Ascend - The Great Books Podcast
A podcast by Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan - Martedì
72 Episodio
-
Dante's Inferno Ep. 4: Cantos 12-17 with Fr. Thomas Esposito, O. Cist.
Pubblicato: 25/03/2025 -
Dante's Inferno Ep. 3: Cantos 6-11 with Dr. Jason Baxter
Pubblicato: 18/03/2025 -
Dante's Inferno Ep. 2: Cantos 2-5 with Dr. Jennifer Frey and Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson
Pubblicato: 11/03/2025 -
Dante's Inferno Ep. 1: Intro and Canto 1 with Dr. Jeremy Holmes
Pubblicato: 04/03/2025 -
Aeschylus' Oresteia: The Eumenides Explained Part Two
Pubblicato: 25/02/2025 -
Aeschylus' Oresteia: The Eumenides Explained Part One
Pubblicato: 18/02/2025 -
Aeschylus' Oresteia: Libation Bearers Explained Part Two
Pubblicato: 11/02/2025 -
Aeschylus' Oresteia: Libation Bearers Explained Part One
Pubblicato: 04/02/2025 -
Aeschylus' Oresteia: Agamemnon Explained Part Two
Pubblicato: 28/01/2025 -
Aeschylus' Oresteia: Agamemnon Explained Part One
Pubblicato: 21/01/2025 -
An Introduction to Aeschylus, the Father of Greek Tragedy
Pubblicato: 14/01/2025 -
A Discussion on Hesiod's Theogony
Pubblicato: 07/01/2025 -
Why You Should Read the Greek Plays with Ascend
Pubblicato: 01/01/2025 -
The Tower of the Elephant by Robert E. Howard with Alberto Fernandez
Pubblicato: 31/12/2024 -
The Odyssey as the Restoration of Culture with President Washut
Pubblicato: 24/12/2024 -
The Odyssey Book Twenty-Four: Peace with Roundtable Discussion
Pubblicato: 17/12/2024 -
The Odyssey Book Twenty-Three: The Great Rooted Bed
Pubblicato: 10/12/2024 -
The Odyssey Book Twenty-Two: Slaughter in the Hall with Dr. Adam Cooper
Pubblicato: 03/12/2024 -
The Odyssey Book Twenty-One: Odysseus Strings His Bow with Dcn. Conque
Pubblicato: 26/11/2024 -
The Odyssey Book Twenty: Portents Gather with Dr. Jennifer Frey
Pubblicato: 19/11/2024
Welcome to Ascend! We are a weekly Great Books podcast hosted by Deacon Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan. What are the Great Books? The Great Books are the most impactful texts that have shaped Western civilization. They include ancients like Homer, Plato, St. Augustine, Dante, and St. Thomas Aquinas, and also moderns like Machiavelli, Locke, and Nietzsche. We will explore the Great Books with the light of the Catholic intellectual tradition. Why should we read the Great Books? Everyone is a disciple of someone. A person may have never read Locke or Nietzsche, but he or she thinks like them. Reading the Great Books allows us to reclaim our intellect and understand the origin of the ideas that shape our world. We enter a "great conversation" amongst the most learned, intelligent humans in history and benefit from their insights. Is this for first-time readers? YES. Our goal is to host meaningful conversations on the Great Books by working through the texts in chronological order in a slow, attentive manner. Our host Adam Minihan is a first-time reader of Homer. We will start shallow and go deep. All are invited to join. Will any resources be available? YES. We are providing a free 115 Question & Answer Guide to the Iliad written by Deacon Harrison Garlick in addition to our weekly conversations. It will be available on the website (launching next week). Go pick up a copy of the Iliad! We look forward to reading Homer with you in 2024.