Godward: A Lit-Wisdom Podcast

In this searingly truthful episode, your mystical host quotes Plato's Timaeus, Joseph Campbell, Victor Pelevin, and Ovid, all while making reference to 12,800-year historical cycles and with an emphasis on anti-communism. Dig it.

In this high-energy, but still opium-like episode, you'll hear a dozen or more of the greatest similes found in Homer's Iliad, a quote from Anderson Cooper, and an enchanting background music made from a sad Bach sonata.

In this scintillating episode, comparisons are made between Greece & India, between Hinduism and Christianity. Plato is quoted, the Upanishads are quoted, and the Bible is quoted. Soundbites from Alan Watts and some credible-looking Indian guru guy!

In this ragin' episode, we do the medium-deep dive on Hinduism's golden nugget, the Bhagavad Gita, and question when it's time to take up arms! -- uh, figuratively.

In this semi-miraculous episode, appearing only one day after the last episode, your host discusses the 8th century manuscript called "The Ecclesiastical History of the English People," written by a guy called Bede -- it's full of supernatural anecdotes and medieval atmospheres, and yeah it's a little disorganized because it's election day and everything is distracting!

In this fine episode, Pierre Grimes and Johnny Cash are quoted, and the discussion centers on the four (or five) political "regimes" described by Socrates in Book VIII of the Republic. There's also a new jingle somewhere in the middle. Hold on to your togas.

In this ear-thrilling episode, hear clips from Peter Kingsley and one of Casey's mystical friends, as well as hot takes on Plotinus and another, even better description, of the Eleusinian Mystery rites. Wake up! Wake up!

In this luminous episode, Casey quotes PewDiePie and Socrates seamlessly, and tries to summarize Plato's doctrine of the Forms for a bunch of listeners who are too lazy to read about it for themselves.

In this heartbreaking episode, Casey explains the distinction found in Book 2 of The Republic between Being Just and Seeming Just.

In this heart-breakingly brief overview of The Annals of Tacitus, Casey summarizes and quotes the greatest Roman historian. The episode contains audio clips from Chris Hedges, Camille Paglia, and the BBC's own Melvyn Bragg. Feeling degenerate? This one's for you.