36: The History of the Plantagenets
Graeme reviews the beginnings of the British empire, focusing mainly on awesome kings and royal drama. You know, the good stuff.
May 08, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Classical Stuff You Should Know
A.J., Graeme, and Thomas discuss everything having to do with the classical world. Our aim is to help both educators and laypeople enjoy the classical world as much as they enjoy fine ales and good tales.
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35: The benefits of iliterasee [sic]
Thomas walks us through some thoughts on literacy and the appropriate time for entering the classical world.
May 01, 2018•54 min•Season 1Ep. 35
34: The Odyssey Part 2
A.J. walks us through the Hero's journey and outlines a the theory of the cosmic journey. Tableware also makes an appearance. Spoiler: it's gold.
Apr 24, 2018•52 min•Season 1Ep. 34
33: The Odyssey, Part I
In this episode, A.J. brings us into the world of the Odyssey, noting some important scenes as we explore the story.
Apr 17, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 33
32: The Deep Joy of Romanticism
Graeme leads us through the notion of Deep Joy. It's shorthand for the experience that inspired the romantics.
Apr 10, 2018•49 min•Season 1Ep. 32
31: University
In this episode, we discuss the purpose of college, beginning specifically with the changes in mission of a specific college.
Apr 03, 2018•59 min•Season 1Ep. 31
30: Socrates
In this episode we discuss the person of Socrates. The man himself is a little tough to nail down, considering that he didn't write anything down.
Mar 27, 2018•53 min•Season 1Ep. 30
29: Usury doesn't mean what you think it means. Probably.
We discuss the church's attitude toward lending, interest, and money. We also try to figure out definitions and how to survive the apocalypse.
Mar 20, 2018•55 min•Season 1Ep. 29
28: Dante and his Comedy
We introduce you to Dante in this episode and give you a guide to understanding his best known work. Oh, also, it's a little bit about Hell, which is fun.
Mar 13, 2018•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 28
27: Adequatio
Adequatio is the notion that the understanding of the knower must be adequate to the thing known.
Mar 06, 2018•55 min•Season 1Ep. 27
26: Milton's Fall
Graeme teaches us about the fall of man according to Milton. Our eighth-grade boys will be disappointed to hear that it isn't all Eve's fault.
Feb 27, 2018•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 26
25: The Memory Palace
In this episode, A.J. walks us through the ancient method of loci and its modern uses. Ever see Sherlock poke his brain and information comes out? Well, the memory palace is a real thing, but it doesn't exactly work like that.
Feb 20, 2018•51 min•Season 1Ep. 25
24: Acedia
In this episode, Thomas takes us through the ancient understanding of despair--both its symptoms and its remedies.
Feb 13, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 24
23: The Theology of Paradise Lost
In this episode, Graeme takes us through the theology of Milton's paradise lost. Even if you never plan on reading this mountain of a book, it's a good way to delve into the theology of Adam and Eve.
Feb 06, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 23
22: Classical Rhetorical Form
In this episode, A.J. takes us through an alternative to the five paragraph essay that is more useful for everyone, including those of us no longer in school. Need to convince someone of something? You can use this.
Jan 30, 2018•53 min•Season 1Ep. 22
21: Friendship!
In this one, Bees walks us through a classical view of friendship.
Jan 23, 2018•53 min•Season 1Ep. 21
20: The Four Senses of Scripture
Dante recorded what folks had been doing for a long time as they read scripture. In this episode, we run you through Dante's method for studying scripture.
Jan 16, 2018•55 min•Season 1Ep. 20
19: Dorothy Sayers, or "THE TRIVIUM - REDUX"
Dorothy Sayers' "Lost Tools of Learning" is the article that helped to form a movement. We talk through it in this episode, and we end up talking a little more trivium while we're at it.
Jan 09, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 19
18: The Ideal Type
When we say , "The Ideal Type," it's really just a way of expressing in shorthand that we cling to the idea of an ideal: an ideal way to live, an ideal way for man to live in culture. This is a discussion of that ideal.
Jan 02, 2018•50 min•Season 1Ep. 18
17: The Trivium
The Trivium--grammar, logic, and rhetoric--provides the three grand divisions upon which classical education is based. Sounds boring, I know, but it ain't so bad.
Dec 26, 2017•49 min•Season 1Ep. 17
16: Leisure
In this episode, Bees walks us through Josef Pieper's book, "Leisure the Basis of Culture." A.J. takes issue with those uppity philosophers.
Dec 19, 2017•43 min•Season 1Ep. 16
15: The seven deadly sins
In this episode, we discuss the classical understanding of the seven deadly sins and their import today.
Dec 12, 2017•45 min•Season 1Ep. 15
14: Logical Fallacies, Part Deux
In this episode, we cover the fallacies of ambiguity and the fallacies of form.
Dec 05, 2017•33 min•Season 1Ep. 14
13: Logical Fallacies, Part 1
The logical fallacies can be bunched into a few headings. There are quite a few of them, and this episode isn't exhaustive, but we hit the biggies. In this episode, we focus primarily on the fallacies of distraction.
Nov 28, 2017•36 min•Season 1Ep. 13
12: What IS classical?
Thomas leads us through the criteria for calling a work classical.
Nov 21, 2017•52 min•Season 1Ep. 12
11: Ethos, Logos, Pathos
This episode is a little different since I included an extra bit of conversation that we had been having with the audio off. It concerns economy and man. After that, we move on to the actual episode. It concerns the three modes of persuasion. If you ever hope to convince someone to do something, and do it with commitment, you're going to have to use these. Ethos concerns the trustworthiness of the speaker. Logos concerns the use of logic and avoidance of fallacy, and pathos concerns the emotions...
Nov 14, 2017•56 min•Season 1Ep. 11
10: The House of Atreus
The House of Atreus is central to both the Iliad and the plays of Aeschylus. The story is a little crazy, so be warned: it's not really appropriate for kids.
Nov 07, 2017•37 min•Season 1Ep. 10
9: The Spheres
Medieval man is much maligned for his cosmology. This episode describes this cosmology, helping the modern reader to understand references to the spheres in Milton and others, while at the same time defending medieval man.
Nov 07, 2017•25 min•Season 1Ep. 9
8: Metaphors
In this episode, Graeme discusses the different parts of a metaphor.
Nov 01, 2017•20 min•Season 1Ep. 8
7: Iliad book XXII
The twenty-second book of the Iliad is a microcosm of the whole. The symbolism in this chapter captures all the major themes of the book.
Nov 01, 2017•35 min•Season 1Ep. 7
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