Podcast Episodes

Robinson Crusoe with Dr. Karen Swallow Prior

In today's episode, Fr. Wesley Walker sits down to discuss Robinson Crusoe with Dr. Karen Swallow Prior.

Dr. Prior's forthcoming book is The Evangeli…

2 years, 10 months ago

Utilitarianism by J.S. Mill

Today, we’re discussing Utilitarianism by J.S. Mill. Utilitarianism is an ethical theory which emphasizes the maximizing of pleasure and the minimizi…

2 years, 11 months ago

Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor

Flannery O’Connor’s Wise Blood is…something. A Catholic novel, a debut novel, a difficult and strange novel. Wesley and Jared discuss Wise Blood, the…

3 years ago

Macbeth

In this episode, we discuss Macbeth, a work of Shakespeare’s that Jared had never read. Topic include: political propaganda, the problem of evil char…

3 years, 1 month ago

Beowulf

Jared and Wesley discuss Beowulf, and Jared is eventually converted.Check out the podcast and newsletter: theclassicalmind.com

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3 years, 2 months ago

The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius

In this episode, Wesley and Jared discuss Boethius’ ‘Consolation of Philosophy.’ Topics include parallels between this work and the Book of Job, the …

3 years, 3 months ago

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass with Dr. Anika Prather

This month, Wesley is joined by Dr. Anika Prather to discuss the autobiography of Frederick Douglass. They discuss the relevance of the classics to D…

3 years, 4 months ago

'The Intellectual Life' by A.G. Sertillanges

How can you be an intellectual? What are the habits and virtues you would need to cultivate? What's the point of intellectual activity? Do you need t…

3 years, 5 months ago

The Apology by Plato

Plato is one of the towering figures in the world of philosophy. Alfred North Whitehead infamously called all of Western philosophy a series of footn…

3 years, 6 months ago

What is the Canon?

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3 years, 7 months ago