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Purgatorio with Heidi White
In this episode of The Classical Mind, Fr. Wesley Walker and Dr. Junius Johnson welcome back Heidi White to explore the middle canticle of Dante’s Di…
6 hours ago
"The Tapestry": A Conversation about a New CiRCE Language Arts/Grammar Curriculum with Buck Holler
In this episode of The Classical Mind, Dr. Junius Johnson sits down with Buck Holler from the CiRCE Institute to discuss "Tapestry," a new writing an…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
The Inaugural Classical Mind Battle of the Books
Round 1: Voting will be open from Monday (3/16) until Monday (3/23) ***Vote Now!***
Round 2: Voting will be open from Monday (3/23) until Saturday (3/…
1 month, 1 week ago
Inferno
In this episode, Father Wesley Walker and Dr. Junius Johnson are joined by Dante scholar Catherine Illingworth to navigate the harrowing depths of Da…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
BONUS EPISODE: An Introduction to The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
This bonus episode of The Classical Mind serves as “front matter” to prepare listeners for a three-month reading marathon of Dante Alighieri’s Divine…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Lilith
In this episode of The Classical Mind, Fr. Wesley Walker and Dr. Junius Johnson explore George MacDonald’s 1895 fantasy novel, Lilith. The discussion…
3 months, 1 week ago
Medieval Exegesis
In this episode of The Classical Mind, hosts Father Wesley Walker and Dr. Junius Johnson dive deep into the fascinating, complex topic of Medieval Ex…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Our Top Reads of 2025
In this special year-end bonus episode, hosts Father Wesley Walker and Dr. Junius Johnson take a break from their usual Great Books discussion to sha…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Billy Budd, Sailor
In this episode of The Classical Mind, Junius and Wesley dive deep into Herman Melville’s Billy Budd, Sailor — a haunting naval novella exploring inn…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Classical Mind Goes to the Movies: Frankenstein (2025)
In this episode, Junius and Wesley take on the latest film adaptation of Frankenstein, asking what makes a great adaptation of a classic work — and w…
5 months, 2 weeks ago