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112: The Republic V: Plato and the Battle Children

12 november 2019 · 59 min

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Plato just keeps getting weirder. This chapter seems to be an aside addressing something he glossed over earlier: having women and children in common. That, and he's probably the first true feminist. Oh wait. No he isn't.

111: Harold Bloom, Clearly a Gardener

5 november 2019 · 59 min

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The recent passing of Harold necessitates a bit of a memorial from the Classical Stuff boys. In this episode we discuss Harold's legacy, anxiety, and reading.

110: The Republic, Book IV

29 oktober 2019 · 59 min

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This is the fourth installment of our series on Plato's Republic. In this one we finally get to the meaning of justice. We also feel bad for some of the warriors. They're getting a pretty raw deal.

109: Divergence, Convergence, and Wisdom

22 oktober 2019 · 58 min

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In this episode, Thomas reads from "A Guide for the Perplexed." We discuss how seemingly contradictory viewpoints are sometimes not so contradictory.

108: The Knights Templar, Part II, or "It's Pronounced 'Kinnigget'"

15 oktober 2019 · 1 uur 2 min

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We continue our long journey toward Jerusalem with the Templar. In this episode: Assassins who would vote in favor of the "legalize it" legislation, leper kings, a bunch of bros who go to Jerusalem to get gold, and REALLY INTENSE HANDSHAKES.

107: The Knights Templar, Part I

8 oktober 2019 · 57 min

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The Knights Templar weren't always the folks running our governments and engineering the weather. Once upon a time, they were holy mercenaries.

106: St. Francesco

1 oktober 2019 · 58 min

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St. Francis lived a colorful life, one full of passion, boldly stated vows, and animal congregations.

105: The Republic, Book III

24 september 2019 · 1 uur 1 min

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This is the continuation of the series on Plato's Republic. Book III is where Plato goes a little off the rails. Got a terminal disease? Might as well kick the bucket.

104: Commonplace

17 september 2019 · 49 min

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The commonplace book is a compendium of knowledge gleaned from years of reading, but it has to start somewhere.

103: Something They Will Not Forget

10 september 2019 · 1 uur 2 min

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In this episode we discuss Josh Gibbs's excellent book, "Something They Will Not Forget." Check it. It's pretty solid.

102: The Republic: Book 2

3 september 2019 · 1 uur 2 min

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This episode is the continuation of A.J.'s series on Plato's Republic.

101: Mimesis, Kind of

27 augustus 2019 · 1 uur 2 min

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In this episode, Graeme teaches us about the notion of teaching through mimesis, which is that knowing the soul of the learner and teaching through example are paramount.

100: Enneagrammar

20 augustus 2019 · 1 uur 1 min

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Thomas takes us further into the Enneagram, and teaches us about all the extra information that comes with the Ennegram that makes it useful for practical counselling and life in general.

99: The Eight Tempting Thoughts

13 augustus 2019 · 1 uur 1 min

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This is a little history of the seven deadly sins and the seven virtues. I know we've hit this topic before, but . . . uh . . . here it is again.

98: "Herman Who?" LIVE!

6 augustus 2019 · 49 min

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It's Paideia week at Veritas, which means we get to record a live podcast. Graeme is at the helm for this one, and we discuss hermeneutics.

97: Augustine, The Great Hippo Lord

30 juli 2019 · 1 uur

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In this episode, we review the life and heresies of Augustine of Hippo, who's apparently far more relatable than OTHER saints I could mention.

96: The Republic: Book 1

23 juli 2019 · 1 uur

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This is the first episode of a series on Plato's Republic. I swear it's not as boring as it sounds. We'll see how far we get before A.J. gets distracted and decides to do something else.

95: Discipline

16 juli 2019 · 54 min

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The Romans thought much of discipline, and we can learn from them a good way to balance the Folly we talked about last episode.

94: The Praise of Folly

9 juli 2019 · 1 uur 2 min

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Desiderius Erasmus is a great name, and he wrote a satire in which the goddess Folly gives an extemporaneous speech in praise of herself. It's great. Let's get silly.

93: Braver New World

2 juli 2019 · 1 uur 4 min

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We didn't get into the story of Brave New World in the last podcast about Huxley's excellent novel, but we do in this one! Take some Soma, hop in your Ford, and come along.

Arthur Graeme Donaldson Hanenburg Magbee III

25 juni 2019 · 3 min

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No episode this week. See you next week!

92: Thomas Stearns Eliot

18 juni 2019 · 56 min

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In this episode, we return to T.S. and learn a little about his later poetry and stuff. Turns out he's a pretty neat guy (who had a four year stint of crazy no-poetry-time).

91: The Argonautica (Jason and the Golden Fleece)

11 juni 2019 · 1 uur 3 min

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Jason and his homies needed a golden fleece. What better way to get it than with the help of a crazy witch priestess, a talking ship, and a trip to Libya?

90: Brave New World

4 juni 2019 · 1 uur 3 min

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This is all about our current world. Just kidding, it's about a dystopian world invented by Aldous Huxley.

89: Another Sort of Learning

28 mei 2019 · 1 uur 2 min

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Thomas has been reading some James Schall lately, and walks us through his book, "Another Sort of Learning." We have heated debates about grades and what a student owes a teacher (Money. The answer is money.).

