, the Socratic dialogue that follows the Apology and rounds off this pseudo-trilogy of Greek Philosophy! Today the pair compares Colonial American and Ancient Greek dental habits, enjoy another of Socrates' famous metaphors and are even joined …

Last time Host Zion Lashua and very very special guest Shawn Choi examined Euthyphro, today is the continuation of that with Plato's Apology! Join them as they ask burning questions such as: Is Wendy's the new Socrates? What punishment does Socrates deserve? and just how heavy handed are those God's not Dead movies?…

It's a Classic is back in Ancient Greece! This time host Zion Lashua and very very special guest Shawn Choi discuss Euthyphro, one of the Socratic dialogues. Will they discover the very nature of piety? Will Socrates ever stop annoying people? Will they ever stop talking about balls?By Zion Lashua

It's another episode of History or BS-Story! This time host Zion Lashua is joined by special guest Nicholas Cohn! Will Nick be able to outperform Shawn from the last episode? To do so, he'll have to know what Aristotle thought about octopi, the details of Egyptian monsters, and what fig leaves have to say about the ocean!…

It's about time we talked about Egypt! Join host Zion Lashua as he is accompanied by Emma Dominguez! The two will explore Egyptian birthing practices, Scrooge McDuck (again somehow) and most importantly, Hatshepsut, the woman king of ancient Egypt.By Zion Lashua

Welcome back to It’s a Classic! It’s about time that we covered some stories from India, and where better to start than the Ramayana? It’s the Hindu epic that has everything from giant fire demons to a beautiful wedding! Join host Zion Lashua and guest Shawn Choi as they explore the beginning of the journey of Rama as he quests to save the world!…

This week, it's a Novis episode! Join host Shawn Choi as he guides Zion Lashua through an assortment of Korean fairy and folk tales! Learn about underworld journeys, a crazy hungry tiger, and the origin of the rooster!By Zion Lashua

Today, we're trying something new! It's a quiz show format! Host Zion Lashua has come up with 10 questions for guest Shawn Choi. Can Shawn figure out the History from the BS Story, And if he can't, can you? Listen and play along as they discuss Frog goddesses, Spartan Disembowelment, and insane Hindu beasts!…

Demetrius is a man of many names! He is the Savior-God of Athens, the Fable, and most importantly the Besieger! Join host Zion Lashua as he is joined by his brothers, Quinn and Iago Lashua. The trio will explore giant siege machines, underground and undersea warfare, and the mole of Rhodes!By Zion Lashua

You thought Caligula was bad? This week Zion Lashua is joined by Shawn Choi to talk about Nero. Join them as they learn about Nero's obsession with music, his foolproof plan to kill his own mother, and his genius when it comes to quelling rebellions!By Zion Lashua

Today's story is one about transformed servants, a mysterious palace in the middle of the woods, and a beauty forced to marry a mysterious character! It's Cupid and Psyche of course! What were you thinking? Host Zion Lashua is joined by special guest Melanie Cruz. Join the two of them as they learn about early 2000's romance movies, venomous sheep,…

This time, it's some not-so-ancient tales from China! Host Zion Lashua guides guest Shawn Choi through tales of superpowered brothers, a man who lost both feet for a rock, and a candy that may or may not get you killed!By Zion Lashua

An army of elite gay lovers?! You're not dreaming, you're just listening to the most recent episode of the It's a Classic Podcast! Host Zion Lashua surprises guest Shawn Choi with an episode that he requested: The Sacred Band of Thebes. Besides these kings, this story also features assassinations, revolutions, and really long spears!…

It's the first episode of the It's a Classic Novis! Novis, meaning "reverse" in Latin will denote any episode where Zion Lashua is not the host, but instead the guest! Today, Shawn Choi regales us all with the tale of the Japanese creation myth. There's romance, drama, and a leech baby?!By Zion Lashua

It's time to wrap up the story of Lucius and the Golden Ass! Zion Lashua is joined by Nicholas Cohn to explore the chaos of this story. Indulge in geysers of boiling wine, cheating wives, and a mysterious visit from a goddess!By Zion Lashua

The story of Lucius the donkey continues in today's episode! Host Zion Lashua is joined by Nicholas Cohn as the two learn about the intricate parallels between The Illiad and The Golden Ass, as well as why one should avoid boars at all costs!By Zion Lashua

Zion Lashua is joined by Nicholas Cohn to explore the story of The Golden Ass, a crazy novel written around the year 100 AD which follows Lucius across his many adventures! In this episode, learn how dangerous sponges can be, to beware of weasels, and to always make sure to keep your hair safe from witches!…

While the podcast has mostly been focused on topics centering around Greece and Rome, it's also about all other ancient stories and figures! This week, its all about Gilgamesh, the king of the ancient city of Uruk in Ancient Sumeria! Join host Zion Lashua as he guides Shawn Choi through the oldest story known to man!…

Merry Christmas everyone! I thought it would be fun to take a look at one of the most classic Christmas stories of them all: the birth of Jesus Christ! Host Zion Lashua is once again joined by Shawn Choi as the two explore the horror of biblically accurate angels, the mysterious magi, and the real reason baby Jesus was wrapped in cloth!…

Back to some good ol’ history! Today host Zion Lashua is joined by special guest Nick Cohn! The pair delves into the story of the chaotic Roman emperor, Caligula! If you’re looking for over the top bridge building, epic pranks, and lots of death and debauchery, then Caligula is your man!By Zion Lashua

Another tale from Greek Myth! Sure, you've heard of the Minotaur, and maybe you've heard of Icarus flying too close to the sun, but have you heard of The Throne of Forgetfulness and Theseus feeding a man to a turtle? If not, join host Zion Lashua as he guides guest Shawn Choi through the tale of Theseus and Minos!…

It's another episode of Greek Myth! This week, Zion Lashua is joined by his two brothers, Quinn and Iago Lashua for a tumultuous journey through the history of the Ancient Greek city-state of Thebes! From its bovine birth to its tragic end, the story of Thebes is a true classic!By Zion Lashua

The story of Heracles was too massive and insane to fit in a single episode, so here is the second and final part of his life. In this episode host Zion Lashua guides guest Shawn Choi through Heracles stealing a belt and getting himself a new pet!By Zion Lashua

Our first foray into Greek myth! Join host Zion Lashua and guest Shawn Choi as they begin the journey of Heracles!By Zion

It's the inaugural episode of the It's a Classic Podcast! Join host Zion Lashua and guest Shawn Choi as they explore the story behind the slipperiest and most handsome figure to come out of ancient Athens!By Zion