Jupiter's Rooster: The Spartacus Podcast

Capua burns! As Crixus, Rhaskos, and Oenomaus face their execution ad gladium, Spartacus plots their rescue and escape. Gannicus, broken and apathetic after being declared “Libertus,” returns to face his brothers in the arena. And Glabber, aware of the machinations of … Continue reading →

After escaping the mines with “Empty Hands,” Spartacus and his companions are being hunted down in the forest by Glaber’s men. In Capua, the political machinations are in full force as plots and schemes are revealed between Ilithyia, Albinius, Lucretia and Verinius. … Continue reading →

A lie for “The Greater Good” leads to a split among our group of rebels, Praetor Glaber takes a big gamble with Verinius and Senator Albinius, and Ashur’s conniving words lead Oenomaus to reveal critical information that could expose Spartacus … Continue reading →

This week we are treated to a complicated episode with multiple storylines. Oenomaus faces his demons and confronts his past, Spartacus and the rebels learn that for some, freedom is a hard sell, Lucretia starts to play the long con … Continue reading →

A new year! A new season! A new episode of Jupiter’s Rooster! Spartacus and his crew are declared “Fugitivus” by the Roman authorities, and alliances are shaken as our heroes motivations are questioned. Glabber and Ilithya return to Capua against … Continue reading →

Robin Pierson from TheTVCritic.org joins us all the way from London (and the future!) to discuss our expectations for the upcoming season of “Spartacus: Vengeance.” Which characters and stories are we looking forward to? What concerns do we have? How … Continue reading →

Goran Visnjic takes on the title role of our favorite gladiator in “Spartacus,” a miniseries produced by Universal Pictures in 2004. John and Roberto take a look at this iteration of the Spartacus story and discuss where is stands in … Continue reading →

In today’s episode we conclude our review of Stanley Kubrick’s “Spartacus,” continue to draw parallels and differences between the film and our beloved series, and express our disappointments in some of the film’s missed opportunities Download Episode 1.17