88: The Heroides

21 mei 2019 · 58 min

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Here I am at . . . Camp Granada!

87: Distributism

14 mei 2019 · 1 uur 5 min

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We are on the brink of a new slavery, but Graeme is here to save us.

86: The Picture of Dorian Gray

7 mei 2019 · 55 min

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Oscar Wilde is an interesting study in contradictions, and his book, "The Picture of Dorian Gray," is an absolute hoot.

85: Mimetic Teaching

30 april 2019 · 59 min

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Thomas walks us through some thoughts on mimetic learning. In other words, the teacher is the curriculum.

Easter!

23 april 2019 · 1 min

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We're taking a break this week. See you next week!

84: Plantagenets VI: Richie the Two

16 april 2019 · 59 min

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Dude. ol' Richie the Two is a pretty interesting character. You ever cow an entire army with your majesty? Probs not. He did.

83: More chaw, sir?

9 april 2019 · 54 min

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While we skip a couple of stories (the Miller and Reeve are bawdy fellows), it turns out that a lawyer and a cereal widow are pretty good at spinning a yarn.

82: The Wasteland

2 april 2019 · 1 uur 2 min

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I tried so hard
And got so far
But in the end
It doesn't even matter

81: Chaw, Sir!

26 maart 2019 · 1 uur

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You guys. It's spring. If you find yourself ready to take a walk, go on a journey, or otherwise just be outside, you're no different from anyone in the 1300s. In this episode, we'll journey with Chaucer and his buddies on their trip to Canterbury.

80: Everyone's a Critic

20 maart 2019 · 1 uur 3 min

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So, who IS allowed to pass judgment on great works of art? Is the layman? Is a college freshman? Where does the dollar stop?

79: Plantagenets V: The Black Death and Pedro the Cruel

12 maart 2019 · 1 uur 2 min

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The saga of English kings continues, and in this one they go to France! Granted, it's to take over, but that's cool, right?

78: Cicero's "On Doody" 3: Buyer Beware

5 maart 2019 · 1 uur 1 min

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The third part of Cicero's "On Duty" doesn't fail to disappoint. Or, at least, it wasn't what A.J. was expecting going in. On the other hand, we get to go through some fun moral cases involving vermin, grain, and two drowning wise men having discussions about boards. Lees meer

77: I See Hair Again, or "Heresy 2, the Re-schisming"

26 februari 2019 · 59 min

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One of our last episodes elicited more listener emails than we've ever received, and a fair bit of consternation. We address a little of that here.

76: Plantagenets 4, or "ROCKY GOES MEDIEVAL"

19 februari 2019 · 1 uur

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In the fourth installment of the Plantagenet series, we learn about Edward Longshanks and his son, Edward Shortshanks.

75: St. Valentino, the Italian

12 februari 2019 · 1 uur 1 min

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Take just a short pause from smooching, listener to aurally imbibe these ancient tales of ardent amory. .

74: Cicero, On Doody . . . number two

5 februari 2019 · 1 uur 2 min

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The first book of Cicero's "On Duty" concerns what is morally right for men to do. The second is what is expedient, or how to get what you want. Cicero isn't exactly a face-melter, so it's easier to get the synopsis here than it is to read on your own (don't let me stop you, just don't say I didn't warn ya). Lees meer

73: Pandemonium

29 januari 2019 · 1 uur

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In Milton's Paradise Lost, the demons hold council after the fall to decide their next course of action. Three demons stand and make suggestions. We discuss their infernal ideas.

72: Hair-I-see

22 januari 2019 · 1 uur 4 min

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Turns out that the heretics weren't usually burned at the stake. Sure, sometimes they got punched in the mouth by Santa, but most of the time they lived happy lives. Let's chat about em.

71: Cicero's "On Doody" [sic], Book I

15 januari 2019 · 1 uur 5 min

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Cicero was a legendary statesman and orator. He wrote a treatise on moral philosophy to his son in the hopes that his son would follow in his footsteps. In this episode, we review part one (with parts two and three to come), and make a few poop jokes. Heh. Doody. Lees meer

70: Hamlet, the Emo Teen

8 januari 2019 · 1 uur

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Hamlet is a complicated play, and probably, besides the star-crossed-lovers, his most famous. Graeme helps us understand Hamlet's web of lies.

69: Know Thyself (and thine own patronus)

1 januari 2019 · 1 uur 4 min

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All those tests you take on the internet might be helpful, but we take some serious beef with the Meyers-Briggs test and its implications.

68: Saint Nick and the Barrel Children

25 december 2018 · 58 min

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Merry Christmas from all of us at Classical Stuff! In this episode, we fight through the background noise of a vigorous floor buffing to bring you tales of Ol' Saint Nicholas, who was real. . . and leaks.

67: Chronological Snobbery

18 december 2018 · 59 min

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We discuss whether the classical movement, or even a preference for old things (books especially), is really just veiled chronological snobbery.

66: The Funeral Oration of Pericles

11 december 2018 · 57 min

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Thucydides wrote down, best he could, the funeral oration of Pericles, one of the greatest rulers(ish) of Athens. You'll hear the whole thing, then we discuss.

65: Satire

4 december 2018 · 56 min

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Satire: can it ever be virtuous? We submit that it can.