Karl explains to you younguns the proper way to keep track of websites that you like using an RSS aggregator. Then he takes you on a brief tour of his bookshelves, where he talks about learning Greek, GK Chesterton, Greg Judy, Larry Correia, and other oddities.

Aristotle deals with communism in the Politics, pointing out exactly how having everything in common is bad politics. Also, some talk about Hammurabi, Fr. Schmemann, and hints of exciting new developments at soulsteading.life.

In which Aristotle takes shots at Socrates and Plato, who argued that there was one virtue for everyone. He also takes on The Republic. It's fun when philosophers fight!

In 1920 Clyde Pharr wrote an essay on why children should be taught Homeric Greek first. Now we don't teach any Greek, but his essay is still valuable, especially if you, dear listener, would like to learn Greek. Replace "doom scrolling" with "Homer scrolling."

Will Durant and his wife wrote a very large history of the whole world through Napoleon. It's not just long, it's good! I read and comment on the introduction and some of the first bits.

Potpourri episode on 2nd and 3rd order effects, ranching, Aristotle, virtue theory, the myth of the metals, justice, and the Republic, with a tiny bit of current politics. Apologies for the audio quality--I was travelling.

A light-hearted non-political show examining the ways in which God is not. What could it mean for God to be "simple"? Listen and find out.

A continuation of my reading and commentary on Aristotle's Politics. Aristotle's thoughts on the relationship of masters and slaves, and then some talk on the acquisition of wealth.

I uploaded the wrong audio, and nobody told me. I'm sorry! This is the continuation of the talk about the Politics. Enjoy!

Neil Gaiman misquotes Chesterton at the beginning of Coraline, and I want to correct the misquote. Here's what Chesterton really said about fairy tales. This is a brief episode reading Chestorton's original essay from Tremendous Trifles to you.