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Everything You Know about Plato is Wrong! (An Interview with David Talcott)
Season 6 Episode 272
Today the Pugcast welcomes Dr. David Talcott, professor of philosophy at New Saint Andrews College and all around good guy to the show. David has a n…
1 year, 11 months ago
Forbidden Knowledge!
Season 6 Episode 271
Today Chris shares some fascinating passages from a book entitled: Intellectual Appetite--A Theological Grammar by Paul J. Griffiths. In the book Gri…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Golden Age of Islam?
Season 6 Episode 270
In this episode, Glenn gives a quick history of Islam’s Golden Age in Spain and its role in spreading Greek thought into Europe. The guys talk about …
2 years ago
The Betrayal of the Evangelical Elites
Season 6 Episode 269
Have you ever wondered why evangelical elites when they get a platform in The New York Times, or The Atlantic Monthly never have anything good to say…
2 years ago
Contrasting Visions of Glory and Suffering: Augustinian Reflections
Season 6 Episode 268
Today’s show looks at the topic of ‘glory’ and suffering in light of the Incarnation of Christ. Tom introduces the topic and draws upon Augustine’s e…
2 years ago
Christmas Paradoxes
Season 5 Episode 267
In this episode, the Pugsters talk about the Christmas sermons preached by St. Augustine, focusing particularly on his descriptions of all of the par…
2 years ago
That Hideous Strength, the Most Accurate Dystopia of Them All?
Season 5 Episode 266
The 20th century might go down as the most horrific century of them all with hundreds of millions killed by their own governments. But there were aut…
2 years ago
Christmas Realism: Fully Supernatural, Partially Apocalyptic, Not Utopian
Season 5 Episode 265
On today's show Tom introduces a timely topic about the birth of Christ and some of its historical consequences. Chris and Glenn jump in with a host …
2 years, 1 month ago
Biblical Cryptids
Season 5 Episode 264
Kemper Crabb joins the Pugsters once again for a conversation about mysterious creatures mentioned in the Bible, including particularly satyrs (Hebre…
2 years, 1 month ago
Techno-Realism and Bioengineered Babies
Season 5 Episode 263
Today Chris reflects on an OpEd he wrote for World Magazine responding to an article in the Wall Street Journal: "What if Men Could Make Their Own Eg…
2 years, 1 month ago