This episode covers the last bit of book 10 of Plato’s Republic. Imagine you get to choose your reincarnation. You can come back as a tyrant, a sports star, a swan, whatever you want. What do you pick? And what do you have to know to make a good choice?  Socrates has some advice. In this final episode of Republic, tell the story of a man who travelled to the afterlife and came back to tell the tale. This puts a didactic bow on the all-night conversation they’ve been having and demonstrates how Socrates thinks poetry should be written. Credits: Glaucon: Zachary AmzallagAncient music: Michael Levyntro theme: Clayton TappOutro theme: David ZikovitzSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=35146517&fan_landing=true)