Phronesis Episode NotesIn this episode, Will and Brad discuss Josef Pieper's "Abuse of Language, Abuse of Power."If you liked this episode, please leave us a review! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to reach out to us on our w

Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Intellect"

May 10th, 2021 1h 21m

Episode NotesFor this episode, we were joined by special guest John Holzwarth, Assistant Professor with Term in Political Science at Lewis & Clark College. We discussed Ralph Waldo Emerson's lecture and essay, "Intellect."If you liked this ep

Benjamin Fondane, "Man Before History"

Apr 7th, 2021 1h 15m

Episode NotesIn this episode we discuss Benjamin Fondane's essay "Man Before History: The Sound and the Fury" available in the volume Existential Monday. We are joined by Aaron Cummings, a PhD student in the History of Ideas at the University

The Genealogy of Morals and Warspeak

Mar 31st, 2021 1h 4m

Episode NotesIn this episode, we are joined by St. John's College Tutor Michael Grenke to discuss Lise van Boxel's Warspeak: Nietzsche’s Victory over Nihilism and Friedrich Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morals. Lise van Boxel's Warspeak, with an in

Gilles Deleuze, "Postscript on the Societies of Control"

Mar 22nd, 2021 1h 27m

Episode NotesIn this episode, we discuss Gilles Deleuze's "Postscript on the Societies of Control." We were joined by special guest Geoff Shullenberger, who writes at Outsider Theory among other outlets—including Athwart. Additionally, Geoff r

Leo Strauss, "Religion and the Commonweal"

Mar 10th, 2021 1h 25m

Episode NotesFor this episode, we are joined by Samuel Goldman, Associate Professor of Political Science at George Washington University, executive director of the John L. Loeb, Jr. Institute for Religious Freedom, and director of the Politics

Walter Benjamin, "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction"

Mar 4th, 2021

Episode NotesIn this episode, we discuss Walter Benjamin's "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" with special guest Max Nussenbaum of the On Deck Writer Fellowship.The On Deck Writer Fellowship is an eight-week remote progra

Dorothy Sayers, "The Lost Tools of Learning"

Feb 27th, 2021

Episode NotesIn this episode, we discuss Dorothy Sayer's "The Lost Tools of Learning." We are joined by Micah Meadowcroft, Managing Editor at The American Conservative. You can find his writing on TAC's website.If you liked this episode, plea

Ivan Illich, "Silence is a Commons"

Feb 5th, 2021 1h 25m

Episode NotesIn this episode, we discuss Ivan Illich's "Silence is a Commons" alongside Athwart Senior Editor Joseph M. Keegin. You can find his writing on his site as well as on Athwart.In this episode we also mention Athwart's print symposi

Charles Taylor, "The Politics of Recognition"

Sep 11th, 2020 1h 11m

Episode Notes[Note: This episode has been reuploaded with fixed audio.]In this episode, we discussed Charles Taylor's "The Politics of Recognition."If you liked this episode, please leave us a review! If you have any questions or comments, f

Seth Benardete, "Strauss on Plato"

Jul 27th, 2020 1h

Episode NotesToday, we discuss Seth Benardete's essay "Strauss On Plato." We are joined by special guest Dr. Alex Priou, Instructor in the Herbst Program for Engineering, Ethics, and Society at the University of Colorado, Boulder. We encourage

Montaigne, "Of the Most Excellent Men"

Jul 13th, 2020 52m 37s

Episode NotesIn this episode we are joined by Emily Davis, a PhD student in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. Emily guides our discussion through Montaigne's essay "Of the Most Excellent Men."If you liked this

Michel Foucault, "What is Enlightenment?"

Jun 22nd, 2020 54m 34s

Episode NotesIn this episode we discussed Michel Foucault's "What is Enlightenment?"We also reference:William Lombardo, "Baudelaire's Heirs"Mark Lilla, "Two Roads for the New French Right"If you liked this episode, please leave us a

Isaiah Berlin, "The Originality of Machiavelli"

May 20th, 2020 1h 11m

Episode NotesIn this episode we discuss Isaiah Berlin's "The Originality of Machiavelli" from his collection Against the Current and originally publish in the New York Review of Books. We also mention essays written by Brad on Plato and on Ma

Walter Benjamin, “Theses on the Philosophy of History”

May 13th, 2020 1h 2m

Episode NotesIn this episode we discuss Walter Benjamin's "Theses on the Philosophy of History."We also reference Nick Whitaker's essays "Accelerate How?"If you liked this episode, please leave us a review! If you have any questions or comme

Leo Strauss, "Why We Remain Jews"

May 1st, 2020 1h 2m

Episode NotesIn this episode, we discuss Leo Strauss's lecture "Why We Remain Jews," delivered in February 1962. We also reference the essay "Athens and Jerusalem."If you liked this episode, please leave us a review! If you have any questions

Adrian Vermeule, “Beyond Originalism”

Apr 24th, 2020 1h 6m

Adrian Vermeule, Originalism, and Orienting Towards the GoodEpisode NotesIn our very first episode, we discuss Adrian Vermeule's March 31, 2020 essays in the Atlantic, "Beyond Originalism." Other pieces that are mentioned in this episode inc

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