Mary Beard: podcast appearances and interviews

Dame Winifred Mary Beard, born on January 1, 1955, is an English classicist with a specialization in Ancient Rome. She has held a personal professorship of classics at the University of Cambridge and is a fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge. Beard also serves as a trustee of the British Museum and is the Royal Academy of Arts Professor of Ancient Literature. She contributes to the literary world as the classics editor of The Times Literary Supplement and maintains a regular blog titled 'A Don's Life'. Recognized for her frequent media appearances and public statements, she is often described as one of Britain's most prominent classicists. In 2014, The New Yorker characterized her as 'learned but accessible', reflecting her reputation for making classical scholarship approachable to a broad audience.