One of the more utopian promises of technology has always been that it will free us from the necessity of work - but not having to work poses its own problems. What will we do instead? how will we make money? and what might a leisure-oriented society look like? Technophiles - from the early cybernetics enthusiasts to today's AI promoters - have looked to ancient Athens as an example of a society where citizens were free to engage in culture, reflection and political participation. But was ancient Athens really such a place? and how likely is it that today's tech lords will deliver 'the good life' to us all?Guest: <a href="https://cas.la.psu.edu/people/michele-kennerly/">Michele Kennerly</a>, Associate Professor Communication Arts and Sciences, and Classics and Mediterranean Studies, Pennsylvania State UniversityProducer: David Rutledge<a href="https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/A/bo273772823.html">Automated Athens: Ancient Greek Ideals in the Early Age of Automation</a> by Michele Kennerly (University of Chicago Press 2026)

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