What if you finally read The Odyssey, one page at a time?

Welcome to Odyssey: A Daily Odyssey through Homer’s The Odyssey, and more, a daily read-along podcast for anyone who’s ever meant to read one of the most influential stories ever written… and never did.

Starting Monday, January 20, 2026, this show releases one new episode every day for a full year.

Each episode features:

• A reading of one page from The Odyssey
• Followed by commentary exploring the story as it unfolds

Using Butcher & Lang's public-domain English prose translation, this podcast offers a natural, accessible way to experience Homer’s epic without pressure and without homework.

Along the way, expect:

• Story breakdowns and close reading
• Greek mythology and mythic characters
• Cultural and historical context
• Personal reflections and unexpected tangents

Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, or you can read along on YouTube, where the text appears on screen. Patreon subscribers can also enjoy commentary-free audio at the end of each chapter for a clean audiobook-style experience.

Whether you’re discovering The Odyssey for the first time, revisiting it because it keeps showing up in modern culture, looking for a daily literary ritual, or just here because Christopher Nolan is adapting this story... consider this is an invitation to take the long way home.

New episodes every day.

Support the show and get bonus content at patreon.com/gruntworkpod

Available on our website our wherever you listen to podcasts: https://theodysseypodcast.podbean.com