Instant Classics

@instantclassicspodhost: Mary BeardAnalyzed

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Audience and activity

Subscribers20.3K

Views per video8.3Kmedian of the last 30

Views per subscriber0.41how many actually watch

Comments per video24median

Uploads per month5.6

Last upload8d ago2026-10-01

Total views678K

Total videos245

Long-form / Shorts25% / 40%

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What Instant Classics makes

Topics ancient history, literature, classicism, podcast, cultural commentary

Join world-renowned classicist Mary Beard and Guardian chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins for Instant Classics — the weekly podcast that proves ancient history is still relevant. To learn all about The Odyssey, join our Odyssey Book Club at www.ExploringTheOdyssey.com

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Recent videos

Title	Published	Views	Length
Violence Spilling Out of the Frame	2026-10-04	1.1K	1 min
The Aeneid's Ghost in Medieval EnglandShort	2026-10-03	1.2K	1 min
She's Named, But Nobody Knows Who She IsShort	2026-10-02	1.7K	1 min
The Bayeux Tapestry: Britain’s lost Latin masterpiece	2026-10-01	6.2K	54 min
Not All Plays Are Great Even Euripides Had MondaysShort	2026-09-27	1.7K	1 min
Daniel Mendelsohn My Dad Didn t Like OdysseusShort	2026-09-26	1.6K	1 min
What if Nolan Adapted Moby DickShort	2026-09-25	1.5K	1 min
Classic Chats: Daniel Mendelsohn on translating the Odyssey	2026-09-24	9.7K	58 min
The First English Novel Wasn't First	2026-09-20	1.8K	1 min
A Witch Who Cooks	2026-09-19	1.4K	1 min