Podcast Episodes

EPISODE 50 - Konstantin Leontiev: The Russian Orthodox Nietzsche

Episode 50

Ethan Alexander-Davey and Glenn Cronin discuss the penetrating insights of the 19th century Russian Orthodox writer Konstantin Leontiev, an aristocratic voice who has become an important figure in R…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

EPISODE 49 - Paul DeHart on Natural Law, Consent, and the Social Contract

Episode 49

Josh Bowman talks with his longtime friend and former professor, Paul R. Dehart on his new book, The Social Contract in the Ruins: Natural Law and Government by Consent (Univ. of Missouri, 2024). DeH…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

EPISODE 48 - Aristocratic Voices Then and Now

Episode 48

Josh Bowman leads a discussion of Aristocratic Voices: Forgotten Arguments about Virtue, Authority, and Inequality (Lexington Books, 2025) co-edited by Richard Avramenko and Ethan Alexander-Davey. Et…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

EPISODE 47 - Building Places of Intellectual Community (2025 Conference Roundtable)

Episode 47

This special episode is a recording from our 2025 Conference in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

The round table title is "Building Places of Intellectual Community," and the speakers are:

Paul Mueller (Ameri…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

EPISODE 46 - Michael C. Maibach and the Herbert J. Storing Prize

Episode 46

Josh Bowman talks with Michael Maibach about his former teacher, Herbert J. Storing, and the book prize now offered in honor of professor Storing. We also discuss Michael’s work overall, and his part…

Published on 3 months ago

EPISODE 45 - The 2026 Ciceronian Society Conference & the Menard Family Center for Economic Inquiry

Episode 45

Josh Bowman shares some information on the upcoming 2026 conference in Omaha, NE before turning to the Menard Family Center for Economic Inquiry at Creighton University. He’s joined by economic schol…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

EPISODE 44 - Thales Academy, College, and Press with Josh Herring and Winston Brady

Episode 44

Josh Bowman chats with Winston Brady of Thales Press and Thales Academy, along with Josh Herring of Thales College in North Carolina. We discuss the definition, style, future, purpose, and beauty of …

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

EPISODE 10 - Harmel Academy, a Catholic Trade School (2023)

Episode 10

Josh Bowman talks with David Michael Phelps, president of Harmel Academy. (This 2025 episode combines 2 episodes previously published in 2023.)

Harmel Academy is a post-secondary Catholic trade schoo…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

EPISODE 43 - Carl Richard on the American Founders’ Classical and Christian Inheritance

Episode 43

Josh Bowman talks with Dr. Carl Richard, Professor of History at the University of Louisiana Lafayette. Dr. Richard has spent decades recovering the impact of the ancient Greeks and Romans on the Ame…

Published on 4 months ago

EPISODE 42 - Jack Ferguson and the American Founding's Debt to Cicero

Episode 42

Josh Bowman talks with legal scholar Jack Ferguson about his recent article exploring Cicero’s impact on the American Founders. We discuss natural law, republicanism, executive power, and more.

Jack’…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago