Stream or download this episode. Michial Farmer, Todd Pedlar, and David Grubbs talk about book four of Plato’s Republic. Show Notes Our translations of the Republic: Benjamin Jowett (1888); John Llewelyn Davies and…

Stream or download this episode. David Grubbs, Coyle Neal, and Danny Anderson talk about the third book of Plato’s Republic. Show Notes Our translations of the Republic: Benjamin Jowett (1888); Francis Macdonald Cornford…

Stream or download this episode. We went long again! Join Michial Farmer, Nathan Gilmour, and David Grubbs for the first of two discussions of Dwight Macdonald’s 1960 essay “Masscult and…

Stream or Download This Episode Knowing Why this episode now A very short bio of Dolly How we’re structuring the episode Reading Dolly’s Faith “Hello God” and “The Seeker“ “She’s…

Stream or download this episode. Ed Song, Joshua Altmanshofer, and Charles Hackney talk about the second book of Plato’s Republic. Show Notes Our translations of the Republic: Desmond Lee, Grube, and A.D. Lindsey.…

Stream or download this episode. Nathan Gilmour, Todd Pedlar, and Ed Song discuss book 1 of Plato’s Republic. Show Notes Our translation of the Republic: C.D.C Reeve (2004). Todd has taught Book…

Stream or download this episode. The Christian Humanist Podcast will be back with new episodes next week–in the meantime, enjoy this classic episode on Lionel Trilling’s “On the Teaching of…

-Above image is “Pharoah and the Midwives” from the Golden Haggadah, Catalonia, early 14th century (British Library) -Introductions: Victoria Reynolds Farmer, Alexis Neal, and Katie Grubbs -Why this topic? Knowing…

Stream or download this episode.  Josh Altmanshofer and Michial Farmer talk about Disney’s 27th full-length animated feature, 1988’s Oliver and Company.

Stream or download this episode. In this episode from 2012, Michial, Nathan, and David are joined by Stephen Sandridge and Tim Rhodes from the much-missed Night Cheese podcast to talk about their…

Download or stream this episode Knowing A big thanks and a warm welcome to  our guest, D.L. Mayfield! Panel intros What is the Magnificat? Our past experiences with the text…

Stream or download this episode. Nathan Gilmour talks about Washington Irving’s “Old Christmas” sketches with Michial Farmer and David Grubbs. Merry Christmas!

-Introductions -Background on the Film (production details, etc.) -Plot Summary -Historical Context: 1850’s Oregon -How does this story relate to Plutarch’s story of the Rape of the Sabines? -Discussion: Which…

Stream or download this episode. Josh Altmanshofer and Michial Farmer discuss the 1983 extended short Mickey’s Christmas Carol. 

Stream or download this episode. David Grubbs talks to Nathan Gilmour and Michial Farmer about John Chrystostom’s tenth homily on the Gospel of Matthew and Aelfric of Eynsham’s sermon for…