Ranked #1
Interview: TomLABooks, Inferno 26, and Intellectual Hubris.
Interview: TomLABooks, Inferno 26, and Intellectual Hubris.
In this episode we're having our good friend Tom LA Books back for a conversation about the Big Picture of the Divine Co... Read more
4 Dec 2021
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #2
Interview: Dr. Phil Cary about Dante's Cosmology, and the 24 Wise People in the Sun.
Interview: Dr. Phil Cary about Dante's Cosmology, and the 24 Wise People in the Sun.
Join us for an excellent conversation with Ivy League Professor Dr. Phil Cary, about the structure of Dante's Cosmology ... Read more
27 Nov 2021
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56mins
Ranked #3
Florence in the 13 hundreds: An overview. Arts, Architecture, Dante, and the Albizzi Family.
Florence in the 13 hundreds: An overview. Arts, Architecture, Dante, and the Albizzi Family.
In the episode we'll look at the arts and architecture of the 13 hundreds, and the events with the Rise of Banking Famil... Read more
13 Nov 2021
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18mins
Ranked #4
The Lord of the Rings, and themes in the Divine Comedy.
The Lord of the Rings, and themes in the Divine Comedy.
In this episode we'll look at the deeper theological themes in the Lord of the Rings, and see how they are expressed by ... Read more
5 Nov 2021
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32mins
Ranked #5
Interview: TomLABooks & The Divine Comedy
Interview: TomLABooks & The Divine Comedy
In this episode we're having our first guest here on the podcast! We're very happy to present to you Tommaso in LA, who'... Read more
1 Nov 2021
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59mins
Ranked #6
The 12 hundreds in Florence, and the World Dante grew up in.
The 12 hundreds in Florence, and the World Dante grew up in.
In this episode we'll look at the historical events of the 12 hundreds in Florence, with the rise of the Merhcant class,... Read more
30 Oct 2021
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29mins
Ranked #7
Dante's Letter to Emperor Henry VII, his "Shining Hope" for Florence.
Dante's Letter to Emperor Henry VII, his "Shining Hope" for Florence.
In this episode we'll look at Epistle VII that Dante wrote to the Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII of Luxembourg, after Henr... Read more
25 Oct 2021
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23mins
Ranked #8
The Letter to Cardinal da Prato, Part IV. The hope of Dante and the Exiles.
The Letter to Cardinal da Prato, Part IV. The hope of Dante and the Exiles.
In this fourth and final episode about the First Letter by Dante to Cardinal Niccolò da Prato, we'll look very briefly a... Read more
21 Oct 2021
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18mins
Ranked #9
From Charles of Valois in November 1301, to Dante's Exile and April, 1302.
From Charles of Valois in November 1301, to Dante's Exile and April, 1302.
In this third episode on the background for Dante's Epistle I to Cardinal Niccolò da Prato in 1304, we'll look at the ev... Read more
18 Oct 2021
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23mins
Ranked #10
From Dante's Priorate in 1300, to Prince Valois entering Florence in November, 1301.
From Dante's Priorate in 1300, to Prince Valois entering Florence in November, 1301.
In this second episode on the historical background for Dante's Epistle I to Cardinal Niccolò da Prato in 1304, we'll lo... Read more
17 Oct 2021
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14mins