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    2. Episode 203 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 11 - Do The Senses Have Jurisdiction To Pronounce On The Supreme Good? 19

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      • November 26, 2023 at 6:58 AM
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    2. Episode 202 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 10 - The Animality Argument 23

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      November 23, 2023 at 10:13 AM

    2. Episode 201 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 09 15

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      • November 11, 2023 at 1:46 PM
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    2. Episode 172 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 25 - Chapter 12 - The New Hedonism 01 6

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      November 18, 2023 at 5:52 PM

    2. Episode 200 - Lucretius Today 200th Episode - Retrospective, Recap, and Looking To The Future 17

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      • October 30, 2023 at 3:04 AM
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    2. Episode 199 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 08 8

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      • October 28, 2023 at 6:05 AM
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      November 4, 2023 at 5:35 AM

    2. Episode 156 - Lucretius Today Interviews Dr. Emily Austin - Part One 10

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      • January 10, 2023 at 12:58 AM
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    2. Episode 198 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 07 3

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      • October 18, 2023 at 7:48 PM
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      October 25, 2023 at 7:00 PM

    2. Episode 197 -LucretiusToday Interviews Dr. Marcelo Boeri 22

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      • October 22, 2023 at 7:36 AM
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    2. Episode 196 - The Epicurean Arguments In Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 06 62

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      • October 10, 2023 at 7:02 PM
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      October 17, 2023 at 7:11 PM

    2. Episode 195 - Cicero's On Ends - Book Two - Part 05 67

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      • October 6, 2023 at 2:47 PM
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      October 12, 2023 at 6:12 PM

    2. Episode 194 - The Epicurean Arguments In Cicero's On Ends - Book One - Part 04 16

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      • September 30, 2023 at 11:51 AM
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    2. Episode 193 - Cicero's On Ends - Book One - Part 03 4

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      • September 18, 2023 at 5:51 PM
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      September 30, 2023 at 5:55 PM

    2. Episode 192 - Special Edition - Chapter 16 of A Few Days In Athens 4

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      • September 12, 2023 at 6:47 PM
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      • September 19, 2023 at 1:11 PM
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      September 19, 2023 at 1:11 PM

    2. Episodes of Lucretius Today Podcast at Youtube 1

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    2. Episode 191 - Cicero's On Ends - Book One - Part 02 21

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      • September 3, 2023 at 9:36 PM
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    2. Episode 189 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 41 - Chapter 15 - Extension, Submergence, & Revival 04 12

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      • August 20, 2023 at 5:12 PM
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      August 31, 2023 at 6:45 PM

    2. Upcoming Series: The Lucretius Today Podcast Reviews And Responds To Books One And Two of Cicero's On Ends

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      • August 25, 2023 at 8:11 AM
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    2. Episode 188 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 40 - Chapter 15 - Extension, Submergence, & Revival 03 20

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    2. Episode 186 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 38 - Chapter 15 - Extension, Submergence, & Revival 01 10

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    2. Episode 187 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 39 - Chapter 15 - Extension, Submergence, & Revival 02 1

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    2. Episode 185 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 37 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 08 4

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    2. Episode 184 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 36 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 07 7

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    2. Episode 183 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 35 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 06 - Honesty 9

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    2. Episode 182 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 34 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 02 8

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    2. Episode 181 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 33 - Chapter 14 - The New Virtues 01 7

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    2. Episode 157 - Lucretius Today Interviews Dr. Emily Austin - Part Two 6

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    2. Episode 180 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 32 - Chapter 13 - The True Piety 03 9

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    2. Episode 179 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 31 - Chapter 13 - The True Piety 02 10

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    2. Episode 178 - "Epicurus And His Philosophy" Part 30 - Chapter 13 - The True Piety 01 8

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