Livin' la Viva Voce

What do Uriah Heep, Dr. Jeffrey Steadman, and Waylon Smithers have in common? They're all sycophants!

Show Notes

What do Uriah Heep (Great Expectations), Dr. Jeffrey Steadman (Scrubs), and Waylon Smithers (The Simpsons) have in common? They're all sycophants. This week, Meg chats all about them and the strange scatological, homosocial ties that emerge out of sycophancy (sycophantism???) - from the word's ancient Greek roots to its modern English significance. 

What is Livin' la Viva Voce?

Livin’ la Viva Voce is a series dedicated to bringing academic scrutiny upon a myriad of topics, using the age old art form, the PhD defence. Join us, Meg & Adam, as we put our skills to the test, and construct PhD vivas in under a week on a topic randomly selected by the other. Oh and did we mention? We’ll be drunk whilst presenting!