The Athenians ran their government like an open mic night, pulled off one of the greatest golden ages in human history and show why true democrats hate elections.

The secret sauce of Athenian greatness? Seamen. Lots of seamen.

Executing an innocent 70-year-old philosophy might look bad but you had to be there.

Topics include:

Why a reasonable, well-intentioned Athenian may have voted to kill Socrates.

Why politics might get interested in you, even if you’re not interested in politics.

The difference between morality tales and philosophy tales.