Classic literature is currently under attack and higher education provides real little knowledge. As a result, it’s incredibly important to read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain who once said that “I have never let schooling int

Episode 5 - A Crisis of Purpose: Man’s Search for Meaning (1946)

Feb 15th, 2021 11m 27s

As people thoughtlessly partake in mass destruction, it’s easy to see that today many lack meaning and cling onto false causes as a result. For this reason amongst others, this week’s book is Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning.

Episode 4 - Excuse My Privilege: JD Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy (2016)

Dec 3rd, 2020 18m 29s

In JD Vance’s 2016 memoir Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, a number of very important socioeconomic issues are discussed, many of which don’t receive the attention they deserve. For this episode, I want to begin to e

Episode 3 - Moral Supremacy: Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment (1866)

Nov 25th, 2020 18m 25s

As society rejects the divinity of life and buys into increasingly nihilistic world views, Crime and Punishment (1866) is incredibly relevant. And in it Dostoevsky has something pretty profound and apt to say about the suffering society is dest

Episode 2 - To Die a Man or Live a Coward: Bravery as Depicted in High Noon (1952)

Nov 17th, 2020 26m 7s

Simply put, traditional masculine virtues are under attack. And in this episode I give my take on a defining aspect of masculinity and its portrayal in the Oscar-winning 1952 movie ‘High Noon’, starring Gary Cooper and directed by Fred Zinneman

Episode 1 - A True Man of Magnitude: Exploring the Origins of Winston Churchill

Nov 10th, 2020 21m 55s

I'm a huge fan of Winston Churchill - a man "touched by divine Providence" - and in this first episode wanted to discuss his origins and begin getting into what led him to become the icon he is. I'm also very interested in exploring the idea o

Scotch and Smoking Jackets with Colin J. North - An Introduction

Nov 10th, 2020 9m 59s

Welcome! In this episode I basically introduce myself and discuss my impetus for starting the podcast and what I hope to achieve in making it. Hopefully, I can look back on these recordings one day and track my own growth, so consider this a jo

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