Life After Philosophy

Matthew Samson is a landman working with oil, gas, and mineral rights, and a Youth Coordinator for a Catholic parish in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

He studied in the Mount St. Mary's Seminary philosophy curriculum in 2018-19, and has earned bachelor's degrees in Business Management and Accounting.

https://www.landman.org/about/who-we-are/what-is-a-landman

Topics discussed: Fides et Ratio, Josef Pieper, Teaching How to Think

Stephen McGinley is a farmer and philosophy teacher. He graduated in 2010 from Mount St. Mary's University and earned an MTS in 2012 from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family.

https://goodsoilfarmllc.com/

Topics discussed: Regenerative Agriculture, Philosophy as a Way of Life, Extent of the Modern Rupture, How to Live Tolerably Well

What the Season 1 interviewees are doing after philosophy.

1. Executive Director, Nebraska Catholic Conference

2. Goat Farmer & Middle School Teacher (Private)

3. Litigation Attorney

4. Pastor

5. High School English Teacher (Public)

6. Montessori Elementary Guide

7. Associate Pastor & College Chaplain

8. Cofounder of Media Company

9. Theology Professor

10. Media Design Consultant

11. Accountant

12. Volunteer Missionary

13. Works at McDonald's :(

Olivia Prevost is an urban missionary with Christ in the City, serving the homeless population of Denver, Colorado. She graduated in 2022 from Mount St. Mary's University with a philosophy major.

Topics Discussed: daily activities as a missionary; individual relationships vs systematic solutions; poverty of loneliness; Chris Arnade's book Dignity; how her ministry is an extension of her philosophy education & formation.

Olivia's Bio: https://christinthecity.org/missionary/olivia-2/

Christ in the City: https://christinthecity.org/

John Zalesky is a government accountant, husband, and father living in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was a Catholic seminarian from 2014-2016 and earned a Master of Arts in Philosophical Studies degree from Mount St. Mary's University (Class of 2017).

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-zalesky-96828811/

Fr. Dominic Verner, O.P., is Assistant Professor of Theology at Providence College and a 2011 graduate of Mount St. Mary's University with a Master of Arts in Philosophical Studies degree. He entered the Dominican order in 2010, was ordained a priest in 2016, and earned his Ph.D. in Moral Theology from the University of Notre Dame in 2022.

Topics Discussed: philosophy in his vocation story; relation between teaching philosophy and teaching theology; use of the term "preach"; philosophical conversion experiences; constants & changes in student attitudes over time; his advice to potential philosophy/theology majors.

Providence College: https://www.providence.edu/

Providence Theology Dept: https://theology.providence.edu/

Dominican Order: https://opeast.org/about/our-province/

Jarrod Thome is Manager, Global Operations Strategy and Standards at the McDonald's corporation.

Topics Discussed: Jarrod's education & career trajectory; raising 2 sets of twin daughters; what Discrete Events Simulation Modeling is; philosophy as source of self-knowledge, wisdom, humility; how philosophy made him better at everything, including industrial engineering; why study philosophy = to be an excellent human being.

His LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarrod-thome

Keynote Address at a user group meeting for Simio (modeling software): cdn.simio.com/SimioSync/2023/presentations/McDonalds-Website.mp4