Episodios

  • 278: Marcus Aurelius's "Meditations"

    278: Marcus Aurelius's "Meditations"
    Apr 22 2025
    Ever feel like reading the diary of a Roman emperor? Boy have I got the book for you.
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    1 h y 7 m
  • 277: "Emma," by Jane Austen

    277: "Emma," by Jane Austen
    Mar 18 2025
    In this episode, Graeme tells us the story of Emma, a meddler, someone who doesn't know as much as she thinks she does. Join us, listener, as we take a journey with a socialite.
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    1 h y 2 m
  • 276: Dyskolos (my favorite DJ)

    276: Dyskolos (my favorite DJ)
    Mar 11 2025
    In this episode, A.J. is a grouch and falls in a well, Graeme is lovestruck, and Thomas talks us through Menander's play "Dyskolos."
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    58 m
  • 275: Herman Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener"

    275: Herman Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener"
    Mar 4 2025
    I would love to give you a summary of the episode, but I prefer not to.
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    1 h y 4 m
  • 274: The Lord of the Flies

    274: The Lord of the Flies
    Feb 11 2025
    So I MAY have missed that Satan is sometimes called the Lord of the Flies. I see that now. I admit I make mistakes. But hey, at least I caught on to the rest of the biblical imagery.
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    56 m
  • 273: Against Christian Civilization

    273: Against Christian Civilization
    Feb 4 2025
    In this episode, we discuss Paul Kingsnorth's lecture about Christian civilization. Some are for it. Some against it. Settle it with a boxing match? Yes please.
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    59 m
  • 272: Sir Thomas More

    272: Sir Thomas More
    Jan 21 2025
    "Oh? And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned 'round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat?"
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    1 h y 1 m
  • 271: The Socratic Method

    271: The Socratic Method
    Jan 14 2025
    In this episode, you get a semi-faithful reproduction of the talk AJ did on the Socratic Method. TLDR: just ask questions and try not to be obnoxious.
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    59 m
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