Ranked #1
Return of the Old Gods in Germany | Episode LII
Return of the Old Gods in Germany | Episode LII
In the opening lecture of his course on Homer, the Professor of Greek at the University of Wittenberg, Phillip Melanchth... Read more
1 Aug 2023
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1hr 15mins
Ranked #2
The Warm and Capacious Calvin | Episode LI
The Warm and Capacious Calvin | Episode LI
A stern prophet of the new and harsh doctrine of predestination. A bloodthirsty tyrant burning people at the stake. A na... Read more
15 Jul 2023
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50mins
Ranked #3
How to Educate the Queen | Episode L
How to Educate the Queen | Episode L
How do you prepare a royal princess for the throne? In this episode, we look at the writings of two giants of Reformatio... Read more
1 Jul 2023
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58mins
Ranked #4
Bread and Circuses for Rome | No Republic Was Ever Greater
Bread and Circuses for Rome | No Republic Was Ever Greater
King Tarquinius secures his hold on power by expanding the Senate, but encounters a roadblock to strengthening the milit... Read more
15 Jun 2023
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47mins
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Ranked #5
Enter the Tarquins | No Republic Was Ever Greater
Enter the Tarquins | No Republic Was Ever Greater
Strange omens, plague, occult religious rites. King Tullus Hostilius' reign collapses in something like supernatural mad... Read more
1 Jun 2023
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1hr 8mins
Ranked #6
Democracy Dies with Lysander, feat. Alex Petkas | Episode XLVII
Democracy Dies with Lysander, feat. Alex Petkas | Episode XLVII
Lysander is a troubling figure. As a child, he was a charity case who excelled his more affluent peers; he never cared f... Read more
15 May 2023
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1hr 22mins
Ranked #7
Education that Makes Aquinas Look Modern, feat. John Peterson | Episode XLVI
Education that Makes Aquinas Look Modern, feat. John Peterson | Episode XLVI
In his wise and humane Didascalicon, the teacher, canon regular, and mystical theologian Hugh of St. Victor lays out his... Read more
1 May 2023
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1hr 52mins
Ranked #8
The Danger of Plato | Episode XLV
The Danger of Plato | Episode XLV
Does Plato, and philosophy more generally, belong in schools? In a lecture, professor and Davenant Institute VP Colin Re... Read more
15 Apr 2023
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49mins
Ranked #9
Can Humanism Replace Christianity? | Episode XLIV
Can Humanism Replace Christianity? | Episode XLIV
Irving Babbitt was the architect of New Humanism. He was also T.S. Eliot's mentor at Harvard. But in 1928, the newly Ang... Read more
1 Apr 2023
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52mins
Ranked #10
Wars of Ancient Religion | No Republic Was Ever Greater
Wars of Ancient Religion | No Republic Was Ever Greater
The duel between the Horatii brothers and the Curiatii brothers seemed to settle the Roman-Alban dispute and give Rome a... Read more
15 Mar 2023
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57mins
