Books of Titans Podcast

By Erik Rostad

Welcome to the Books of Titans Podcast where I (Erik Rostad) seek truth & beauty in the Immortal Books. My goal is to read the Great Books written by 200 authors over the next 15 years and share w... more

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September 08, 2023 Persians by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses Persians: The Age of the Great Kings by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, book 20 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Author: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones Assyria Episode Babylon Episode The Great Books Reading List 2023 Reading List Reading Resources Books of Titans Website

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22min
August 25, 2023 Sappho
In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses the poetry of Sappho through the translations of Aaron Poochigian in Sappho: Stung with Love Poems and Fragments and Anne Carson in Sappho: If Not, Winter, Fragments of Sappho. This is Great Book #10 and books #33 & #34 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Author: Sappho Translators:...

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47min
August 18, 2023 Theogony & Works and Days by Hesiod
In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses Theogony & Works and Days by Hesiod, book 32 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Author: Hesiod Translator: M.L. West The Great Books Reading List 2023 Reading List Reading Resources Books of Titans Website

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42min
August 11, 2023 Babylon by Paul Kriwaczek
In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses Babylon: Mesopotamia and The Birth of Civilization by Paul Kriwaczek, book 19 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Author: Paul Kriwaczek Assyria Episode The Great Books Reading List 2023 Reading List Reading Resources Books of Titans Website

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29min
August 04, 2023 2023: Mid-Year Checkup
In this episode, Erik Rostad looks back at 2023 so far and shares the ideas that have stuck out with the start of the Great Books+ Project.

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29min
July 21, 2023 Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri
In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses Everything Sad is Untrue (a true story) by Daniel Nayeri, book 28 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Author: Daniel Nayeri Everything Sad is Untrue Review The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien (Story vs Happening Truth) The Great Books Reading List 2023 Reading List Reading Resources Books of...

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29min
July 14, 2023 Book Pairing: In Praise of Good Bookstores (Jeff Deutsch) and On Writing (C.S. Lewis)
In this episode, Erik Rostad pairs two books together: In Praise of Good Bookstores by Jeff Deutsch and On Writing (and Writers): A miscellany of Advice and Opinions of C.S. Lewis, books 24 & 25 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Purchase In Praise of Good Bookstores Purchase On Writing (and Writers): A Miscellany...

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37min
July 07, 2023 Gilead by Marilynne Robinson & Reimagining Apologetics by Justin Ariel Bailey
In this episode, Erik Rostad pairs two books together: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson & Reimagining Apologetics by Justin Ariel Bailey, books 22 & 23 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Some additional thoughts by Erik Rostad about the connection between Gilead and apologetics. Why am I connecting these two? Gilead Reimagining Apologetics The Great...

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41min
June 30, 2023 Bookish Adventures in the UK
A special episode where Erik Rostad recounts bookish adventures through Scotland and England, including the infamous Guacamole Incident. Show Notes: My Wife’s Music – Stephanie Staples Scotland Bookstores Armchair Books Edinburgh Books Blackwells Waterstones Oxford Bookstore St. Philips Books London Bookstores John Sandoe Books Jarndyce Hatchards (since 1797) Tea and Tattle Cecil Court (Bookstore Alley)...

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31min
June 16, 2023 Assyria by Eckart Frahm
In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire by Eckart Frahm, book 18 for his 2023 reading list. Show Notes Author: Eckart Frahm The Great Books Reading List 2023 Reading List Reading Resources Books of Titans Website

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38min

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