The Odyssey

257: I Go By Vibes, with Stephen Robles

Focused, 3 June 2026. The book comes up at 1 hr 3 min in.

Mike Schmitz is working through Emily Wilson's translation and explicitly recommends paying for it over free public-domain versions. He praises her iambic pentameter approach as a delight to read and says she clearly put enormous effort into the craft of the translation. The recommendation is pegged to an upcoming Odyssey film he expects will generate interest in the source text.

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