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Landen and Riley return after the election, switching gears to talk about the Renaissance of American Literature. This week, the boys were joined by Brian Wilson, the Founder of Montana Classical College, a new institution that is focused on promoting excellence for the human body & soul; especially by educating people on the thought & sayings of history’s greatest thinkers & writers. The three of them talk about how & why Brian started MCC, what the great thinkers can teach us about virtue and our own moral imaginations, the values expressed by the writers of the American Renaissance, the emergence of the American identity during the nineteenth century, the importance of knowing one’s own tradition, whether there are any Great Works in America’s future, and much more. Landen, Riley, and Brian draw on a huge array of talented thinkers and writers like Homer, Plato, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Mark Twain, Russell Kirk, and CS Lewis. Tune in to catch it all!

Brian’s Links:

Twitter/X: https://x.com/MTClassical

Substack: https://montanaclassicalcollege.substack.com

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Landen and Riley return for their first episode in 282 days, breaking the ice by discussing the stakes of the 2024 election & the importance of voting in local elections. They discuss how voting is a nonviolent contest for sovereignty, and address concerns about the security and meaningfulness of elections. They also examine how the American Founders designed the electorate, and how their views are still relevant to today's vastly changed voting landscape. Tune in for all of this and more!

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The President who carried America into the 20th century has a lot to teach us about qualities particular to American leadership- and offers a blueprint for Donald Trump to follow.

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Landen and Riley return for the first full episode of the Crux of the Matter since September 10th, 2023, to ask 'what is the value of work?' They discuss recent trends around "hustle culture" & "quiet quitting," how the modern world views work, how work has evolved throughout history, and whether present attitudes surrounding work are beneficial- using wisdom from Marcus Aurelius, Abraham Kuyper, and the Biblical worldview. Tune in for all of this and more!

Many think that they are familiar with the thought of 20th century Christian apologist and literary giant, Clive Staples Lewis. Most aren't.

Landen and Riley return to the Crux of the Matter- this week, they are joined by Kruptos, an anonymous Twitter poster (@_kruptos) and prolific Substack writer at the Substack Seeking the Hidden Thing. The trio discuss how community works in the modern technical age, the rise of the State in opposition to both Community and Church, how the Internet became a new community, how Christians should (or shouldn't!) interact with the Internet, and Christians' right relation to politics- all while drawing on thinkers like Jacques Ellul, Carl Schmitt, Augusto del Noce, Alan Ehernhalt, Hans Georg Gadamer, Oswald Spengler, and- of course- C.S. Lewis. Join them for this and more, as they seek the Crux of Christian Community!

Kruptos' Links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/_kruptos?s=20

Substack: https://www.seekingthehiddenthing.com

YouTube: https://youtube.com/@_kruptos?si=QSUBL1NbJh8fIGEO

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Landen and Riley return for a special in-person podcast at the Stansberry residence, discussing the state of modern education in the United States. What is the state of education today? What led to the dire conditions higher education finds itself in now? Where did the idea of the university come from in the first place? What role does education now effectively play in our society? And what are the next steps for Education writ large? Join us for these questions and more as we seek the crux of Education's matter!

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Christ or Chaos: The Right & Permanent Things (Nietzsche, Power, and the Problem of the Political) is an essay focused on the line between political friend and enemy for Christians, and where Christians are on the political Right. Riley tussles with these questions and takes several paths to prove his point- relying on Romans 13, The Screwtape Letters, and GK Chesterton to help illustrate why he believes that "all political conflict is spiritual."