The Western Traditions Podcast

Episode XII.002 - The Study Method I

Asking questions about your reading projects to increase retention of information. The power of handwriting. Avoiding negative input during the early stages of learning.

Episode XIB.005 - Genesis 4:1-16

The blood of thy brother cries out to me from the earth! The typology of Abel and Christ.

Episode II.34 - Greek Philosophy V: Plato’s Republic

Socrates envisions a just society in which men and women are equals, and all are suited perfectly for their station in life. But is the cost of this just society too high? Censorship, lies and eugenics in the philosophy of Plato.

Episode II.33 - Greek Philosophy IV: The Death of Socrates

From his jail cell in Athens, Socrates makes his last argument in defense of the immortal soul. Death as separation of body and soul. The essences of Beauty, Justice and more. The perfection and purity of the soul.

Episode XIB.004 - Genesis 3

Adam and Eve listen to the serpent, and suffer exile from Paradise as a consequence. Adam, Eve, the tree and the serpent prefigure Christ, Mary, the cross and Satan.

Episode II.32 - The Anabasis of Xenophon

Xenophon disregards the advice of Socrates and joins the army of Cyrus the Younger. When Cyrus dies in combat against his brother, Artaxerxes, King of Persia, Xenophon and others lead ten thousand Greek soldiers on a long retreat home.

Episode XIB.003 - Genesis 2:4 - 25

Made from earth, and from each other, man and woman meet in Paradise. The meaning of marriage. The eschatology of Genesis.

Episode X.002 - Paleo-American Origins I: The Beringia Theory

The Beringia Theory. Clovis points and the extinction of the megafauna.

Episode XIB.002 - Genesis 1:1 - 2:3

The creation of the world in seven days. Allegory and Anagogy. The textual loop of Scripture.

Episode II.31 - Greek Philosophy III: The Trial of Socrates

Socrates stands trial for impiety. The Apology and the Crito. The similarities between Socrates and Christ.