1300 BC to 1492: Moses to Columbus. These ten years are designed to give you a rough grasp of western civilization from the beginning of recorded history to the dawn of the modern world. 1300 BC, 589 BC, 399 BC, 27 BC, 313 AD, 622, 1000, 1274, 1453, 1492.

What happens when society undergoes huge psychological shifts? When Europe discovered in 1492 that the world contained another entire continent, the seeds of the Reformation were planted. When Alexander the Great conquered Asia, the seeds of Christianity

Segment One: Thomas Sowell's A Conflict of Visions describes two conflicting visions: constrained and unconstrained. William Godwin and the Marquis de Condorcet fall in the unconstrained. The Catholic Church and Postmodernism fall in the constrained?Segme

Another saint of the desert: St. Macarius.Why all the saint days in January? It's cold. The desert is hot.But January is a lot like the desert. Desolate. Forbidding . . . Silent.Russia has a long history of hermits. "Mystics of the Northern Forests."Russi

Segment One: Feast Day of St. Anthony is coming up. Everything you need to know about the desert monastic movement of the 4th century.Segment Two: Some quotes from St. Anthony and their application to today's world.Segment Three: Lightning Segments.Segmen

Writing and control in ancient Babylon. It's at work today. Wokeness. It justifies violence against the non-woke.

Discussion about how a libertarian can support a porn ban. . . and the real reason why a libertarian may not support a porn ban.Lightning Segments; The existential threat hangover, the Symbolic World's interview with Sevilla King, Game of Thrones.

Philosophy 101: Logic and reason always fall short. There is an act of faith at the beginning of every logical endeavor . . . and it’s an act of faith that can’t be reasoned to. It’s why Zen is wrapped in absurdity and possibly why Thomas Aquinas grew sil

I lived near Hillsdale for 50 years but never stepped foot on its campus. Now that I have, I'm kicking myself for not doing so much sooner. I back off my philosophy advice from the previous episode. If you're going to pursue philosophy, you need to b

Advice for a college freshman who is interested in philosophy. Lightning Segments: Chambermaids, smiling, health care.Wasting time and existence.