The team jointly tackles chapter one, Sam (re: CS Lewis) thinks learning is worthwhile even in the worst of times, Stephen is too happy to rant, and Brevin can't pronounce "croquet" to save his life. Have a listen!

The crew's The Master and His Emissary reading series kicks off with the introduction (a very good place to start). Also, Brevin says words he may regret about the WHO, the internet gods disrupt the broadcast, and Sam thinks "problematic" is problematic. Have a listen!

Stay tuned for our next reading series!

In this snappy short pod, the chaps review the Sokal Squared Hoax and the varying responses to it. In other news, Tabletop Simulator is great, colleges are dropping the Covid-19 ball, and goddam mattress reviews online.

Articles:

~https://areomagazine.com/2018/10/02/academic-grievance-studies-and-the-corruption-of-scholarship/

~https://www.chronicle.com/article/What-the-Grievance/244753

Given the spread of the COVID-19 virus and its assorted impacts, Stephen’s rant from last episode did not age well. At all.

Join Sam and Brevin as they rake him over the coals and hold him to account for his irresponsibility and poor judgement, both in opinions about viral outbreaks and popular journalists (David Foster Wallace). Also—Microsoft is a panopticon, malls are cathedrals, and Star Wars Rebels is good. Apologies for the sound quality!

For the first time, Stephen and Sam take over the pod. Without the mediating and structured presence of Brevin, they swiftly collapse into chaos and long conversations about CS Lewis. Join them to hear about secular techno monks and selfishness! Plus, Sam gets political and Stephen has a rant that has not aged well given the current COVID-19 situation. Have a listen!

The boys tackle some spicy topics, including the future of work, Scientology and stoicism, and the late great Roger Scruton. Also in this episode: the best prank to pull on a hater, evil realtor experiences, and Iowa. Have a listen!

Sam is back for the first episode of 2020. The boys get into Oxford Beagle-ing procedures, mouse dystopias, and how table manners will save the west. Plus: Star Wars nerd deep dives, rants about the Witcher, and tea. Join us!

Stephen and Brevin break down the latest universalist vs infernalist articles, Vice editors go to jail for vices, and we learn that dryness freezes our souls. Let us know what you think! Enjoy!

Stephen and Brevin break down the Notre Dame Ethics Conference (where Stephen spoke or sat next to every significant Christian ethicist of our time), the OK Boomer meme, and the tectonic plates of demographics. Also--irony is great, Untitled Goose Game is a masterpiece, and friendship is impossible (according to MacIntyre). Have a listen!

Article:

~firstthings.com/article/2019/11/the-future-is-mixed