Audio Edition: The Art of Not Sharing

I broke one of my personal rules today and spent half an hour or so scrolling through Instagram. Most of the content was largely innocuous, if almost entirely mindless. But one video stood out: a blonde-haired influencer in a broad-brimmed hat laughed from a straight-to-camera video with her 4-year-old child.
The Ancient Greek agora was a place where students and citizens could freely gather, give speeches, engage in debate, and challenge each other. Yes, it was a marketplace, a commercial hub where merchants sold goods from permanent shops (stoas) and temporary market stalls. But it was so much more—a