Episodes

  • Episode 17: Josef Pieper, "Abuse of Language, Abuse of Power"
    Aug 20 2021
    Phronesis Episode Notes

    In 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 website. Or, if you would like to read and listen to more of our work, go to www.athwart.org.

    Image by Thom Milkovic via Unsplash Music courtesy of yn00001 via Musopen

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  • Episode 16: Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Intellect"
    May 10 2021
    Episode Notes

    For 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 episode, please leave us a review! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to reach out to us on our website. Or, if you would like to read and listen to more of our work, go to www.athwart.org.

    Image by Wim van 't Einde via Unsplash

    Music courtesy of yn00001 via Musopen

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Episode 15: Benjamin Fondane, "Man Before History"
    Apr 7 2021
    Episode Notes

    In 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 of Texas at Dallas, who previously wrote on Fondane for Athwart.

    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 website. Or, if you would like to read and listen to more of our work, go to www.athwart.org.

    Image: painting of MacBeth Act I, Season 3 by Samuel John Egbert Jones via Wikimedia Commons.

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Episode 14: The Genealogy of Morals and Warspeak
    Mar 31 2021
    Episode Notes

    In 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 introduction from Grenke, is available from Political Animal Press.

    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 website. Or, if you would like to read and listen to more of our work, go to www.athwart.org.

    Image courtesy of guille pozzi via Unsplash.

    Music, The Prelude to Act I of Parsifal by Richard Wagner, conducted by Karl Much at the 1927 Beyreuth Festival via Wikimedia Commons

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Episode 13: Gilles Deleuze, "Postscript on the Societies of Control"
    Mar 22 2021
    Episode Notes

    In 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 recently launched an Outsider Theory podcast.

    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 website. Or, if you would like to read and listen to more of our work, go to www.athwart.org.

    Image of Presidio Modelo in Cuba courtesy of Friman via Wikimedia Commons.

    Music courtesy of yn00001 via Musopen.

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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • Episode 12: Leo Strauss, "Religion and the Commonweal"
    Mar 10 2021
    Episode Notes

    For 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 & Values Program. Professor Goldman's book After Nationalism: Being American in an Age of Division is forthcoming this year.

    We discussed Leo Strauss's lecture "Religion and the Commonweal in the Tradition of Political Philosophy," recently published in American Political Thought.

    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 website. Or, if you would like to read and listen to more of our work, go to www.athwart.org.

    Image by Crystal Huff via Unsplash.

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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • Episode 11: Walter Benjamin, "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction"
    Mar 4 2021
    Episode Notes

    In 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 program for internet writers who want to improve their writing and grow an audience.

    The On Deck Writer Fellowship will be hosting "Drafted," a day-long writing & learning event on March 22, 2021 at 11 am EST. Hear from amazing speakers, meet other incredible writers, and learn how writing can accelerate your career online. Register for free.

    On Deck is currently offering special early-bird pricing of $1,990 for our third cohort, which kicks off April 17. Apply here.

    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 website. Or, if you would like to read and listen to more of our work, go to www.athwart.org.

    Image by Jeremy Yap via Unsplash. Music courtesy of yn00001 via Musopen

    Note: This episode of Phronesis is sponsored by On Deck.

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  • Episode 10: Dorothy Sayers, "The Lost Tools of Learning"
    Feb 27 2021
    Episode Notes

    In 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, please leave us a review! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to reach out to us on our website. Or, if you would like to read and listen to more of our work, go to www.athwart.org.

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