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Books of Titans Podcast

By: Erik Rostad
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  • Welcome to the Books of Titans Podcast where I (Erik Rostad) seek truth in the world’s great books. My goal is to read 200 of The Great Books over the next 10 years and share what I’m learning. I’ll talk a bit about each book, tie ideas together from a variety of genres, and share the one thing I always hope to remember from each of the Great Books.

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Episodes
  • The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
    Jul 5 2024

    In this episode, I'm diving into Jonathan Haidt's new book, The Anxious Generation, to explore three startling facts about its damaging effects. I then highlight what I consider to be the most manipulative tactic hidden within new algorithms – one that targets our subconscious.



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    32 mins
  • Mid-Year 2024 Reading Review
    Jun 21 2024

    It’s been an incredible year of reading so far. I’ve been utterly shocked at the beauty and relevancy of Greek Literature. In this episode, I share what I’ve read so far for 2024, what I have coming up during my Summer Break, and the most important thing I’ve learned in Greek Literature.



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    24 mins
  • Ajax
    Jun 14 2024

    In the introduction to Ajax by Peter Meineck & Paul Woodruff, they highlight the main idea of the tragedy play:

    Ajax shows the aftermath of an altercation over the honors that warriors feel are due to them after battle.

    I love that this is a theme that shows up strongly in the Iliad as well. In fact, Ajax has so many connection point to the Iliad that it’s almost required reading before this play.

    Sophocles highlights so many themes that were perhaps birthed in Homer and have started percolating deeper with the tragedy writers. Some of these include:

    * Force vs Persuasion (Ares vs the Areopagus)

    * The will of the gods

    * Fate

    * Honor

    * Glory

    In this episode, I talk about some of these themes, how they relate to other Greek literature, and what we learn about them in Sophocles’ Ajax.



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    40 mins

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